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3.00 Credits
The study of administrating an instrumental music program, elementary (beginning band) through high school. Includes recruitment, method book selection, scheduling, budgeting, rehearsal procedures, and program building with an educational emphasis and selection of materials. This is a capstone course for music education majors with instrumental emphasis. Includes twelve clock hours of field experience. A current TB test and fingerprint-based background check must be on file in the School of Education prior to beginning the field component associated with this course. Verification of completion of field component is required for education candidates to pass this course. Prerequisites: MUE 249X and MUE 331, admission to the School of Education (Gate 1), and admission to Field Experience (Gate 2). Offered spring semester in even-numbered years. Three hours.
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12.00 Credits
Experience in teaching music at both the elementary and secondary levels under the direction of a qualified cooperating teacher. Prerequisites: senior standing, completion of all music education and professional course work, and the approval of the School of Education. All candidates must meet the requirements for clinical practice outlined in the School of Education Handbook, which includes passing the Illinois Test of Basic Skills and the appropriate content area test. Must be taken in the same semester as ED 421 and ED 422. A current TB test and fingerprint-based background check must be on file in the School of Education prior to beginning the field component associated with this course. Prerequisites: Admission to the School of Education (Gate 1), admission to Field Experience (Gate 2), and admission to Clinical Practice (Gate 3). Offered each semester. Five hours/five hours.
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3.00 Credits
Specialized study designed to meet the needs of individual candidates. Prerequisite: consent of the instructor. Offered each semester. One to six hours. A total of only 4 hours of drama productions count toward the 126 hours required for graduation.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to teach freshmen how to write effective arguments so that they can develop critical thinking and writing skills throughout the undergraduate curriculum. The focus is the elements of argumentation: rhetorical situation, claims, evidence, and so on. These elements are introduced through the textbook and developed through reading and writing exercises of various lengths. A major paper including research and documentation of sources is required. Prerequisite: ACT English score of 19 or more or SAT verbal score of 450 or more or successful completion of PCS 105 (Reading, Writing/Grammar Workshop). Offered each semester. Three hours.
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3.00 Credits
The fundamentals of written communication, including theory, but with the emphasis on practical and varied applications simulating a broad range of professional settings. Particular attention is given to persuasive writing. Prerequisite: ENG 111. Offered spring semester. Three hours.
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2.00 Credits
Participation in a play on campus. The course may be repeated for credit. Consent of instructor required. Offered each year. Two hours.
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3.00 Credits
Basic methods of reading and analyzing poetry: study of forms, techniques, and modern critical approaches. Prerequisite: ENG 111 or equivalent. Offered each year. Three hours.
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3.00 Credits
Close analysis of short stories, novellas, and novels. Prerequisite: ENG 111 or equivalent. Offered each year. Three hours.
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3.00 Credits
Principles of dramatic technique, analysis, and surveys of important developments in the history of drama. Prerequisite: ENG 111 or equivalent. Offered each year. Three hours.
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3.00 Credits
Surveys theories and methods of interpretation dominant in English and related fields from roughly 1970 to the present. Emphasizes tensions and continuities between traditional and current critical practices, particularly those of structuralism, deconstruction, reader-response, and race and gender studies. Prerequisite: ENG 220, 222, or 224. Offered every third semester. Three hours.
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