Courses

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

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.

This course will track the various manifestations of media amateurism over time and medium, while also exploring theoretical concerns and cultural discourses that surround their work and social construction, especially in relation to notions of professionalism, community, networks, artistic practice, collectivism, and marginalization.

This course provides students with background on the historical and sociological foundation of education in the United States. It examines the role that education has played in advancing civil and human rights I it explores the ways in which education continues to be implicated in the maintenance of social inequality in American society. Through readings, lectures, films and class debates, students will gain an understanding of some of the most complex and controversial issues confronting education today including: affirmative action, Bi-Lingual Education, Special Education, the achievement gap, school choice and vouchers, and the role of race and culture in student achievement.

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.

Fluency in grammar and syntax are initiated. Basic vocabulary and conversations are developed. Deaf history and social community are studied. Fundamental receptive and signing skills are taught in a visual-manual method. No spoken English.

Builds upon basic fluency by continuing deeper vocabulary development. Intermediate grammar rules and conversational Deaf Culture memes and disability in history are related. Expressive signing development concentrates on speed, clarity and smoothness. Receptive development emphasizes a quicker pace. Taught in a visual-manual method using no spoken English.

More advanced fluency is developed through storytelling, active conversations, and classifiers. Receptive skills are emphasized in pairs, as is signing at “Deaf Signing” speed. Accuracy in signs formation and detail in description help expand linguistic understanding and comprehension. Taught in a visual-manual method using no spoken English.

Advanced fluency is required, including Deaf Cultural Awareness, and other social, and political presentations that construct, and form, the language. Descriptions, storytelling, and group conversations are expressed at high levels. Aesthetic of the language in context is researched and discussed. Taught in a visual-manual method using no spoken English.

Advanced fluency beyond the classroom focuses on sophisticated grammar, complex semantics, and intricate syntax. Conversation is produced at normal rates. Language lives beyond the mind, and in its application, and relevance, in work settings, social services, and the Arts, consistency in propagation is valued. Taught in a visual-manual method using no spoken English.

Through the lenses of power, resistance, and identity, this course provides an introduction to American social movements from the 1950s to the present. Drawing from history, sociology, and politics, it examines a range of social movements, including: civil rights and Black Power, second and third wave feminism, gay and lesbian liberation and LGBT movements, and Right-wing mobilization. The course also examines the question of how social activism on both the political Left and Right has changed over the past fifty years.
Liberal Arts Core/CORE Equivalent - satisfies the requirement for Society and Social Sciences.

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.

An introduction to Analog Electronic theory including solid-state devices. Ohm’s Law and related measurement techniques will be explored. Students must enroll in a Lab section to apply hands-on experience in basic circuit design and measurement.

Hands-on lab accompanying Analog Electronics. Lab sessions will contain hands-on experience with analog audio circuitry. The course culminates with a student developed final project.

The physical aspects of sound, analog recording technology and studio production techniques are explained and demonstrated. Lecture topics include microphones, stereo recording, analog consoles, multi-track tape recording, equalization, compression, reverberation and mixing. Studio lab assignments are performed outside of class reinforcing weekly lecture topics

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 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.

A comprehensive study of the anatomical, physiological, bases of speech production, and perception. The structures and mechanics of respiration, fountain, resonation, articulation, and speech perception are studied.

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