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Learning Community The following descriptions represent learning communities that have been offered in the past and are meant to be illustrative. Learning Community offerings change from year to year. Current listings are available on the Registrar’s website. Students select Learning Communities based on preference, but placement in the student’s first choice is not guaranteed. |
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LC 295 - Learning Community: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Three Credits
Fall Semester
This LC will examine current diseases/illnesses affecting the U.S. population and research how we can increase the quality and years of healthy life through effective prevention and treatment initiatives. Community-based learning will be an integral part of this course. This LC is recommended for those interested in public health, health care, or any medical field.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take and as part of this Learning Community.
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LC 296 - Learning Community: The Paradox of Sovereignty: Native Nations, Public Policy, and the Politics of Power Three Credits
Spring Semester
The Paradox of Sovereignty refers to the complex, dynamic relationship between Native American tribes and American democracy. This learning community will explore the questions of who are contemporary Native peoples and how do we understand their place in the larger American polity. Students will examine the legal, social and historical context of Native nations and analyze the complex legal and political relationships within American government. Students will also gain expertise in policy analysis by working with real world clients from Native nations. The combined seminar will offer students the unique opportunities to directly learn from and experience a variety of Native communities locally and throughout the United States.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take and as part of this Learning Community.
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LC 305 - Learning Community: Integrated Marketing Communication Three Credits
Fall Semester
Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) is the intersection of marketing, public relations, publicity, advertising, and sales support to promote organizations, products, and services. IMC is a relatively new trend and, by definition, interdisciplinary. IMC employs traditional media and approaches as well as new Web 2.0 and social media applications. IMC represents a robust opportunity for students to apply marketing and communication theory and principles, and gain critical, in-demand career skills.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take and as part of this Learning Community.
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LC 307 - Learning Community: Inclusive Learning Through Technology Four Credits
Not Offered 2013-2014
This LC will explore how instructional and information technology can support universal design for learning and the creation of classroom environments that are inclusive of all learners, including those from diverse cultural or linguistic backgrounds and those with special learning needs. Topics will include diversity, disabling conditions, and legal requirements, and students will be introduced to instructional methods and techniques for educating exceptional students in the general education classroom.
This LC also fulfills the elementary education requirement for .
2 hours/week pre-practicum required in special education.
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LC 308 - Learning Community: Power & Propaganda in the Ancient World Four Credits
Spring Semester
This course investigates power and propaganda in the ancient world: Greece, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persia, Israel, Rome. Texts and images will be juxtaposed to explore power and propaganda exercised by kings, princes, emperors and popes. Ancient “democracies” with unique methods of propagating power will also be compared to other Mediterranean cultures.
May count as a Biblical and Ancient Religions course for Religious Studies majors and minors.
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LC 309 - Learning Community: Risky Business Three Credits
Spring Semester
What is risk? Why do we take risks? This LC offers a broad overview of risk, exploring its history and psychology, with case studies from sports, medicine, the insurance industry, and finance, and introduces tools to manage risk from financial analysis, quantitative modeling, and a variety of more intuitive approaches.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take and as part of this Learning Community.
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LC 310 - Learning Community: Becoming America Four Credits
Fall Semester
Robert Frost aptly captured the subtle Americanization of Britain’s North American colonists when he observed “the land was ours before we were the land’s.” Focusing on the years from 1607 to 1787, this course will examine the powerful, social, economic, cultural and intellectual forces that created a modern and ultimately “American” society in Britain’s thirteen mainland colonies. Through a close reading of children’s historical fiction, students will be able to understand how contemporary authors seek to capture the rhythms, vitality and daily life of colonial America for their readers. Moreover, by examining a broad interdisciplinary mix of primary source materials, including documents, art, music, literature, biography and material culture, we will seek to answer Crevecoeur’s thoughtful question, “What then is the American, this new man?”
This course is the equivalent to .
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LC 311 - Learning Community: Food Politics Three Credits
Fall Semester
Students will focus on how food is produced and distributed and will be introduced to political issues surrounding food. Students will be encouraged to take action to address injustices in the local food system. In particular, students will be engaged in community-based learning, building connections between Brockton agencies that address food access (homeless shelters, food pantries) and Stonehill’s attempts to assist this important work (especially via the Farm at Stonehill).
Corequisite(s): Students must also take and as part of this Learning Community.
Fulfills the Natural Scientific Inquiry General Education Requirement.
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LC 312 - Learning Community: Dancing with Math and Science One Credit
Not Offered 2013-2014
This LC combines pedagogical concepts from Math, Science, and Dance, exploring commonalities and connections, with the goal of increasing student engagement through kinesthetic learning. A community-based-learning approach will afford participants the opportunity to work with local children. In a culminating project, students will choreograph dance pieces in a workshop setting that expresses concepts gleaned from math, science, and dance.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take and as part of this Learning Community.
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LC 313 - Learning Community: From Luther to Hitler: The German Path to the Holocaust Three Credits
Not Offered 2013-2014
How did Germany, the civilized land of Goethe and Schiller, produce the Holocaust of European Jews? This course seeks an understanding by examining German history from the Early Modern Period through the fall of Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take and as part of this Learning Community.
This is a travel LC that includes travel to the following German cities: Munich, Rotenburg ob der Tauber, Nuremberg, Weimar, Wittenberg, and Berlin.
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LC 315 - Learning Community: I Am A Camera: Life in Words and Images Three Credits
Spring Semester
We’ve all heard the statement that “a picture is worth a thousand words” but what assumptions about the relative value of written representation and the photographic image are embedded in this cliché? Is it indeed the case that images capture the word more reliably and truthfully than words? Is the relationship between the verbal and the visual more complicated than it may appear on the surface? Our multidisciplinary creative laboratory will invite students to pursue their ideas about words, images, identity, truth, and storytelling through writing exercises (including poetry, fiction and creative non-fiction), digital photography, and filmmaking. The semester’s work will culminate in an on-line journal that unites text, image, and video, as well as a coffeehouse-style event at which we will share our work with our peers. The seminar will also travel to area museums to experience—and respond to—art in a variety of situations. No prior experience in any of these media is necessary, just a vital interest in creative experimentation!
Corequisite(s): Students must also take and as part of this Learning Community.
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LC 316 - Learning Community: Grass Roots: The History and Politics of Community Organizing Four Credits
Not Offered 2013-2014
Covers theoretical frameworks and practical skills necessary to identify, recruit, and develop leadership, build community around that leadership, and build power from that community. Reflective course practice is structured around work in a community-based organizing project (e.g. youth, community, electoral, union, or issue) designed to achieve a specific and significant outcome by semester’s end. Students will have opportunities to discuss field projects, analyze organizing goals, and identify and reflect upon real-world problems and real-world solutions.
Fulfills the Social Scientific Inquiry General Education Requirement.
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LC 317 - Learning Community: Banned in Boston: Sex, Scandal & Censorship on the Stage and the Page Four Credits
Spring Semester
This learning community will explore censorship and power in literature, theatre, and the arts in Boston, from the Puritan Era to the present, with a focus on race, social class, gender, and sexuality. We will look at books, plays, and performances that titillated audiences and taunted censors, and, in the process, capture an important perspective on the Hub’s social, cultural, and political history.
This LC includes excursions to the city for tours, presentations, and performances. There will be an additional fee of $250 to cover the cost of transportation and performances.
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LC 318 - Learning Community: The Ethics and Science of Climate Change: Global Problems and Local Solutions Three Credits
Fall Semester
In this LC students will think critically about the potential social and environmental impacts of climate change in our region. Specifically, students will work with local community partners to assess the risks being faced by each community group and, using Boston’s climate action plan as a guide, work to develop climate action plans to help community partners prepare for potential future changes.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take and as part of this Learning Community.
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LC 319 - Learning Community: The Story of Stonehill’s Water Three Credits
Spring Semester
Stonehill College uses over 27 million gallons of water per year – and that doesn’t include the sprinklers. This learning community will explore where that water comes from and where it goes after being “used” by the college. More broadly, this course will examine the health of the Taunton River watershed.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take and as part of this Learning Community.
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LC 320 - Learning Community: The Big Bang Theory and Other Scientific Artforms Three Credits
Fall Semester
The Big Bang Theory explores the role of theatre and other artistic media in addressing the big, often religious, questions raised by science. The history of science & religion will provide a backdrop to consider artistic works related to major revolutions brought about by thinkers like Galileo, Darwin, and Einstein.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take and as part of this Learning Community.
Fulfills the Natural Scientific Inquiry General Education requirement.
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LC 321 - Learning Community: Joyful Noise: Music Technology and Contemporary Culture Three Credits
Spring Semester
The American Studies course considers the electric guitar as musical instrument, technology and cultural icon; the Music course introduces students to the fundamentals of music, including standard music notation, meter and key signature recognition, rhythm, keyboard harmony, and rudimentary composition. The theme musicianship - what it really means to be a musician - becomes a powerful lens to look beneath the surface of contemporary music and its media representations, in order to understand and experience it more deeply and immediately. The integrative seminar, which consists chiefly of experiential learning, provides students with a unique angle on musical performance, the arts and historical change in modern America.We plan to take strong experiential learning approach including: field trips to musical performances, music technology and production labs, creative projects, and instrument design workshops.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take and as part of this Learning Community.
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LC 322 - Learning Community: Dazed and Confused: Substance Abuse Prevention in the Community Three Credits
Spring Semester
What types of drugs are referred to as brownies, cookies and cupcakes? Why do people use and abuse drugs and alcohol? What prevention and treatment services are available to an abuser? This course will look at substance abuse from many different perspectives such as how addiction starts, risk factors for substance abuse, health effects from abusing and the role that family, friends and the community plays in helping a substance abuser. This is a community based learning course in which students will work closely as teams with a community agency to address substance abuse prevention. In you will learn how abuse of substances and alcohol will prevent you from maintaining optimal health at each stage of adult life. In you will learn how to prevent illness and disease through diet modification and healthy lifestyle development.
Prerequisite(s): has a prerequisite of . Corequisite(s): Students must also take and as part of this Learning Community.
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LC 323 - Learning Community: Stonehill and How to Fix It Three Credits
Not Offered 2013-2014
When pressed, many of our best students indicate that while they are satisfied with classes and professors, something is missing intellectually from their life at the college. But they tend to be vague when asked what is missing and even vaguer when they are pressed for a solution. In this class, we’ll try to cut through the vagueness and try to answer the following question: What is the problem? How can we make Stonehill a better place for such students i.e., for you?
In other words, the goal for the integrative seminar of this learning community is to develop a concrete and realistic proposal for what Stonehill should do in order to become a better place for you and how to do it, based as much as possible on solid empirical data.
The Philosophy and the Religious Studies classes go beyond Stonehill, asking what how we should handle the ethical and religious challenges in our lives, what we can do both as individuals and as a society to make our lives better and what that would mean. Simply put: How should we live?
Corequisite(s): Students must also take and as part of this Learning Community.
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LC 324 - Learning Community: Discovering Devotion in Creative Practice/Sacred Spaces Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2014, 2016
This Learning Community culminates in a week-long on-site authentic fresco painting workshop in the countryside of Italy as well as important related sites in the capital city of Rome. The travel component fulfills a Catholic Intellectual Traditions (CIT) requirement with an intensive investigation into fresco’s religious iconography; the stories of saints, how their lives interacted with local lore and sacred spaces, as well as the religious meaning inherent in artistic practice.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take as part of this Learning Community.
Fulfills the Catholic Intellectual Traditions requirement.
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LC 325 - Learning Community: Is Sex Destiny? One Credit
Fall Semester
This course will look at the representation of gender and sexuality in literature, the visual arts, and film. Of particular interest will be the historical construction of the binaries of gender and sex in the ancient, medieval, and modern periods and on recent and dramatic changes in cultural understandings about sex and gender. These transformations have in turn shaped the way writers, artists, and filmmakers portray culture and themselves. The integrative seminar asks students to create an artistic piece or educational document that incorporates insights from both linked courses on sex and gender from a variety of disciplines.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take ENG 394 and GND 101 as part of this Learning Community.
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LC 327 - Learning Community: Renaissance of the Virgin Mary Four Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2015, 2017
This stand-alone Learning Community explores connections between art and religion in the Renaissance. Students will learn to “read” the symbolism in masterworks such as Giotto’s Arena Chapel frescoes by focusing on a different episode in the life of the Virgin each week, and in the process, will become familiar with doctrines such as the Immaculate Conception and the Assumption.
Prerequisite(s): One 100-Level Religious Studies course.
Fulfills the Catholic Intellectual Traditions requirement.
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LC 328 - Learning Community: #Reimagining Education One Credit
Fall Semester
In this LC, students will utilize a project-based model to examine current trends in education that seek to bridge the skills gap for the 21st century. Alternate models of high school such as the six year high school, empowerment zones, vocational/technical high schools and charter schools will be evaluated for their potential to prepare students with marketable skills to meet the growing demand in the STEM fields. Students will research pilot programs, interview innovators in the education field and tour local schools. This research will culminate in a presentation to a panel of educators of the programs deemed to show the most promise.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take CSC 101 and SOC 212 as part of this Learning Community.
Fulfills the Natural Scientific Inquiry and Social Scientific Inquiry Requirements.
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LC 329 - Learning Community: Making America’s Future: The Politics and Practice of Working with Urban Youth Three Credits
Year-Long Learning Community
This LC introduces students to best practices and theories of mentoring youth and then provides students hands-on opportunities to apply them through a yearlong mentoring project through Coaching 4 Change, an exciting program created by Stonehill graduate Marquis Taylor ‘05 to help Brockton High School students develop their own mentoring skills to coach elementary school youth and run local basketball leagues. As Stonehill students work with Coaching 4 Change, they will gain first-hand knowledge of the field of youth leadership development, placing this important work in the context of American youth’s experience with urban politics, culture, and struggle.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take AMS 320 Topic: City Kids: Youth, Politics, and Identity in Urban America and CRM 352 Topic: Youth Leadership Development and Crime Prevention as part of this Learning Community.
This Learning Community will run as a year-long LC with academic and youth mentoring components scheduled throughout the entire academic year. An additional 2 ½ mentoring hours per week from 2:30-5:00 p.m. will also be arranged with the instructor.
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LC 331 - Learning Community: Crime and Punishment in North America Three Credits
Spring Semester
The course explores the political, legal and penal systems in Canada, Mexico and the United States. We examine how cultural, political and economic variation shapes the definition of crime and its punishment. We will visit local, state, federal and Canadian (provincial and federal) courts, legislatures, police and prisons.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take CRM 412 and POL 234 as part of this Learning Community.
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LC 332 - Learning Community: Ireland: Literature, Landscape, and History Three Credits
Spring Semester
This is a travel LC, and the integrative seminar will comprise preparations for travel to Ireland and a 9-day long visit to major Irish literary and historical sites. The reading for the course will be linked to significant sites in our literary/historical tour of Ireland. In the west, we will visit W.B. Yeats’ tower (Thoor Ballylee) and grave; Coole Park (The estate of Lady Augusta Gregory); the childhood home of James Joyce’s wife, Nora Barnacle; and the city of Galway. We will also explore Ireland’s historical landscape - touring the Burren in County Clare, an area of distinctive geological, historical, and archaeological heritage. In the east, we will spend time at the Writer’s Museum in Dublin, the Joyce Museum, the National Museum, Dublin Castle, and literary sites around Dublin, including the Abbey Theatre. We will also take a day trip to County Kilkenny, visiting Kilkenny Castle and the village of Inistioge. Students will enjoy academic lectures on the literature and history of Ireland and will attend theatre productions and poetry readings.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take ENG 349 and HIS 214 as part of this Learning Community.
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LC 333 - Learning Community: Communicating & Miscommunicating in Washington, D.C. Three Credits
Spring Semester
The seminar integrates a course on American political development taught by a political scientist with a course on campaign communications and strategy taught by a practitioner with an expertise in traditional and new media. The seminar looks at the current state of leadership in Washington and the changing nature of political communications. It will meet on Thursday evenings and over two weeks in Washington D.C. Our time in D.C. will consist of a rigorous series of seminars with leaders of the three branches of government, political parties, interest groups, think tanks, academia, and the media and is designed to combine traditional academic work with seminars with prominent individuals in government, journalism, and the non-profit sector in Washington. This will be an opportunity to apply our knowledge of power politics, political communications, and democratic ideals to the real world of American government in Washington, D.C. In the Spring, the class will travel to Washington, D.C.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take POL 357 and POL 390 as part of this Learning Community.
An additional fee will be charged to student’s tuition bill.
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LC 334 - Learning Community: Frederick Douglass & His Circle: Race, Writing, & the Tropics of History One Credit
Spring Semester
This course uses the life of Frederick Douglass as a basis and lens for understanding 19th-century American history, literature, and culture. Douglass’ heroic journey from slavery to freedom in antebellum America, delineated in three autobiographies, reveals a nation riven by race, region, economy and even differing conceptions of justice and morality. Weaving a rich context from biography, fiction, poetry, fine art, music, film, and primary materials, we will “do history” by expressing Douglass’s complex life and times in prose, online writing, and in short documentary films.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take HIS 100/128 and IND 357 Topic: American Transcendentalism: Race, Gender & Radical Reform as part of this Learning Community.
Fulfills the History Cornerstone and Moral Inquiry requirements.
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LC 335 - Learning Community: Revolutionary Myths One Credit
Spring Semester
Revolutionary Myths explores the enduring human conversation between science and mythology, facts and values, objective truth and subjective meaning. The history of science & religion will provide a backdrop to consider literary and artistic works related to major revolutions brought about by thinkers like Galileo, Darwin, and Einstein.
Corequisite(s): Students must also take IND 357 Topic: Amazing Worlds & Fantastical Fictions and PHY 193 as part of this Learning Community.
An additional fee will be charged to student’s tuition bill.
Fulfills the Catholic Intellectual Traditions and Natural Scientific Inquiry requirements.
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MTH 101 - Pre Calculus Three Credits
Fall Semester
Algebraic equations and simplification: factoring, common denominators and conjugates. Graphs of equations. Lines, quadratic curves: equations and graphs. Graphing curves with intercepts and asymptotes. Examples using algebraic, logarithmic and exponential and trigonometric functions. Use of mathematics technology.
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MTH 105 - Finite Mathematics Three Credits
Fall Semester
Operations with matrices. Systems of linear equations. Linear programming. The simplex method. Sets and counting. Permutations and combinations. Probability. Conditional probability. Independence. Bayes’ theorem. Markov chains. Absorbing Markov chains.
Course is being piloted 2012-2013 and 2013-2014. Limited to business majors only.
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MTH 119 - Applied Calculus for Business Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
A one-semester introduction to differential and integral Calculus designed for Business Administration majors. Topics include limits, derivatives, rates, exponential functions, antiderivatives, graphs, logarithms and exponential functions, antiderivatives, differential equations. The course emphasizes computation, problem-solving and applications. Students may not receive credit for MTH 119 and MTH 125 .
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MTH 125 - Calculus I Four Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Calculus of a single variable: functions, limits, derivatives, differentiation rules, applications of derivatives, integrals, techniques of integration, applications of integration, infinite sequences and series, first and second order differential equations. May not receive credit for both MTH 125 and MTH 119 .
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite for MTH 126 : MTH 125.
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MTH 126 - Calculus II Four Credits
Spring Semesters
Calculus of a single variable: functions, limits, derivatives, differentiation rules, applications of derivatives, integrals, techniques of integration, applications of integration, infinite sequences and series, first and second order differential equations. May not receive credit for both MTH 125 and MTH 119 .
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite for MTH 126: MTH 125 .
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MTH 143 - Mathematical Reasoning for Education Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semester
A one-semester course designed for Education majors. The course includes a review of algebra and geometry. Further topics include: types of numbers, algebraic structures, theory of equations, combinatorics, probability and statistics, interpreting and analyzing data. The course emphasizes problem solving, quantitative and logical reasoning.
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MTH 145 - Basic Quantitative Techniques Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Basic methods of data analysis: organizing and summarizing data, probability, probability distributions, statistical inference.
Fulfills the Statistical Reasoning requirement.
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MTH 191 - The Language of Mathematics Four Credits
Fall Semester
Covers basic concepts, reasoning patterns, and the language skills which are fundamental to higher mathematics. These skills include the ability to read and write mathematics, employ common patterns of mathematical thought, and read the write proofs.
Prerequisite(s): MTH 126 or consent of the instructor.
Fulfills the Natural Scientific Inquiry and Writing in the Disciplines requirements.
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MTH 207 - Statistical Reasoning: Chance Three Credits
Fall Semesters
An introduction to the ideas and issues of probability and statistics and their application in everyday life. Topics include: experiment design, descriptive statistics, chance and inference.
Fulfills the Statistical Reasoning requirement.
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MTH 225 - Statistics for Science Three Credits
Spring Semester
Probability; descriptive statistics; normal distribution, inference; hypothesis testing; analysis of variance; sampling theory; correlation and regression. Examples from the sciences.
Prerequisite(s): MTH 125 or MTH 119 .
Fulfills the Statistical Reasoning requirement.
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MTH 251 - Linear Algebra Four Credits
Spring Semester
The development of the methods and underlying ideas for solving systems of linear equations. Topics include: vectors, matrices, linear transformations, determinants and eigenvectors. Use of mathematical software MAPLE, in applications.
Prerequisite(s): MTH 261 .
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MTH 261 - Multivariable Calculus Four Credits
Fall Semester
Continuation of the sequence begun in Calculus I and II. Functions of several variables, analytic geometry, vectors, partial derivatives, multiple integration.
Prerequisite(s): MTH 126 .
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MTH 270 - Discrete Mathematics Three Credits
Spring Semester
Sets operations, Countability, Functions, Number Theory, Equivalence Relations, Recurrence Relations, Graphs, Combinatorics, Probability.
Prerequisite(s): MTH 191 or instructor permission.
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MTH 351 - Abstract Algebra I Three Credits
Fall Semester
Groups, rings, fields, rings of polynomials, extension fields, automorphisms of fields, splitting fields, Galois theory.
Prerequisite(s): MTH 270
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MTH 352 - Abstract Algebra II Three Credits
Spring Semester
Groups, rings, fields, rings of polynomials, extension fields, automorphisms of fields, splitting fields, Galois theory.
Prerequisite(s): MTH 351 .
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MTH 361 - Real Analysis I Three Credits
Fall Semester
Rigorous development of the theory of calculus of one variable. Topics include: properties of the real line, sequences, series, limits, continuity and uniform continuity. Additional topics from differential and integral calculus of one or more variables.
Prerequisite(s): MTH 261 and MTH 191
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MTH 362 - Real Analysis II Three Credits
Spring Semester
Rigorous development of the theory of calculus of one variable. Topics include: properties of the real line, sequences, series, limits, continuity and uniform continuity. Additional topics from differential and integral calculus of one or more variables.
Prerequisite(s): MTH 361 .
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MTH 363 - Modern Geometry Three Credits
Fall Semester
The axiomatic approach of Hilbert to Euclid’s Elements. Geometry from the viewpoint of rigid transformations. Non-Euclidean Geometry. The roles of coordinates, both global and local. Geometrizations of low dimensional manifolds.
Prerequisite(s): MTH 251 , MTH 261 .
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MTH 364 - Differential Equations and Dynamics Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2016, 2018
An introduction to qualitative and quantitative methods for ordinary differential equations. Topics include first and second order equations, existence and uniqueness of solutions, logistic models, planar linear systems (including phase portraits), regular singular points. Other topics selected from: flows, the stable manifold theorem, and Laplace transforms.
Prerequisite(s): MTH 261 .
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MTH 371 - Combinatorics and Graph Theory Three Credits
Alternate Years: Fall 2015, 2017
Methods for determining, given some well defined operation, the number of ways it can be performed. Networks of dots and lines.
Prerequisite(s): MTH 270 .
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MTH 377 - Number Theory Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2015, 2017
Mathematical induction, prime numbers, Diophantine equations, congruences, sums of squares.
Prerequisite(s): MTH 251 and MTH 270 .
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MTH 384 - Theory of Computation Three Credits
Not Offered 2014-2015
For description and semester schedule see CSC 384 .
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MTH 393 - Numerical Analysis Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2016, 2018
Both theoretical and practical problems in the computational aspects of mathematics: approximation of functions, numerical differentiation, solutions to algebraic and differential equations; topics in linear algebra. Also listed as CSC 393 .
Prerequisite(s): MTH 251 and MTH 261 .
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MTH 395 - Probability and Statistics I Three Credits
Alternate Years: Fall 2014, 2016
Mathematical theory of probability, axioms and basic properties, random variables; continuous and discrete distributions, moments, generating functions, special distributions, law of large numbers, central limit theorem. Use of mathematical software in applications.
Prerequisite(s): MTH 251 and MTH 261 .
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MTH 396 - Probability and Statistics II Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2015, 2017
Continuation of MTH 395 . Theory and application of statistics; random sampling; organization of data; descriptive statistics; sample mean and additional special distributions, the theory of estimators, applications of estimation, hypothesis testing and Regression. Mathematical software is used in applications of statistics.
Prerequisite(s): MTH 395 .
Fulfills the Statistical Reasoning requirement.
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MTH 399 - Topics in Mathematics Three Credits
Offered Periodically
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MTH 420 - Senior Capstone: Mathematical Modeling Four Credits
Fall Semester
Students learn to create models of real world phenomena using mathematical tools such as difference equations, differential equations, lineal algebra, and calculus.
Prerequisite(s): Math Major, Senior Standing.
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MTH 475 - Internship in Mathematics Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Requires approval of the Department Chairperson.
Must complete the “U.S. Internship Request for Approval” process found under the myPlans tab in myHill to register for this Internship.
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MTH 490 - Directed Study Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Opportunity for upper level students to do advanced work in a specialized area of mathematics. Permission of faculty member directing the project and the department chairperson required.
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MTH 496 - Independent Research Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Students carry out an independent research project under the direction of a faculty member. The research may be part of an ongoing project being conducted by the faculty member, or the student and faculty member may develop an original project.
Prerequisite(s): Approval of the faculty member and the Department Chairperson.
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MTH 497 - Senior Thesis Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
Students complete an independent scholarly work under the guidance of a faculty member, resulting in a substantial written work. A committee of three faculty members evaluate the thesis. The student also presents the thesis in a colloquium open to the college community.
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing in the department; approval of the faculty member and the Department Chairperson.
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MIL 100 - Leadership Laboratory Not For Credit
Fall and Spring Semesters
Required of all ROTC students, this 120-minute weekly laboratory stresses soldier skills, drill and ceremony, performance-oriented military instruction techniques, and practical applications of classroom theory. All students must attend the laboratory in uniform. ROTC Advanced Course students are the primary instructors using the cadet chain of command as the instructional framework. All laboratory periods are supervised by Active Duty Army cadre. Land navigation practical exercises are taught during the spring semester.
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MIL 101 - Leadership and Personal Development One Credit
Fall Semester
Introduces students to issues and competencies that are central to a commissioned officer’s responsibilities. Establish framework for understanding officership, leadership, and Army values followed and “life skills” such as physical fitness and time management.
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MIL 102 - Introduction to Tactical Leadership One Credit
Spring Semester
Establishes foundation of basic leadership fundamentals such as problem solving, communications, briefings and effective writing, goal setting, techniques for improving listening and speaking skills and an introduction to counseling.
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MIL 201 - Foundations of Leadership One Credit
Fall Semester
Students identify successful leadership characteristics through observation of others and self through experiential learning exercises. Students record observed traits (good and bad) in a dimensional leadership journal and discuss observations in small group settings.
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MIL 202 - Foundations of Tactical Leadership One Credit
Spring Semester
Study examines how to build successful teams, various methods for influencing action, effective communication in setting and achieving goals, the importance of timing the decision, creativity in the problem solving process, and obtaining team buy-in through immediate feedback.
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MIL 301 - Leadership and Problem Solving Two Credits
Fall Semester
Students conduct self-assessment of leadership style, develop personal fitness regimen, and learn to plan and conduct individual/small unit tactical training while testing reasoning and problem-solving techniques. Students receive direct feedback on leadership abilities.
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MIL 302 - Leadership and Ethics Two Credits
Spring Semester
Examines the role communications, values, and ethics play in effective leadership. Topics include ethical decision-making, consideration of others, spirituality in the military, and survey Army leadership doctrine. Emphasis on improving oral and written communication abilities.
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MIL 401 - Adaptive Leadership Two Credits
Fall Semester
Develops student proficiency in planning and executing complex operations, functioning as a member of a staff, and mentoring subordinates. Students explore training management, methods of effective staff collaboration, and developmental counseling techniques.
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MIL 402 - Leadership in a Complex World Two Credits
Spring Semester
Study includes case study analysis of military law and practical exercises on establishing an ethical command climate. Students must complete a semester long Senior Leadership Project that requires them to plan, organize, collaborate, analyze, and demonstrate their leadership skills.
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MIL 405 - U. S. Military History One Credit
Spring Semester
This course is designed to be an exploration into the evolution of modern warfare; with special emphasis on the technological developments, organization adaptations, and doctrinal innovations that have shaped the American military from its first conception in 1607 through the 1900’s. The successful completion of this course meets the military history pre-commissioning requirement for U.S. Army ROTC cadets.
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VPM 110 - American Popular Music in the 20th Century (First-Year Seminar) Four Credits
Not Offered 2014-2015
This course presents the diverse genres of American 20th century popular music as they developed from American psalmody, European classical music, and folk music and jazz. Emphasis is on critical thinking and writing about American pop, rock, and jazz. Students may attend a live concert in Boston.
Prerequisite(s): Open to First-Year Students only.
Is the equivalent to .
Fulfills the First-Year Seminar requirement.
Course may be applied to the American Studies program.
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VPM 132 - Instrument Methods and Musicianship: Jump on the Bandwagon Three Credits
Not Offered 2013-2014
This class will enable students to master fundamental musical skills in performing and reading music. The curriculum will focus on woodwinds and brass. Classes will include individual as well as group playing. No musical experience required.
Students may rent instruments from a local vendor (approximate cost $50-100 per semester.)
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VPM 133 - Collegiate Chorale One Credit
Fall and Spring Semesters
The Stonehill College Collegiate Chorale welcomes students interested in singing. Students learn and perform music from many historical periods and styles. Proper vocal and choral techniques are practiced during rehearsals. One or more performances will be given each semester.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course must be taken three times to earn the equivalent of a 3-credit course. Students are required to purchase and wear approved concert attire.
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VPM 134 - Concert Ensemble One Credit
Fall and Spring Semesters
The Stonehill College Concert Ensemble is a performing ensemble for experienced wind, percussion, and string musicians. The ensemble performs a variety of musical styles each semester. Campus performances enable members of the Concert Ensemble to showcase their talent.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Instructor.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course must be taken three times to earn the equivalent of a 3-credit course. Students are required to purchase and wear approved concert attire.
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VPM 137: A - Chamber Music Workshop: Orchestra One Credit
Not Offered 2014-2015
This course is an opportunity for orchestral string, woodwind, brass and percussion instrumentalists to play in a chamber orchestra. Repertoire and seating assignments are based on experience level. Students who have instrumental performance experience are encouraged to participate. Campus performances allow members of the chamber orchestra to showcase their talent.
Prerequisite(s): Consent of the Instructor.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course must be taken three times to earn the equivalent of a 3-credit course. Students are required to purchase and wear approved concert attire.
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VPM 137: B - Chamber Music Workshop: Vocal Ensemble One Credit
Not Offered 2014-2015
This course teaches repertory for small vocal ensemble, and/or voices with instruments. Students may work with instrumentalists from the orchestra section. Singers and players of all levels will perform for the College community at the semester’s end. Students should already be able to read music.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course must be taken three times to earn the equivalent of a 3-credit course.
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VPM 139 - Guitar Ensemble One Credit
Fall and Spring Semesters
In this ensemble students learn introductory musical skills including basic jazz theory, scales, notation and chord grids, comping and soloing, which are applied to the study of jazz standards or equivalent repertory. This course culminates in a public performance.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course must be taken three times to earn the equivalent of a 3-credit course.
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VPM 140 - Studio Guitar One Credit
Fall and Spring Semesters
Studio guitar students will meet one hour weekly with an instructor in a private setting. Repertory will be tailored to student needs and preferences. Curriculum will include: establishment and development of proper technique; note reading, notation and chord grids; scales and chords; improvisation; performance skills, memorization, audition techniques. Semester study will culminate in a public performance.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course must be taken three times to earn the equivalent of a 3-credit course. An applied music fee will be assessed to each student enrolled in VPM 140.
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VPM 141 - Studio Piano One Credit
Fall and Spring Semesters
Studio piano students will meet one hour weekly with an instructor in a private setting. Repertory will be individually tailored to the students’ needs and preferences. Course will also involve performance classes, master-classes, and coaching sessions, and will culminate in a public performance.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course must be taken three times to earn the equivalent of a 3-credit course. An applied music fee will be assessed to each student enrolled in VPM 141.
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VPM 142 - Studio Brass One Credit
Fall and Spring Semesters
Studio brass students (trumpet, French horn, trombone, tuba, euphonium, baritone) will meet one hour weekly with an instructor in a private setting. Repertoire will be individually tailored to the student needs and preferences. Curriculum will include: establishment of proper technique; note reading, scales and arpeggios; performance skills, and audition techniques. Semester study will culminate in a public performance.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course must be taken three times to earn the equivalent of a 3-credit course. An applied music fee will be assessed to each student enrolled in VPM 142.
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VPM 143 - Studio Percussion One Credit
Fall and Spring Semesters
Studio percussion students will meet one hour weekly with an instructor in a private setting. Repertoire will be individually tailored to the student needs and preferences. Curriculum will include: establishment of proper technique; note reading, scales and arpeggios; performance skills, and audition techniques. Semester study will culminate in a public performance.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course must be taken three times to earn the equivalent of a 3-credit course. An applied music fee will be assessed to each student enrolled in VPM 143.
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VPM 144 - Studio Strings One Credit
Fall and Spring Semesters
Studio string students (violin, viola, cello, double bass) will meet one hour weekly with an instructor in a private setting. Repertoire will be individually tailored to the student needs and preferences. Curriculum will include: establishment of proper technique; note reading, scales and arpeggios; performance skills, and audition techniques. Semester study will culminate in a public performance.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course must be taken three times to earn the equivalent of a 3-credit course. An applied music fee will be assessed to each student enrolled in VPM 144.
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VPM 145 - Studio Woodwinds One Credit
Fall and Spring Semesters
Studio woodwind students (flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, bassoon) will meet one hour weekly with an instructor in a private setting. Repertoire will be individually tailored to the student needs and preferences. Curriculum will include: establishment of proper technique; note reading, scales and arpeggios; performance skills, and audition techniques. Semester study will culminate in a public performance.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course must be taken three times to earn the equivalent of a 3-credit course. An applied music fee will be assessed to each student enrolled in VPM 145.
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VPM 146 - Studio Voice One Credit
Fall and Spring Semesters
Studio voice students will meet one hour weekly with an instructor in a private setting. Repertoire will be individually tailored to the student needs and preferences. Curriculum will include: establishment of proper technique; note reading, scales and arpeggios; performance skills, and audition techniques. Semester study will culminate in a public performance.
Course may be repeated for credit. Course must be taken three times to earn the equivalent of a 3-credit course. An applied music fee will be assessed to each student enrolled in VPM 146.
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VPM 180 - Creating Music Three Credits
Fall Semester
Unleash your creativity in this fun and satisfying class in which the basics of music are taught by hands-on activities using a variety of instruments. Students will learn how to play rhythms and melodies on different instruments, and will create their own pieces with their new skills.
Students may use their own instruments or those supplied by Stonehill.
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VPM 183 - History of Music I: European Roots Three Credits
Fall Semester
This survey of European Classical Music covers music composed between 1600 and the present day. The musical focus includes sacred music of Western composers and their expression of the Catholic liturgy through music.
Fulfills the Catholic Intellectual Traditions requirement.
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VPM 184 - History of Music II: Non-Western Traditions Three Credits
Not Offered 2014-2015
This introduction to world music covers the rich and fascinating vocal and instrumental music from the Middle East, Asia, and the Pacific, as well as non-classical musical traditions of Europe and North America. The class will examine various types of music; the instruments which best represent them, and the cultures in which they are embedded. The class will attend concerts of live music on and off campus.
Course may be applied to the Asian Studies minor.
Course may be applied to the Middle Eastern Studies minor.
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VPM 185 - Arts in the Classroom: Successful Collaborations Three Credits
Offered for first time Fall 2015
Pre-service teachers will explore successful collaborations with music specialists. Working in partnership with a music specialist, pre-service teachers will prepare creative lesson plans which fulfill the Massachusetts K-12 Curriculum Frameworks. Through this collaboration, teachers will develop partnering skills which support higher levels of student achievement.
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VPM 186 - Introduction to Music Technology Three Credits
Fall Semester
Students will develop skills in music technology through the use of computer and musical equipment. Projects and areas of study may include synchronizing sound with video for in-class commercials and short video clips, integrating audio into practice website and social media sites, and producing demonstration recordings for portfolios.
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VPM 231 - Piano Workshop Three Credits
Fall and Spring Semesters
This workshop provides an introduction to the study of the piano in a class setting, and is intended for beginning students. Students will learn about reading music, basic chords, piano technique, and both individual and ensemble performance. Students will use digital pianos with headphones for individualized instruction. The course culminates with a performance for the college community.
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VPM 232 - Voice Workshop Three Credits
Not Offered 2014-2015
Students will learn physiology and classical vocal production, while acquiring enhanced performance skills through practice and performance in class. Singing repertory is drawn from various styles and will be tailored to individual talents and needs. Ability to read music not necessary for this class.
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VPM 235 - American Music in the 20th Century Three Credits
Not Offered 2014-2015
This class concentrates on developments in American music during the 20th Century. Classical, jazz, Broadway, popular, and folk are explored, as well as the interrelation among music, theatre, dance and movies. Students are encouraged to engage in independent projects.
The class will attend concerts on and off campus.
Course may be applied to the American Studies program.
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VPM 237 - Musical Instruments of the World Three Credits
Not Offered 2014-2015
This course is an introduction to ancient and modern instruments. Students will develop an understanding of instruments through the use of listening exercises, video, and hands-on experiences. Assignments will draw from Western and non-Western repertories and will connect instrumental and cultural heritages.
Student will attend live concerts and field trips.
Course may be applied to the Middle Eastern Studies minor.
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VPM 240 - Music Theory Three Credits
Spring Semester
This class is a continuation of , and is designed to give students the opportunity to learn traditional harmonic language in depth through weekly assignments and independent projects. Students will use standard notation, electronic technology and a variety of instruments, either their own, or those provided by Stonehill.
Prerequisite(s): or Consent of Instructor.
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VPM 243 - Hear Her Voice! Women Music Makers, Religion and Spirituality Three Credits
Spring Semester
Hear Her Voice! - Women Music Makers, Religion, and Spirituality examines the ways in which women have used music to express their religious conviction and spirituality in Christian, Hebrew, Arabic, and Native-American traditions. Female musicians, dancers, and composers have contributed to sacred musical practices across the globe. This course illuminates those practices and corresponding expressions of faith, rites, and traditions.
Fulfills the Catholic Intellectual Traditions requirement.
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VPM 244 - Ten Centuries of the Musical Mass Three Credits
Alternate Years; Fall 2015, 2017
Ten Centuries of the Musical Mass is a study of the Mass through a musical lens. Between the 11th and 20th centuries European composers set the Mass to music for sacred services and secular public performances. Ten Centuries of the Musical Mass will illuminate key developments of the Mass and their corresponding musical expressions.
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VPM 246 - Sound Recording Techniques Three Credits
Alternate Years: Spring 2015, 2017
Students will develop skills in multi-track recording techniques through the use of hands on, in class projects. Course content will focus on acoustics, recording equipment, editing, and mixing. Students will also develop their skills through hands on individual and group projects.
Prerequisite(s): VPM 186 or instructor permission.
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VPM 331 - Advanced Piano Workshop Three Credits
Not Offered 2014-2015
This workshop is a continuation of VPM 231 - Piano Workshop , and is designed for students with a strong piano background. Intermediate to advanced repertory will be tailored to individual needs. Students will play solo and ensemble pieces in several public performances during the semester.
Prerequisite(s): VPM 231 or consent of the Instructor.
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VPM 450 - Capstone in Music Three Credits
Spring Semester
This Capstone course draws together principle components of undergraduate study in a semester-long research or creative project designed to demonstrate students’ skills, abilities and talents. The project may connect two fields of study or emphasize a particular field not formerly studied. Specific topic will vary by course.
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing and Consent of Instructor.
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NEU 200 - Seminar in Neuroscience Three Credits
Fall Semester
This course will focus on historical and current topics in Neuroscience. Examples of topics that may be discussed include: developmental disorders, such as those on the autistic spectrum, neuroimaging and the information that can be gleaned from various techniques, sex differences, neurophysiology, epigenetics, and learning and memory. The focus of the course may vary from year to year. Readings may be from several sources including the primary literature.
Prerequisite(s): .
Course may be taken twice as long as topics differ.
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