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Courses

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MS 290 American Military History 4 cr.
  • Offered: Fall Winter Summer
A survey of American military operations from the Colonial period to the present global war on terrorism. Emphasis is on battle history, significant personalities and technological advances an developments in Western warfare.
MS 339 Advanced Leadership Training 4 cr.  (3-0-2)
  • Offered: Fall
  • Co-requisites: Contracted cadets must participate in Leadership Laboratory.
  • Prerequisites: Completion of the Basic Course of Instruction or the equivalent and/or department permission.
Study of the techniques of junior officer leadership. Examines leadership skills such as counseling, coordination, communication and delegation of authority. The science of command and control through personal leadership is practiced. Military skills are taught in preparation for Advanced Camp.
MS 359 Applied Leadership Training 4 cr.  (3-0-2)
  • Offered: Winter
  • Co-requisites: Contracted cadets must participate in Leadership Laboratory.
  • Prerequisites: MS 339 and/or department permission.
Duties and responsibilities of a junior officer, with emphasis on the leader’s role in planning, directing, coordinating individual and team training, and in motivating subordinates through human relations and counseling skills. Covers the principles of command, control and leadership techniques. Military skills are taught in preparation for Advanced Camp.
MS 439 Leadership 4 cr.  (3-0-2)
  • Offered: Fall
  • Co-requisites: Contracted cadets must participate in Leadership Laboratory.
  • Prerequisites: MS 339 and MS 359, junior standing and/or department permission.
Development of an appreciation for command and staff organization and functions. Stresses processes for arriving at sound and timely decisions and the translation of decisions into plans and orders. Develops skills in long-range planning, coordination of diverse groups and activities, written communication and briefing techniques.
MS 459 Team Development 4 cr.  (3-0-2)
  • Offered: Winter
  • Co-requisites: Contracted cadets must participate in Leadership Laboratory.
  • Prerequisites: MS 439, junior standing and/or department permission.
Students prepare for and participate in a seminar that focuses on the role of the Army officer in areas such as military law, professional ethics and the obligations and responsibilities of the commissioned officer and organizational leader.
MS 495 Special Topics in Military Science 3 cr.
  • Offered: On demand
  • Prerequisites: Junior standing and department permission.
Study of a significant topic in military science. The requirements of this course may be met through seminars, lectures, participation in outdoor activities or readings.
MSED 250 Physical Science for Educators 4 cr.  (3-0-2)
  • Offered: Fall Winter
  • Prerequisites: Admission to elementary education or special education program.

Basic concepts and principles of physics and chemistry that are important for elementary school teachers to understand. Discussions and hands-on laboratory experiences emphasize the use of higher-level thinking skills without the prerequisite of advanced mathematics

MSED 251 Life Science for Educators 4 cr.  (3-0-2)
  • Offered: Fall Winter
  • Prerequisites: Admission to elementary education or special education program.

Life science course for the pre-service elementary teacher. This inquiry-based laboratory course is designed to give the future teacher a strong conceptual understanding of life science content including the structure and function of plant and animal cells, organization of living things, heredity, adaptation and evolution.

MSED 252 Earth Science for Educators 4 cr.  (3-0-2)
  • Offered: Fall Winter
  • Prerequisites: Admission to elementary education or special education program.

Earth science course for the pre-service elementary teacher. This inquiry-based laboratory course is designed to give the future teacher a strong conceptual understanding of the earth science content via an earth-systems approach and highlighting concepts from the areas of geology, hydrology, meteorology and astronomy.

MSED 340 Fundamental Concepts in Science 4 cr.
  • Offered: Winter
  • Prerequisites: This course is a professional education requirement for all secondary science education majors. Students should be admitted to the pre-methods phase of the educational program.
This laboratory-based course provides deeper investigations into fundamental, unifying concepts in science through inquiry methods employing an integrated approach. Content includes energy, form and function, homeostasis and equilibrium, change and evolution, and historical perspectives. An independent research project is required.
MSED 350 Methods and Materials in Teaching Science Education 4 cr.
  • Offered: Fall
  • Prerequisites: Admission to the methods phase of teacher education.

Preparation to teach science in middle and high schools. State and national trends and initiatives in science education provide a foundation on which students build a philosophy and structure for teaching science. Instructional strategies are examined, and students participate in practicum experiences with middle or high school students.

MU 001 Music Forum/Concert Attendance 0 cr.
  • Offered: Fall Winter
  • Graded: S/U

All music majors must reserve 1-2 p.m. Fridays for the Department of Music Forum. This zero-credit course features student recitals, seminars and studio classes, and it also provides a mechanism for grading concert attendance.

Notes: Required for music majors. The course is repeated until seven “S” grades are achieved.
MU 101 Theory 1 2 cr.
  • Offered: Fall

Introduction to the fundamentals of music theory through the study of structural elements in music.

MU 104 Theory 2 2 cr.
  • Offered: Winter
  • Prerequisites: "C" or better in MU 101, MU 102, and MU 145.

Continuation of MU 101, with emphasis on seventh chords, modulation, secondary dominants, four-part chorale writing and analysis of small forms.

MU 105 Aural Skills 2 2 cr.
  • Offered: Winter
  • Prerequisites: "C" or better in MU 101, MU 102, and MU 145.

Continuation of MU 102 with emphasis on four-part exercises, simple and compound meters and triadic harmony.

MU 106 Class Piano 2 2 cr.
  • Offered: Winter
  • Prerequisites: MU 103 or equivalent as determined by instructor.

Builds on an elementary background in piano, focusing on keyboard facility, sight-reading techniques and transposition.

MU 108 Arts Chorale 0.5 cr.
  • Offered: Fall Winter
  • Graded: A/F
  • Prerequisites: Open to all students by audition.

A select choral ensemble performing unaccompanied chamber repertoire from a wide range of time periods. 

Notes:

May be repeated for credit as often as desired.

MU 108A Arts Chorale 0 cr.
  • Offered: Fall Winter
  • Graded: S/U
  • Prerequisites: Open to all students by audition and department permission.

A select choral ensemble performing unaccompanied chamber repertoire from a wide range of time periods. A zero-credit option to MU108. See department webpage for requirements.

Notes: May be repeated as often as desired with permission.
MU 111 University Choir 0.5 cr.
  • Offered: Fall Winter
  • Graded: A/F
  • Prerequisites: Open to all students.

A mixed ensemble performing a wide repertoire of fine choral music. Generally two campus concerts each semester. 

Notes:

May be repeated for credit as often as desired.

MU 111A University Choir 0 cr.
  • Offered: Fall Winter
  • Graded: S/U
  • Prerequisites: Open to all students by audition with department permission.

A mixed ensemble performing a wide repertoire of fine choral music.  Generally two campus concerts each semester. A zero-credit option to MU111. See department webpage for requirements.

Notes: May be repeated as often as desired with permission.