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2018-2019 Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Latin

  
  • LAT 350 - Latin Letters


    Instructor
    Neumann

    This course focuses on the various practices of letter-writing (personal, political, philosophical, literary) in the context of their production and transmission. Students will be expected to compose brief letters in Latin based on the reading.

    Satisfies Literary Studies, Creative Writing, and Rhetoric requirement.

  
  • LAT 399 - Independent Study in Latin


    Readings and research on Latin texts, under the direction and supervision of a faculty member who reviews and approves the topic(s) and evaluates the student’s work.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Latin 201 and permission of the instructor.

  
  • LAT 499 - Senior Thesis


    Writing of a thesis under the supervision of an appropriate professor. Oral defense before the entire classics faculty required. Admission by unanimous consent of the Department of Classics.


Latin American Studies

  
  • LAS 101 - Introduction to Latin American Studies


    Instructors
    Staff

    LAS 101 is an interdisciplinary introduction to the study of Latin America.  The class draws on expertise of Latin American studies experts from across the faulty.  Important areas of study include theory, cultural production, history, and contemporary politics and society. 

    The course is a requirement for the Latin American Studies major and minor.
     

    Prerequisites & Notes
    (Spring)

  
  • LAS 120 - Afro-Latin America (= AFR 120)


    Instructor
    Benson

    From Mexico to Brazil and beyond, Africans and people of African descent have fought in wars of independence, forged mixed race national identities, and contributed politically and culturally to the making of the Americas.  Even though Latin America imported ten times as many slaves as the United States, only recently have scholars begun to highlight the role blacks and other people of African descent played in Latin American history.  This course will explore the experiences of Afro-Latin Americans from slavery to the present, with a particular focus on Haiti, Cuba, Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia.  In doing so, the course seeks to answer questions such as: What does it mean to be black in Latin America? Why has racism persisted in Latin America despite political revolutions claiming to eliminate discrimination? What are the links between blacks in Latin America and the United States? How have differing conceptions of “race” and “nation” caused the rise and decline of transnational black alliances between U.S. blacks and Afro-Latin Americans?  All course readings will be in English and will include memoirs, films, and first-hand historical documents in additional to scholarly books and articles.  

    Satisfies a requirement in the Africana Studies major (Geographic Region: Latin America/Caribbean).
    Satisfies a requirement in the Latin American Studies major or minor.
    Satisfies the cultural diversity requirement.

  
  • LAS 220 - Politics and Economics of Brazil (= POL 344)


    Instructor
    B. Crandall

    Treatment of political and economic change in modern Brazil.  Focus on inequality, violence, environmental protection, and US-Brazil relations.  Course includes historical background from 1946 forward.

    Satisfies the Social-Scientific Thought requirement
    Meets the Cultural Diversity requirement

  
  • LAS 222 - The Political Economy of the Southern Cone (=POL 354)


    Instructor
    B. Crandall

    Course offers brief historical overview of Southern Cone nations Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Paraguay and then moves to in-depth study of political and economic institutions.  Themes include bureaucratic authoritarianism, economic shocks, military rule and the return to democracy, regional integration, and globalization.

    Satisfies a major requirement in Latin American Studies and Political Science
    Satisfies a minor elective for Latin American Studies
    Satisfies a concentration requirement in International Studies
    Satisfies Liberal Studies requirement
    Meets the Cultural Diversity requirement
     

  
  • LAS 235 - The 1959 Cuban Revolution (= AFR 235, =HIS 362)


    Instructor
    Benson

    This course explores the historical underpinnings of the 1959 Cuban Revolution, U.S.-Cuban relations, and how Cubans have experienced the changes the island has undergone in the past 100 years. Particular attention is given to people of African descent who make up over a one-third of the island’s population. This Cuban narrative illuminates a variety of themes including the spread of U.S. imperialism, Cuba’s fight for sovereignty, and race relations in the Americas.  

    Satisfies a major requirement in Africana Studies (Geographic Region: Latin American/Caribbean).
    Satisfies a major or minor requirement in History.
    Satisfies a major or minor requirement in Latin American Studies.
    Satisfies the Historical Thought requirement.
    Satisfies the cultural diversity requirement.

     

  
  • LAS 240 - Introduction to Latinx Studies


    Instructor
    Luna

    An introduction to the interdisciplinary field of Latinx studies based on ethnographic texts by anthropologists and sociologists. It examines how Latinx people in the United States are criminalized and constructed as threatening to the nation, as well as how they have constructed meaningful lives in relation to structural inequalities. Particular attention given to issues of language, identity, migration, and gender and sexuality.

    Satisfies a requirement in the Latin American Studies major and minor.
    Satisfies a requirement in the Anthropology major and minor.
    Satisfies a requirement in the Gender and Sexuality Studies major and minor.
    Satisfies a Social-Scientific Thought requirement.
    Satisfies the Justice, Equality, and Community graduation requirement.

  
  • LAS 243 - Sex, Drugs, & Money on the Mexico/US Border


    Instructor
    Luna

    Ethnographic approach to understanding the social effects of several profit-generating industries in Mexican border cities: drug trafficking, sex work, and the maquiladora industry.  Emphasis on Mexico’s relationship to the United States and how the implementation of neoliberal economic policies have profoundly circumscribed the way that people in Mexico earn a living and fulfill gendered kinship obligations.

    Satisfies a requirement in the Latin American Studies major and interdisciplinary minor.
    Satisfies a requirement in the Anthropology major and minor.
    Satisfies a requirement in the Gender & Sexuality Studies major and minor.
    Satisfies the Social-Scientific Thought requirement.
    Fulfills the Justice, Equality, and Community Requirement.

     

  
  • LAS 284 - Latinxs and Environment (=ENV 284)


    Instructor
    Garcia Peacock

    In this course, students will examine a broad range of Latinx environmental experiences across time and place in the United States.  Taking the environment as a key category of analysis, students will explore the ways that the natural and built environments shape, and are shaped by, Latinx culture.  Looking to important rural, urban, suburban, and wilderness sites across the United States, students will construct a nuanced “picture” of how Latinx environments have changes over time.  With our methodology placed squarely in historical and visual analysis, we will frequently engage interdisciplinary approaches to enhance our understanding of key issues including: labor, migration, public health, community and neighborhood building, transportation networks, natural resource development, education, and tourism.  Students will be exposed to a wide range of human expressions of place, such as art, literature, and activism, to gain a better understanding of how Latinxs have represented their environmental experiences.

    Satisfies the Humanities track of the Environmental Studies major and minor.
    Satisfies a requirement in the Latin American Studies major.
    Fulfills the Justice, Equality, and Community requirement.

  
  • LAS 300 - Major Thinkers in Africana Studies: Afro-Cuban Feminisms (=AFR 300)


    Instructor
    Benson

    Black and mulata women have participated in constructing Cubanidad (Cuban nationalism) since the beginning of the Cuban republic in 1902. However, the largely male-dominated national narrative that has made Che Guevara’s “New Man” famous since 1959 frequently overshadows their interventions. Despite this public silence, Afro-Cubanas (Afro-Cuban women) have consistently challenged narratives of exclusion and contributed to antiracist and antisexist movements in Cuba. As theater critic, Inés María Martiatu Terry explained in 2011 one of the goals of the Afrocubanas movement is to “feminize negritude and to blacken feminism.”  

    This course will analyze Afro-Cubana feminisms through a close reading of the work of four key black and mulata intellectuals and activists-Sara Gómez, Nancy Morejón, Daisy Rubiera, and Gloria Rolando. In doing so, it seeks to trace the legacy of the many black and mulata women who participated in revolutionary Cuba from the 1960s to the present. In particular, the course will examine how Afro-Cubanas have challenged negative stereotypes about black women, worked both inside and outside of Cuba’s state-sponsored women’s movement, and fought to create space for racial and sexual rights. All course readings will be in English and will include memoirs, films, and first-hand historical documents in additional to scholarly books and articles.

    The course can be repeated for credit given sufficiently distinct topics.

    Satisfies a major requirement in Africana Studies

    Satisfies a major requirement in Latin American Studies

    Satisfies the Histories and Genealogies major requirement in Gender and Sexuality Studies

  
  • LAS 342 - The Latin American City: Historical Narratives & Cultural Representations (= SPA 342)


    Instructors
    Maiz-Peña and Mangan

    This course will study the Latin American city through histrocial and cultural perspectives.  Students will learn about the history of select cities and then analyze the relationship between historical context and cultural production through texts offering historical, cultural and literary representations of the cities.  The course will emphasize comparison of cities over time, with attention to the prehispanic city, the modern city and the contemporary Latin American city,  as well as US cities with a strong Latino influence.
    (Taught in Spanish.) 

    Satisfies an Area III requirement for the Hispanic Studies major.
    Counts as an upper-level elective in the Latin American Studies major.
    Satisfies a requirement in the History major and minor.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    SPA 260 and/or SPA 270

  
  • LAS 360 - History of the Caribbean: Race, Nation, and Politics (= AFR 360, = HIS 360)


    Instructor
    Benson

    This course explores the history of the Caribbean from pre-Colombian times to the present. The goal of the class is to trace the emergence of modern Caribbean nations beginning from their status as slave colonies of the not-so-distant past within an emphasis on the central role the Caribbean islands have played in global history.  Particular emphasis is given to the maintenance of European and North American imperial enterprises and the elaboration of racial ideologies growing out of the diversity that has characterized the island populations.  Issues to be addressed include colonialism, piracy, sugar revolution, slavery and emancipation, national independence, tourism, and Caribbean migrations. Cuba, Haiti, and Jamaica will be the main areas under consideration, although texts from other islands such as the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and Martinique are included.

    Satisfies a requirement in the Africana Studies major (Geographic Region: Latin America/Caribbean).
    Satisfies a requirement in Latin American Studies major and minor.
    Satisfies a requirement in the History major or minor.
    Satisfies the Historical Thought requirement.
    Satisfies the cultural diversity requirement.

  
  • LAS 394 - Latinx Sexual Dissidence and Guerilla Translation (=GSS 394)


    Please email Melissa Gonzalez (megonzalez@davidson.edu) if you are interested in this course.

    Instructor 
    González

    Despite local differences and sociocultural contexts, there are also remarkable convergences in subcultural minority activisms focused on liberation from intersecting oppressions related to sexuality, race, gender, ability, citizenship status, and class in North and South America. In this upper-level bilingual seminar, students will translate guerilla-style-functionally and in a non-literary fashion-texts by activists and cultural producers focused on intersectional sexual dissidence. Working in teams, students will have the opportunity to consult with some of their target texts’ authors, and the course’s final product will be an online archive of English and Spanish translations of texts related to intersectional, feminist, and queer Latinx American activisms and cultural productions.  First, students will study the rhetorics and aesthetic strategies of feminist and queer activist collectives focused on social issues such as immigration, transgender rights, anti-racism, economic equality, anti-speciesim, body positivity, and prison abolition with a pro-pleasure, leftist perspective. Second, students in the course and I will elaborate a list of the principles and goals informing our functional, guerrilla translations. In the third unit, students will work exclusively on the translation projects they have been developing throughout the semester. They will have the opportunities to interview at least one of the authors whose work they are translating. Collectives, authors, and artists from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and the U.S. that we will study include: Colectivo Lemebel; Colectivo Universitario de la Disidencia Sexual (CUDS); TransLatina Coalition; Biblioteca Fragmentada; Lino Arruda; Constanzx Alvarez Castillo; Jorge Díaz; Valeria Flores; Daisy Hernández; Jennicet Gutiérrez; Claudia Rodríguez; Ignacio Rivera; Julio Salgado; and Susy Shock.
     

    Satisfies a major requirement in Gender and Sexuality Studies.
    Satisfies a minor requirement in Gender and Sexuality Studies.
    Satisfies a major requirement in Latin American Studies.
    Satisfies an interdisciplinary minor requirement in Latin American Studies.
    Satisfies the Justice, Equality and Community requirement.
    Satisfies the Literary Thought, Creative Writing, and Rhetoric requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Requires permission from the instructor.

  
  • LAS 395 - Independent Study in Latin American Studies


    Independent Study

  
  • LAS 490 - Senior Capstone Seminar


    Instructor
    Staff
     

    Capstone course for Latin American Studies majors.  Students will study one theme from an interdisciplinary perspective and prepare a related major research paper.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Spring

  
  • LAS 495 - Honors Thesis Independent Study


    Instructor
    Staff

    Independent study dedicated to research and writing the honors thesis: Grade will be noted as NG after the first semester and the final grade will be applied in the spring semester at the completion of the thesis.  The final grade for the thesis will be determined by the thesis committee following a spring defense of the thesis.

  
  • LAS 499 - Honors Independent Study


    Instructor
    Staff

    Honors Independent Study


Mathematics

  
  • MAT 108 - Exploring Mathematical Ideas


    Survey of abstract mathematical ideas that deepen understanding of patterns from mathematics, art, and the physical world. Topics may include the nature of number, infinity, dimension, symmetries, alternate geometries, topology, chaos, fractals, probability and social choice. While techniques and concepts have much in common with advanced theoretical mathematics, little background is assumed and the course is not practical preparation for later courses in mathematics. The course title is occasionally changed to reflect a special emphasis.

    Satisfies the Mathematical and Quantitative Thought requirement.

    SPRING 2019 TOPIC: Cryptology Through History
    Instructor: Zhuang


    Prerequisites & Notes
    Not open to students with credit for, or enrolled in, Mathematics 220, 230, or 255.

  
  • MAT 110 - Finite Mathematics


    Instructor
    Molinek

    Mathematical techniques that have been used, productively and extensively, during the last thirty years and that do not involve the use of calculus. Probability, linear programming, matrix algebra, Markov chains, game theory, and graph theory are representative topics. Students learn to use computer software, including a spreadsheet, to solve problems.

    Satisfies the Mathematical and Quantitative Thought requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Not open to students with credit for Mathematics 150, 220, or 340.

  
  • MAT 111 - Calculus I (for those with no previous exposure)


    Instructor
    Staff

    An introduction to the differential and integral calculus of algebraic, trigonometric, exponential, and inverse trigonometric functions with applications including graphical analysis, optimization and numerical methods. 

    Satisfies the Mathematical and Quantitative Thought requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Not open to students with one semester of a high school or college course about calculus. (Fall)

  
  • MAT 112 - Calculus I and Modeling


    Instructor
    Staff
     
    An introduction to the differential and integral calculus of algebraic, trigonometric, exponential, and inverse trigonometric functions with applications including graphical analysis, optimization, and numerical methods. An emphasis on investigating mathematical approaches to describing and understanding change in the context of problems in the life sciences. 

    Satisfies the Mathematical and Quantitative Thought requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Assumes previous exposure to (not proficiency in) some calculus concepts.

  
  • MAT 113 - Calculus II


    Instructor
    Staff

    An introduction to techniques and applications of integration; infinite series including convergence tests and Taylor series; calculus on parametric and polar curves; and concepts in 3-space including vectors, lines, planes, and vector-valued functions. Satisfies a major requirement in Mathematics.

    Satisfies the Mathematical and Quantitative Thought requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Mathematics 111 or 112 or one year of high school calculus.

  
  • MAT 140 - Multivariable Calculus and Modeling


    Instructor
    Staff

    Continued study of calculus and other mathematical methods for modeling change and uncertainty. Topics include multivariable calculus; systems of linear equations, difference equations and differential equations; and probability models such as Bayes’ rule and random walks. Students will be guided in the discovery and mastery of mathematical techniques in the context of problems in the life sciences.

    Satisfies the Mathematical and Quantitative Thought requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Mathematics 112 (Calculus I and Modeling), or permission of the instructor.

  
  • MAT 150 - Linear Algebra


    Instructor
    Staff

    An introduction to systems of linear equations, matrices, determinants, vector spaces, and eigenvectors in an interactive learning environment provided by the computer algebra system Mathematica. Applications are chosen from linear programming, least squares approximation, graph theory, cryptography, computer graphics, and other topics. 

    Satisfies the Mathematical and Quantitative Thought requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Mathematics 113 or permission of instructor.

  
  • MAT 160 - Calculus III


    Instructor
    Staff

    A study of the differential and integral calculus of functions of several variables together with an introduction to vector calculus.  Topics include partial derivatives, directional derivatives, gradients, tangent planes to surfaces, double and triple integrals, change of variables in multiple integrals, vector fields, line integrals, Green’s Theorem, and surface integrals.

    Satisfies the Mathematical and Quantitative Thought requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Mathematics 113.

  
  • MAT 210 - Mathematical Modeling


    Instructor
    Chartier

    A survey of discrete mathematical modeling techniques and their application to the natural and social sciences. Mathematical tools are selected from Monte Carlo simulation, queuing theory, Markov Chains, optimization, discrete dynamical systems, artificial intelligence, and game theory. Emphasis is on formulating models, investigating them analytically and computationally, and communicating the results.

    Counts as an elective in the Data Science interdisciplinary minor.
    Satisfies the Mathematical and Quantitative Thought requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Mathematics 140 or 150 or permission of the instructor. (Spring)

  
  • MAT 220 - Discrete Structures (= CSC 220)


    Instructor
    Staff

    (Cross-listed as CSC 220) 

    An introduction to proof techniques and discrete mathematics, with a focus on topics relevant to computer science, and an introduction to functional programming. Topics include logic, sets, functions, equivalence relations, algorithm analysis, methods of proof, essential combinatorics, recurrence relations, and discrete probability, as well as the essentials of functional programming. Additional topics may be selected from graph theory, number theory, or automata theory. This course prepares students for advanced work in both computer science and mathematics.

    Satisfies the Mathematical and Quantitative Thought requirement.
    Counts towards the Mathematics major and minor.
    Counts towards the Computer Science major and minor.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    MAT 140, MAT 150, or MAT 160, and the ability to program in a high-level language such as Python, C++, or Java at the level expected in CSC 121 or an equivalent course.

  
  • MAT 230 - Sets and Proofs


    Instructor
    Staff

    An introduction to proof techniques (including quantifiers and induction), elementary set theory, abstract functions, infinite cardinalities, and properties of sets of real numbers; followed by an introduction to topics chosen from topology, analysis, dynamical systems, or set theory, among others.  Emphasis throughout is on developing abilities in writing proofs.

    Satisfies the Mathematical and Quantitative Thought requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Mathematics 150 or Mathematics 160  or permission of the instructor.

  
  • MAT 235 - Differential Equations


    Instructor
    Staff

    A study of solution techniques and models in ordinary differential equations including first order equations, linear differential equations, series solutions, Laplace transform methods, and concepts of numerical and graphical techniques applied to equations and systems. 

    Satisfies the Mathematical and Quantitative Thought requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Mathematics 150. (Fall)

  
  • MAT 255 - Number Theory


    Instructor
    Zhuang
     

    Mathematical properties of the integers and related sets, including divisibility properties, prime numbers and their distribution, congruences, diophantine equations, arithmetic functions, primitive roots, and quadratic residues. Introduces methods of proof and emphasizes writing clear mathematical arguments.

    Satisfies the Mathematical and Quantitative Thought requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Mathematics 150 or Mathematics 160 or permission of the instructor. (Spring)

  
  • MAT 281 - Models for Biological Structures


    Instructor
    Smith

    Over the last 15 years, modern biology has been transformed by the use of new mathematical methods. Many problems from gene regulatory networks, genomics, RNA folding, infectious disease modeling, phylogenetics, ecological networks, and food webs naturally lend themselves to discrete and algebraic models. In some cases, these models have even spawned new research areas. We will sample a variety of problems and modeling techniques throughout the class with a focus more on breadth than depth. The course will include the necessary biological foundation and cover the relevant mathematical theory.

    Satisfies the Mathematical and Quantitative Thought requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    MAT 113 or MAT 140 or permission of instructor

  
  • MAT 315 - Numerical Analysis (= CSC 315)


    Instructor
    Staff

    Survey of methods to approximate numerical solutions of problems in root-finding, differentiation, integration, curve-fitting, differential equations, and systems of equations. Derivations, limitations, and efficiency of different algorithms are considered. 

    Counts towards the Mathematics major and minor.
    Counts towards the Computer Science major and minor.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    MAT 150 and MAT 235, and proficiency in some programming language. (Spring)

  
  • MAT 320 - Combinatorics


    Instructor
    Zhuang

    The mathematics of arrangements of discrete sets, including binomial and multinomial coefficients, inclusion and exclusion, the pigeonhole principle, partitions and compositions, Stirling and Catalan numbers, occupancy problems, generating functions, recurrence relations, and selected modern topics.


    Counts as an elective in the Theory category of the Computer Science major.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    CSC/MAT 220, MAT 230, or MAT 255

  
  • MAT 325 - Graph Theory


    A rigorous introduction to graph theory including the study of trees, connectivity, graph distances, adjacency matrices, Euler tours, Hamiltonian cycles, matchings, graph colorings, planarity, Euler characteristic, directed graphs, network flows, algorithms and extremal problems.

    Counts as an elective in the Theory category of the Computer Science major.
    Satisfies the Mathematical and Quantitative Thought requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    One of the following: MAT/CSC 220, MAT 230, MAT 255

  
  • MAT 330 - Real Analysis I


    Instructor
    Staff

    The theory of functions of a real variable. Topics include properties of the real numbers, sequences and series, continuity, differentiation, the Riemann integral, and sequences of functions.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Mathematics 113 and one of Mathematics 220, 230, or 255.  (Fall)

  
  • MAT 331 - Complex Analysis


    Instructor
    Staff

    The algebra and geometry of complex numbers, sequences and series of complex numbers, derivatives, and integrals of functions of a complex variable. The Cauchy-Goursat Theorem, the Cauchy Integral Formula and its consequences, Taylor series, classification of singularities, the Residue Theorem, Laurent series, harmonic functions, conformal mappings, and, if time permits, miscellaneous applications. 

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Mathematics 160 and one of Mathematics 220, 230, or 255. (Spring)

  
  • MAT 340 - Probability


    Instructor
    Zhuang

    A study of probability theory relative to both discrete and continuous probability laws. Topics include independence and dependence, mean, variance and expectation, random variables, jointly distributed probability laws, Chebysheff’s Inequality and a version of the Central Limit Theorem. Applications of probability theory are approached through a variety of idealized problems.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Mathematics 140 or 160. (Fall)

  
  • MAT 341 - Mathematical Statistics


    Instructor
    Staff

    A mathematical approach to statistical theory. Includes a study of distribution theory, important properties of estimators, interval estimation and hypothesis testing, regression and correlation, and selected topics from non-parametric statistics.

    Satisfies a requirement in the Data Science interdisciplinary minor.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Mathematics 340. (Spring)
     


     

  
  • MAT 355 - Abstract Algebra I


    Instructor
    Staff

    An introduction to the theory of groups, rings and fields. Topics include normal subgroups, quotient groups, homomorphisms, Cayley’s theorem, permutation groups, ideals, the field of quotients of an integral domain, and polynomial rings.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Mathematics 150 and one of Mathematics 220, 230, or 255. (Fall)

  
  • MAT 360 - Topology


    Instructor
    Staff

    An introduction to metric and topological spaces. Topics include concepts of completeness, compactness, connectedness, fixed point theorems, knot theory, and classification of surfaces. 

    Prerequisites & Notes
    One of Mathematics 220, 230, or 255. (Offered Spring of even-numbered years.)

  
  • MAT 380 - Seminar in Problem Solving and History of Mathematics


    Instructor
    Ash

    Mathematics is a human construct and endeavor; as such, mathematics has its own culture and history.  One can ask many questions: Who does mathematics?  How and why is mathematics created?; How does mathematics influence and affect the world, and conversely, how does the world influence and affect mathematics?  Are there revolutions in mathematics?  In this course we will discuss many of these questions and more.  Beginning with mathematics in the ancient world we will do mathematics as it was down within a particular time period and particular culture.  We will then trace the migration of mathematical knowledge through various geographical regions: China, India, and Europe.  Finally, we will explore the development of some more modern mathematics.  In particular, ideas related to calculus, linear algebra, abstract algebra, and real analysis.

    This course will be delivered in a low residency format utilizing in-person meetings, synchronous sessions (students will meet in Studio D and the professor will have a digital presence), and asynchronous interactions through Moodle.  Please note there are no additional technological needs or cost incurred for this style of course.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    One of Mathematics 220, 230, 255 or permission of the instructor.

     

  
  • MAT 381 - Seminar


    Instructor
    Staff

    MAT 381-385
    Study of topics of interest in Mathematics. 

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission of the instructor.

  
  • MAT 386 - Seminar


    Instructor
    Staff

    MAT 386-389
    Study of topics of interest in Mathematics. 

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission of the instructor.

  
  • MAT 395 - Independent Study


    Instructor
    Staff

    Independent study under the direction and supervision of a faculty member who reviews and approves the topic(s) of the independent study and who determines the basis for the evaluation of students’ work.  

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Open to qualified students with the permission of the department chair. Eligible for major credit by departmental approval.

     

  
  • MAT 396 - Independent Study


    Instructor
    Staff

    Independent study under the direction and supervision of a faculty member who reviews and approves the topic(s) of the independent study and who determines the basis for the evaluation of students’ work.  

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Open to qualified students with the permission of the department chair. Eligible for major credit by departmental approval.

  
  • MAT 430 - Real Analysis II


    Instructor
    Staff

    Further development of the theory of real functions, including such topics as functions of several variables, metric spaces, function spaces, Riemann-Stieltjes integrals, and Lebesgue measure.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Mathematics 160 and 330.

  
  • MAT 437 - Dynamical Systems


    Instructor
    Staff

    A study of the iteration of systems, typically arising from physical or biological models, and the resulting long term behavior. Periodic and chaotic dynamics as well as fractal graphics will be investigated.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Mathematics 150 and 330 or permission of the instructor. (Offered Spring of odd numbered years.)

  
  • MAT 450 - Advanced Linear Algebra


    Instructor
    Staff

    A further study of vector spaces, dual spaces, inner product spaces, modules, linear transformations, characteristic roots, matrices, canonical forms, trace, transpose, determinants, normal transformations, and quadratic forms.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Mathematics 355 or permission of the instructor.

  
  • MAT 455 - Abstract Algebra II


    Instructor
    Staff

    A continuation of Mathematics 355, including additional topics in group theory and ring theory, extension fields, straight-edge and compass constructions, Galois Theory, and solvability by radicals.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Mathematics 355.

  
  • MAT 481 - Seminar


    Instructor
    Staff

    MAT 481-485
    Study of topics of interest in Mathematics.
     

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission of the instructor.

  
  • MAT 486 - Seminar


    Instructor
    Staff

    MAT 487-489
    Study of topics of interest in Mathematics.
     

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission of the instructor.

  
  • MAT 491 - Independent Study


    Independent study

  
  • MAT 492 - Independent Study


    Independent Study

  
  • MAT 495 - Independent Study


    Instructor
    Staff

    Independent study under the direction and supervision of a faculty member who reviews and approves the topic(s) of the independent study and who determines the basis for the evaluation of students’ work.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Open to qualified students with the permission of the department chair. Eligible for major credit by departmental approval.

     

  
  • MAT 496 - Independent Study


    Instructor
    Staff

    Independent study under the direction and supervision of a faculty member who reviews and approves the topic(s) of the independent study and who determines the basis for the evaluation of students’ work.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Open to qualified students with the permission of the department chair. Eligible for major credit by departmental approval.

     


Military Studies

  
  • MIL Labs - Leadership Labs


    All cadets attend leadership lab.  Time and place for leadership labs are at the discretion of the Professor of Military Science.  Leadership labs are normally scheduled for one 8-hour Friday lab per month.  Third and fourth year cadets participate in leadership labs with basic course cadets, as well as occasional advanced course focused labs as determined by the Professor of Military Science.  Leadership Labs reinforce classroom instruction and are focused as follows:

    MIL 101/2L -  BASIC LEADERSHIP LAB.  Students learn the basic fundamentals of being a member of a team.  This is taught through multiple venues including drill and ceremony, land navigation, weapons familiarization, basic rifle marksmanship, medical tasks, individual movement techniques, engaging targets, introduction to the orders process, understanding Army acronyms, hand and arm signals, and radio protocol procedures.  Freshmen learn basic leadership skills and master the fundamentals of being a follower.

    MIL 201/2L - INTERMEDIATE LEADERSHIP LAB.  Students become proficient in the basic fundamentals and are introduced to leading a small team.  This is taught through multiple venues including leading drill and ceremony, advanced land navigation, building terrain models, advanced rifle marksmanship, advanced medical skills, movement formations, movement techniques, special teams, writing operations orders, situation reporting, call for fire, and introduction to battle drills.  Sophomores focus on mentoring freshmen and serve as team leaders.

    MIL 301L - ADAPTIVE TACTICAL LEADERSHIP LAB.  Challenging scenarios related to small-unit tactical operations are used to develop self-awareness and critical thinking skills.  The cadet will receive systematic and specific feedback on leadership abilities.  Cadets at this level serve as the Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) Corps of the ROTC Battalion; they plan, rehearse, and lead basic course cadets through the program of instruction.  Juniors are the executors of the battalion.

    MIL 302L - LEADERSHIP IN CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS LAB.  Specific instruction is given in individual leader development, planning and execution of small-unit operations, individual and team development, and the Army as a career choice.  Prepares cadets for the mandatory 32-day Leadership Development and Assessment Course (LDAC) at Fort Knox, KY during the summer between their junior and senior academic years.  

    MIL 401L - DEVELOPING ADAPTIVE LEADERS LAB.  Cadets will lead cadets at lower levels.  Leadership experiences are designed to prepare them for their first military unit of assignment.  Identify responsibilities of key staff members, coordinate staff roles amongst twelve separate universities and colleges that make up the ROTC battalion, and use battalion field/garrison situations to teach, train, and develop subordinates.  Seniors are the battalion’s staff, primary supervisors and planners, preparing to transition to Second Lieutenants.

    MIL 402L - LEADERSHIP IN A COMPLEX WORLD LAB.  A continuation of responsibilities listed in MIL 401L.  The leadership lab uses case studies, scenarios, and tactical vignettes to prepare cadets to face the complex ethical and practical demands of leading as a commissioned officer in the United States Army.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    There is no military obligation incurred by taking MIL 101L, 102L, 201L or 202L. Open to all Davidson students.

  
  • MIL 101 - Leadership and Personal Development


    Introduces students to the personal challenges and competencies that are critical for effective leadership.  Students learn how the personal development of life skills such as cultural understanding, goal setting, time management, mental/physical resiliency, and stress management relate to leadership, officership, and the Army profession.  Includes instruction in map reading, land navigation, and customs and courtesies of the Army. 

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Participation in leadership lab is required.  There is no military obligation to take this course, open to all Davidson students. (Fall)

  
  • MIL 102 - Introduction to Leadership


    Overview of leadership fundamentals such as setting direction, problem-solving, listening, presenting briefs, providing feedback, and using effective writing skills.  Students explore dimensions of leadership attributes and core leader competencies in the context of practical, hands-on, and interactive exercises.  Includes instruction in basic tactics.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Participation in leadership lab is required.  There is no military obligation to take this course, open to all Davidson students. (Spring)

  
  • MIL 201 - Innovative Team Leadership


    Explores the dimensions of creative and innovative tactical leadership strategies and styles by examining team dynamics and historical leadership theories that form the basis of the Army leadership framework.  Students practice aspects of personal motivation and team building in the context of planning, executing, and assessing team exercises and participating in leadership labs.  Includes instruction in troop leading procedures, tactical movement, battle drills, and offensive and defensive operations. 

    Prerequisites & Notes
    MIL 101, which can be taken concurrently. Participation in leadership lab is required (various locations - transportation provided).  There is no military obligation to take this course, open to all Davidson students. (Fall) 

  
  • MIL 202 - Foundations of Tactical Leadership


    Examines the challenges of leading teams in the complex operational environment.  The course highlights dimensions of terrain analysis, patrolling, route planning, defensive operations, navigational methods, and operations orders.  Further study of the Army Leadership Requirements Model explores the dynamics of adaptive leadership in the context of military operations.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    MIL 102, which may be taken concurrently. Participation in leadership lab is required (various locations - transportation provided).  There is no military obligation to take this course. Open to all Davidson students. (Spring) 

  
  • MIL 301 - Adaptive Tactical Leadership


    Academically challenging course in which cadets study, practice, and apply the fundamentals of Army leadership, Officership, Army values and ethics, personal development, and small unit tactics at the squad level.  At the conclusion of this course, you will be capable of planning, coordinating, navigating, motivating, and leading a 9-person squad in the execution of a tactical mission during a classroom practical exercise, a leadership lab, or during a situational training exercise (STX) in a field environment.  Successful completion of this course will help prepare you for success at the ROTC Leader Development and Assessment Course (LDAC), which you will attend next summer at Ft Knox, KY.  You will receive systematic and specific feedback on your leader attributes, values, and core leader competencies from your instructor, other ROTC cadre, and MSIV Cadets who will evaluate you using the ROTC leader development program (LDP) model. Includes instruction in squad operations, problem solving, and combat orders.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Completion of Basic Course requirements. Participation in leadership lab is required (various locations - transportation provided).  (Fall)

  
  • MIL 302 - Leadership in Changing Environments


    A continuation of MIL 301 in which cadets study, practice, and apply the fundamentals of Army leadership, Officership, Army values and ethics, personal development, and small unit tactics at the patrol/platoon level.  At the conclusion of this course, you will be capable of planning, coordinating, navigating, motivating, and leading a 24-person patrol in the execution of a tactical mission during a classroom practical exercise, a leadership lab, or during a situational training exercise (STX) in a field environment.  Successful completion of this course will help prepare you for success at the ROTC Leader Development and Assessment Course (LDAC), which you will attend next summer at Joint Base Lewis-McCord, WA.  You will receive systematic and specific feedback on your leader attributes, values, and core leader competencies from your instructor, other ROTC cadre, and MSIV Cadets who will evaluate you using the ROTC leader development program (LDP) model. Includes instruction in platoon operations, stability and support operations, and garrison orders.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    MIL 301 or consent of the Professor of Military Science. Participation in leadership lab is required (various locations - transportation provided).  (Spring)

  
  • MIL 401 - Developing Adaptive Leaders


    Transitions the focus of student learning from being trained, mentored, and evaluated as an MSIII Cadet to learning how to train, mentor, and evaluate underclass Cadets.  MSIV Cadets learn the duties and responsibilities of an Army staff officer and apply the military decision-making process, Army writing style, Army’s training management, and mission essential task list (METL) processes during weekly training meetings to plan, execute, and assess battalion training events.  Cadets learn to safely conduct training by understanding and employing the composite risk management process.  Cadets learn how to use the comprehensive soldier fitness (CSF) program to reduce and manage stress.  Includes instruction in code of conduct, rules of engagement, counseling, and evaluations.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    MIL 301 and 302. MIL 401 is currently only offered at UNC-Charlotte.  Participation in leadership lab is required.  Mandatory for all senior ROTC students. (Fall) 



     

     

  
  • MIL 402 - Leadership in a Complex World


    Explores the dynamics of leading in the complex situations of current military operations in the full spectrum operations (FSO). Cadets examine differences in customs and courtesies, military law, principles of war, and rules of engagement in the face of international terrorism.  They also explore aspects of interacting with non-government organizations, civilians on the battlefield, and host nation support.  Includes instruction in Army organization and modularity, the platoon command team, a battle analysis, and counterinsurgency operations.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    MIL 401. MIL 402 is currently only offered at UNC-Charlotte.  Participation in leadership lab is required.  Mandatory for all senior ROTC students. (Spring)


Music

  
  • MUS 008 - After Hours


    Instructor
    Gilliam

    Auditions take place the first week of Fall semester.  After auditioning, students register on the music webpage.  Spring registration takes place during course preferences registration or regular drop/add.

    A select student-led vocal jazz ensemble between eight and twelve members drawn from the Davidson College Chorale in the Music Department.  After Hours specializes in music for jazz vocal ensemble. 

    In collaboration with the director for choral activities, students who participate in After Hours are provided opportunities in service through semester concerts, campus and off-campus performing opportunities, and leadership through rehearsal direction, sectional instruction, ensemble administration, event planning, rehearsal accompanying, rehearsal conducting, and choral composition.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission of director required.

  
  • MUS 009 - Collegium Musicum


     

    Instructor
    Gilliam

    Auditions take place the first week of Fall semester.  After auditioning, students register on the music webpage.  Spring registration takes place during course preferences registration or regular drop/add.

    A select student-led ensemble between eight and sixteen members drawn from the Davidson College Chorale in the Music Department. Collegium specializes in (but is not limited to) music of the late Middle Ages and Renaissance.

    In collaboration with the director of choral activities, students who participate in Collegium Musicum are provided opportunities in service through semester concerts (including a Christmas concert and spring madrigal dinner) and leadership through rehearsal direction, sectional instruction, ensemble administration, event planning, rehearsal accompanying, rehearsal conducting, and choral composition.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission of director required.

  
  • MUS 010 - Davidson Singers


    Instructor
    Gilliam

    Auditions take place the first week of Fall semester.  After auditioning, students register on the music webpage.  Spring registration takes place during course preferences registration or regular drop/add.

    An auditioned mixed vocal ensemble for experienced or novice choristers interested in learning more about the art of choral singing.  The group joins with the Davidson College Chorale for their fall and spring concerts, is the leading choir for the Campus Christmas Party, and joins with all the choirs in the Holiday Gala, Messiah Sing-Along, and end-of-year “major works concert” with a professional orchestra.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission of director required.

  
  • MUS 011 - Jazz Ensemble


    Instructor
    B. Lawing

    Auditions take place the first week of Fall semester.  After auditioning, students register on the music webpage.  Spring registration takes place during course preferences registration or regular drop/add.

    A “big band” of approximately eighteen musicians. The group rehearses and performs throughout the year, with several events highlighting the schedule.

    Each season, the Jazz Ensemble opens the Town of Davidson’s Concerts on the Green with the Davidson College Symphony Orchestra in September, and holds their first full concert during Family Weekend in late October.

    After touring with the Davidson College Symphony Orchestra, the Jazz Ensemble takes the stage of Tyler-Tallman Hall at the end of January for a riveting guest artist concert, featuring an accomplished member of the jazz faculty at Davidson.

    The group also hosts a “Sing with the Jazz Ensemble” competition each spring, allowing student singers a chance to perform backed by the full big band ensemble in a crowd-favorite Live Thursday concert.

    The Jazz Ensemble also has the privilege of closing out the Town of Davidson’s Concerts on the Green towards the end of their season, as well as offering a fun-filled Senior Soirée performance during graduation weekend. Senior members of the ensemble serve as featured soloists, in recognition of their talent and their dedication to jazz at Davidson.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission of director required.

  
  • MUS 012 - Symphony Orchestra


    Instructor
    Keith

    Auditions take place the first week of Fall semester.  After auditioning, students register on the music webpage.  Spring registration takes place during course preferences registration or regular drop/add.

    An auditioned ensemble of approximately 50 student musicians, the Symphony Orchestra performs a wide range of repertoire from the Baroque to the present. Less than five percent of the group is music majors, so the orchestra is an excellent place for students of all backgrounds to rehearse and perform in a collaborative atmosphere while honing their technical skills and broadening their musical knowledge and experience.

    The orchestra performs two to three concerts per semester, and annually features student concerto competition winners and guest soloists. The group also tours every year, with the Jazz Ensemble, during the week prior to the beginning of the spring semester.
     

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission of director required.

  
  • MUS 013 - Chorale


    Instructor
    Gilliam

    Auditions take place the first week of Fall semester.  After auditioning, students register on the music webpage.  Spring registration takes place during course preferences registration or regular drop/add.

    Davidson College Chorale is the premier choral ensemble at Davidson.  A highly select, auditioned choir comprised of students from various academic disciplines, they perform the standard choral repertoire as well as newly composed and commissioned choral literature.  The Chorale tours annually and represents Davidson College on the campus, regionally, and nationally.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission of director required.

  
  • MUS 014 - Opera Workshop


    Instructor
    Culpepper, Lubitsch

    Auditions take place the first week of Spring semester.  After auditioning, students register on the music webpage.

    A course designed to acquaint students with the performance practice of a variety of opera genres through the experiences of study, rehearsal, and performance.  The culmination of the course is a performance of opera scenes as well as fully staged productions accompanied by piano.  Ability to sing in a foreign language may be necessary.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission of director required. (Spring)

  
  • MUS 017 - Saxophone Quartet


    Instructor
    Gordon

    Auditions take place the first week of Fall semester.  After auditioning, students register on the music webpage.  Spring registration takes place during course preferences registration or regular drop/add.

    A small group ensemble for saxophonists interested in performing chamber music ranging from Bach transcriptions to modern day saxophone compositions.

    The ensemble rehearses weekly and performs throughout the year.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission of instructor required.

  
  • MUS 018 - Jazz Combo


    Instructor
    Gordon

    Auditions take place the first week of Fall semester.  After auditioning, students register on the music webpage.  Spring registration takes place during course preferences registration or regular drop/add.

    This intimate ensemble is for instrumentalists interested in performing small group jazz literature while placing a strong emphasis on jazz improvisation.

    The ensemble rehearses weekly and performs throughout the year including on-campus functions and recitals.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission of instructor required.

  
  • MUS 019 - Chamber Music


    Instructor
    Meyer

    Selection of applied students takes place the first three weeks of each semester.  Contact instructor directly.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission of instructor required.

  
  • MUS 020 - Jazz Improvisation


    Instructor
    Gordon

    Auditions take place the first week of Fall semester.  After auditioning, students register on the music webpage.  Spring registration takes place during course preferences registration or regular drop/add.

    Learning to develop a jazz style through listening, transcribing, and soloing in a group context.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission of instructor required.

  
  • MUS 021 - Appalachian Ensemble


    Instructor
    Singleton

    *Registration takes place during course preferences registration or regular drop/add.*

    Appalachian Ensemble involves learning the repertoire and techniques of the traditional music of the Appalachian region.  Old Time and bluegrass styles will be studied, with emphasis on fiddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin, and bass.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission of instructor required.

  
  • MUS 043 - African Drumming Ensemble


    Instructor
    Snow

    Registration takes place during course preferences registration or regular drop/add.

    Learn techniques for the Djembe and Dundun drums of Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, and the Senegambia region of West Africa.

    Weekly sessions incorporate an oral tradition teaching style which includes drumming, singing, and cultural background information.  No previous drumming experience is required.

  
  • MUS 050 - Vocal or Instrumental Study, 0.5 hour


    Instructor
    Staff

    Registration takes place on the music web page during course preferences registration or regular drop/add. 

    Applied instruction designed for students with or without previous vocal or instrumental training.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Pass/Fail.  Additional fee $450.

  
  • MUS 055 - Vocal or Instrumental Study, 1 hour


    Instructor
    Staff

    Registration takes place on the music web page during course preferences registration or regular drop/add. 

    Applied instruction designed for students with or without previous vocal or instrumental training.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Pass/Fail.  Additional fee $840.

  
  • MUS 101 - Music Theory


    Instructor
    Botelho

    Introduction to music theory and analysis, with emphasis on intervals, modes, scales, rhythm, meter, and form.

    Satisfies the Visual and Performing Arts requirement. 

    Prerequisites & Notes
    No music training required. (Fall, Spring)

  
  • MUS 102 - Contemporary Music Theory


    Instructor
    Stasack

    Introduction to music theory and analysis through contemporary mainstream musical genres such as pop, rock, R & B, country, etc. Emphasis on intervals, scales, triads, basic tonal harmonic progressions, rhythm, meter, and form.

    Required course in music theory for the Music major or minor.
    Satisfies the Visual & Performing Arts requirement.
     

  
  • MUS 121 - Music in Western Civilization


    Instructor
    Botelho

    Designed for students who have had but slight contact with the art. Works of important masters from all periods. Develops wider understanding of music through intelligent listening.

    Satisfies the Visual and Performing Arts requirement. 

    Prerequisites & Notes
    No music training required. (Fall)

  
  • MUS 122 - Music of the United States


    Instructor
    Staff

    The cultivated and vernacular traditions of U.S. music from the Colonial period to the present. Focus on close listening and cultural trends. Topics include: parlor song, minstrelsy, Tin Pan Alley, ragtime, blues, jazz, modernism, country, rock, postmodernism.

    Satisfies the Visual and Performing Arts requirement. 

    Prerequisites & Notes
    No music training required. (Spring)

  
  • MUS 141 - World Musics


    Instructor
    Stasack

    Exploration of selected musical systems of the world, approached through study of their basic stylistic elements. Discussion centers on the music and instruments indigenous to each system and includes extra-musical cultural associations such as religion and theatre. Listening drawn from field and studio recordings of indigenous performers.

    Satisfies the Visual and Performing Arts requirement. Satisfies the cultural diversity requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    No music training required. (Fall, Spring)

  
  • MUS 142 - African-American Music


    Instructor
    Staff

    Charts the development of the distinctly American styles produced by the combination of African and European characteristics.  The music is approached from a historical standpoint, beginning with the musical forms, styles and instruments in African and ending with current trends in the music of both cultures, and also from the standpoint of appreciation through educated listening.  Music to be studied include slave songs, gospel, blues, jazz, and rap.

  
  • MUS 155 - Applied Music


    Instructor
    Staff 

    Auditions take place the first week of Fall semester.  After auditioning, students register on the music webpage.  Spring registration takes place during course preferences registration or regular drop/add.


    Applied instruction designed for students with previous vocal or instrumental training.  Ability to read music is required.  Must successfully complete jury at end of each semester of study. See instructor for competency levels and literature requirements.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Permission of instructor required. One credit for two consecutive semesters. Can be repeated for credit. Additional fee $840.

  
  • MUS 195 - Independent Study


    Instructor
    Staff

    Independent study in music under the direction of a faculty member who reviews and approves the topic, and determines the means of evaluation.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Open to qualified students with permission of the chair.

  
  • MUS 201 - Harmony


    Instructor
    Botelho

    Introduction to the grammar of tonal music through part-writing and analysis. Includes scales, intervals, triads, seventh chords, and their inversions. Ear training in intervals, chords, melody, and rhythm.

    Satisfies the Visual and Performing Arts requirement. 

    Prerequisites & Notes
    No music training required. (Spring)

  
  • MUS 221 - Studies of Composers & Styles: Theft & Creativity (Spring 2018)


    Instructor
    Lerner

    This course will consider a diverse variety of musical styles by following how musical ideas get re-used.  Sometimes these re-uses are considered theft but other times they are regarded as an homage or borrowing.  Using as our central text a recent graphic novel written by law professors called Theft! A History of Music, this course will look at the issues surrounding musical borrowing, alluding, quoting, sampling, and stealing.  Poet and literary critic T.S. Eliot posited that “immature poets imitate; mature poets steal,” and a similar sentiment has been attributed to the composer Igor Stravinsky.  But is it really a question of maturity and artistic development?  Who gets to own music, and how?  What rights do creators have to use the music of others?  How has copyright law developed and how does it balance questions of freedom and control?  Our case studies will include works of jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, rap, and film music.
    No prerequisite.

    Satisfies the Visual and Performing Arts distribution requirement. 

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Repeatable for credit.

  
  • MUS 222 - Studies of Composers and Styles


    Instructor
    Staff

    Courses concentrating upon specific varying topics in music history.

    Satisfies the Visual and Performing Arts requirement. 

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Repeatable for credit.

  
  • MUS 223 - Studies of Composers and Styles


    Instructor
    Staff

    Courses concentrating upon specific varying topics in music history.

    Satisfies the Visual and Performing Arts requirement.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Repeatable for credit.

  
  • MUS 224 - The Symphony


    Instructor
    B. Lawing

    History of the symphony and its literature from pre-classical examples to the present.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    No music training required. (Normally offered in alternate years; not offered in 2016-17.)

  
  • MUS 226 - Opera


    Instructor
    Keith

    A study of prominent operas with a focus on production, reception, structures, historical context and significance. 

    Prerequisites & Notes
    No music training required. (Normally offered in alternate years.)

  
  • MUS 227 - History of the Orchestra


    Instructor
    Keith

    The social and institutional history of the orchestra in Western civilization from the Baroque to the present. 

    Satisfies the Visual and Performing Arts requirement. 

    Prerequisites & Notes
    No music training required. (Normally offered in alternate years; not offered in 2016-17.)

  
  • MUS 228 - Film Music


    Instructor
    Lerner

    Historical, stylistic, and analytic study of film music from the origins of cinema in the 1890s to the present, focusing on fictional Hollywood narratives while also considering music’s function in documentary and avant-garde filmmaking. Emphasizes close reading of music in relation to film, and vice versa.  Weekly screenings.

    Satisfies the Visual and Performing Arts requirement. 

    Prerequisites & Notes
    No music training required. (Not offered in 2016-17.)

  
  • MUS 229 - American Culture of The 1950s


    Instructor
    Lerner

    A cultural analysis and history of America from the 1950s, informed by an interdisciplinary blend of texts and methodologies borrowed from musicology, literary analysis, film studies, art history, and cultural studies. While the primary emphasis will be on music (e.g., bebop, cool, rock & roll, modernism), close attention will also be given to visual art (e.g., Abstract Expressionism), literature (e.g., the Beats), and film.

    Prerequisites & Notes

    Music 122 or permission of instructor. (Normally offered in alternate years; not offered in 2016-17.)

  
  • MUS 232 - Jazz


    Instructor
    B. Lawing

    A general introduction to jazz. The class will explore the roots of jazz, will critically examine jazz improvisation, and will present a history of jazz from its beginnings to the present.
     

    Satisfies a requirement in the Africana Studies major (Geographic Region: North America).
    Satisfies the Visual and Performing Arts requirement. 

    Prerequisites & Notes
    No music training required.
    (Normally offered in fall of alternate years.)

  
  • MUS 233 - American Musical Theatre


    Instructor
    B. Lawing

    An introduction to the history and literature of the Broadway musical. Greatest emphasis is placed on the period beginning with Oklahoma! and continuing to the present.

    Satisfies the Visual and Performing Arts requirement. 

    Prerequisites & Notes
    No music training required. (Normally offered in alternate years)

 

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