Graduate Courses

Students examine the impact of a large scale form on the compositional process. The course focuses on an in-depth study of the many issues raised in planning and composing symphonic works and the specific aesthetic concerns of composers in the structuring of large-scale symphonic works.

This course analyzes the emergence and impact of race- and social-class-based affirmative action policies in the United States and around the world in the context of contemporary debates about equity and higher education. Case studies and guest speakers will be drawn from the United States, Brazil, India, China, France, and Israel.

Mental health counselors are in a unique position to utilize their knowledge and
skills to advocate for clients that identify as Trans and Gender Expansive (TGE). This course will review both research and clinical frameworks that center the identities of TGE clients through a wellness and resilience approach. Students will also learn the history of healthcare in the United States for TGE clients, TGE terminology, and affirming clinical practices to best serve clients within these communities.

African-American music, including slave songs, gospel, blues, and jazz, has had a
profound influence on virtually every form of the popular music of the past 100 years. Students explore that impact through a detailed tracing of the roots and evolution of country western, doowop, rock’n’roll, rhythm & blues, soul, funk, reggae, rap, hip hop, contemporary R&B, and other genres.

This course will introduce students to Afro-Caribbean dance with a focus on Haiti and The Bahamas while exploring its roots in West African dance and culture. Classroom activities will embody fundamental dance movements and explore the relationship to the country’s customs and traditions, inclusive of cultural games and songs. Basic African and Caribbean dance skills and movement vocabulary will be taught emphasizing coordination, polyrhythm and body awareness.

Course examines the process of agricultural globalization & its effects on the process of rural & agricultural development in the global south. Specifically, analyze the incorporation of agricultural producers & processors in developing countries into the supply chains of global food brands & retailers. The goal is to identify how globalization is shaping institutions that govern agricultural laborers in poor & middle income communities, who are the most vulnerable actors in the global economy

Agricultural policy and some food policy is regulated by The Farm Bill, which Congress reauthorizes approximately every five years. This course covers the history of the farm bill, starting from its inception via the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 up to the most recent Farm Act. Students analyze how agricultural policy is influenced by the existing political, economic and agricultural climate at the time the Farm Bill is being debated. Key shifts in farm policy include the movement from direct farm support to crop insurance, and the recent inclusion of grant-funded programming for food movement-related programs.

This seminar helps students both within and outside core technical research
communities to develop a grounded understanding of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) systems. Drawing primarily from the interdisciplinary field of Science & Technology Studies (STS), students learn to look beyond the current hype of AI and engage with it as a distributed infrastructure of humans, machines, institutions, regulations, practices, and ideologies. This is a seminar-style class that prioritizes discussion over lectures.

A mind body method for becoming aware of & changing movement habits. Focus is on recognizing & learning how to release excess tension & change those habits of movement that interfere with the free & centered use of the body. This leads to the development of a physical understanding of oneself through movements.

A mind body method for becoming aware of and changing movement habits. Focus is on recognizing and learning how to release excess tension and change those habits of movement that interfere with the free and centered use of the body. This leads to the development of a physical understanding of oneself through movements.

Explores real-time music using two new JAVA music technologies: JMSL and JYSN. JAVA Music Specification Language (JMSL) is a programming environment for experiments in music performance, algorithmic composition, and intelligent music design. JYSN is a software package with which the programmer/composer can build virtual musical instruments. JSYN delivers CD-quality stereo audio in real-time. Students will be programming extensively in JAVA and should be prepared to spend considerable time outside class developing their software.

This repertory ensemble performs varied literature from the traditional Big Band Era to modern jazz and commercial ensembles. Students are encouraged to compose and arrange for the ensemble. Specific focus on learning styles of music found within the performed literature, as well as improvisation as a major component to this ensemble. Enrollment by audition

The course explores the reciprocal influence between American cultural industries and the rest of the globe. Due to digital technologies and globalization, traditional government-driven relations have transformed to accommodate a multitude of players: artists, promoters, non-profits, and fan groups. The module emphasizes the historical and current impact of American cultural production, alongside the rise of alternative centers (China, India, Russia, Iran).

A historical and critical investigation of the origin and development of musical comedy; European and native influence; important lyricists, composers, performers, directors. Changes in the modern musical theatre; analysis of current Broadway and off-Broadway productions includes required attendance at selected performances. All theatre expenses are the responsibility of the student.

Backgrounds of American theatre. Important writers, actors, directors, producers, and educators in the theatre and changes in dramatic forms and production from their beginnings in American colonial life to the present.

This lecture and laboratory course presents an in-depth examination of the therapeutic value of purposeful activity/occupation, with emphasis on activity analysis, synthesis, and gradation. The role of the teaching and learning process and its relevance to designing effective intervention is examined.

Employing a biopsychosocial model, various aspects of work and productive activities will be explored. Includes psychosocial issues, epidemiology, job analysis, an introduction to ergonomics, work hardening, and social legal issues relative to the world of work.

Integration of facts and principles derived from the fields of anatomy, physiology, and biomechanics with implications for normal, physical activity, conditioning, and therapeutic exercise; research approach.

Analysis of abnormal motion and the procedures employed in its modification.

This course is designed to help students develop a working knowledge of the structures (anatomy) and functions (physiology) of the speech and swallow mechanisms across the life span that disrupt communication and swallowing. Students examine and discuss the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system, subsystems for speech (respiration, phonation, articulation, resonance), and deglutition. A detailed study of typical structure and function is requisite for the identification of speech and swallowing disorders.