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Graduate Record 2011-2012 
    
Graduate Record 2011-2012 [ARCHIVED RECORD]

Course Descriptions


 

Medicine

  
  • MED 8671 - Clinical Electives


    Clinical elective rotations for medical students.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 8672 - Neurology


    Develops knowledge in fundamental neurological concepts. Builds competence in pertinent history-taking and examination skills to support recognition and initial management of neurological problems and emergencies. Based in small groups, students are expected to demonstrate self-directed learning.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 8673 - Clinical Medicine


    Clinical medicine clerkship rotations for medical students.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 8674 - Geo Med Summer Program


    Cross-cultural medical experiences for medical students.



    Credits: 6
  
  • MED 8675 - Summer Research


    Medical students participate in arranged research projects.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 8676 - Summer Primary Care Preceptorship


    Medical students participate in arranged primary care experiences.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 8677 - Introduction to Generalist Medicine


    Medical students participate in arranged medical experiences.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 8678 - MSTP Summer Program


    Medical students participate in arranged laboratory experiences.



    Credits: 6
  
  • MED 8679 - Pre-Clinical Remediation


    Medical students requiring remediation participate in proscribed activities.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 8680 - MD/MBA Summer Program


    For medical students in the dual degree program MD/MBA.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 8698 - Research


    Research



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 8699 - Special Studies


    Special Studies



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 9664 - Selectives Program I


    Students select rotations in subspeciality areas in Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics-Gynecology and Psychiatry.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 9665 - Selectives Program II


    Students select rotations in subspeciality areas in Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics-Gynecology and Psychiatry.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 9669 - Electives Program I


    There are 13 rotations between the end of the core clerkships and graduation. Students must earn 28 elective credits, in addition to a 4-credit Advanced Clinical Elective (ACE), and DxRx: Health Care Policy (1 week) and Basic Science for Careers (3 weeks).



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 9670 - Electives Program II


    There are 13 rotations between the end of the core clerkships and graduation. Students must earn 28 elective credits, in addition to a 4-credit Advanced Clinical Elective (ACE), and DxRx: Health Care Policy (1 week) and Basic Science for Careers (3 weeks).



    Credits: 0
  
  • MED 9680 - DxRx: Health Care Policy


    This course provides an overview of the key health policy issues that will shape medical practice in the coming decades, including the financing and strucutre of health care delivery and government programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, CDC policies, FDA regulations. Its goal is to challenge students to critically analyze current policy, economic and legal issues and prepare them to be leaders in the on-going debates about health care reform.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MED 9682 - Basic Science for Careers


    The goals and objectives are: 1) Review basic science in the context of post-clerkship patient experience; 2) Relate relevant basic science to the individual student’s chosen discipline (future residency), focusing on the application of basic science principles used in the daily practice of the chosen discipline.



    Credits: 0

Media Studies

  
  • MDST 7559 - New Course in Media Studies


    This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Media Studies.



    Credits: 1 to 4
  
  • MDST 7703 - Introduction to the Digital Liberal Arts


    Students will gain a practical and critical introduction to key technologies that are shaping research, innovation, and critical thinking across the liberal arts curriculum: specific technologies, including a programming language, that will empower them to better envision and develop technology-mediated projects in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Students will reflect on the history and discourse in these areas.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MDST 8000 - Graduate Seminar in Media Studies


    This is a core course that surveys key texts in Media Studies. THe course take a histroical approach to the development of the field, but also surveys the various developments in the social sciences, the humanities, and film studies relevant to the interdisciplinary study of media.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MDST 8559 - New Course in Media Studies


    This course provides the opportunity to offer new topics in the subject of Media Studies.



    Credits: 1-4

Microbiology

  
  • MICR 6080 - Laboratory Workshop in Molecular and Cell Biology


    This 6-day course will provide a short, intensive, hands-on introduction to essential techniques in molecular and cell biology. It will comprise a mixture of lectures and experimental work in the laboratory. Students will work individually or in small groups. By the end of the course the students will have expertise in microsocpy,PCR, performing ligations and transformations, blotting, and producing recombinant proteins.



    Credits: 1
  
  • MICR 8000 - Seminars in Microbiology


    Attendance required for all graduate students in microbiology. Topics of current research interest are presented each week by staff, students, or visiting scientists. One hour per week.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MICR 8001 - Seminars in Microbiology


    Attendance required for all graduate students in microbiology. Topics of current research interest are presented each week by staff, students, or visiting scientists. One hour per week.



    Credits: 0
  
  • MICR 8005 - Continuing Colloquium in Microbiology


    Critical analysis of current research areas in microbiology and related fields. Central topics will be covered seriatim by the staff. Students will present in rotation their analyses of pertinent scientific literature. Two conference hours per week.



    Credits: 1
  
  • MICR 8006 - Continuing Colloquium in Microbiology


    Critical analysis of current research areas in microbiology and related fields. Central topics will be covered seriatim by the staff. Students will present in rotation their analyses of pertinent scientific literature. Two conference hours per week.



    Credits: 1
  
  • MICR 8010 - Gene Structure, Expression and Regulation


    Studies the molecular biology of bacterial and eukaryotic cells, emphasizing the application of recombinant DNA for elucidation of gene structure, the mechanism of gene expression, and its regulation. Four lecture hours.



    Credits: 5
  
  • MICR 8013 - Molecular Genetics of Prokaryotes


    Presents the mechanism and regulation of gene expression in bacteriophages and prokaryotic organisms. Emphasizes genetic analysis of complex processes, such as sensory transduction, cell division, and global regulatory circuits. Readings from the current literature supplemented with critical discussion of classic papers in the field. Prerequisite: MICR 811 or equivalent



    Credits: 4
  
  • MICR 8020 - Microbial Pathogenesis


    A comprehensive study of the morphology, taxonomy, biochemistry, molecular biology, physiology, and pathogenicity of bacteria and viruses. Five lecture hours.



    Credits: 5
  
  • MICR 8021 - Virology


    Virology will provide an introduction to and detailed information about the cellular molecular biology and pathogenesis of animal viruses. Weekly classes will consist of two two-hour sessions of lectures and discussions of the primary literature. While there are no formal prerequisites, previous coursework in cell and molecular biology, biochemistry and genetics is strongly recommended.



    Credits: 4
  
  • MICR 8040 - Molecular Basis of Carcinogenesis


    Advanced presentation of the mechanisms of oncogenesis, including discussions on phenotypes of tumor cells, regulation of cell cycle, oncogenes, anti-oncogenes, RNA and DNA tumor virus, tumor progression, and metastasis. Emphasizes mechanisms of proto-oncogene activation, subversion of normal growth control, and inactivation of tumor suppressors which occur in human tumors.



    Credits: 4
  
  • MICR 8200 - Fundamental Immunology


    Provides detailed coverage of topics in cellular and molecular immunology. Class will consider lymphocyte development, structure of lymphoid organs and homeostasis as well as characteristics and regulation of immune responses. Particular emphasis will be placed on experimental approaches to study the immune system. Lectures and reading provide background but focus on experimental approaches as well as discussions of the recent literature. Prerequisites: It is strongly recommended that the student have taken a previous immunology. Permission to take the course will only be granted after a brief meeting with course director.



    Credits: 5
  
  • MICR 8203 - Current Topics in Immunology


    Provides the opportunity to conduct and in-depth, critical review of the current literature in immunology. Prerequisite: MICR 803 or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MICR 8204 - Current Topics in Immunology


    Provides the opportunity to conduct and in-depth, critical review of the current literature in immunology. Prerequisite: MICR 803 or instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MICR 8380 - Practical Use of Statistics in Biomedical Research


    This course will be of variable format including: lecture, student presentations, statistical program software use, and round-table discussions. Graduate students, typically in their second year of studies after beginning their thesis research, will learn practical use of statistical methods. Students will present ~8 statistical methods that will equip them in designing their experiments, evaluating experimental outcomes, and interpreting’Prerequisite: Instructor permission



    Credits: 2
  
  • MICR 9995 - Research in Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases


    Research in microbiological related disciplines, e.g. cancer, immunology, bacteriology, virology, infectious diseases, cell signaling, nuclear transport, host-pathogen interactions, gene expression, etc.



    Credits: 1 to 12
  
  • MICR 9998 - Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Doctoral Research


    For doctoral research, taken before a dissertation director has been selected.



    Credits: 3 to 12
  
  • MICR 9999 - Non-Topical Research


    For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director.



    Credits: 3 to 12

Middle Eastern & South Asian Languages & Cultures

  
  • MESA 8993 - Independent Study II


    Independent Study II



    Credits: 1 to 3
  
  • MESA 8995 - MA Research Seminar


    Required course for all candidates for the Master of Arts in Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies. During this course the final paper, required for the MA, is written. Includes instruction in research methodology, data analysis and a history of academic research on these areas.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MESA 8998 - Non-Topical Research, Preparation for MA Research


    For master’s research, taken before a thesis director has been selected.



    Credits: 3 to 12
  
  • MESA 8999 - Non-Topical Research, MA


    For master’s thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director.



    Credits: 3 to 12

Middle Eastern Studies

  
  • MEST 5110 - Women and Middle-Eastern Literatures


    Explores some of the basic issues of women’s identity in Middle Eastern literature. In a variety of readings (poetry, short-story, novel, and autobiography) by men and women, it explores both the image and presence of women in a rich and too-often neglected literature.



    Credits: 1 to 3
  
  • MEST 5620 - The Middle East in Ethnographic Perspective


    Survey of the anthropological literature on the Middle East & N. Africa. Begins historically with traditional writing on the ‘middle east’ and proceeds to critiques of this tradition and attempts at new ways of constructing knowledge of this world region. Readings juxtapose theoretical and descriptive work toward critically appraising modern writers’ success in overcoming the critiques leveled against their predecessors.



    Credits: 3

Music

  
  • MUSI 5330 - Modal Counterpoint


    Written and aural exercises based on analysis of the contrapuntal style of Palestrina and his contemporaries. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 5340 - Tonal Counterpoint


    Written and aural exercises based on analyses of the contrapuntal style of J.S. Bach and his successors. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 5380 - Canon and Fugue


    Composition and analysis of canons and fugues, focusing on the works of J.S. Bach. Prerequisite: MUSI 431 and instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 5410 - Conducting I


    Studies the theory and practice of conducting and rehearsal technique. Prerequisite: MUSI 332 or equivalent and instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 5420 - Conducting II


    Studies the theory and practice of conducting and rehearsal technique. Prerequisite: MUSI 332 or equivalent and instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 5810 - Composition


    Composition Prerequisite: MUSI 431 and instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 5820 - Composition


    Prerequisite: MUSI 431 and instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 5993 - Independent Study


    Independent study dealing with a specific topic. Primary emphasis is not on research. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 1 to 3
  
  • MUSI 7350 - Interactive Media


    A graduate-level seminar in interactive technology for music and multimedia.  Students explore theoretical, creative and practical aspects of programming, composing and performing real-time interactive music with computers. 



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 7500 - Studies in Pre-Modern Music to 1500


    Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 7501 - Studies in Early Modern Music 1500 - 1750


    Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 7502 - Studies in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Music


    Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 7503 - Studies in Nineteenth-Century Music


    Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 7504 - Topics in Twentieth Century Music


    Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 7505 - Vocal Music


    Studies topics, announced in advance, and selected from opera, oratorio, choral music, or song. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 7506 - Instrumental Music


    Studies topics, announced in advance, selected from the orchestral, chamber music or solo repertories. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 7507 - Composers


    Study, announced in advance, of the life and works of a composer (or school of composers). Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 7508 - American Music


    Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 7509 - Cultural and Historical Studies of Music


    Selected topics, announced in advance, exploring the study of music within cultural and historical frameworks. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 7510 - Cultural and Historical Studies of Music


    Selected topics, announced in advance, exploring the study of music within cultural and historical frameworks. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 7511 - Introduction to Research in Music


    Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 7512 - Studies in Jazz Literature


    Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 7519 - Current Studies in Research and Criticism


    Current Studies in Research and Criticism Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 7520 - Current Studies in Research and Criticism


    Current Studies in Research and Criticism Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 7523 - Issues in Ethnomusicology


    Intended as a first intensive experience with ethnomusicology and performance studies, this seminar explores musical ethnography, field research, and a performance approach to both. Addresses issues involving race, class, gender, and identity politics in light of particular topics and area studies. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 7524 - Field Research and Ethnography of Performance


    Working with and critiquing ideas about ethnography and performativity, students explore epistemological, ethical, and aesthetic issues as they relate to field research, and push the envelope of ‘creative non-fiction’ in the ethnographic realm through writing. A final essay as well as a final performance presentation are required. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 7525 - Topics in Ethnomusicology


    Studies the field of ethnomusicology. Specific issues and cultural areas addressed depend on the interests of students and the instructor. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 7526 - Topics in Ethnomusicology


    Studies the field of ethnomusicology. Specific issues and cultural areas addressed depend on the interests of students and the instructor. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 7532 - Musical Analysis


    Studies various approaches to musical analysis; readings from the most important theoretical literature; and the practical exercises in analysis of music from all periods. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 7540 - Computer Sound Generation and Spatial Processing


    Studies in sound processing, digital synthesis and multichannel audio using RTCmix running under Linux. Students learn techniques of computer music through advanced composition, analysis of representative works, and programming. Prerequisite: Instructor permission. The course is intended for graduate students in music.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 7543 - Sound Studio


    Studies in computer music studio techniques, sound synthesis using a variety of software packages based on the Macintosh platform, and the creation of original music using new technologies. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 7545 - Computer Applications in Music


    Topics involving the composition, performance, and programming of interactive computer music systems. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 7547 - Materials of Contemporary Music


    The course is intended for graduate students in music. Topics in contemporary music that will focus on different areas in rotation. Each will involve focused readings, analysis of selected works, and the creation of original compositions that reflect the issues under discussion. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 7571 - Instrumental Conducting I, II


    Advanced studies in the theory and practice of conducting, score analysis, and rehearsal techniques. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 7572 - Instrumental Conducting I, II


    Advanced studies in the theory and practice of conducting, score analysis, and rehearsal techniques. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 7574 - Music in Performance


    Provides a venue for students to study how musical performances implicitly or explicitly enact and/or (re)negotiate their historical, cultural, and ideological circumstances. Students examine their premises about the very nature of music as constituted by a given cultural context and evaluate the socio-esthetic bases of their own musical judgments. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 7575 - Choral Conducting I, II


    Advanced studies in the technique and art of conducting, with weekly experience conducting repertoire with a small choral ensemble. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 7576 - Choral Conducting I, II


    Advanced studies in the technique and art of conducting, with weekly experience conducting repertoire with a small choral ensemble. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 7581 - Composition


    Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 7583 - Proseminar in Computer Music Composition


    Proseminar in Computer Music Composition Prerequisite: MUSI 539, MUSI 540 and instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 7584 - Proseminar in Computer Music Composition


    Proseminar in Computer Music Composition Prerequisite: MUSI 539, MUSI 540 and instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 8050 - Advanced Studies in Music


    Advanced Studies in Music Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 8060 - Advanced Studies in Music


    Advanced Studies in Music Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 8710 - Advanced Instrumental Conducting I


    This course will offer individual advanced training and coaching in instrumental conducting for experienced graduate conductors. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 8720 - Advanced Instrumental Conducting II


    This course will offer individual advanced training and coaching in instrumental conducting for experienced graduate conductors. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 8810 - Advanced Composition


    Advanced Composition Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 8820 - Advanced Composition


    Advanced Composition Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 8830 - Advanced Computer Music Composition


    Advanced Computer Music Composition Prerequisite: MUSI 539, 540, and instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 8840 - Advanced Computer Music Composition


    Advanced Computer Music Composition Prerequisite: MUSI 539, 540, and instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 8910 - Supervised Research


    Reading and/or other work in particular fields under supervision of an instructor. Normally taken by first-year graduate students. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 8920 - Supervised Research


    Reading and/or other work in particular fields under supervision of an instructor. Normally taken by first-year graduate students. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 8960 - Thesis


    Thesis



    Credits: 3
  
  • MUSI 8993 - Independent Study


    Independent study dealing with a specific topic. Requirements will place primary emphasis on independent research. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.



    Credits: 1 to 3
  
  • MUSI 8998 - Non-Topical Research, Preparation for Research


    For master’s research, taken before a thesis director has been selected.



    Credits: 3 to 12
  
  • MUSI 8999 - Non-Topical Research


    For master’s thesis, taken under the supervision of a thesis director.



    Credits: 3 to 12
 

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