Undergraduate Courses

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Immersion in contemporary sound and music creation practices in France.
By combining sound design, spatialization, and creation, this course explores artistic, cultural, scientific, and musical dimensions of sound writing through the prism of technology. Students discover the history of electroacoustic and electronic music and technologies developed at IRCAM, are introduced to field recording and soundscaping, and participate in workshops, concerts, and cultural visits. Students experiment with IRCAM software and conduct documentary research.

This course examines theories, technologies, and practices of listening in the modern world. How has our experience of sound changed as we move from the piano to the personal computer, from the phonoautograph to the mp3? How have political, commercial, and cultural forces shaped what we are able to listen to, and how we listen to it? Finally, how have performers, physiologists, and philosophers worked to understand this radical transformation of the senses?

Designed to develop an understanding of the literary experiences as an encounter between reader and text, and of interpretative problems related to each of the major literary genres. Liberal Arts Core/CORE Equivalent - satisfies the requirement for Expressive Culture.

Seminar for English majors of a personal and critical perspective. The goal is to help students develop into not only informed and reflective readers of literature but to prepare them to be informed and reflective teachers of literature as well.

This course addresses instructional practices for integrating disciplinary content learning and literacy, fostering conceptual vocabulary development, and utilizing new media technologies. Special attention is provided for meeting the wide-ranging academic and linguistic needs of children in the intermediate grades. Field experiences provide opportunities for application of instructional practices in intermediate classrooms.

This course studies an experience that is at the heart of the original idea of education: the experience of living a life as if one were journeying along a path. With the aid of works of literature and the arts. we will examine various feature of this experience and their philosophical implications. Liberal Arts Core/CORE-MAP Equivalent - satisfies the requirement for Expressive Cultures.

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A focus on basic knowledge of live sound reinforcement; applicable to interested students in music theatre, or the performing arts. Course topics introduce mixing consoles, room EQ, speakers, amplification, systems, monitoring systems and electrical requirements, as appropriate to the field.

The British music scene has been a major driver of global popular culture
since Vera Lynn's White Cliffs of Dover. This course will examine how the
uniqueness of being British has contributed to the creation and commercialization of music in Britain and its exportation and impact globally. How does the music reflect a place, a time period, a people? What specific aspects of the British music business have carried over to the commercial structures and creative processes of today's global music industry? The British music industry will be dissected through the lenses of popular culture, music as an art form, social politics and the evolving
global marketplace for music.

Introduction to the development of curriculum for young learners in diverse settings. Topics include: early childhood environments, linguistic and cultural diversity, early language and learning in family, school, and community settings, working collaboratively with families to create learning environments responsive to the needs of all children.

Students who are not registered for course work in order to finish incompletes or other graduation requirements must, in lieu of completion of 3 points each academic year pay an annual maintenance of matriculation fee. Registering for maintenance of matriculation allows a student an active NYUID and access to University facilities.

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This course explores Martin Luther King's emergence, ideas, and impact as a protest leader. Topics will include the relationship between King and Presidents Kennedy and Johnson, the FBI's covert attempts to discredit King, and how the US government’s interaction with mass protest movements promotes and limits social change. Students will assess King's political strengths and weaknesses and the criticism he faced from rivals and opponents over his tactics, leadership style, vision for America, and critique of US foreign policy.

The Scholars Program promotes excellence in academic achievement and leadership. Entering freshman, who present a record of distinction in scholastic achievement and leadership activities, are invited to become members of the Scholars Program, participating in a rich mix of seminars, cultural events, domestic and international travel colloquia, research, and community service. Membership in the Scholars Program is renewable annually, based on participation and academic achievement. Scholars must maintain a grade point average of at least 3.5.

Explores the various political and philosophical debates within western Marxism. Pays particular attention to the influence of the cultural turn in twentieth century Marxist thought on feminism, postcolonialism, and theories of mediation. Themes include: the commodity, alienation and reification, surplus value, culture, ideology, hegemony and subjectivity.

Historical and practical experience in basic mask and puppet-making techniques. Exploration of the uses of masks and puppets and their importance in theatre. Laboratory three hours a week.

The emphasis in this class in on the student performance & analysis of string music. Students prepare & perform literature from the 17th to the 21st century for Artist Teachers who offer insights into technical & interpretive topics including phrase shaping, expressive timing, ornamentation, & extended techniques.

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