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2021-2022 Academic Catalogue [ARCHIVED CATALOGUE]

Courses of Instruction

  

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Mathematics
  

  • MAT 357 - Applied Mathematics I (1)

    A course in applied mathematics.  The material of this course is at the discretion of the instructor. Prerequisite: MAT 236 .
  

  • MAT 358 - Applied Mathematics II (1)

    A course in applied mathematics. The material of this course is at the discretion of the instructor. Prerequisite: MAT 236 .
  
  
  
  

  • MAT 485 - Senior Capstone Project (1)

    Research on a subject or problem selected by the student and approved by Mathematics and Statistics faculty. Guidance and feedback on the completion of a culminating paper that will serve as a component of the capstone experience for the Mathematics and Statistics major. In addition to consulting with the instructor on the final written project, students will spend class time presenting their progress to classmates, sharing and developing ideas, answering questions, and overcoming difficulties about their research. Prerequisite: MAT 502  Capstone Preparation. No alternate grade option.
    (Writing Intensive)
  
  
  

  • MAT 502 - Capstone Preparation (1/4)

    Guidance through the process of choosing a topic for the Senior Capstone Project in Mathematics and Statistics, and writing a proposal for the project that is acceptable to the faculty in the department. Common readings in current literature in mathematics and statistics also will be assigned. This adjunct course must be taken over Terms 1-4. Students will meet with the instructor for approximately 2.5 hours per block. Students will have brief meetings with course instructors and will also work individually on proposals. The total time commitment will not exceed 10 hours per block.
  

  • MAT 511 - Extended Research in Mathematics (1/4)

    Developing and proving statements in an interesting area of mathematics which are original to the student. Must be taken over four consecutive terms. No more than one course credit of MAT 511 can be earned. Prerequisites: CSC 151 , MAT 122 , a GPA in the department of 3.0 or higher, and permission of instructor.
  

  • MAT 702 - Applied Mathematics Minor Essay

    Completion of a short reflective essay detailing how the applied math minor has completmented other courses at Cornell approved by faculty in Department of Mathematics and Statistics. Prerequisites: Completion of at least 4 course credits towards the Applied Mathematics minor.

Medieval and Early Modern Studies
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  • MEM 485 - Senior Project (1)

    Independent, interdisciplinary project, required of all majors during their senior year. Prerequisite: permission of the student’s Medieval and Early Modern Studies advisor.
  
  
  

  • MEM 951 - Semester in the Arts of London and Florence (1)

    see ACM Programs .
  
  

  • MEM 962 - Newberry Library Program in the Humanities (1)

    when the topic studied is relevant to Medieval and Early Modern Studies, with the approval of the Medieval and Early Modern Studies advisor.

Music
  

  • MUS 101 - Fundamentals of Music (1)

    Basic music reading skills for all interested students, while learning to listen to and recognize the structural and aesthetic elements of music. Preparation for MUS 110 .
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • MUS 110 - Music Theory I (1)

    Fundamentals of music: harmony, melody, rhythm, scales, and forms; with a concentration on the common-practice period, 1600-1900 (with some twentieth century music). Application of these topics to analysis, writing, listening, sight-singing, and an introduction to music literature. Prerequisite: MUS 101 , passing music placement test, or permission of instructor.
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • MUS 115 - Beginning Electronic Music Composition (1)

    An introduction to creating electronic music using Digital Audio Workstations. Designed for a range of students from those with no prior musical training to aspiring professional musicians, this course will cover the basic principles of sound processing and MIDI, as well as compositional concepts and techniques for electronic music creation and beat making.
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • MUS 200 - The Fine Arts Look at Tradition & Innovation: Societal Encounters, Ideas, and Applications (SYS) (1)

    This is an interdisciplinary course within the Fine Arts and Humanities. We will look at traditions, innovations, and technologies with a critical eye, using ethical philosophy, music and drama, literature/novel, philosophically oriented art, and film. In what ways are traditions positive? In what ways are they negative? The same questions will be applied to innovations and technologies. This will be framed and directed by the context of societal critique and response. We will have both individual and group work projects. Only open to sophomores.
    (Sophomore Year Seminar (SYS)) (Fine Arts)
  

  • MUS 207 - Vocal Diction (1)

    Italian, French, German, and English diction as related to the art song and to choral music. Required of all students whose major performance medium is voice; also required of General Music Education majors. Alternate years.
  

  • MUS 210 - Music Theory II (1)

    Continuation of MUS 110 . Topics include the harmonic progression, triads in inversion, non-chord tones, and an introduction to phrases, periods, and their role in creating musical form. Prerequisite: MUS 110 . No alternate grade option.
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • MUS 212 - Music Listening and Understanding (1)

    Learning to understand Western art music through historical study and perceptive listening. Does not count toward the Music major or minor.
    (Humanities)
  

  • MUS 215 - Jazz Improvisation (1)

    Improvisation in American jazz, including daily performing experiences in these styles. Prerequisite: MUS 310 .
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • MUS 217 - Opera (1)

    An introduction to opera as a genre and a study of selected masterpieces. The course will involve both traditional investigations and newer scholarly approaches from areas such as “queer studies” and feminist scholarship. Themes of the course will be those of the operas studied: politics, gender, class, love, death, sexuality, the individual within society, religion, and, of course, the union of music and drama. Ability to read music not required. May be repeated for credit with permission of instructor. Offered subject to availability of faculty.
    (Humanities) (Writing Encounter)
  

  • MUS 218 - Rock Music: Cultural and Intercultural Perspectives from origins through the 1980s (1)

    Rock music from its origins in African-American blues to the present. Examination of the music’s interaction with ethnicity, racism, capitalism, sexism, and politics. Open to all students. Offered subject to availability of faculty.
    (Humanities) (Intercultural Literacy Encounter)
  

  • MUS 219 - Revolutionary Music of the Twentieth Century (1)

    Avant-garde music of the twentieth century and the ways it has challenged previously-held musical and aesthetic values. Ives, Satie, Futurism, Dadaism, Duchamp, Varèse, Cage, and beyond. Experimental works and ideas in arts other than music. Open to all students. Offered subject to availability of faculty.
    (Humanities)
  

  • MUS 220 - Jazz: The Voice for Racial Justice (1)

    Jazz, America’s only significant original art form, began as a regional expression of the black and creole people of New Orleans and has since become a worldwide musical art form.  This course is a culturally and historically oriented study of the origins and history of jazz, including its significance for peoples of color and its interconnections with the world.  No music background expected. Prerequisite: writing-designated course (W). Offered every third year.
    (Humanities) (Intercultural Literacy Intensive)
  

  • MUS 263 - Women and Music (1)

    The roles of women in the history of Western music with special emphasis on the music of women composers. Exploration of issues surrounding gender and musical style. In addition to the Music major and minor, this course also counts toward the GSS major. Prerequisite: writing-designated course (W). Ability to read music not required.
    (Humanities) (Intercultural Literacy Encounter)
  

  • MUS 265 - Who Owns Music? The Practice and Politics of Musical Borrowing (1)

    Originality: how important is it??  And, what happens when musical composition is not completely original?  Call it what you like - borrowing, inspiration, appropriation, parody, quotation, sampling, adaptation, plagiarism - this course will examine the broad concept of musical composition based on pre-existing material.  We will consider the many different borrowing techniques that composers have used, the various reasons that composers have had for using borrowed material, and the myriad cultural and historical attitudes toward the practice of borrowing.  Our examples will be drawn from several diverse sources - including Western Classical music, contemporary popular music, and jazz.  Prerequisite: writing-designated course.  Ability to read music not required. 
    (Humanities)
  
  
  
  

  • MUS 302 - Song Literature (1)

    Investigation of the solo repertoire for the voice. Required of all majors in voice performance. Open to others with permission of instructor. Offered upon request. No alternate grade option.
  

  • MUS 303 - Service Playing and Arranging (1)

    Selecting music for the church service, the playing of the service, and the study of chanting. Required of all students majoring in performance in organ. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Offered upon request. No alternate grade option.
  

  • MUS 304 - Literature of the Major Instrument (1)

    Study of the repertoire available for the primary instrument. Required of all majors in instrumental performance. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. No alternate grade option.
  

  • MUS 306 - Conducting I (1)

    Basic conducting skills for both vocal and instrumental ensembles. Baton technique, musical styles and interpretations, rehearsal techniques, and score reading. Prerequisite: MUS 210   No alternate grade option.
  

  • MUS 307 - Piano Pedagogy (1/2)

    Examination and discussion of current ideas and methods of teaching piano, including lectures, observation of individual and class piano lessons, and supervised practice teaching. Required of all piano performance majors. Open to other pianists with the permission of instructor. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Offered upon request, subject to availability of faculty. No alternate grade option.
  

  • MUS 308 - Vocal Pedagogy (1/2)

    Historical and pedagogical development of the art of singing and a study of the physiology of the singing process. Emphasis on teaching techniques and care of the voice. Required of all students majoring in voice. Open to other vocalists with the permission of instructor. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Alternate years. No alternate grade option.
  

  • MUS 310 - Music Theory III (1)

    Continuation of MUS 210 . Topics include seventh chords, chord inversion, secondary functions, and an introduction to modulation. Prerequisite: MUS 210 . No alternate grade option.
  

  • MUS 315 - Jazz Arranging (1)

    Scoring for the jazz ensemble. Study of contemporary practices for writing and arranging in the jazz idiom. Projects include arrangements for the conventional big band as well as for small jazz ensembles. Prerequisite: MUS 343 . Offered upon request, subject to availability of faculty. No alternate grade option.
  

  • MUS 321 - History of Western Music I (1)

    Chronological development of Western music from Antiquity through the late Renaissance. Emphasis on historical, cultural, aesthetic, and structural examination of musical works; and the development of genres, forms, and performance practices. Prerequisites: writing-designated course (W) and the ability to read music. No alternate grade option.
    (Humanities) (Writing Encounter)
  

  • MUS 322 - History of Western Music II (1)

    Chronological development of Western music from the Baroque (seventeenth century) through Beethoven. Emphasis on historical, cultural, aesthetic, and structural examination of musical works; and the development of genres, forms, and performance practices. Prerequisites: MUS 310  and writing designated course (W). No alternate grade option.
    (Humanities) (Writing Encounter)
  

  • MUS 323 - History of Western Music III (1)

    Chronological development of Western music from the Romantics to the present. Emphasis on historical, cultural, aesthetic, and structural examination of musical works; and the development of genres, forms and performance practices. Prerequisites: MUS 310  and writing-designated coure (W). No alternate grade option.
    (Humanities) (Writing Encounter)
  

  • MUS 331 - Elementary Methods and Materials for Music Education (1)

    Introduction to the music teaching profession with a focus pertaining solely on the elementary level (PreK-8). This course will emphasize student evaluation, planning, classroom management, and teaching strategies rooted in the pedagogical principles of Zoltan Kodaly, Carl Orff, and/or Eugene Dalcroze. Twenty-five hours of observation/practicum in music in the schools. Prerequisite: MUS 310 . No alternate grade option.
  

  • MUS 343 - Music Theory IV (1)

    Continuation of MUS 310 , with emphasis on aural skills, structural analysis, and formal designs of music from the common-practice period. Prerequisite: MUS 310 . No alternate grade option.
  

  • MUS 348 - Counterpoint (1)

    Fundamental contrapuntal principles that occur in polyphonic music. Prerequisite: MUS 343 . Offered upon request. No alternate grade option.
  

  • MUS 349 - Form and Analysis (1)

    Overview of the standard forms and genres found in the common-practice and twentieth century periods. Study of techniques for uncovering the structure of a specific work. Prerequisite: MUS 343 . Offered upon request. No alternate grade option.
  

  • MUS 350 - Mozart and Beethoven (1)

    Historical and analytical study of selected works. Relationships, structures, and meanings within the works selected. Prerequisites: writing-designated course (W) and the ability to read music (treble and bass clefs). Offered subject to availability of faculty. No alternate grade option.
    (Humanities)
  

  • MUS 352 - The Ring Cycle of Wagner (1)

    Wagner’s four-opera epic cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen. Viewing of performances of The Ring, the work’s mythologies, operatic ideals, historic and cultural position, development of leitmotif, interpretations, and philosophical influences and content. Prerequisite: writing-designated course (W). Offered subject to availability of faculty. No alternate grade option.
    (Humanities)
  

  • MUS 353 - Wagner and Wagnerism (at the Newberry Library, Chicago) (1)

    An examination of Richard Wagner’s Musikdramen, essays, theories, sources, and influences, including the phenomenon of Wagnerism. The course will include a study of one of his major works, and students will carry out research at the Library. Prerequisite: writing-designated course (W). Alternate years. No alternate grade option.
    (Humanities)
  

  • MUS 370 - Special Topic: Tradition and Innovation (1)

    An interdisciplinary course that explores the relationship between tradition and innovation. The course approaches this question through the study of myth, drama, music/opera, literature, criticism, and essays, from antiquity through the 20th century. Major topics/texts are 1) Interpretations of the Electra myth: The Libation Bearers of Aeschylus, the Electra of Sophocles, and Richard Strauss’ Elektra. 2) The role of traditions and historical antecedents in Wagner’s “artwork of the future,” Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, and his major essay The Artwork of the Future. 3) James Joyce’s Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, wherein our protagonist fights the suffocation he feels from Catholicism, Irish traditions, and language while trying to become an artist. Each of these topics has strong connections with at least one other topic in the course.
  
  
  
  

  • MUS 431 - Secondary Methods and Materials for Music Education (1)

    Preparation for teaching music in the secondary schools. Educational philosophies, conducting and arranging skills, the teaching of vocal and instrumental music, and teaching strategies for students in grades 5-12. Twenty-five hours of observation-practicum in music in the schools. Prerequisites: MUS 310  and fulfillment of the Piano Proficiency Requirement. No alternate grade option.
  

  • MUS 432 - Marching Band Techniques (1)

    Charting, arranging for, organizing, and directing a marching band, with particular emphasis on high school marching bands. Prerequisite: MUS 343 . Offered upon request, subject to availability of faculty. No alternate grade option.
  

  • MUS 485 - Music Capstone Project (1)

    A project in an area of performance practices or some phase of music history, theory, or education. No alternate grade option.
  
  
  

  • MUS 701 - Music Performance Seminar (Zero Course Credit)

    A semester-long program requiring attendance at a number of musical events. The number of required events changes from semester to semester. Students should contact the Department of Music each semester for details.
  

  • MUS 702 - Composition (1/2-1)

    Original composition for various media, beginning with smaller forms. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit. No alternate grade option.
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • MUS 703 - Brass Instrumental Techniques (1/4)

    Development of basic performing techniques. Study and evaluation of procedures and materials for elementary and intermediate instrumental teaching. No alternate grade option.
  

  • MUS 704 - Percussion Instrumental Techniques (1/4)

    Development of basic performing techniques. Study and evaluation of procedures and materials for elementary and intermediate instrumental teaching. No alternate grade option.
  

  • MUS 705 - Strings Instrumental Techniques (1/4)

    Development of basic performing techniques. Study and evaluation of procedures and materials for elementary and intermediate instrumental teaching. No alternate grade option.
  

  • MUS 706 - Woodwinds Instrumental Techniques (1/4)

    Development of basic performing techniques. Study and evaluation of procedures and materials for elementary and intermediate instrumental teaching. No alternate grade option.
  

  • MUS 707 - Singers Instrumental Techniques (1/4)

    Development of basic performing techniques. Study and evaluation of procedures and materials for elementary and intermediate instrumental teaching. No alternate grade option.
  

  • MUS 708 - Guitar Instrumental Techniques (1/4)

    Development of basic performing techniques. Study and evaluation of procedures and materials for elementary and intermediate instrumental teaching. No alternate grade option.
  

  • MUS 709 - Advanced Jazz Improvisation (1/4)

    A continuation of MUS 215  Jazz Improvisation. Study and discussion of the various approaches to jazz improvisation. Focus will be on chord/scale relationships, advanced harmonic substitutions, stylistic considerations, solo analysis, and relationships between harmony, melody, and structure. Students will also begin learning important pieces in the basic jazz repertoire. May be repeated for credit. No alternate grade option.
  

  • MUS 710 - Advanced Jazz Improvisation (1/2)

    A continuation of MUS 215 Jazz Improvisation. Study and discussion of the various approaches to jazz improvisation. Focus will be on chord/scale relationships, advanced harmonic substitutions, stylistic considerations, solo analysis, and relationships between harmony, melody, and structure. Students will also begin learning important pieces in the basic jazz repertoire. May be repeated for credit. No alternate grade option.
  

  • MUS 711 - Chamber Ensembles (1/4)

    No alternate grade option.
  

  • MUS 712 - Choir (1/4)

    No alternate grade option.
  

  • MUS 713 - Jazz Ensemble (1/4)

    No alternate grade option.
  

  • MUS 714 - College Chorale (1/4)

    No alternate grade option.
  

  • MUS 715 - Orchestra (1/4)

    No alternate grade option.
  

  • MUS 716 - Concert Band (1/4)

    No alternate grade option.
  

  • MUS 717 - Chamber Singers (1/4)

    No alternate grade option.
  

  • MUS 718 - Cornell Lyric Theatre (1/4)

    Participation in an opera, operetta, or musical theatre production. Open to all students by audition or with permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit. No alternate grade option.
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • MUS 719 - Accompanying (1/4)

    No alternate grade option.
  

  • MUS 720 - Steel Drum Ensemble (1/4)

    No alternate grade option.
  

  • MUS 728 - Cornell Lyric Theatre (1/4)

    Participation in an opera, operetta, or musical theatre production. Open to all students by audition or with permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit. No alternate grade option.
    (Fine Arts)
  

  • MUS 731 - Brass Instruments (1/4)

    Lesson Fees: Please note that students who are not music scholarship recipients ($3,000+) are responsible for paying a lesson fee. These fees are the same for lessons on secondary instruments.  Recipients of music scholarships will not be charged for lessons on their principal (scholarship audition) instrument. No alternate grade option.
  

  • MUS 732 - Brass Instruments (1/2)

    Lesson Fees: Please note that students who are not music scholarship recipients ($3,000+) are responsible for paying a lesson fee. These fees are the same for lessons on secondary instruments.  Recipients of music scholarships will not be charged for lessons on their principal (scholarship audition) instrument. No alternate grade option.
  

  • MUS 733 - Brass Instruments (1)

    No alternate grade option.
  

  • MUS 741 - Organ (1/4)

    No alternate grade option.
  

  • MUS 742 - Organ (1/2)

    No alternate grade option.
  

  • MUS 743 - Organ (1)

    No alternate grade option.
  

  • MUS 751 - Percussion Instruments (1/4)

    Lesson Fees: Please note that students who are not music scholarship recipients ($3,000+) are responsible for paying a lesson fee. These fees are the same for lessons on secondary instruments.  Recipients of music scholarships will not be charged for lessons on their principal (scholarship audition) instrument. No alternate grade option.
  

  • MUS 752 - Percussion Instruments (1/2)

    Lesson Fees: Please note that students who are not music scholarship recipients ($3,000+) are responsible for paying a lesson fee. These fees are the same for lessons on secondary instruments.  Recipients of music scholarships will not be charged for lessons on their principal (scholarship audition) instrument. No alternate grade option.
  

  • MUS 753 - Percussion Instruments (1)

    No alternate grade option.
  

  • MUS 760 - Piano Proficiency Preparation (1/4)

    Piano lessons for students preparing for the Piano Proficiency examination. No alternate grade option.
  

  • MUS 761 - Piano (1/4)

    Lesson Fees: Please note that students who are not music scholarship recipients ($3,000+) are responsible for paying a lesson fee. These fees are the same for lessons on secondary instruments.  Recipients of music scholarships will not be charged for lessons on their principal (scholarship audition) instrument. No alternate grade option.
  

  • MUS 762 - Piano (1/2)

    Lesson Fees: Please note that students who are not music scholarship recipients ($3,000+) are responsible for paying a lesson fee. These fees are the same for lessons on secondary instruments.  Recipients of music scholarships will not be charged for lessons on their principal (scholarship audition) instrument. No alternate grade option.
 

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