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Music| Courses Code | Courses Name | Credit Hours | Course Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| B-057 | Introduction to the Humanities | 6 Credits | View Details |
| AAS-085 | Social and Cultural Geography | 6 Credits | View Details |
| B-158 | English Composition | 6 Credits | View Details |
| B-200 | College Algebra | 6 Credits | View Details |
| B-336 | World Religions | 6 Credits | View Details |
| AAS-370 | Ethics | 6 Credits | View Details |
| B-460 | Art Appreciation | 6 Credits | View Details |
| AAS-584 | Pre-Calculus | 6 Credits | View Details |
| B-825 | Human Biology | 6 Credits | View Details |
| AAS-902 | World History | 6 Credits | View Details |
| Courses Code | Courses Name | Credit Hours | Course Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| PA-373 | Introduction to performing arts | 6 Credits | View Details |
| PA-588 | Fundamentals of Theater | 6 Credits | View Details |
| PA-636 | Music Fundamentals | 6 Credits | View Details |
| Courses Code | Courses Name | Credit Hours | Course Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUS-315 | Introduction to Music | 6 Credits | View Details |
| MUS-393 | Music Appreciation | 6 Credits | View Details |
| MUS-401 | Introduction to Music History | 6 Credits | View Details |
Introduction to the Humanities
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- The art of thinking critically.
- Apollonian reason, dionysian intuition.
- Myth.
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Literature.
- Art.
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Music.
- The theater.
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- The musical stage.
- Television.
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- The cinema.
- Religion.
- Happiness.
- Morality.
- Life and death.
Social and Cultural Geography
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Mash-ups using google maps hand-held navigation devices
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Mexican perspectives on undocumented immigration
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Building barriers in the middle east
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Using air photos to make the case for war applying the concept of scale to war in iraq
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Wal-mart in china
- Locating car parts plants
- Market segmentation
English Composition
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Writing to learn
- Critical thinking, reading, and viewing.
- Preparing.
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Composing.
- Rewriting.
- Formulating arguments.
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Using the internet for research
- Evaluating electronic and print sources.
- Apa documentation format.
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Cms and cse formats.
- Writing in the disciplines
- Writing in the humanities
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Writing in the natural sciences.
- Writing in the social sciences
- Design principles
College Algebra
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Review of the real number system
- Linear equations, inequalities, and applications
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Graphs, linear equations, and functions
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Systems of linear equations
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Exponents, polynomials, and polynomial functions
- Factoring
- Rational expressions and functions
- Roots, radicals, and root functions
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Quadratic equations and inequalities
- Additional graphs of functions and relations
- Inverse, exponential, and logarithmic functions
- Polynomial and rational functions
- Conic sections and systems of inequalities
- Further topics in algebra
World Religions
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Characteristics of basic religions
- Native american religions
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- African religions
- Hinduism
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Jainism
- Buddhism
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Sikhism
- Chinese religions
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Zoroastrianism
- Judaism
- Christianity
- Islam
Ethics
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- What is morality?
- Consequentialist -teleological- theories of morality
- Nonconsequentialist -deontological- theories of morality
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Virtue ethics
- Absolutism versus relativism
- Freedom versus determinism
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Reward and punishment
- Setting up a moral system: basic assumptions and basic principles
- The taking of human life
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Allowing someone to die, mercy death, and mercy killing.
- Abortion
- Lying, cheating, breaking promises, and stealing
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Morality, marriage, and human sexuality
- Bioethicsethical issues in medicine
- Business and media ethics
- Environmental ethics
Art Appreciation
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Understanding art
- Visual elements
- Organizing principles of design
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Drawing
- Painting
- Printmaking
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Graphic design
- Photography and filmmaking
- Digital art
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Sculpture
- Crafts
- Product and clothing design
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Architecture
- Designed settings
- Historical styles in western art
- Understanding art on all levels
Pre-Calculus
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Graphs
- Function and models
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Polynomial and rational functions
- Exponential and logarithmic function
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Trigonomatic function
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Analytic trigonometry
- Polar coordinates; vectors
- Analytic geometry
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Systems of equations and inequalities
- Sequences; induction; the bionomial theorem
Human Biology
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Why study biology?
- Basics of biology, anatomy, and physiology.
- Determinism, biology, culture, and the ecological perspective.
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Biological development and the human lifespan.
- Genetics, evolution, and human behavior.
- Human biology and intellect.
- The human genome project
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- The biology of disability, health, illness, and treatment.
- Biology and mental illness
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Biological elements of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco
- Human sexuality and sexual orientation.
- The biology of aging.
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Public health and biology.
- Critical thinking and human biology
World History
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- From human prehistory to the rise of agriculture
- Early civilization
- Nomadic societies
- Classical civilization: china
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Classical civilization: india
- Classical civilization in the mediterranean: persia, greece and rome
- The classical period: directions, diversities, and declines by 500 c.e.
- The rise of islam: civilization in the middle east
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- India and southeast asia under the impact of islam
- Africa and islam
- East european civilization: byzantium and russia
- Western civilization: the middle ages
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- The spread of east asian civilization
- Centers of civilization in the americas
- The mongol interlude and the end of the postclassical period
- The west and the world: discovery, colonization, and trade
- Western civilization changes shape in the early modern centuries
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- The rise of eastern europe
- The ottoman and mughal empires
- East asia: vital trends in politics and trade
- The first industrial revolution: western society, 17801914
- World economy and western imperialism: africa and south asia
- The settler societies: the west on frontiers
- The development of latin american civilization
- The middle east and china in the imperialist century
- Russia and japan: industrialization outside the west
- World war i and the end of an era
- The west in the contemporary period
- Eastern european civilization
- East asia in the 20th- 22nd centuries
- India and southeast asia
Introduction to performing arts
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- What is art?
- The creative impulse
- Cultural purpose of art
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Decorating ourselves and our environment
- The visual elements of art
- Terminology and the principles of design
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- The methodologies of art history
- Drawing
- Painting and related techniques
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
- The art of india and southeast asia
- The arts of china and japan
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Art in africa
- Art of the pacific and the americas
Fundamentals of Theater
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Cultural collaboration: theatre and society
- Experiencing theatre: collaboration of actor, audience, and space
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Analyzing theatre: thinking and writing about live performance
- Understanding the play: a theatrical blueprint
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Interpreting the play: understanding genre, reading, and writing
- Producing the play: connecting theatre and audience
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- The director: vision and leadership
- The actor: from mask to contemporary performance
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- The playwright: imagination and expression
- The designer: materializing conception and the world of the play
- Foundations: classical theatrical forms
- Reinterpretations: europe rediscovers the western classics
- Revolutions: romanticism to postmodern experiment
Music Fundamentals
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Staff
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Keyboard
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Treble clef
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Bass clef
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Great staff
- Quarter-, half-, and whole-notes in 4/4 meter
Introduction to Music
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Music around the world.
- Fundamentals.
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- The art of listening.
- The middle ages: 400-1400
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- The renaissance: 1400-1600
- The baroque era: 1600-1750
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- The classic era: 1750-1800
- Beethoven.
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- The nineteenth century i:early romantic music.
- The nineteenth century ii:mid- to late-romantic music.
- The twentieth century i:the classical scene.
- The twentieth century ii:jazz, an american original.
Music Appreciation
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- From the creator to the listener
- What to listen for in music
- Becoming a musically aware concertgoer
- How the basic musical elements interact
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Performing media: instruments, voices, and ensembles
- An introduction to musical styles
- Music before 1600
- The baroque style period -1600 and ndash;1750-
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Baroque style music -1600 and ndash;1750-
- The classical style period -1750 and ndash;1820-
- Music of the classical period
- Beethoven: bridge to romanticism
- The romantic style period -1820 and ndash;1900-
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Early-romantic music
- Romantic opera
- Late-romantic music
- Nationalism
- Impressionism
- Modernism and post-modernism
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Stravinsky: into the twentieth century
- Expressionism: atonal music
- Neoclassicism: mainstream music
- Experimental and technological music
- Classical music in north america
- Jazz: the great american artform
- Popular music: times, they are a-changin and rsquo;
- Broadway musical theater
- Music in the movies
- Contributions of world cultures
Introduction to Music History
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Music in multicultural america
- The music of native americans
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- The roots of european/anglo-american music
- The roots of african-american music
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- The roots of latin american music
- The blues
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Jazz
- Gospel
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Cajun and zydeco
- Country music
- The urban folk revival
- Rock and lsquo;n and rsquo; roll
- Soul, motown, and funk
- Salsa, reggae, and caribbean latino music
- Tejano, banda, and contemporary mexican-american music
- Asian american music
- Hip-hop and rap