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MusicCourses Code | Courses Name | Credit Hours | Course Description |
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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 |
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PA-027 | Introduction to film | 6 Credits | View Details |
PA-039 | Humanities | 6 Credits | View Details |
PA-314 | Art and Culture | 6 Credits | View Details |
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 |
PA-651 | History of Music | 6 Credits | View Details |
PA-757 | Introduction to Drama | 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 |
MUS-554 | Introduction to Jazz | 6 Credits | View Details |
MUS-698 | Special Topics in Performing Arts | 6 Credits | View Details |
MUS-874 | World Music | 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 film
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Beginnings.
- Griffith and his contemporaries: 1908 and ndash;1920.
- American cinema in the 1920s.
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- European cinema in the 1920s.
- The hollywood studio system.
- American cinema in the 1930s.
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- European cinema in the 1930s.
- American cinema in the 1940s.
- European cinema in the 1940s.
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- American cinema in the 1950s.
- International cinema in the 1950s.
- American cinema in the 1960s.
- International cinema in the 1960s.
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- American cinema in the 1970s.
- International cinema in the 1970s.
- American cinema in the 1980s.
- International cinema in the 1980s.
- American cinema in the 1990s.
- International cinema in the 1990s.
- Global cinema since 2000.
Humanities
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- The ancient world.
- Ancient greece: the classical spirit.
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Ancient rome: the spirit of empire.
- The spirit of monotheism.
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- The early middle ages: the feudal spirit.
- The late middle ages: the gothic awakening.
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- The renaissance spirit in italy.
- Reformation and late renaissance.
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- The spirit of baroque.
- The spirit of enlightenment.
- Revolution and romanticism.
- The industrial age: the spirit of materialism.
- The spirit of modernism.
- The contemporary spirit.
Art and Culture
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Prehistoric, mesopotamian, and egyptian civilizations
- Aegean culture and early greece
- Classical and hellenistic greece
- Roman civilization
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Judaism, early christianity, and byzantine civilization
- Islamic civilization
- Indian civilization
- Early chinese civilization
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Early japanese civilization
- Early civilizations of the americas and africa
- Early middle ages and the romanesque
- Gothic and late middle ages
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- The renaissance and mannerism in italy
- The renaissance in northern europe
- The baroque age
- The eighteenth century
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Romanticism and realism
- Impressionism and post-impressionism
- Chinese civilization after the thirteenth century
- Japanese civilization after the fifteenth century
- Early twentieth century
- Modern africa and latin america
- Mid-twentieth century and later
- Diversity in contemporary life
Introduction to performing arts
Topics Covered in This Course:
In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- What is art?
- The creative impulse
- Cultural purpose of art
- Decorating ourselves and our environment
- The visual elements of art
- Terminology and the principles of design
- The methodologies of art history
- Drawing
- Painting and related techniques
- The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
- The art of india and southeast asia
- The arts of china and japan
- 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
History of Music
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Plainchant and secular monophony.
- Polyphony to 1300.
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Music in the 14th century.
- The emergence of renaissance style.
- The genres of renaissance music, 1420-1520.
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Music in the 16th century.
- The new practice.
- Vocal music, 1600-1650.
- Vocal music, 1600-1750.
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Instrumental music, 1650-1750.
- The art of the natural.
- Instrumental music in the classical era.
- Vocal music in the classical era.
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- The age of the tone-poet.
- Orchestral music, 1800-1850.
- Piano music, chamber music, song.
- Dramatic and sacred music.
- Orchestral music, 1850-1900.
- The growth of pluralism.
- The search for new sounds: 1890-1940.
- Beyond tonality.
- The tonal tradition.
- New currents after 1945.
Introduction to Drama
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- From text to performance.
- Understanding play structure.
- Understanding character.
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Understanding language.
- Tragedy.
- Comedy.
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Farce and satire.
- Tragicomedy and new forms.
- Understanding modernism.
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Understanding modern realism.
- Understanding theatricalism and epic theater.
- Understanding minimalism and the absurd.
- Understanding feminist drama and performance.
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Understanding the and ldquo;new and rdquo; docudrama.
- Understanding the solo performance text.
- Understanding interculturalism.
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
Introduction to Jazz
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- What is jazz?
- How to listen to jazz
- The origins of jazz
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Early jazz
- Swing
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Bebop
- Cool jazz
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Hard bop
- Avant-garde of the 1960's and 1970's
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Fusion
- Now
Special Topics in Performing Arts
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Pictures: drawing, painting, printmaking and photography.
- Sculpture.
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Music.
- Theatre.
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- Cinema.
- Dance.
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- Architecture.
- Literature.
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Ancient approaches.
- Artistic reflections in the pre-modern world.
- Artistic styles in the emerging modern world.
- The beginnings of modernism.
- Pluralism: beyond the modern and post-modern age.
World Music
Topics Covered in This Course:
- In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Introduction: studying musics of the world's cultures,
- The music of india,
- In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Music of the middle east,
- The music of china,
- In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
- The music of japan,
- The music of indonesia,
- In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics
- The music of sub-saharan africa,
- The musical culture of europe,
- In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
- Music in latin america,
- Native american music,
- Ethnic north america,