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2024-2025 Binghamton University Academic Guide
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Mgmt Info Systems |
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MIS 580N - Emerging Issues in Cyber Security
Credits: 4
IT security and forensics safeguard valuable information circulating across departments within institutions as well as the information flows among organizations and other entities like business partners and suppliers. This course will equip studens with key understandings and knowledge about the importance and major features of emerging technologies including applied artificial intelligence and big data. Students will learn about the role of cyber security and information assurance concerns, how to spot cyber security issues and what can be possible solutions for those issues, and how cyber security approaches can be used to strengthen emerging technologies and ensure business stakeholders are protected. Finally, students will be prepared to use state-of-the-art advanced analytical techniques in the area of social cybersecurity (e.g., identification of misinformation/disinformation or data breach incidents).
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MIS 581B - Special Topics
Credits: 4
An examination in depth of issues or problems concerned with theory and practice of computer-based information systems. Concentrating on new topics and viewpoints in both technological capabilities and the human-social aspects of information systems. Pre-Requisite: MGMT 500.
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MIS 581C - Special Topics: Web Application Development
Credits: 4
This course introduces students to the fundamental concepts and implementation of e-business. The two major objectives of the course are: 1) To learn web design details with HTML and major web design tools. The variety of resources and web fundamentals are introduced with in-class exercises and assignments. 2) To learn a variety of e-business concepts such as online retailing, online consumer behavior, online customer service, online customer relationship management, business to business e-commerce and collaborative commerce. Students also learn about web design, technologies and strategies required to implement these e-business concepts. Pre-Requisite: MGMT 500.
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MIS 581F - IT for Business Analytics
Credits: 4
This course focuses on the technology component of business analytics; more specifically storing, processing, and accessing data for the purpose of business analytics. The majority of the class explores a variety of technology solutions for big data on cloud infrastructure. The first part of the class focuses on comparing/contrasting relational databases, in-memory databases, and NoSQL databases, virtualization, and basics of parallel computing and cluster computing. The second part of the class covers alternative database models including column, key-value, graph, and document. The last part of the class focuses on data processing languages and distributed machine learning technologies. At the end of the class, students will have hand-on experience with distributed file systems, various NoSQL databases, and virtualization solutions for the purpose of preparing data for business analytics. Pre-reqs: MGMT 500.
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MIS 581M - IT Audit
Credits: 4
Provides an overview of the practice of information systems (IS) auditing process and governance of IS assets. Topics will include IS management, acquisition, development, implementation, operations, business resilience and protection of information assets. This is not a computer programming course. Instead, the course will explore IS from the perspective of an IS auditor. As future IS auditors, students will be able to identify relevant information and appropriate methods for analyzing IS assets ; work together in a team identifying and addressing audit issues regarding the same, and communicate information to others in the organization using a critical thinking approach. Course elements include competence in critical thinking, IS audit perspective, ethical awareness, social and organization skills, and technology. Provides a foundation for the Certified Information Systems Auditor exam..
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MIS 586 - E-Business
Credits: 4
In the rapidly evolving landscape of the modern business environment, the ability of enterprises to thrive is intrinsically tied to their adeptness in navigating the digital realm. The fusion of technology with user-centric design has emerged as the cornerstone of success for digital businesses across industries. This course serves as an immersive expedition into the dynamic domain of e-business, affording students an unparalleled opportunity to delve into the intricate art of fashioning captivating and user-centric online interactions. The focal point of this course is to unveil the pivotal role wielded by User Experience (UX) design in orchestrating customer satisfaction, digital engagement, and ultimately, the expansion of a business’s horizons. Students will unravel the layers of UX design’s significance, understanding how it functions as the linchpin connecting a business with its audience on the digital stage. From dissecting user behavior to mastering the nuances of interface aesthetics, students will embark on a journey that converges the realms of psychology, technology, and design. Through a blend of theoretical knowledge and practical application, this course equips students with the tools and insights necessary to craft exceptional digital journeys, Prerequisites: MIS 311. semesters.
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MIS 595 - Internship
Credits: Variable
Students may gain academic credit for meaningful educational internships. Academic validity of each opportunity verified by a faculty supervisor. Provides significant experience related to the student’s career goals. School of Management graduate students only. Offered every semester.
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MIS 597 - Independent Study
Credits: Variable
In depth study in particular area of interest under the supervision of appropriate faculty. School of Management graduate students only. Offered every semester. Permission of faculty required.
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MIS 697 - Independent Study
Credits: Variable
Independent reading and research. School of Management doctorial students only. Traditionally offered every semester.
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MKTG 311 - Introduction To Marketing
Credits: 3
Managing the marketing environment and the marketing mix elements, with emphasis on the Internet’s impact on consumer behavior, marketing strategy, price, promotion and distribution decisions. Part of the J-Core ;. Prerequisite: junior standing. Corequisites: FIN 311, MGMT 311 and OPM 311. and spring semesters
Prerequisites Junior Standing.
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MKTG 320 - Marketing Research
Credits: 4
Role of marketing research; research design, sampling, questionnaire construction, data collection methodology, techniques for data analysis, and report writing. Pre-requisite, MKTG 311. Traditionally and spring semesters
Prerequisites MKTG 311
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MKTG 322 - Consumer Behavior
Credits: 4
Individual, situational and cultural influences on consumer attitudes (judgment) and decision making, normative versus descriptive theories of decision making. Special topics include online buying behavior, conjoint models of preference formation and innovation diffusion. Pre-requisite of MKTG 311. Traditionally offered in fall and spring semesters.
Prerequisites MKTG 311
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MKTG 324 - Marketing Strategy
Credits: 4
Advanced treatment of integrating elements of the marketing mix, i.e., product, price, promotion and place decisions in the context of marketing planning. The role and importance of e-commerce in shaping marketing mix integration is highlighted. Pre-requisite. MKTG 311. Traditionally offered in the fall and spring semesters.
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MKTG 340 - Advertising
Credits: 4
Integrated marketing communications (IMC) with an emphasis on advertising on the Internet and the new media. Topics include selection of target markets, establishment of communications objectives, selection of and working relationship with advertising agencies, creative strategy and execution, media selection, appropriations and budgets, and program evaluation procedures. Prerequisite of MKTG 311. Traditionally offered in the fall and spring semesters.
Prerequisites MKTG 311
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MKTG 350 - Distribution Channels & Marketing Relations
Credits: 4
Today firms create more value outside their boundaries by initiating, developing, and enhancing inter-firm partnerships. In this course students will learn about the structure and management of inter-firm relationships, the Prisoner’s Dilemma Model and Game Theory framework, franchising relationships, firm-customer relationships, conventional strategic alliances, and alternatives to relationships.
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MKTG 441 - Customer Analytics
Credits: 4
Provides hands-on skills in using advanced computer-based tools that help in marketing decisions. Topics include sales-call planning, segmentation using cluster analysis, positioning using MDS, new-product design using conjoint analysis, pricing using yield management, etc. Emphasis is placed on conceptualizing the problems as well as their practical solutions. Particularly relevant for the data-rich e-commerce environment (e.g., data mining techniques for marketing decisions). Students gain valuable spreadsheet skills and learn to integrate analysis with marketing intuition. Formerly called ADVANCED TOOLS FOR MARKETING DECISIONS. Pre-requisite of MKTG 311. Offered occasionally.
Prerequisites MKTG 311
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MKTG 450 - Strategic Media Planning
Credits: 4
This course provides student teams with the opportunity to apply their knowledge and skills to a client based advertising media problem provided by Zenith Optimedia, one of the leading media marketing agencies in the county. Students will become familiar with media characteristics and develop a media campaign strategy and recommendations.
PREREQUISITE MKTG 311
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Prerequisites MKTG 311
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MKTG 460 - Strategic Product & Brand Management
Credits: 4
Focuses on understanding: a) existing product portfolio issues such as cannibalization, ecosystems, standards, and synergy b) new product topics such as idea generation, concept testing, test marketing and introduction, and c) brand management challenges involving extension, dilution, and valuation. 4cr. Traditionally offerd in the fall semester.
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MKTG 465 - Social Media Marketing
Credits: 4
This course will teach students the fundamentals of social media marketing-specifically establishing clear organizational goals for engaging in social media (why), developing solid strategies for implementation (what), and determining other key campaign logistics such as who, where, and when. The class will be a lively mix of lecture, case, discussion, project, and engagement both in the classroom and online using hashtags and other social tools.
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MKTG 470 - International Marketing
Credits: 4
Focuses on marketing management problems in the international environment. Emphasis on techniques and strategies necessary to incorporate a marketing concept into today’s international marketplace. An understanding of the scope of international marketing activities and the impact of culture and environment on marketing programs is developed. May be used as a Global Management elective instead of as a MKTG elective if preferred. Pre-requisite. MKTG 311. Offered most semesters.
Prerequisites MKTG 311
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MKTG 475 - Data Driven Marketing
Credits: 4
Deals with the use of data to make marketing decisions. Students are exposed to key concepts and methods of quantitative modeling, analysis, and interpretation. Topics include marketing mix models, choice models, Internet marketing metrics, etc. The course provides hands-on exercises and applications using software tools. Prerequisites: Introduction to Marketing
Prerequisites MKTG 311
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MKTG 480A - Special Topics:
Credits: 4
Particular topics within broad area of marketing topics determined in advance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
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MKTG 480C - Special Topics: Brand Management
Credits: 4
The discipline of brand management starts with the customer, and recognizes that optimizing brand value is the key to sustainable profitability. In this course students will learn the key elements of brand strategy; how to apply branding principles, concepts, and frameworks to achieve brand management goals; the strategic role of brand equity in organizations; and how to navigate branding decisions as managers.
Prerequisites Instructor Permission
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MKTG 480D - Special Topics: Pricing
Credits: 4
Particular topics within broad area of marketing topics determined in advance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
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MKTG 480F - Special Topics
Credits: 4
Particular topics within broad area of marketing topics determined in advance. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
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MKTG 480N - Digital Analytics
Credits: 4
Digital analytics course is designed for students who have a general interest in collecting, analyzing, visualizing, and lastly, but most importantly, gaining insights about digital marketing data. With a focus on hands-on skills, we are going to cover several analytical tools in class such as Excel, R, Google Analytics, and Tableau. MUST BRING LAP TOP TO CLASS
Prerequisites: MKTG 311 and Junior Standing
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MKTG 480P - Optimizing Customer Strategy
Credits: 4
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MKTG 480Q - Machine Learning & AI Marketing Strategy
Credits: 4
This course is designed to provide systematic and integrative managerial approaches for developing and implementing successful strategies in ML and AI. It brings together the sharpest concepts and methods for the practicing (or soon to be) manager. By using a variety of real-life examples and in-depth company analyses, the course focuses on the optimal application of tools and techniques across several business settings. Specific topics covered include: value chain considerations in ML/AI strategy, market sensing, adverse selection and moral hazard optimization, human learning models, concept testing, product pricing etc.
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MKTG 480R - Data Mining Techniques in Marketing
Credits: 4
This class focusses on the use of data mining tools and techniques (visualization, prediction, clustering, text mining) to formulate and solve business problems and support managerial decision-making. Students will become familiar with the processes needed to develop, report, and analyze business data. Specifically, students will lean how to use and apply R, Tableau and other tools that can aid in problem solving. T
Prerequisites MKTG 311
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MKTG 480S - Special Topics
Credits: 4
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MKTG 480U - Special Topics in Mktg
Credits: 4
In a world where online presence is becoming ubiquitous to organizations, many struggle to reap the benefits of operating digitally. Lack of experience, low-quality content, poor data analytics, and inability to measure returns are stated among the top reasons why firms are not able to adapt to digital marketing.
Introduction to Digital Marketing is designed for students to understand this challenging universe of marketing through digital platforms, develop effective strategies to facilitate the marketing of products/services digitally, and measure the success of marketing efforts using key metrics and KPIs.
The learning objectives of the course include -
* In-depth understanding of the digital media landscape and nuances of various digital platforms
* Implementing marketing strategies through various owned, earned, and paid media channels
*Acquiring critical skill sets in the digital world such as search engine optimization and designing effective websites
*Measuring digital marketing strategies by analyzing various website and mobile related data using tools/softwares such as Tableau and Google analytics
By the end of the course, the students will develop capabilities in developing, implementing, and evaluating digital marketing strategies across various digital and mobile channels through a combination of lectures, case studies, and course projects.
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MKTG 530 - Advertising
Credits: 4
Combines advertising theory and practice, developing the practical aspects of advertising theory into an integral part of the total marketing mix. Topics include types of advertising, advertising strategy, planning and execution, and measuring results. Pre-requisite. MGMT 506. Offered as needed.
Prerequisites MGMT 506
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MKTG 535 - Consumer Behavior
Credits: 4
This course introduces the field of consumer behavior through examining the aspects that underlie consumer decisions and relating this understanding to market issues. Pre-requisite: MGMT 506. Offered as needed.
Prerequisites MGMT 506
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MKTG 540 - Marketing Research
Credits: 4
This course introduces major research techniques currently employed by major corporations in the U.S. Included are issues dealing with problem formulation, research design, questionnaire construction, data collection, multivariate data analysis techniques and report writing. Prerequisite: MGMT 506.
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MKTG 570 - International Marketing
Credits: 4
Focuses on marketing management problems in the international environment. Emphasis on techniques and strategies necessary to incorporate a marketing concept into today’s international marketplace. An understanding of the scope of international marketing activities, and the impact of culture and environment on marketing programs, is developed. Pre-requisite. MGMT 506. Offered as needed.
Prerequisites MGMT 506
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MKTG 575 - Data Driven Marketing
Credits: 4
This course will deal with the use of data and relevant skills to make marketing decisions, focusing on CRM and Database/Direct Marketing (with both online and offline applications). Topics include customer acquisition, retention, attrition, and loyalty program, etc. Prerequisites: Introduction to Marketing (MGMT 506 or MKTG 311), Marketing Research (MKTG 540 pr MKTG 320). Traditionally offered in the spring semester.
Prerequisites MGMT 506 or MKTG 311, MKTG 540 or MKTG 320
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MKTG 580A - Special Topics
Credits: 4
SPECIAL TOPICS
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MKTG 580C - Special Topics
Credits: 4
SPECIAL TOPICS
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MKTG 580F - Special Topics
Credits: 4
SPECIAL TOPICS
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MKTG 580K - Strategic Media Planning
Credits: 4
In this course, students develop familiarity with the basics of advertising and promotion; learn media characteristics, and how to use secondary and primary data to inform media strategy and selection. After obtaining this foundational knowledge, students are be assigned to a team which will conduct in-depth research on market environments and develop a comprehensive media plan and campaign for a client of Publicis, one of the largest marketing agencies in the world. Prerequisite: MKTG 311 or MGMT 506.
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MKTG 580L - Optimizing Customer Strategy
Credits: 4
This course is designed to meet the increasing demands from the industry and recruiters for the application of quantitative and analytical skills to support sophisticated marketing decision making. This hands-on course primarily uses Excel (and SPSS) to develop the analysis. Concepts like Customer Lifetime Value, maximum likelihood estimation, Discrete Choice and Latent class modeling, and optimization are introduced in this course. The content of the course is based on cutting-edge research in optimization to derive solutions to more individually customized and proactive marketing decisions, such as cross-selling campaigns and customer retention. Students will apply the tools to several cases with data. STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE LAPTOPS IN CLASS. Prerequisite: MGMT 506.
Prerequisites MGMT 506
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MKTG 580M - Social Media Marketing
Credits: 4
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MKTG 580Q - Machine Learning & AI Marketing Strategy
Credits: 4
Credits: 4
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MKTG 580R - Data Mining Techniques in Marketing
Credits: 4
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MKTG 580U - Introduction to Digital Marketing
Credits: 4
In a world where online presence is becoming ubiquitous to organizations, many struggle to reap the benefits of operating digitally. Lack of experience, low-quality content, poor data analytics, and inability to measure returns are stated among the top reasons why firms are not able to adapt to digital marketing. Introduction to Digital Marketing is designed for students to understand this challenging universe of marketing through digital platforms, develop effective strategies to facilitate the marketing of products/services digitally, and measure the success of marketing efforts using key metrics and KPIs.The learning objectives of the course include - * In-depth understanding of the digital media landscape and nuances of various digital platforms* Implementing marketing strategies through various owned, earned, and paid media channels*Acquiring critical skill sets in the digital world such as search engine optimization and designing effective websites*Measuring digital marketing strategies by analyzing various website and mobile related data using tools/softwares such as Tableau and Google analyticsBy the end of the course, the students will develop capabilities in developing, implementing, and evaluating digital marketing strategies across various digital and mobile channels through a combination of lectures, case studies, and course projects.
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MKTG 581A - Judgement and Decision Making
Credits: 4
From the manger’s perspective, understanding how and why consumers choose or judge brands/products/services is the first step in the brand/product/service development process, and, thereafter, keeping customers interested/involved in the brand/product/service. In this course students willl learn how current theories of judgement and decision making are related to current behavioral trends in the marketplace and how to make brands/products/services fit with the trends. Additionally, students will develop their own theories about current trends in judgement and decision making. This course is relevant to those who are thinking about any and every marketing career including advertising, product and brand management, market research, and social media.
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MKTG 581E - Data Driven Consumer Behavior
Credits: 4
This class introduces students to the different ways of collecting consumer behavior data and applying statistical modeling techniques to analyze data and capture different decision-making processes (e.g., how consumers decide, what are the boundary conditions to a process, etc.). Students will learn SAS programming and how to customize SAS macros to conduct conditional process analysis on datasets that they collect.
ALL STUDENTS MUST HAVE A WINDOWS LAPTOP THAT RUNS SAS (the university will install the program in your laptop free of cost)
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MKTG 595 - Internship
Credits: Variable
Students may gain academic credit for meaningful educational internships. Academic validity of each opportunity verified by a faculty supervisor. Provides significant experience related to the student’s career goals.
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MKTG 597 - Independent Study
Credits: Variable
In depth study in particular area of interest under the supervision of appropriate faculty.
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MKTG 600 - Current Topics in Marketing
Credits: 4
The Current Topics seminar introduces doctoral students to the research interests of faculty members in Marketing including Consumer Behavior, Choice Modeling, Marketing Strategy, Judgment and Decision Making, and Quantitative Methods. Students select a topic of their own and develop a project that includes a literature review and proposing novel hypotheses.
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MKTG 601 - Quantitative Methods & Models 1
Credits: 4
This seminar provides doctoral students an overview of major contributions and recent developments in marketing with a particular emphasis on the quantitative models and methods, from consumer behavior, firm behavior to structural systems. The focus of this seminar is on the understanding of quantitative model building, estimation and results interpretation. The main objective of this seminar is to deepen students? appreciation for the values/uses of different marketing models in addressing important marketing problems, with a special focus on enhancing students? ability to develop their own research in the area of Marketing Science
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MKTG 602 - Judgement & Decision Making
Credits: 4
The papers in the JDM seminar attempt to increase the explanatory power of neoclassical economics by providing it with more realistic psychological foundations and trying to pinpoint the actual causes of consumer behavior. They focus on the modifications of the normative assumptions of economics, expanding on the notion of utility from one that simply codifies a preference (decision utility) to something that captures how consumers feel about their choices (experience utility) or how they imagine the future will be like with their choices (forecasted utility).
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MKTG 604 - Discrete Choice
Credits: 4
Choice modeling is a generic term that applies to families of methods and models for understanding and modeling the decisions and choices of individuals and groups of individuals (e.g., segments, organizations, family units). Modern work in choice modeling requires one to become familiar with a number of seemingly disparate streams of work: a) random utility theory in economics and psychology, b) judgment and decision-making in psychology, c) experimental design theory in mathematical statistics, d) econometric theory and associated statistical models derived from random utility theory, e) discrete multivariate statistical theory and methods in mathematical statistics, and f) computational statistics. The seminar offers a flavor of some of these areas, so that students can be comfortable in designing, running and analyzing a discrete choice study.
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MSE 511 - Techniques for Studying Solids
Credits: 4
Introduction to the techniques used to make physical measurements on and to analyze inorganic solids. Examples include electron and optical microscopy, x-ray analysis, TGA/DTA, NMR and EPR, magnetic susceptibility, and electron and ion transport measurement.
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MSE 516X - Intro to Nonlinear Solid Mech
Credits: 3
This course introduces mechanics of solid materials beyond elasticity for advanced engineering analysis. Topics covered include plasticity, viscoelasticity, hyperelasticity, fracture and fatigue failure, and instability theory.
Prerequisites: ME 511
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MSE 535X - Quant Phys of Semiconduct Mat
Credits: 3
This course covers basic solid-state physics, quantum mechanics, and semiconductor physics relevant for understanding semiconductor materials and devices. The goal of this course is for you to learn the relationship between basic science and engineering applications, and how to engineer materials at the nanoscale to design novel electronic and photonic properties. Topics include electrical and thermal conductivity, intro to quantum mechanics, fermion and boson statistics, crystal structure and band structure, doping of semiconductors, band alignments in semiconductor devices, transport, phonons, electron-phonon interactions, and frontiers of semiconductor materials research in energy, quantum communication and quantum computing. We will also introduce python programming and features and machine learning algorithms to predict the semiconductor material properties.
Prerequisites: EECE 332 or PHYS 323 or permission of instructor.
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MSE 560 - Thermodynamics of Materials
Credits: 3
Examines basic thermodynamic principles including energy, entropy and free energy, and describes the concepts of equilibrium states, phases and phase transformations. The thermodynamic treatment of ideal, regular and real solutions is reviewed. Other topics include the application of phase diagrams, the thermodynamic description of interfaces and the statistical interpretation of thermodynamics on the atomistic level.
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MSE 562 - Mechanical Behav of Engr Mtls
Credits: 3
A study of the response of materials to applied stresses, especially stress-induced failures. Relationship between structure and properties, with emphasis on microstructural changes and failure. Macroscopic and microscopic concepts of fracture mechanics, fatigue, creep and their interactions. Emphasis on design applications and failure analysis. Prerequisites: undergraduate courses in mechanics of materials and materials science, or consent of instructor.
Offered in the Spring.
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MSE 565 - Crystallography & Diffraction
Credits: 3
Fundamentals of bonding in solids; basic crystallography of materials; point groups and space groups; tensor properties of crystals; symmetry and physical properties; atomic packing and structures; glassy state; polycrystalline aggregates; grain boundaries and interfaces; textures; multiphase materials; reciprocal space and its application to structure analysis; basic diffraction theory and diffraction methods; crystal structure determination by powder and single crystal techniques. Prerequisites: undergraduate course in introductory materials science or consent of instructor.
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MSE 566 - Reactivity of Materials
Credits: 4
Understanding the synthesis and reactivity of solids, phase and defect equilibria. Use of phase diagrams. Overview of atomistic mechanisms and mathematics of diffusion, phase transformations and microstructural evolution. Consideration of surfaces and interfaces, including adsorption and wetting behavior.
Offered in the Spring.
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MSE 570 - Transmis’n Electron Microscopy
Credits: 3
Basic functions of the various components of a transmission electron microscopy (TEM) instrument; the physics and theory of electron scattering and electron diffraction; the physics of the interactions between fast electrons and the specimen; TEM imaging and contrast mechanism; high resolution TEM; the analytical techniques of energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS); operational modes and various types of TEM techniques to probe the structure, composition and chemistry of materials.
Prerequisite: graduate status, senior standing or consent of instructor. Offered in the Spring.
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MSE 572 - Physics of Materials
Credits: 4
The course is an introductory treatment of the basic physics of solids. Simple and concrete models, using classical and elementary quantum-mechanical ideas will be applied to real materials. Prerequisite: a course in quantum mechanics.
Offered in the Spring.
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MSE 580K - Quantum Mech Comp of Mat
Credits: 3
The goal of this course is to teach basic theory and computational methods to understand and predict the material properties and functions. We feature hands-on in-class exercises that teaches students how to use the computational code and python programming to understand the electronic structures of materials, with a special focus on semiconductors. We will start with providing an overview of quantum mechanics and solid-state physics that are important to the understanding of basic concepts underlying the computational methods. We will then introduce foundations of density functional theory and discuss practical implementations: students will learn to run the actual first-principles computational code VASP (https://www.vasp.at/) on high performance computing (HPC) clusters, interpret and present the results. We will illustrate examples to calculate the band structures, surface properties, and defect properties of materials for real-world applications, including renewable energy, (opto)electronics, and quantum computing. We will also introduce python programming and the application of machine learning (mainly supervised learning) algorithms in computational materials science.
Prerequisites: EECE 332 or PHYS 323 or permission of instructor.
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MSE 581 - Materials for Energy
Credits: 4
This course will survey the pressing issues in the realm of energy and environment with a focus on materials for energy storage and conversion. An emphasis will be put on the mechanistic understanding of the chemical and physical processes that govern the function and failure/degradation of materials for electrochemical energy storage and conversion applications, such as batteries and fuel cells.
Pre-requisite: CHEM341, CHEM 351 or equivalent, or consent of instructor. Semesters offered varies.
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MSE 583 - Special Topics in Materials
Credits: 3
An introduction to the family of soft materials including polymers, colloids, liquid crystals, gels, emulsions, fractals, itc. Fundamental forces governing soft matter will be illustrated; conventional and future applications of soft materials will be discussed. Spring offering.
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MSE 583C - Computational Materials Phys
Credits: 3
This course will introduce students to various methods used in computational materials physics research. There will be a heavy emphasis on density functional theory (DFT) applied to crystals, surfaces and molecules as it is used to obtain structural and electronic properties, as well as reaction dynamics and other useful information. We will also cover force field methods and more advanced techniques. The format will include an introduction of the theory, but the emphasis will be on doing hands-on exercises. Students will learn how to use a Unix environment to set up, run, and analyze calculations. Some light scripting will also be covered. The course is aimed at students interested in entering computational research streams but will also be accessible to experimentalists wishing to do their own computations.
Semester offered varies.
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MSE 584P - Computational Materials Phys
Credits: 4
Special topics in materials. Semester offered varies.
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MSE 590 - Materials Communications & Sem
Credits: 3
Students will learn library resources; write a research proposal; and make oral, poster and written reports on a research topic. This topic will normally be their planned research topic. Attend seminars on current topics in materials science; students attend the weekly presentations in materials science and engineering and/or professional meetings. Discuss and present current research topics.
Offered in the Spring.
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MSE 593 - Frontiers in Materials Science
Credits: 1
Seminars on current topics in materials science. Students attend presentations in the participating departments and/or professional meetings, participate in discussions and write reports.
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MSE 597 - Independent Study
Credits: Variable
Directed study in a field of materials science, under guidance and with approval of instructor and program. Student must obtain consent of instructor, who then determines description of program, number of credits (variable), frequency of meeting and location. Work may be pursued individually or jointly with other students. May be repeated for credit with consent of program. May be counted toward residency requirement with letter grade, but does not ordinarily fulfill specified course requirements. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading unless program approval has been obtained in advance for regular letter grading.
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MSE 598 - Pre-Thesis Research
Credits: Variable
Research toward preparation of project report. Limited to six credits, to be counted toward fulfilling residency requirement. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. 6 credits
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MSE 599 - Thesis Research
Credits: Variable
Research and/or preparation of thesis. Bound thesis goes in University Libraries. Credit determined in advance by consultation with research adviser. Does not count toward residency requirement. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only.
9 cr.
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MSE 698 - Pre-Dissertation Research
Credits: Variable
Pre-Dissertation Research - Exploratory reading and/or research in preparation for examinations and dissertation proposal for admission to PhD candidacy. Does not count toward residency requirements. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only.
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MSE 699 - Dissertation Research
Credits: Variable
Research for and preparation of the dissertation. Bound thesis goes in University Libraries. Does not count toward residency requirements. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only.
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MSHR 500 - HumanRghts Theory & Practice I
Credits: 4
This course critically examines the validity and purchase of ‘humankind’s most noble aspirations’ for us today. It examines the historical and intellectual evolution of human rights, the different approaches and interpretations as well as their contemporary practice, uncovering the idea of human rights in its historical and intellectual contexts of emergence. The aim of this course is to provide a broad overview of the development of the idea of human rights before 1948, and to examine the ideas and theories contained in the Universal Declaration of 1948.
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MSHR 501 - HumanRghts Theory &Practice II
Credits: 4
This course is a continuation of HR500 and focuses on analyzing contemporary issues in human rights, such as modern slavery, human trafficking, socio-economic rights, the rights of children, gender-based violence, torture, immigration, refugee rights, indigenous people’s rights, and environmental rights. In addition, relevant documents, contemporary ethical conundrums and institutional frameworks pertaining to the various aspects of human rights practice will be discussed. Prerequisites: MSHR 500 Human Rights Theory and Practice I.
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MSHR 504 - Integrative Comm-Based Rsrch I
Credits: 4
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to research methods used to conduct applied human rights community research and program evaluation. A specific emphasis will be placed on core research principles and concepts within the context of quantitative and qualitative research methods. During the semester, students will have an opportunity to develop an understanding of the socio-historical and political contexts of research, stimulate scholarly thought about research interests, and begin the process of developing a professional identity as a scientist-practitioner. Students will explore a range of topics including epistemology, research, and methods; theoretical models in research; ethics in research; quantitative and qualitative research design, measurement, sampling, and analysis; and applied statistics. .
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MSHR 505 - Methods of Human Rights Rsrch
Credits: 4
The purpose of this advanced course is to examine critical methodologies as a basis to employ a critical analytic interdisciplinary framework in applied community research and evaluation. A critical analytic framework in research-including theory, methodologies, and praxis-incorporates a critique of macro- and micro-level inequalities based on the engagement of transformative discourses in the area of human rights. Emphasis will be placed on multi-level research, mixed-methods research, and community-based participatory research approaches: linking theory, method, and praxis; context in multi-, mixed-, and community-based participatory research methods; theoretical models in multi-, mixed-, and community-based participatory research methods; research design, data collection, and analysis in multi-, mixed, and community-based participatory research; and technologies in multi-, mixed-, and community-based participatory research. .
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MSHR 510 - Theorizing SocChng HR Perspect
Credits: 4
This course has two principal objectives: (1) To understand and critique everyday assumptions about social change and human rights, and grasp their political implications. (2) To engage in the practice of theorizing social change not merely as an academic endeavor, but as an always-ongoing activity of making sense of and enabling action upon the present. To meet these objectives, we will read classical and contemporary theorizations of capitalism, modernity, and socio-economic development, and connect them to human rights theory and practice (including the material discussed in MSHR 500 and MSHR 501). In addition, one section of the course will include readings tailored to students’ needs for their capstone project. These texts and class discussions will help them develop a theoretical framework they will use for the research proposal developed in MSHR 504 (Integrative Community-Based Research I), which they will also take in their first semester. In this course, we will ask broad questions such as: How does the expansion of capitalism intersect with human rights’ What are the possible connections between the expansion and possible shrinking of state bureaucracies and human rights’
This course feeds directly into the proposal for the capstone project, which students develop in the same semester because it is designed to help them with the theory section of the proposal. In addition, this course can be seen as providing a broader context for MSHR 500 and MSHR 501 (Human Rights Theory and Practice I and II), and the texts and assignments are coordinated with the instructors who teach these two classes on an ongoing basis to ensure a coherent learning experience for each cohort
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MSHR 512 - Comm Org,Com Rsrch, Hum Rights
Credits: 4
In this course, students deepen and learn to deploy the theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in prior semesters to support local communities. Students will become familiar with human rights-based approaches to community organizing. Students learn to understand perennial concerns of disenfranchised communities, including access to adequate healthcare, housing, and food, as human rights issues. They learn how to use the language and logic of human rights to advocate for disenfranchised groups. Students acquire practical knowledge of the nuts and bolts of community organizing, including the identification of issues, research, fundraising, recruitment, alliance building, as well as campaign planning and strategy through readings, workshop style exercises, and guest speakers from local organizations. Finally, students are introduced to community organizing history, both in the U.S. and in other countries. .
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MSHR 513 - Soc Entrepreneurship Hum Right
Credits: 4
In this course, we will evaluate the distinctions between social entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship, and activism and the differing impacts of social and traditional business entrepreneurship on human rights. We will analyze the differing attitudes and developmental characteristics of social and traditional business entrepreneurs and evaluate the components of highly successful human rights efforts. Students will develop both a theoretical and a phenomenological grasp of humans’ innate capacity to effectively address human rights in any setting and a tangible sense of how to access their own innate reservoir of agency, creativity, innovation, and resourcefulness. Students will identify the general human rights domain in which they are most interested and in which they are likely to generate the greatest impact on human rights and specify which social institutions, agencies, etc. at the local, state, national, and international levels (or lack thereof) through which they might generate the greatest impact on human rights. .
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MSHR 520 - Community-Based Experience
Credits: 4
The purpose of this course is to provide students with opportunities to engage in the integration and application of theory and practice through a community-based experience. Students will explore the pragmatic, nuts-and-bolts type issues of the community-based experience to a more in-depth exploration with concerns such as hierarchical relationships in service-delivery contexts, the implications of human rights, and the long-, -political, -economic, and -cultural contexts. As such, students will examine the implications of social identities and positionality in relation to social locations such as race/ethnicity, gender, social class, sexuality, national origin, religion, for experiences in the field as interns and eventually as human rights practitioners. During this process, students will engage in critical analysis and thoughtful reflection in exploring and challenging their values, assumptions, perceptions, and biases related to their work as practitioners in communities.
This course is designed to ensure accountability and feedback through the community-based experience at three levels: supervision/evaluation by site supervisor; coordination/consultation with the instructor; and co-reflection/discussion with fellow students. Students must actively participate in a community-based experience at a local human service agency for 10 hours per week, for a semester total of 120 hours. The 10 hours should be allotted either in one full-day and/or half-day increments so that the student may maximize the richness of the experience. Students will begin the community-based experience by the first week in the semester, and continue in the same site through the end of the semester.
Community-based experience sites are community based, non-governmental, or governmental agencies that incorporate a focus on human rights and must be approved by the instructor. These sites can be located on local, regional, statewide, or international levels. Appropriate field settings include a wide range of human rights systems such as child welfare, criminal justice, educational, family services, health, mental health, schools, shelters, etc. The program participants of a given field agency may be individuals, families, groups, organizations, and/or communities. .
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MSHR 580A - Prisoner Rights Activism&State
Credits: Variable
The course centers on: (a) how prisoners and other incarcerated populations in the U.S. have sought to change the conditions of their imprisonment particularly as of the 1950s to the present and (b) the response of state actors and third parties (including former prisoners and prisoners’ rights activists) to their calls for support. It also explores how race, ethnicity, nationality, citizenship, gender, sexual orientation/preference, and class, among others, have influenced what social groups are more likely to be arrested and incarcerated. This course is ultimately designed to familiarize students with issues pertaining to the emergence of, and historical functions played by, penal and other institutions of mass incarceration created by local, state and federal agencies in the U.S. (e.g., private and public jails and prisons, immigration detentions centers, Indian reservations, concentration camps, military prisons). The course, of necessity, problematizes the concepts of crime and punishment and analyzes conservative, liberal, and radical theories of crime causation and punishment. Required films/documentaries and presentations by guest speakers will complement required readings.
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MSHR 580E - Environment Health,Law&Justice
Credits: 4
Several federal environmental laws (for example; the National Environmental Policy Act, the Clean Air Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act) were passed by Congress in the late 1960s and during the 1970s to respond to sprawling environmental degradations, but they did not entirely surmount the challenges with environmental concerns. Several communities especially, low-income, African American communities and Native American communities faced and continue to face challenges with the environment due to distributive injustices where planning and zoning laws were applied to position undesirable facilities and land uses in such marginalized communities. Hence this advanced graduate-level course is designed to enable students to 1) review and understand past and current environmental laws, 2) analyze the historical and contemporary distribution of undesirable land uses and facilities through the lenses of distributive justice, 3) examine the impact (health, economic and social) of such planning, law, and zoning land uses on marginalized communities, and 4) analyze the emergence of the environmental justice movement and its mechanisms in seeking justice for marginalized communities as well as 5) contemporary local and global environmental justice concerns and the response of communities to such concerns. Offered: summer.
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MSHR 590 - Proseminar
Credits: 1
The MSHR Proseminar is a professionalization seminar for Masters of Science in Human Rights students. Students will convene with the instructor on a weekly basis, and engage in a series of activities designed to support them through the MSHR program, network with faculty and human rights practitioners, compete for internships, and prepare for careers in human rights fields. The format for each session will vary, but will include small group discussions with leaders in the field and workshops covering resume-building, interviews, and other relevant topics.
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MSHR 597 - Independent Study
Credits: Variable
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MSHR 599 - Capstone Project Seminar
Credits: 4
In this seminar, students finish the capstone project, the groundwork for which they do in HR 504 and 505: Integrative Community-Based Research I & II, MSHR 520 Community-Based Experience, as well as MSHR 510 Theorizing Social Change. Students will select between two tracks: 1) traditional research thesis and 2) applied project thesis. Under both tracks, the focus will shift from methods and data gathering to analysis and synthesis.
Students must have their capstone project proposals (which will be based on proposals written for MSHR 504/505 and 520) approved by faculty by the end of the second semester of studies. Students are expected to collect data on research or begin implementation in the summer before taking MSHR 599.
Track 1: Students in the research thesis track will write a draft of the capstone project paper, based on the data gathered in the second semester or the summer, in the first month of the third semester. The subsequent two months of the semester will focus on revisions, informed by peer and instructor feedback. The product will be a paper of publishable quality. Students are required to submit this paper to a peer-reviewed journal in the last week of classes. Students will do a mock conference presentation to prepare students for academic and other conferences.
Track 2: Students in the applied track will submit a summer progress report at the beginning of the semester, and continue to submit regular progress reports as the semester progresses. During the seminar, students will receive feedback from community members, their colleagues and faculty in the human rights program, which will inform the evolution of the project and its implementation. Students are required to submit a final program evaluation at the end of the semester, which assesses the achievements of the projects with respect to its stated goals, and provides a reflection on the student’s experience. Students will create a mock conference presentation, in order to prepare to present their work in a professional setting. .
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MSHR 700 - Continuous Registration
Credits: Variable
All students who have been admitted to the Master of Science in Human Rights program must maintain continuous registration each semester for a minimum number of credit hours, or must apply for a formal Leave of Absence for up to one year. Graduate students who wish to absent themselves from campus for a semester or two should normally register for of Continuous Registration. Graduate students are not required to maintain matriculation during the summer session unless they intend to complete their final degree requirements during this period. If students are out of residence, they must inform the Graduate Office of their address in order to register and pay by mail.
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MUS 101 - Introduction To Music
Credits: 4
Examination of music in Western culture, with primary goals of increased enjoyment and understanding. Begins with a survey of musical elements: melody, harmony, rhythm, texture and form. Stylistic traits and important composers of each era are then explored, including the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque, Classic, Romantic and Modern. Works for orchestra, soloists, chorus and chamber groups (such as symphonies, sonatas, operas, etc.) are considered. Open to all students. Every semester.
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MUS 110 - MusicCultures:WesternClassical
Credits: 4
Examination of music in the Western notated tradition, with emphases on the historical development of musical styles, genres, and technologies, and on the state of the classical tradition today. The course considers the aesthetic, creative, and imaginative roles of composers, performers, patrons, and listeners in the production and reception of music. Lecture/listening/discussion format; students must attend some concerts outside of class times. No prerequisites; recommended for students who are considering a major or minor in music before taking MUS 301, especially those with little or no previous experience in classical music. Offered every semester.
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MUS 111 - Music Cultures: Far East, Asia
Credits: 4
This course will provide an introduction to the study of world music (ethnomusicology) through an examination of both traditional and popular music styles from different Asian cultures, with an emphasis on the specific social and cultural backgrounds that have generated and sustained them. Topics will include the study of ethnomusicology, the influences between traditional and popular music, the social status and training of musicians and performers cross-culturally, the world music business, the influence of Asian music in world music, and world music on Asian music. Format may vary by sections. Assessment will be based on three multiple choice exams. Every spring.
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MUS 112 - Music Cults:Africa,Carib,Amer
Credits: 4
An introduction to the study of world music (ethnomusicology) through an examination of both traditional and popular music styles from different music cultures within Africa, the Caribbean, and the Americas, with emphasis on the specific social and cultural backgrounds that have generated and sustained them. Topics will include the study of ethnomusicology, the influences between traditional and popular music, the social status and training of musicians and performers cross-culturally, the world music business, and ongoing processes of musical exchange between musicians from diverse cultural backgrounds. Assessment will be based on three multiple choice exams. Note: Exams will involve identification of music examples from different music cultures in Africa and the Caribbean, selected from examples played and studied in class. Every fall.
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MUS 113 - Jazz In American Music
Credits: 4
This course provides an introduction to jazz music, in which the student will learn about the origins and developments of jazz styles through live demonstrations, audio and video presentations, reading, lectures, discussion and direct, critical listening. The central goal of the course is twofold: to learn how to hear jazz critically-how to hear form, texture, style and language-and to understand the values, meanings and sensibilities of jazz as a social practice. After a brief introductory overview of listening skills, the course will follow the progression of jazz history from ragtime up to present day. Representative musical examples from the listening assignments will be discussed and analyzed in lectures. Readings will focus on the stylistic changes and on the social, cultural and political debates that have arisen during the history of jazz. These will be discussed and analyzed in lectures. Every fall.
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MUS 115 - US Popular Music
Credits: 4
An introduction to the musical elements of popular music, exploring the nature of rhythm, meter, syncopation, form, instrumentation, vocal and instrumental style, and a historical survey of rock, pop and soul musics, tracing their development from roots in blues, jazz, gospel and country music to the music of today. In addition to the “Pop, Rock and Soul” musics of the title, the course covers styles such as rap, reggae, top 40, heavy metal, alternative and punk. Aspects of musical style and personal identity are explored, including the role of African Americans, European Americans and Latino Americans in the development of popular music. No previous musical knowledge or experience is assumed. Every semester.
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MUS 121 - Music Fundamentals
Credits: 4
The study of musical rudiments, including notation of pitch, rhythm, and meter; identification and construction of scales, intervals, key signatures, and chords; and principles of melody and harmony as they relate to theory and performance. The ability to read music is not a prerequisite. This course may be recommended to students prior to enrollment in the theory and musicianship sequence (MUS 215/216) for the major or minor in music. Prerequisites: None. Every spring.
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MUS 141 - Beginning Piano
Credits: 2
Introductory keyboard for beginners in which the fundamentals of piano playing and music reading are presented: scales, key signatures, chords, harmonization, etc. are introduced as they relate to keyboard study. For students with no previous keyboard training.
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MUS 143 - Beginning Voice
Credits: 2
The basics of singing: breathing, resonance, stage presence and text communication. Students find out how their voices work and how to keep them healthy. Primarily for non-majors and/or beginners. Recommended as preparation for private lessons. Format may vary by sections. Class meets once per week. Singing in class. No audition required.
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MUS 144 - Intro to African Drumming
Credits: 2
This ensemble focuses on various styles of traditional music from the African continent and the Diaspora including Cuba, Brazil, and Haiti. There will be an emphasis on rhythmic development, as well as notation, and ensemble cohesiveness. We will explore not only drumming but melodic instruments such as the xylophone and Mbira, as well as singing. No prior musical experience is necessary. Grades will be based on class participation, assignments, and a final performance.
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MUS 180A - Special Topics In Music
Credits: 4
SPECIAL TOPICS IN MUSIC
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MUS 180B - Special Topics In Music
Credits: 4
SPECIAL TOPICS IN MUSIC
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