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2019-2020 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

Course Descriptions

 

Music (MUS)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  • MUS 120B - Intermediate Composition

    Semester Hours: 2
    Fall, Spring
    Students will further develop their skills in music composition on the intermediate level through private instruction leading to a public performance of at least one original work each semester.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    MUS 066 ; four semesters of private instruction, two of which must be MUS 020P ; students also must have passed a Hofstra departmental jury examination. May be repeated once for credit. May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis. No liberal arts credit.



  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  • MUS 151 - Special Studies in Music

    Semester Hours: 1-3

    Fall
    Designed to treat special subjects or projects in the areas of music theory, literature or performance.

    Current Special Topics

    MUS 151: Special Studies: Dangerous Ideas

    This course has multiple sections in multiple departments (see list below). If any one of the sections listed below is closed, just register for another one. They are all the same course and will meet together. 
    Ideas matter. Concepts such as cultural identity, the meaning of and practices around food, democracy, faith, race, freedom, gender have inspired social movements, shaped ways of life and political systems, and dramatically influenced the lives of individuals. Scientific ideas (such as evolution, species extinction, climate science) also have power to shape our lives. Powerful ideas can be dangerous, generating turmoil and destabilizing the status quo, or supporting the status quo when change is needed, or creating unanticipated consequences.
    This one-credit course explores some powerful ideas and way(s) in which they may be dangerous, provocative, or influential. Each week a faculty member from a different department will explore a concept that has shaped human experience across time and space.
    Attendance and participation in discussion activities are obligatory and a brief reflection paper at the end of the course will be required. The course is available only on a pass/D+/D/fail basis. Register for any one of the cross-listed sections for the course. They all have the same title, “Dangerous Ideas”, and they will all meet together as one course.
    Cross listed with ANTH 188K (A), CRN 94403; ENGL 008Q (A), CRN 94410;HIST 006M (A), CRN 94631; PHI 051 (A), CRN 94244; RELI 141F (A), CRN 94367.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Permission of department chairperson required.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  • MUS 172A - Choral and General Music Methods in the Secondary School

    Semester Hours: 2
    Spring
    This course is designed to provide music students the opportunity to investigate current philosophies of teaching choral and general music at the secondary level. Lessons focus on developing choral performance skills and assessment techniques. Students also have opportunities to explore and develop creative music strategies appropriate for the secondary general music setting. These strategies support and reflect local, state and national music education standards.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    No liberal arts credit.



  
  
  
  

  • MUS 175A - Italian, English, and Latin Diction for Singers

    Semester Hours: 1
    Spring
    This course is designed to provide students with opportunities to improve their articulation and pronunciation of Italian, English, and Latin texts in vocal literature. Students will learn to transcribe utilizing the International Phonetic Alphabet and have multiple opportunities to perform their works in class. Students must have taken at least one semester of private voice instruction or be enrolled in private voice instruction.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Prerequisite or corequisite: MUS 003P .
  

  • MUS 175B - German and French Diction for Singers

    Semester Hours: 1
    Fall
    This course is designed to provide students with opportunities to improve their articulation and pronunciation of German and French texts in vocal literature. Students will learn to transcribe utilizing the International Phonetic Alphabet and have multiple opportunities to perform their works in class. Students must have taken at least one semester of private voice instruction or be enrolled in private voice instruction.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Prerequisite or corequisite: MUS 003P .
  
  
  
  

  • MUS 191 - Music Merchandising Field Study

    Semester Hours: 3
    Spring
    Directed observation of active participation in an internship position within a selected area of the music industry. The student reports at least one day (eight hours) per week to the place of business. Evaluation and direction are given by both the employer and instructor.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    MUS 190  and approval of the Coordinator of Music Merchandising. Pass/D+/D/Fail grade only. No liberal arts credit.
  
  

  • MUSB 102 - Survey of the Music Industry

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring

    This course provides an overview of the global music industry as practiced in the United States. Students will learn about a number of key areas of the music business focused around primary revenue streams: touring, recorded music and music publishing.  The course emphasizes critical thinking to evaluate the business practices and procedures by music industry enterprises.  Students will also research various issues relevant to the recording industry and write journal entries on those topics.

Music Business (MUSB)
  

  • MUSB 101 - History of the Recording Industry

    Semester Hours: 3
    This course traverses the history of sound reproduction and its relationship to the political, economic and cultural trends impacting the growth of the music industry over the past 125 years.  It will explore the invention and implementation of various recording devices, the multitude of playback formats, development of various musical styles as well the companies and individuals who built the foundation of the music industry over the decades. 

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Not for liberal arts credit.
  

  • MUSB 103 - Promotion in the Music Industry

    Semester Hours: 3

    This course is designed to give students an advanced understanding of marketing & promotion in the music industry. It will give insight into the marketing tactics employed by labels, concert promoters, distributors, independent agents and artists in the marketplace. This course will provide the basis for developing an integrated marketing campaign that can be implemented and adapted into the current music marketplace.

     

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Credit is given for this course or MUS 180H, not both.  Not for liberal arts credit.  (Formerly, MUS 180H Promotion in the Music Industry)

     
  

  • MUSB 104 - Artist Management in the Music Industry

    Semester Hours: 3

    This course explores the role and function of the artist manager in the music industry.  Students will progress through every aspect of an artists’ career through lectures and weekly projects.  The course begins with talent discovery (the A&R process); from there students will learn how to raise capital, release and promote an independent album, identify and work with producers, record labels, booking agents, music publishers and sponsors/endorsements for your artist.   Lastly, students will devise a strategic release plan to serve the artist while administering the financial, legal and creative aspects of the operation. 

     

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Credit is given for this course or MUS 180G, not both. Not for liberal arts credit. (Formerly, MUS 180G Artist Management in the Music Industry.)
  

  • MUSB 105 - Advanced Seminar in Music Industry

    Semester Hours: 3
    Advanced Seminar in Music Industry is designed to apply core concepts in the music industry through an entrepreneurial approach by developing a business plan to launch a project into the real-world.   The term begins with the study of the processes and procedures involved in launching entrepreneurial enterprises that monetize music industry-related intellectual property, products and services.  The development of opportunity recognition, commercialization of intellectual property, use of distribution models and other resources to pursue entrepreneurial opportunities will be explored during this course.  Capitalization structures for new ventures within the music industry will be pursued through the development of a business plan.  

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Not for liberal arts credit.
  

  • MUSB 106 - Internships in the Music Industry

    Semester Hours: 3

    Periodically

    Directed observation of active participation in an internship position within a selected area of the music industry. Internships take place in music management, marketing and promotion, publishing, touring, audio recording/production and other fields in the music industry.  The student reports at least one day (eight hours) per week to the place of business. Evaluation and direction are given by both the employer and instructor.

Musical Theater (MUTH)
  

  • MUTH 110 A-Z - Special Topics in Musical Theatre

    Semester Hours: 1-3
    Periodically
    Seminars on selected aspects of musical theatre: study of specific style, time period, artists, choreographers, composers or subjects.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Permission of instructor. May be repeated for up to 6 s.h. when topics vary. Specific titles and course descriptions for special topics courses are available in the online class schedule. May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis. Not for liberal arts credit.
  

  • MUTH 120 - Musical Theater Performance

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall
    A practical course focusing on the musical theater repertoire. Students will combine the art of musical performance with acting and movement technique to create compelling and unified performances. Course work may include: solos, duets, conventions of musical theater performance, and audition techniques. By audition only.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    DRAM 059  or 059A . May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis. May be repeated once for credit.
  
  

  • MUTH 130 - (AA) American Musical Theater

    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a Year
    The American musical theater has long engaged in a social and political dialogue with its audience. This course will explore the full range of musical theater that has existed in America. It will examine: the nature of popular entertainment and its relationship to the stage musical, the American Songbook, the elements which helped to make the musical “uniquely American,” and the manner in which ethnicity, politics, and social issues often served as the subject matter on the musical stage.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    WSC 001 ,  . Open only to students who have passed the Writing Proficiency Exam. May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.
  
  

  • MUTH 199 - Internship in Musical Theater

    Semester Hours: 1-3
    Fall, Spring, January, Summer
    This course allows students to expand their knowledge of theater in a professional musical theater setting.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Musical theater minors  only, and permission of the department chairperson. Minimum GPA of 2.5. Interns are required to work a minimum of 28 hours on-site during the semester for each semester hour of credit and perform a minimum of 10 hours of academic work per semester hour, including reading, research, and a term paper or final project, or the student must document the relevance of their work experience with response papers or journal, and/or a demonstration or presentation for a faculty adviser. Grades will be based on both on-site evaluation and academic work. An on-site evaluation of “poor” will result in a grade no higher than a C. May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis. May be repeated once for a total of up to six credits.

Natural Science (NSC)
  
  
  

  • NSC 005 - Introductory Methods in Forensic Science

    Semester Hours: 3
    Summer
    This introductory course in forensic science is intended for science-oriented high school students interested in investigative techniques. It is an integrated laboratory-lecture course that will introduce students to select topics in forensic science as well as some of the physical, chemical and instrumental methods used by detectives and forensic scientists to investigate evidence at the crime scene or in the laboratory. Topics will include crime scene investigation, drug analysis, toxicology, serology and DNA analysis. Hands-on activities involving microscopic and spectroscopic methods of analysis will acquaint the students with some of the state-of-the-art instrumentation used in this field.
  
  

  • NSC 012 - (NS) Energy and Atoms

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    Examination of the concept of energy, the relationship between matter and energy, and some ideas from contemporary physical theories. Emphasis on the nature of science; historical and humanistic backgrounds; current science-related issues. (2 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory-recitation.)

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    For nonscience majors.



  
  
  
  
  

  • NSC 014F - First-Year Seminar

    Semester Hours: 3-4
    Fall

    This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:

    The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. Students may take only one 14F or 12F seminar and only one 14S or 12S seminar.
  

  • NSC 014S - First-Year Seminar

    Semester Hours: 3-4
    Spring

    This course gives first-year students the opportunity to work in a seminar format with a member of the faculty in an area of the faculty member’s research interests.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:

    The course is open to first-year students only. Topics vary by semester. Students may take only one 14F or 12F seminar and only one 14S or 12S seminar.
  

  • NSC 015 - (NS) Critical Episodes in the History of Science

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Exploration of pivotal ideas and people involved in the historical development of physics, chemistry, biology, and geology, based on texts written for a general audience. Laboratory experiments illustrate the ideas presented.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis. (2 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory/recitation)

Neuroscience (NEUR)
  

  • NEUR 001 - Introduction to Neuroscience I

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall
    An introduction to the anatomy and physiology of the vertebrate nervous system, with an emphasis on the various ways in which the brain coordinates behavior.  The course topics will include the neuronal cell structure and cellular physiology, synapse structure and physiology, intra- and intercellular signaling systems, the gross organization of the brain and spinal cord, and development of the nervous system.  This introduction to brain structure and function will be followed by a discussion of the neural correlates of behavior and cognition, particularly the processing of sensory information and the programming of motor responses.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    BIO 011 , 012 ; PSY 001 . Credit given to this course or BIO 089 , not both. May not be taken on a Pass/D+/D/Fail basis.
  

New Opportunities at Hofstra (NOAH)
  

  • DEVL 001 - Developmental Reading Workshop I

    Semester Hours: 2
    Fall, Spring
    Lecture/discussion/workshop course designed to refine, increase, expand and enrich students’ reading skills and to develop ability to master those skills necessary in reading materials in varied disciplines. Emphasis on finding and understanding main ideas, supportive information and details; determining tone and implications. Individual instruction.


    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    No credit granted.
  

  • DEVL 001A - Developmental Reading Workshop II

    Semester Hours: 2
    Fall, Spring
    Lecture/discussion/workshop course designed to refine, increase, expand and enrich students’ reading skills and to develop ability to master those skills necessary in reading materials in varied disciplines. Emphasis on finding and understanding main ideas, supportive information and details; determining tone and implications. Individual instruction.


    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    No credit granted.
  

  • DEVL 002 - Developmental American English Writing Skills I

    Semester Hours: 2
    Fall, Spring
    Lecture/discussion course designed to increase students’ American English writing skills to the level of proficiency requisite to beginning undergraduate study. Practice in writing short compositions, term and/or research papers and other written discourse. Attention is given to sentence structure, paragraphing, essay formation and organization. Individual instruction.


    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    No credit granted.
  

  • DEVL 002A - Developmental American English Writing Skills II

    Semester Hours: 2
    Fall, Spring
    Lecture/discussion course designed to increase students’ American English writing skills to the level of proficiency requisite to beginning undergraduate study. Practice in writing short compositions, term and/or research papers and other written discourse. Attention is given to sentence structure, paragraphing, essay formation and organization. Individual instruction.


    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    No credit granted.
  

  • DEVL 003 - Developmental Basic Mathematics I

    Semester Hours: 2
    Fall, Spring
    Lecture/discussion/workshop course designed to improve and expand students’ basic computational skills. Develop ability to perform fundamental mathematical tasks (adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing) with whole numbers, fractions, positive and negative numbers. Individual instruction.


    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    No credit granted.
  

  • DEVL 003A - Developmental Basic Mathematics II

    Semester Hours: 2
    Fall, Spring
    Lecture/discussion/workshop course designed to improve and expand students’ basic computational skills. Develop ability to perform fundamental mathematical tasks (adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing) with whole numbers, fractions, positive and negative numbers. Individual instruction.


    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    No credit granted.
  

  • DEVL 005 - Developmental Study Skills I

    Semester Hours: 2
    Fall
    Lecture/discussion course designed to refine; increase, expand and enrich one’s ability to understand information taught in classes. Emphasis on techniques and procedures for improving skills in recognition, recall, drawing conclusions, and written and/or oral presentation in regard to new information.


    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    No credit granted.
  

  • DEVL 005A - Developmental Study Skills II

    Semester Hours: 2
    Fall
    Lecture/discussion course designed to refine; increase, expand and enrich one’s ability to understand information taught in classes. Emphasis on techniques and procedures for improving skills in recognition, recall, drawing conclusions, and written and/or oral presentation in regard to new information.


    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    No credit granted.
  

  • DEVL 006 - Developmental Freshman Orientation I

    Semester Hours: 1
    Fall, Spring
    Discussion/Workshop course designed to assist students to adapt socially, academically, psychologically and financially to the college environment. Emphasis on the roles and interrelationships of people, information and experiences affecting individual ideas and actions; and the use and/or abuse of options and resources in the college experience.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Note: Open to NOAH Program students only. Students must have the authorization from the NOAH Program. Office before registering for this course. No credit granted.
  

  • DEVL 006A - Developmental Freshman Orientation II

    Semester Hours: 1
    Fall, Spring
    Discussion/Workshop course designed to assist students to adapt socially, academically, psychologically and financially to the college environment. Emphasis on the roles and interrelationships of people, information and experiences affecting individual ideas and actions; and the use and/or abuse of options and resources in the college experience.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Note: Open to NOAH Program students only. Students must have the authorization from the NOAH Program Office before registering for this course. No credit granted.
  

  • DEVL 007 - Developmental English Reading Skills

    Semester Hours: 3
    Once a year
    This course, a cooperative effort to combine reading and writing into one course, seeks to accomplish two goals. First, it allows for the reading process, both analytical and developmental, to improve student comprehension input with an eye toward what that input process must entail as a basic step toward oral and written communication. Second, it allows for output, the expression of ideas and words both oral and written, to be completed with careful guidance and instruction from both the reading and writing specialists. Designed for continuing students, this lecture/discussion course continues supportive services in a comprehensive way and sharpens those skills that may go undeveloped. Essential skills for good reading interpretation and written expression are the course focus.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Note: Open to NOAH Program students only. Students must have the authorization from the NOAH Program Office before registering for this course. No credit granted.
  

  • DEVL 008 - Developmental Social Science

    Semester Hours: 1-4
    Fall
    Lecture/Discussion course designed to expand knowledge of social science with emphasis on overcoming one’s academic weaknesses. Help students in coping with problems related to assignments. Since social science courses tend to involve a great deal of writing, attention is given to written expression.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Note: Open to NOAH Program students only. Students must have the authorization from the NOAH Program Office before registering for this course. No credit granted.
  

  • DEVL 009 - Developmental Career, Professional and Graduate School Preparation

    Semester Hours: 2
    Spring
    Lecture/Discussion/Workshop course consisting of discussions of various career options, resume preparation, interviewing techniques, academic preparation for graduate and professional schools, procedure for applying to graduate and professional schools, and graduate and professional school entrance examinations.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    Note: Open to NOAH Program students only. Students must have the authorization from the NOAH Program Office before registering for this course. Open to juniors and seniors. No credit granted.

Peace (PCE)
  

  • PCE 001 - Introduction to Peace and Conflict Studies

    Semester Hours: 3.0
    This course grapples with the question, “How can we humans manage the conflicts between us so that conflicts result in justice and creative development rather than destruction?” The course examines the concepts of and rationales for war and conflict, peace and non-violence, as well as past and present efforts to foster peace and address conflicts, including important peace movements, leaders, and their writings.  The course includes historical perspectives regarding contemporary transformations of peace, conflict, and human rights around the world.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    (Formerly HIST 177G, Introduction to Peace Studies) 
  

Philosophy (PHI)
  

  • PHI 005 A-Z - Insights

    Semester Hours: 1

    Periodically
    Introductions to key aspects of a philosophical topic, such as happiness, friendship, personal identity, space and time, individualism, free will and determinism, chance, or other topics.

    Current Special Topics

    PHI 005L: Insights into Love

    What does it mean to love?  What does it mean to be loved?  How might love be relevant to doing philosophy (“love of wisdom”)?!  This course seeks to understand these questions as well as provide some insights into the nature of love.  No prior experience in philosophy required. 
    No credit for this course if you have already taken PHI 80.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    No prior familiarity with philosophy is necessary. As individual subjects are selected, each is assigned a letter (A-Z) which is affixed to the course number. May be repeated for credit when topic varies. Specific titles and course descriptions for special topics courses are available in the online class schedule.
  

  • PHI 009 A-Z - Philosophy Studio

    Semester Hours: 1

    Periodically
    Intensive introduction to the skills required for successful study and research in philosophy. Students will write papers or complete exercises designed to build analytical, writing, argumentation and oral presentation skills. Each course will focus on a particular skill or set of skills.

    Current Special Topics

    PHI 009Y: Studio: Yoga & Philosophy

    This course introduces the students to the philosophical underpinnings of Yoga and to key elements of its practice. We will explore the Indian roots of Yoga, Yoga anthropology, the contemporary relevance of Yoga’s health and mystical dimensions, and relation between philosophy and yoga practice.

    Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
    May be repeated for credit when topic varies. As individual subjects are selected, each is assigned a letter (A-Z) which is affixed to the course number. Specific titles and course descriptions for special topics courses are available in the online class schedule.
  

  • PHI 010 - (HP) Introduction to Philosophy

    Semester Hours: 3-4
    Fall, Spring
    An introduction to philosophy through the study of classical and recent treatments of philosophical problems. Consideration of such topics as rationality, knowledge and certainty, aesthetic evaluation, the existence of God, the mind and its place in nature, freedom and determinism, responsibility, blame and punishment, morality and altruism.
  

  • PHI 011 - (HP) Introduction to Reasoning and Critical Thinking

    Semester Hours: 3
    Periodically
    Introduces the student to key elements of critical reasoning, and applies those elements to practical cases. The course aims to develop proficiency in the use of natural logic, which will be helpful to students in everyday contexts, as well as in graduate and professional exam preparation and in their careers.
  

  • PHI 012 - (HP) What Does It All Mean? Life, Meaning and Philosophy

    Semester Hours: 3
    Fall, Spring
    The question of the meaning of life is inextricably entangled with other philosophical questions. On one view, life can only have purpose if God exists. This requires examination of the reasons for and against the idea that God exists. A related view holds that unless we have immortal souls, our lives are too brief to be genuinely significant. This requires examination of the reasons for thinking that humans have such souls. A third view holds that we can give our life meaning through the free choices we make. This raises the question of whether we have free will, or whether our choices are predetermined; it also raises the questions of whether the choices we make should be ethical choices, and what it is to act ethically (whether, for example one should focus on the consequences of one’s actions, or on one’s religious beliefs). This course examines various approaches to the question of the meaning of life, and how this question connects with other important philosophical questions.
 

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