May 17, 2024  
2013-14 Graduate Catalog 
    
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2013-14 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses

 

Mathematics
  

  • MATH 6607 - Problems in Mathematics-Abstract Algebra

    1 to 9 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Mathematical maturity, preparation in the area, and normally nine semester hours of graduate study. Problems course dealing with theory methods and applications.


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  • MATH 6608 - Problems in Mathematics-Combinatorics and Graph Theory

    1 to 9 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Mathematical maturity, preparation in the area, and normally nine semester hours of graduate study. Problems course dealing with theory methods and applications.


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  • MATH 6640 - Thesis Research

    1 to 6 credit hours
    Selection of a research problem, review of pertinent literature, collection and analysis of data, and composition of thesis. Once enrolled, student should register for at least one credit hour of master’s research each semester until completion. S/U grading.


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  • MATH 6900 - Research in Mathematics Education

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Examines factors influencing research and critical analyses of selected research in mathematics education. Studies representing different methodologies critiqued.


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  • MATH 6999 - Comprehensive Examination and Preparation

    1 credit hours
    Open only to students who are not enrolled in any other graduate course and who will take the master’s comprehensive examination during the term. The student must contact the graduate advisor during the first two weeks of the term for specifics regarding the details of this comprehensive examination preparatory course. Credit may not be applied to degree requirements.


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  • MATH 7320 - Mathematical Problem Solving

    3 credit hours
    Required of students in Mathematics Education concentration of Mathematics and Science Education Ph.D. program. Examines research on teaching and learning mathematics through problem solving as a process, problem-solving strategies and heuristics, and assessing problem solving. Focuses on all branches of mathematics providing an opportunity to synthesize mathematical knowledge.


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  • MATH 7640 - Dissertation Research

    1 to 6 credit hours
    Selection of a research problem, review of pertinent literature, collection and analysis of data, and composition of dissertation. Once enrolled student should register for at least one credit hour of doctoral research each semester until completion. S/U grading.


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  • MATH 7750 - Mathematical Modeling II

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: MATH 7450 . Covers mathematical models involving partial differential equations, partial differential integral equations, multiscale modeling, and simulation in physical and biological sciences.


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  • MATH 7900 - Teaching and Learning Mathematics

    3 credit hours
    Focus on theoretical and practical issues regarding how students learn mathematics, best practices for teaching mathematics, and issues from current literature on the teaching and learning of mathematics.


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Molecular Biosciences
  

  • MOBI 7010 - Lab Rotation

    4 credit hours
    Allows students to participate in the research programs of molecular biosciences faculty members. Should be taken prior to selection of a committee chair by the student. A typical semester of lab rotation will involve three four-week rotations with three faculty members.


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  • MOBI 7200 - Biomolecular Modeling and Simulation

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Differential equations and linear algebra. Introduces the modeling of biomolecular structure and dynamics. Covers three broad topics: (a) biomolecular structure; (b) molecular force field origin, composition, and evaluation techniques; and (c) simulation techniques-computational sampling by geometric optimization, Monte Carlo methods, and molecular dynamics.


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  • MOBI 7300 - Special Topics in Molecular Biosciences

    2 credit hours
    Intense discussion-oriented course that covers current topics in molecular biosciences in a journal club-type/seminar format. Must be repeated four times for credit. Two hours lecture.


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  • MOBI 7400 - Seminar in Molecular Biosciences

    2 credit hours
    Presentations on current issues or research developments in molecular biosciences. Presenters will be drawn from faculty and graduate students as well as invited outside speakers. May be repeated four times for credit.


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  • MOBI 7500 - Directed Research in Molecular Biosciences

    1 to 6 credit hours
    For Ph.D. students prior to advancement to candidacy. Selection of a research problem, review of pertinent literature, protocol design, collection and analysis of data and preparation of results for publication. S/U grading.


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  • MOBI 7640 - Dissertation Research in Molecular Biosciences

    1 to 6 credit hours
    For Ph.D. candidates. Ongoing investigation of a research problem, review of pertinent literature, protocol design, collection and analysis of data and preparation of results for publication and as Ph.D. dissertation. Students must complete a total of at least 12 hours to earn degree. S/U grading.


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  • MOBI 7654 - Professional Seminar: Topic

    1-3 credit hours
    (Same as COMS 7654 /MSE 7654 .) Focuses on a specific topic in a given semester. Topics include themes for advancing graduate students professional knowledge such as grant proposal preparation process, making successful presentations, and publishing research in the field. May be repeated with different topic.


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Music
  
  
  

  • MUS 5270 - Music Internship

    3 to 6 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Examination and experiences in either the area of music industry, music education, or instrumental or choral conducting. Three credits require 15 hours per week; six credits, 30 hours per week. S/U grading.


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  • MUS 6030 - Conducting Problems and Score Interpretation

    3 credit hours
    Analysis and marking of scores. Refinement of conducting techniques. Elimination of undesirable conducting habits. Diction as applied to conducting.


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  • MUS 6060 - Advanced Conducting

    3 credit hours
    Techniques in advanced conducting of orchestral, choral, band, and chamber ensembles. Includes irregular meters, score reading, warm-up procedures, conducting patterns, attacks, and releases.


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  • MUS 6500 - Aesthetics of the Arts

    3 credit hours
    The place of aesthetics in philosophy, the properties of music and the visual arts, the alternative and corollary views of the arts, the process of aesthetic creation, and meaning and values in music and the visual arts.


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  • MUS 6640 - Thesis Research

    1 to 6 credit hours
    Types of research in music surveyed. A problem is selected and developed into a thesis report in acceptable form and style. Once enrolled, student should register for at least one credit hour of master’s research each semester until completion. S/U grading.


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  • MUS 6999 - Comprehensive Examination and Preparation

    1 credit hours
    Open only to students enrolled in another graduate course who will take the master’s comprehensive examination during the term. Contact the graduate advisor during the first two weeks of the term for course details and specifics. Credit may not be applied to degree requirements.


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Music Education
  

  • MUED 5190 - General Music in the Middle and Senior High School

    3 credit hours
    Introduces graduate students in music education to methods and materials available for teaching general music to students in grades 6-12. Active student participation and observations of music teachers in the school expected.


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  • MUED 5210 - General Music Program K to 6

    3 credit hours
    The role of music and music teaching in elementary education; its objectives, methods, materials, and procedures; innovative trends and exemplary practices; evaluative techniques.


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  • MUED 5220 - Choral Music in the Middle and Senior High School

    2 credit hours
    Methods for teaching music to students at the middle and senior high levels (grades 5-12). Topics include recruitment, auditions, repertoire, programming, musical analysis and score preparation, planning rehearsals, rehearsing the choir, classroom management, vocal techniques and musicianship skills, changing voice, and overall management of a choral program. Observation and public school field experiences required.


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  • MUED 5230 - Secondary School Methods and Materials

    2 credit hours
    The role of music and music teaching in secondary education; its objectives, methods, materials, and procedures; innovative trends and exemplary practices; evaluative techniques.


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  • MUED 5240 - Instrumental Rehearsal Problems

    2 credit hours
    Improving teaching in instrumental music classes through a study of rehearsal planning and techniques; the interpretation of music to students; group dynamics.


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  • MUED 5250 - Advanced Marching Techniques

    2 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Marching band class. Further development and application of marching band techniques as utilized in half-time and contest show production. Selection and analysis of the music score.


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  • MUED 5260 - The Application of Technology to Music Teaching

    2 credit hours
    Introduction to music technology and its applications in music education. Topics include electro-acoustical generation of musical sound, synthesis equipment and MIDI networks, sequencing and scoring software, music education instructional software, and recording techniques. Application assignments in the computer lab and reading assignments in references and software and hardware manuals. Students will search for, examine, and log relevant World Wide Web and other Internet sites.


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  • MUED 5670 - Music for the Young Child

    3 credit hours
    Music fundamentals, materials, and methods appropriate for preschool through grades three; pantomime, role playing, improvisation, rhythm, movement, listening, and singing.


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  • MUED 6632 - Contemporary Issues and Research in Music Education

    3 credit hours
    Focuses on contemporary issues and research in music education, the current educational landscape, learning theory and music education, curriculum design and assessment, and accountability in music education.


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  • MUED 6642 - Evaluation and Assessment in Music Education

    2 credit hours
    Focuses on effective evaluation and assessment strategies for the K-12 music education classroom, how assessment data may be most effectively used to improve music teaching and learning, and the current research priorities for assessment in music education.


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Music Ensembles
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Music History and Literature
  

  • MUHL 5050 - Church Music

    2 credit hours
    Survey of church music and various denominational worship traditions, hymnology, graded choir programs, handbell choirs, materials and methods of church music, and administration and organization of church music.


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  • MUHL 5070 - Music History Survey

    3 credit hours
    Review of music in history and culture to degree necessary for candidate to pursue work on graduate level. Does not count toward the M.A. in Music. S/U grading.


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  • MUHL 5140 - Music of the Middle East

    3 credit hours
    Examines various Middle Eastern cultural soundscapes from an ethnomusicological perspective, including the relationship between folk, classical, and popular musical traditions and music’s role in religious expression.


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  • MUHL 5530 - History of Jazz

    3 credit hours
    Study of the history and literature of jazz music including African roots, developments, and aspects of style periods, and the contemporary state of jazz. Listening and analysis.


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  • MUHL 5550 - Hip-hop Music and Culture

    3 credit hours
    An ethnomusicological investigation of how hip-hop reacts to and informs mainstream culture through its primary art forms: music, visual art, and dance. Students will identify and address major themes and issues that cut across hip-hop’s history, including issues of style and performance, gender, race, politics, and religion.


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  • MUHL 5630 - Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Music

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. A survey of Western classical music during the Baroque and Classical periods; emphasis on topics selected by the instructor.


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  • MUHL 5640 - Nineteenth Century Music

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. A survey of Western classical music during the Romantic period; emphasis on topics selected by the instructor.


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  • MUHL 5660 - American Music

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. A survey of American music from the colonial era to the present; added emphasis on topics selected by the instructor. Examines folk, popular, and art music, as well as sacred and secular traditions within their cultural contexts.


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  • MUHL 5710 - Vocal Literature

    3 credit hours
    Basic repertory of Italian airs, German lieder, French art song, and solo vocal works of nationalistic schools, as well as English and American song literature.


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  • MUHL 5720 - Organ Literature

    2 credit hours
    A chronological study of organ literature from the Medieval period to the present. Objectives include knowledge of the repertoire and composers and historical perspective of styles and organ building.


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  • MUHL 5730 - Brass Literature

    2 credit hours
    A chronological study of brass literature from the Renaissance period to the present. Objectives include knowledge of the repertoire and composers, historical perspective of styles, types, and common performance practice.


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  • MUHL 5740 - Percussion Literature

    2 credit hours
    A chronological study of percussion literature from the nineteenth century to the present. Objectives include knowledge of the repertoire and composers, historical perspective of styles, types, and common performance practice.


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  • MUHL 5750 - String Literature

    2 credit hours
    A chronological study of string literature from the nineteenth century to the present. Objectives include knowledge of the repertoire and its composers, historical perspective of styles, types, and common performance practice.


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  • MUHL 5760 - Woodwind Literature

    2 credit hours
    A chronological study of woodwind literature from the Renaissance period to the present. Objectives include knowledge of the repertoire and composers, historical perspective of styles, types, and common performance practice.


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  • MUHL 5770 - Opera Literature

    3 credit hours
    A study of major operatic works and styles. Focuses on composers, librettists, and performers as well as the vocal, musical, and dramatic resources necessary for performance. Listening and analysis of select pieces will be included in student projects.


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  • MUHL 5780 - Chamber Music for Keyboard

    3 credit hours
    A study of chamber music written for the piano. Emphasis will be placed on music written during the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries. Listening and analysis of select pieces will be included in student projects.


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  • MUHL 5800 - Art Music and African Americans

    2 credit hours
    A chronological and topical overview of African American musicians and composers and the primary genres of African American art music from slavery to the present.


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  • MUHL 5810 - Women in Music

    3 credit hours
    Examines and celebrates women’s musical activities in a variety of capacities and musical traditions through perspectives of a variety of gender theories. Approved for credit in Women’s and Gender Studies Certificate program.


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  • MUHL 6040 - Twentieth Century Music

    3 credit hours
    Styles and compositional techniques found in representative masterworks of the twentieth century from Debussy to present. Analysis, listening, and research.


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Music Pedagogy
  

  • MUPD 5110 - Advanced Brass Pedagogy

    2 credit hours
    Advanced study of conceptual, physiological, acoustical, pedagogical methods and materials used in the teaching of beginning, intermediate, and advanced brass students.


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  • MUPD 5120 - Advanced Percussion Pedagogy

    2 credit hours
    Advanced study of conceptual, physiological, acoustical, pedagogical methods and materials used in the teaching of beginning, intermediate, and advanced percussion students.


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