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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
Continuation of MUS 221. The final exam serves as the comprehensive musicianship exam for the music major. Prerequisite: MUS 220 and MUS 221, or permission of the instructor. May be repeated without credit as necessary.
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3.00 Credits
A study of techniques of reading, playing, and conducting from choral and orchestral scores. Advanced aural skills (sight-singing and dictation) are practiced. Prerequisite: MUS 220 or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
An in-depth investigation of five operas, spanning the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. The course is highly interdisciplinary, and non-music students are encouraged to enroll. Students examine the historical and societal factors that underlie each opera - the neo-classical Florentine project to restore Greek drama (at that time thought to have been all sung), the early eighteenth-century agenda of presenting rulers as wise and benevolent, Wagner's and Verdi's respective roles in creating unified German and Italian states, and so on. The class will also approach the complex question of opera as a unique and highly problematic mode of storytelling, one in which actors portray the speech of characters by means of singing on the operatic stage, and will consider as well the changing, ever nebulous role of the operatic orchestra in conveying the story to the audience. These and other questions intersect with philosophical, literary, and dramatic theory and criticism, leaving ample room for each student to bring his or her interests and course of study to bear on discussion, presentations, and final papers.
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2.00 Credits
Taken in lieu of applied music in one of the terms during the senior year, the course culminates in a solo recital of at least 40 minutes of music and substantial program notes for inclusion in the program. The course also includes a major paper on a piece or pieces performed in the recital that focuses on analytical techniques, performance practice, and music history.
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2.00 Credits
A senior capstone experience requiring a substantial written study of a topic combining analysis and historical investigation. Students make a public presentation of the study at the end of the term.
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4.00 Credits
An introductory survey of science with emphasis upon how scientific understandings have developed and the bases upon which current explanations depend. The course presents a science-based world view that traces the continuity of natural processes in cosmology and in the physical and biological evolution of our planet. Topics include motion, astronomy, energy, the structure of matter, the origin of the world, evolution, biological diversity of life, regulation of life, and the human position in the world. Laboratory work is required. Prerequisite: basic skills in math. NSC 110 is not a prerequisite for NSC 120.
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4.00 Credits
A consideration of the interaction of humans and the earth's geological processes. The class explores the earth processes that most dramatically affect society, the effects of humans on earth processes, and methods for living on our planet in a sustainable fashion. Laboratory work is required.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the physical science of volcanoes, including types of volcanoes, types of eruptions, volcanic hazards and benefits, environmental effects, and historically significant eruptions. Other geothermal phenomena such as hot springs and geysers are studied. The course includes traditional lectures and field work. Conducted in New Zealand.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the concepts, theory, and policy of international political economy. The course discusses the traditional perspectives, alternative views, and primary issues of the contemporary international political economy including money, trade, development, and transnational corporations. (Also listed as GOV 370.)
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3.00 Credits
An examination of leading theories of political economy and how they apply to challenges facing developing countries. Focus is on the specific challenge of the debt crisis and the various strategies for mitigating it (e.g., IMF and World Bank - sponsored structural adjustment programs, national level approaches, proposals for debt relief, etc.). Finally, the course examines how individuals are affected by the debt crisis in developing countries. Prerequisite: GOV 110 or permission of instructor. (Also listed as GOV 371.)
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