2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin - NMU Bulletin

MU 106 Class Piano 2 2 cr.

• Offered: Winter
• Prerequisites: MU 103 or equivalent as determined by instructor.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

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

MU 105 Aural Skills 2 2 cr.

• Offered: Winter
• Prerequisites: "C" or better in MU 101, MU 102, and MU 145.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

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

MU 104 Theory 2 2 cr.

• Offered: Winter
• Prerequisites: "C" or better in MU 101, MU 102, and MU 145.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

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

MU 103 Class Piano 1 2 cr.

• Offered: Fall
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Elementary keyboard facility and keyboard sight reading, taught in a group setting (piano lab).

MU 102 Aural Skills 1 2 cr.

• Offered: Fall
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Introduction to aural training and sight singing.

MU 101 Theory 1 2 cr.

• Offered: Fall
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

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

MSED 350 Methods and Materials in Teaching Science Education 4 cr.

• Offered: Fall
• Prerequisites: Admission to the methods phase of teacher education.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

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.

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.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

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 252 Earth Science for Educators 4 cr.  (3-0-2)

• Offered: Fall Winter
• Prerequisites: Admission to elementary education or special education program.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

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 251 Life Science for Educators 4 cr.  (3-0-2)

• Offered: Fall Winter
• Prerequisites: Admission to elementary education or special education program.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

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.