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3.00 Credits
This course provides an introduction to a wide-range of research methods and provides graduate students with the knowledge they need to begin the process of collecting, analyzing and reporting data. In addition, students will examine their own research lens and biases and develop the critical thinking skills needed to analyze and comprehend research reports.
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3.00 Credits
Student teaching is the culminating experience of the undergraduate Music Education program. It provides the student with the opportunity to observe professional music teachers and to participate in the music education program of the school. The student teaching semester is divided into two segments, one at the elementary level (K-6) and the other at the secondary level. These are interchangeable. At some point during these placements the student teacher will have experience with general, vocal/choral, and instrumental music instruction. The student teacher is expected to participate in planning and teaching lessons in all of these areas. The Practicum is a seminar scheduled concurrently with Student Teaching. Led by university faculty, students will discuss a variety of subjects, including but not limited to: teaching strategies, learning theory, classroom and rehearsal management techniques, community resources, and other pre-professional concerns. Must be taken concurrently with MUU 592 Practicum.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides opportunities for students nearing completion of the requirements for the M.Ed. in Music Education to reflect upon and refine their perspectives regarding the history, theories, goals, research and contemporary practices in the field of music education. Each perspective is investigated by analyzing issues of the learner's professional identity with attention to working with diverse communities. Drawing upon insights and understandings gleaned from their course of study, additional readings, and contributions of seminar participants, seminar participants will develop an integrative product (a thesis or portfolio for national board certification) that documents their professional growth and development to this point in the program and puts forward implications for continued practice.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to Pennsylvania German culture, its development, and the various ways it is interpreted and represented. Students will learn about the European origins of the Pennsylvania Germans, their reasons for migrating, and how Pennsylvania German culture was developed and transformed in the United States over the last 300 years. Students will also learn how that culture has been defined and redefined, represented and displayed, both by Pennsylvania Germans and others.
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3.00 Credits
This is the first of two, sequential three-credit language courses for beginning students of the Pennsylvania German language. These courses are designed to develop basic skills in comprehension, pronunciation, speaking, reading and writing. Course content stresses the practical use of the language and learning about Pennsylvania German cultural practices through learning the language. Students are encouraged to practice and use their skills with members of the surrounding community.
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3.00 Credits
This is the second of two, sequential three-credit language courses for beginning students of the Pennsylvania German language. These courses are designed to develop basic skills in comprehension, pronunciation, speaking, reading and writing. Course content stresses the practical use of the language and learning about Pennsylvania German cultural practices through learning the language. Students are encouraged to practice and use their skills with members of the surrounding community.
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3.00 Credits
This is a survey course of Pennsylvania German literature broadly defined. Knowledge of Pennsylvania German is not required. This survey will examine the beginning of the Pennsylvania German literary tradition in the middle of the 19th century and its development throughout the 20th century and into the 21st century. The literature includes material in Pennsylvania German that is translated into English and English literature with Pennsylvania German themes and subjects.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the development and evolution of the rural Pennsylvania German landscape from 1682 through the present. Students completing this course shall engage in readings discussions, visit museums, conduct fieldwork, and engage in a hands on restoration project. Students will gain a broad understanding of the social history and visual culture of the Pennsylvania Germans as they study their architecture, rural way of life, decorative arts, and material culture.
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3.00 Credits
This is a survey course of Pennsylvania German literature broadly defined. This survey will examine the development of a literary tradition in the beginning of the 19th century and its development throughout the 20th and into the 21st century. The literature includes material in Pennsylvania German and English literature with Pennsylvania German themes.
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
Students are encouraged to pursue their studies in Pennsylvania German language and culture at universities and institutions in Germany, and elsewhere. The student must submit a plan of study before being approved and must present a paper or project at the completion of the project.
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