May 12, 2024  
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Media and Communication Studies

  
  • MCS 355 - Social Media: Networking and Mobility.

    (3.00)
    This course is designed to encourage students to critically engage with the growing role that social media, online networks, and mobile communication technologies play in their understanding of self and community, sociability and privacy. Students will reflect on the centrality of collaboration, networking, and participation in social media technologies. Assignments and readings will require students to interact with core questions surrounding the emergence of social media and the impact of living increasingly mediated lives. Special attention will be paid to the centrality of writing in a digital world, even as the platforms for composition, editing, and publication have changed.

    Course ID: 101852
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Writing Intensive
    Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete MCS 101  or MCS 222  with a C or better.
  
  • MCS 370 - Special Topics in Media and Communication Studies

    (3.00)
    A study of key concepts, skills, or themes in the areas of media and communication studies. Topics to be announced each semester offered. This course is repeatable for a maximum of 6 credits or 2 attempts. Recommended Preparation MCS 222  

    Course ID: 55395
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Topics: Facebook Culture, Special Topics In MCS, Desktop Publishing, Hip Hop Media and Culture, New Media Production and Theor, Television Production, Vampire Media and Culture, Media Ecology: Everyday Life in the Digital Age, Transcultural Studies in Global Television, Political Writing, The Avant-Garde at the Movies, MCS Production Fellows, Modern Public Relations, Media Ethnography, Race, Humor, & 90’s Television, Sports Production, Politics and Media
  
  • MCS 377 - Desktop Publishing and the Web

    (3.00)
    An introduction to desktop publishing on the Macintosh platform. The course will focus on the Adobe Design software. The course will aid students in solving design problems and developing skills in visual communication. Students will develop skills in vector and raster graphics and develop a website as well as become familiar with the use of the graphics in desktop publishing.

    Course ID: 100014
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
  
  • MCS 388 - Modern Public Relations

    (3.00)
    This course is designed to introduce students to the key skills and insights of public relations
    engagement using traditional and social media in the non-profit, corporate and agency worlds. Students will examine real-life case studies and crisis communications strategies; analyze topical public relations issues; and review the industry’s code of ethics. Recommended Preparation MCS 101   or MCS 222  

    Course ID: 102137
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
  
  • MCS 390 - Transcultural Studies in Global Television

    (3.00)
    This course will study the concepts, institutions, distribution channels, production and marketing practices, products and audience reception of globally distributed television programming. Special emphasis will be placed on localization strategies, aesthetic conventions and genre traditions, notions of cultural proximity, and debates around hybridity and transculturality. Students enrolled in MLL 480  will be expected to have advanced foreign language proficiency and will be expected to examine foreign language television productions and discuss issues in the secondary literature in that language. MLL 480   students will need department consent to take the course. Recommended Preparation MCS 333 

    Course ID: 100677
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Same as Offered: MLL 480  
    Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must have completed MCS 222  with a C or better.
  
  • MCS 395 - Television Production Techniques I

    (3.00)
    Development of skills pertaining to the operation of cameras, recorders, control consoles, lighting instruments and general operating procedures. Each student gains experience as a team member of on-campus TV productions.

    Course ID: 52388
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Same as Offered: ART 395 
  
  • MCS 400 - Independent Projects in Media and Communication Studies

    (1.00 - 6.00)
    Independent projects are designed and the number of credits determined by individual students in consultation with an advisor or instructor. Variable credit course repeatable for a maximum of 6 credits.

    Course ID: 55396
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Independent Study
  
  • MCS 404 - Internship

    (3.00)
    For students interested in an introductory internship experience. Students are expected to commit 40 hours a semester per credit. For example, for three credits, the expectation would be 120 hours of field work. The internship allows students to apply academic concepts and ideas to a work environment. Interested participants must see a Media and Communication Studies faculty member before registering. This course is repeatable for a maximum of 6 credits or 2 attempts. Recommended Preparation Permission of instructor

    Course ID: 55397
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Independent Study
  
  • MCS 484 - Media Production Fellows

    (3.00)
    This selective seminar style course will provide students with an advanced applied experience in video field production. Working as part of a production team, students will in create a professional quality video focusing on topics drawn from communities in the Baltimore area. While refining skills in pre-production research, field production and postproduction, students will gain experience in community engagement and in working with local informants as collaborators in telling their story.

    Course ID: 102151
    Consent: No Special Permission Required
    Components: Lecture
    Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete MCS 395  or MLL 495  
  
  • MCS 499 - Capstone Senior Seminar

    (3.00)
    The Capstone Experience Seminar encourages students to integrate the subject matter and interdisciplinary methods of the major by focusing on a significant problem in the study media and communications studies. Emphasis is placed upon the involvement of students in both the process and content of cultural analysis and interpretation. Importantly, the form that students” projects take may be either traditional research paper or a new media production, for example a digital story telling project. Recommended Preparation MCS 222 , MCS 333  

    Course ID: 55398
    Consent: Departmental consent
    Components: Lecture
    Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete MCS 333  with a C or better.

Modern Languages & Linguistics

  
  • MLL 190 - The World of Language: Structural and Biological Aspects

    (3.00)
    Language as a distinctive characteristic of the human species. In this course, we examine the structure of both written and spoken forms of language across cultures, comparing them with animal communication and human gestural systems. We explore language’s neurological basis, theories of origin, and first-and second-language learning.

    Course ID: 50095
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Course Equivalents: MLL 190H  
    Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR)
    Same as Offered: ENGL 190 , LING 190  
  
  • MLL 190H - The World of Language I-Honors

    (3.00)
    Language as a distinctive characteristic of the human species. In this course, we examine the structure of both written and spoken forms of language across cultures, comparing them with animal communication and human gestural systems. We explore language’s neurological basis, theories of origin, and first- and second-language learning. This is an honors course.

    Course ID: 100141
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Discussion, Lecture
    Course Equivalents: Course Equivalents: MLL 190  
    Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR)
    Same as Offered: LING 190  , ENGL 190  
  
  • MLL 191 - The World of Language: Cultural and Social Aspects

    (3.00)
    Language as both a reflection and a determiner of social relationships. In this course, we examine the varying idioms of the scientist, the politician, the media, the poet, the child and the magician, and we investigate how language changes and how it marks social groups. Communication strategies and social taboos reflected in language are discussed for various cultures.

    Course ID: 50073
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR), Culture (GFR)
    Same as Offered: ENGL 191 , LING 191  
  
  • MLL 205 - Great Books from the French-Speaking World

    (3.00)
    The course will examine the culture of the French-speaking world as reflected in the works of such writers as Chretien de Troyes and Marie de France (medieval romances); Rabelais and Montaigne (Renaissance); Racine, Moliere (17th century); Rousseau, Voltaire (18th century); Balzac, Hugo, Sand, Flaubert (19th century); Proust, Sartre, Beauvoir, Césaire, Hébert (20th century). Taught in English. No French required.

    Course ID: 55418
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GEP), Culture (GFR)
  
  • MLL 206 - Great Books from the German-Speaking World

    (3.00)
    The course will focus on the culture of the German-speaking world, as reflected in the works of such writers as Goethe, Schiller, Heine, Kleist, Brecht, Boll, Seghers, Grass and Wolf. Taught in English. No German required.

    Course ID: 55419
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GFR)
  
  • MLL 207 - Great Books from Russia and the Soviet Union

    (3.00)
    This course will focus on cultural issues in Russian and Soviet literature, as reflected in major works of Gogol, Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov, Mayakovsky, Babel, Akhmatova, Tsvetaeva and Solzhenitsyn, among others. Taught in English. No Russian required.

    Course ID: 55420
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GFR)
  
  • MLL 208 - Great Books from the Spanish Speaking World

    (3.00)
    An introduction to literary traditions and cultural diversity of Spain and Spanish America through great literary works in translation. Readings (primarily narrative fiction) selected from works of such representative authors as Santa Teresa, Miguel de Cervantes, Benito Perez Galdos, Miguel de Unamuno, Jorge Luis Borges, Ana Maria Matute and Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Taught in English. No Spanish required.

    Course ID: 55421
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GFR)
  
  • MLL 209 - Great Books from Italy

    (3.00)
    An introduction to literary and cultural traditions of Italy through an examination of works by Italian authors. Readings, including fiction, drama, essay and poetic narrative, to include selected works from such representative authors as St. Francis, Marco Polo, Dante Alighieri, Boccaccio, Machiavelli, Cellini, Goldoni, Casanova, Manzoni, Pirandello, Pavese and Calvino. Taught in English. No Italian required.

    Course ID: 55422
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GEP), Culture (GFR)
  
  • MLL 210 - Africa: Culture and Development

    (3.00)
    This course provides a general introduction to Africa. It is designed to survey its peoples, languages, cultures, societies and development. An emphasis is placed on how language and development are interrelated. Modules are offered to students to build on their special interests in the continent.

    Course ID: 50005
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GEP), Culture (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR), Culture (GFR)
    Same as Offered: AFST 213 
  
  • MLL 211 - Postwar West European Cinema

    (3.00)
    Introduction to the major schools of post-war Western European cinema, including Italian neorealism, the new Italian cinema, the French new wave and the new German cinema. Taught in English.

    Course ID: 55424
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GFR)
  
  • MLL 212 - East European Cinema

    (3.00)
    Introduction to the major schools of Eastern European cinema, including classical and contemporary Soviet cinema, the Polish school and the Czech new wave. Taught in English.

    Course ID: 55425
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GFR)
  
  • MLL 213 - Film and Society in Spain

    (3.00)
    An examination of recent Spanish films and of social questions they reflect and address. Taught in English. No knowledge of Spanish is required.

    Course ID: 55426
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GEP), Culture (GFR)
  
  • MLL 214 - The New German Cinema

    (3.00)
    A study of the new German cinema, its culture, background and works by internationally acclaimed directors Alexander Kluge, Werner Herzog, Wim Wenders and Margarethe von Trotta. Taught in English.

    Course ID: 55427
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GFR)
  
  • MLL 215 - French Film Classics

    (3.00)
    An introduction to the classic films of French cinema in the context of French culture and society. Representative directors include Vigo, Clair, Carne, Renoir, Truffaut, Godard, Rohmer, Chabrol and Malle. Taught in English. No knowledge of French required.

    Course ID: 55428
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GEP), Culture (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR), Culture (GFR)
  
  • MLL 216 - Classics in German Cinema

    (3.00)
    Study of the major works of German cinema, from the beginnings to the present, as reflections of German culture. Taught in English. Knowledge of German is not required.

    Course ID: 55429
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GEP), Culture (GFR)
  
  • MLL 217 - Classics in Russian Film

    (3.00)
    An examination of masterworks of Soviet cinema and the social and political context they reflect and address. Taught in English. Knowledge of Russian is not required.

    Course ID: 55430
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GFR)
  
  • MLL 218 - Film and Society in Latin America

    (3.00)
    An examination of recent Latin-American films and of social questions they reflect and address. Taught in English. Knowledge of Spanish is not required.

    Course ID: 55431
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GEP), Culture (GFR)
  
  • MLL 219 - Contemporary French Cinema

    (3.00)
    Contemporary French cinema is an introduction to popular French films of the last 25 years. It charts recent developments in all genres of French cinema. Reflecting the diversity of French film production since the new wave, this course will examine a variety of genres from the thriller to the war movie alongside the cinema du look and the work of women filmmakers. Directors will include Luc Besson, Jean-Jacques Beinex, Claude Berri, Yves Robert, Diane Kurys, Agnes Varda, Maurice Pialat, Jean-Marie Poiret and Coline Serreau. Taught in English. No knowledge of French required. This course is repeatable for credit.

    Course ID: 55432
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Topics: Contemp French Cinema, Images Of Society
    Attributes: Culture (GEP), Culture (GFR)
  
  • MLL 220 - Film and Society in China

    (3.00)
    This course introduces students to Chinese society during the last hundred years through the viewing and analysis of major films from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. Taught in English. No knowledge of Chinese required.

    Course ID: 55433
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GEP), Culture (GFR)
  
  • MLL 225 - Iranian Cultures

    (3.00)
    The course will address the general concept of culture in the context of social, intellectual, artistic, spiritual, and everyday systems defining Iranian life. Students will read from several books, listen to Persian music, view Iranian movies, taste the cuisine, read translated poetry books, and learn conversational Persian language. They will also examine Iranian magazines and newspapers and will benefit from discussions. The course will broaden their understanding of culture in general, and Iranian culture in particular.

    Course ID: 55435
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GFR)
  
  • MLL 230 - World Language Communities

    (3.00)
    A course designed to expand the cultural awareness of students by introducing them to the study of language in a broad context of historical, political and social issues. Special emphasis is placed on the question of bi- or multi-lingual states and on the explosiveness of the language issue in many regions. Taught in English.

    Course ID: 50198
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GEP), Culture (GFR)
    Same as Offered: LING 230 
  
  • MLL 231 - Introduction to World Literature I

    (3.00)
    An introduction to major works in world literature from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance.

    Course ID: 50055
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GFR)
    Same as Offered: CPLT 231, ENGL 231 
  
  • MLL 232 - Introduction to World Literature II

    (3.00)
    An introduction to major works in world literature from the late Renaissance to the present.

    Course ID: 50057
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GFR)
    Same as Offered: CPLT 232, ENGL 232 
  
  • MLL 234 - Culture and Values through Art I

    (3.00)
    This interdisciplinary course examines the early heritage of today’s multicultural world from a global perspective. It explores world views and cultural values through art as the medium of communication. Social beliefs, values and art from cultures of Asia, Africa, the Native Americas, the Islamic world and Europe from 50,000 B.C.E. to 1400 C.E. are traced comparatively, including their overlays, convergences and separate developments. Students collaborate in research and participate in experiential exercises relating course content to issues of cultural identity, cultural awareness, globalization and pluralistic societies. Note May be taken independently from Part II.

    Course ID: 55436
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Course Equivalents: MLL 234H  
    Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GEP), Culture (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR), Culture (GFR)
  
  • MLL 235 - Culture and Values through Art II

    (3.00)
    This interdisciplinary course examines the heritage of today’s multicultural world from a global perspective. The course explores the world views, values and art from cultures of Asia, Africa, the Native Americas, the Islamic World, Europe and the United States from the 14th to the 20th centuries. Students collaborate in research and participate in experiential exercises relating course content to issues of cultural identity, cultural awareness, globalization and pluralistic societies. Note Notes: May be taken independently from Part I.

    Course ID: 55438
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Course Equivalents: Course Equivalents: MLL 235H 
    Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GEP), Culture (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR), Culture (GFR)
  
  • MLL 240 - Project in Cultural Sustainability

    (3.00)
    This course has been designed to help UMBC students acquire the cultural literacy and develop the tools they will need to face the challenges of globalization. Adopting an intercultural approach, it will examine the ongoing impact of the Western value system on the world. In response, students will learn how to analyze the impact of globalization on local communities and consider alternatives. They will also develop the social entrepreneurship skills needed to position themselves as agents of social change. Because local community involvement is an important element in the development of cultural diversity, heritage, and a deeper appreciation of life values, students in the course will generate a community information web site reflecting the values of sustainability.

    Course ID: 100203
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
  
  • MLL 250 - Introduction to the French-speaking World

    (3.00)
    A historical and cultural presentation of societies in which French plays a major role, including France, Belgium, Switzerland, Quebec, North and West Africa, Asia and the Caribbean. The points of view of French speakers from around the world will be on such themes as political and cultural conflict, literary creativity and music. Readings and discussions are in English.

    Course ID: 55441
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GEP), Culture (GFR)
  
  • MLL 255 - Intercultural Paris

    (3.00)
    This culture course aims to introduce students to the field of French studies by examining France’s capital city in both historical and contemporary contexts and the numerous, marginalized, and multicultural populations it has been home to: women, gays and lesbians, North-and Western African immigrants, Jews, and undocumented workers. The course adopts an interdisciplinary approach informed by cultural studies, history, anthropology, linguistics, urban studies, and gender and women’s studies.

    Course ID: 100973
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Same as Offered: GWST 255 
  
  • MLL 261 - German Ethnic and Cultural Identity

    (3.00)
    This course will study the cultural identity of the German-speaking world, including Europe, as well as German groups in North America, Latin America and Africa, as manifested in writing, music and other forms of cultural expression

    Course ID: 55442
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GEP), Culture (GFR)
  
  • MLL 270 - Introduction to Russian Culture and Civilization

    (3.00)
    An introductory survey of Russian cultural achievements from the 10th century to the revolution of 1917. Topics include religion, art, architecture, music, literature and folklore. Readings and discussions in English.

    Course ID: 50192
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GEP), Culture (GFR)
    Same as Offered: RUSS 270 
  
  • MLL 271 - Introduction to Modern Russian Civilization and Culture

    (3.00)
    An introductory survey of Russian civilization from 1917 through the revolutionary period and Stalinism to dissidence, glasnost and the present. Topics include literature, art, music, social values and intellectual expression. Readings and discussions in English.

    Course ID: 50206
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GEP), Culture (GFR)
    Same as Offered: RUSS 271 
  
  • MLL 280 - Introduction to the Spanish-Speaking World

    (3.00)
    A historical overview and cultural analysis of societies in which Spanish is the dominant language, including Spain, Latin America and Hispanic communities in the United States. Intended primarily to provide greater insights into the realities experienced by speakers of Spanish.

    Course ID: 55444
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GEP), Culture (GFR)
  
  • MLL 288 - Information Technology in Foreign Languages

    (3.00)
    This course is designed to familiarize students with technological resources in foreign languages and to prepare them in the effective use of technology approaches and technology-based resources. Activities will include assessing and using software with foreign language capabilities, mastering general Internet tools (File Transfer Protocol, listservs, news groups, etc.), accessing electronic library resources, conducting effective searches on the Web, including the retrieval of text files and images with particular attention to copyright issues. Participants will have the opportunity to develop and/or expand the knowledge base and skills inherent to information technology and indispensable to learning and practicing a foreign language today. Recommended Preparation Word-processing skills/e-mail on the UMBC system

    Course ID: 55445
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
  
  • MLL 299 - MLLI Experiential Learning

    (1.00 - 2.00)
    Independent, individualized language and cultural study (such as participation in Intercultural Learning Exchange activities) in an area determined by the student’s particular needs. May be repeated for up to 8 credits.

    Course ID: 101767
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Independent Study
  
  • MLL 300 - Selected Topics in Modern Languages and Linguistics

    (3.00)
    This course is repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits or 4 attempts.

    Course ID: 55446
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Topics: Early Chinese Poetry and Prose, Modern Chinese Poetry, Colombian Caribbean Culture, Modern Chinese Culture
  
  • MLL 301 - Textual Analysis: Words, Images, Music

    (3.00)
    This course introduces techniques of analytical reading and reader response that apply to a broad range of texts, including verbal, visual, musical and multi-media, such as cinematic and electronic discourse. Students interact with various forms of communication from popular and high culture by examining their structural and stylistic/aesthetic properties; the cultural assumptions and values that they convey; and the texts’ performative effects on emotions, action and thought. Emphasized are the properties of texts that make them effective, pleasing or dangerous and the social context of communication. Recommended Preparation MLL 190 , MLL 191  or another linguistics course

    Course ID: 55447
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR) Writing Intensive (WI)
    Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must completeENGL 100  or equivalent with a C or better.
  
  • MLL 305 - Introduction to Intercultural Communication

    (3.00)
    This interdisciplinary course introduces students to the basic issues of intercultural communication and acquaints them with the fundamentals of intercultural training. Drawing on linguistic theory, anthropological definitions of culture and ethnicity, and extensive case studies, the course begins with a discussion of the nature and function of verbal and nonverbal communication in multicultural settings. The second part of the course examines the ways in which conflicts may arise between cultures and explores the development of intercultural competence and the resolution of cultural conflicts via intercultural training. Recommended Preparation Junior standing or prior study in anthropology, linguistics or a related discipline

    Course ID: 55449
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Course Equivalents: MLL 305H  
    Attributes: Culture (GEP), Culture (GFR)
  
  • MLL 306 - Intercultural Communication: Issues Confronting Immigrant and Heritage Communities

    (4.00)
    Immigration and social adjustment to a new environment could be analyzed from different theoretical perspectives. By doing service learning, students will learn to combine the analysis of immigration and the perspective of intercultural communication. Difficulties in the process of adjustment faced by new immigrants and other members of local heritage communities in the Maryland/D.C. region will allow students to explore ways in which the development of intercultural competence can help resolve cultural conflicts in a multicultural society. Guest speakers from local immigrant/heritage communities will be invited to participate in the seminars. The course will entail spending three hours per week in immigrant/heritage communities doing service learning related to intercultural communication. Recommended Preparation A language course above the 201 level, or MLL 305 , or permission

    Course ID: 55451
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GFR)
  
  • MLL 310 - Intercultural Studies of International Film

    (3.00)
    Major international cinematic trends from the earliest periods to the contemporary era. Emphasis on the feature film in the context of national cinemas and intercultural communication. Topic to be announced each semester offered. Taught in English. Note May be repeated for credit.

    Course ID: 55452
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Discussion, Lecture
    Topics: St:Women In Europn Film, Stds:E.European Cinema, International Film, Stds: New German Cinema, Stds: E European Cinema, Stds:Postwar W Europ Cin, Stds:International Film, Classics German Cinema, West African Cinema, Stds International Films, Gay And Lesbian Cinema, Top:Films Of Fritz Lang, Caribbean Film, Stds:Ethnographic Films, Stds:Classics Germn Cin, The New German Cinema, Postwar West Eur Cinema, Flms/Revolutn & Soc Chng
    Attributes: Culture (GEP), Culture (GFR)
  
  • MLL 311 - Introduction to Korean Culture

    (3.00)
    This course introduces students to Korean culture. It will help students understand the values, attitudes and norms that constitute Korean culture and lead students to get the feel of the dynamic vitality of Korean culture. The course will broaden their understanding of culture in general, and Korean culture in particular. Taught in English. Knowledge of Korean is not required. Recommended Preparation MLL 190 , MLL 191 , MLL 230 , or MLL 301  .

    Course ID: 100432
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GEP)
  
  • MLL 313 - Images of Society in Contemporary Spanish Films

    (3.00)
    Course ID: 55455
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
  
  • MLL 315 - Images of Society in Contemporary Korean Films

    (3.00)
    Study of major works of Korean cinema, encompassing a range of genres and styles. Emphasis on the film as an art form and a mirror of society. Taught in English. No knowledge of Korean required. Recommended Preparation MLL 190 , MLL 191 , MLL 230 , or MLL 301 .

    Course ID: 100433
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GEP)
  
  • MLL 317 - Images of Society in Contemporary Japanese Films

    (3.00)
    This course examines various contemporary Japanese films by focusing on the relationship between the films and Japanese culture and society. It includes diverse genres and styles to enhance students’ critical thinking skills. Taught in English. No Knowledge of Japanese required. Recommended Preparation MLL 190  ,MLL 191  , MLL 230  , or MLL 301  .

    Course ID: 55434
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GEP), Culture (GFR)
  
  • MLL 319 - Images of Society in Contemporary French Films

    (3.00)
    An examination of outstanding films from the Francophone world, encompassing a range of genres and styles and reflecting the diversity of French film production. Emphasis on the film as an art form and a mirror of society. Taught in English. No knowledge of French required. Recommended Preparation Junior/senior standing

    Course ID: 55457
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GEP), Culture (GFR)
  
  • MLL 320 - International Feminist Filmmakers

    (3.00)
    This course uses a feminist film studies lens to analyze transnational documentary and feature films. Drawing on feminist, documentary, and postcolonial film theory, students will gain the necessary skills to critically analyze representations of gender, race, class, nationality, and sexuality in transnational film. We will examine the politics of gender in films produced in the West and the Global South and we will assess the flows between “first world” and “third world” cinematic traditions.

    Course ID: 50105
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GEP), Culture (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR)
    Same as Offered: GWST 320  
  
  • MLL 321 - Jewish Writing in World Literature

    (3.00)
    This course will study the development of modern Jewish writing from its beginnings in the Yiddish works of Eastern Europe through its diasporic extension into Western Europe, North Africa, Latin America, North America and Israel. Special attention will be given to the analysis of Jewish humor, in literature as well as other cultural forms, from the novels of Sholom Aleichem to the films of Woody Allen. Jewish literary responses to the Holocaust also will be discussed. The course will emphasize the cross-cultural nature of Jewish diasporic writing in its attachment both to common Jewish traditions and to diverse national, historical, geographical and linguistic contexts.

    Course ID: 50179
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GEP), Culture (GFR)
    Same as Offered: JDST 321 
  
  • MLL 322 - Gender, Race, and Media

    (3.00)
    In this course, we define media and analyze intersecting formations of gender, race, class, and sexuality, as produced through a range of media genres and forms. These include, but are not limited to, advertisements and commercials, television and film, music and music videos, visual arts, and digital visual cultures. We interrogate media as powerful, pervasive sites where dynamic relations between dominant representations and resistant subject formations are staged. As consumers and producers of media, we learn to articulate the entanglement of social justice concerns, politics, and cultural and economic resources. We practice tools of critical reading and thinking, such as textual analysis, visual discourse analysis, and the basics of media literacy. Recommended Preparation GWST 100   and (GWST 200  or GWST 210  ).

    Course ID: 50004
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR)
    Same as Offered: AFST 347 , GWST 322  
  
  • MLL 323 - Modern Hebrew Literature

    (3.00)
    A survey of various forms of Hebrew literature in English translation from throughout the world since the 19th century. In addition, modern Hebrew literature is compared to, and contrasted with, pre-modern Hebrew literature and Yiddish literature. Recommended Preparation An English or world literature course in any language at the 200 level or above or consent from the instructor

    Course ID: 50178
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GEP), Culture (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR), Culture (GFR)
    Same as Offered: JDST 323  
  
  • MLL 324 - World Language Issues

    (3.00)
    The course examines the consequences of socio-linguistic heterogeneity in multi-cultural societies through an examination of topics such as the parameters of language variation; the relationship between indigenous, colonial and immigrant languages; language attitudes; and language planning. Students will use these concepts to work toward the resolution of language-based conflicts in a required written research project. Students may register for either MLL 230  or MLL 324. Recommended Preparation Junior standing

    Course ID: 55459
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GFR)
  
  • MLL 325 - Ethnic Minorities

    (3.00)
    An introduction to language minority groups in the United States and the factors that have helped shape our linguistic environment. The class studies many related issues, such as ethnicity, immigration, settlement patterns, language maintenance efforts and language policies in government and education.

    Course ID: 55460
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
  
  • MLL 326 - Literature and Social Change

    (3.00)
    A study of social problems and different visions of social change reflected in the literature of various nationalities and groups. Taught in English.

    Course ID: 55461
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GFR)
  
  • MLL 327 - Modern Japanese Culture

    (3.00)
    This course examines modern Japanese culture, including family structure, daily life, regional variations, interpersonal and intercultural communication, education from nursery school to college, the traditional arts still practiced in modern Japan and the development of popular youth culture. Students will deepen their understanding through cross-cultural role playing, hands-on experience with the arts and field trips. The course is taught in English. Recommended Preparation Junior standing

    Course ID: 55462
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GEP), Culture (GFR)
  
  • MLL 328 - Traditional Chinese Fiction and Drama

    (3.00)
    A survey of representative Chinese short stories, novels and plays from the third to the 19th centuries. Focus is placed on the study of T’ang, Sung, Ming dynasty novels and Yuan dynasty drama. The course is taught in English. No knowledge of Chinese required. This course is repeatable for credit.

    Course ID: 55463
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GEP), Culture (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR), Culture (GFR)
  
  • MLL 329 - Early and Medieval Chinese Literature

    (3.00)
    This course is an introduction to important works of the classical literary tradition of China from the Zhou Dynasty (1045-221 BCE) through the Northern Song dynasty (976-1127 CE). In a chronological survey of the important writers of the early and medieval periods, the course tackles some fundamental questions of the Chinese literary tradition, including the meanings of the word that came to mean literary writing, wen, and the place of wen in traditional Chinese culture; which genres of writing became the most prominent in the early tradition, and why; and the ways in which the scope of Chinese literature broaden and changed. The course is taught in English, with no knowledge of Chinese language required. Recommended Preparation MLL 301   or ASIA 100  or HIST 103  (any one of these three)

    Course ID: 101848
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete MLL 301  or ASIA 100  or HIST 103  
  
  • MLL 330 - Theatre in Modern Languages

    (3.00)
    The rehearsal and performance in modern languages of a full-length play (or several shorter works). Students participate as actors and/or assist in tasks of production. They also investigate areas pertinent to the play, such as the life and work of the playwright, historical and cultural milieu depicted, and theories and techniques of staging. Recommended Preparation A language course at the 202-level or permission of instructor. Note May be repeated for credit with permission of the instructor.

    Course ID: 55464
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
  
  • MLL 332 - Topics in German Culture

    (3.00)
    This course will focus on a broad spectrum of topics (events, movements, and individual thinkers) that have shaped German intellectual thought throughout Germany’s history. Students will be introduced to concepts that have had a lasting impact and are essential for a true understanding of German culture. Topics will be announced each semester offered. Readings and discussion in English. This course is repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits.

    Course ID: 55465
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Topics: Topics In German Culture, Frankfurt School, Heimat In Germ Culture, Cult Thought 18Th/19Th, Contemporary Film and Society in Germany, Multicultural Germany, German Culture through Film
    Attributes: Culture (GFR)
    Prerequisite/Corequisite: Your academic level must be junior to enroll.
  
  • MLL 333 - Japanese Food Culture

    (3.00)
    This course examines many aspects of Japanese food culture, including history, cultural rules, special/religious events, environment, globalization, etc. The students will investigate how Japanese food illustrates the society and culture by critically analyzing various forms of food related texts. Throughout the semester the students will explore their own food cultures then compare and contrast them to Japanese food culture to hypothesize reasons for the similarities/differences among them. Recommended Preparation ASIA 100  or any 100, 200 level culture course.

    Course ID: 102068
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
  
  • MLL 334 - Modern Chinese Poetry and Lyric Culture

    (3.00)
    From the New Culture Movement to WWII, from literary journals to rock concerts, from self-expression to social engagement, poetry has played an integral role in remaking modern Chinese life. In this course, you will analyze the works of poets, musicians, and revolutionaries who shaped modern Chinese culture and history. You will also learn about modern Chinese lyric culture as it evolved in China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong and its relationship with national and regional identities. Recommended Preparation MLL 190  or MLL 191  or MLL 230  or MLL 301  

    Course ID: 102478
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Effective Spring 2018 Culture (GEP)
  
  • MLL 340 - Interconnections: Social and Historical Confluences

    (3.00)
    This course treats key historical events and social movements in France and French-speaking lands and their connections with the rest of the world. These include: exploration in the New World, the Great Revolution of 1789, nationalism, the Napoleonic legacy, socialism and communism, the World Wars, imperialism and decolonization. This course is repeatable for credit.

    Course ID: 50099
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GEP), Culture (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR), Culture (GFR)
    Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete FREN 302  with a grade of C or better.
  
  • MLL 341 - Studies in World Literature

    (3.00)
    A study of selected literary works from a single nation or from several nations, with the focus on a century, movement, genre, theme or individual writer. Topics are announced each semester offered. This course is repeatable up to 12 credits or 4 attempts.

    Course ID: 50043
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Topics: Stds:Love/Death-Russ Lit, Afro-Hisp Literature, Studies In World Lit, Post-Colonial Literature, Studies, Literature Of Oppression, Lit Of The Holocaust, Representations Of Evil, Stds Wrld Lit:Ltn Am Wrt, The Eastern European Exp, War & Passion, Eastern European Exper, Yiddish Literature, Cont Latin American Lit, 20Th Century European, Tolstoy & Dostoevsky, Stds: Lit Of The Occult, Cont Dev Lit & Culture, Stds:Love/Death Russ Lit, Korean Society Lit&Film, War & Passion:Balkan Lit, Twentieth-Century Poetry, Shakespeare and his
    Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GFR)
    Same as Offered: CPLT 341, ENGL 315  
  
  • MLL 342 - Myth and Literature

    (3.00)
    Studies in the mythologies of various cultures and in the relationship between myth and literature. Topics to be announced each semester offered. Note May be repeated once for credit with permission of the advisor.

    Course ID: 50058
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Topics: Myth And Literature, Honors Myth & Literature
    Same as Offered: CPLT 342, ENGL 318  
    Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete a 200 level ENGL course with a C or better
  
  • MLL 344 - Literature and the Other Arts

    (3.00)
    A study of the relationship between literature and music, film and the fine arts, with an emphasis on common concerns, solutions and terminology. Topics to be announced each semester offered. Note May be repeated once for credit with permission of the advisor.

    Course ID: 50052
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Topics: Languages Of Film, Life And Films Of Welles, Attack Of The B-Movies, Women In Media, Amer Film In The 1970’s, Culture And Values, Film Noir, Film Adaptation, Fiction And Film, Cult Films, Mediated Movies, Films:Hitchcock & Lang, Nvls & Plitcs/Vctrn Engl, Introduction To Film, Banned Films, The Avant-Garde at the Movies, Biblical Art and Literature in the English Renaiss, Horror Film and Fiction
    Same as Offered: CPLT 344, ENGL 316  
  
  • MLL 370 - 19th Century Russian Literature and Society

    (3.00)
    A study of Russian literature of the 19th century in relation to the intellectual, political and social concerns of the time. Authors include Pushkin, Gogol, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Turgenev and Chekhov. Topics for discussion include class and rank, the role of women, the intelligentsia, socialism and religion, as well as the evolution of literary style. Readings and discussion in English, although students may choose to read works in the original Russian. Recommended Preparation ENGL 100   and either a 200-level literature course or a Russian language course.

    Course ID: 50187
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GEP), Writing Intensive (GEP), Culture (GFR)
  
  • MLL 371 - 20th Century Russian Literature and Politics

    (3.00)
    A study of the interaction of literature and politics in the Soviet Union, from the October revolution through Socialist realism, to dissident literature and glasnost. Authors include Blok, Zamiatin, Babel, Sholokhov, Bulgakov, Pasternak, Solzhenitsyn and Brodsky. Subjects for discussion include the place of the individual in a collective society, the role of the artist in a totalitarian state, propaganda, the manipulation of art for social control, and the power of literature to effect social and political change. Readings and discussion in English, although students may choose to read works in the original Russian.  Recommended Preparation ENGL 100  and either a 200-level literature course or a Russian language course.

    Course ID: 50203
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Culture (GEP), Writing Intensive (GEP), Culture (GFR)
  
  • MLL 399H - Introduction to Honors Project

    (1.00)
    An independent study course focused on the systematic development of a topic and methodology for the honors thesis. Open to students who have been admitted to the MLL Honors Program.

    Course ID: 55469
    Consent: Department Consent Required
    Components: Independent Study
    Topics: Intro To Honors
  
  • MLL 400 - Special Projects in Modern Languages and Linguistics

    (1.00 - 3.00)
    Open to students with special projects on application to the instructor who will supervise the particular project. Request for permission to register must be in writing and must specify the number of credits sought. Credits earned in MLL 400 may not be used to satisfy the basic requirements for any track in the MLL major, minor or certificate of language studies. Exceptions will be granted only with the written permission of an instructor and the chair of MLL. Note This course may be repeated for credit.

    Course ID: 55470
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Independent Study
  
  • MLL 406 - Theory and History of Intercultural Media

    (3.00)
    Course ID: 55473
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
  
  • MLL 413 - Language, Gender & Culture

    (3.00)
    In Language, Gender and Sexuality, students gain an in-depth understanding of how language, gender, and sexuality are integrated into the fabric of cultures and societies and how sociocultural contexts give meaning to linguistic practices, to categories of gender and sexuality, and to the construction of gendered, sexual, and other identities.. Students will examine and evaluate a diverse body of scholarship from linguistics, anthropology, gender and sexuality studies, and sociology. Critical attention will be paid to understanding the roles of language, gender and sexuality in the U.S. context, especially with regard to education and the media; we will also explore relationships between language, gender, and sexuality in the range of other Western and non-Western cultures. Students will apply what they have learned in the course to final research projects.

    Course ID: 100279
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Same as Offered: GWST 413  , GWST 613, LLC 613, MLL 613
    Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete one of the following: GWST 100   or GWST 200   or LING 360  all  with a C or better.
  
  • MLL 425 - Intercultural and Cross-Cultural Communication

    (3.00)
    The purpose of this course is to study communication within the context of the cultural setting. Three main goals are: to provide students with material, both cognitive and experiential, with which they can develop an awareness of their own cultural identity; to increase their knowledge of the special communication problems to be expected in a cross-cultural situation; and to offer students the opportunity to apply new insights to cross-cultural encounters.

    Course ID: 55474
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must complete MLL 190  or MLL 191  or MLL 230  with a grade of C or better.
  
  • MLL 430 - Internship in Modern Languages and Linguistics

    (1.00 - 3.00)
    An internship is a defined project using the target language in work involving governmental or non-governmental agencies, social service organizations, hospitals, schools, businesses or other community institutions. Variable credit course repeatable for a maximum of 3 credits. Note Notes: Request for permission to register must be in writing and must specify the number of credits sought.

    Course ID: 55475
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
  
  • MLL 470 - L2 Acquisition and Learning: Theory to Practice

    (3.00)
    This course examines issues in second-language acquisition and learning from the perspective of teaching and learning in ESOL and foreign-language classrooms. Topics covered include a review of past and current learning theories, an exploration of the range of factors (physiological, cognitive, affective, environmental) affecting first and second-language acquisition, the role of input and output in second-language development, the role of learning styles and strategies in language learning, and language processing in reading and listening. These topics will be explored through readings, class discussions, and various individual and collaborative projects and assignments.

    Course ID: 55476
    Consent: Department Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
  
  • MLL 480 - Transcultural Studies in Global Television

    (3.00)
    This course will study the concepts, institutions, distribution channels, production and marketing practices, products and audience reception of globally distributed television programming. Special emphasis will be placed on localization strategies, aesthetic conventions and genre traditions, notions of cultural proximity, and debates around hybridity and transculturality. Students enrolled in MLL 480 will be expected to have advanced foreign language proficiency and will be expected to examine foreign language television productions and discuss issues in the secondary literature in that language. MLL 480 students will need department consent to take the course. Recommended Preparation  MCS 333 

    Course ID: 100677
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Same as Offered: MCS 390  
    Prerequisite/Corequisite: You must have completed MCS 222  with a C or better.
  
  • MLL 490 - Seminar in Modern Languages and Linguistics

    (3.00)
    This course is repeatable for credit.A study of a specific topic involving language, literature or culture, and/or their interrelations.

    Course ID: 55477
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Topics: Language Learning, Seminar: Mdrn/Lang/Ling, Literacy, Thgt & Power, Second Lang Acquisition, Bilingualism, The European Union, Sem:Against Metaphor, Top:Mass Media/European, Poetry As Translation, Seminar In Mll, Sem: Language Learning, Infotech In Foreign Lang, Ethnographic Description, Linguistic Acquisition, Language and Gender, Global Television, Exploration in Korean Culture, Technology, Culture and Identity
  
  • MLL 495 - Intercultural Video Production I

    (3.00)
    Course ID: 55478
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
  
  • MLL 498H - Senior Honors Seminar

    (3.00)
    An interdisciplinary seminar that allows Honor Program students to work together at a high level on a topic that they have helped to define. Open to students who have been admitted to the MLL Honors Program.

    Course ID: 55479
    Consent: Department Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
  
  • MLL 499H - Senior Honors Project

    (3.00)
    An independent study course that involves the production of an honors thesis. Enables honors students to pursue work that has a special meaning for them and provides them with valuable experience in planning and executing a large-scale research project.

    Course ID: 55480
    Consent: Department Consent Required
    Components: Independent Study

Music

  
  • MUSC 100 - Introduction to Music

    (3.00)
    A study of what music is, with special reference to the relationship between music and listener. For students with little or no formal training in music, this course explores, in a nontechnical way, the elements of music (e.g., rhythm, melody, harmony, texture and form) and discusses the various cultural contexts in which music is found and how these affect the nature of the music and the listener’s perception.

    Course ID: 55548
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR)
  
  • MUSC 101 - Fundamentals of Music Theory

    (3.00)
    A study of the fundamentals of music theory, including notation, scale construction, intervals, chords, meter, etc., with emphasis on learning and developing music reading skills.

    Course ID: 55550
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Attributes: Arts and Humanities (GEP), Arts and Humanities (GFR)
  
  • MUSC 110 - Musicianship Laboratory I

    (1.00)
    Elementary development of basic musical skills, including sight-singing, notation and dictation. Note Permission of the department is required.

    Course ID: 55552
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
  
  • MUSC 111 - Musicianship Laboratory II

    (1.00)
    Intermediate development of basic musical skills, including sight-singing, notation, dictation and transposition.

    Course ID: 55553
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Prerequisite/Corequisite:  MUSC 110  with a grade of ‘B’ or better or placement exam
  
  • MUSC 112 - Music Repertoire

    (1.00)
    A class for music majors to explore repertoire for their specific instrument or voice. Class involves regular performance opportunities and discussions about repertoire, techniques and stylistic issues. Note Permission of the department is required. This course is repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits or 12 attempts.

    Course ID: 55554
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
  
  • MUSC 113 - Italian for Musicians

    (3.00)
    An introductory course in Italian language addressing the specific needs of musicians, covering basic Italian grammar, vocabulary, and conversation as well as the Italian equivalents for basic music terminology in English.

    Course ID: 55555
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
  
  • MUSC 115 - Jazz Improvisation and Theory Workshop I

    (3.00)
    A course to help the student develop jazz improvisational skills in a performance/workshop setting. The course also provides the student with the theoretical underpinnings of jazz. Some of the topics and styles covered: chord scales, blues, bebop, swing, modal improvisation, The New Thing, block chord harmonization, song forms and reharmonization.

    Course ID: 55556
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
  
  • MUSC 116 - Jazz Improvisation and Theory Workshop II

    (3.00)
    A continuation of MUSC 115 .

    Course ID: 55557
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
  
  • MUSC 117 - Pep Band

    (1.00)
    The UMBC Pep Band is an ensemble consisting of students who meet once a week. The level of repertoire played is at the introductory level.This course is repeatable for credit.

    Course ID: 55558
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
  
  • MUSC 125 - Theory I: Basics of Music

    (3.00)
    A study of the fundamentals of music with intensive consideration of underlying principles of music such as melodic design, tonality, harmonic organization and elements of formal design. Note NOTE: Permission of the department is required.

    Course ID: 55559
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
  
  • MUSC 126 - Theory II: Form and Analysis

    (3.00)
    A continuation of MUSC 125 . Recommended Preparation  MUSC 125  or consent of instructor.

    Course ID: 55560
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
    Prerequisite/Corequisite:  You must complete MUSC 125  with a grade of C or better.
  
  • MUSC 160 - Fundamentals of Music for Elementary Teachers

    (2.00)
    The fundamentals of music theory and development of skills related to elementary classroom teaching.

    Course ID: 55561
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
  
  • MUSC 161 - Diction: International phonetic alphabet/English/Italian

    (1.00)
    A course designed to introduce singers to pronunciation and use of the languages most often encountered in vocal repertoire, while providing an overview of representative repertoire - its development. Offered every fall, this course serves as the foundation for the other two: French and German (offered alternating spring semesters). This course is repeatable for credit. Note Notes: Required for all voice majors.

    Course ID: 100310
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
  
  • MUSC 162 - Diction: French

    (1.00)
    A course designed to introduce singers to pronunciation and use of the languages most often encountered in vocal repertoire, while providing an overview of representative repertoire & its development. Offered alternating spring semesters, this course is one of three that include International Phonetic Alphabet/English/Italian (offered each fall semester) and German. This course is repeatable for credit. Recommended Preparation  MUSC 161  or consent of instructor. Note Required for all voice majors.

    Course ID: 100311
    Consent: No Special Consent Required
    Components: Lecture
 

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