2010-2011 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Page 268 2010–11 Undergraduate Catalog Introduction Admissions Academic Information Academic Departments Course Descriptions Financial Information Appendix Index SWK-4210 3 hours Social Work Practice with Special Populations –Fa This course is the second part of a three-course sequence in acquiring values, skills, and knowledge of generalist social work practice. Intervention strategies for practice with a wide variety of populations will be presented, including people of different religions; women; lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and transgendered people; children and youth; the elderly; disabled; Appalachian; African Americans; Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders; American Indians; Mexican Americans; Hispanics and Puerto Ricans; and refugees and immigrants. Prerequisite: admission to the social work program. SWK-4220 4 hours Social Work Practice with Communities and Organizations –Sp Designed to complete the undergraduate program and thus equip the student for beginning professional social work practice. Focus is on competency in social work practice in multiple macro settings as a generalist in problem solving and social change. Prerequisites: admission to the social work program; SWK-4210 Social Work Practice with Special Populations. (Fee: $65) SWK-4440 Special Topics-Social Work 1–3 hours Investigation of specific topics in Social Science and History that have intrinsic worth and engage student interest. SWK-4510 Senior Seminar I –Fa 2 hours and SWK-4560 Senior Field Experience I –Fa 7 hours These courses are coordinated with SWK-4210 Social Work Practice with Special Populations. This course offers students the opportunity to practice social work 16 hours weekly with professional supervision. A seminar is held two hours weekly in which students submit their own practice record for critical study and offer feedback to their peers. Emphasis is placed on the integration of students’ social work theoretical knowledge and skills as they enter the profession. Students must complete a minimum of 225 hours in field. Prerequisite: admission to the social work program. Corequisite: SWK-4510 and SWK-4560 must be taken together. (Fee: $150) SWK-4520 Senior Seminar II –Sp 2 hours and SWK-4570 Senior Field Experience II –Sp 7 hours These courses offer students the opportunity to practice social work 16 hours weekly, with professional supervision. A seminar is held two hours weekly in which students submit their own practice record for critical study and offer criticism to their peers. Emphasis is placed on the integration of the students’ social work theoretical knowledge and skills as they enter the profession. Students must complete a minimum of 225 hours in field. Prerequisite: admission to the social work program. Corequisites: SWK-4520 and SWK- 4570 must be taken together. (Fee: $150) SWK-4950 1–3 hours Independent Study in Social Work Provides the means whereby gifted and interested students may explore, in a more in-depth and intensive manner, general information acquired in the major courses. Further, independent study provides a logical way to complete required hours not obtained in normal sequencing. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. T Music Theory (THMU) THMU-1010 2 hours Introduction to Music Theory and Aural Skills –Fa An intensive study of the rudiments of music: notation, pitch, and rhythm. These elements will be explored with aural and written components. These credits may not be substituted for any other music course. (Fee: $30) THMU-1210 Music Theory I –Fa 3 hours Introduction to the basic materials and concepts of music. A foundational study of the essential building blocks of music, including rhythm, chord analysis, and harmony. Competency equivalency required of all music majors and minors. Open to all students. (Fee: $30) THMU-1220 Music Theory II –Sp 3 hours Study of fundamental harmonies and tone relations used in musical composition: elementary written and keyboard harmony, melody writing and analysis. Prerequisite: THMU-1210 Music Theory I or passing grade on placement examinations. (Fee: $30) THMU-1250 Contemporary Music Theory –Sp 2 hours This course is designed to help the student understand the structure of contemporary music. The course will continue to develop written and aural musicianship as studied in Introduction to Music Theory and Aural Skills. Prerequisites: THMU-1010 Introduction to Music Theory and Aural Skills; consent of the instructor. THMU-1310 Aural Skills I –Fa 2 hours Introduction to techniques of basic aural musicianship, including singing, recognizing, and dictating intervals and chords within the diatonic major and minor systems by “guide tone” numeric scale degree method. Corequisite: THMU-1210 Music Theory I. THMU-1320 Aural Skills II –Sp 2 hours Continued study of basic aural musicianship techniques: at- sight singing, melodic pattern recognition, and chord dictation within both diatonic and basic chromatic major and minor systems by “guide tone” numeric scale degree method. Introduction to melodic dictation and full four-voice harmonic dictation. Prerequisite: THMU-1310 Aural Skills I. Corequisite: THMU-1220 Music Theory II. THMU-1500 Introduction to Music Technology –Fa 1 hour An introductory study of the use of computers and synthesizers in the production of printed musical scores. All students are expected to complete this course during their first year of study since the skills acquired in the course are used throughout their academic curriculum. THMU-2140 Functional Keyboard Skills –Fa 1 hour Students will develop skills in harmonization at sight, transposition, playing by ear, and other keyboard harmony skills specifically designed to meet the piano proficiency requirements. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. THMU-2210 Music Theory III –Fa 3 hours Critical study and analysis of the chromatic harmony and formal structure of 18th and 19th century music. Creative work in traditional compositional forms. THMU-2220 Music Theory IV– Sp 3 hours Survey of contrapuntal techniques and analytical study of 20th century compositional techniques, including impressionistic, serial, neoclassical, and electronic practices: creative work in contemporary styles. Course Descriptions | SWK-4210 – THMU-2220