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MUS 201 - Survey of Orchestral Literature
Study a large selection of major orchestral works from the late Baroque to the present to increase the understanding and appreciation of orchestral masterpieces.
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MUS 210 - Designing Music with Digital Media
Examines how technology has affected the history of music and how technology can be applied to the music of today’s composer and arranger. Utilizes notation and recording software, to teach important real world applications of existing theoretical knowledge. Utilizes and strengthens the writing, arranging, and aural abilities of the non-performing musician. Prerequisite(s): MUS 151 .
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MUS 215 - Discovering Music Through Technology
Introduces students to facets of the music technology world. Gives insight into real-world applications of recording software, notation software, and MIDI sequencing. Builds on previous aural training to begin working on projects that could be useful in real world job opportunities. Prerequisite(s): MUS 151 .
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MUS 220 - The Marriage of Music and Poetry
Compares music (“language” of sound) and poetry (“music” of language) as expression: form, structure, syntax, articulation, and influences. Ponders how combination of music and poetry often results in a more expressive and fused art form.
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MUS 223 - Singing Diction - English & Italian
Reinforces the lyric diction skills in Italian and English based on the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) system. Students will study diction technique and will demonstrate accurate and stylistic pronunciation in and out of the context of a song or aria.
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MUS 224 - Singing Diction - German & French
Reinforces the lyric diction skills in German and French based on the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) system. Students will study diction technique and will demonstrate accurate and stylistic pronunciation in and out of the context of a song or aria.
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MUS 225 - Topics in Music
Ranges from popular music to masterworks of European art music. Courses offered in the “Topics in Area” can include Schumann and Brahms; Film Scoring; Music in the Movies; Studies in Counterpoint.
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MUS 227 - Song Writing I
Examines the tools and methods of the songwriter, and to inspire and encourage the creation of original compositions. Through the study of lyric structure, rhyme schemes, harmonic structure, song forms and song styles, the participants will become proficient in both the analytical and the artistic aspects of producing original works.
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MUS 228 - Song Writing II
Building upon the skills acquired in Songwriting I, this class will analyze works by the masters of songwriting, and using these existing works as a guide, new compositions will be written in a variety of styles. An additional primary concentration of the course will be on notating, arranging, recording, and performing the original work of each class member. As also stated in Songwriting I, the end goal of the study and exploration of songwriting is to provide a vehicle for individual expression.
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MUS 251 - Theory 3
Expands writing skills in counterpoint in two and three voices using historical models; introduction to chromatic harmony; sight-singing and ear-training. Prerequisite(s): MUS 152 or instructor consent.
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MUS 252 - Theory 4
Extends the harmonic vocabulary to embrace the full complement of chromatic harmonic functions. Investigates the extension and gradual breakdown of the major-minor system and the emergence of Twentieth Century compositional techniques. Prerequisite(s): MUS 251 or instructor consent.
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MUS 260 - Music of the Caribbean and Brazil: From the Son to the Samba:
Through study of musical styles and traditions of five influential countries, examines historical, economical, sociological and technological factors that shaped their music. Extensive classroom listening and performances.
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MUS 286 - Introduction to Sound Recording
Examines the methods and technologies used to record, edit, format, manufacture, and distribute music. Students gain an understanding of how to produce their own recordings.
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MUS 290 - Basic Conducting
Introduction to the art of conducting. Includes basic technique and score reading. Laboratory format. Prerequisite(s): music major and sophomore standing, or instructor consent.
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MUS 292 - Introduction to the Business of Music
An introduction to the music business including the interaction of corporations, creativity, copyright, compensation, and cyber law. Topics include history, MIDI, royalties, web applications, marketing, recording techniques, and common business structures.
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MUS 301 - Recording Practicum: Experience for the Working Musician
A versatile singer is a working singer. Students will get real life recording experience in the studio testing their versatility and musicianship. Prerequisite(s): junior standing or instructor instructor consent.
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MUS 305 - Topics in Music
Ranges from popular music to masterworks of European art music. Courses offered in the “Topics in Area” can include Schumann and Brahms; Film Scoring; Music in the Movies; Studies in Counterpoint.
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MUS 310 - The Art of Performing
This course is designed to identify skills necessary to compete viable in the “real world” of performing arts and to listen, process, and utilize the wealth of information we must comprehend to be successful.
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MUS 313 - Opera Studio
Offers students a method for learning and performing lyric stage roles by experiencing the preparation and performance process of a single scene or elements of an operatic production.
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MUS 314 - Improvisation
Presents the rudiments of jazz idiom improvisational techniques. Discussion, demonstration, and performance of scales, harmonic devices, and forms. Prerequisite(s): Music major or instructor instructor consent.
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MUS 320 - Writing About Music
Discusses how to describe subjective experience in simple, declarative prose. Students review off-campus and out-of-class concerts and recitals while developing sources for bibliography. Prerequisite(s): ENG 140 and sophomore standing.
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MUS 340 - Methods: Percussion/Brass/Strings/Woodwinds
Study, discussion, and analysis of methods and techniques of all instruments in the (percussion/brass/string/woodwind) family; development of experimental studies for each instrument separately and together; development of playing and teaching skills. Prerequisite(s): Music major or minor.
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MUS 341 - Methods: Percussion/Brass/Strings/Woodwinds
Study, discussion, and analysis of methods and techniques of all instruments in the (percussion/brass/string/woodwind) family; development of experimental studies for each instrument separately and together; development of playing and teaching skills. Prerequisite(s): Music major or minor.
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MUS 342 - Methods: Percussion/Brass/Strings/Woodwinds
Study, discussion, and analysis of methods and techniques of all instruments in the (percussion/brass/string/woodwind) family; development of experimental studies for each instrument separately and together; development of playing and teaching skills. Prerequisite(s): Music major or minor.
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MUS 343 - Methods: Percussion/Brass/Strings/Woodwinds
Study, discussion, and analysis of methods and techniques of all instruments in the (percussion/brass/string/woodwind) family; development of experimental studies for each instrument separately and together; development of playing and teaching skills. Prerequisite(s): Music major or minor.
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MUS 355 - Composition Practicum
Emphasizes the development of a solid compositional craft to be attained through writing projects for a variety of media. Recent musical trends and literature will be discussed and each semester will culminate in a recital of student’s works. Prerequisite(s): MUS 152 . May be repeated.
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MUS 360 - Music in the Global Environment
Introduces the variety of native music and instruments throughout the world, as well as the effect of globalization on native culture, and native cultures on music throughout the world.
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MUS 361 - Music History: Ancient through Baroque
Spans Ancient/Medieval through baroque era (500 BCE - 1750 CE). Prerequisite(s): MUS 152 .
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MUS 362 - Music History: Classic through Modern
Spans classic era through early 20th century (1750 - 1940). Prerequisite(s): MUS 361 .
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MUS 363 - American Music
Explores the soundtrack of United States history, from the music of Native Americans and early colonists, through the various styles, periods, and performers of American Music History: Tin Pan Alley; jazz mixed with blues; classical; Broadway and bop; Copland, country, and Coltrane.
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MUS 364 - Music History: 20th-Century Music
Surveys concert music styles of the 20th century and their reflection of society and events of the time. Prerequisite(s): Music reading skills preferred, but not required.
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MUS 365 - Moravian Music: Past and Present
Explores the world of Moravian Music and its impact on Music History. Explores the process of creating modern musical editions from 19th century manuscripts. Prerequisite(s): Declared music major.
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MUS 370 - Oratorio Repertoire
Students will become familiar with major oratorio composers and selected master works. Singers will also learn and perform selections from compositions presented during the Bach Festival season. Prerequisite(s): Two (2) semester applied Voice, Music Theory.
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MUS 372 - Survey of Jews and Music: From Sinai to Symphony
Surveys some of the definitions of what is “Jewish” in music, from liturgical chant, to folk songs, to music of the concert hall and Tin Pan Alley. Fulfills an elective requirement for the music major, music minor, and Jewish studies minor. Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
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MUS 380 - Literature of the Instrument
Surveys major works of a particular instrument. Requires historical research, examination, and performance of scores, and extensive listening to recordings.
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MUS 385 - The Art of Accompanying
The course is designed to teach piano students skills to analyze and perform collaborative repertoire. Through class discussions and playing assignments, students will learn to formulate concrete ideas regarding their approach to a musical work and to listen, recognize, and react to subtle nuances of the instrument(s) for which they are accompanying.
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MUS 386 - Advanced Sound Recording
Examines advanced methods and technologies used to record, edit, format, manufacture, and distribute music. Students produce their own stereo and multi-track music recordings, and CD masters. Prerequisite(s): MUS 286 .
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MUS 390 - Advanced Conducting and Repertory
Features preparation and performance of compositions from standard repertory. Laboratory format. Prerequisite(s): MUS 290 .
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MUS 391 - Conducting Practicum
Continues instruction for conducting students at an advanced level to further develop their knowledge of repertoire, performance practices, aural discrimination, and conducting technique. Prerequisite(s): MUS 290 or instructor consent.
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MUS 392 - Introduction to Arts Management
Introduces topics required to operate an arts organization, including and not limited to, public relations, financial management and accounting, marketing, fundraising, and intellectual property, culminating in the presentation of a business plan. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing and instructor consent.
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MUS 393 - Piano Pedagogy I
Introduction to the problems and psychology of teaching the beginning piano student. Emphasis on practical applications of pedagogical principles. Discussions of current methods and beginning materials, adaptation of the child to the instrument, and the development of the techniques and musicianship at the elementary level. Prerequisite(s): Applied piano 201 or instructor consent.
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MUS 394 - Piano Pedagogy II Practicum
Observation of private and group instruction at the Community School of Music and opportunity to teach private and group lessons under supervision of the instructor. Continuing discussions of appropriate teaching materials for more advanced students. Prerequisite(s): MUS 393 .
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MUS 395 - Pedagogy for the Singing Voice
Details anatomy and operation of laryngeal and respiratory apparatus as applied to the singing voice. Examines standard voice nomenclature, fundamental acoustics, current singing science, care and hygiene for the voice, teaching methods, and current literature in vocal research. Prerequisite(s): At least three years of applied voice study or instructor consent.
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MUS 396 - Opera Production
Teaches students how to prepare a lyric stage role through musical and character development, which culminates in a performance with orchestra, sets, costumes, and other production elements. By audition only.
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MUS 425 - Topics in Music
Focuses on single a topic, such as composer, genre, or artistic movement.
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MUS 451 - Form and Analysis
Examines basic principles of musical construction as seen through detailed analysis of representative compositions dating from the baroque to the present. Prerequisite(s): MUS 252 .
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MUS 455 - Paris, Moscow, Vienna 1890-1915.
Investigates various structural principles at work in music by Rachmaninov, Scriabin, and Stravinsky; Faure, Debussy, and Ravel; and Mahler, Strauss, Schoenberg, and Berg. Prerequisite(s): MUS 252 .
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MUS 495 - Senior Project
This course is designed to tie together students’ academic career at Rollins. Individual focus area may include a recital performance, student teaching, or a research project directed by the appropriate music faculty member. Prerequisite(s): Senior standing.
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MUA 101 - Applied Music for Enrichment I
Involves one 30-minute, one-credit hour lesson per week, for twelve weeks in any applied area. No recital or jury performance required. May be repeated for credit. Does not count toward Music major/minor. Graded credit/no credit. Appropriate for beginners.
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MUA 102 - Applied Music for Enrichment II
Involves one 50-minute, two-credit hour lesson per week, for twelve weeks in any applied area. No recital or jury performance required. May be repeated for credit. Does not count toward Music major/minor. Graded credit/no credit. Appropriate for beginners.
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MUA 200-23 - Acoustic Ensemble – Traditional
Performs traditional Folk, Bluegrass, and World Music with an instrumental core consisting of, but not limited to, voice, fiddle, mandolin, guitar, bass, piano, and percussion. Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent
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MUA 200-24 - Acoustic Ensemble – Original
Focuses on original compositions of ensemble members spanning various musical genres. Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent
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MUA 200.01 - Rollins College Choir
Emphasizes performance of high-quality literature for large choral ensemble. Prerequisite(s): Audition.
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MUA 200.02 - Chamber Choir
Focuses on music for the most select choral ensemble. Prerequisite(s): Audition.
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MUA 200.03 - Men’s Choir
Spans a wide variety of styles, especially composers who specialize in this voicing. Prerequisite(s): Audition.
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MUA 200.04 - Rollins Singers
Concentrates on contemporary, popular and musical theater pieces for small music ensembles. Prerequisite(s): Audition.
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MUA 200.05 - Women’s Choir
Spans a wide variety of styles, especially composers who specialize in music in this voicing. Prerequisite(s): Audition.
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MUA 200.06 - Small Vocal Ensemble
Varied repertoire appropriate for small vocal chamber ensemble. Prerequisite(s): Audition.
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MUA 200.07 - Bach Festival Choir
Joins students and community members in performing primarily oratorio works with a prestigious, historical music organization. Prerequisite(s): Conductor invitation only.
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MUA 200.10 - Bach Festival Choir
Joins students and community members in performing primarily oratorio works. Prestigious, historical music organization. Prerequisite(s): Audition.
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MUA 200.11 - Flute Choir
Combines students and community members in performing flute ensemble music. Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent
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MUA 200.12 - Orchestra
Performs orchestral literature including concertos and symphonies. Prerequisite(s): Audition.
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MUA 200.13 - Wind Ensemble
Combines student and community members to perform wind ensemble and light classical literature. Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent
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MUA 200.14 - String Ensemble
Tailors orchestral literature from all periods to string ensemble instrumentation.
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MUA 200.15 - Woodwind Quintet
Performs repertoire composed and arranged for Woodwind Quintet. Prerequisite(s): Audition.
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MUA 200.16 - Horn Ensemble
Teams students with community members in performing horn music from the Renaissance through the 20th century.
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MUA 200.17 - Brass Ensemble
Joins students and community members in performing brass music from the Renaissance through the 20th century.
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MUA 200.18 - Wind Ensemble
Performs wind ensemble and light classical literature. Prerequisite(s): Audition.
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MUA 200.19 - Percussion & Mallet Ensemble
Emphasizes music for percussion and mallet instruments. Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent
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MUA 200.20 - Instrumental Chamber Ensembles
Small instrument ensembles. Varies from term to term. Prerequisite(s): Audition.
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MUA 200.21 - Jazz Ensemble
Performs jazz repertoire from all periods arranged, composed, or improvises for a Jazz Ensemble. Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent
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MUA 200.22 - Guitar Ensemble
Performs repertoire composed or arranged for guitar ensembles. Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent
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MUA 201C - Applied Music for the Music Major/Minor
Offers 50-minute, two-credit hour lesson per week, for twelve weeks in any major applied area. Jury and sight-singing exam required. No recital option. May be repeated for credit. Graded on letter basis.
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MUA 201P - Applied Music for the Music Major/Minor
Offers 50-minute, two-credit hour lesson per week, for twelve weeks in any major applied area. Jury and sight-singing exam required. No recital option. May be repeated for credit. Graded on letter basis.
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MUA 301 - Applied Music for the Music Major/Minor
Offers one 50-minute, two-credit hour lesson per week, for twelve weeks in any applied area. Jury and sight-singing exam required. May petition to recital. May audition usually no later than end of sophomore year.
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MUA 401 - Applied Music for the Music Major/Minor
Offers one 50-minute, two-credit hour lesson per week, for twelve weeks in any applied area. Jury or recital required and sight-singing exam required. Prerequisite(s): by full-time faculty invitation only. Available in senior year only. May be repeated for credit. Graded on letter basis.
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PHI 103 - Introduction to Philosophy
Presents aims, methods, and content of philosophy through important figures and perennial problems. Asks: How do we know ideas are true? What is reality? Does God exist? Why is there evil? Is mind distinct from body? Are we free or determined? What is our highest good? How do we know right from wrong? What distinguishes beauty? What is place of individual in society?
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PHI 108 - Ethics
Introduces moral philosophy (defining value) and metaethics (justifying ethical beliefs) and applies them to common problems. Ponders what actions are morally good – and what makes them that way.
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PHI 140 - Friends and Others
Examines ways classical and contemporary philosophers have analyzed friendship so that students can develop and express their own understandings.
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PHI 212 - Philosophy of the Arts
Covers both theory of art and theory of aesthetic. Addresses 2,400 years of writings on imitation, significant form, expression, death of art, taste, psychic distance, beauty, and the aesthetic.
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PHI 214 - Philosophy in Literature
Investigates perennial philosophical issues in conflicts of literary characters and ideas. Considers works of Voltaire, Dostoevsky, Barth, Ellison, Camus, and Flannery O’Connor.
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PHI 215 - Social and Political Philosophy
Explores moral grounds for state, place and value of freedom, nature and justification of property, and rights of individual to classical and contemporary thinkers.
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PHI 218 - Argumentation and Media-Manipulation: Critical Thinking for the 21st Century
Introduces principles of critical thinking and their application to both traditional argumentation and the highly sophisticated use of persuasion in television and other mass media. Examines misleading and manipulative arguments in ethical, political, religious, and philosophical discourse, including the use of persuasion in advertising and journalism. Examines the logic and grammar of images, the use of tacit messages, and other attempts to influence beliefs or otherwise affect behavior that may or may not be in overt propositional form. Develops critical viewing habits.
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PHI 223 - Introduction to Formal Logic
Examines principles of deductive reasoning expressed in symbolic form. Begins with Aristotelian categorical syllogisms, then considers truth-functional propositional and quantificational logic.
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PHI 226 - Philosophy of Education
Compares differing views on aims and methods of education. Touches upon theories of human nature underlying educational models, education versus indoctrination, moral dimensions of education, “liberal education,” and ideals of educated men and women.
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PHI 230 - Greek Philosophy
Chronicles development of philosophical thought in ancient Western world from 6th century BC until 300 AD, focusing on classical Greece and Rome. Students read primary sources in four areas: pre-Socratic philosophers, Socrates and Plato, Aristotle, and Late Hellenistic philosophy (Stoics, Skeptics, Epicureans, and Cynics).
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PHI 231 - History of Modern Philosophy
Investigates important philosophers in Britain and on the Continent during 17th and 18th century. Considers Continental rationalists (Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz), British empiricists (Locke, Berkeley, Hume), and Kant as mediator of these two traditions.
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PHI 240 - Topics in Philosophy
Delves into philosopher’s work, issue or concept, or specific tradition. Varies. Suitable for first- and second-year students. May be repeated for credit.
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PHI 242 - Zombies, Serial Killers, and Madmen
Subjects our everyday intuitions about cognition in moral reasoning and individual responsibility to scrutiny using the principles of logic and critical thinking. Investigates the modern phenomenon of zombies, serial killers and madmen in order to answer important moral/legal questions such as: Is rationality a necessary prerequisite for responsibility? What are we to do with irrational people who commit heinous acts?
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PHI 290 - Medical Ethics
Discusses moral problems of health care and medical technology: abortion, euthanasia, treatment of defective newborns, genetic screening, and human experiments.
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PHI 300 - International Law
Provide students with an understanding of the sources of international law, America’s position on various issues in international law, including piracy, terrorism, corporate corruption, genocide, etc., and a philosophical understanding of various issues in international law. As we study each of these issues we will pay special attention to America’s philosophical position to see how it impacts America’s behavior in the international community. The goals of this course are fourfold: (1) to give students a philosophical and legal understanding of the sources of international law, (2) to give students an understanding of America’s position on various issues in international law, (3) to give students a glimpse into what philosophical and legal studies are like in graduate school; and, finally, (4) to provide students with the knowledge and skills to engage in conversations and research about complex issues in international law.
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PHI 302 - American Philosophy
Emphasizes pragmatists – from C. S. Peirce, William James, and John Dewey to Richard Rorty today. Prerequisite(s): Completion of one PHI course.
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PHI 308 - Topics in Ethics
Takes on varied topics in moral philosophy. Seminar. Prerequisite(s): PHI 108 or instructor consent.
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PHI 309 - Environmental Ethics
Considers duties to and value of animals, plants, entire species, ecosystems, and Earth as whole. Also connects environmental ethics to way we do business and live our lives. Prerequisite(s): ENV 189 .
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PHI 310 - Existentialism
Links existentialism and phenomenology, two similar European movements of late 19th and 20th century. Tackles Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Sartre, Jaspers, Husserl, and Heidegger. Discusses fundamental existential problems – meaning of life, nature and priority of self – as well as phenomenological method. Prerequisite(s): PHI 231 or instructor consent.
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PHI 311 - Philosophy of Science
Analyzes presuppositions, methods, and leading concepts of natural sciences. Questions notions of truth and progress in science. Investigates how scientific account of the world relates to everyday understanding of life. Prerequisite(s): Completion of one PHI course or instructor consent. Recommended for science majors.
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PHI 312 - Feminist Theory
Feminist theory foregrounds women and gender issues, taking the experiences of women seriously and using gender as a tool for critical analysis. Examines a variety of approaches. Prerequisite(s): Completion of one PHI or SWAG course.
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PHI 313 - Contemporary Analytic Philosophy
Traces major 20th-century movement from Moore and Russell through Wittgenstein, Austin, and Ryle. Prerequisite(s): Completion of one PHI course.
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PHI 314 - Topics in Philosophy
Probes philosopher’s work, issue or concept, or philosophical tradition. Varies. Prerequisite(s): Completion of one PHI course. Suitable for juniors and seniors.
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PHI 315 - Gender, Rights, and Relativism
Explores tensions between respecting cultural traditions, and respecting human rights, paying special attention to the role of gender, as many cultural traditions disproportionately affect women. Prerequisite(s): PHI 108 .
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