Courses

This course is a culmination of a student’s graduate degree. It requires the student
to incorporate elements from their entire course of study to research, program, prepare, and present a successful degree recital.

This course is a culmination of a student’s graduate degree. It requires the student
to incorporate elements from their entire course of study to research, program, prepare, and present a successful degree recital.

This course is a culmination of a student’s graduate degree. It requires the student
to incorporate elements from their entire course of study to research, program, prepare, and present a successful degree recital.

New Description: A graduate seminar in Music Technology students intended to provide the framework for intellectual challenge, as well as an opportunity to explore many areas of student interest in the field of music technology. The course provides a study of the theoretical foundations in key areas of Music Technology research through lecture as well as student review and discussion of the writings of prominent researchers in the field.

This course meets weekly & is intensely focused forum for critical dialogue & group discussion about each student’s work & ideas. Historical precedents & research into conceptual practices & working methods contextualize discussions.

Provides an overview of the mechanics of grant writing, including writing a letter of intent, developing research questions, preparing a literature review, determining research design and methods, and identifying target courses of funding. Through group projects students produce and critique a grant application. Objectives, guidelines, and techniques for managing an awarded grant are discussed.

This course targets fundamentals of grant writing for doctoral students planning academic research careers. The course covers the entirety of the process, from identifying a grant mechanism through grant review and resubmission. Students will draft part or all of a grant proposal on their proposed dissertation research, present their drafts in class, and receive feedback from peers. The focus is on funding mechanisms for advanced doctoral students through the National Institutes of Health, although other agencies and mechanisms will be discussed as well.

An advanced thanatology course for persons who have had at least one basic course in thanatology or related work experience. Of particular use to clergy, counselors, hospice workers, nurses, psychologists, social workers, & others who work in helping relationships. A study of anticipatory grief, dying, grief & bereavement. Examination of related theory, research, current counseling practices, & models of intervention employed in various settings. Skill development in grief counseling, usually within simulated conditions.

Overview of human anatomy of the muscular, skeletal, nervous, and circulatory systems. Anatomical models and specimens will complement didactic classroom activities.

This course, taught in small groups of students, serves as an introduction to music composition for the concert stage in an environment that stimulates discussion and collaboration. Students in the group will be encouraged to collaborate in writing pieces, and to critique each other’s works.

This course, taught in small groups of students, serves as an introduction to music composition for film, TV, videogames, and commercial media in an environment that stimulates Field available for additional information in footer
discussion and collaboration. Students in the group will be encouraged to collaborate in writing pieces, and to critique each other’s works.

This course, taught in small groups of students, serves as an introduction to songwriting in an environment that stimulates discussion and collaboration. Students in the group will be encouraged to collaborate in writing pieces, and to critique each other's works.

Examination of group dynamics through reading, lecture, discussion, & participation in small experiential groups. Discussion of the processes that occur in the development of groups.

The primary purposes of this course are to introduce students to the theory of group process & group dynamics underlying the practice of group counseling & the use of groups in a wide range of counselor interventions with children, adolescents & adults. Students will develop an understanding of group dynamics through readings, lectures, participation in & observing of ongoing groups. Attention will be given to personal, interpersonal, & group level dynamics as they occur in groups & to the interdependence of emotions, behavior & thought in group life.

This course provides students with an understanding of the theories and practice of group therapy and group drama therapy. Students will examine different theoretical approaches to group work; basic principles of group dynamics, and group skills including establishing, leading, and evaluating various types of drama therapy groups. Students will develop an understanding of clinical, cultural, ethical, legal, and professional considerations in groups through lectures, readings, participation in and observing ongoing group processes.

Orientation to problems in clinical music therapy situations. Offered in conjunction with fieldwork in various agencies and institutions associated with New York University.

Orientation to problems in clinical music therapy situations. Offered in conjunction with fieldwork in various agencies and institutions associated with New York University.

Group lessons (by examination) in guitar, supplemented by extra assignments, outside practice, observation.

Study and performance of chamber music.

Study and performance of chamber music.