Courses

This is a multidisciplinary course in which students with previous experience with analog and digital electronics create a novel hardware--based electronic musical instrument, controller, effects unit, or other device related to their interests in music and audio. Student projects may be analog, digital, or a hybrid, and should be unique in some way from devices currently in the commercial marketplace. Students present their designs and functioning physical prototypes with the class as they evolve throughout the semester for feedback.

Application of electrotherapeutic modalities, including alternating, direct, and pulsed current (e.g. high voltage galvanic stimulation, interferential current), neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), functional electrical stimulation (FES) for improving posture for movement, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), iontophoresis, electrical muscle stimulation, and biofeedback in order to: modulate or decrease pain; reduce or eliminate soft tissue inflammation caused by musculoskeltelal, neuromuscular, peripheral vascular, or integumentary injury, disease, developmental delay, or surgery; maintain strength after injury or surgery; decrease unwanted muscular activity; assist muscle contraction in gait or other functional training; or increase the rate of healing of open wounds.

This course is designed to introduce occupational therapy students to the concept of leadership in complex and emerging practice environments. The course integrates leadership theory with practice through topical readings, reflection, discussion, and guest presentations. Students will develop a personal leadership philosophy to help guide their future leadership roles.

A survey of post-industrial business models and regional/global markets that will under gird the production and distribution of music and music-related cultural goods and services in the first decades of the 21st century. The course lays out the major theoretical, historical, technological, and socioeconomic threads linking popular music and networked communications systems and media. Mixed contemporary theory with analyses of real-world.

Occupational therapists have always and will continue to respond to the emerging needs of society. This course examines how changes in society and health care influence and expand the provision of occupational therapy services in nontraditional settings- explores the history of emerging practice in the profession and teaches students how to develop theoretically based programs or services for emerging practice opportunities.

Focuses on the way that emotion develops over the course of a lifespan in relation to cognition. Topics include the organization model of emotional development; the neural basis of emotion and cognition; the relation of emotional and cognitive development to temperament and personality.

This course will focus on the lyrical pronunciation rules for American and British English. Students will be required to demonstrate mastery of these rules through transliteration of song texts into the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and in performance of assigned repertoire.

Focus is on theoretical & practice-based understandings of admissions & retention programming in U.S. colleges. Links between practice & the theory & research relating to college choice, access, & retention will be explored. Variations by student population & institutional type will be presented & implications for programming will be considered.

Students will acquire a basic framework for understanding the discipline of entrepreneurship and how to apply it to the music industry. The course is organized around the creation, assessment, growth development, and operation of new and emerging ventures in the for-profit music environments. Key concepts will be explored using the case methods.

Students will acquire a basic framework for understanding the discipline of entrepreneurship & how to apply it to the music industry. The course is organized around the creation, assessment, growth development, & operation of new & emerging ventures in the for-profit music environments. Key concepts will be explored using the case methods.

Introduction to the controlling elements affecting performing arts organizations in the United States. In addition to examining the position of the artist in society and in the labor market, the course analyzes the relationship of the environment to the production, marketing, and distribution of artistic services. Students study the derivation of the present environment, the relevance and import of tax exemption and nonprofit status, the organizational structures for arts organizations, the role of funding on all levels, and the strategies and techniques needed to manage performing arts organizations effectively.

An in-depth study of the music entertainment environment and the rapid changes (i.e. technology, acquisitions etc.) affecting the creation, production, business administrations, and professional standards of the industry. Emphasis is placed on expanding markets, new products, future technologies, and planning for the future. A historical overview and case studies are explored.

This course will investigate the dominant critical perspectives that have contributed to the development of Environmental Communication as a field of study. This course explores the premise that the way we communicate powerfully impacts our perceptions of the "natural" world, & that these perceptions shape the way we define our relationships to & within nature. The goal of this course is to access various conceptual frame woks for addressing questions about the relationship between the environment, culture & communication. Students will explore topics such as nature/wildlife tourism, consumerism, representations of the environment in popular culture & environmental activism.

Introduction to environmental education with particular emphasis on theoretical & practical applications. Historical & philosophical perspectives will be explored in relation to current topics in environmental education & implications for school reform. We will examine national & local models of environmental education & analyze their relationship to contemporary issues of environmental literacy. Case studies will be drawn from a wide range of educational settings. Students will develop competencies in planning environmental education.

The course provides skills in analyzing environmental justice issues using digital tools. In this course, students learn risk assessment, online location of sources, applied GIS (Geographic Information System), & spatial analysis. The course involves instruction in basic GIS

Identification of the formal structure, leadership, & recent activities of public & private organizations, groups, & businesses that express concern for, or engage in, public educational activities related to the environment. What are the agencies & organizations? What are they doing? What are their commitments? What are the intellectual grounds of their activities. Topical focus changes yearly.

Introduction to the art and science of cuisine characteristics of selected world cultures through lectures, demonstrations, hands-on preparation, and field trips.

Orientation to the profession of clinical and counseling psychology in the context of the sociological and historical literature on professionalization. Major issues in psychology across areas of theory, research, and practice are considered along with APA Professional Practice Guidelines. Major foci of the course also include examining ethical issues in research, practice, and training and the socialization of students to provision of health service psychology. There is a particular focus on racism, marginalization, and oppression from an intersectional perspective.

Course is focused on ethical principles in art therapy & designed to deepen personal & professional values. Students will enhance their theoretical knowledge by art experientials & role playing. Course topics are organized to reflect the professional Ethics Code established by the American Art Therapy Association. Particular emphasis will be placed on confidentiality dilemmas in therapy & research, dual-role relationships, & the personal & professional development of students’ identities as ethically minded art therapists.

Analysis of philosophical issues in occupational therapy with an emphasis on considering ethical dilemmas and sound arguments. Characteristics of analytic philosophy and techniques used in inquiry are explained.