Curricular Items
Posted: Thursday, July 9, 2015Curricular Items
From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
Advanced to the President
The following have been approved by the College Senate Curriculum Committee and forwarded to the president for review and approval:
New Program:
Minor in Interior Design Studies
New Courses:
MUS 341 Chamber Music for Pianists
MUS 365 Introduction to Early Childhood Music and Movement
TFA 350 Cinematography
Course Revision:
MUS 119 Vocal Pedagogy
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Advanced to the Curriculum Committee
The following have been submitted to the College Senate Office and forwarded to the College Senate Curriculum Committee for fall 2015 review:
New Course:
MCL 310 French Cinema II. Prerequisite: CWP 102. Development of French cinema from post-WWII Neorealism and poetic realism to cinéma d’auteur, achievements of its major directors, influence of French culture on cinema. Taught in English. Offered annually.
Course Revisions with Intellectual Foundations Infusion (INF):
DES 444 Senior Fibers Studio (CT, IM, W). Prerequisites: DES 344 and instructor permission. Concentration of studio work in surface design, mixed media, and weaving. Students plan and execute a series of problems and projects in consultation with the instructor, leading to an exhibition. Portfolio preparation for graduating seniors. Offered annually.
MUS 303 Music History II: Classical to Modern (CT, IM, W). Prerequisite: MUS 302 or instructor permission. Study of musical styles, composers, and genres of the Classical, Romantic, and Modern eras; cultural and social contexts; parallel interdisciplinary developments. Required for music seniors. Offered annually.
MUS 440 Ethnomusicology (CT, IM, W). Prerequisites: MUS 302 and MUS 303 or instructor permission. Case studies, readings, lectures, audio examples, and hands-on class participation, with emphasis on theories and methodologies of world music study as an aspect of human culture; independent research and public presentation. Required for music majors. Offered annually.
CT=Critical Thinking, IM=Information Management, W=Writing
