MUS 300: Music and Culture of the African Diaspora—Africa and Spain. This is the initial course of the online curriculum leading to the Short Term Divisional Certificate in World and Multicultural Music of the African Diaspora. This course provides an introduction to the various music cultures of Africa. Beginning with an overview of the study of music in world cultures, ethnomusicology, and progresses to analyze the role of music in African cultures based on their religious beliefs and practices, technology, traditions, and attitudes towards change and innovation. Credit: 4 semester hours.
MUS 301: Music and Culture of the African Diaspora: The Northern Hemisphere. This is the second course of the online curriculum leading to the Short Term Divisional Certificate in World and Multicultural Music of the African Diaspora. The purpose of the course is to introduce students to the history and current scholarship of African-American music form the eighteenth through the twentieth century. Credit: 4 semester hours.
MUS 302: Music and Culture of the African Diaspora: The Southern Hemisphere. This is the third course of the online curriculum leading to the Short Term Divisional Certificate in World and Multicultural Music of the African Diaspora. The purpose of the course is to explore the richness and diversity of Latin American and Caribbean music, and facilitate an appreciation from the cultural connections arising from their African legacies. Credit: 4 semester hours.
MUS 303: Music and Cultural of the African Diaspora – Rap, Hip-Hop and the Facilitation of Collective Resistance. The purpose of the course is to introduce students to the history and current scholarship of Rap and Hip-Hop, which have transformed social and political conditions of the inner cities and projected them to the global stage. Credit: 3 semester hours.
MUS 321: Survey of Music History I. A survey of the development of Western music from antiquity through the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods. Prerequisite: MUS 112. Credit: 3 semester hours
MUS 322: Survey of Music History II. A survey of the development of Western music from the Classical period to the present time. Prerequisite: MUS 321. Credit: 3 semester hours.
MUS 323/AAS 323: African-American Music. A study of the development of African-American music, including spirituals, blues, jazz, symphonic literature, and miscellaneous songs. Open to non-Music majors. Credit: 3 semester hours.
MUS 325/AAS 325: Jazz History and Literature. A survey of jazz, including its origins, major performers, and composers. All idioms and styles are studied using selected readings and recordings. Open to non-Music majors. Credit: 3 semester hours. MUS 350: Accompanying. A study of the fundamentals and techniques of piano accompaniment. Includes assigned performances. Prerequisite: Music major or consent of instructor. Credit: 2 semester hours.
MUS 350: Accompanying. A study of the fundamentals and techniques of piano accompaniment. Includes assigned performances. Prerequisite: Music major or consent of instructor. Credit: 2 semester hours.
MUS 352: Conducting. A study of the principles and techniques of conducting the large choral and instrumental ensembles. Prerequisite: MUA 262. Credit: 2 semester hours.
MUS 426: Music Literature I. A survey of the style characteristics of representative musical works from the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods. Prerequisite: MUS 322. Credit: 3 semester hours.
MUS 428: Keyboard Literature. An analytical and historical study of representative keyboard literature from the PreBaroque to the present time. Prerequisite: MUS 322. Credit: 3 semester hours.
MUS 429: Vocal Literature. An analytical and historical study of representative vocal works from the sixteenth century to the present time. Prerequisite: MUS 322. Credit: 3 semester hours.
MUS 430: Instrumental Literature. An analytical and historical representative instrumental works from the sixteenth century to the present time. Prerequisite: MUS 322. Credit: 3 semester hours.
NUR 103: Transition to Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN). Assists the Licensed Practical Nurse to move into the role of the associate degree nurse. Includes selected content on physical and psychological needs. Prerequisite: LPN license and admission to the Nursing program. Credit: 3 semester hours.
NUR 111: Nursing I.* Focus on basic human needs and development, interpersonal relationships, and beginning skills of patient care. Clinical laboratory experience provided. (Five hours of lecture and six hours of clinical laboratory per week) This course is used to evaluate the oral communication competency. Prerequisite: Admission to Nursing program. Credit: 7 semester hours.
NUR 112: Nursing II. Application of scientific nursing principles and techniques, therapeutic relationships, and behavioral concepts essential to psychiatric and general hospital patients. (Five hours of lecture, six