International study program led by faculty in Landscape Architecture. Program locations vary from year to year. Other international study experiences may be accepted as equivalent for graduation requirements with permission of the Department Chair. This course may be repeated once with additional credits applied as an elective.
Studio design course with emphasis on urban design and development, and associated public spaces. Field trips may be required. Lecture, three hours; studio nine hours per week. Prereq: LA 324 with a minimum grade of "C".
A study of the interplay of communication media and popular culture. The course examines conceptual approaches to the production, forms, meanings, and influences of technologically mediated culture. The scope of the course includes the popular texts produced by the commercial media and entertainment industries as well as user-generated content circulated in online media.
Global Horror is an introduction to the horror film that traces the genre's development from its origins in European literature to a global film phenomenon in the 21st century.
This course will provide the students with an introduction to the field of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and the approach to the acutely ill or injured patient. The students will complete an ACLS class during this rotation. Laboratory, 40 hours per week.
This course focuses on the roles of music in human life. Issues and research findings regarding what makes music and how human beings perceive and respond to musical sounds are examined. Critical thinking and reflection on topics such as music preferences, musical performance, and listening to music are meant to encourage the student to identify the relationship between music and human behavior. This course is suitable for students who are curious to learn about the influence of music on people. It is open to all students with or without musical training.
This course is especially designed for music teachers who wish to acquire knowledge and skills in Dalcroze pedagogy and musicianship. There are two parts of this course: on-site participation and a Blackboard component. Students will be immersed in the principal subjects of the Dalcroze approach: eurhythmics, solfège, and improvisation. The on-site session provides creative experiences of hands-on activities and the Blackboard component covers assignments related to the philosophy, history, composition, lesson designs, and discussion of the Dalcroze approach in music education.
This course is especially designed for music teachers who have acquired adequate knowledge and skills in Dalcroze pedagogy and musicianship and are ready to demonstrate independence in designing and completing an instructional or research project that exemplifies the Dalcroze approach. The student is guided at a distance by the instructor at all phases of the project and carry out the study at his or her own school or location.
An introduction to and exploration of analytical techniques and issues relevant to music before 1900, addressing as well the performance implications of analytical decisions insofar as possible. Various musical dimensions will be studied including motivic structure, meter/rhythm, harmonic syntax, formal processes and text/music relationships.
This course will introduce the student to the perioperative nursing process. Students will learn basic information about planning patient care for all three perioperative phases-preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative. Class will meet for 4 hours (1 hour didactic; 3 hours lab)every other week for 8 weeks.
