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MUS 081 PO - Music Theory II
CrsNo MUS 081 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): A. Cramer; T. Flaherty; J. Rockwell
Diatonic and chromatic harmony, in four parts and freer styles. Sonata and related forms. Prerequisite: MUS 080 PO .
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MUS 081 LPO - Lab, Theory II
CrsNo MUS 081 LPO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): Staff
Prerequisite: MUS 081 PO .
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MUS 082 PO - Music Theory III
CrsNo MUS 082 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): A. Cramer; J. Rockwell
Late 19th century harmonic techniques, contrapuntal styles. Prerequisite: MUS 081 PO .
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MUS 082 LPO - Lab, Theory III
CrsNo MUS 082 LPO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): Staff
Prerequisite: MUS 082 PO .
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MUS 086 PO - Music in Theory and Practice
CrsNo MUS 086 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): A. Cramer; K. Hagedorn; J. Rockwell
A comprehensive and integrated view of music as a field of study. Intensive analysis of concepts involved in the study and practice of Western and non-Western music. Emphasis on current approaches in music history, ethnomusicology and music theory. Critical writing, aural and analytical skills. Some composition. Prerequisite: MUS 004 PO or MUS 080 PO .
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MUS 091 PO - Perception and Cognition of Sound in the Modern World
CrsNo MUS 091 PO
When Offered: Spring 2014.
Instructor(s): A. Cramer
This multi-disciplinary course examines sound as a cultural and technological artifact. Surveying recent scholarship in cognitive science, history, musicology, media studies and psychoacoustics, we study film, music, early recording devices, architectural and urban spaces, and other sites of sound in the modern world.
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MUS 096A PO - Electronic Music Studio
CrsNo MUS 096A PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): T. Flaherty
Laboratory course designed to develop electronic compositions using techniques of analog and digital synthesis. Permission of instructor required. MUS 096B PO may be repeated once for credit. MUS 96A, each fall; MUS 096B PO, each spring.
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MUS 096B PO - Electronic Music Studio
CrsNo MUS 096B PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): T. Flaherty; Staff
Laboratory course designed to develop electronic compositions using techniques of analog and digital synthesis. Permission of instructor required. MUS 96B may be repeated once for credit. MUS 096A PO, each fall; MUS 96B, each spring.Prerequisite: MUS 096A PO .
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MUS 100 PO - Individual Instruction, Level II
CrsNo MUS 100 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 20 series: half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 series: hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department.
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MUS 100BAPO - Bass Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 100BAPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): F. Tinsley
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 020 PO : half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 PO : hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department secretary.
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MUS 100BNPO - Bassoon Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 100BNPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): C. Beck
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 020 PO : half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 PO : hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department secretary.
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MUS 100CLPO - Clarinet Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 100CLPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): G. Bovyer
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 020 PO : half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 PO : hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department secretary.
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MUS 100EUPO - Euphonium Level II (Indiv Inst)
CrsNo MUS 100EUPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): S. Klein
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 020 PO : half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 PO : hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department secretary.
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MUS 100FLPO - Flute Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 100FLPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): R. Ridich
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 020 PO : half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 PO : hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department secretary.
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MUS 100GUPO - Guitar Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 100GUPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): J. Sanders; J. Yoshida
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 020 PO : half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 PO : hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department secretary.
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MUS 100HDPO - Harpsichord Level II (Indiv Ins)
CrsNo MUS 100HDPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): W. Peterson; Staff
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 020 PO : half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 PO : hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department secretary.
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MUS 100HNPO - French Horn Level II (Indiv Ins)
CrsNo MUS 100HNPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): D. Ondarza
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 020 PO : half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 PO : hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department secretary.
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MUS 100HPPO - Harp Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 100HPPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): M. Dropkin
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 020 PO : half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 PO : hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department secretary.
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MUS 100OBPO - Oboe Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 100OBPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): F. Castillo
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 020 PO : half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 PO : hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department secretary.
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MUS 100OGPO - Organ Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 100OGPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): W. Peterson
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 020 PO : half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 PO : hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department secretary.
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MUS 100PCPO - Percussion Level II (Indiv Ins)
CrsNo MUS 100PCPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): T. Dimond
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 020 PO : half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 PO : hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department secretary.
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MUS 100PFPO - Piano Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 100PFPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): G. Lee; G. Blankenburg; M. Kohn; P. Young; L. Zoolalian
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 020 PO : half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 PO : hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department secretary.
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MUS 100SAPO - Saxophone Level II (Indiv Inst)
CrsNo MUS 100SAPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): K. Foerch
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 020 PO : half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 PO : hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department secretary.
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MUS 100TBPO - Trombone Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 100TBPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): P. Keen
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 020 PO : half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 PO : hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department secretary.
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MUS 100TPPO - Trumpet Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 100TPPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): R. Burkhart
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 020 PO : half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 PO : hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department secretary.
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MUS 100TUPO - Tuba Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 100TUPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): S. Klein
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 020 PO : half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 PO : hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department secretary.
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MUS 100VAPO - Viola Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 100VAPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): C. Fogg
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 020 PO : half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 PO : hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department secretary.
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MUS 100VCPO - Violoncello Lev II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 100VCPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): R. Lebow
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 020 PO : half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 PO : hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department secretary.
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MUS 100VNPO - Violin Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 100VNPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): T. Pelev
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 020 PO : half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 PO : hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department secretary.
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MUS 100VOPO - Voice Level II (Indiv Instr)
CrsNo MUS 100VOPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): G. Lytle; U. Kleinecke-Boyer; G. Geiger; H. Price
Individual Instruction, Level II. Initial enrollment is dependent upon successful completion of a qualifying examination. MUS 020 PO : half-hour lesson weekly, cumulative credit, each semester; MUS 100 PO : hour lesson weekly, half-course, each semester. Satisfactory grades required for continued study. More information is available from the Music Department secretary.
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MUS 113 PO - Orchestration and Instrumentation
CrsNo MUS 113 PO
When Offered: Spring 2015.
Instructor(s): E. Lindholm
Instruments of the orchestra, their historical development and current capabilities. Notation and performance practice. Analysis of selected works since 1700 and exercises in scoring and arranging for orchestra and chamber ensembles to develop historical understanding, imagination and practical skill. Prerequisite: MUS 082 PO , or permission of instructor. May be repeated for credit.
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MUS 117 PO - Conducting
CrsNo MUS 117 PO
When Offered: Spring 2016.
Instructor(s): E. Lindholm; D. Di Grazia
Introduction to the skills of baton technique, score reading and projecting musical impulse through gesture and body language. Particular attention paid to developing an aural image of the score and addressing the ensemble appropriately. Prerequisite: MUS 081 PO . Half-course.
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MUS 119 SC - Women in Music
CrsNo MUS 119 SC
This class will study the roles of women in music as composers, performers, music writers and as patrons. While the class will focus on women’s contributions to music, the fact of and reasons for the absence of those contributions in the chronicled histories of music until very recently will be studied.
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MUS 120 SC - Music in Christian Practice
CrsNo MUS 120 SC
Instructor(s): Y. Kang
See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
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MUS 120A PO - History of Western Music
CrsNo MUS 120A PO
When Offered: Spring 2014.
Instructor(s): G. Beeks; D. Di Grazia
Study of Western music from Middle Ages to the 20th century, with reference to influence, stylistic development, reception history, performance practice, history of instruments and relevant theoretical writings. Readings, listening, discussion, oral presentations, class performance and analytical projects. Prerequisite for MUS 120A PO: MUS 080 PO . Prerequisite for MUS 120B PO: MUS 120A and MUS 080 PO; MUS 081 PO strongly recommended. MUS 120A PO each fall; MUS 120B PO, each spring.
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MUS 120B PO - History of Western Music
CrsNo MUS 120B PO
When Offered: Fall 2013.
Instructor(s): W. Peterson; D. Di Grazia
Study of Western music from Middle Ages to the 20th century, with reference to influence, stylistic development, reception history, performance practice, history of instruments and relevant theoretical writings. Readings, listening, discussion, oral presentations, class performance and analytical projects. Prerequisites: MUS 080 PO ; MUS 081 PO and MUS 120A PO strongly recommended.
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MUS 121 SC - Music of the Spirits
CrsNo MUS 121 SC
This course will involve three case studies of religious musical cultures in the United States: Tewa Pueblo ritual dance ceremonies, Hawaiian hula kahiko and auana, and African American gospel music. Ethnomusicological research methods, musical analysis, social function and ritual significance will be discussed. No previous musical experience is required.
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MUS 123 SC - Music and the Performance of Identities: Intersections of Race, Class and Gender
CrsNo MUS 123 SC
This course will explore the ways in which individuals and groups represent, transform and recreate their identities through musical performance and other performative acts. We will discuss several issues of “musical identity” including: musical nationalism, musical representations and expressions of ethnic identity, the creation and expression of gender in music, and the representation of the self through music.
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MUS 126 SC - Music in East Asia and Diaspora
CrsNo MUS 126 SC
See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
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MUS 130 SC - Rhythm and the Latina Body Politic
CrsNo MUS 130 SC
This interdisciplinary course focuses on the construction of Latina bodies in contemporary U.S. popular culture, in particular how dance movement is often ethnically defined along cultural and gendered stereotypes. Dance, music and control of the body are used as key concepts in exploring this arena.
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MUS 131 SC - Mariachi Performance and Culture
CrsNo MUS 131 SC
This course combines a musical ensemble with music history and the study of culture. Students become familiar with the Mexican mariachi music tradition through participation, lecture, readings, exams, multi-media materials and a final concert. Cultural representation and ethnicity help us explore the tradition’s history and its role in contemporary society.
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MUS 132 SC - Stravinsky: His Milieu and His Music.
CrsNo MUS 132 SC
See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
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MUS 152 PO - Musical and Cultural Currents in Paris, 1870–1930
CrsNo MUS 152 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2016.
Instructor(s): W. Peterson
Same course as MUS 052 PO, but with additional papers and/or projects required.
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MUS 154 PO - Music and National Identity
CrsNo MUS 154 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2015.
Instructor(s): W. Peterson
Same course as MUS 054 PO , but with additional papers and/or projects required.
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MUS 161 PO - Musical Theatre in America
CrsNo MUS 161 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2014.
Instructor(s): G. Beeks
Same course as MUS 061 PO, but with additional papers and/or projects required.
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MUS 164 PO - Johann Sebastian Bach
CrsNo MUS 164 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2014.
Instructor(s): W. Peterson
Same course as MUS 064 PO, but with additional papers and/or projects required.
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MUS 183 PO - Advanced Topics in Performance
CrsNo MUS 183 PO
When Offered: Spring 2015.
Instructor(s): G. Lee
Refinement of techniques of musical interpretation, style and presentation, integrated with theoretical and historical studies. Prerequisites: MUS 020 PO or MUS 100 PO and MUS 081 PO. Repeatable for credit. Half-course.
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MUS 184 PO - 20th-Century Music History and Theory
CrsNo MUS 184 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): T. Flaherty
20th century musical techniques and their historical contexts. Prerequisites: MUS 082 PO and MUS 120B PO .
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MUS 190 PO - Senior Colloquium
CrsNo MUS 190 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): Staff
Directed study for majors who are completing the senior exercise. Features regular meetings of students and their advisors for review and discussion of major topics and methods in music composition, theory, history, performance, ethnomusicology, and other specializations as relevant. Required of senior majors. P/NC only.
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MUS 192 PO - Senior Project
CrsNo MUS 192 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
Half course for students without concentrations; half course for performance concentration; full course for all other concentrations. Prepared under faculty guidance. Proposals must be submitted by April 10 of the junior year in order to be approved by the Music Department faculty. The senior project for a music major without a concentration involves a research paper (normally at least 20 pages), a lecture-recital, or work in another format subject to approval. Each concentration has its own specific requirements for senior projects; see the descriptions of the concentrations . Letter grade only.
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MUS 199DRPO - Music: Directed Readings
CrsNo MUS 199DRPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
Syllabus reflects workload of a standard course in the department or program. Examinations or papers equivalent to a standard course. Regular interaction with the faculty supervisor. Weekly meetings are the norm. Available for full- or half-course credit.
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MUS 199IRPO - Music: Independent Research
CrsNo MUS 199IRPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
A substantial and significant piece of original research or creative product produced. Pre-requisite course work required. Available for full- or half-course credit.
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NEUR 101 PO - Introduction to Neuroscience with Laboratory
CrsNo NEUR101 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): J. King; J. Watanabe
An introduction to the field of neuroscience. Basic principles of neuroscience are covered including how the cells in the nervous system process signals and transmit information, basic brain anatomy and an introduction to human and comparative systems neuroscience. Prerequisites: BIOL 040 PO and BIOL 041C PO . Letter grade only.
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NEUR 102 PO - Neuroethology: Mechanisms of Behavior with Laboratory
CrsNo NEUR102 PO
When Offered: Spring 2015.
Instructor(s): R. Levin
A comparative approach to examining how the nervous system supports behavior. Topics include the evolution and organization of the nervous system, neural-endocrine interactions and mechanisms underlying the detection and recognition of behavioral signals and the generation of a behavioral response to them. Prerequisite: NEUR 101 PO or permission from instructor.
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NEUR 103 PO - Neuropharmacology
CrsNo NEUR103 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): K. Parfitt
Overview of the major neurotransmitter systems, drug-receptor interactions and synaptic transmission. Emphasis on the mechanisms and actions of psychoactive drugs, including drugs of abuse, the biology of addiction and treatment of psychiatric illness and neurodegenerative disease. Prerequisite: NEUR 101 PO .
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NEUR 105 PO - Neuroimmunology: Molecular and Cellular Interactions Between the Nervous and Immune Systems
CrsNo NEUR105 PO
When Offered: Fall 2013.
Instructor(s): J. Watanabe
The course explores the role of immune molecules in neural development, and the bi-directional mechanisms by which the brain and immune system communicate with each other in health and during injury or infection. Topics include: innate immunity in brain development, inflammation in neurodegenerative diseases, central nervous system infections, autoimmune diseases, and the immune system in psychiatric disorders. Emphasis will be placed on critical evaluating readings from the primary literature, experimental design and scientific writing. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: NEUR 101 PO.
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NEUR 110 PO - Developmental Neurobiology with Laboratory
CrsNo NEUR110 PO
When Offered: Spring 2014.
Instructor(s): J. Watanabe
Focuses on the developing nervous system. Topics include neural differentiation, cell birth and death, axon guidance, establishing the appropriate connections in the developing brain and adult neurogenesis and repair. Emphasis will be placed on critically evaluating readings from the primary literature, experimental design and scientific writing. Prerequisite: NEUR 101 PO.
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NEUR 130 PO - Vertebrate Sensory Systems with Laboratory
CrsNo NEUR130 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): K. Johnson
Vertebrates possess remarkable adaptations for exploring their external environment. We will examine the senses of smell, taste, touch, vision and hearing at molecular, cellular and systems levels, with particular focus on the development of these systems. Topics will also include comparative anatomy, physiology, neural coding and exotic sensory systems. Prerequisite: NEUR 101 PO .
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NEUR 143 PO - The Human Brain: From Cells to Behavior with Laboratory
CrsNo NEUR143 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): R. Lewis; N. Weekes
An advanced laboratory course in the relationships between structure and function that exist in the human nervous system. We will critically analyze methods of exploring the human nervous system including lesion, electrophysiological, neurochemical and neuroimaging approaches. Topics will include sensation and perception, cognition and emotion, movement, regulatory systems and social behavior. Prerequisite: NEUR 101 PO .
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NEUR 168 PO - Genes and Behavior
CrsNo NEUR168 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): E. Glater
This course will focus on genetic approaches used to understand the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying various behaviors. We will examine several behaviors including aggression, anxiety, sleep, and mating. In the laboratory students will learn current genetic methods for studying behavior in the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: NEUR 101 PO .
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NEUR 178 PO - Neurobiology with Laboratory
CrsNo NEUR178 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): K. Parfitt
Introduction to the biology of the nervous systems of vertebrates and invertebrates. Emphasis on cellular and molecular approaches. The ionic basis of electrical signaling in excitable cells, the physiology and biochemistry of synaptic transmission, the molecular mechanisms of learning and memory and selected topics in the field. Prerequisite: NEUR 101 PO . Previously offered as BIOL178 PO.
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NEUR 189A PO - Neuroimaging
CrsNo NEUR189A PO
When Offered: One-time only; spring 2014.
Instructor(s): L.Cosand
This course begins with an introduction to the neurobiology, physics, and statistics required to understand how neuroimaging measures brain function. The course will focus on the use of functional magnetic resonance imaging as a tool to map mental functions to neural functions. Primary research articles will be used to illustrate common errors in experimental design, analysis, and interpretation within the field of neuroimaging. Students will learn to critically evaluate neuroimaging findings in a psychological field of their choice and design a neuroimaging experiment to measure a cognitive or emotional construct. Prerequisites: NEUR 101 PO or PSYC 143 PO . Letter grade only.
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NEUR 189B PO - Motivation and Addiction
CrsNo NEUR189B PO
When Offered: One-time only; spring 2014.
Instructor(s): L.Cosand
This seminar explores competing models of pathological reward processes underlying addiction. A focus on primary research literature with conflicting results emphasizes the need to critically evaluate operalization of constructs, experimental design, and authors’ interpretation of results. Topics include dopamine’s role in behavior, anhedonia, emotion, motivation, reinforcement, impulsivity, self-control, and heritability. Prerequisites: NEUR 101 PO or PSYC 143 PO . Letter grade only.
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NEUR 190 PO - Senior Seminar
CrsNo NEUR190 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): J. King
Critical analysis and discussion of the current research literature in neuroscience. Discussion of senior thesis exercise. Topics vary each year. Half-course. Senior majors only.
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NEUR 191 PO - Senior Library Thesis
CrsNo NEUR191 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): Staff
A non-empirical thesis in which students design a research protocol to answer an original question. Written in the form of a grant proposal. Half-course. May be taken in either semester of the senior year. Prerequisite: permission of instructor required.
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NEUR 192 PO - Neuroscience Senior Project
CrsNo NEUR192 PO
When Offered: Each spring
Instructor(s): J. King
Senior Project. A non-empirical thesis in which students design and implement a project related to neuroscience. Most of these second semester projects will arise from topics addressed in student’s first semester literature reviews. An oral presentation of the project is required. Half-course.
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NEUR 194A PO - Senior Experimental Thesis
CrsNo NEUR194A PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): Staff
An empirical thesis in which students undertake an experimental project that addresses an original question. Half-course each semester. NEUR 194A, each fall; NEUR 194B PO, each spring.
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NEUR 194B PO - Senior Experimental Thesis
CrsNo NEUR194B PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): Staff
An empirical thesis in which students undertake an experimental project that addresses an original question. Half-course each semester. NEUR 194A PO, each fall; NEUR 194B, each spring.
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NEUR 199DRPO - Neuroscience: Directed Readings
CrsNo NEUR199DRPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
Syllabus reflects workload of a standard course in the department or program. Examinations or papers equivalent to a standard course. Regular interaction with the faculty supervisor. Weekly meetings are the norm. Available for full- or half-course credit.
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NEUR 199IRPO - Neuroscience: Independent Research
CrsNo NEUR199IRPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
A substantial and significant piece of original research or creative product produced. Prerequisite course work required. Available for full- or half-course credit.
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NEUR 199RAPO - Neuroscience: Research Assistantship
CrsNo NEUR199RAPO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): Staff
Lab notebook, research summary or other product appropriate to the discipline is required. Half-course credit only.
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PHIL 001 PO - Problems of Philosophy
CrsNo PHIL001 PO
When Offered: Each semester.
Instructor(s): M. Green; P. Kung; P. Thielke
A study of selected problems in philosophy, from such areas as ethics, philosophy of religion, theory of knowledge and metaphysics. Classical and contemporary readings.
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PHIL 002 PO - Introduction to Ethics
CrsNo PHIL002 PO
When Offered: Next offered 2014.
Instructor(s): M. Green, J. Tannenbaum
The course surveys the major questions about ethics. How do we reason about specific moral problems, such as capital punishment, distribution of scarce resources, and the value of life. Are ethical beliefs objective or are they relative to a person or culture? What is the motivation for moral theorizing?
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PHIL 004 PO - Philosophy in Literature
CrsNo PHIL004 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2013
Instructor(s): S. Erickson
Discussion of various aspects of the human condition, personal and social, as presented in various works of literature.
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PHIL 007 PO - Discovery, Invention and Progress
CrsNo PHIL007 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): L. Perini
Discovery, Invention and Progress: Philosophy of Science and Technology. Introduction to the philosophy of science and technology. Addresses issues such as the difference between science and pseudoscience, how to facilitate objectivity, rationality in science and technology, and evaluation of the neutrality thesis, the view that technology is a neutral instrument that can be used for good or ill.
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PHIL 030 JT - Intro to Knowledge, Mind and Exist
CrsNo PHIL030 JT
When Offered: Fall 2013.
Instructor(s): B. Keeley; P. Kung
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PHIL 031 PO - Ethical Theory: Ancient to Early Modern
CrsNo PHIL031 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): J. Tannenbaum
Introduction to ethical theory through the major writings of several leading figures in ethical theory from ancient to early modern times. Touches on several figures such as Plato, Aristotle, Hume and Kant, examining the arguments motivating their ethical theories and critiques of these arguments and theories.
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PHIL 032 PO - Ethical Theory: Contemporary
CrsNo PHIL032 PO
When Offered: Spring 2014.
Instructor(s): J. Tannenbaum
Introduction to contemporary ethical theory. Focuses on such views as Virtue Theory, Deontology and Consequentialism, their approaches to such issues as the nature of value, the justification of action and the psychology of moral choice, as well as critiques of these approaches.
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PHIL 033 PO - Social and Political Philosophy
CrsNo PHIL033 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): M. Green
Classical and modern sources on the nature of the state, justice and rights. Addresses questions such as these: Should we have a state at all? What is a just society? What powers does the state have? Must individuals obey the state?
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PHIL 034 PO - Philosophy of Law
CrsNo PHIL034 PO
When Offered: Each spring;
Instructor(s): A. Davis; M. Green
Concerns the nature and substance of law. Addresses questions such as these: What is law? How should judges interpret the Constitution? When, if ever, is punishment justified? When does one private party commit a tort against another?
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PHIL 035 PO - Normative Ethics: Principles, Problems, Applications
CrsNo PHIL035 PO
When Offered: Spring 2015.
Instructor(s): J. Tannenbaum
This course approaches the study of ethics through a focus on principles, problems and applications, rather than (as ethical theory does) through the study of classical ethical theories and the foundations of ethics. The course will focus on different problems in different years.
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PHIL 037 PO - Values and the Environment
CrsNo PHIL037 PO
When Offered: Last offered spring 2010.
Instructor(s): Staff
We will discuss various issues in the area of environmental health and environmental public policy and consumption/consumerism.
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PHIL 038 PO - Bioethics
CrsNo PHIL038 PO
When Offered: Last offered fall 2010.
Instructor(s): A. Davis
Focuses on issues and themes in the conduct of scientific research and the application of its results and about the nature and practice of medicine. One year we may explore the conceptual underpinnings that help us understand and assess the efficacy and morality of medical treatment. Another year, the orientation of the course may be a more policy-centered one.
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PHIL 039 PO - Women, Crime and Punishment (CP)
CrsNo PHIL039 PO
When Offered: Spring 2014.
Instructor(s): S. Castagnetto
Addresses issues of crime and punishment focusing on gender, race and class. Topics include gender and crime; gendered aspects of punishment; women’s rights violations in prison; impact of the war on drugs, harsh sentencing and prison growth on women and their families; issues post-release; alternatives to incarceration. Community partnership with local state women’s prison.
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PHIL 040 PO - Ancient Philosophy
CrsNo PHIL040 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): R. McKirahan
Origins of Western philosophy through reading and discussion of its classical sources, including the Presocratics, Stoics, Epicureans, Sceptics, Plato and Aristotle.
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PHIL 042 PO - History of Modern Philosophy
CrsNo PHIL042 PO
When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): P. Thielke
Major philosophers of the 17th and 18th centuries (e.g., Descartes, Locke, Berkeley, Leibniz, Hume), emphasizing their views on metaphysics, epistemology and philosophy of mind.
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PHIL 043 PO - Continental Thought
CrsNo PHIL043 PO
When Offered: Fall 2013.
Instructor(s): S. Erickson
Beginning with a review of Kant, German idealism (Fichte through Hegel), Kierkegaard, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Foucault and Derrida will be considered.
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PHIL 046 PO - Feminism and Science
CrsNo PHIL046 PO
When Offered: Spring 2015.
Instructor(s): S. Castagnetto
Topics include feminist critiques of the scientific method and knowledge, biological determinism, and how science has shaped understandings of gender and women’s “nature” as well as feminist examinations of areas such as reproductive technologies and medicine.
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PHIL 047 PO - Socrates
CrsNo PHIL047 PO
When Offered: Spring 2015.
Instructor(s): R. McKirahan
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PHIL 052 PZ - Philosophy of Religion
CrsNo PHIL052 PZ
The philosophy of religion is concerned with philosophical reflection on a broad range of questions concerning religious belief. The nature of religious belief is quite varied across cultures. In Western theism belief in God and a belief in personal immortality are two central religious beliefs. So philosophy of religion in the West is largely concerned with explicating and clarifying the concept of God and life after death, as well as considering the alleged reasons for supposing God exists or that there is life after death. However, in other traditions, belief in reincarnation and karma are central beliefs, and so questions regarding the nature, meaning and justification of the concepts of reincarnation and karma are important for an Eastern philosophy of religion. In this course, we will examine similar philosophical questions from Western and Eastern religious traditions as well as African, Native American and a variety of other world religions.
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PHIL 054 PO - Existentialism
CrsNo PHIL054 PO
When Offered: Spring 2014.
Instructor(s): S. Erickson
The origins of existentialism and its impact on philosophy, literature, theology and psychoanalysis. Extensive source readings in Kierkegaard, Sartre, Camus and others. Letter grade only.
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PHIL 060 PO - Logic
CrsNo PHIL060 PO
When Offered: Each fall.
Instructor(s): P. Kung; L. Perini
Introduction to mathematical logic through the development of proof techniques (natural deduction and semantic tableaux) and model theory for sentential logic and quantification theory. Properties of logical systems, such as consistency, completeness and decidability.
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PHIL 062 PZ - Chance and Scientific Reasoning
CrsNo PHIL062 PZ
See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
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PHIL 070 PO - Art and Aesthetics
CrsNo PHIL070 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years.
Instructor(s): L. Perini
Art and Aesthetics. The course will focus on issues concerning the nature of art and its value. Issues include the role of interpretation in determining the meaning of artworks; the question of whether forgery that is visually identical to an original work has less aesthetic value-and if so, why; and problems arising from certain kinds of artworks, like why we have emotional responses to fictional characters and whether it is rational to do so.
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PHIL 071 PO - History of Aesthetics
CrsNo PHIL071 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2014.
Instructor(s): P. Thielke
A survey of various aesthetic theories, from antiquity to the 19th century. Topics will include the nature of beauty, the epistemological status of aesthetic judgments and the connection between art and morality. Readings from Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Schopenhauer and Nietzsche, among others.
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PHIL 080 PO - Philosophy of Mind
CrsNo PHIL080 PO
When Offered: Last offered spring 2011.
Instructor(s): P. Kung
What can philosophers tell us about the mind? This course explores approaches—including scientific approaches—to explaining what the mind is. Can any of these views account for consciousness? Do they explain how thoughts can be about things? Do they allow that our mental states cause our actions? How can we know when something has a mind?
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PHIL 081 PO - Epistemology: Truth, Justification, Knowledge
CrsNo PHIL081 PO
When Offered: Offered alternate years; last offered fall 2012
Instructor(s): P. Kung
The facts seem to matter: Does the movie start at 7? Do the brakes on the school bus work? Should we teach evolution, creationism or both? But how do we know what the truth is? What makes some of our beliefs justified and others unjustified? Can we have any objective grasp on the truth?
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PHIL 096 JT - God and Phil: A Conflict in Reason
CrsNo PHIL096 JT
See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course.
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