Graduate Courses

Open to departmental graduate students majoring in music. Private lessons in brass instruments. All styles & forms supplemented by extra assignments. Jury examination required at end of semester. Required attendance at brass recitals & master classes.

Rehearsal techniques and special problems in ensemble performance.

This course provides students with foundational knowledge of pedagogical
approaches for teaching brass instruments through established methods and repertoire. Students gain knowledge of pedagogical approaches and resources for teaching brass at various levels, put new information into practice through teaching demonstrations and research assignments, and explore methods on organizing and managing a private studio.

Instrumental Performance juries assess each student’s growth in instrumental techniques including intonation, rhythm, tone production, articulation, dynamics, and musicality. Juries take place at a designated time at the end of the semester and are evaluated by each student’s program director and any additional invited faculty. Jury repertoire is selected in conversation with each student’s private teacher, and
each student studies their jury repertoire in their private lessons.

An ensemble approach to teaching, learning and performing on brass instruments in diverse music and school settings. Each student will have experience with high and low brass instruments, and will study the transpositions needed for these instruments. This course is designed for students in Music Education and prepares them for meeting the requirements for K-12 music teacher certification.

Can art bridge divides and build peace? This course examines the
role of the arts in advancing peacebuilding, diplomacy, and cross-cultural
understanding. Blending theory and practice, it explores how the arts have been
mobilized globally as tools of peace, education, and soft power. Through case
studies and hands-on engagement with diverse art forms, students investigate how
creative practice deepens awareness of self, others, and the world’s divides, and
imagine how the arts can open new pathways toward connection and change.

Based on theories of psychoanalysis, attachment, & interpersonal relations, this course covers the basic principles that guide brief psychodynamic psychotherapy. This course also provides opportunities for students to practice skills of developing an accurate case formulation of the client in order to promote change through specific interventions based on the model of brief dynamic therapy.

This course will introduce students to principles of funding allocation within post-secondary institutions. It will focus primarily on departmental and programmatic assets and needs, and will expose students to best practices in the field.

This course will introduce students to principles of funding allocation within postsecondary institutions. It will focus primarily on departmental & programmatic assets & needs,
& will expose students to best practices in the field.

Focuses on institutional assessment, program evaluation, and accreditation by external quality assurance agencies, governmental organizations, and special groups. Examines approaches for building and maintaining institutional quality, including the role of strategic planning and resource allocation; defining, developing, and assessing outcomes including student learning; analyzing and presenting data; and developing and using institutional self-study reports.

This course prepares students to conceptualize, design, and critically evaluate AI-enhanced applications that address real challenges and opportunities in learning contexts. The course centers on understanding learning processes from the perspective of diverse stakeholders and applying a learner-centered, human-AI design process to build supporting solutions. Students investigate how AI—particularly large language models and multimodal systems—can augment teachers, learners, and other educational actors by providing feedback, scaffolding, analytics, or new forms of interaction. Through iterative design, ethical reflection, and evidence-informed evaluation, students create and refine an AI-enhanced prototype that meaningfully supports learning or teaching practices.

Implementation of marketing plans and related public relations activities; major reimbursement guidelines; how to reflect patient or client care activities in all billing; apply time management principles to patient or client treatment scheduling; and understand and exhibit responsibility for practicing within the guidelines of third party payers.

Provides a comprehensive understanding of the diverse ways the visual arts & business intersect in the United States & abroad. Traditional corporate art programs are examined, as well as new models pertaining to today’s style of management & more technologically-oriented businesses as well as the real estate, hospitality & healthcare industries. Examination of how art in the work place matches the culture & philosophy of a business or corporation & how they are successfully used as a tool in branding, public relations, client development, community outreach, & human resources. Attention is paid to the marketing benefits accrued to a corporation when it engages in a visual arts effort, be it through collecting, museums, exhibitions, art education programs, artist/exhibition sponsorship, communications or technology. On-site visits & guest lecturers from professionals in the field.

A graduate-level introductory course in programming for audio & music applications. Extensive C programming assignments cover topics including software designs, algorithms, & data representation for digital signal processing & other audio applications. No prior programming experience is required.

C programming for music technology lab is taken concurrently with MPATE-GE 2618 & provides students with hands-on instruction in algorithmic design & general programming concepts. Example code is implemented, discussed, & demonstrated in detail in order to provide students with step-by-step examples of programming design paradigms

This course will explore perspectives of college/university community, the impact of education & campus contexts, the various groups who comprise the college campus (e.g. traditional/non-traditional populations) & the dynamic of interaction that contribute to student development, retention, & other outcomes. The goals of this course are to increase awareness & understanding of the role that community & student subcultures play in the overall student experience while in college & how to structure communities to foster student success.

This course is designed to demonstrate the student’s accumulated knowledge in Leadership and Organizational Studies in a series of projects under the additional supervision of an advisor. The completed problem of practice should bring together the student’s central research question, organization, leadership skills, and professional experiences.

In this course students will gain knowledge and skills in conducting a needs assessment. The course will build on prior foundational coursework related to critical reflection, research methods, literature review, evidence-based practice, gathering and analyzing data, and report writing. Students will begin to collaborate with their capstone site mentor and will plan and conduct a needs assessment that is relevant to their capstone experience.

This course is the continuation of Capstone I designed to support the completion of the first draft of the Problem of Practice and Organizational Improvement Plan under the additional supervision of an advisor. The Capstone necessitates multiple drafts of the research that are subjected to heightened peer review and regular feedback from the student’s instructors and advisor.

This course introduces principles of program development and evaluation to prepare students for designing their capstone project. Emphasis will be on students’ understanding and implementation of concepts and skills necessary for effective program design, implementation.