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Course Descriptions

 

Music (MUSC)
  

  • MUSC 332 Choral Conducting

    2 semester hours

    Basic conducting skills, technical and expressive uses of the conducting gesture, methods of verbal and non-verbal communication appropriate to a choral ensemble.
  

  • MUSC 333 Instrumental Conducting

    2 semester hours

    Basic conducting skills, technical and expressive uses of the conducting gesture, and methods of communication appropriate to an instrumental ensemble.

    Prerequisite: MUSC 235 .
  

  • MUSC 340 Diction for Singers I

    1 semester hours

    Development and refinement of enunciation and performing skills in English, Italian, and Latin. An extensive working knowledge of the International Phonetic Alphabet will be acquired.

    Major or minor required.
  

  • MUSC 341 Vocal Pedagogy

    3 semester hours

    Study of the physiology and acoustics of the voice and its application to singing and to the teaching of singing.

    Major or minor required.
  

  • MUSC 342 Diction for Singers II

    1 semester hours

    Continuation of MUSC 340 ; emphasis on German and French.

    Prerequisite: MUSC 340 .
  

  • MUSC 343 Opera Scenes/Workshop

    1 TO 2 semester hours

    Preparation of scenes from major operas in either staged or concert versions, and study of the complete works to aid singers in establishing context and characterization. For repeated credit, students will develop new stylistic understanding by undertaking musical and/or theatrical challenges not addressed in previous roles.

    May be repeated for degree credit (maximum 12 semester hours).
  

  • MUSC 344 Alexander Technique

    0 OR 1 semester hours

    Basic skills of coordinated movement appropriate to stage work for vocalists and instrumentalists. Exploration of the elements of poise, postural habits, and style based on principles developed by F.M. Alexander.

    May be repeated for degree credit.
  

  • MUSC 354 World Music Practicum I

    0 TO 1 semester hours

    Practice of techniques and aural skills that are integral to Indonesian music. In the course of multiple semesters, students will expand their knowledge of repertoires and range of performance skills.

    Corequisite: MUSC 454 .

    May be repeated for degree credit (maximum 4 semester hours).
  

  • MUSC 355 World Music Practicum II

    0 TO 1 semester hours

    Practice of techniques and aural skills that are integral to Indonesian and West African music. In the course of multiple semesters, students will expand their knowledge of repertoires and range of performance skills.

    Corequisite: MUSC 455 .

    May be repeated for degree credit (maximum 4 semester hours).
  

  • MUSC 365 History of Jazz

    3 semester hours

    A survey of the origins and major style periods of jazz from the antebellum era to the present. Listening assignments emphasize the ways in which specific musical features reflect currents of history and culture.
  

  • MUSC 366 History of Rock

    3 semester hours

    Evolution of rock and roll from its African-American origins to the present.
  

  • MUSC 367 History of Popular Music

    3 semester hours

    Survey of the musical and cultural history of the diverse styles and artists associated with popular music. Exploration will range from rock to blues to hip hop to heavy metal to country. The course will consider the social, political, and cultural themes that influence and are influenced by music.
  

  • MUSC 380 Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Strings, Voice, Composition

    1 semester hours

    Fifth semester of private applied lessons in the major.

    Prerequisites: MUSC 222  and MUSC 281 .

    Corequisite: MUSC 101 .
  

  • MUSC 381 Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Strings, Voice, Composition

    1 semester hours

    Sixth semester of private applied lessons in the major.

    Prerequisites: MUSC 222  and MUSC 380 .

    Corequisite: MUSC 101 .
  

  • MUSC 382 Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Strings, Voice

    1 semester hours

    Third year of private applied lessons for non-majors (repeatable credit).

    Applied music fee.

    Permission of instructor required.
  

  • MUSC 387 Music Composition I

    1 semester hours

    The composition of original instrumental and vocal works for solo performers and small ensembles employing structures such as binary, ternary, and song forms.

    Prerequisite: MUSC 222 .
  

  • MUSC 388 Music Composition II

    1 semester hours

    Continuation of MUSC 387 .

    Prerequisite: MUSC 387 .
  

  • MUSC 398 Special Studies

    1 TO 3 semester hours

  

  • MUSC 399 Independent Studies

    1 TO 3 semester hours

    *MUSC 398  and 399 may not be designated to stand in lieu of a course in the Music curriculum, except by permission of the Chairperson.
  

  • MUSC 407 Research and Methods in Ethnomusicology

    1 semester hours

    A survey of the essential literature of ethnomusicology; introduction to field methods, transcription, and analysis.

    Prerequisites: MUSC 303  and MUSC 304  with grades for these courses averaging B+ (3.3) or higher.
  

  • MUSC 412 Pre-Renaissance and Renaissance Music

    3 semester hours

    The study of the major musical figures and their representative works from the chants of the early Christian church to the Baroque Era.

    Prerequisites: MUSC 316 , MUSC 317 , and MUSC 318 .
  

  • MUSC 413 Music of Baroque

    3 semester hours

    Composers, music, and practices from 1600 to 1750 with emphasis on historical development culminating in the works of G.F. Handel and J.S. Bach.

    Prerequisites: MUSC 316 , MUSC 317 , and MUSC 318 .
  

  • MUSC 414 Music of the Classical Era

    3 semester hours

    Composers, music, and practices from 1750 to 1827 with emphasis on historical developments of musical trends through the works of Gluck, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert.

    Prerequisites: MUSC 316 , MUSC 317  and MUSC 318 .
  

  • MUSC 415 Music of the Romantic Age

    3 semester hours

    Composers, music, and musical developments from the death of Beethoven through the end of the nineteenth century.

    Prerequisites: MUSC 316 , MUSC 317 , and MUSC 318 .
  

  • MUSC 416 Music of the Twentieth-Century Era

    3 semester hours

    Composers, music, trends, and musical arts-related developments from the close of the nineteenth century through contemporary practices.

    Prerequisites: MUSC 316 , MUSC 317 , and MUSC 318 .
  

  • MUSC 428 Choral Methods II

    1 semester hours

    Continuation of MUSC 328 .

    Prerequisite: MUSC 328 .
  

  • MUSC 432 Advanced Choral Conducting

    2 semester hours

    Application of concepts and fundamentals experienced in MUSC 332 , development and application of interpretive conducting skills through study of choral works representing the major style periods.

    Prerequisite: MUSC 332 .
  

  • MUSC 433 Advanced Instrumental Conducting

    2 semester hours

    Application of concepts and fundamentals experienced in MUSC 333 , development and application of interpretive conducting skills through major orchestral works.

    Prerequisite: MUSC 333 .
  

  • MUSC 435 Instrumental Conducting Practicum

    2 semester hours

    Preparation and application of conducting skills with a departmental instrumental ensemble resulting in a recital performance appearance as a student conductor.

    Prerequisite: MUSC 433 .
  

  • MUSC 445 Choral Practicum

    1 semester hours

    In-depth study of choral rehearsal practices resulting in a senior project or conducting recital.

    Prerequisite: MUSC 432 .
  

  • MUSC 450 Senior Project/Recital

    1 semester hours

    Preparation and presentation of a solo performance in a student recital format.

    Permission of Applied instructor, advisor, and Chairperson required.
  

  • MUSC 454 World Music Ensembles I

    0 OR 1 semester hours

    Practice and performance of music for Balinese gamelan. Repertoire includes both new and traditional compositions. In the course of multiple semesters, students will expand their knowledge of repertoires and range of performance skills.

    Audition after enrollment.

    Corequisite: MUSC 354 .

    May be repeated for degree credit (maximum 4 semester hours).
  

  • MUSC 455 World Music Ensembles II

    0 OR 1 semester hours

    Practice and performance of music for Balinese gamelan and Ghanaian (West African) ensemble drumming. Repertoire includes both new and traditional compositions. In the course of multiple semesters, students will expand their knowledge of repertoires and performance skills.

    Audition after enrollment.

    Corequisite: MUSC 355 .

    May be repeated for degree credit (maximum 4 semester hours).
  

  • MUSC 480 Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Strings, Voice, Composition

    1 semester hours

    Seventh semester of private applied lessons in the major.

    Prerequisites: MUSC 222  and MUSC 381 .

    Corequisite: MUSC 101 .
  

  • MUSC 481 Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Strings, Voice, Composition

    1 semester hours

    Eighth semester of private applied lessons in the major.

    Prerequisites: MUSC 222  and MUSC 480 .

    Corequisite: MUSC 101 .
  

  • MUSC 482 Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Strings, Voice

    1 semester hours

    Fourth year of private applied lessons for non-majors (repeatable credit).

    Applied music fee.

    Permission of instructor required.
  

  • MUSC 487 Music Composition III

    1 semester hours

    The composition of original instrumental and vocal works for large ensembles employing extended structures such as sonata, rondo, variation, and concerto forms.

    Prerequisite: MUSC 388 .
  

  • MUSC 488 Music Composition IV

    1 semester hours

    Continuation of MUSC 487 .

    Prerequisite: MUSC 487 .
  

  • MUSC 490 Chamber Orchestra

    0 OR 1 semester hours

    Offers students and members of the community instruction in orchestral music through the study and performance of quality literature representing a variety of style periods and musical genre. Over the course of multiple semesters, students will develop increased ensemble skills, technical proficiency, and stylistic understanding.

    Audition after enrollment.

    Course may be repeated for degree credit (maximum 8 semester hours).
  

  • MUSC 491 Consort Singers

    0 OR 1 semester hours

    Smaller, more advanced choral ensemble provides an opportunity for students to perform challenging choral literature from a wide range of composers and styles. Previous choral experience is required. Through the study and performance of new and different repertoire, students who repeat the course over multiple semesters will develop increased ensemble skills, vocal proficiency, and stylistic understanding.

    Audition after enrollment.

    May be repeated for degree credit (maximum 8 semester hours).
  

  • MUSC 492 Chamber Music Ensembles

    0 OR 1 semester hours

    To gain an understanding of and to develop the skills necessary for small ensemble playing (includes guitar, string, piano, and percussion ensembles). Over the course of multiple semesters, students will develop increased ensemble skills, technical proficiency, and stylistic understanding.

    Audition after enrollment; permission of instructor required (piano ensembles).

    May be repeated for degree credit (maximum 8 semester hours.)
  

  • MUSC 493 Women’s Chorus

    0 OR 1 semester hours

    The ensemble explores and performs choral repertoire drawn from a variety of styles but written specifically for treble voices. Through the study and performance of new and different repertoire, students who repeat the course over multiple semesters will develop increased ensemble skills, vocal proficiency, and stylistic understanding.

    Audition after enrollment.

    May be repeated for degree credit (maximum 8 semester hours).
  

  • MUSC 494 Men’s Chorus

    0 OR 1 semester hours

    The ensemble explores and performs choral literature for male voices.

    Audition after enrollment.

    May be repeated for degree credit.
  

  • MUSC 495 Concert Choir

    0 OR 1 semester hours

    The large choral ensemble offers students and members of the community instruction in choral music with an emphasis on vocal development during the study and performance of quality literature representing a variety of style periods and music genres. Through the study and performance of new and different repertoire, students who repeat the course over multiple semesters will develop increased ensemble skills, vocal proficiency, and stylistic understanding.

    Audition after enrollment.

    May be repeated for degree credit (maximum 8 semester hours).
  

  • MUSC 496 Theory Placement Practicum

    0 OR 1 semester hours

    Review of selected topics from Music Theory and Form I-IV and techniques of preparation for theory placement examinations required by music graduate schools.
  

  • MUSC 497 Musicology Placement Practicum

    0 OR 1 semester hours

    Techniques of preparation for musicology placement examinations required for entrance into music graduate school programs.
  

  • MUSC 498 Special Studies

    1 TO 3 semester hours

  

  • MUSC 499 Independent Studies

    1 TO 3 semester hours

    *MUSC 498  and 499 may not be designated to stand in lieu of course content addressed by another course in the music curriculum, except by permission of the Chairperson.

Philosophy (PHIL)
  

  • PHIL 1800 Philosophical Inquiry

    4 semester hours

    An introductory exploration of central questions and interpretations of human existence, with special emphasis on theory of knowledge and theory of reality, carried on in light of the Catholic intellectual tradition.

    University Core fulfilled: Foundations: Philosophical Inquiry.
  

  • PHIL 1998 Special Studies

    1 TO 4 semester hours

  

  • PHIL 1999 Independent Studies

    1 TO 4 semester hours

  

  • PHIL 2010 Symbolic Logic

    4 semester hours

    An introduction to the techniques of modern mathematical logic, including proofs relying on the logic of truth-functions and quantifiers and their application to arguments in English. No mathematical training presupposed. Required for Philosophy majors.

    University Core fulfilled: Flag: Quantitative Reasoning.
  

  • PHIL 2350 Philosophy and Film

    4 semester hours

    An investigation of the philosophical use of the film medium and an examination of particular philosophical ideas portrayed in films.
  

  • PHIL 2910 Philosophy Proseminar

    4 semester hours

    An introduction to philosophic research and dialogue through the examination of a philosophic issue or thinker in a seminar setting.

    Open to freshman and sophomore majors.
  

  • PHIL 2998 Special Studies

    1 TO 4 semester hours

  

  • PHIL 2999 Independent Studies

    1 TO 4 semester hours

  

  • PHIL 3010 Advanced Symbolic Logic

    4 semester hours

    Continuation of symbolic logic techniques, with emphasis on modal and multi-value logics; metalogical considerations of syntax, semantics, and proofs; and questions/issues of philosophical logic and the philosophy of logic.

    Prerequisite: PHIL 2010 .
  

  • PHIL 3100 Ethics

    4 semester hours

    A study of the questions which a person must ask, and the answers one must consider, in forming an intelligent philosophy of moral choice, carried on in the light of the Catholic intellectual tradition.

    Junior standing required.

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Ethics and Justice.
  

  • PHIL 3105 Ethics of Love and Marriage

    4 semester hours

    A careful study of the ethical dimensions of friendship, love, marriage, and commitment.

    Junior standing required.

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Ethics and Justice.
  

  • PHIL 3110 Environmental Ethics

    4 semester hours

    The study of moral and ethical issues as they relate to the environment and nonhuman nature. Specific topics and foci vary from semester to semester.

    University Core Fulfilled: Integrations: Ethics and Justice; Flag: Writing.
  

  • PHIL 3115 Ethics for Engineering and Science

    4 semester hours

    A study of the ethical issues that arise in the fields of science and engineering, focusing on examples such as the Challenger disaster and the decisions that led up to it. 

    Junior standing required.

    Restricted to majors in the Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering.

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Ethics and Justice.
  

  • PHIL 3120 Business Ethics

    4 semester hours

    A study of the ethical issues that arise in the field of business.

    Junior standing required.

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Ethics and Justice.
  

  • PHIL 3125 Media Ethics

    4 semester hours

    An exploration of the ethical challenges of professionals working in the media and communications industries, providing strategies for students to assess ethical dilemmas in business and creative decisions in film, television, popular music, news, public relations, and advertising professions.

    Junior standing required.

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Ethics and Justice.
  

  • PHIL 3130 Ethics for Service Organization Members

    4 semester hours

    An introduction to central approaches to moral philosophy and an exploration of the moral justification for the value of service, addressing social justice issues that arise in students’ service placements.

    Junior standing required. The course is only open to current members of LMU’s service organizations.

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Ethics and Justice; Flag: Engaged Learning.
  

  • PHIL 3135 Bioethics

    4 semester hours

    A careful study of the ethical issues that arise in the field of medicine, such as abortion, euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and distribution of medical resources and care.

    Junior standing required.
  

  • PHIL 3140 Ethics and Education

    4 semester hours

    A look at the ethical and justice-related issues posed by the institutions of public and private education in modern democracies, with special focus on education in America.

    Junior standing required.
  

  • PHIL 3145 Topics in Applied Ethics

    4 semester hours

    An in-depth study of a contemporary ethical issue.

    Junior standing required.

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Ethics and Justice.
  

  • PHIL 3150 Contemporary Moral Problems

    4 semester hours

    A study from the perspective of ethical theory of selected moral problems of contemporary interest and significance.

    Junior standing required.
  

  • PHIL 3160 Political Philosophy

    4 semester hours

    A philosophical analysis of the purposes and functions of the political state, including an analysis of the limits of political authority. Course content may vary from historical surveys (of, for example, Hobbes, Locke, Hume, Rousseau, Mill) to in-depth treatments of specific schools of political theory.
  

  • PHIL 3165 Philosophy of Law

    4 semester hours

    A philosophical analysis of the rule of law and the operation of contemporary legal systems. Topics will include the nature of law and legal obligations, the relation between law and morality, and the criteria for ascribing both civil and criminal (legal) liability.
  

  • PHIL 3170 Feminist Philosophy

    4 semester hours

    A survey of the political, epistemological, and metaphysical questions raised for philosophy as traditionally conceived by the claim that sex and/or gender should play a significant role in its self-understanding.
  

  • PHIL 3200 Philosophy of Science

    4 semester hours

    A study of the nature of science, with special attention to the history of science, contemporary scientific developments, and scientific method.
  

  • PHIL 3210 Philosophy of Biology

    4 semester hours

    A critical examination of central philosophical issues and controversies in the life sciences.
  

  • PHIL 3220 Environmental Philosophy

    4 semester hours

    A study of the fundamental issues associated with the human relationship to the natural world. Specific topics will vary from semester to semester.
  

  • PHIL 3300 Aesthetics

    4 semester hours

    A philosophical analysis of beauty. Course content may vary from historical surveys to in-depth treatments of specific schools of aesthetic theory.
  

  • PHIL 3310 Aesthetics in Catholic Tradition

    4 semester hours

    A survey of aesthetic theories from the Catholic tradition, their application to religious and non-religious works of art, and a consideration of the role of the arts and imagination in Catholic intellectual life and spirituality.
  

  • PHIL 3320 Philosophy and the Arts

    4 semester hours

    A study of the meaning of art and what it can tell us about human beings, the nature of artistic intuition, and the creative process.
  

  • PHIL 3330 Philosophy and Literature

    4 semester hours

    An investigation of the philosophical use of literature and an examination of philosophical ideas portrayed in a variety of literary works, which may include plays, novels, autobiographies, and short stories.
  

  • PHIL 3340 Philosophy and Culture

    4 semester hours

    A study of cultural forms as carriers of meaning and value. Topics may vary from year to year and could include analysis of cultural modes of expression, their interpretation and their origins, cultural pluralism, cultural relativism, and the notion of the transcultural.
  

  • PHIL 3400 Philosophy of Religion

    4 semester hours

    A philosophical investigation of the issues surrounding religion and religious beliefs. Possible topics will include: religious language, problem of evil, immortality, theism, and atheism.

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Faith and Reason.
  

  • PHIL 3410 Philosophy of God

    4 semester hours

    An exploration of the debate regarding concepts of God and the arguments for and against God’s existence. This course examines the contributions of both classical and contemporary schools of thought to the debate.
  

  • PHIL 3420 Philosophy and Christianity

    4 semester hours

    An exploration of central philosophical issues that arise in Christian life - understood as pilgrimage. What is happiness? How does one integrate the immanent and the transcendent? How does Christian praxis relate to the political sphere?

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Faith and Reason.
  

  • PHIL 3510 Ancient Philosophy

    4 semester hours

    A study of pre-Socratic thought, Plato, and Aristotle. Part of the history sequence for majors.
  

  • PHIL 3520 Medieval Philosophy

    4 semester hours

    A study of the major philosophical movements from Augustine to Ockham. Part of the history sequence for majors.

    University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Faith and Reason.
  

  • PHIL 3530 Modern Philosophy I

    4 semester hours

    A study of 17th century Rationalism and 18th century Empiricism, including Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, and Hume. Part of the history sequence for majors.
  

  • PHIL 3540 Modern Philosophy II

    4 semester hours

    A study of Kant and post-Kantian developments, including 19th century German Idealism. Part of the history sequence for majors.
  

  • PHIL 3565 Chinese Philosophy

    4 semester hours

    An introduction to Chinese Philosophy, its subject matter and methodologies, with special attention to the six philosophical schools and some fundamental philosophical concepts and persistent issues that arise in the development of the Chinese philosophical tradition.
  

  • PHIL 3610 The Analytic Tradition

    4 semester hours

    An examination of some of the most influential philosophers whose work constitutes the Anglo-American tradition of the 20th century, including Frege, Russell, G.E. Moore, Wittgenstein, the Logical Positivists, the Ordinary Language Philosophers, and several contemporary post-analytic philosophers.
  

  • PHIL 3640 Existentialism

    4 semester hours

    A study of 20th-century European existential philosophy and its 19th-century forerunners.
  

  • PHIL 3998 Special Studies

    1 TO 4 semester hours

  

  • PHIL 3999 Independent Studies

    1 TO 4 semester hours

  

  • PHIL 4175 Images of Women in Philosophy

    4 semester hours

    An exploration of the understanding of women and human nature in the various philosophical traditions.
  

  • PHIL 4430 Personalism

    4 semester hours

    An exploration of the nature of personhood and its implications for building a just society. Major personalist thinkers and critics - including Maritain, Mounier, Wojtyla, Weil, and Bellah - may provide a context for analysis.
  

  • PHIL 4515 Philosophy in Late Antiquity

    4 semester hours

    A study of major philosophical currents after Aristotle, including Neo-Platonism, Stoicism and early Christian reactions to Greek philosophy.
  

  • PHIL 4620 Pragmatism

    4 semester hours

    A study of 19th and 20th century pragmatism, including the philosophies of Charles Sanders Peirce, William James, and John Dewey.
  

  • PHIL 4630 Phenomenology

    4 semester hours

    An introduction to major themes in Husserlian phenomenology. This course will focus on such topics as intentionality, the natural and transcendental attitudes, categorial intuition, temporality, and intersubjectivity. It will draw out the classical character of phenomenology and yet show how the method responds to and overcomes particular problems of modernity.
  

  • PHIL 4635 Phenomenology of the Self

    4 semester hours

    An introduction to the phenomenological treatment of subjectivity and intersubjectivity, focusing on various aspects of Husserlian egology and the use of language, especially the first-person pronoun.
  

  • PHIL 4650 Postmodernism

    4 semester hours

    A study of 20th and/or 21st century responses to modern and/or Enlightenment philosophy. Can also include postmodern philosophical theology and philosophy of religion.
  

  • PHIL 4660 Hermeneutics

    4 semester hours

    A study of philosophical accounts of interpretation and the role it plays in understanding. The course may approach the field through emphasis on a particular figure (e.g., Martin Heidegger, Hans-Georg Gadamer, or Paul Ricoeur) or through a particular theme or topic (e.g., narrative identity, religion, or politics).
  

  • PHIL 4670 Spanish Philosophy

    4 semester hours

    An exploration of Spanish (Iberian) philosophical figures and themes, including one or more of the following thinkers: Seneca, Averroes, Maimonides, Llull, Ibn Al’Arabi, Vives, St. Teresa of Jesus, St. John of the Cross, Suarez, Unamuno, Ortega y Gasset, Zubiri, Mora, Marias, and/or Trias.
 

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