This course offers beginning instruction on an acoustic guitar to students who have little or no background in either guitar or music. Students will learn the fundamentals of music, chords, guitar notation, strumming, and instrumental techniques for accompanying and playing traditional and contemporary songs.
Prerequisites: MUSL 1700. Offers intermediate guitar instruction to the non-major. Students will learn the use of secondary chords, moveable (barred) chords, substitute chords, extensions, and alteration. Students will also continue to develop finger-style and plectrum techniques and participate in solo and ensemble performance.
Prerequisites: MUSL 1010 with a grade of “C” or better. Sight-singing of diatonic material with attention given to melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic singing and dictation.
Prerequisites: MUSL 1220, MUSL 2110 with a grade of “C” or better. A continuation of diatonic harmony and the study of chromatic harmony in written exercises, keyboard harmony, and analysis with an introduction to counterpoint.
Prerequisites: MUSL 1220. Primarily designed for the music major as an introduction to a selected body of world music literature and various structural genres, stressing basic elements such as formal and stylistic concepts. Its purpose is to lay the foundation of analytical and critical skills necessary for the subsequent required courses in music history and literature.
MUSL 2450 - Introduction to Brass and Woodwind Instruments (2)
Principles of tone production, articulation, playing positions, fingerings, and pedagogy related to woodwind and brass instruments as well as the selection and care of instruments, mouthpieces, and reeds. Each student will play at least one woodwind and one brass instrument. This is a required course for keyboard and voice majors seeking NC state licensure.
Prerequisites: HUM 2410. A study of the many genres that represent a fusion of drama and music (opera, oratorio, ballet, operetta, musical comedy, etc.) from 1600 to the present. Open to non-music majors.
Prerequisites: HUM 2410. A survey of literature for symphony orchestra and various small instrumental groupings from the 18th century to the present. Open to non-music majors.
Prerequisites: MUSL 2210, MUSL 2220. Techniques of composing and arranging for radio, television and motion pictures. Students will be expected to write examples of all three media.
MUSL 3110 - Ear Training and Sight Singing III (1)
Prerequisites: MUSL 2110, MUSL 2120. Advanced sight-singing, including melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic dictation from advanced manuals and performance repertoire.
Group instruction in piano designed to develop fundamental technical knowledge of the keyboard. Functional skills for the beginner will be stressed. This course is open to non-majors only.
Prerequisites: MUSL 2405, MUSL 2210. A study of the development of music from 1600 to c. 1945 with coverage of representative repertories from the different historical periods.
MUSL 3530 - Early Childhood and Intermediate Music Methods (3)
Prerequisites: MUSL 1010, MUSL 1220 or permission of the instructor. Methods and materials of music for kindergarten through grade nine (K-9). The Orff and Kodaly approaches to music education will be examined, and students will be expected to demonstrate teaching proficiency with diverse student populations. (Three lecture hours and one laboratory hour per week.)
Prerequisites: MUSL 3530. Methods and materials designed for teaching general, choral, and instrumental music in grades 6 through 12. Emphasis will be placed on national standards, methods for good rehearsal techniques, and understanding how children learn at various ages. All students will be expected to demonstrate teaching proficiency of diverse student populations. (Three hours lecture and one hour laboratory weekly.)
Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor. Fundamental techniques of playing both pitched and unpitched percussion instruments, including pedagogical concepts and instrument maintenance.
Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor. Fundamental techniques in the playing of stringed instruments, including concepts in pedagogy and program-building.
This course surveys the music industry by highlighting the inter-relationships generated by the demands of where music and business worlds intersect and includes an introduction to the legal and ethical issues impacting the contemporary music professional.
MUSL 3860 - Acoustics and Introduction to Music Technology (3)
An introduction to the physical properties of music production, sound transmission, and audio devices incorporating computers. Characteristics of analog, MIDI, and digital recording will be emphasized. Special computer application areas such as using software for sequencing, direct-to-disk recording, and printing music are a few of the specific applications. The North Carolina Technology Competencies for Educators are incorporated into the course.
This course exposes students to composing for audio recording and multi-media forces, the mechanics of sound architecture, and the creation and alteration of waveforms using methods such as crosswave synthesis, providing students access to the infinite possibilities of sound engineering, permitting and emphasizing the recording of original projects.
Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor. The study and practice of the functions related to arts management with emphasis on music productions, budgeting, personnel management, audience development, promotions management, and various auxiliary areas.
Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor. A study of technical problems, pedagogical procedures, and representative materials encountered in teaching beginning and intermediate piano.
Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor. An analysis of basic problems encountered in beginning and advanced voice students and a study of various methods applied to their solutions. Particular emphasis will be placed upon common principles in different approaches.
Prerequisites: MUSL 3410, MUSL 3420 or permission of the instructor. A study of compositions written since 1940 with particular emphasis placed upon recent developments in form, compositional techniques, analysis, and new media of musical expression.
Prerequisites: MUSL 2220, MUSL 2450, MUSL 3500, MUSL 3600, MUSL 3602, MUSL 3630. Problems of harmonic expansion and reduction will be considered as applied to scoring for choral and instrumental ensembles. Part extraction will be emphasized and arrangements will be performed under the direction of the arrangers.
Pre- or Co-requisite: Production I, Production II, Post-Production Digital Audio Design introduces students to the creation and manipulation of audio with computers. Through the graphic-based programming environment Max/MSP, students learn the processes of digital audio including additive synthesis, frequency modulation, granular synthesis, filtering and soundfile manipulation.
Prerequisites: MUSL 4600 or instructor permission. This course offers students the opportunity for focused study on specific topics in music, including musicology, music theory and cognition, performance studies, music education, music technology and enterprise, and professional career preparation. May be taken two times for elective credit.
A study of the stylistic elements as found in the vocal music of West Africa and its influence on the religious music, work songs, and blues of the African American.
A study of the stylistic elements as found in the instrumental music of West Africa and their influence of the instrumental music of the African American.
Prerequisites: MUSL 3870. A continuation of Production I, including audio production and mastering with emphasis upon mounting the project for professional consideration.
Prerequisites: MUSL 4860. Instruction combines audio, video, graphics, math, and text into one uniform CD-ROM format, which can be marketed and used in illustrating concepts for corporate presentation and teaching in the classroom. Video post-production and film scoring are also discussed.
Examination of the music industry as it relates to the current demands placed on the professional performer, composer, arranger, and merchandiser. Students will be expected to conduct research and present papers.
Prerequisites: MUSL 3920. Practical conducting experience for various styles of music. Emphasis will be placed on conducting choral and instrumental works in larger forms.
Admission to the Senior Honors in music is by faculty approval only. Honors programs may be undertaken in performance, composition, or history and literature. The projects are a full-length senior recital, an extended composition and its performance, or the presentation of a research paper, respectively.
Pre- or Co-requisite: Admission to upper division nursing program. This is an introductory theory and first clinical course for the junior nursing student. Students develop knowledge and skills required to perform necessary care for clients in the medical surgical setting. Students will engage in laboratory simulations to build foundational clinical skills. Veteran nursing students may receive credit for this course depending upon transcript and military training.
Prerequisites: Junior status, BIOL 1610, BIOL 1620, SOCI 2000, NUTR 2200, a minimum GPA of 3.0, and also a GPA of 2.8 in the required Mathematics and Natural Sciences. Corequisites: Must be accepted into the nursing program. A theory and simulated laboratory course that focuses on comprehensive health assessment knowledge and skills for the provision of nursing care across the life-span. The veteran nursing student may be able to OPT out of this course depending upon transcript and military training.
Prerequisites: Sophomore status, BIO 1610, BIO 1620, SOCI 2000, NUTR 2200, a minimum GPA of 2.5, and also a GPA of 2.5 in the required Mathematics and Natural Sciences, NURS 2010 (or concurrent) or permission of the Chair. Corequisites: None. A theory and simulated laboratory course that focuses on comprehensive health assessment knowledge and skills for the provision of nursing care across the life-span.
Prerequisites: None. Corequisites: None. This course provides a basic introduction to medical terminology with a focus on body systems. It provides the student with guided practice and assessment of prefixes, suffixes, word roots, and combining forms. It includes vocabulary, definitions, spelling, and pronunciation. A problem-solving approach to learning is the key strategy and focus of this course. Nursing Elective. The veteran nursing student may be able to OPT out of this course depending upon transcript and military training.
Prerequisites: None. Corequisites: None. This course provides a basic introduction to medical terminology with a focus on body systems. It provides the student with guided practice and assessment of prefixes, suffixes, word roots, and combining forms. It includes vocabulary, definitions, spelling, and pronunciation. A problem-solving approach to learning is the key strategy and focus of this course.
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or permission of instructor. Corequisites: None. This course provides students with up-to-date knowledge of the health status of Black men in North Carolina and beyond. It traces the economic and geographical factors that impact the health of Black men and how these factors contribute to health disparities. Students are challenged to develop concepts, initiatives and program/policies that improve this situation. Nursing Elective.
Prerequisites: BIOL 1610, BIOL 1620. Corequisites: None. Through the epidemiological approach, this course focuses on disease processes related to physiological alterations. The relationship between nursing diagnosis and pathophysiological conditions is emphasized. The veteran nursing student may be able to “test” out of this course depending upon transcript and military training.
Prerequisites: BIO 1610, BIO 1620. Corequisites: None. Through the epidemiological approach, this course focuses on disease processes related to physiological alterations. The relationship between nursing diagnosis and pathophysiological conditions is emphasized.
Prerequisites: Admission to nursing. Corequisites: NURS 2011. Focuses on pharmacological therapy and the role of the nurse in the use of pharmacologic agents in the treatment, management, and prevention of health problems across the life-span. The veteran nursing student may be able to “test” out of this course depending upon transcript and military training.
Prerequisites: Admission to the Upper Division of the Nursing major. Corequisites: NURS 3001ACL, NURS 3460ACL, and NURS 3470ACL. Focuses on pharmacological therapy and the role of the nurse in the use of pharmacologic agents in the treatment, management, and prevention of health problems across the life-span.
Corequisites: Completion of first semester junior nursing courses. Pre- or Co-requisite: NURS 2000, NURS 2020 , NURS 3301 , PSY 2100/ Completion of first semester junior nursing courses. This theory/practicum course explores the application of nursing theories relevant to the nursing care of clients exhibiting maladaptive behavior. The related clinical experiences are directed primarily toward clients requiring in-patient psychiatric care.
NURS 3462ACL - Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing (5)
Prerequisites: NURS 3001ACL, NURS 3301ACL, NURS 3460ACL and NURS 3470ACL, and PSYCH 2100. Corequisites: NURS 3120ACL and NURS 3471ACL. This theory/practicum course explores the application of nursing theories relevant to the nursing care of clients exhibiting maladaptive behavior. The related clinical experiences are directed primarily toward clients requiring in-patient psychiatric care.
Prerequisites: Admission to nursing. Corequisites: NURS 2011, NURS 2030, NURS 2020, NURS 3301 and NURS 3302. Introduction to the care of adults across the life-span. The focus is on the care of clients with acute and chronic physiological alterations in primary and secondary health care settings. Students will attend class and clinical.
Prerequisites: Admission to the nursing. Introduces professional and personal skills that include communication, critical thinking, and inquiry skills. Students will evaluate their learning style and test-taking strategies for success in the nursing program.
Prerequisites: Admission to the Nursing major. Corequisites: NURS 3001ACL and NURS 3460ACL. Introduces professional and personal skills that include communication, critical thinking, and inquiry skills.
Prerequisites: Completion of Junior year nursing courses. Corequisites: NURS 3466, NURS 4410. This course will focus on the nurse as a leader and manager. The course will emphasize finance, health care policy, ethics, system leadership, informatics, quality and safety and conflict management. Discussion of current trends and nursing issues that impact professional nursing practice will be explored.
Pre- or Co-requisite: Completion of junior year nursing courses. This course will focus on the nurse as a leader and manager. This course will emphasize finance, health care policy, ethics, system leadership, informatics, quality and safety, and conflict management. Discussion of current trends and nursing issues that professional practice will be explored.
Prerequisites: Completion of Junior year nursing courses. Corequisites: NURS 3460. Uses the nursing process to focus on normal and altered functions of the pediatric population. Developmental concepts are emphasized as the basis of the pediatric population with acute, chronic, and preventive health care needs.
Prerequisites: Completion of Junior year Nursing courses. Corequisites: NURS 4001ACL, NURS 4102ACL and NURS 4470ACL. Uses the nursing process to focus on normal and altered functions of the pediatric population. Developmental concepts are emphasized as the basis of the pediatric population with acute, chronic, and preventive health care needs.
Prerequisites: Completion of Junior level nursing courses. Corequisites: NURS 3460. Uses the nursing process to focus on normal and altered functions of the woman and family in the childbearing cycle. Developmental concepts are emphasized as the basis of care for women and the childbearing family with acute, chronic, and preventive health care needs.
Prerequisites: Completion of Junior year Nursing courses. Corequisites: NURS 4001ACL, NURS 4102ACL and NURS 4470ACL. Uses the nursing process to focus on normal and altered functions of the woman and family in the childbearing cycle. Developmental concepts are emphasized as the basis of care for women and the childbearing family with acute, chronic, and preventive health care needs.
Prerequisites: Completion of Junior level Nursing courses. Explores the nature and scope of community health nursing practice. The focus is on providing care to individuals and families, and aggregates using the levels of prevention as a framework.
Prerequisites: Completion of Junior year Nursing courses. Corequisites: NURS 4001ACL, NURS 4002ACL, and NURS 4470ACL. Explores the nature and scope of community health nursing practice. The focus is on providing care to individuals, families, and aggregates using the levels of prevention as a framework.
Prerequisites: None. Corequisites: None. An examination of selected influential social, ethical, cultural, political, and economic forces in the internal and external environments of complex client care systems. Nursing Electives
Prerequisites: Initiation of junior level nursing courses. This course provides the student with knowledge to care for the health care problems that result from the aging process. The emphasis will be on gaining the prevention, diagnosis and nursing manage of both acute and chronic age-related health problems. The focus is on nursing management (treatment and interventions) and care of older adults from diverse backgrounds with health care problems that are caused or exacerbated by the aging process.
Prerequisites: Completion of Junior level nursing courses. Corequisites: NURS 3466. Continues the concepts presented in Adult I. Students will apply the nursing process in the care of adult clients with complex health issues and diseases. Learning experiences include an internship that is designed to foster transition to the role of professional nurse at a beginning level.
Prerequisites: Senior standing. Using the conceptual framework of transcultural health care, the culture of major ethnic and racial groups is explored. Students are encouraged to develop an awareness of each person as a unique system influenced by cultural life-ways. Nursing Elective.
Prerequisites: Introductory Statistics. Focuses on the research process. Students learn the steps of the research process and how to critique research findings.
Prerequisites: Introductory Statistics, NURS 4001ACL, NURS 4002ACL, NURS 4102ACL, and NURS 4470ACL. Corequisites: None. Focuses on the research process. Students learn the steps of the research process and how to critique research findings.
Corequisites: Completion of junior and first semester senior nursing courses. NURS 4203 . This course emphasizes role transition for the novice professional nurse. Practice tests and case studies will be used to help students synthesize knowledge and concepts to prepare for licensure examination.
Prerequisites: Completion of Junior year Nursing courses. Corequisites: NURS 4001ACL, NURS 4002ACL, and NURS 4102ACL. Emphasis is on role transition and synthesis of knowledge and competencies. Topics such as career pathways and self-appraisal of professional competencies are explored.
NURS 4520 - Introduction to Professional Nursing for RNs (3)
Prerequisites: Unrestricted RN licensure; Admission to the university and nursing program. PSY 2100, SOCI 2100 or DFAS 1310, BIOL 1610, BIOL 1620. Corequisites: None. Course introduces the Registered Nurse to professional nursing practice through nursing history, concepts of nursing theory, nursing process, and care planning.
Prerequisites: Admission to the university and nursing program; Holds Unrestricted RN licensure Corequisites: None. Course develops health assessment skills for obtaining health histories and performing physical examinations. Selected abnormal findings will be included to assist the student with detecting deviations from normal functioning and behavior.
NURS 4540 - Special Health Care Problems for RNs (5)
Prerequisites: Admission to the university and nursing program; Holds Unrestricted RN licensure. Corequisites: None. Course combines nursing process and nursing theories to enable the student to function as a collaborative member of the health care team. Problem-solving and critical thinking are used as a framework for professional nursing practice.
Prerequisites: Admission to the university and nursing program; Holds Unrestricted RN licensure; completion of Introductory Statistics course. Corequisites: None. Course focuses on the research process. Students learn how to apply the steps of the research process and how to critique research findings.
Prerequisites: Unrestricted RN licensure, NURS 4530, NURS 4540, and NURS 4550. Corequisites: None. Course provides an analysis of sociopolitical and ethical issues and concepts that are directly related to professional nursing practice in an evolving health care system. This course will focus on the nurse as a leader and manager. The course will emphasize finance, health care policy, ethics, system leadership, informatics, quality and safety and conflict management. Discussion of current trends and nursing issues that impact professional nursing practice will be explored.
Prerequisites: Unrestricted RN licensure, NURS 4530NURS 4540, NURS 4550 and NURS 4520. Corequisites: None. This course explores the nature and scope of community health nursing practice. The focus is on providing care to individuals, families, and aggregates using the levels of prevention as a framework.
This course will examine how food is universal yet highly diverse component of society and culture. Food unites people at the same time distinguishes cultures. This course will explore how various ethnicities, classes, religious and genders have developed their identities through food production, preparation and consumption.
An introduction to the nutrients essential to human life and well-being. A study of the nature of dietary nutrients, their functions in the body, and food sources.
An application of “The Sanitation Risk Management Program” (SRM) and the “Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points” (HACCP) concepts to ensure hygienic and safety practices in food processing, preparations, packaging, storage, and other hospitality services.
Prerequisites: NUTR 2200. An in-depth study of the nutrients in terms of their classification, functions, food sources, physiological and biochemical basis for nutrient requirements, dietary standards, and nutrient quality interrelationships.
A study of the physical and chemical structures of food and the sensory changes resulting from preparation and processing techniques. Emphasis placed on the scientific principles of food preparation, standards of selection, and preservation.
Laboratory experience to complement FOOD 2330. Subjective and objective analysis of culinary manipulation to food products and recipe modification in the experimental foods kitchens. Basic skills in scientific report writing and research methods with food products. Lab coat required.
Prerequisites: NUTR 2200 - Introduction to Human Nutrition . This course will examine how optimal nutrition can improve exercise and sports performance. Current practice recommendations for athletes of various sports will be discussed. General guidelines for individuals engaging in active lifestyles will also be reviewed.
NUTR 3210 - Clinical Assessment and Counseling (3)
This course is designed to integrate the biochemical and physiological processes in the assessment of the nutritional status of individuals and groups. This course combines classroom and field experiences to develop nutrition assessment knowledge and skills.
NUTR 3520 - Institutional Management and Organization (3)
Corequisites: FOOD 2310. The principles of organization and management of food service operations, including analysis of selected administrative problems. Organizational structure, behavior and group dynamics are explored. Field trips to local food service establishments and a portfolio are required.