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2013-2014 Catalog ARCHIVED CATALOG: Content may no longer be accurate.
Telitha E. Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities Courses
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Course Descriptions - MPCMaster of Professional Communication Program
MPC 5080 - Intercultural Communication Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Explores theoretical perspectives in intercultural communication. Through analysis of various intercultural theories, students will become aware of cultural influences on communication in both international and domestic cultures. This course is highly recommended as an elective for MPC students who have not taken it in their undergraduate curriculum. This course may not apply for graduate degree requirements if an undergraduate course of the same name or content has been used for undergraduate credit. Prerequisite: Permission of MPC advisor.
MPC 5090 - Gender and Communication Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
This course is designed to help students understand the influence that communication has upon the shaping of gender and the influence that gender has in shaping communication interactions. Students become aware of, sensitive to, and more experienced in the issues, implications and skills necessary to successfully and meaningfully communicate with males and females, and about males and females in a wide range of communication contexts. This course may not apply for graduate degree requirements if an undergraduate course of the same name or content has been used for undergraduate credit. Prerequisite: Permission of MPC advisor.
MPC 5100 - Small Group Facilitation and Leadership Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Theories and practical communication processes are examined and applied to develop fundamental attitudes and skills for facilitating and leading effective groups. This course may not apply for graduate degree requirements if an undergraduate course of the same name or content has been used for undergraduate credit. Prerequisite: Permission of MPC advisor.
MPC 5220 - Editing Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Online]
Develops editing knowledge and skills for print and online publications. Covers copy editing, content editing and page editing. This course may not apply for graduate degree requirements if an undergraduate course of the same name or content has been used for undergraduate credit. Prerequisite: Permission of MPC advisor.
MPC 5440 - Public Relations Media and Campaigns Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Apply communication principles to internal and external publics; research, plan and evaluate social interrelationships; study of the controlled and uncontrolled media and their role in public relations; prepare a major public relations campaign for a selected client. This course may not apply for graduate degree requirements if an undergraduate course of the same name or content has been used for undergraduate credit. Prerequisite: Permission of MPC advisor.
MPC 5500 - Topics in Communication Credits: (3)
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The study and application of communication in contemporary society is dynamic and ever changing. This course will provide students with opportunities to explore specialized topics in contemporary journalism, electronic mediated communication, human communication studies, and public relations in a seminar format. This course may be taken more than once with different designations (topics). This course may not apply for graduate degree requirements if an undergraduate course of the same name or content has been used for undergraduate credit. Prerequisite: Permission of MPC advisor. May be repeated 10 times for credit hours.
MPC 5550 - Organizational Communication Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Study of communication organizations from various theoretical perspectives with an emphasis on the organizational culture perspective. Includes topics such as communicating with external audiences, decision-making, conflict resolution, and power relationships. This course may not apply for graduate degree requirements if an undergraduate course of the same name or content has been used for undergraduate credit. Prerequisite: Permission of MPC advisor.
MPC 5650 - Communication Law Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
First Amendment origins, interpretations and philosophy underlying regulation of the mass media. This course may not apply for graduate degree requirements if an undergraduate course of the same name or content has been used for undergraduate credit. Prerequisite: Permission of MPC advisor.
MPC 5820 - Persuasive Communication Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Study of theories and principles of persuasion from classical to modern times. Examines persuasion as a means of influence in interpersonal communication, public speaking, advertising, politics, and other contexts. This course may not apply for graduate degree requirements if an undergraduate course of the same name or content has been used for undergraduate credit. Prerequisite: Permission of MPC advisor.
MPC 5850 - Advertising Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
A practical and theoretical study of advertising. Course is designed for students planning careers in advertising, as well as for those who are simply lifelong consumers of advertising and want to understand its role in the economic system. This course may not apply for graduate degree requirements if an undergraduate course of the same name or content has been used for undergraduate credit. Prerequisite: Permission of MPC advisor.
MPC 6000 - Introduction to Graduate Studies for a Master in Professional Communication Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Summer [1st Blk]
What it takes to succeed as a graduate student is similar to what it takes to succeed as a working professional. This course gets students on their way to becoming successful master’s students. Students are oriented to the nature, expectations, resources, and challenges of graduate study. They meet fellow students with similar goals and faculty members with wide-ranging expertise in professional communication. This course involves students early in researching the topics, trends, and theories for future graduate study. Prerequisite: Admission to MPC Program.
MPC 6100 - Team Building and Facilitation Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Creating, facilitating and coaching effective work groups and teams is one of the hardest soft skills for organizational professionals to master. This course examines the impact that different structures and communication processes have on group and team collaboration effectiveness, as well as the central role competent communication plays in effective group and team facilitation. It investigates structural and process issues of team building, interpersonal and group communication, and effective problem solving and decision-making skills in collaborative environments. Students should have a greater understanding of their own collaborative teaming abilities upon completion. The purpose of this course is to teach-and have students experience-strategies and tactics for building, working effectively within, and facilitating collaborative teams in the work place. Prerequisite: MPC 6000 or permission of MPC Advisor.
MPC 6150 - Writing for Professional Communicators Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Summer [Online]
Good writing skills are critical to achieving a professional image. Individuals and organizations are judged by the quality of written documents they produce. In this course, students learn to plan and organize, to write clearly, concisely and correctly, and to develop polished final projects. Students undergo an intensive review of basic writing and editing principles and then apply them to specific writing projects. Genres of writing may include funding proposals, yearly reports, executive plans, organizational descriptions, Web sites, social networking messages, and marketing materials.
MPC 6210 - Presentational Speaking in the Workplace Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Summer [1st Blk]
The professional work environment benefits from the communication competency of its members. This course is designed to enhance the communication skills required by the professional communicator across a broad set of communciation media: oral presentations, written texts, and digitial interactions. Primary emphasis will be placed on combining strategic thinking with powerful writing to produce a variety of effective messages aimed at different audiences. In addition, students will develop a broad-based understanding of how each of these modes of communications function both separately and interdependently to produce a coherent organizational message. Prerequisite: MPC 6000 or permission of MPC Advisor.
MPC 6250 - Interviewing Credits: (3)
This course will explore various types of interviews conducted in work and personal situations: Recruiting, Performance Appraisals, Informational, Survey, Persuasion, Counseling, and Health Care. While core communication skills are important across types of interviews, interviewing strategies can differ greatly based on different contexts, specific situations, and personalities of interviewers and interviewees.
MPC 6300 - New Media in Professional Communication Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Summer [1st Blk]
New media allow all individuals and organizations to effectively interact with their audiences on an ongoing basis. This course addresses how new and emerging media technologies such as social networks, social media, blogs, podcasts, video sites, search engine management tools, and even virtual worlds can be leveraged by communication professionals in order to further meaningful relationships with their internal and external audiences. This course will give students greater understanding of new media required to allow a rethinking of the overall communication process. As a result students will develop effective communication strategies specifically geared toward the needs of their organization or field of interest. Prerequisite: MPC 6000 or permission of MPC Advisor.
MPC 6400 - Leadership Communication Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [1st Blk]
Communication is the core of organizational leadership. This course is designed to explore both the theoretical and practical aspects of leader- and followership embedded in complex environments with an emphasis on recognizing and managing change. Leadership in organizations will be examined from a variety of perspectives including historical, ethical and critical. Key topics include leadership traits and skills, leadership roles and behaviors, power and influence, theories of leadership, leading change, ethical leadership, and developing leadership skills. The course includes experiential activities using cases, role plays, and action learning projects to develop relevant skills. Prerequisite: MPC 6000 or permission of MPC Advisor.
MPC 6450 - Advanced Organizational Communication Credits: (3)
This course provides a graduate-level overview and introduction to the discipline of organizational communication in a global world. Class readings and discussions will include topics such as organizational structure/process, rationality and decision-making, (sub)cultures and socialization, individual and collective identities, networks, leadership, teams, power/control, conflict, change, technologies, and ethics. Case studies from current events and guest speakers will be used to apply theoretical concepts to actual organizational life.
MPC 6500 - Topics in Professional Communication Credits: (3)
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Typically taught:
Summer [2nd Blk]
The study and application of professional communication in contemporary society is dynamic and ever changing. This course will provide students with opportunities to explore specialized topics in a seminar format. This course may be repeated once as elective credit with different titles and topics. Prerequisite: MPC 6000 or permission of MPC Advisor.
MPC 6600 - Strategic Communication Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [2nd Blk]
Effective strategic communication and planning is essential to any organization. This course helps students to understand and develop skills to create and manage internal and external messages for different situations, industries, and locations. Students prepare for effective strategic communication by asking and answering the right questions about the goals of the organization, its members, stakeholders and others who impact its operation, such as regulatory bodies. Effective strategic communication and its planning consist of the optimal use of people, budgets, tactical elements, and media in a chaotic, changing world. Prerequisite: MPC 6000 or permission of MPC Advisor.
MPC 6700 - Research Methods for Professional Communication Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [2nd Blk]
Communication must be measured in order to evaluate its effectiveness, to refine and improve results, and to demonstrate value to an organization. This course reviews methods available to professional communicators to measure and evaluate research regarding the performance of a particular communication medium or an integrated communication campaign. Students receive instruction on commonly used professional research methodologies such as focus groups, surveys, usability studies and test-and-control methods to learn how to run studies on a “shoestring budget.” For projects with research budgets, students learn what to look for when hiring a research firm and how to evaluate and implement the research findings. Prerequisite: MPC 6000 or permission of MPC Advisor.
MPC 6900 - Thesis/Project I Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
In this course students will continue their theses or projects under the direction and with the support of their faculty committees. They will write, present and have their thesis or project prospectus approved. Prerequisite: MPC 6000 or permission of MPC Advisor. May be repeated 2 times for a maximum of 9 credit hours. *Please note that in the case of students who, for any reason, may not finish their thesis or project or program of courses within the two-year framework suggested in this program, continuing enrollment and tuition every semester is mandatory.
MPC 6950 - Thesis/Project II Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
This course will allow students to complete their workplace project or traditional academic thesis. Students will prepare, present and defend their projects or theses to project/thesis committees during this semester for review and approval. This course is repeatable for a total of two times for a total of nine credit hours of which only three will apply to degree completion. Prerequisite: MPC 6000 or permission of MPC Advisor. May be repeated two times for a maximum of 9 credit hours. *Please note that in the case of students who, for any reason, may not finish their thesis or project or program of courses within the two-year framework suggested in this program, continuing enrollment and tuition every semester is mandatory.
Course Descriptions - MENGMaster of Arts in English Program
MENG 5010 - Introduction to Linguistics Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
This course introduces students to the scientific study of language. It explores what languages have in common, as well as what distinguishes them. Students learn basic analytic techniques in articulatory phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics and apply them to data drawn from various languages. These core concepts may be expanded and applied to other areas, such as language acquisition, language history, language and culture, language and thought, and language and literary expression. This course is designed for students with bachelor’s degrees who have no upper-division undergraduate coursework in linguistics.
MENG 5020 - Introduction to the Study of Language for Teachers Credits: (3)
This course is designed for English teaching majors and minors. It introduces students to the nature of language and linguistics and reviews the elements of traditional grammar. This course surveys prescribed applications for prospective secondary school English teachers, including language variation, contemporary alternatives to traditional grammar, the history of English, and linguistics and composition. This course is designed for students who have no upper-division undergraduate coursework in linguistics.
MENG 5050 - Grammar, Style, and Usage for Advanced Writing Credits: (3)
This course presents the concepts and nomenclature of traditional grammar as a context for students wishing to increase their control of punctuation, style, and usage to become more proficient writers. Its offers practical guidance in how grammatical concepts can be applied to revising and editing one’s own or others’ writing to more effectively express one’s intended meaning. The course is designed for students with bachelor’s degrees who have no upper-division undergraduate coursework in linguistics.
MENG 5080 - Critical Approaches to Literature Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [1st Blk, 2nd Blk]
Students will study and practice critical approaches to literature. The course will begin with New Criticism and proceed to study more resistant reading strategies such as feminism, Marxism, and deconstruction. Students will not only learn the theoretical premises behind these theories, but also practice explicating various texts from a particular critical perspective.
MENG 5210 - Practicum in Teaching English Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
This course provides a broad, practical background in teaching young adult (YA) literature for MENG students seeking secondary school licensure. Selection, evaluation, curriculum planning, and assessment in teaching literature will receive primary emphasis. Issues concerning community values and censorship will also receive our attention. Prerequisite: MED 6050 Curriculum Design, Evaluation, Assessment (3) must be taken prior to MENG 5210/6120. We strongly recommend that MENG 6110 Writing for Teachers (3) or MENG 6230 Wasatch Range Writing Project Summer Institutes (3) be taken prior to MENG 5210/6120. MENG 5210 and MENG 6120 must be taken concurrently.
MENG 5510 - World Literature Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Students in this course read texts from a variety of eras and of authors and regions outside the United States and Great Britain. This course may not be applied to graduate degree requirements if an undergraduate survey covering the same period was applied toward an undergraduate degree.
MENG 5520 - American Literature: Early and Romantic Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Students in this course read texts from the late eighteenth century to the decades just before the Civil War. This course may not be applied to graduate degree requirements if an undergraduate survey covering the same period was applied toward an undergraduate degree.
MENG 5530 - American Literature: Realism and Naturalism Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Students in this course read texts from the Civil War through World War I. This course may not be applied to graduate degree requirements if an undergraduate survey covering the same time period was applied towards undergraduate degree.
MENG 5540 - American Literature: Modern Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Students in this course read texts from the first half of the twentieth century. This course may not be applied to graduate degree requirements if an undergraduate survey covering the same time period was applied towards an undergraduate degree.
MENG 5550 - American Literature: Contemporary Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Students in this course read texts from the 1950s to the present. This course may not be applied to graduate degree requirements if an undergraduate survey covering the same time period was applied towards undergraduate degree.
MENG 5610 - British Literature: Medieval Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Students in this course read texts from the eighth century to the end of the fifteenth century. Works written in Anglo-Saxon English and northern medieval dialects will be read in modern translations. This course may not be applied to graduate degree requirements if an undergraduate survey covering the same time period was applied towards undergraduate degree.
MENG 5620 - British Literature: Renaissance Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Students in this course read texts from the beginning of the sixteenth century to the middle of the seventeenth. This course may not be applied to graduate degree requirements if an undergraduate survey covering the same time period was applied towards undergraduate degree.
MENG 5630 - British Literature: Neoclassical and Romantic Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Students in this course read texts from the late seventeenth century to the early nineteenth century. This course may not be applied to graduate degree requirements if an undergraduate survey covering the same time period was applied towards undergraduate degree.
MENG 5640 - British Literature: Victorian Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Students in this course read texts from 1830 until roughly World War I. This course may not be applied to graduate degree requirements if an undergraduate survey covering the same time period was applied towards undergraduate degree.
MENG 5650 - British Literature: Modern Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Students in this course read texts from the first half of the twentieth century. This course may not be applied to graduate degree requirements if an undergraduate survey covering the same time period was applied towards undergraduate degree.
MENG 5660 - British Literature: Contemporary Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Students in this course read British and Anglo-Irish literature since 1950. This course may not be applied to graduate degree requirements if an undergraduate survey covering the same time period was applied towards undergraduate degree.
MENG 5730 - Literature of Cultures and Places Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Students in this course read texts focusing on a single national culture or works from various cultures. This course may not be applied to graduate degree requirements if an undergraduate survey covering the same time period was applied towards undergraduate degree.
MENG 5750 - Classical Literature Credits: (3)
Students in this course read texts from the Golden Age of Greece to the fall of the Roman Empire. This course may not be applied to graduate degree requirements if an undergraduate survey covering the same time period was applied towards undergraduate degree.
MENG 5840 - Methods and Practice in Tutoring Writers Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Faculty supervised experience in tutoring student writers in all disciplines. This course is limited to teaching assistants in the MENG program.
MENG 5920 - Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs Credits: (1-4)
In order to provide flexibility and to meet many different needs, a number of specific offerings are possible using this catalog number. When the number is used it will be accompanied by a brief and specific descriptive title. The specific title with the credit authorized for the particular offering will appear on the student transcript. May be repeated 5 times with a maximum of 6 credit hours.
MENG 6005 - Intercultural Classroom Discourse Credits: (3)
Students will read, discuss and experience interactive learning tools from the fields of sociolinguistics, intercultural communication, and TESOL pedagogy. Students will analyze dialects and personal/social conversational styles. Examples from literature and film will help provide a contextualized means of observing and understanding cultural identities.
MENG 6010 - Introduction to Graduate Studies Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Students will learn research methods and methodologies that will allow them to produce publishable, sophisticated pieces of academic prose of the kind expected of professional academics. Students will compose abstracts, conference paper proposals, annotated bibliographies, and surveys of scholarship. Students will explore academic databases extensively and learn to evaluate rigorously other scholars’ work. Students will be encouraged to submit their work in the class to journals, conferences, or collections of essays. Students should take this course within their first year of study and focus their research on topics that may support future work on a thesis or project. Required in first or second semester.
MENG 6030 - Studies in Literary Theory and Criticism Credits: (3)
Variable Title
Students will study influential works in literary theory–potentially ranging from Plato’s REPUBLIC to Gayatri Spivak’s groundbreaking feminist studies to Stephen Greenblatt’s New Historicist studies to Homi Bhabha’s postcolonial analyses–paying specific attention to the influence of these theories on English studies. May be repeated 10 times for credit hours with different content.
MENG 6110 - Writing for Teachers Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Designed primarily for in-service teachers, this course explores the most current research and theory concerning the teaching of writing and applies it to issues in the secondary classroom. Permission of instructor required to register.
MENG 6120 - Teaching Traditional and Contemporary Young Adult Literature Credits: (4)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
This course provides a broad, practical background in young adult literature, both traditional and contemporary, with emphasis on current theories and methods in literature pedagogy. Selection and evaluation of texts that appeal to young adults, reading strategies, censorship, themes and genres will be given special attention. Prerequisite: MED 6050 Curriculum Design, Evaluation, Assessment (3) must be taken prior to MENG 5210/6120. We strongly recommend that MENG 6110 Writing for Teachers (3) or MENG 6230 Wasatch Range Writing Project Summer Institutes (3) be taken prior to MENG 5210/6120. MENG 5210 and MENG 6120 must be taken concurrently. Permission of instructor required to register.
MENG 6210 - Teaching Literature in the Secondary Schools Credits: (3)
Designed primarily for in-service teachers, this course explores the most current research and theory concerning the teaching of literature and applies it to issues in the secondary classroom.
MENG 6230 - Wasatch Range Writing Project Summer Institute Credits: (1-6)
Typically taught:
Summer [1st Blk, 2nd Blk]
This course is designed to follow the National Writing Project model. The four-week Invitational Institute is for inservice teachers nominated by their school district or their peers. It is designed to develop leadership skills in those teachers to enable them to impact the quality of writing instruction in their individual schools and district. It is also designed to develop teacher leadership for the Wasatch Range Writing Project. The One Week Open Institute is open to any inservice teacher wishing to improve writing instruction in his/her classroom. Can be repeated once up to eight (8) credit hours total. Permission of instructor required to register.
MENG 6240 - Seminar in American Literature Credits: (3)
Variable Title
This seminar explores major texts of one particular American era. The course focuses on literature which articulates the selected period. This variable emphasis course may be repeated 10 times for credit with different content.
MENG 6250 - Seminar in British Literature Credits: (3)
Variable Title
This seminar explores major texts of one particular British era. This course focuses on the literature which articulates the selected period. This variable emphasis course may be repeated 3 times up to 6 credit hours with different subject matter.
MENG 6260 - Seminar in World Literature Credits: (3)
Variable Title
This seminar explores literature other than American or British. The course focuses on the literature which articulates the selected time and place. This variable emphasis course may be repeated 10 times for credit with different subject matter.
MENG 6280 - TESOL Practicum Credits: (3)
TESOL practicum provides guided and supported experience in one or more of the following: tutorial, small group teaching, whole class lesson planning. Candidates will practice a variety of instructional modes for speaking, reading and writing. Permission of instructor required to register.
MENG 6310 - Language and Linguistics for Teachers Credits: (3)
Designed primarily for in-service teachers, this course explores recent research in linguistics and applies it to issues in the secondary classroom.
MENG 6320 - World Languages Credits: (3)
This course broadens students’ awareness of diversity among the world’s languages, thereby fostering understanding and appreciation of the nature of human language in general. Issues may include language obsolescence and maintenance, writing systems of the world, prosody and poetic forms in other languages, language history, and language families. Some prior experience in linguistics or language structures will be helpful as students study profiles of selected languages representing major language families of the world and various geographical areas.
MENG 6330 - Literary and Rhetorical Stylistics Credits: (3)
This course surveys the literature on style in linguistics, literature, and rhetoric. Some prior background in grammar will be useful as students engage in quantitative and qualitative stylistic analysis of texts from a literary period, genre, or particular author and learn how diction, syntax, and figurative language can be deployed to communicative and artistic ends.
MENG 6400 - Multicultural Perspectives on Literature for Young People Credits: (3)
This course examines the theories of literature and multicultural education for young people K-12, as well as the use of multicultural literature in and out of the classroom. Students will apply the latest critical and pedagogical theories to extensive readings in Young Adult literature. This course is especially suited to in-service teachers, librarians and others who work with young people.
MENG 6410 - Strategies and Methodology of Teaching ESL/Bilingual Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem, Online]
This course emphasizes practical strategies and methods of teaching English as a Second Language in elementary and secondary schools.
MENG 6420 - English Phonology and Syntax for ESL/Bilingual Teachers Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
This course provides the foundation for ESL/Bilingual teachers in the workings of the English language: its pronunciation and spelling systems, its word-forming strategies, and its sentence structure patterns.
MENG 6450 - ESL/Bilingual Assessment: Theory, Methods, and Practices Credits: (3)
This course explores how to evaluate and implement assessment processes effectively for ESL/Bilingual pupils in public schools. Students will gain experience with both standardized test and authentic assessment.
MENG 6510 - Seminar in Eminent Writers: Credits: (2-3)
Variable Title
This seminar examines significant works of and relevant criticism on an influential writer or a small group of writers. This variable emphasis course may be repeated 10 times for credit with different subject matter.
MENG 6520 - Seminar in Shakespeare Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Summer [2nd Blk]
This seminar examines a range of Shakespeare’s major works as well as relevant criticism.
MENG 6610 - Advanced Studies in Genre Credits: (2-3)
Variable Title
Students will analyze primary and secondary texts about one genre or sub-genre to develop a definition and understanding of the form. This variable emphasis course may be repeated 10 times for credit with different subject matter.
MENG 6710 - Variable Topics Credits: (2-3)
Variable Title
Topics will vary based on student interest and instructor expertise. This course may be repeated 10 times for credit with different subject matter.
MENG 6821 - Teaching Developmental Reading and Writing Credits: (2)
This course introduces first-time teachers to the theory and practice of teaching developmental reading and writing. Permission of instructor required to register.
MENG 6822 - Teaching College Writing Credits: (2)
This course introduces first-time teachers to the theory and practice of teaching college writing. Permission of instructor required to register.
MENG 6823 - Teaching Practicum Credits: (1)
This course supports teachers in their second semester of teaching college writing. Students will meet regularly to develop teaching strategies, enhance grading skills, resolve problems that have arisen in their classes, and plan strategies and procedures for classes they are teaching. Permission of instructor required to register.
MENG 6830 - Directed Readings Credits: (1-3)
This course allows students credit for individual study with a professor, usually for further study that grows out of course work. The student and professor agree to a written contract for study which must be approved by the program director. No more than 3 credit hours of directed readings may apply toward the MA degree unless approved by the program director. This course is designed to allow students to explore in depth and/or breadth, subject matter which goes beyond the established courses in the Master’s Degree Program. May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 9 credit hours.
MENG 6920 - Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs Credits: (1-4)
In order to provide flexibility and to meet many different needs, a number of specific offerings are possible using this catalog number. When the number is used it will be accompanied by a brief and specific descriptive title. The specific title with the credit authorized for the particular offering will appear on the student transcript. May be repeated 5 times with a maximum of 6 credit hours.
MENG 6940 - Masters Project Credits: (2-6)
This course provides for the creation and execution of a project growing out of graduate study particularly as it applies to the workplace. Project credit may be taken in increments of 1-3 hours in any term. May be repeated twice up to 6 credits.
MENG 6960 - Thesis Credits: (6)
Thesis credit may be taken in increments of 1-3 hours in any term. The thesis is a capstone research and scholarly writing course for the Master’s Degree Program. May be repeated 5 times with a maximum of 6 credit hours.
Course Descriptions - COMMDepartment of Communication
COMM 1020 HU - Principles of Public Speaking Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
Introduces theories and principles of effective speaking with emphasis on: audience analysis and adaptation, listening, organization, content development, use of language, and extemporaneous delivery. Designed to improve the student’s ability to research, organize, develop and make presentations.
COMM 1040 - Convocations Credits: (1)
Features distinguished speakers and artists in broad fields of humanities, sciences, technology, education, national and world affairs, and specialized artists in the fine arts from specialties such as music, theatre, interpretation, ballet and art. May be repeated 5 times up to 6 credits.
COMM 1130 - Media Writing Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
Beginning instruction in information-gathering techniques and media writing styles that inform, entertain and/or persuade. Approach recognizes that new technology is blurring the distinctions among various media and that writers must have a broad base of knowledge and skills. Prerequisite: Proficiency in word processing.
COMM 1500 - Introduction to Mass Communication Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Online]
Examines mass media development and impact upon society. Considers newspapers, magazines, film, radio, TV and multimedia. The role of media in providing information, opinion, entertainment and advertising support are considered along with the social political-economic controls which affect the media.
COMM 1560 - Audio Production & Performance Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
An introductory course in audio production and performance. Training in audio console operation, use of recorders and microphones, and audio editing. Class includes basic announcing and formatting for radio stations. Course emphasizes hands-on projects.
COMM 2010 HU - Mass Media & Society Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
Media literacy course which examines the non-legal, but ethical and social problems of mass media. Discusses current media issues and explores constructive steps to improve media relationships.
COMM 2110 HU - Interpersonal & Small Group Communication Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
Explores the dynamics of verbal and nonverbal communication in personal relationships and small groups. The emphasis is on practical application of course content to enhance interpersonal relationships and to achieve competence as group members.
COMM 2200 - In-studio Video Production and Performance Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
An introductory course in all aspects of in-studio video production. Skills include performing for video as well as the use of cameras, switching, lighting, electronic graphics and audio equipment. In-class projects emphasize directing, writing and performing for video.
COMM 2210 - Intercollegiate Debate Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
Preparation and competition on the national debate resolutions and participation in individual events. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. May be repeated 7 times up to 8 credits. However, only 6 credits may be used toward the Communication major.
COMM 2250 - Essentials of Digital Media Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
This course introduces the basic digital communication skills necessary to be successful in today’s multimedia environment. Students will learn how to produce and edit audio, stills, and video. Students will also learn to upload content for presentation on the Web and will learn to use social media to disseminate information relative to your content. Concepts will first be discussed in two lecture periods, and then put into practice in a lab.
COMM 2270 - Argumentation & Debate Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
An examination of the theory and practice of argumentation with emphasis on parliamentary and policy debate formats. Emphasis also placed on making claims and inferences, research and the use of evidence, cross-examination, case construction, rebuttals and style of presentation.
COMM 2730 - Radio Production Workshop Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
Students meet once a week and work as contributors to the Weber State student radio station, KWCR. Work may include such things as station management, announcing, production, news, sales or engineering. At least one shift of 4 hours per week is required. Specific hours to be arranged. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. May be repeated 3 times up to 4 credits.
COMM 2751 - Field Video Production & Performance Credits: (3)
Remote video production and performance. Skills include performance, program planning and writing, use of field cameras and post-production. May be taken in same semester as COMM 2200 .
COMM 2890 - Cooperative Work Experience for The Signpost Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Newspaper lab experience at The Signpost for all majors in the Journalism and the Public Relations & Advertising concentrations. Journalism students should register for 1 credit for three consecutive semesters. Public Relations & Advertising students should register for 1 credit for two consecutive semesters. Students will learn facets of producing a print and/or on-line publication. Skills include news reporting and writing, advertising, design and photography. Prerequisite: COMM 1130 . May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credit hours. A maximum of 3 credit hours may be counted for the major.
COMM 2920 - Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs Credits: (1-6)
Consult the class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. May be repeated 5 times up to 6 credit hours.
COMM 3000 - Communication Theory Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
This course is intended to provide students with an overview of communication theory. It will give students a working knowledge of theories used to explain a wide range of communication phenomena, enabling them to build upon selected theories in other upper-division courses in their chosen communication major concentration. Prerequisite: COMM 2110 or permission of instructor.
COMM 3050 - Interpersonal Communication and Conflict Management Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
The purpose of this course is to provide students an opportunity to explore interpersonal communication concepts in depth. Upon successful completion of this coures, students will have a greater understanding of interpersonal communication theories and strategies and will be able to enrich their relationships with personal application of this material. A special emphasis will be given to conflict management as an interpersonal communication skill. Students will be provided the analytical and communication tools to understand, evaluate, and respond effectively to conflicts. Prerequisite: COMM 3000 or permission of instructor.
COMM 3060 - Listening and Interviewing Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
This course covers the purpose, structure, focus, and techniques employed in effective listening and interviewing. Emphasis is placed on observing, attending, listening, responding, recording, and summarizing in a variety of interviewing settings. This course is designed to offer students insight into improved listening and interviewing practices. The theory and research concerning the process of listening and the practice of interviewing will form the basis for students’ understanding about listening and interviewing behavior. This course then applies that knowledge to the development of listening and interviewing skills. Prerequisite: COMM 3000 or permission of instructor.
COMM 3070 - Performance Studies Credits: (3)
Study of aesthetic texts through performance featuring the view of text or literature as communicative event and textual meaning as response in readers and audience. A primary emphasis will be placed on the relationship between performative choices and textual understanding. Prerequisite: COMM 1020 or permission of instructor.
COMM 3080 - Intercultural Communication Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Explores theoretical perspectives in intercultural communication. Through analysis of various intercultural theories, students will become aware of cultural influences on communication in both international and domestic cultures. Prerequisite: COMM 2110 or permission of instructor.
COMM 3085 - Family Communication Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
No activity is more fundamental to emotional need fulfillment, overall personal satisfaction, and the maintenance of community-social systems than family communication. It is in the recursive cycle of family communication that we learn how to relate to others. This course examines current studies in family communication research and its implications. Students will add to the scholarship of family communication by completing a research project in conjunction with this course. Prerequisite: COMM 2110 or permission of instructor.
COMM 3090 - Gender and Communication Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
This course is designed to help students understand the influence that communication has upon the shaping of gender and the influence that gender has in shaping communication interactions. Students become aware of, sensitive to, and more experienced in the issues, implications and skills necessary to successfully and meaningfully communicate with males and females, and about males and females, in a wide range of communication contexts. Prerequisite: COMM 2110 or permission of instructor. Cross listed in WS 3090 .
COMM 3100 - Small Group Facilitation & Leadership Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Theories and practical communication processes are examined and applied to develop fundamental attitudes and skills for facilitating and leading effective groups. Prerequisite: COMM 2110 or permission of instructor.
COMM 3120 - Advanced Public Speaking Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Enhanced speaking skills across a range of situations such as the professional workplace and via social media. Increase understanding of audience, publics, and the overall definition of “speaking” as a result of our ever-changing society. Prerequisite: COMM 1020 or permission of instructor.
COMM 3130 - News Reporting and Writing Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Develops journalism skills relevant to newspapers and online news services. Emphasizes news gathering, interviewing and news writing. Prerequisite: COMM 1130 or permission of instructor.
COMM 3150 - Communication Research Methods Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
Explores methods of gathering, analyzing and interpreting data. Topics include: asking questions, observing and measuring communication variables; designing valid and reliable research; research ethics, experimental design and survey research. Emphasis is also placed on how to present research and how to read scholarly journal articles. Prerequisite: COMM 3000 or permission of instructor.
COMM 3200 - Live Event Production Credits: (1-3)
Students will learn to operate field video cameras, switchers, instant-replay and other equipment while experiencing the pressures of live-sports production. Students will be part of a crew supplying the visuals for Weber State’s football and basketball scoreboards. The crew will also provide visuals necessary to fulfill production commitments. Prerequisite: COMM 2200 or permission of instructor. May be repeated 2 times up to 6 credit hours.
COMM 3220 - Editing Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Online]
Develops editing knowledge and skills for print and online publications. Covers copy editing, content editing and page editing. Prerequisite: COMM 1130 or permission of instructor.
COMM 3230 - Health Communication Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Online]
A broad examination of communication theory, application, and research in health care delivery and management. Examines many different levels and channels of communication including the development and application of interpersonal communication, small group communication and teamwork, organizational communication, communication ethics, leadership, and motivation skills in dealing with health care providers, staff, and consumers in a variety of health care environments. Cross-listed with HAS 3230 .
COMM 3350 - Communication Design Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Visual messages have great power to inform, educate and persuade. In all fields of communication, visual presentation of the message helps determine the success of the message. This course is designed to help students become effective and ethical visual communicators on the page or the screen. In addition to creating design projects, students will learn how to critically analyze visual designs and to understand major visual communication theories. Prerequisite: COMM 1130 .
COMM 3400 - Public Relations Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Philosophy and practice of public relations in business, government, education and non profit organizations. Case studies will be selected from a wide range of actual public relations concerns to foster decision-making skills and a mature understanding of public relations management. Prerequisite: COMM 1130 and COMM 3150 , or permission of instructor.
COMM 3440 - Public Relations Writing Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Explores principles and practices of a variety of public relations writing formats ranging from news releases to websites. Prerequisite: COMM 3400 or permission of instructor.
COMM 3460 - Public Relations and Social Media Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
This course will combine theory and practice in teaching the principles of the new “Social Media” or “PR 2.0.” Students will learn how new web technologies have expanded the practice of Public Relations beyond the traditional arena and into the fast-moving and dynamic world of public communication on the web. They will learn how to communicate with the news media and directly with the public. The course will prepare them to use the newest technology and practices effectively as they represent their companies and their clients.
COMM 3550 - Organizational Communication Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Study of communication in organizations from various theoretical perspectives with an emphasis on the organizational culture perspective. Includes topics such as communicating with external audiences, decision- making, conflict resolution, and power relationships. Prerequisite: COMM 3000 or permission of instructor.
COMM 3650 - Communication Law Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [1st Blk]
First Amendment origins, interpretations and philosophy underlying regulation of the mass media. Prerequisite: COMM 3000 or permission of instructor.
COMM 3730 - Media Programming and Audiences Credits: (3)
This course focuses on principles, strategies and approaches for creating and scheduling content for radio, television and the World Wide Web. The course also provides an analytical framework for understanding industry trends in media programming, and how those trends are influenced by audience research. Students create and schedule programs, apply programming strategies and philosophies, and learn relevant terminology and audience measurement techniques. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
COMM 3740 - Copy Writing for Audio and Video Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Specialized concepts and techniques required to write effectively for radio, television, advertising, and other new media technologies. Prerequisite: COMM 1130 .
COMM 3780 - Broadcast News Writing & Production Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Classroom instruction and practical experience in writing, reporting, performing, producing, and editing for television news. Students will produce newscasts for a local cable channel. Prerequisite: COMM 1130 or permission of instructor.
COMM 3820 - Persuasive Communication Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Study of theories and principles of persuasion from classical to modern times. Examines persuasion as a means of influence in interpersonal communication, public speaking, public relations, advertising, politics, and other contexts. Prerequisite: COMM 3000 or permission of instructor.
COMM 3850 - Advertising Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
A practical and theoretical study of advertising. Course is designed for students planning careers in advertising, as well as for those who are simply lifelong consumers of advertising and want to understand its role in the economic system. Prerequisite: COMM 1130 or permission of instructor.
COMM 3890 - Advanced Cooperative Work Experience - Signpost Credits: (1-3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Open to students who are Signpost editors and managers. Prerequisite: COMM 1130 or permission of instructor. (A maximum of 6 credit hours total from COMM 3890, COMM 3891 , COMM 3892 and COMM 3893 may be counted for the major.)
COMM 3891 - Advanced Cooperative Work Experience with KWCR Credits: (1-3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Open to students who are KWCR senior staff. Prerequisite: COMM 2730 or permission of instructor. (A maximum of 6 credit hours total from COMM 3890 , COMM 3891, COMM 3892 and COMM 3893 may be counted for the major.)
COMM 3892 - Advanced Cooperative Work Experience with Public Relations Credits: (1-3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Prerequisite: COMM 3400 and permission of instructor. (A maximum of 6 credit hours total from COMM 3890 , COMM 3891 , COMM 3892 and COMM 3893 may be counted for the major.)
COMM 3893 - Advanced Cooperative Work Experience with Studio 76 Credits: (1-3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Open to students who are members of Weber State News’ crew or staff and/or crew members of other student produced television programs. Prerequisite: COMM 1130 or permission of instructor. (A maximum of 6 credit hours total from COMM 3890 , COMM 3891 , COMM 3892 and COMM 3893 may be counted for the major.)
COMM 4130 - In-depth and Investigative Journalism Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Emphasizes finding and writing news stories that move from explanations of what happened to how and why something happened. Examines research techniques and discusses ways to use the law to access information. Prerequisite: COMM 1130 or permission of instructor.
COMM 4150 - Rhetorical Theory & Criticism Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Studies the origins of rhetorical theory in Greece and Rome in the works of Corax, Isocrates, Plato, Protagoras, Aristotle, Cicero and Quintilian. Tensions between rhetoric and philosophy. Study and application of neo-classical standards of rhetorical criticism. Prerequisite: COMM 3820 .
COMM 4160 - Contemporary Rhetorical and Communication Theories Credits: (3)
Study of contemporary rhetorical and communication theories. Prerequisite: COMM 3000 and COMM 4150 or permission of instructor.
COMM 4210 - Intercollegiate Debate Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
Preparation and competition on the national debate resolutions and participation in individual events. Prerequisite: COMM 2270 or permission of instructor. May be repeated 7 times up to 8 credit hours. However, only 6 credits may be used toward the Communication major.
COMM 4400 - Public Relations Media and Campaigns Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Apply communication principles to internal and external publics; research, plan and evaluate social interrelationships; study of the controlled and uncontrolled media and their role in public relations; prepare a major public relations campaign for a selected client. Prerequisite: COMM 3150 and COMM 3400 , or permission of instructor.
COMM 4440 - Developing and Evaluating Health Communication Campaigns Credits: (3)
This course prepares students to understand the planning, implementation, and refinement of communication campaigns that affect individual and group level behavior changes in relation to health care issues. It will thus address public health problems. Throughout the semester, students study, practice, and apply the various stages of a health communication campaign based on real world conditions. The course content will draw from health behavior theory; formative (including pretesting), process, impact, and outcome research; and expert opinion. Prerequisite: COMM 3400 or permission of instructor.
COMM 4500 - Topics in Communication Credits: (3)
variable title
The study and application of Communication in contemporary society is dynamic and ever changing. This course will provide students with opportunities to explore specialized topics in contemporary journalism, electronic mediated communication, human communication studies, and public relations in a seminar format. Prerequisite: COMM 3000 or permission of instructor. May be taken 2 times up to 6 credit hours with different designations.
COMM 4750 - Advanced Audio and Video Production Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Capstone course for audio and video production. Emphasis is placed on combining production types to produce longer and more complex programs. Prerequisite: COMM 2200 and COMM 2751 .
COMM 4760 - Electronic Media Management Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Analysis of complex systems necessary to manage media companies such as radio stations, television stations and cable outlets. Students will develop a master plan for a new media company. Prerequisite: COMM 1500 or permission of instructor.
COMM 4800 - Special Study and Individual Projects Credits: (1-3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
Work with an assigned faculty member on a project of special interest. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours. Prerequisite: COMM 3000 and permission of instructor. May be taken 3 times upt to 6 credit hours. A maximum of 3 credit hours may be counted for the major.
COMM 4840 - Teaching Journalism and Advising Student Media in the Secondary School Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Online]
Prepares students to be teachers of journalism and advisors of student media in secondary schools. Designed to confront problems involved in organizing a staff, gathering material and publishing a newspaper, yearbook and literary magazine. Prerequisite: COMM 3000 or permission of instructor.
COMM 4850 - Teaching Speech and Directing Speech Activities in the Secondary School Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Online]
Methods and techniques for teaching speech communication in secondary schools. Techniques and practices for coaching and supervising high school speech activities such as individual events, legislative forum, and debate. Prerequisite: COMM 3000 or permission of instructor.
COMM 4890 - Communication Internship Credits: (1-3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
An opportunity for students to receive academic credit for faculty approved on-the job learning experiences within certain communication areas of emphasis. Prerequisite: COMM 3000 . May be repeated for 5 times up to 6 credit hours. A maximum of 3 credit hours may be counted for the major. Credit/No credit only.
COMM 4920 - Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs Credits: (1-3)
Consult the class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. May be repeated 5 times up to 6 credit hours.
COMM 4990 - Senior Seminar Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
A capstone course that prepares students to do a senior project and a portfolio to be used in job interviews or application to graduate school. Prerequisite: Communication major, COMM 3000 and COMM 3150 .
Course Descriptions - ENGLDepartment of English Language and Literature
ENGL 0900 ND - Fundamentals of College Reading and Writing Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
A course designed to help students develop fundamental reading, writing, and thinking skills. Students in this course work closely with Skills Enhancement Center tutors in both group and one-to-one settings. Students with ACT scores in either English or Reading of 12 and below are required to take ENGL ND0900. Students without ACT scores are also placed in this course unless they are otherwise placed by Accuplacer. Students must complete this course with a grade of C or better before enrolling in ENGL 0955 . ND (non-degree) do not count toward hours required for graduation.
ENGL 0955 ND - Developmental College Reading and Writing Credits: (6)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem, Online]
Spring [Full Sem, Online]
Summer [Full Sem]
A course to help students develop reading, writing, and critical thinking skills prerequisite for entry-level college courses. Students in this course are supported by the Skills Enhancement Center. Students who pass ENGL 0900 with a grade of C or better, whose ACT scores in English or Reading run from 13 to 16, or who are placed by Accuplacer are placed in ENGL ND0955. Students must complete ENGL ND0955 with a grade of C or better before enrolling in ENGL 1010 . ND (non-degree) do not count toward hours required for graduation.
ENGL 0960 ND - Developmental College Writing Credits: (3)
Developing fundamental reading, thinking, and writing skills. Focuses on sentence structure and essay development. ND (non-degree) do not count toward hours required for graduation.
ENGL 1000 - College Reading Credits: (1-3)
The English department recommends this course as an excellent entry-level college course. Students in this course can expect to improve their reading comprehension, their critical thinking skills, their breadth and depth of knowledge, and their aptitude for learning. May be repeated 4 times up to 6 credit hours.
ENGL 1010 EN - Introductory College Writing Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem, Online]
Spring [Full Sem, Online]
Summer [1st Blk, 2nd Blk, Online]
Students will learn practices of successful academic writing. Students will focus on the writing process, writing for specific audiences, collaboration with peers, and on the interrelationship between reading and writing. To enter 1010 the student must have 17 or higher on the ACT English portion, or equivalent. Student must complete ENGL 1010 satisfactorily (a grade of “C” or better) before enrolling in ENGL 2010 .
ENGL 2010 EN - Intermediate College Writing Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem, Online]
Spring [Full Sem, Online]
Summer [1st Blk, 2nd Blk, Online]
This course will focus on writing arguments, conducting research, and documenting sources. Students will continue to learn practices of successful academic writing including the writing process, writing for specific audiences, and collaboration with peers. Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 with “C” grade or better, AP Language and Composition or Literature and Composition examination with a score of 3 or better, ACT English and Reading score of 29 or better, CLEP with essay test with a score of 50 or better, or articulated transfer credit from another regionally accredited college or university.
ENGL 2100 - Technical Writing Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem, Online]
Spring [Full Sem, Online]
Summer [Online]
This course prepares students for on-the-job writing and emphasizes the importance of audience analysis, graphics, and document design. Students study and practice writing and designing a variety of technical documents as they learn to write clearly, concisely, and persuasively to a specific audience for a specific purpose. Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 or 2010 .
ENGL 2200 HU/DV - Introduction to Literature Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
An introduction to three major literary genres, fiction, poetry, and drama, drawn from a diverse range of authors from various cultures and historical periods. Students will learn how to read literary texts closely and critically, and how literature–reading more generally–can have a meaningful part of their daily lives. Course includes relevant practice in the principles of successful writing, including drafting, revising, and editing. Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 or 2010 with a “C” grade or better or equivalent.
ENGL 2220 HU/DV - Introduction to Fiction Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
An introduction to short stories, novellas, and novels, selected from a diverse range of authors from various cultures and historical periods. Students will learn how to read fiction carefully and critically, and how fiction can have a meaningful part in their daily lives. Course includes relevant practice in the principles of successful writing, including drafting, revising, and editing. Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 or 2010 with a “C” grade or better or equivalent.
ENGL 2240 HU/DV - Introduction to Poetry Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
An introduction to poetry written in English, selected from a diverse range of authors from various cultures and historical periods. Students will develop the critical and interpretive skills necessary to appreciate the craft of poetry as a valid and important way of talking about human experiences. Course includes relevant practice in the principles of successful writing, including drafting, revising, and editing. Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 or 2010 with a “C” grade or better or equivalent.
ENGL 2250 CA - Creative Writing Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
In this Gen Ed course students will learn in a workshop setting to write original pieces in three genres that may include the following: short stories, poetry, creative non-fiction, and plays. As models for their own writing, students will read exemplary pieces from each genre taught from different eras and cultures, in order to build a vocabulary base. Thus, students will become familiar with aspects of storytelling such as story arc, characterization, and dialogue; and aspects of poetry such as rhyme, rhythm, and figurative language, for use in their own writing. Through regular exercises, students will generate ideas for creating original writing such as stories, poems, plays, and creative essays, and will refine oral and communicative skills. Students will critique and be critiqued by the entire class in order to revise early drafts, will analyze selected texts, and will evaluate their own and others’ work. Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 or 2010 with a “C” grade or better or equivalent.
ENGL 2260 CA - Introduction to Writing Short Fiction Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
This course introduces students to writing original short fiction in a workshop setting. Students will read as models a judicious sampling of stories by authors such as Edgar Allen Poe, William Faulkner, Toni Morrison, Truman Capote, and others as selected by the professor in order to build a vocabulary for analyzing aspects of storytelling such as plot, story arc, characterization, dialogue, meaningful detail, and story pacing. Using guided writing exercises and journaling, students will develop ideas from these sources to create original fiction for a series of in-class workshops. Students will critique, and be critiqued by, the entire class, in order to revise their stories. Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 or 2010 with a “C” grade or better or equivalent.
ENGL 2270 CA - Introduction to Writing Poetry Credits: (3)
This course introduces students to writing original poetry. Students will read as models a judicious sampling of poems by contemporary poets as selected by the professor in order to build a vocabulary for analyzing aspects of poetic craft, such as form, line, prosody, image, sound, narrative, and lyric. Using guided writing exercises and journaling, students will develop their ideas into original poems for a series of in-class writing workshops. Students will critique and be critiqued by their peers in order to revise their poems. Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 or 2010 with a “C” or better or equivalent.
ENGL 2290 HU/DV - Introduction to Drama Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
An introduction to drama from around the globe, selected from a diverse range of authors from various cultures and historical periods. Students will develop the critical and interpretive skills necessary to analyze and appreciate plays and to recognize their contemporary relevance. Course includes relevant practice in the principles of successful writing, including drafting, revising, and editing. Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 or 2010 with a “C” grade or better or equivalent.
ENGL 2510 HU/DV - Masterpieces of Literature Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
An introduction to select masterworks, selected from a diverse range of authors from various cultures and historical periods. Students will develop the critical and interpretive skills necessary to analyze various genres (fiction, drama, and poetry) and to reflect on the nature of literary excellence. Course includes relevant practice in the principles of successful writing, including, drafting, revising, and editing. Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 or 2010 with a “C” grade or better or equivalent.
ENGL 2710 HU /DV - Perspectives on Women’s Literature Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
The purpose of this class is to introduce students to the rich contributions of women to the field of literature. The course will cover a variety of women writers that may range from the medieval period to the present and will feature literary genres such as fiction, poetry, drama, non-fiction, and journals/diaries. In discussing and writing about these works, students will consider why women were excluded or marginalized in the canon for such a large part of literary history and how society, family, and politics impacted the way these women wrote. Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 or 2010 with a “C” grade or better or equivalent.
ENGL 2830 - Directed Readings Credits: (1-3)
Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent. May be repeated twice up to 3 credit hours.
ENGL 2890 - Cooperative Work Experience Credits: (1-6)
Open to all students in the English Department who meet the minimum Cooperative Work Experience requirements of the department. Provides academic credit for on-the-job experience. Grade and amount of credit will be determined by the department. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent. May be repeated 5 times up to 6 credit hours.
ENGL 2920 - Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs Credits: (1-4)
Consult the semester class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 with a “C” grade or better or equivalent. May be repeated 3 times up to 4 credit hours with different topics.
ENGL 2920S - Community Service Credits: (3)
Students will receive an overview of community service and explore opportunities for service learning in the community. A weekly seminar with required readings and writings as necessary and 50 hours of community service. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.
ENGL 3010 - Introduction to Linguistics Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
This course introduces students to the scientific study of language. It looks across languages to explore what they have in common, as well as what distinguishes them from one another. Students learn basic analytic techniques in articulatory phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics and apply them to data drawn from various languages. These core concepts may be applied to other areas, such as language acquisition, language history, language and culture, language and society, language and thought, or language and literary expression. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent. Students in English, foreign languages, anthropology, philosophy, psychology, and history are encouraged to take this course.
ENGL 3020 - Introduction to the Study of Language for Teachers Credits: (3)
This course is designed for English teaching majors and minors. It introduces students to the nature of language and linguistics. It also reviews the elements of traditional grammar. This course surveys prescribed applications for prospective secondary school English teachers, including language variation, contemporary alternatives to traditional grammar, and linguistics and composition. This class is required of English teaching majors and minors and must be taken concurrently with ENGL 3400 , 3410 , and 3420 . Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.
ENGL 3030 - Structure of English Credits: (3)
This course presents the major parts of speech, grammatical functions, and constructions of Standard English. Its purpose is to show that English, like any human language, is an intricate and rule-governed system. To this end, it draws on the terminology of traditional grammar and the analytical techniques of structural and transformational grammar, including contextual definitions and tree diagramming. The course is directed toward departmental English majors, teaching majors, advanced ESL students, and students majoring in foreign language teaching. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.
ENGL 3040 - History of the English Language Credits: (3)
This course begins by introducing the elementary vocabulary and concepts of linguistic theory as these pertain to historical linguistics. It then traces the prehistory of English from its beginnings in Indo-European, through its place in the Germanic branch, to its historical phases of Old, Middle, and Early Modern English. Attention may also be given to national varieties of English and the development of English as a world language. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.
ENGL 3050 - Grammar, Style, and Usage for Advanced Writing Credits: (3)
This course presents the concepts and nomenclature of traditional grammar as a context for students wishing to increase their control of punctuation, style, and usage in order to become more proficient writers. Its purpose is to offer practical guidance in how grammatical concepts can be applied to revising and editing one’s own or others’ writing to more effectively express one’s intended meaning. The course is offered to all English majors and minors as a means of fulfilling the language requirement for the major, especially those in technical writing, as well as students in communication, pre-law, and criminal justice. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.
ENGL 3080 - Critical Approaches to Literature Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [1st Blk, 2nd Blk]
Students will study and practice critical approaches to literature. The course will begin with New Criticism and proceed to study more resistant reading strategies such as feminism, Marxism, and deconstruction. Students will not only learn the theoretical premises behind these theories, but also practice explicating various texts from a particular critical perspective. Primarily for English majors and minors. Recommended to take early in major. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent. Recommended prerequisites: ENGL 2220 , ENGL 2240 , or ENGL 2290 .
ENGL 3100 - Professional and Technical Writing Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem, Online]
Spring [Full Sem, Online]
Summer [Online]
This course introduces students to the basic theories and practices of technical communication. Using audience, purpose, and context as their guides, students create various professional and technical documents, such as formal and informal reports, instructions, proposals, job application materials, brochures, web media, and presentations. Working both individually, and in collaboration, students analyze their rhetorical situation as they create usable and appropriate professional documents. This course provides the practical and theoretical basis for the minor and emphasis in Professional and Technical Writing. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.
ENGL 3140 - Professional and Technical Editing Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Building on the knowledge of technical writing genres and the writing strengths developed in ENGL 3100, this course introduces students to copyediting, comprehensive editing, and the basics of collaborative editing and document management. Technical editing is designed to strengthen students’ writing, editing, and visual design skills through attention to detail and application of style, grammar, and usage principles. Additionally, this course focuses on hard copy and soft copy editing principles. Co-Requisite: ENGL 3100 .
ENGL 3190 - Document Design Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
This course teaches a rhetorical approach to document design. Using the rhetorical principles of audience, purpose, and context, students will discuss sample documents, analyze the layout of documents (both professional documents and ones students create in class), and articulate what makes an effective layout and design (regarding arrangement, emphasis, clarity, conciseness, tone, and ethos). Throughout the course, students will create (both individually and collaboratively) documents that meet client specifications thereby providing practical experience and generating material for their professional portfolios. Prerequisite: ENGL 3100 .
ENGL 3210 - Advanced College Writing Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Basic expository techniques combined with other forms of discourse. Emphasis on originality, clarity and practical application for other courses as well as vocation. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.
ENGL 3250 - Advanced Fiction Writing Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Short story and novel writing with emphasis upon free lancing and publication. Begins with a review of basic elements of literature and effective creative writing and offers extensive feedback on each assignment from both professor and peers. Class lectures are combined with extensive student discussion. Prior experience in creative writing and other areas of literature is recommended. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.
ENGL 3260 - Poetry Writing Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Using “workshop” methodology, this course identifies and practices a variety of techniques and devices for generating, writing, and revising poems. It is intended for the serious student interested in writing poetry for publication and public reading. The course requires a substantial commitment to reading and evaluating original poetry. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.
ENGL 3270 - Magazine Article Writing Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Emphasis on writing for publication and study of the current market. Extensive feedback is provided on each assignment by teacher and class. Lecture is combined with lively class discussion. Any additional background in imaginative writing, other areas of literature, or communications such as news reporting not essential but helpful. Lecture is combined with lively class discussion. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.
ENGL 3280 - Biographical Writing Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Includes autobiographical writing and is oriented strongly toward personal and familial interests. Written assignments include the personal narrative, character sketch, as told to, and conclude with a chapter or two on a projected book-length project. Extensive written and oral input on each assignment from professor and class. Strong emphasis is placed on techniques of research including interviewing, effective characterization, narration and description. Prior experience in imaginative writing and other areas of literature is recommended. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.
ENGL 3300 - Children’s Literature Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Students will study the principles of literature for children with special emphasis on evaluation and selection, classroom and library use, ethnic and cultural diversity, and the development of literacy. Designed to meet the needs of teachers, those preparing to teach and those who work with children in various settings. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.
ENGL 3310 - Young Adult Literature Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Students will study the characteristics of literature for young adults and connections to adolescent development. Selection and evaluation, ethnic and culturally diverse authors, the history of young adult literature, and book-to-film comparisons will receive special emphasis. This course is designed for non-teaching English majors, students interested in adolescent psychology or in acquiring a breadth of exposure to literature that appeals to young adult readers. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.
ENGL 3350 - Studies in Literary Genres Credits: (3)
Variable Title Course
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
This variable topics course introduces students to the historical and cultural origins of literary genres, their distinguishing features, and the dynamics of literary development. Genres may include the novel, drama, poetry, creative non-fiction, bildungsroman, the diary, biography, autobiography, satire, and others. It may be taken more than once with different designations. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.
ENGL 3400 - The Teaching of Literature Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Students will develop their own philosophies for teaching literature and language to middle, junior high, and high school students by exploring current research findings, theoretical approaches and practical strategies. This class is required of English teaching majors and minors and must be taken concurrently with ENGL 3020 , 3410 , and 3420 . Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent. Any student not admitted to the Teacher Education Program must have instructor approval prior to registering for this course.
ENGL 3410 - The Teaching of Writing Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Students will develop their own philosophies for teaching writing to middle, junior high, and high school students by exploring current research findings, theoretical approaches and practical strategies. This class is required of English teaching majors and minors and must be taken concurrently with ENGL 3020 , 3400 , and 3420 . Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent. Any student not admitted to the Teacher Education Program must have instructor approval prior to registering for this course.
ENGL 3420 - Teaching With Young Adult Literature Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
This course introduces prospective teachers, librarians, and other educators to the use of contemporary adolescent literature across the curriculum. Multicultural and global selection, critical evaluation of the literature, issues of censorship, reader response theory, media connections, and reading/writing strategies for teaching young adult readers will receive major emphasis. The course includes a practicum or service-learning experience in planning, sharing, and using young adult literature in public school classrooms. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent. This course is required of English teaching majors and minors and must be taken concurrently with ENGL 3020, ENGL 3400, and ENGL 3410.
ENGL 3500 HU - Introduction to Shakespeare Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
This class is an introduction designed to foster a critical appreciation of the plays of Shakespeare. The class is intended for students who are fulfilling General Education credit, studying theater, or planning to teach. Students can expect to study at least one comedy, one tragedy, and one history play in this course. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.
ENGL 3510 HU/DV - World Literature Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
This is a selection of masterworks from a variety of authors, regions, and eras - expressly to introduce diverse literatures other than British and American. The required readings may vary considerably from semester to semester, according to the instructors’ expertise. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.
ENGL 3520 HU - Literature of the Natural World Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
This course engages literary texts that focus on humans in relation to their natural environment. Conceived as a survey course, it attempts to delineate the various traditions of environmental concern, from the ancient past to the present, and to draw attention to the ongoing relevance of such texts. Students will learn how to read closely and carefully, and how to make such literature meaningful for their own daily lives. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.
ENGL 3550 - Multicultural and Ethnic Literature in America Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
A survey of intercultural literature which reflects the rich diversity inherent in the American experience. The course includes works by Native, Hispanic, Asian, and African American authors. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.
ENGL 3580 - Regional Literature in America Credits: (3)
Variable Title Course
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
This variable topics course treats characteristic literature in various genres and themes from a designated region of the United States such as the West, South, New England, and so on. It may be taken more than once with different designations. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.
ENGL 3730 - Literatures of Cultures and Places Credits: (3)
Variable Title Course
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
This variable topics course examines literature, cultures, and nations beyond England and America. Students will be introduced to the ways in which texts are closely tied to the geographical and cultural space as well as the historical movement from which they emerge. The course may focus on a single national culture or, alternately, offer representative works from various cultures. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent. It may be repeated 3 times with different designations.
ENGL 3740 - The Literature of the Sacred Credits: (3)
Variable Title Course
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
This variable topics course studies one or more spiritual, religious, or ethical books of world-wide fame. Texts such as the Bible, the Koran, and the Bhagavad-Gita will be considered as works of literature. It may be taken more than once with different designations. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.
ENGL 3750 HU - Topics and Ideas in Literature Credits: (3)
Variable Title Course
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
This variable topics course focuses on the various social, philosophical, and political themes emerging in literary texts. Students will learn the critical skills necessary to identify the intellectual currents in the texts under consideration, to engage in focused discussion, and to probe the various intentions of any act of writing. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent. It may be repeated 3 times with different designations.
ENGL 3820 - History of Literary Criticism Credits: (3)
Starting with the works of Plato and Aristotle, students will explore rhetorical strategies and philosophical ideas that have influenced the reading of literary texts from classical times to the present. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.
ENGL 3840 - Methods and Practice in Tutoring Writers Credits: (1-3)
Controlled experience in tutoring student writers in all disciplines. This course is only for people who are actually employed as a tutor. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.
ENGL 3850 - Methods and Practice in Tutoring and Mentoring ESL Students Credits: (1-3)
This course trains students who are native speakers of English or who are second language learners of English at native or near native levels of proficiency to work or volunteer in the ESL Program as tutors, classroom aides, mentors, and as language informants leading conversation groups. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.
ENGL 3880 - Philosophy and Literature Credits: (3)
A study of the interrelationships between ideas that shape the course of history and the poetry, prose, and/or drama of the periods that produce these ideas. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.
ENGL 4010 - Topics in Language Study Credits: (3)
Variable Title Course
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
This variable topics course explores areas of study such as advanced grammar, sociolinguistics, language and the law, linguistics and composition, linguistics and language acquisition, or linguistics and literature, among others, as determined by the instructor. A previous language course or consultation with the instructor is recommended before enrolling. It may be taken more than once with different designations. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.
ENGL 4100 - Issues in Professional and Technical Writing Credits: (3)
Variable Title Course
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
This variable topics course focuses on specific issues in the ever-evolving field of professional and technical writing. Recent issues include indexing, professionalization, theoretical approaches, and discipline-specific emphases such as writing in the sciences and writing for the Web. It may be taken more than once with different designations. Prerequisite: ENGL 3100 .
ENGL 4110 - Content Management Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
This class teaches the theory and application of content management. Students will learn how to evaluate content, divide content into reusable elements, label these elements, and then re-configure them into usable structures. Using the principles of single sourcing, modular writing, and structured authoring, students will map content for reuse, evaluate available authoring tools, implement state-of-the-art technologies, and develop project strategies. Prerequisite: ENGL 3100 .
ENGL 4120 - Seminar and Practicum in Professional and Technical Writing Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
This course serves as a capstone for the minor and emphasis, preparing students for immediate job placement. In the seminar, students review issues and strategies of professional and technical writing and prepare portfolios for job interviews. The practicum is based on an internship or cooperative work experience in the community, with industry, or with an on-campus organization. The internship is the most time-intensive aspect of the course. Prerequisite: ENGL 3100 .
ENGL 4400 - Multicultural Perspectives on Literature for Young People Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Students will study the principles of literature for young people in combination with the theories of multi-cultural education. Designed for teachers or those preparing to teach, it will address issues connected to schools, teaching strategies and pedagogy, and the selection and evaluation of materials for diverse populations. May be substituted for either ENGL 3300 or ENGL 3310 upon approval. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.
ENGL 4410 - Strategies and Methodology of Teaching ESL/Bilingual Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
This course emphasizes practical strategies and methods of teaching ESL/Bilingual in the public school systems of this country. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.
ENGL 4420 - English Phonology and Syntax for ESL/Bilingual Teachers Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
This course provides the essential foundation for ESL/Bilingual teachers in the workings of the English language: pronunciation and spelling systems, word-forming strategies and sentence structure patterns. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.
ENGL 4450 - ESL/Bilingual Assessment: Theory, Methods, and Practices Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
This course explores how to effectively evaluate and implement assessment processes for ESL/Bilingual pupils in public schools. Students will gain experience with both standardized tests and authentic assessment. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent.
ENGL 4520 - American Literature: Early and Romantic Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
This historical survey follows waves of European immigration and chronicles the effects of those on the American natives. The class then moves through the Revolutionary War and finishes with the relatively short but intense age of American Romanticism, which occurred in the decades just before the Civil War. The diverse writers in this period include such figures as Columbus, William Bradford, Anne Bradstreet, Benjamin Franklin, Washington Irving, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allan Poe, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Henry David Thoreau, Frederick Douglass, Herman Melville, and Walt Whitman. Prerequisite: ENGL 3080 .
ENGL 4530 - American Literature: Realism and Naturalism Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
This historical survey typically runs from the Civil War to WWI - emphasizing reconstruction, laissez-faire economics, growing imperialism, and universal suffrage. The diverse writers in this survey include such figures as Mark Twain, W. D. Howells, Sarah Orne Jewett, Henry James, Kate Chopin, Booker T. Washington, W. E. B. Du Bois, Stephen Crane, Jack London, Frank Norris, Theodore Dreiser, Mary Austin, and Henry Adams. Prerequisite: ENGL 3080 .
ENGL 4540 - American Literature: Modern Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
This historical survey focuses on the first half of the 20th century, when the United States went through a series of profound political and social changes, such as its entry into World War I and II, Prohibition, The Red Scare, Suffrage, the advent of the mass media, and Progressivism. Drawing on a variety of genres and media (including painting and film), the course will study developments in the New Negro Renaissance, Greenwich Village bohemianism, the Provincetown Players, “high” modernism, and the Lost Generation. Representative writers of the period include: Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Nella Larsen, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Mina Loy, Eugene O’Neill, Susan Glaspell, Ezra Pound, John Dos Passos, Amy Lowell, William Carlos Williams, Gertrude Stein, Ernest Hemingway, and e.e. cummings. Prerequisite: ENGL 3080 .
ENGL 4550 - American Literature: Contemporary Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
This course focuses on American literature from the 1950s to the present within the context of the dramatic political and cultural changes that have shaped contemporary American culture, such as the Cold War, Vietnam, the Civil Rights movement, feminism and multiculturalism. Like its modernist predecessor, it ranges across genres and media to survey various emergent traditions and tendencies in contemporary and postmodern US letters. Representative writers of this period include: Arthur Miller, Flannery O’Connor, Elizabeth Bishop, Tillie Lerner Olsen, Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, Allen Ginsberg, Cynthia Ozick, Amiri Baraka, Maxine Hong Kingston, Rita Dove, Toni Morrison, Thomas Pynchon, E. L. Doctorow. Prerequisite: ENGL 3080 .
ENGL 4610 - British Literature: Medieval Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
This historical survey runs from the eighth century to the end of the fifteenth century - roughly from the reign of Alfred the Great to Henry VII. Some of the more recognizable works include Beowulf, The Wanderer, Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, early histories of King Arthur, Thomas Malory’s Le Morte D’Arthur, Julian of Norwich’s Showings, Everyman, and Gawain and the Green Knight. Works written in Anglo-Saxon English and northern medieval dialects will be read in modern translations. Prerequisite: ENGL 3080 .
ENGL 4620 - British Literature: Renaissance Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
This historical survey runs from just before the middle of the sixteenth century to just after the middle of the seventeenth - roughly from the reign of Henry VIII, through the reign of Elizabeth Tudor, to the restoration of Charles II. Some of the more recognizable figures of this study are Christopher Marlowe, John Donne, Ben Jonson, John Milton, Anne Askew, Aemilia Lanyer, Mary Wroth, and Robert Herrick. Prerequisite: ENGL 3080 . (Note: this survey does not typically try to do justice to its largest figure, Shakespeare - for whom the department has established ENGL 4730 : Shakespeare’s Tragedies, Comedies & Histories.)
ENGL 4630 - British Literature: Neoclassical and Romantic Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
This historical survey links two periods: the first has frequently been referred to as the Enlightenment of the Eighteenth Century and includes such figures as Alexander Pope, Anne Finch, Mary Montagu, Jonathan Swift, and Samuel Johnson. The second period covers the relatively short but intense age of English Romanticism - popular because of such writers as William Blake, William Wordsworth, Samuel Coleridge, Lord Byron, Mary Shelley, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, Sir Walter Scott, Thomas De Quincey, and John Keats. Prerequisite: ENGL 3080 .
ENGL 4640 - British Literature: Victorian Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
This historical survey follows the long span of Queen Victoria’s life: from about 1837 when she came to the throne to 1901 when her funeral widely symbolized the passing of the age. Not merely a placid time of Victorian propriety, this era was marked by such philosophical upheavals as that which followed Darwin’s Origin of Species. Some of the notable writers are Elizabeth Gaskell, George Eliot, Lord Alfred Tennyson, Robert Browning, Emily Bronte, Charles Dickens, Matthew Arnold, and Thomas Carlyle. This era is marked by the Industrial Revolution, Utilitarianism (Mill), the rise of science and evolution theory (Darwin), socialism (Marx and Engels); Psychology (Freud), resurgence of art (the Pre-Raphaelites), and imperialism (Kipling). Notable writers include: Carlyle, Tennyson, the Brownings, Arnold, Wilde, Dickens, the Brontes, Eliot, and Hardy. Prerequisite: ENGL 3080 .
ENGL 4650 - British Literature: Modern Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
This historical survey focuses on the first half of the twentieth century, a time of great social change for Great Britain and Ireland that led to a rich outpouring of traditional and experimental writing. A variety of writers will be studied in this course in connection with such key developments as the critique of Empire (Joseph Conrad, E.M. Forster); the Abbey Theatre and the Irish Literary Renaissance (Lady Gregory, W.B. Yeats); World War I (Siegfried Sassoon, Vera Brittain); High Modernism (T.S. Eliot, James Joyce, D.H. Lawrence, Virginia Woolf, Katherine Mansfield); divergent poetic world-views (W.H. Auden, Dylan Thomas); and World War II, the collapse of Empire, and dystopian visions (Evelyn Waugh and George Orwell). Prerequisite: ENGL 3080 .
ENGL 4660 - British Literature: Contemporary Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
This historical survey examines British and Anglo-Irish literature since 1950 as Britain metamorphoses from world power to an integral member of the European Community. The course asks what it means to be a “British” writer in the second half of a century increasingly multicultural in outlook. Possible focuses include post-war disillusion (William Golding); Absurdism and Postmodernism (Samuel Beckett, Tom Stoppard); neo-Romanticism (Ted Hughes, Seamus Heaney, Nuala Ni Dhomnhaill); experimentalism and magic realism (Doris Lessing, Salman Rushdie, Angela Carter); innovative historical fiction (John Fowles, A.S. Byatt); and legacies of Empire in a postcolonial world (Jean Rhys, V.S. Naipaul, Kazuo Ishiguro, Anita Desai). Prerequisite: ENGL 3080 .
ENGL 4710 - Eminent Authors Credits: (3)
Variable Title Course
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
This variable topics course features a single author or several authors. Students may study authors such as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Emily Dickinson, Walt Whitman, Virginia Woolf, or Toni Morrison, in order to gain a greater understanding of the social, cultural, and aesthetic significance of their work. Prerequisite: ENGL 3080 . May be taken up to 3 times with different designations.
ENGL 4720 - Chaucer Credits: (3)
A study of Chaucer’s best loved works, using mainly close reading to investigate selections from The Canterbury Tales and minor poems. The works will be considered in the context of theories of the Middle Ages and on the nature of love, of God, of persons, and of the universe. Prerequisite: ENGL 3080 .
ENGL 4730 - Studies in Shakespeare Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
This class is intended for English majors and minors seeking a deeper understanding of Shakespeare’s work. Students can expect to do close readings of at least five plays and to study such secondary materials as literary criticism and historical background. Prerequisite: ENGL 3080 .
ENGL 4740 - Milton: Major Prose and Poetry Credits: (3)
A comprehensive survey of the major prose and poetic works of John Milton, culminating in Paradise Lost and Samson Agonistes. Prerequisite: ENGL 3080 .
ENGL 4750 - Classical Literature Credits: (3)
A survey of 3,000 years of intellectual and cultural advancement paralleled with the ascent of civilization from Crete to the Roman empire. The course explores the significance of myths in the process of literary development. Prerequisite: ENGL 3080 .
ENGL 4760 - Irish Literature Credits: (3)
This course examines the distinctive temperament and outlook of both the Gaelic and Anglo-Irish traditions in such writers as Aogán Ó Rathaille, Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill, Jonathan Swift, Lady Gregory, Oscar Wilde, John Millington Synge, William Butler Yeats, James Joyce, George Bernard Shaw, Samuel Beckett, Seamus Heaney, Eavan Boland, and Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill. The first portion of the course studies the body of literature from the sixth century through 1900; the remainder of the course focuses on modern and contemporary texts. Key themes to be examined, always in the larger context of Irish history as a whole, include the Irish use of words as weapons, the place of gender in Irish writing, and the intriguing nature of Irish - particularly as opposed to English - identity. Prerequisite: ENGL 3080 .
ENGL 4830 - Directed Readings Credits: (1-3)
Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent. May be repeated twice with a maximum of 6 credit hours.
ENGL 4890 - Cooperative Work Experience Credits: (1-6)
A continuation of ENGL 2890 Cooperative Work Experience. Open to all students. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent. May be repeated 5 times with a maximum of 6 credit hours.
ENGL 4920 - Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs Credits: (1-4)
Consult the semester class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 with a “C” grade or better or eqivalent. May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours.
ENGL 4940 - Writer’s Workshop Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
This course offers an opportunity for students to choose a writing project and workshop it with their peers under the direction of the instructor. Writing skills will be developed and honed through intensive writing projects which could include a variety of genres: nonfiction, creative nonfiction, fiction, (short story collection, novel), biography, autobiography, poetry, etc. The course is designed for students with a strong writing background. Prerequisite: any of the following: ENGL 3250 , ENGL 3260 , ENGL 3270 , ENGL 3280 , ENGL 3350 .
ENGL 4960 - Metaphor: Editing the Student Literary Journal Credits: (3)
Designed for students selected as staff for Weber State’s Literary Journal, Metaphor. Therefore, it is a hands-on workshop centering on all aspects of journal production: creating an editorial policy, advertisement, selection, layout, copy editing, preparing for print, marketing, distribution, etc. The journal itself is the final product. The staff supports writing and visual arts across campus through participation in several ancillary projects. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 or equivalent. May be repeated twice with a maximum of 6 credit hours.
ENGL 5010 - Introduction to Linguistics Credits: (3)
This course introduces students to the scientific study of language. It looks across languages to explore what they have in common, as well as what distinguishes them. Students learn basic analytic techniques in articulatory phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics and apply them to data drawn from various languages. These core concepts may be expanded and applied to other areas, such as language acquisition, language history, language and culture, language and thought, and language and literary expression. This course is designed for students with bachelor’s degrees who have been admitted to Weber State University’s MA program in English but have no upper-division undergraduate coursework in linguistics.
ENGL 5020 - Introduction to the Study of Language for Teachers Credits: (3)
This course is designed for English teaching majors and minors. It introduces students to the nature of language and linguistics. It also reviews the elements of traditional grammar. This course surveys prescribed applications for prospective secondary school English teachers, including language variation, contemporary alternatives to traditional grammar, the history of English, and linguistics and composition. This course is designed for students who have been admitted to WSU’s MA program in English but have no upper-division undergraduate coursework in linguistics.
ENGL 5050 - Grammar, Style, and Usage for Advanced Writing Credits: (3)
This course presents the concepts and nomenclature of traditional grammar as a context for students wishing to increase their control of punctuation, style, and usage to become more proficient writers. Its purpose is to offer practical guidance in how grammatical concepts can be applied to revising and editing one’s own or others’ writing to more effectively express one’s intended meaning. The course is designed for students with bachelor’s degrees who have been admitted to Weber State University’s MA program but do not have upper-division undergraduate coursework in linguistics.
ENGL 5110 - Writing for Teachers Credits: (3)
Designed primarily for teachers already in service, this course explores the most current research and theory concerning the teaching of writing and applies it to real problems they face in the secondary classroom.
Course Descriptions - FLDepartment of Foreign Languages
FL 1000 - Proficiency Development Credits: (1-2)
Typically taught:
(N)
(Cr/NCr) Non-graded courses for entry-level students to augment foreign language instruction in stress-free activities such as reading children’s literature, learning and performing skits, folk dancing, singing, cooking, etc. May be repeated for credit under different titles.
FL 1010 - First Semester Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem] (N)
Introductory course assuming no significant previous experience with the language. Beginners and students with less than two years of high school language should register for this class. Emphasis on everyday conversation and exposure to cultural perspectives.
FL 1020 - Second Semester Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem] (N)
Continuation of FL 1010 . Basic language skills including listening, speaking, reading, writing and culture.
FL 1700 - Conversational Skills for Specific Purposes Credits: (1-3)
Typically taught:
(N)
Specific vocabulary and speaking skills in one semester (e.g., nursing, law enforcement, medical, tourism, family language courses, etc.). May be repeated for credit under different titles.
FL 1851 - Study Abroad Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
(N)
Language and culture studies for students with no previous experience in the target language and culture. Most assignments are performed in English. Prior travel experience does not apply.
FL 1852 - Study Abroad Credits: (1-3)
Typically taught:
(N)
Language and culture studies for students with no previous experience in the target language and culture. Most assignments are performed in English. Prior travel experience does not apply. May be repeated twice with a maximum of 3 credit hours.
FL 2000 - Proficiency Development Credits: (1-2)
Typically taught:
(NH)
(CR/NC) Non-graded courses for second-year students to augment foreign language instruction in stress-free activities appropriate to the linguistic level of second-year students. May be repeated under different titles.
FL 2010 - Third Semester Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem] (NH)
Continuation of FL 1020 . Assumes completion of first-year or equivalent experience. Students learn to understand and express ideas about their community and the world. Includes listening, speaking, reading, writing and culture.
FL 2020 HU - Fourth Semester Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem] (NH)
Continuation of FL 2010 . The learning and application of strategies for acquiring a foreign language. Students also learn how cultural products and practices reflect a culture’s attitudes, values, ideas and meaning. The process of language acquisition and the seeking of cross-cultural understanding provide insights into the commonalities of how the human family learns, thinks and communicates.
FL 2021 - Second Year II Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
(NH)
Continuation of FL 2010 without General Education Humanities credit. Offered through examination only.
FL 2030 - Second Year Language Review Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem] (NH)
This course will prepare students who wish to continue language study. Emphasis on conversational skills and a review of language structure and usage.
FL 2550 - Cultural Heritage in Translation Credits: (3)
Variable Title
Studies in culture, history, geography, social customs, fine arts and civilization for students with no or very limited proficiency. This course will be taught in English. May be repeated once for other non- English speaking cultures.
FL 2600 HU - Introduction to Cultural and Literary Studies in Translation Credits: (3)
Variable Title
May be offered under any of the languages taught in the department. All Foreign Language HU2600 courses are taught in English and all texts are read in English translation in order to make some of the literature we normally would teach in a foreign language accessible to all students. These courses may introduce students to specific literary periods, literary themes or some prominent authors in specific areas of the world where languages other than English are spoken. May be repeated up to 10 times for credit under different titles.
FL 2851 HU - Study Abroad Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
(NH)
Language and culture studies for students whose minimal proficiency is Novice High. Language assignments at the Novice or Intermediate-Low levels are performed in the target language. All other assignments are performed in English. Prior travel experience does not apply.
FL 2852 - Study Abroad Credits: (1-3)
Typically taught:
(NH)
Language and culture studies for students whose minimal proficiency is at Novice High. Language assignments at the Novice or Intermediate-Low levels are performed in the target language. All other assignments are performed in English. Prior travel experience does not apply. May be repeated twice with a maximum of 3 credit hours.
FL 2920 - Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs Credits: (1-6)
Consult the class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript.
FL 2920S - Community Service Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
(NH)
Students will receive an overview of community service and explore opportunities for service learning in the community. Five preparatory workshops (first week only) followed by 55 hours of approved community service.
FL 3000 - Proficiency Development Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem] (IL)
This is a transition course to upper division. The course focuses on oral proficiency development. Students will learn a variety of techniques and strategies to increase their oral proficiency in a variety of social, educational and cultural settings. Native-speaking students or those who have acquired proficiency through residence in the target language community are not eligible to take this class. Prerequisite: Completion of or currently enrolled in FL 2020 .
FL 3060 - Grammar & Composition Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem] (IL)
[Refer to the Class Schedule for information on specific languages]
Required of all majors and minors. Readings to develop conversation, composition and grammar skills. One sheltered section may be offered to students who have not had extensive in-country experience.
FL 3160 - Introduction to Literature Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem] (IL)
[Refer to the Class Schedule for information on specific languages ]
Required of all majors and minors. 3160 may be taken concurrently with other literature courses. One sheltered section may be offered to students who have not had extensive in-country experience.
FL 3190 - Foreign Language Journal Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
(IM)
For foreign language students in the third year who work on publishing the foreign literary journal. Includes selecting articles, editing and preparing journal layout.
FL 3220 - Phonetics and Phonology Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem] (IL)
Analysis of the sounds of language and word formation: practice of native like speech patterns. Required of all teaching majors and minors.
FL 3320 - Applied Language Studies Credits: (1-3)
Variable Title
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
(Minimal proficiency level varies with content). May be repeated up to 10 times under different titles.
FL 3360 - Advanced Grammar Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem] (IL)
Analysis and application of syntactic principles and discourse structure.
FL 3540 - Latin American Environment and Cultures Credits: (3)
In order to provide an interdisciplinary introduction to Latin America, this course presents the region’s history, its peoples, their culture and their political and natural environments. Other content to be discussed includes issues of migration, US Latinos and the region’s relationship with the US.
FL 3550 - Cultural Heritage I Credits: (3)
Variable Title
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem] (IM)
Studies in culture, history, geography, social customs, fine arts and civilization. May be repeated for other non-English-speaking cultures.
FL 3560 - Cultural Heritage II Credits: (3)
Variable Title
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem] (IM)
Studies in culture, history, geography, social customs, fine arts, and civilization. May be repeated 3 times for other non-English speaking cultures.
FL 3570 - Special Topics in Culture Credits: (3)
Variable Title
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem] (IM)
In-depth studies in culture, history, geography, social customs, fine arts and civilization. May be repeated for other non-English speaking cultures.
FL 3610 - Literature Survey I Credits: (3)
Variable Title
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem] (IH)
A survey of the authors and works of a particular period or place. May be repeated under different titles.
FL 3620 - Literature Survey II Credits: (3)
Variable Title
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem] (IH)
A survey of the authors and works of a particular period or place. May be repeated under different titles.
FL 3630 - Literature Genres Credits: (3)
Variable Title
Typically taught:
(IM)
May be repeated under different titles. One literature course is required for regular and teaching majors. May be taken concurrently with FL 3160 .
FL 3650 - Literature Periods Credits: (3)
Variable Title
Typically taught:
(IM)
May be repeated under different titles. One literature course is required for regular and teaching majors. May be taken concurrently with FL 3160 .
FL 3670 - Literature Authors Credits: (3)
Variable Title
Typically taught:
(IM)
May be repeated under different titles. One literature course is required for regular and teaching majors. May be taken concurrently with FL 3160 .
FL 3690 - Literature Special Topics in Literature Credits: (1-3)
Variable Title
Typically taught:
(IM)
May be repeated under different titles. One literature course is required for regular and teaching majors. May be taken concurrently with FL 3160 .
FL 3710 - Business Language I Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem] (IM)
Business Language and Practices. Required of all commercial majors.
FL 3720 - Language for Specific Purposes I Credits: (3)
Variable Title
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem] (IM)
This course is content, vocabulary and culture-based. The course focuses on practical vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, professional terminology and cultural interactions on a variety of topics such as language for the medical professions, social workers, law enforcement or tourism.
FL 3730 - Language for Specific Purposes II Credits: (3)
Variable Title
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem] (IM)
This course is content, vocabulary and culture-based. The course focuses on practical vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, professional terminology and cultural interactions on a variety of topics, such as language for medical professions, social work, law enforcement or tourism.
FL 3740 - Translation/Interpreting I Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
(IM)
Basic techniques and procedures used in bilingual translation of non-fiction texts. Written and oral translation of scientific and technical texts. Emphasis will be on the stylistic, syntactic, cultural, lexical, and terminological problems.
FL 3850 - Study Abroad Credits: (1-6)
Typically taught:
(IM)
Language and culture studies for students whose language proficiency is Intermediate Low to Intermediate High. All Intermediate and Advanced tasks will be performed in the target language. All Superior tasks may be performed in English. Prior travel experience does not apply. May be repeated up to 10 times for credit.
FL 4190 - Foreign Language Journal Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
(IM)
For foreign language students in the fourth year who work on publishing the foreign language literary journal. Includes selecting articles, editing and preparing journal layout.
FL 4220 - Special Topics in Linguistics Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
(IM)
An introduction to linguistic structures and semantic elements. The course provides useful information and practice in the language, its structures and usage. The sub-disciplines of linguistics, other than phonetics and phonology (covered in FL 3220 ), will be studied. These may include lexical analysis, semantics, morphology, syntax, linguistic change and dialectal variation.
FL 4340 - Foreign Language Acquisition and Teaching for Proficiency Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem] (IH)
Theories of Second Language Acquisition, particularly as they apply to the teaching of foreign languages. This course will also review various assessment techniques, the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines and the National Standards for Foreign Language Learning. Offered fall semester only.
FL 4400 - Methods of Teaching a Foreign Language Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem] (AL)
Practical Methods, techniques and strategies in teaching foreign languages. Emphasis is on planning, teaching and assessment. Offered spring semester only. Prerequisite/Co-requisite: FL 3220 , FL 4340 , the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview is required; the department standard is Advanced-Low. Students must complete FL 4400 and complete the Praxis II Content Knowledge Exam in French, German or Spanish prior to student teaching.
FL 4500 - Methods of Teaching a Foreign Language Credits: (4)
This course presents theoretical premises and research on foreign language acquisition. It uses the standards for foreign language learning as the organizing principle for instructional methods; students design classroom lessons, projects and assessments based upon standards. FL 4500 is designed for students who are working toward a foreign language teaching degree or for teachers not desiring post-graduate credit. FL 6500 is designed for teachers who are seeking to recertify or to become endorsed at the graduate level.
FL 4620 - Survey of Literature I Credits: (3)
Variable Title
Typically taught:
(IH)
One literature course is required of regular and teaching majors. Prerequisite: FL 3160
FL 4630 - Survey of Literature II Credits: (3)
Variable Title
Typically taught:
(IH)
One literature course is required of regular and teaching majors. Prerequisite: FL 3160
FL 4690 - Special Topics in Literature Credits: (3)
Variable Title
Typically taught:
(IH)
Detailed analysis of a particular body of literature. For students whose proficiency in the target language is at least Intermediate High. May be repeated up to 10 times under different titles. Prerequisite: FL 3160
FL 4710 - Business Language II Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
(IM)
Advanced Business Language and Practices. Required of all commercial majors.
FL 4740 - Translation/Interpreting II Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
(IH)
Advanced translation and practice in oral (simultaneous) interpreting of non-fiction texts. Emphasis will be on the stylistic, syntactic, cultural, lexical, and terminological problems.
FL 4830 - Directed Readings Credits: (1-3)
Typically taught:
(IH)
May be repeated twice with a maximum of 3 credit hours.
FL 4850 - Study Abroad Credits: (1-6)
Typically taught:
(A)
Language and culture studies for students whose language proficiency is Advanced or Superior. All tasks are performed in the target language. Prior travel experience does not apply.
FL 4920 - Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs Credits: (1-4)
(minimal proficiency level varies with content) Consult the class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. May be repeated 5 times with a maximum of 6 credit hours.
FL 4960 - Senior Seminar and Thesis Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
(IH)
FL 4990 - Senior Assessment Credits: (.5)
Required of all majors during their senior year. Students will assemble a portfolio with a representation of their work in the foreign language. Speaking skills will also be evaluated. Must be completed before graduation clearance.
FL 6500 - Methods of Teaching a Foreign Language Credits: (4)
This course presents theoretical premises and research on foreign language acquisition. It uses the standards for foreign language learning as the organizing principle for instructional methods; students design classroom lessons, projects and assessments based upon standards. FL 4500 is designed for students who are working toward a foreign language teaching degree or for teachers not desiring post-graduate credit. FL 6500 is designed for teachers who are seeking to recertify or to become endorsed at the graduate level.
Course Descriptions - DANC, MUSC, THEADepartment of Performing Arts
DANC 1010 CA/DV - Introduction to Dance Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
An introduction to dance providing a knowledge base from which to experience dance from a variety of viewpoints: historically, culturally, aesthetically, critically, and creatively. This course takes a close-up look at the rules, messages, and meanings embodied in dance around the world. This is a writing intensive course. Students are expected to attend dance concerts and cultural dance experiences outside regularly scheduled class time. Open to all students.
DANC 1100 - Ballet I Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Introduction to the techniques of the classical ballet including alignment, positions, port de bras, and allegro combinations. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credit hours. Open to all students. May be repeated for credit, but use toward Major/Minor must be approved by program advisor.
DANC 1200 - Modern I Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Introduction to the movement techniques of modern dance. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credit hours. Open to all students. May be repeated for credit, but use toward Major/Minor must be approved by program advisor.
DANC 1310 - Music for Dance Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem] odd years
Study of the relationship between sound and movement, accompaniment and dance. Focus extends to creative and working relationship(s) between accompaniment/composer and teacher/choreographer with emphasis on practical applications of methods and understandings.
DANC 1450 - Special Topic Dance Form Credits: (1)
variable topic
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
This course is designed to provide enrichment opportunities for those who undertake dance as a field of study or as recreational activity. It allows for the study of changing series of dance forms, including, but not limited to African, Flamenco, Middle Eastern, Clogging, Ballroom, Renaissance, etc. May be repeated for 2 credit hours, but use toward Major/Minor must be approved by program advisor.
DANC 1500 - Jazz I Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Introduction to the style, technique, and rhythmic structures of jazz dance with emphasis on increasing movement capabilities and personal expression. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credit hours. Open to all students. May be repeated for credit, but use toward Major/Minor must be approved by program advisor.
DANC 1520 - Folk & Ethnic Dance Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Folk and ethnic dances of Europe, Near and Far East, Africa, and the Americas as they relate to concert dance. Open to all students. May be repeated for up to 4 credit hours, but use toward Major/Minor must be approved by program advisor.
DANC 1580 - Tap Dance Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem] even years
Special training in tap dance skills and techniques. May be repeated 3 times up to 8 credit hours, but use toward Major/Minor must be approved by program advisor.
DANC 2250 - Alignment and Conditioning for Dance/Pilates Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem] even years
Strength and alignment for dancers, using Pilates mat exercises. The class addresses areas of strength essential for dancers, focuses on breathing techniques integral to the exercises, and uses the exercises as a means to better understand and improve alignment. The course also addresses how strength and alignment facilitates more ease and efficiency in movement. To repeat the class a student must have the permission of the instructor. May be repeated twice for up to 3 credit hours, but use toward Major/Minor must be approved by program advisor.
DANC 2300 - Dance Kinesiology Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem] even years
This course provides a study of anatomy and dance kinesiology with a specific focus on anatomical analysis, conditioning principles and injury prevention, with special attention given to application of information to technique class, rehearsal, choreography and individual anomalies. The course prepares the student to understand basic kinesiological analysis and fundamental concepts of somatic inquiry. Pre/Co-requisite: NUTR 1020 Foundations in Nutrition.
DANC 2410 - Improvisation Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Guided exploration in the elements of dance for the creative development of personal movement repertoire, spontaneous group interaction, and choreographic skills. May be repeated for credit, but use toward Major/Minor must be approved by program advisor.
DANC 2470 - Ballet II Credits: (1.5)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Technique course designed to increase skill in classical ballet. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credit hours. Prerequisite: DANC 1100 (2 credit hours minimum), or DANC 2470 (1 credit hour minimum), or by audition. May be repeated for credit, but use toward Major/Minor must be approved by program advisor.
DANC 2490 - Modern II Credits: (1.5)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Refinement of beginning skills, emphasis on development of technical abilities and performance qualities. Prerequisite: DANC 1200 (2 credit hours minimum), or DANC 2490 (1.5 credit hour minimum), or by audition. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
DANC 2500 - Jazz II Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Refinement of beginning skills, emphasis on development of technical abilities and performance qualities. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credit hours. Prerequisite: DANC 1500 (2 credit hours minimum), or DANC 2480 (1 credit hour minimum), or by audition. May be repeated for credit, but use toward Major/Minor must be approved by program advisor.
DANC 2610 - Dance and Digital Technology Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem] even years
This course will provide students with an opportunity to explore the integration of dance and technology, specifically the use of the digital video medium and the use of the internet for creative and professional distribution. DANC 2610 will introduce students to dance-videography, video editing, dissemination of work through media such as the DVD format, YouTube, Vimeo and the creation/maintenance of on-line portfolios. May be repeated for credit, but use toward Major/Minor must be approved by program advisor.
DANC 2920 - Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs Credits: (1-4)
Consult the semester class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. In individual cases, this course might be considered as an elective in the Dance Major. May be repeated up to 4 credit hours, but use toward Major/Minor must be approved by program advisor.
DANC 2950 - Dance Festival Participation Credits: (1)
Students attend the American College Dance Festival Association’s regional gathering to study a variety of dance forms with professionals from across the country. Students see the choreographies of peers and professionals. Students may be responsible for their own registration fees and transportation, lodging and meal costs. Prerequisite: Audition and permission. May be repeated for up to 4 credit hours, but use toward Major/Minor must be approved by program advisor.
DANC 3010 - Dance History I: Primitive Period-the Early Decades of Modern Dance Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem] odd years
Study of the history and philosophy of dance from lineage-based societies through the early decades of modern dance. Areas covered will include pre-Christian civilizations, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and the Golden Age of Ballet. Prerequisite: DANC 1010 .
DANC 3020 - Dance History II: 20th Century Art and Education Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem] even years
Study of the history and philosophy of dance in art and education from the Age of Innovation in Ballet through the Contemporary Period of history. Areas of study will include ballet and modern dance today, black dance in America, vernacular forms and dance as public art. Prerequisite: DANC 1010 .
DANC 3320 - Techniques and Materials for Teaching Modern Dance Credits: (2)
Methods, teaching techniques, accompaniment, and practical experience in teaching modern dance. This is the secondary teaching methods class. Prerequisite: DANC 2490 .
DANC 3440 - Dance for Musical Theatre Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem] even years
Dance skills and techniques taken from the repertoire of the modern musical theatre. Special emphasis on characterization and style as demonstrated by the works of the leading choreographers of this genre. Prerequisite: DANC 1200 and DANC 1500 . May be repeated up to 4 credit hours, but use toward Major/Minor must be approved by program advisor.
DANC 3450 - Special Topic Dance Form Credits: (1)
variable titles
This course is designed to provide enrichment opportunities for those who undertake dance as a field of study or as recreational activity. It allows for the study of changing series of dance forms, including, but not limited to African, Flamenco, Middle Eastern, Clogging, Ballroom, Renaissance, etc. May be repeated up to 2 credit hours, but use toward Major/Minor must be approved by program advisor.
DANC 3470 - Ballet III Credits: (1.5)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Coordinating course designed to increase skill in classical ballet technique. Prerequisite: DANC 2470 (3 credit hours minimum), or DANC 3470 (1.5 credit hour minimum), or by audition. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
DANC 3490 - Modern III Credits: (1.5)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Exercises and activities to develop strength, flexibility, endurance, and technical dance skill. Prerequisite: DANC 2490 (3 credit hours minimum), or DANC 3490 (1.5 credit hour minimum), or by audition. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
DANC 3500 - Choreography I: Space & Time/Design in Dance Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Study of the elements of time and space as they are artistically significant in themselves and in organized forms of meaning in dance. Considering time and space design in related fields of music and art included as relevant to choreographic design and communication in dance. Prerequisite: DANC 2410 . May be repeated for up to 6 credit hours, but use toward Major/Minor must be approved by program advisor.
DANC 3510 - Choreography II: Process Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Study of and experience in various approaches to the choreographic process as related to artistic concepts and to the philosophy of art as espoused by various traditional and contemporary dance artists and as developed by the individual student. Prerequisite: DANC 3500 . May be repeated for up to 6 credit hours, but use toward Major/Minor must be approved by program advisor.
DANC 3520 - Choreography Practicum Credits: (2)
Supervised experience choreographing a dance for public performance. Arranged through cooperative effort of student and supervisor. Prerequisite: DANC 3510 and approval of instructor. May be repeated 3 times for a maximum of 4 credit hours.
DANC 3580 - Intermediate/Advanced Tap Dance Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem] even years
Intermediate/Advanced training in tap dance skills and techniques. Prerequisite: Lower Division Tap Dance (DANC 1580 ) and/or instructor approval. May be repeated for up to 3 credit hours, but use toward Major/Minor must be approved by program advisor.
DANC 3640 - Teaching Creative Dance in the Elementary School Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Techniques for teaching creative dance and basic dance forms. Suggested for Elementary Education majors.
DANC 3860 - Field Experience Credits: (1)
A course designed to provide opportunities for students to gain practical experience in the field by assisting in the activities of community agencies, schools, and Weber State. Prerequisite: DANC 3320 for those who plan to teach in a middle or secondary school or DANC 3640 for those who plan to teach in an elementary school. May be repeated for up to 4 credit hours, but use toward Major/Minor must be approved by program advisor.
DANC 3910 - Moving Company: Rehearsal & Development Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
The Moving Company is designed to give students the opportunity to learn about the various aspects of creating, rehearsing, and implementing performances off-campus and to reach the community with our dance program. The commitment is for both fall (rehearsal - 3910) and spring (performance - DANC 3911 ) semesters. This segment deals with preparation and rehearsal. May be repeated 3 times up to 8 credit hours, but use toward Major/Minor must be approved by program advisor.
DANC 3911 - Moving Company: Performance Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
The Moving Company is designed to give students the opportunity to learn about the various aspects of creating, rehearsing, and implementing performances off-campus and to reach the community with our dance program. The commitment is for both fall (rehearsal - DANC 3910 ) and spring (performance - 3911) semesters. This segment deals with implementation and performance. Prerequisite: DANC 3910 . May be repeated 3 times up to 8 credit hours, but use toward Major/Minor must be approved by program advisor.
DANC 4250 - Alignment and Conditioning for Dance/Pilates Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem] even years
Strength and alignment for dancers, using Pilates mat exercises and Reformer. The class addresses areas of strength essential for dancers, focuses on breathing techniques integral to the exercises, and uses the exercises as a means to better understand and improve alignment. The course also addresses how strength and alignment facilitate ease and efficiency of movement. Co-Requisite: DANC 2250 . May be repeated once up to 4 credit hours, but use toward Major/Minor must be approved by program advisor.
DANC 4610 - Dance and Digital Technology Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem] even years
This course will provide students with an opportunity to explore the integration of dance and technology, specifically the use of the digital video medium and the use of the internet for creative and professional distribution. DANC 4610 will introduce students to dance-videography, video editing, and dissemination of work through media such as the DVD format, You Tube, Vimeo and the creation/maintenance of on-line portfolios. May be repeated for credit, but use toward Major/Minor must be approved by program advisor.
DANC 4620 - Dance and Digital Technology Seminar Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
This seminar will provide students with individual and collaborative study and research in the field of dance and the digital video medium. The course will cover artistic and technical forms, including, but not limited to capturing dance on the digital/video medium, choreographic processes through non-linear digital editing, audio/visual editing for dance, lighting, dance theory and criticism in the context of dance in the digital age. Prerequisite: DANC 2610 . May be repeated once up to 2 credit hours, but use toward Major/Minor must be approved by program advisor.
DANC 4700 - Creative Synthesis in Dance Credits: (2)
Project oriented experience intended to coordinate student work. It will serve as guide in the synthesis of philosophy, experience, and understanding of dance as an art form and/or dance as education. This capstone course will include a portfolio and have an artistic or scholarly outcome. Prerequisite: for BA in Dance: DANC 2610 , DANC 3520 and senior dance major standing. Prerequisite: for BA/BS in Dance Education: DANC 2610 , DANC 3860 and senior dance major standing.
DANC 4800 - Individual Study Credits: (1-4)
Individual work or work in small groups by arrangements in special topics not included in the announced course offerings. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor. In individual cases, this course might be considered as an elective in the Dance Major. May be repeated 3 times up to 8 credit hours, but use toward Major/Minor must be approved by program advisor.
DANC 4890 - Cooperative Work Experience Credits: (1-6)
Individual work or work in small groups by arrangement; in special topics not included in the announced course offerings. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor. In individual cases, this course might be considered as an elective in the Dance Major. May be repeated 3 times up to 18 credit hours, but use toward Major/Minor must be approved by program advisor.
DANC 4910 - Rehearsal and Performance Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Preparation and rehearsal of dance composition to be presented in concert. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. May be repeated for an unlimited number of credit hours. May be repeated for credit, but use toward Major/Minor must be approved by program advisor.
DANC 4920 - Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs Credits: (1-4)
Typically taught:
(Offered as needed)
Consult the semester class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. In individual cases, this course might be considered as an elective in the Dance Major. May be repeated 3 times up to 16 credit hours, but use toward Major/Minor must be approved by program advisor.
DANC 4950 - Dance Festival Participation Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Students attend the American College Dance Festival Association’s regional gathering to study a variety of dance forms with professionals from across the country. Students see the choreographies of peers and professionals. Students may be responsible for their own registration fees and transportation, lodging and meal costs. Prerequisite: Audition and permission. May be repeated 3 times up to 4 credit hours, but use toward Major/Minor must be approved by program advisor.
MUSC 1010 CA - Introduction to Music Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem, Online]
Spring [Full Sem, Online]
Summer [Full Sem, Online]
An introduction to music, its elements, language, and historical development. The course focuses on European and American music with components of jazz, world, and popular genres. Concert attendance outside of regularly scheduled class time is required. Not available to music majors.
MUSC 1030 CA - Introduction to Jazz Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem, Online]
Spring [Full Sem, Online]
Summer [Full Sem, Online]
A survey of jazz in America, including blues, ragtime, Dixieland, swing, bebop, cool, and fusion. Concert attendance outside of regularly scheduled class time is required.
MUSC 1033 CA - Introduction to American Music Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Online]
Spring [Full Sem]
Survey of music in America, including classical, jazz, rock, folk, and ethnic, within the context of American history.
MUSC 1035 CA - History of Rock and Roll Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem, Online]
Spring [Full Sem, Online]
This course is a survey of Rock Music styles from ca. 1950 to the present. We also discuss pre- and proto- rock styles such as Jazz, Blues, and popular song, reaching back into the late nineteenth century. In the course we will not only study the changing history of rock music (which requires discussion of non-rock music as well), but also the cultural forces that gave rise to those changes. Because of this historical perspective, our approach will be largely chronological, with an eye toward how various styles influenced one another.
MUSC 1040 CA/DV - Music of World Cultures Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem, Online]
Spring [Full Sem, Online]
Summer [Online]
An introduction to the music of cultures around the world, including India, Middle East, China, Japan, Indonesia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe, Latin America, Caribbean, Native American music, and Ethnic North America. The course discusses the influence of music on, and its relationship to, the various cultures and populations.
MUSC 1043 HU - Music, the Arts & Civilizations Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
This course is a chronological introduction to mostly western music that also explores its relationship to the other arts.
MUSC 1063 CA - Music in Religion Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem, Online]
Spring [Full Sem, Online]
An introduction to music in world religions and how it has shaped the history of man. Specific religious works and specific composers from numerous world denominations will be discussed: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, and Buddhism. Major religious works from European art music will be explored.
MUSC 1100 - Fundamentals of Music Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Melody, harmony, rhythm, notation, ear training, and sight-singing skills needed to meet entrance requirements for MUSC 1110 & MUSC 1130 .
MUSC 1110 - Music Theory I Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Elementary harmony, primary and secondary triads with inversions, non harmonic tones, and modulation. Prerequisite: Complete Theory Placement exam with a score of 70% or higher or MUSC 1100 with a grade of “C” or higher. Must be taken concurrently with MUSC 1130 , MUSC 1140 . Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 1120 - Music Theory II Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
Elementary harmony, primary and secondary triads with inversions, non harmonic tones, and modulation. Must be taken concurrently with MUSC 1130 , MUSC 1140 . Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 1130 - Sight-Singing & Ear-Training I Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Development of aural skills needed to function as a musician and teacher. Emphasis on progressively advancing aural perception using the “fixed do” system. Prerequisite: Complete Theory Placement exam with a score of 70% or higher or MUSC 1100 with a grade of “C” or higher. Must be taken concurrently with MUSC 1110 , MUSC 1120 . Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 1140 - Sight-Singing & Ear-Training II Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
Development of aural skills needed to function as a musician and teacher. Emphasis on progressively advancing aural perception using the “fixed do” system. Must be taken concurrently with MUSC 1110 , MUSC 1120 . Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 1143 - Music Theory for Musical Theatre Credits: (4)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Development of aural and vocal skills as they pertain to the Musical Theatre performer and practitioner. Emphasis on harmony, melody, rhythm, notation and applicable keyboard skills.
MUSC 1150 - Class Piano I Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Beginning piano instruction with emphasis on reading, technical facility and sound musicianship. Prerequisite: Complete Theory Placement exam with a score of 70% or higher or MUSC 1100 with a grade of “C” or higher. Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 1160 - Class Piano II Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
Beginning piano instruction with emphasis on reading, technical facility and sound musicianship. Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 1321 - Basic Piano for Adults Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Beginning instruction in keyboard for non-music majors and minors. Students must have access to a piano for practice.
MUSC 1500 - Beginning & Intermediate Classical Guitar Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Beginner and intermediate class instruction in classical guitar, including technique, repertoire, and history of the instrument. May be repeated up to 10 times for credit.
MUSC 1501 - Modern Guitar Styles Credits: (1)
This entry-level course offers instruction in pick-style guitar. Styles covered include folk, rock, jazz, and popular. Special emphasis on note reading and basic musicianship.
MUSC 1502 - Violin Master Class Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 1503 - Viola Master Class Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 1504 - Cello Master Class Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 1505 - String Bass Master Class Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 1506 - Guitar Master Class Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 1507 - Harp Master Class Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 1510 - Trumpet Master Class Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 1511 - French Horn Master Class Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 1512 - Trombone Master Class Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 1513 - Euphonium/Tuba Master Class Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 1520 - Percussion Master Class Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 1530 - Voice Master Class Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 1540 - Flute Master Class Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 1541 - Oboe Master Class Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 1542 - Clarinet Master Class Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 1543 - Saxophone Master Class Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 1544 - Bassoon Master Class Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 1601 - Private Instruction Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
Individual lessons, vocal or instrumental. For those students not pursuing a major or minor in music. May be repeated 29 times with a maximum of 30 credit hours.
MUSC 1610 - Applied Keyboard: Piano Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 1611 - Applied Keyboard: Organ Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 1620 - Applied Voice Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 1630 - Applied Woodwinds: Flute Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 1631 - Applied Woodwinds: Oboe Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 1632 - Applied Woodwinds: Clarinet Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 1633 - Applied Woodwinds: Saxophone Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 1634 - Applied Woodwinds: Bassoon Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 1640 - Applied Brass: Trumpet Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 1641 - Applied Brass: French Horn Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 1642 - Applied Brass: Trombone Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 1643 - Applied Brass: Euphonium/Tuba Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 1650 - Applied Strings: Violin Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 1651 - Applied Strings: Viola Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 1652 - Applied Strings: Violoncello Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 1653 - Applied Strings: String Bass Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 1654 - Applied Strings: Guitar Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 1655 - Applied Strings: Harp Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 1660 - Applied Percussion Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 1673 - Private Instruction Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
All performance areas. Two hours instruction/week. Minimum of 18 hours/week practice required. One-half hour special assignment. By consent of instructor only. May be taken for credit up to three times in any area of specialization. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 1730 - Keyboard Ensemble Credits: (1)
Training in piano ensemble situations to develop fluency in reading. Keyboard majors and minors only. Fulfills the major ensemble requirement for music majors. May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 1740 - Weber State Concert Choir Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Fulfills the major ensemble requirement for music majors and minors. Membership by audition or consent of instructor. May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 1741 - Chamber Choir Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
A highly select group of approximately 24 singers performing the entire range of small choir literature. Fulfills the chamber ensemble requirement for music majors. By audition only. May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 1743 - Vocal Chamber Ensemble Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Training in small vocal groups such as trios, quartets, and sextets. Fulfills the chamber ensemble requirement for music majors. May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 1744 - Musical Theatre Credits: (1-2)
Rehearsal and performance of musical theatre productions. By audition only. May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 1745 - Weber State Community Choir Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
(Evening only.)
Membership by audition or consent of instructor. Does not fulfill any ensemble requirement for music majors or minors. May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours. Note: This course is not currently active.
MUSC 1750 - Symphonic Band Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Membership by audition or consent of instructor. Emphasis is on the study and preparation of modern symphonic band literature. Fulfills the major ensemble requirement for music majors and minors. May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 1751 - Wind Ensemble Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Membership by audition or consent of instructor. Emphasis is on study and performance of literature for selected wind and percussion ensembles of varying size. Participants may be required to participate in symphonic band. Fulfills the major ensemble requirement for music majors and minors. May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 1752 - Marching Band Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
By audition and/or consent of the director to students on flags, rifles, and band instruments. Fulfills the major ensemble requirement for music majors and minors. May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 1753 - Jazz Ensemble Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Membership by audition or consent of instructor. Fulfills the chamber ensemble requirement for music majors. May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 1754 - Percussion Ensemble Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Membership by audition or consent of instructor. Fulfills the chamber ensemble requirement for music majors. May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 1755 - Instrumental Chamber Ensemble Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Training in instrumental chamber ensembles such as trios, quartets, quintets, and sextets. Fulfills the chamber ensemble requirement for music majors. May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 1756 - Pep Band Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Plays at athletic functions using contemporary jazz, rock, and popular music. By audition. Does not fulfill any ensemble requirement for music majors or minors. May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 1760 - Weber State Symphony Orchestra Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Membership by audition or consent of instructor. Full symphony orchestra instrumentation. Fulfills the major ensemble requirement for music majors and minors. May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 1761 - Chamber Orchestra Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Membership by audition or consent of instructor. Fulfills the chamber ensemble requirement for music majors. May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 1762 - Theatre Orchestra Credits: (1-2)
Membership by audition or consent of instructor. Instrumentation determined by the music production being presented. Does not fulfill any ensemble requirement for music majors or minors. May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 1763 - Guitar Ensemble Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Membership by audition or consent of instructor. Fulfills the major ensemble requirement for music majors and minors. May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 1901 - Music: The First-Year Experience Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Introduction to the music area and its programs, including email usage, department policies and procedures, career options, and curriculum. Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 1911 - Introduction to Music Technology Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Introduction to uses of technology in music teaching and performance, including use of music composition and multimedia software. Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 2110 - Music Theory III Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Continuation of Theory II. Includes altered, borrowed, and other unique chord sonorities; advanced modulation; 20th century compositional techniques; analysis; and projects that will explore application of theoretical concepts. Prerequisite: MUSC 1120 and MUSC 1140 or equivalents. Must be taken concurrently with MUSC 2130 , MUSC 2140 . Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 2120 - Music Theory IV Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Continuation of Theory II. Includes altered, borrowed, and other unique chord sonorities; advanced modulation; 20th century compositional techniques; analysis; and projects that will explore application of theoretical concepts. Prerequisite: MUSC 1120 and MUSC 1140 or equivalents. Must be taken concurrently with MUSC 2130 , MUSC 2140 . Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 2130 - Sight Singing & Ear-Training III Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Continuation of Ear-Training & Sight-Singing II. Development of more advanced listening skills and of ability to recognize and correct performance errors. Prerequisite: MUSC 1120 and MUSC 1140 or equivalents. Must be taken concurrently with MUSC 2110 , MUSC 2120 . Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 2140 - Sight Singing & Ear-Training IV Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Continuation of Ear-Training & Sight-Singing II. Development of more advanced listening skills and of ability to recognize and correct performance errors. Prerequisite: MUSC 1120 and MUSC 1140 or equivalents. Must be taken concurrently with MUSC 2110 , MUSC 2120 . Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 2150 - Class Piano III Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Continuation of MUSC 1160 with emphasis on advanced reading, further development of technical facility and expanded concepts of musicianship. Prerequisite: MUSC 1160 or placement by audition, and MUSC 1120 and MUSC 1140 . Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 2160 - Class Piano IV Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Continuation of MUSC 1160 with emphasis on advanced reading, further development of technical facility and expanded concepts of musicianship. Prerequisite: MUSC 1160 or placement by audition, and MUSC 1120 and MUSC 1140 . Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 2202 - Survey of Music History & Literature I Credits: (2)
A survey of the development of the historical and stylistic periods of European art music from ca 400-1750. Required for Music History credit for all Music Minors. Prerequisite: MUSC 1110 and MUSC 1130 . Open to all university students who have completed MUSC 1010 . Does not fulfill Creative Arts or Humanities credit. Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 2212 - Survey of Music History & Literature II Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
A survey of the development of the historical and stylistic periods of European art music from ca 1750-20th century. Required for Music History credit for all Music Minors. Prerequisite: MUSC 1110 and MUSC 1130 . Open to all university students who have completed MUSC 1010 . Does not fulfill Creative Arts or Humanities credit. Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 2321 - Principles of Piano Accompanying I Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
To learn the art of accompaniment, to become knowledgeable about repertoire and style, and to improve sight reading. Prerequisite: Piano proficiency. Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 2331 - Principles of Piano Accompanying II Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
To learn the art of accompaniment, to become knowledgeable about repertoire and style, and to improve sight reading. Prerequisite: Piano proficiency. Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 2540 - Instrumental Techniques for Choral Majors Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem] even years
A course for Choral Music Education majors that encompasses a practical and analytical approach to the understanding of basic playing and teaching techniques of the band and orchestral instruments. Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 2610 - Applied Keyboard: Piano Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 2611 - Applied Keyboard: Organ Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 2620 - Applied Voice Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 2630 - Applied Woodwinds: Flute Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 2631 - Applied Woodwinds: Oboe Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 2632 - Applied Woodwinds: Clarinet Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 2633 - Applied Woodwinds: Saxophone Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 2634 - Applied Woodwinds: Bassoon Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 2640 - Applied Brass: Trumpet Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 2641 - Applied Brass: French Horn Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 2642 - Applied Brass: Trombone Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 2643 - Applied Brass: Euphonium/Tuba Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 2650 - Applied Strings: Violin Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 2651 - Applied Strings: Viola Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 2652 - Applied Strings: Violoncello Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 2653 - Applied Strings: String Bass Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 2654 - Applied Strings: Guitar Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 2655 - Applied Strings: Harp Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 2660 - Applied Percussion Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 2673 - Private Instruction Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
All performance areas. Two hours instruction/week. Minimum of 18 hours/week practice required. One-half hour special assignment. By consent of instructor only. May be taken for credit up to three times in any area of specialization. May be repeated for credit. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 2821 - Percussion Methods I Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem] even years
A practical and analytical approach to teaching and playing percussion instruments, including selection of appropriate repertoire and minor repair. Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 2822 - Percussion Methods II Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem] odd years
A continuation of MUSC 2821 . Prerequisite: MUSC 2821 . Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 2841 - Brass Methods I Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem] even years
A practical and analytical approach to teaching and playing brass instruments, including selection of appropriate repertoire and minor repair. Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 2842 - Brass Methods II Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem] odd years
A continuation of MUSC 2841 . Prerequisite: MUSC 2841 . Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 2851 - Woodwind Methods I Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem] odd years
A practical and analytical approach to teaching and playing woodwind instruments, including selection of appropriate repertoire and minor repair. Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 2852 - Woodwind Methods II Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem] even years
A continuation of MUSC 2851 . Prerequisite: MUSC 2851 Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 2871 - String Methods I Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem] odd years
A practical and analytical approach to teaching and playing string instruments, including selection of appropriate repertoire and minor repair. Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 2872 - String Methods II Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem] even years
A continuation of MUSC 2871 . Prerequisite: MUSC 2871 Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 2881 - Vocal Workshop Credits: (1)
Development of the singing voice with special attention to freedom of tones, purity of vowels, interpretation, diction, and flexibility. Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 2890 - Cooperative Work Experience Credits: (1-6)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Open to all students in the music area who meet the minimum cooperative work experience requirements of the department. Provides academic credit for on-the-job experience. Grade and amount of credit will be determined by the department. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 credits. Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 2910 - Opera Production Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Preparation of operatic scenes and music. Music and staging rehearsal venue for the preparation of fully staged opera productions. May be repeated up to 10 times.
MUSC 2920 - Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes, and Special Programs Credits: (1-4)
Consult the class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 6 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 3102 - Counterpoint Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem] odd years
Eighteenth century polyphonic techniques including the five contrapuntal species, formal processes, analysis, and compositional application of concepts studied. Prerequisite: MUSC 2120 and MUSC 2140 or equivalents. Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 3112 - Orchestration Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem] even years
An exploration of principles of arranging music for instrumental sections and instrumental combinations. Prerequisite: MUSC 2120 and MUSC 2140 or equivalents. Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 3122 - Choral Arranging Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem] odd years
An exploration of principles of arranging music for various voice groups. Prerequisite: MUSC 2120 and MUSC 2140 or equivalent. Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 3205 - Music History I: Medieval and Renaissance Music Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
A survey of the developments in European art music, ca. 400-1600. The course emphasizes stylistic and critical analysis of representative compositions within historical and cultural contexts. Prerequisite: MUSC 1120 and MUSC 1140 .
MUSC 3206 - Music History II: Baroque and Classical Music Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
A survey of the developments in European art music, ca. 1600-1820. The course emphasizes stylistic and critical analysis of representative compositions within historical and cultural contexts. Prerequisite: MUSC 3205 .
MUSC 3207 - Music History III: Music of the 19th through the 21st Centuries Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
A survey of the developments in European art music, ca. 1800-2000. The course emphasizes stylistic and critical analysis of representative compositions within historical and cultural contexts. Prerequisite: MUSC 3206 .
MUSC 3208 - World Music Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
An in-depth exploration of selected music outside the European/ American art and popular traditions. Attention will be given to musical elements and systems, as well as to the participation of music within culture and society. Open to both music and non-music majors. Prerequisite: MUSC 3207 for music majors; MUSC 1010 or MUSC 1040 for non-music majors
MUSC 3302 - Keyboard Literature I-II Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem] even years
Keyboard literature to acquaint the student with historical and stylistic periods of music. Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 3312 - Keyboard Literature I-II Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem] odd years
Keyboard literature to acquaint the student with historical and stylistic periods of music. Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 3402 - Vocal Literature I Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem] odd years
A study of a cross-section of vocal literature leading to knowledge of styles, composers, performance practice, and basic phonetics in commonly-used languages. Prerequisite: Piano proficiency and a minimum of two years of private voice instruction. Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 3412 - Vocal Literature II Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem] even years
A continuation of MUSC 3402 . Prerequisite: MUSC 3402 . Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 3502 - Violin Master Class Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 3503 - Viola Master Class Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 3504 - Cello Master Class Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 3505 - String Bass Master Class Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 3506 - Guitar Master Class Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 3507 - Harp Master Class Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 3510 - Trumpet Master Class Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 3511 - French Horn Master Class Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 3512 - Trombone Master Class Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 3513 - Euphonium/Tuba Master Class Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 3520 - Percussion Master Class Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 3530 - Voice Master Class Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 3540 - Flute Master Class Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 3541 - Oboe Master Class Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 3542 - Clarinet Master Class Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 3543 - Saxophone Master Class Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 3544 - Bassoon Master Class Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 3601 - Private Instruction Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
Individual lessons, vocal or instrumental. For those students not pursuing a major or minor in music. May be repeated 29 times with a maximum of 30 credit hours.
MUSC 3610 - Applied Keyboard: Piano Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 3611 - Applied Keyboard: Organ Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 3620 - Applied Voice Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 3630 - Applied Woodwinds: Flute Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 3631 - Applied Woodwinds: Oboe Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 3632 - Applied Woodwinds: Clarinet Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 3633 - Applied Woodwinds: Saxophone Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 3634 - Applied Woodwinds: Bassoon Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 3640 - Applied Brass: Trumpet Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 3641 - Applied Brass: French Horn Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 3642 - Applied Brass: Trombone Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 3643 - Applied Brass: Euphonium/Tuba Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 3650 - Applied Strings: Violin Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 3651 - Applied Strings: Viola Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 3652 - Applied Strings: Violoncello Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 3653 - Applied Strings: String Bass Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 3654 - Applied Strings: Guitar Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 3655 - Applied Strings: Harp Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 3660 - Applied Percussion Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 3673 - Private Instruction Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
All performance areas. Two hours instruction/week. Minimum of 18 hours/week practice required. One-half hour special assignment. By consent of instructor only. May be taken for credit up to three times in any area of specialization. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 3730 - Keyboard Ensemble Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Training in piano ensemble situations to develop fluency in reading. Keyboard majors and minors only. Fulfills the major ensemble requirement for music majors. May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 3740 - Weber State Concert Choir Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Fulfills the major ensemble requirement for music majors and minors. Membership by audition or consent of instructor. May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 3741 - Chamber Choir Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
A highly select group of approximately 24 singers performing the entire range of small choir literature. Fulfills the chamber ensemble requirement for music majors. By audition only. May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 3743 - Vocal Chamber Ensemble Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Training in small vocal groups such as trios, quartets, and sextets. Fulfills the chamber ensemble requirement for music majors. May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 3744 - Musical Theatre Credits: (1-2)
Rehearsal and performance of musical theatre productions. By audition only. May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 3745 - Weber State Community Choir Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
(Evening only.)
Membership by audition or consent of instructor. Does not fulfill any ensemble requirement for music majors or minors. May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours. Note: This course is not currently active.
MUSC 3750 - Symphonic Band Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Membership by audition or consent of instructor. Emphasis is on the study and preparation of modern symphonic band literature. Fulfills the major ensemble requirement for music majors and minors. May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 3751 - Wind Ensemble Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Membership by audition or consent of instructor. Emphasis is on study and performance of literature for selected wind and percussion ensembles of varying size. Participants may be required to participate in symphonic band. Fulfills the major ensemble requirement for music majors and minors. May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 3752 - Marching Band Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
By audition and/or consent of the director to students on flags, rifles, and band instruments. Fulfills the major ensemble requirement for music majors and minors. May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 3753 - Jazz Ensemble Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Membership by audition or consent of instructor. Fulfills the chamber ensemble requirement for music majors. May be repeated up to 10 times.
MUSC 3754 - Percussion Ensemble Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Membership by audition or consent of instructor. Fulfills the chamber ensemble requirement for music majors. May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 3755 - Instrumental Chamber Ensemble Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Training in instrumental chamber ensembles such as trios, quartets, quintets, and sextets. Fulfills the chamber ensemble requirement for music majors. May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 3756 - Pep Band Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Plays at athletic functions using contemporary jazz, rock, and popular music. By audition. Does not fulfill any ensemble requirement for music majors or minors. May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 3760 - Weber State Symphony Orchestra Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Membership by audition or consent of instructor. Full symphony orchestra instrumentation. Fulfills the major ensemble requirement for music majors and minors. May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 3761 - Chamber Orchestra Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Membership by audition or consent of instructor. Fulfills the chamber ensemble requirement for music majors. May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 3762 - Theatre Orchestra Credits: (1-2)
Membership by audition or consent of instructor. Instrumentation determined by the music production being presented. Does not fulfill any ensemble requirement for music majors or minors. May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 3763 - Guitar Ensemble Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Membership by audition or consent of instructor. Fulfills the major ensemble requirement for music majors and minors. May be repeated 7 times with a maximum of 8 credit hours.
MUSC 3822 - Instrumental Conducting I-II Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Basic conducting technique and advanced techniques for conducting instrumental ensembles. Prerequisite: MUSC 1120 /MUSC 1140 . Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 3823 - Instrumental Conducting I-II Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Basic conducting technique and advanced techniques for conducting instrumental ensembles. Prerequisite: MUSC 1120 and MUSC 1140 . Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 3824 - Music for Elementary Teachers Credits: (4)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Methods and materials for teaching elementary school music (grades K-6) including skill development on selected elementary classroom instruments.
MUSC 3840 - Form and Analysis Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
A study of basic musical form with particular emphasis on the most important contrapuntal and homophonic styles from the Baroque Period forward. The course coordinates the study of the forms of individual genres with their history and role in the continuous development of music. Prerequisite: MUSC 2120 and 2140. Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 3842 - Producing the School Musical Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem] odd years
A detailed study of musical theatre and the practical application of skills, techniques, and materials necessary for production in secondary schools. Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 3851 - Stringed Instrument Pedagogy I Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
An in-depth study of pedagogical methods employed in teaching the four orchestral stringed instruments to beginning and intermediate level students. Prerequisite: MUSC 2871 /MUSC 2872 . May be repeated up to 9 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 3852 - Stringed Instrument Pedagogy II Credits: (2)
Continued in-depth study of pedagogical methods employed in teaching the four orchestral stringed instruments with a focus on upper intermediate and advanced level students. Prerequisite: MUSC 3851 . Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 3872 - Choral Conducting I-II Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem] even years
Basic conducting technique and advanced techniques for techniques for conducting choral ensembles. Prerequisite: MUSC 1120 and MUSC 1140 . Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 3882 - Choral Conducting I-II Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem] even years
Basic conducting technique and advanced techniques for techniques for conducting choral ensembles. Prerequisite: MUSC 1120 and MUSC 1140 . Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 3924 - Music Teaching and Learning in the Elementary School Credits: (4)
As an introduction to the role of music in the lives of children, this course provides opportunities for music majors to develop their rapport with elementary students. The course will include selecting literature and designing effective instructional strategies aligned with the Utah K-6 music core curriculum as well as the national music standards. Students will be introduced to different philosophical and pedagogical approaches as well as develop and implement age-appropriate assessment strategies. Students will develop their understanding of music’s role in an interdisciplinary curriculum. A field experience with elementary-age students is required. Prerequisite: Completed Piano Proficiency. Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 3991 - Junior Recital Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Applied instruction in preparation for and public performance of a 30 minute recital. Prerequisite: Piano proficiency. Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 4302 - Keyboard Pedagogy I-II Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem] odd years
Comprehensive study of performance pedagogy. Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 4312 - Keyboard Pedagogy I-II Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem] even years
Comprehensive study of performance pedagogy. Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 4402 - Vocal Pedagogy I-II Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem] even years
Comprehensive study of the principles, rules and procedures pertaining to the development, exercise, and practice of the art of singing and the science of teaching singing. Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 4412 - Vocal Pedagogy I-II Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem] odd years
Comprehensive study of the principles, rules and procedures pertaining to the development, exercise, and practice of the art of singing and the science of teaching singing. Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 4610 - Applied Keyboard: Piano Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 4611 - Applied Keyboard: Organ Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 4620 - Applied Voice Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 4630 - Applied Woodwinds: Flute Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 4631 - Applied Woodwinds: Oboe Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 4632 - Applied Woodwinds: Clarinet Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 4633 - Applied Woodwinds: Saxophone Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 4634 - Applied Woodwinds: Bassoon Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 4640 - Applied Brass: Trumpet Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 4641 - Applied Brass: French Horn Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 4642 - Applied Brass: Trombone Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 4643 - Applied Brass: Euphonium/Tuba Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 4650 - Applied Strings: Violin Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 4651 - Applied Strings: Viola Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 4652 - Applied Strings: Violoncello Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 4653 - Applied Strings: String Bass Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 4654 - Applied Strings: Guitar Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 4655 - Applied Strings: Harp Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 4660 - Applied Percussion Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 4673 - Private Instruction Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
All performance areas. Two hours instruction/week. Minimum of 18 hrs/wk practice required. One-half hour special assignment. By consent of instructor only. May be taken for credit up to three times in any area of specialization. May be repeated for credit. Music Majors and Minors only.
MUSC 4771 - Stringed Instrument Literature I Credits: (2)
A study of music for technical development, plus solo, and chamber music literature of the stringed instruments of the orchestra. This class will focus on music for beginning and intermediate students. Prerequisite: MUSC 2871 /MUSC 2872 . Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 4772 - Stringed Instrument Literature II Credits: (2)
Advanced study of music for technical development, plus solo, and chamber music literature of the stringed instruments of the orchestra. This class will focus on music for upper intermediate and advanced students. Prerequisite: MUSC 4771 .
MUSC 4820 - Pro Tools 101 Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
This course covers basic Pro Tools principles. It provides everything you need to complete a Pro Tools project—from initial set up to final mixdown. The course focuses on Pro Tools 9 software and covers a multitude of new functions and feature enhancements. Whether your project involves recording live instruments, MIDI sequencing of software synthesizers, or audio editing or region looping, this course will give you the basic skills to succeed. Audience: This course is designed for the audio enthusiast with little to no Pro Tools experience. Possession of the following skills is recommended prior to beginning this course: basic familiarity with operating a computer and basic understanding of recording techniques, processes, and equipment.
MUSC 4821 - Pro Tools 110 Credits: (1)
This course provides a more detailed look at the Pro Tools system on top of the knowledge learned in Pro Tools 101. It covers all the key concepts and skills needed to operate a Pro Tools system. The course provides the foundation for the later 200-series of courses on Pro Tools music and post production. Audience: This course is designed for end-users with basic Pro Tools skills, including musicians, audio engineers, and sound editors for film or television. Prerequisite: MUSC 4820 (Pro Tools 101). May be repeated once with a maximum of 2 credit hours.
MUSC 4822 - Junior High/ Middle School Music Methods Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Methods of instruction, organization and presentation of appropriate content and musical literature in junior high/middle school music classes. Prerequisite: Piano proficiency Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 4830 - Directed Readings Credits: (1-3)
To be arranged. May be taken for a maximum of 7 hours of credit. Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 4842 - High School Music Methods Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Methods of instruction, organization and presentation of appropriate content and musical literature in high school music classes. Emphasis is placed on the administration of the school music program. Prerequisite: Piano proficiency and MUSC 4822 . Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 4860 - Internship in Music Credits: (1-3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Practical synthesis and application of knowledge and skills gained in pedagogy and methods courses. Students plan and implement lessons, document progress, and evaluate their teaching assignments in group or private settings. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits. Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 4890 - Cooperative Work Experience Credits: (1-6)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
A continuation of MUSC 2890 . Open to all students. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 credits. Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 4910 - Opera Production Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Preparation of operatic scenes and music. Music and staging rehearsal venue for the preparation of fully staged opera productions. May be repeated up to 10 times for credit hours.
MUSC 4920 - Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes, and Special Programs Credits: (1-4)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Consult the class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 4 credit hours. Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 4991 - Senior Recital Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Private instruction in preparation for and public performance of a one hour recital. Music Majors and Minors only
MUSC 4992 - Senior Project Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Music education majors have the option of completing a senior project in lieu of the senior recital and should register for MUSC 4992 during the semester in which they plan to complete the project. Requires submission of a project proposal and approval by a faculty committee. Prerequisite: MUSC 4830 . Music Majors and Minors only
THEA 1013 CA - Introduction to Theatre Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem, Online]
Spring [Full Sem, Online]
Summer [Online]
An introduction to live theatre and drama and the creative heritage of theatre. Students will develop critical awareness of dramatic theory and performance practice through reading and evaluating historical and contemporary drama, and through applied creative activities. Students are expected to attend theatre performances outside of regularly scheduled class time. Note: Theatre majors are required to enroll in the face-to-face class, not the online section.
THEA 1023 CA - Introduction to Film Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem, Online]
Spring [Full Sem, Online]
Summer [Full Sem, Online]
Examination and analysis of film and film techniques. Students will develop critical awareness of film as an artistic, social, and cultural phenomenon. Students may be required to attend film screenings outside of the regularly scheduled class time. A lab fee is required for this class.
THEA 1030 - Voice and Movement for the Actor Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Natural resources of the human voice and body are studied as artistic resources for the performing artist. The course is designed to examine both the process and products of vocal and physical dynamics. The goal of this course is to integrate vocal and physical skills into the working process of the actor. Prerequisite: THEA 1033 . (Theatre majors only).
THEA 1033 CA - Acting I Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
An overview of dramatic creativity that uses the human body, intellect and spirit to explore, interpret and present dramatic scripts. Course includes fundamentals of acting and stage comportment. Note: Theatre majors are strongly encouraged to enroll in the “majors only section” offered spring semester and concurrently enroll in THEA 1713 .
THEA 1043 CA - Introduction to American Musical Theatre Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
An introduction to American Musical Theatre, its history and creative elements. Students will develop critical awareness of the differences between traditional and musical theatre by becoming actively involved in reading, observing, and analyzing musical theatre. Note: Musical Theatre majors are strongly encouraged to enroll in this class fall semester.
THEA 1051 - Freshman (New Student) Seminar Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
An introduction to the Theatre Arts Area devoted to the needs of incoming majors, including: faculty and staff introductions and theatrical personnel responsibilities, audition notices and practices, production and Practicum assignments, and opportunities available within the facility. Includes detailed academic advice for majors and minors, and practical methods of library research for theatre topics at WSU.
THEA 1053 CA - Introduction to Technical Production Credits: (3)
An introduction to the production components of live theatre in which students will develop an awareness of technical aspects including scenery, lighting, costume, properties and sound. Students are expected to attend theatre performances outside of regularly scheduled class time. This course is recommended for non-theatre majors and minors.
THEA 1223 - Stage Makeup Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Spring [1st Blk]
A practical investigation of stage makeup techniques and skills of design and application. Class meets the 1st block of spring semester. A lab fee is required for this class.
THEA 1713 - Script Analysis Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
An introductory course focusing on plot, character, language, and thematic analysis of varied historical and modern performance texts in the context of contemporary staging practice. This course teaches play analysis from a practical perspective. For students who intend to perform, direct, and design within the collaborative production process. Co-Requisite: (Recommended) THEA 1033 .
THEA 2012 - Stage Scenery Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [1st Blk]
Introduction to stage scenery: lecture/demonstration of basic materials, shop and stage equipment, construction principles, and elementary technical drawing and design procedures. Class meets the 1st block of fall semester.
THEA 2022 - Stage Costume Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [1st Blk]
Introduction to stage costume: lecture/demonstration of basic materials, fabrics, costume construction methods, elementary design principles, costume history, research and procedures for theatrical costumes. Class meets the 1st block of fall semester.
THEA 2032 - Stage Lighting Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Spring [1st Blk]
Lecture/demonstration of principles and practical use of electricity, lighting equipment, control systems, elementary technical drawing, and lighting design practice as applied to the stage. Class meets the 1st block of spring semester.
THEA 2033 - Acting II Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Applies the principles learned in Acting I on a more intense level. Includes two arranged acting studio hours per week. Prerequisite: THEA 1030 , THEA 1033 , and by audition.
THEA 2203 - Costume Technology Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem] odd years
A practical exploration of the research and construction techniques used to create contemporary and historic costumes for the stage. A lab fee is required for this class. Prerequisite: (Recommended) THEA 2022 . Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year.
THEA 2403 - Production and Stage Management Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
A practical study of stage management techniques necessary for efficient theatre production. A conceptual overview of the rehearsal and performance process will be stressed, including an overview of management techniques as applied to the performing arts in general. Front of house management and company management will be studied.
THEA 2443 - Acting for Musical Theatre Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
A practical study of acting methods unique to the discipline of musical theatre. Emphasis will be placed on the interpretation of modern musical theatre, literature through imagery, action, characterization, and analysis of the score and libretto. Prerequisite: THEA 2033 and admittance to the Musical Theatre program.
THEA 2920 - Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs Credits: (1-6)
Consult the semester class schedule for the current offering under this number. The department will determine the specific title and credit authorized.
THEA 3033 - Advanced Acting Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Introduces students to the techniques required to perform in various styles encountered in contemporary theatre, from Greek tragedy to the most modern forms. Includes two arranged studio hours per week. Prerequisite: THEA 2033 , and by audition.
THEA 3103 - Directing I Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Theory and practical application of directing approaches. Prerequisite: THEA 1033 , THEA 1013 and THEA 1713 .
THEA 3212 - Scenic Design Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Spring [1st Blk] even years
Scenic Design will provide a practical exploration of the methods and materials of scenic design for the theatre. The course includes instruction in visual research, conceptual sketching, rendering, hand and computer aided drafting for theatre, and requires some outside class production contribution. Prerequisite: THEA 2012 . Class meets the 2nd block of spring semester every even-numbered year.
THEA 3222 - Stage Lighting Design Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Spring [1st Blk] odd years
This course is a practical exploration of the equipment, materials, and processes of stage lighting and stage lighting design. The course includes instruction in mechanical drawing by hand and by computer aided design systems. Production work outside of class is required. Prerequisite: THEA 2012 and THEA 2032 . May be repeated twice with a maximum of 6 credit hours.
THEA 3232 - Scene Painting Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [1st Blk]
Applied training in basic scene painting/scenic artist techniques for theatre. Surface preparation, priming, base painting, blending and scumbling, texture and detailing lessons are applied in producing finished demonstration flats including wall surfaces, wallpaper, bricks, rocks, wood grain and molding, marble, foliage, and copying a selected original. Prerequisite: THEA 2012 and THEA 2032 . Class meets the 2nd block of fall semester.
THEA 3243 - Costume History Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
A study of fashion from ancient Egypt to the 20th century in relation to stage applications and contemporary fashion. Students will gain a basic understanding of major periods in Western clothing history as well as the interrelationship of clothing and culture and a working ability to research clothing of any culture or era.
THEA 3303 - History and Literature of Theatre I Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
A study of theatre and drama from their Pre-Ancient Greek origins through the Renaissance about 1700. The predominantly lecture format course includes significant readings in theatrical practice, historically significant plays, and basics of dramatic criticism. Additional research assignments are required.
THEA 3313 - History and Literature of Theatre II Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
A study of theatre and drama from about 1700 until the present. The predominantly lecture format course includes significant readings in theatrical practice, historically significant plays, and basics of dramatic criticism. Additional research assignments are required.
THEA 3323 HU - History and Literature of Contemporary Theatre Credits: (3)
A survey of theatre history and literature that will study theatre from the 20th century and into the present time. Specific attention will be given to the plays and producing organizations of minorities and other underrepresented groups.
THEA 3340 - Theatre Management Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem] even years
An overview of theatre management techniques that includes all the operating functions such as marketing, promotion, fundraising, accounting and personnel management. A functional business plan for a Theatre is the culminating experience of this course.
THEA 3343 - History & Literature of Musical Theatre Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem] even years
A study of musical theatre from the origins of Opera through contemporary musical theatre. Cultural connections are emphasized through examination of book, score and performance. Prerequisite: admittance to the Musical Theatre program.
THEA 3443 - Scene Study for Musical Theatre Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Advanced study of acting methods unique to the discipline of musical theatre. Emphasis will be placed on the interrelationship of characters through the use of duets, group scenes, and production numbers. Selected composer and lyricists will also be addressed. Prerequisite: THEA 2443 and admittance to the Musical Theatre program.
THEA 3505 - Playwriting Credits: (3)
This course will be a practical study of dramatic structure and the process of playwriting, including writing assignments with monologues, scenes, and one-act plays. Extensive writing is required. Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 2010 .
THEA 3991 - Junior Seminar Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
A colloquium that draws theatre students from various interests together in a mutual exploration of theatre research, production, and planning for employment opportunities and graduate study. Prerequisite: Theatre major - junior standing.
THEA 4002 - Special Studies in Theatre Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Allows for the advanced study of a changing series of pertinent theatre topics. All Special Studies in Theatre courses are half-semester. The maximum time a student can repeat this class for credit is four times.
THEA 4002C - Special Studies in Theatre: Stage Combat Credits: (2)
Physical training in the art and craft of stage combat. Emphasis is on safe application of technique to choreograph stage fights. All Special Studies in Theatre courses are half-semester.
THEA 4002D - Special Studies in Theatre: Auditioning Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [2nd Blk]
A practical exploration of professional audition techniques including cold reading, prepared monologues, improvisation and portfolio preparation. Class meets the 2nd block of fall semester.
THEA 4002H - Special Studies in Theatre: Contemporary Topics Credits: (2)
A diversified exploration of pertinent theatre topics. May be repeated for upper division credit. All Special Studies in Theatre courses are half-semester.
THEA 4103 - Directing II Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem] odd years
Advanced theory and application of directing approaches. Prerequisite: THEA 3103 , and by audition. Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year.
THEA 4143 - Directing and Choreographing for Musical Theatre Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem] even years
Theory and practical application of directing and choreographing approaches as they pertain to Musical Theatre. Prerequisite: THEA 3103 . Offered spring semester every even-numbered year.
THEA 4203 - Costume Design Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [2nd Blk] even years
A practical application of the techniques of visual communication used to create costume renderings for dramatic scripts. Prerequisite: (Recommended) THEA 2022 and THEA 3243 . Offered spring semester every even-numbered year.
THEA 4220 - Design Seminar Credits: (1-3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
A flexible emphasis course devoted to the design processes of theatrical production; a forum through which advanced design students may further their interests and abilities in the design process and/ or portfolio development and presentation that will change in focus from student to student. THEA 4220 Design Seminar may be used as a capstone design project with faculty approval. Prerequisite: at least one Theatre Area design course - THEA 3212 or THEA 3222 or THEA 4203 , and permission of the instructor. This class provides an opportunity for in-depth theatrical design work. Since there is only one formal design class in each of the design areas (costume, lighting, and scenery) students can continue their studies in Design Seminar. The course number stays the same from semester to semester but the content; the design projects changes each time. The maximum time a student can repeat this class for credit is eight times.
THEA 4230 - Performance Seminar Credits: (1-3)
A flexible emphasis course devoted to the acting and directing process of live theatrical production, a forum through which advanced performance students may further their interests and abilities in the acting/directing process that will change in focus from student to student. THEA 4230 Performance Seminar may be used as a capstone project with faculty approval. Prerequisite: THEA 1033 , THEA 2033 , THEA 3103 and permission of the instructor. May be repeated twice with a maximum of 6 credit hours.
THEA 4603 - Creative Drama Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem] odd years
Theories and practices incorporating the techniques of creative drama into the elementary school curriculum. Especially recommended to students of elementary education, recreation, and social services.
THEA 4651 - Individual Training in Stage Voice Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [Full Sem]
Twelve individual lessons on vocal technique for the actor. A list of approved voice instructors is maintained in the department office. Students are responsible for contacting individual instructors to schedule lessons. The Musical Theatre students are required to complete Individual Training in Stage Voice a minimum of six times to complete their degree however it is not uncommon for students to take private voice lessons each semester they are enrolled. The maximum time a student can repeat this class for credit is eight times.
THEA 4713 - Teaching Theatre in the Secondary School Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem] even years
Application of pedagogy to teaching theatre arts in secondary schools. Requires field experiences supervised by Theatre Arts Faculty. Prerequisite: ENGL 2010 and THEA 1033 .
THEA 4830 - Directed Readings Credits: (1-3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Advanced level, independent study under the direction of faculty member. Prerequisite: Permission of supervising instructor required for credit. May be repeated 8 times with a maximum of 9 credit hours.
THEA 4851 - Design/Tech/Management Practicum Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Hands on learning through involvement backstage on running crews, through studio work, acting in, or involvement in “front of house” operations for Weber State Theatre productions.
To become a well-rounded theatre student, students are required to participate in the production of the departmental plays as often as their schedule allows. Since there are so many different learning opportunities in the theatre it is though Practicum that they are each exposed to the whole production process. There are 2 different Practicum course numbers, one for performance and the other for the design, technical, and management aspects of theatre. The course numbers stay the same from semester to semester but the content; the plays produced changes each time. Minimally students are required to enroll in a Practicum course 3 times to graduate, however since students are expected to be involved in the production of each play (2 per semester) then they should be completing 4 Practicums each academic year. The maximum time a student can repeat this or any combination of THEA 4851 and THEA 4861 for credit is sixteen times.
THEA 4861 - Performance Practicum Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Practical applied performance work to be registered for by students who are 1) cast in, 2) have a significant assistant directing responsibility, or 3) are the production director for a WSU production.
To become a well-rounded theatre student, students are required to participate in the production of the departmental plays as often as their schedule allows. Since there are so many different learning opportunities in the theatre it is though Practicum that they are each exposed to the whole production process. There are 2 different Practicum course numbers, one for performance and the other for the design, technical, and management aspects of theatre. The course numbers stay the same from semester to semester but the content; the plays produced changes each time. Minimally students are required to enroll in a Practicum course 3 times to graduate, however since students are expected to be involved in the production of each play (2 per semester) then they should be completing 4 Practicums each academic year. Prerequisite: Audition and permission of the instructor/director. The maximum time a student can repeat this or any combination of THEA 4851 and THEA 4861 for credit is sixteen times.
THEA 4890 - Cooperative Work Experience or Internship Credits: (1-3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Actual participation with outside performing arts organizations in the day-to-day activity of a performing arts organization will introduce the student to the professional application of classroom skill and knowledge. Students will arrange their own opportunities by interview or audition. A journal of their experience and a letter from a supervisor are required for credit. Possibilities include but are not limited to: Repertory Dance Theatre, Ballet West or Utah Symphony (management or tech only), Utah Shakespeare Festival, Salt Lake Acting Company, and Pioneer Theatre Company. P Prerequisite: ermission of supervising instructor required for credit. May be repeated twice with a maximum of 3 credit hours.
THEA 4900 - Senior Project Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
The Senior Project is an opportunity for graduating students to generate and realize a project in an area of primary interest. Typically, the project will reflect the student’s emphasis in theatre arts (e.g., Acting, Directing, Design, etc.) and will demonstrate a culmination of previous study and may be a collaborative project. Prerequisite: Faculty approval of the proposal and a faculty advisor and the student must have completed a minimum of 90 credit hours.
THEA 4920 - Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs Credits: (1-6)
Consult the semester class schedule for the current offering under this number. The department will determine the specific title and credit authorized. The maximum time a student can repeat this class for credit is four times.
THEA 4950 - Theatre Festival Participation Credits: (1)
Attend the Kennedy Center/American College Theatre Festival Region VIII annual meeting or other national theatre conference. Students will have the opportunity to attend theatre performances brought to the festival from throughout the region, display designs, audition, act in new 10-minute plays, and participate in workshops. Students may be responsible for their own registration fees and transportation, lodging and meals. Prerequisite: Audition and Permission of Instructor. May be repeated up to 4 times for credit.
Course Descriptions - ART, ARTHDepartment of Visual Arts
ART 1010 CA - Introduction to the Visual Arts Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem, 1st Blk, 2nd Blk, Online]
Spring [Full Sem, 1st Blk, 2nd Blk, Online]
Summer [Online]
Introduction to all forms of visual art covering processes (such as demonstration of the lost-wax process of metal casting), language, responses (oral and written assignments that utilize art-related terminology), issues (such as patronage, feminism or orientalism), and ways of seeing and understanding works of art. A general education course for the non-art major.
ART 1030 CA - Studio Art for the Non-Art Major Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem, Online]
Spring [Full Sem, Online]
Summer [Online]
A general education course for non-art majors that primarily includes a series of hands-on art experiences (such as drawing and sculpture). Class discussion draws from the disciplines of art history, art criticism, and aesthetics as guides through visual presentations. For students desiring to broaden their academic background in the area of visual literacy and problem solving.
ART 1040 - Orientation to Visual Studies Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem, Online]
Spring [Full Sem, Online]
Summer [1st Blk]
Orientation to the visual world including how we perceive and interpret visual messages, the impact of the visual on human relations, political exploitation of the visual, and aesthetic issues in the visual arts. Topics are explored through studio projects designed to establish a context for expanded study in the visual arts. Includes curriculum planning for art majors, introduction to programs and faculty, and professional opportunities.
ART 1110 - Drawing I Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [1st Blk]
This is the foundation drawing class for art majors and minors (not a general education class). Perceptual and conceptual development stressed. Variety of materials and procedures investigated.
ART 1120 - Design: 2D Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Introduction to visual language using two-dimensional media. This course examines the structure of images and helps the student develop strategies for interpreting and constructing ones which communicate effectively. Theory and application of color is included.
ART 1130 - Design: 3D Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
The study of fundamental design principles and techniques including working knowledge of various design methods and their relationship to the conceptualization, development, and completion of three-dimensional design projects.
ART 1140 - Color Theory Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
This is an incorporated lecture and studio course that provides a basis for understanding the history, concepts, and practice of color theory as a pivotal area of Visual Arts. Studio projects will investigate both additive and subtractive color theory, and include instruction in digital media-based color, using Photoshop.
ART 2015 - Drawing on the Land Credits: (3)
Variable Title
Typically taught:
Summer [Full Sem]
Introduction to visual arts media as a productive way to investigate and interpret the natural environment. Appropriate for the art major as well as the non-art major. Participants will build a practice of observation, inquiry, and discovery via drawing and/or other media as designated by faculty. A significant portion of each course will be conducted in the field. Media focus and field location will be announced in advance. Some travel is required. Camping may be required. This course may be repeated twice with a maximum of 9 credit hours with different titles.
ART 2050 - Photographing Artwork Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
TBA
Photographing artwork for portfolios: photographing of two- and three-dimensional artwork. Emphasis on reproduction of quality slides, including masking and labeling of slides for juried activities, career and graduate school application. Credit/No Credit. Prerequisite: ART 2250 or consent of instructor.
ART 2200 - Introduction to Printmaking Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
An introduction to all printmaking classes covering the processes of intaglio, screenprinting, relief, lithography, and monotype. Students are provided with the fundamentals of each process and experience with each one. This class is a prerequisite for all printmaking classes.
ART 2250 - Foundations of Photography: Black & White/Analog Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [1st Blk]
A highly disciplined craft and concept course to help develop technical and aesthetic skills in black and white photography. Students learn the use of the camera, zone system of exposure, film, and print processing, and gain an aesthetic sense of the medium.
ART 2310 - Introduction to Ceramic Art Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Introduction to clay and glaze, ceramic design, handbuilt and wheelthrown forming techniques, and traditional and contemporary firing processes.
ART 2350 - Small Metals/Jewelry I Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Introduction to tools, materials, and basic techniques of fabrication and casting, with an emphasis on design.
ART 2450 - Foundations of Photography: Color/Digital Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [2nd Blk]
A highly disciplined craft and concept course to help develop technical and aesthetic skills in color photography. Students will learn and explore the theory, practice, and aesthetics of shooting and printing color photographic materials. Using digital media and new technology as a means for creative expression and investigation in color photography will also be a main concern in this course.
ART 2600 - Painting I Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Introduction to painting including the construction and design of paintings, investigations into the character and actions of various paints and techniques (traditional and contemporary) on a variety of surfaces.
ART 2700 - Sculpture I Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
An introduction to the essential methods and materials of sculpture including modeling, carving, casting, and construction with emphasis on contemporary activity in sculpture and with projects designed to practice concept development.
ART 2750 - Foundations of Video Art Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
This course will provide students with an introductory-level investigation of the skills and concepts used in experimental digital video making. Students will learn video recording and editing in an art context and to incorporate video into their own creative practice. Students will also be introduced to historical and contemporary aesthetic and conceptual issues surrounding video as a form of creative expression. Prerequisite: Either ART 2250 or ART 2450 or consent of instructor.
ART 2830 - Directed Readings Credits: (1-3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Individually chosen readings on specialized topics supervised by a faculty member. Prerequisite: Consent of faculty supervisor prior to registration. May be repeated twice with a maximum of 3 credit hours.
ART 2890 - Cooperative Work Experience Credits: (1-2, 6 maximum)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
An opportunity for students to receive academic credit for faculty approved on-the-job learning experiences within certain visual arts areas of emphasis. C/NC only. Prerequisite: Instructor approval (before enrollment) and previous or concurrent enrollment in art classes as specified by each area of emphasis. May be repeated with a maximum of 6 credit hours.
ART 2920 - Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs Credits: (1-4)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Consult the semester class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will be determined by the department. May be repeated 5 times with a maximum of 6 credit hours with different topics.
ART 3085 - Critical Issues in Art Credits: (3)
This course introduces students to the history of ideas in art from the ancient Greeks to the most contemporary currents, with a focus on Modernism and Post-Modernism up to the present. The goal of this course is the creation of a critical and theoretical foundation that will allow student to locate themselves and their work within the context of critical dialogues in the contemporary art world. Class time will involve discussions of assigned readings, with images presented to supplement and inform the ideas under consideration. Prerequisite: ART 1040 or consent of instructor.
ART 3120 - Figure Drawing Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Study of the anatomical structure of the human body. The student, by means of drawing from the model, explores literal and experimental interpretation of form. Prerequisite: ART 1110 and ART 1120 ; or consent of instructor.
ART 3150 - Photography Seminar Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
This course is designed to introduce students early to the type of intense investigation and experimentation necessary to define and execute a semester long project in photography. Emphasis will be on development of ideas, fine-tuning technique, and improving ability in critical evaluation and writing. Other topics covered will be an introduction to professional medium-format cameras, and portfolio preparation. Prerequisite: ART 2250 and ART 2450 . May be repeated twice with a maximum of 6 credit hours.
ART 3200 - Intermediate Printmaking Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
An intermediate level class with emphasis on screenprinting, relief, and intaglio with further exploration into print processes that include photographic stencils and multicolor printing. Prerequisite: ART 1120 and ART 2200 ; or consent of instructor.
ART 3310 - Intermediate Handbuilt Ceramics Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Intermediate problems in handbuilt ceramics with emphasis on functional and sculptural form. Various firing techniques explored. Prerequisite: ART 1130 and ART 2310 ; or consent of instructor.
ART 3320 - Intermediate Wheelthrown Ceramics Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Intermediate problems in wheelthrowing with emphasis on functional form and surface decoration. Kilns and various firing techniques explored. Prerequisite: ART 1130 and ART 2310 ; or consent of instructor.
ART 3350 - Small Metals/Jewelry II Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Development of design concepts and procedures with emphasis on basic techniques and concept development in fabrication, casting, enameling, cold connectors, surface enrichment. Prerequisite: ART 2350 or consent of instructor.
ART 3420A - Bitmap Imaging Credits: (1)
Emphasis on the principle of bitmap imaging using industry-standard software. This course builds on studies in basic two-dimensional design and provides the conceptual and technical foundation for more advanced work in color photography, graphic design, illustration, web-based and other digital medial. Primary software: Adobe Photoshop. Prerequisite: ART 1120 or consent of instructor.
ART 3420B - Vector Drawing Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [1st Blk, 2nd Blk]
Spring [1st Blk, 2nd Blk]
Emphasis on vector drawing as applied to problems in art and design. This course builds on studies in basic two-dimensional design and provides the conceptual and technical foundation for more advanced work in graphic design, animation, 3D modeling, and web design. Primary software: Adobe Illustrator. Prerequisite: ART 1120 or consent of instructor.
ART 3420C - Digital Page Composition Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
SuFall [1st Blk, 2nd Blk]
Spring [1st Blk, 2nd Blk]
Emphasis on the principles of layout using industry-standard software tools. This course builds on studies in basic two-dimensional design and provides the conceptual and technical foundation for more advanced work in typography and graphic design. Primary software: Quark Express. Prerequisite: ART 1120 or consent of instructor.
ART 3420D - Design for the Internet Credits: (1)
Typically taught:
Fall [1st Blk, 2nd Blk]
Spring [1st Blk, 2nd Blk]
Emphasis on the principles of web design using industry-standard software. This course builds in studies in basic two-dimensional design and provides the conceptual and technical foundation for more advanced work in digital media and web design. Primary software: Macromedia Dreamweaver. Prerequisite: ART 1120 or consent of instructor.
ART 3430 - Typography and Publication Design Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Orientation to typographic communications including methods and processes, aesthetics, readability, typographic systems, grids, layout, and digital page composition. Class meets 2 times/week for 3-hour sessions. Prerequisite: ART 1120 or consent of instructor.
ART 3435 - Experimental Typography Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Investigation into experimental and expressive aspects of typographic communication. Emphasis is placed upon the historical development of letter design, letter and text as visual form, and typographical illustration. Prerequisite: ART 1120
ART 3440 - Visual Communication Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Studies in perception, visual organization, media, design process, and integrated message formulation with word and image. Emphasis is placed on the application of visual language skills to communication problems. Class meets 2 times/week for 3-hour sessions. Prerequisite: ART 3430 or ART 3435 or consent of instructor.
ART 3445 - Web Design for Visual Arts Credits: (3)
Introduction to designing for the Internet. Emphasis on the application of visual communication principles to the creation of functioning, well designed websites. Course will include basic HTML and CSS programming, methods for organizing and understanding website content, ways and processes for working with clients and/or creating content, and ways to translate design and typographic fundamentals to the landscape of the Internet. Prerequisite: ART 1140 (Color Theory), ART 3420B (Vector Drawing), and ART 3420C (Digital Page Composition), or consent of instructor.
May be repeated once for credit.
ART 3455 - Design Theory and Practice Credits: (3)
A thematic investigation of selected movements, theories, and figures from the history of graphic design. Topics are selected according to relevance and significance to the design profession in our current day and include the role of design research in contemporary practice. This is a studio course oriented to the interests of the visual communication program within the art major. Prerequisite: ART 3430 and ARTH 3451 or consent of instructor.
ART 3460 - Illustration Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Introduction to theory, methods, tools and materials, and the professional practice of illustration. Emphasis is placed on concept development, media exploration and technique as applied to a variety of problems in pictorial communication. Prerequisite: ART 1110 and ART 1120 or consent of instructor.
ART 3500 - Advanced Time-Based Media/Video Art Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
A project-oriented studio course providing a more in-depth exploration of time-based media as used by contemporary artists with an emphasis on video. We will explore installation, projection and the web as environments for video art, as well as other media which allows the employment of time as a central element. Prerequisite: ART 2750 .
ART 3515 - Art Methods and Resources for Secondary Teachers I [Art Methods I] Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
This class prepares the art education candidate for teaching in the classroom, grades 7-12 and adaptable to K- 6. Experiences will include art activities, processes, materials, tools and resources, with the development and preparation of the accompanying curricula materials, lesson plans and assessments by the candidate. Curriculum aligns with State of Utah’s core curriculum and national standards in the visual arts. Content will focus on the foundations of art education programming, including the art elements and design principles. In addition, this class will examine classroom management strategies and practices for the beginning teacher in the contemporary classroom. Art Education majors should have completed 40 credit hours; minors must have completed 12 credit hours. Prerequisite: (Recommended) Professional Core Level, College of Education, or permission of instructor. This course is required for secondary certification and is designed be taken prior to student teaching.
ART 3520 - Art Methods and Resources for Secondary Teachers II [Art Methods II] Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Examination of advanced approaches, methodologies, and curriculum appropriate to teaching visual arts in grades 7-12, and adaptable to K- 6. Candidate will develop and prepare materials for advanced visual arts programming. Further investigation of classroom management practices appropriate to adolescents and young adults. Collaboration, mentorship and leadership will be emphasized. Curriculum aligns with State of Utah’s core curriculum and national standards in the visual arts. Art education Majors should have completed 40 credit hours; minors must have completed 12 credit hours. Prerequisite: ART 3515 , or by consent of instructor. This course is required for secondary certification and is designed to be taken prior to student teaching.
ART 3525 - Practicum: WSU ArtsBridge Service-Learning Credits: (1-6)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
This service-learning course provides the fine arts teacher candidate with academic credit for designing and teaching an integrated arts course in a grade K-12 classroom or equivalent community education program. The candidate will work closely with a University faculty mentor, host school teacher and ArtsBridge director in implementing and assessing integrated arts curricula and producing a final project by K-12 classroom students. Course components include: curricula pre-planning and implementation, in-class teaching, student assessment, candidate self-assessment and ArtsBridge seminar components. By permission only. Fine arts education content area supervisor and successful interview with faculty mentor and/or ArtsBridge director. Content methodology course(s) complete or in progress. May be repeated once with a maximum of 12 credit hours.
ART 3550 - Photography: View Camera Techniques Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
The theory, aesthetics, and techniques of photographic image making with the view camera. Students will learn the operation of large format cameras, the Zone System method of negative exposure and development and methods for fine-tuning black and white photographic printing. The history of and contemporary trends in working with large format negatives will also be explored. Prerequisite: ART 3150 or consent of instructor. May be repeated once with a maximum of 6 credit hours.
ART 3600 - Painting II Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Consolidates and further develops material covered in Painting I. Investigations include the figure, mixed media, and abstraction. Historical precedents are discussed through slide lecture as an aid to development. Prerequisite: ART 1120 and ART 2600 ; or consent of instructor.
ART 3700 - Sculpture II Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
An introduction to the form language of sculpture with projects designed to develop conceptual thinking skills, to learn technical skills, and to explore new areas of interest in the three-dimensional visual arts. Prerequisite: ART 1130 and ART 2700 ; or consent of instructor.
ART 3720 - Public Art Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Public Art focuses on contemporary public art and includes an historical overview. Successful examples of public art proposals will be presented and analyzed. Students will learn the steps necessary to research, collaborate and implement a public art commission. Each student will research a current national public art “call for proposals”. The student will then prepare and submit a completed public art research project to the national venue. In addition, a three-dimensional fabricated, architectural model will be required as a final project. Course activity may include an actual public art commission in the region. Students will receive a letter grade and can repeat the course for additional credit a maximum for 2 times (6 credit hours total). Prerequisite: ART 1120 , ART 1130 and on of the following: ART 2200 , ART 2310 , ART 2600 , ART 2700 .
ART 3800 - Travel-Study Studio Credits: (1-3)
Variable title course
Typically taught:
Summer [Full Sem]
Studio projects will be based in response to the opportunities afforded by travel-study. These works may be a direct response to the country or region and its culture or they may be related to an event that takes place in that area while students are visiting. Instruction will be given in English. Prerequisite: ART 1040 or Instructor’s Approval. May be repeated up to 4 times and up to 12 credit hours.
ART 3995 - BFA Seminar Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
This is a seminar/discussion and studio course that guides BFA students in the research, development, and articulation of a thematic body of work, within the context of contemporary art. Studio projects will be directed toward bringing individual vision toward full expression. Prerequisite: BFA students who have completed second-level course in their studio area only.
ART 4010 - Museum Methods Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
This course explains and demonstrates the three main areas of emphasis within the museum studies field: collections management, curation and interpretation, and arts administration. The course meets two time a week for a three hour session. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
ART 4110 - Advanced Drawing Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Continued drawing exploration in various media with emphasis on focused personal direction, independent serial work, presentation of assigned research into related contemporary work, active participation in the critique process. Prerequisite: ART 3120 or consent of instructor. May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 9 credit hours-please consult a faculty advisor.
ART 4120 - Advanced Figure Drawing Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Advanced study of the structure of the human body with a greater stress on draftsmanship, historical uses of the figure in art, and individual explorations. Prerequisite: ART 3120 or consent of instructor. May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 9 credit hours-please consult a faculty advisor.
ART 4150 - Photography: Alternative Processes Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Studio assignments are based on photographic alternatives to the silverprint. Historical references and perspectives provide the context for supervised studio/computer/assignments. Prerequisite: ART 3150 and ART 1140 or consent of instructor. May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 9 credit hours-please consult a faculty advisor.
ART 4200 - Advanced Printmaking Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
An advanced level class in printmaking with emphasis on screenprinting, relief, intaglio, and/or lithography. Emphasis on individual portfolio production. Prerequisite: ART 3200 or consent of instructor. May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 9 credit hours-please consult a faculty advisor.
ART 4300 - Ceramic Glaze Formulation Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Using natural and manufactured raw materials to create ceramic glazes. Understanding traditional glaze chemistry and calculations (using atomic symbols and weights). Exploring sources of glaze color and texture, and the effects of temperature and kiln atmosphere on ceramic glazes. Prerequisite: ART 3310 or ART 3320 or consent of instructor. May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 9 credit hours-please consult a faculty advisor.
ART 4310 - Advanced Handbuilt Ceramics Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Advanced problems in ceramic design and construction using traditional and contemporary handbuilding (nonwheel) techniques with an emphasis on aesthetics. Individual projects to be determined by consultation with instructor. Kiln operation. Prerequisite: ART 3310 or consent of instructor. May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 9 credit hours-please consult a faculty advisor.
ART 4320 - Advanced Wheelthrown Ceramics Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Advanced problems in ceramic design creating wheelthrown forms with an emphasis on aesthetics. Individual project to be determined by consultation with instructor. Kiln operation. with an emphasis on aesthetics. Individual project to be determined by consultation with instructor. Kiln operation. Prerequisite: ART 3320 or consent of instructor. May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 9 credit hours-please consult a faculty advisor.
ART 4350 - Small Metals/Jewelry III Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Development of advanced design concepts and procedures with emphasis on basic techniques and concept development in fabrication, casting, enameling, cold connectors, and surface enrichment. Prerequisite: ART 3350 or consent of instructor. May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 9 credit hours-please consult a faculty advisor.
ART 4400 - Advanced Graphic Design Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Application of design theory and process to complex problems in visual communication. Emphasis is placed on research, analysis, problem definition, and the development of individual design solutions. Studio projects vary each term and will generally involve visual identity, indormation design, environmental graphics, publication design, and design for interactive media. Prerequisite: ART 3430 , ART 3435 and ART 3440 or consent of instructor. May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 9 credit hours-please consult a faculty advisor.
ART 4410 - Design Seminar Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Orientation to professional practice in visual communication including art direction and work situations, client relations, portfolio and resume preparation, self promotion, and career advancement. Course contents will be explored through reading, writing, lecture, discussion, critique, simulation, guest presentations, studio visits, and project work tailored to individual portfolio development. Prerequisite: ART 4400 or consent of instructor. May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 9 credit hours-please consult a faculty advisor.
ART 4415 - Design Production Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Technical processes and procedures for Art Major, Visual Communication emphasis. Emphasis is placed on file preparation and technical procedures for electronic media and for offset printing including proofing methods, paper, binding and other finishing processes. Prerequisite: ART 3430 and ART 3435 or consent of instructor.
ART 4420 - Advanced Digital Media Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Students will further develop personal expression in the visual arts using computer media through aesthetic problem solving and further development of digital media skills. There will be an emphasis on strengthening the students’ ability to work independently while supplying the necessary feedback from the interaction of a class. Prerequisite: ART 3420A , ART 3420B , ART 3420C , ART 3420D , or consent of instructor. May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 9 credit hours-please consult a faculty advisor.
ART 4440 - Interaction Design Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
This course is an introduction to the principles of interaction design as it relates to physical and digital space, with a focus on designing user-centered artifacts like interactive publications and apps for hand-held devices. Theoretical concepts like ethnography, user-testing, and the use of mapping in design will be explored. We will also explore the landscape of technology as it relates to interaction, and the use of appropriate tools and software to create prototypes and functioning digital designs. Prerequisite: ART 1120 (2-D Design), ART 1140 (Color Theory), or consent of instructor. May be repeated once for credit.
ART 4460 - Advanced Illustration Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Development of individual approaches to advanced problems in illustration. Emphasis is placed on the formulation of visual metaphor, articulation of form, and on professional practices. Studio projects vary each term and will generally involve editorial, reportorial, scientific, advertising, and instructional problems in pictorial communication. Prerequisite: ART 3460 or consent of instructor. May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 9 credit hours-please consult a faculty advisor.
ART 4550 - Photography: Studio Lighting Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
This is a practical course that enables students to better control and use light and lighting in their work. Students will be introduced to a range of artificial light sources and lighting techniques to be used as a means of creative control. Work will center in the studio where controlled conditions and a directorial approach can yield the artist’s intent. Prerequisite: ART 3150 or consent of instructor. May be repeated once with a maximum of 3 credit hours.
ART 4600 - Painting III Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Emphasis on developing independence in the painting student and to provide an opportunity for them to pursue their own area of interest in painting while providing the necessary feedback from the interaction of a class. Prerequisite: ART 3600 or consent of instructor. May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 9 credit hours-please consult a faculty advisor.
ART 4660 - Special Topics in Photography Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
A study of specific topics in photography, the subject and faculty change each time this course is offered. Example topics include “Documentary Photography,” “Visual Books,” “Video Art,” and “Directed Visions.” Prerequisite: ART 3150 or consent of instructor. May be repeated 2 times for credit – consult with faculty advisor.
ART 4700 - Sculpture III Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Advanced individual problems in selected areas of concentration; research and development of conceptual, technical, and methodological concerns. Prerequisite: ART 3700 or consent of instructor. May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 9 credit hours-please consult a faculty advisor.
ART 4750 - Experimental Photography Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Experimental photographic alternatives to the traditional methods of photographic image making. Emphasis will be placed on using the camera, darkroom techniques and digital and emerging technology in ways that will give the students the mind-set and ability to push the limits of the medium. Prerequisite: ART 3150 . May be repeated 3 times with a maximum of 9 credit hours-please consult a faculty advisor.
ART 4830 - Directed Readings Credits: (1-3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Individually chosen readings on specialized topic supervised by a faculty member. Prerequisite: Consent of faculty supervisor prior to registration. May be repeated twice with a maximum of 3 credit hours-please consult a faculty advisor.
ART 4890 - Cooperative Work Experience Credits: (1-2, 6 maximum)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
An opportunity for students to receive academic credit for faculty approved on-the-job learning experiences within certain visual arts areas of emphasis. C/NC only. Prerequisite: By instructor approval only and previous or concurrent enrollment in art classes as specified by each area of emphasis. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours-please consult a faculty advisor.
ART 4900 - Individual Studies Credits: (1-3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Individual studies in selected areas of emphasis. Open to juniors and seniors by instructor approval only. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours-please consult a faculty advisor.
ART 4910 - Photography: Internship Credits: (1-3)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Students have the opportunity to engage in a close learning relationship with professional photographers. These opportunities include workshops, seminars, professional assistantships, and residencies. Students will be responsible for researching and proposing mentorships. Area faculty will approve proposals, help place students with mentors and review the progress of mentorships. Prerequisite: ART 3150 or consent of instructor. May be repeated for credit – consult with faculty advisor.
ART 4920 - Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs Credits: (1-3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
In order to provide flexibility and to meet many different needs, a number of specific offerings are possible using this catalog number. When the number is used it will be accompanied by a brief and specific descriptive title. The specific title with the credit authorized for the particular offering will appear on the student transcript. May be repeated 5 times with a maximum of 6 credit hours with different topics.
ART 4930 - Teaching Assistantship Experience Credits: (2)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Designed for students who wish to gain teaching experience for graduate school. By observation and participation with the instructor, students will learn how a basic art course is designed and taught. Prerequisite: Student must be in the BFA program and have instructor consent.
ART 4990 - BFA Thesis Credits: (3)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
Emphasis on portfolio preparation and professional writing skills pertinent to the completion of the BFA Thesis Exhibit and future career applications. Students work on the development and synthesis of ideas, and fine-tune relevant artistic and critical evaluation skills. During this course students will be required to produce new work for the BFA Thesis Exhibit. Prerequisite: Senior level BFA student. Completion of ART 3995 BFA Seminar. Registration by departmental approval only. Course cannot be taken during the semester immediately following BFA Seminar. May be repeated for credit - consult with faculty advisor.
ARTH 1090 CA - Art and Architecture of the World: Paleolithic-AD 1000 Credits: (4)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Summer [1st Blk]
A global survey of the history of art and architecture from BC 15,000 to AD 1000. Visual art from the first artistic expressions on rocks to the art of emerging civilizations (such as Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, India, and Africa), and the monuments and small-scale artifacts of the Medieval Ages will be analyzed in its historical, social, political, and broader cultural contexts.
ARTH 1100 CA - Art and Architecture of the World: AD 1000-Present Credits: (4)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Summer [2nd Blk]
A global survey of the history of art and architecture from AD 1000 to the present. Visual art from Gothic cathedrals and Islamic book art to Renaissance Europe and the Chinese Empire, from the Age of Enlightenment to contemporary art will be analyzed in its historical, social, political, and broader cultural contexts.
ARTH 2040 - Art and Architecture of Asia Credits: (4)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Spring [Full Sem]
A historical account of the architecture, sculpture, and painting of Asia (India, Nepal, Tibet, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, China, Korea, and Japan), including the political, religious, and intellectual history informing the arts of each country.
ARTH 3030 - Native American Art of the Southwest: From the Anasazi to the Present Credits: (4)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
Focuses on the arts of the Native Americans in the Southwest from their archaeological past to the present with occasional relevant explorations of Native American art in general. Study of traditional and contemporary modes of artistic expressions.
ARTH 3040 - Modern Art Credits: (4)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
The history of the visual arts (including painting, sculpture, architecture and photography) from 1850 to the 1950s. Study of issues in European and American Modernism; multicultural perspectives; the political, social, and intellectual history informing the arts of that period. Prerequisite: ARTH 1100 or consent of instructor.
ARTH 3050 - Contemporary Art Credits: (4)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
Critical analysis of developments in the arts (including multimedia art, photography, performance art, installations, and feminist art) from 1960s to the present. Emphasis on post modern currents and issues and their study in the context of broader cultural contexts. Prerequisite: ARTH 1100 or consent of instructor.
ARTH 3060 - The Art and Architecture of India Credits: (4)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
An historical account of the architecture, sculpture, and painting of India, including the political, religious, and intellectual history informing the arts of various regions.
ARTH 3070 - The Art and Architecture of China Credits: (4)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
An historical account of the architecture, sculpture and painting of China including the political, religious, and intellectual history informing the arts of different regions. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credit hours-please consult a faculty advisor.
ARTH 3080 - The Art and Architecture of Japan Credits: (4)
Typically taught:
Fall [Full Sem]
An historical account of the architecture, sculpture and painting of Japan, including the political, religious, and intellectual history informing the arts of different regions. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credit hours-please consult a faculty advisor.
ARTH 3100 - The Art and Architecture of the Islamic World Credits: (4)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
An historical survey of the architecture, sculpture, and painting of the Islamic world, including the political, religious, and intellectual history informing the arts of different countries: Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Turkey, North Africa, India, Spain, and Indonesia.
ARTH 3451 - History of Design Credits: (4)
Significant figures and movements in the history of graphic design from the development of written languages to the present. Contents include intersections with art movements and related disciplines such as architectural, products, and interactive design along with the social, political, and technical forces that have influenced these disciplines over time. Prerequisite: ARTH 1100 or consent of instructor.
ARTH 3850 - Travel-Study Art History Credits: (1-4)
Variable title course
Typically taught:
Summer [Full Sem]
The study of the history of art and architecture will be in direct response to a country or region and its culture or it may be related to an event that takes place in that area while students are there. Instruction will be given in English. Prerequisite: ARTH 1090 or ARTH 1100 or ARTH 2040 .
ARTH 3950 - Photography: History, Theory and Criticism Credits: (4)
Typically taught:
Spring [Full Sem]
This is a reading, writing and discussion course, which addresses historical and contemporary issues of photographic art practices. Written projects and class discussions will focus on developing a critical understanding of the readings as they relate to the historical development and contemporary practice of photography as a fine art, to the influence photography has had on the history of art and to the broader cultural impact of photography and digital media. Prerequisite: ARTH 1100 or consent of instructor. |
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