Apr 19, 2024

2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalogue

2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalogue Archived Catalogue

Course Descriptions

All undergraduate courses offered by the university are listed. Not all of the courses listed are offered within a single academic year. A listing of the courses offered during a given semester is available online before preregistration each semester.

Note: This catalogue has been amended per a 2016 UNCW Faculty Senate decision to retroactively remove the Thematic Transdisciplinary Cluster requirement from the University Studies program. Students who wish to complete a cluster may do so, however, completion of a cluster is no longer required. Course description references to Thematic Transdisciplinary Clusters apply to students who choose to complete a cluster.

Trial Courses

Academic departments may offer special trial courses during the fall and spring semesters on a one-time basis without adding them to their regular departmental offerings. A second trial offering, if additional data are essential, must be within two regular semesters of the first. Numbers designating these special courses are 292 and 492. Descriptive information on trial courses does not appear in the catalogue but is on file in the Office of the Registrar.

Sequenced Courses

A hyphen connecting courses (e.g., 201-202) indicates that the first course in the sequence must be satisfactorily completed prior to registration in the second course of the sequence. When course numbers are separated by a comma (e.g., 201, 202), the first course is not necessarily prerequisite to those following.

Online Courses

The university currently offers a variety of online courses, and two degree programs, the RN to B.S. option in nursing and Bachelor of Science in clinical research (CLR), are delivered totally online. Such courses are so designated in the Class Schedule and are open to both on- and off-campus students. Students interested in these programs should consult the online courses Web site http://www.uncw.edu/online.

Credits and Class Meetings

Unless specifically indicated at the end of the course description, the number of hours a class meets each week is the same as the credit hour value of the course. The semester hours credit for each course is indicated in parentheses immediately below the title of the course. For example, if three hours of credit may be earned, the credit is indicated as follows: (3). In variable credit courses, the minimum and maximum hours are shown as follows: (1-3).

Course Prefixes

The prefixes used to designate courses are abbreviations of the names of departments or fields of study within departments, as shown below:

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Music
	MUS 214 - Recording Technology I Credits: 3 Introduction to the fundamentals of audio engineering. Technical basics in the “language of audio.” Emphasis is on Pro Tools recording software, audio interfaces, project workflow, the principles behind the five main stages of a recording project, and mastering music. Theoretical and practical application of microphones, mic pre-amps, equalizers, compressors, noise gates, effects, room acoustics, gain structure, and signal path. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 215 - Recording Technology II Credits: 3 Prerequisite: MUS 214 or consent of instructor. An in-depth look at Pro Tools recording software including a review of music recording basics, editing, and automation principles while mixing multi-track projects. Students will learn the art of the “creative ear,” and final project will utilize the UNCW recording studio to create and complete a multi-track recording project. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 235 - Jazz Improvisation I Credits: 2 Prerequisite: MUS 111 -MUS 112 or consent of instructor. Development of materials and practice for improvisational skills in the jazz idiom. Open to any student with instrumental experience. Presentation in both lecture and performance format. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 236 - Jazz Improvisation II Credits: 2 Prerequisite: MUS 235 or consent of instructor. Materials and practices for further development of improvisational skills in the jazz idiom. Presentation in both lecture and performance format. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 241 - Class Piano III Credits: 1 Prerequisite: MUS 142 with a grade of ‘C-’ or better. Continued piano skills development with an emphasis on fluency, accuracy, and level in major and minor scales and arpeggios, major and minor chord progressions, sight-reading, repertoire, accompanying, and harmonization. Preparation for the piano proficiency exam required of music majors. Meets three hours per week. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 242 - Class Piano IV Credits: 1 Prerequisite: MUS 241 with a grade of ‘C-’ or better. Continued piano skills development of MUS 241 , with an emphasis on speed, fluency, and accuracy. Piano proficiency exam is the final exam in this course and must be passed in order to pass the course. Meets three hours per week. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 243 - String Class Credits: 1 Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Basic technique on violin, viola, cello, and string bass. Three hours per week. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 244 - Instrumental Techniques I Credits: 1 Prerequisite: Two semesters of applied music study. Basic playing technique on woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 245 - Instrumental Techniques II Credits: 1 Prerequisites: Two semesters of applied music study. Basic playing technique on woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 272 - Italian and German Diction for Singers Credits: 2 Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Italian and German phonetics, principles of lyric diction and sound production, and the international phonetic alphabet as it applies to Italian and German. General principles applicable to diverse periods, styles, and genres of “classical” vocal music set with Italian or German texts. Two and one-half hours of instruction per week. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 273 - French and English Diction for Singers Credits: 2 Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. French and English phonetics, principles of lyric diction and sound production, and the international phonetic alphabet as it applies to French and English. General principles applicable to diverse periods, styles, and genres of “classical” vocal music set with French or English texts. Two and one half hours of instruction per week. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 275 - Keyboard Literature I Credits: 3 Prerequisite: Minimum of two semesters of MUS 196 or higher and consent of instructor. A survey of intermediate and advanced keyboard literature of the Renaissance, Baroque, and Classical Periods in relation to contemporary pedagogical use. Historical evolution of instrument design included. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 276 - Keyboard Literature II Credits: 3 Prerequisite: MUS 275 , minimum of two semesters of MUS 196 or higher or consent of instructor. A survey of intermediate and advanced keyboard literature of the Romantic Period to the present in relation to contemporary pedagogical use. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 285 - Conducting I Credits: 2 Prerequisite: MUS 300 , MUSL 300 , and passing the appropriate piano proficiency examination. Conducting techniques, score-reading skills, issues of interpretation, rehearsal techniques, and associated terminology. Three hours per week. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Information Literacy. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 286 - Conducting II Credits: 2 Prerequisite: MUS 285 . More advanced conducting techniques, score-reading skills, issues of interpretation, rehearsal techniques, and associated terminology. Three hours per week. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 300 - Theory IV: Applications of Music Theory Credits: 2 Prerequisite: MUS 211 . Corequisite: MUSL 300 . Major analysis problems and introduction to counterpoint, arranging, and orchestration. Introduction to 20th-century materials. Three lecture hours per week.The lab for this course is MUSL 300 . Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 301 - Form/Analysis Credits: 3 Prerequisite: MUS 300 . A study of forms common in Western music from 1600 to the present and the development of skills in analysis. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 302 - Modal Counterpoint Credits: 2 Prerequisite: MUS 301 . A study of strict contrapuntal practice as observed in the church music of Palestrina, Lassus and other 16th-century composers. Includes writing in 2, 3, and 4 voices in imitative and non-imitative styles. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 303 - Tonal Counterpoint Credits: 2 Prerequisite: MUS 301 . A study of contrapuntal practice as observed in the music of J.S. Bach and other 17th- and 18th-century composers. Includes analysis and composition of both invention and fugue. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 306 - Orchestration and Arranging Credits: 2 Prerequisite: MUS 300 and MUSL 300 . Techniques of transcribing, arranging, and scoring music for various vocal and instrumental combinations. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 308 - Jazz Arranging Credits: 2 Prerequisite: MUS 236 , MUS 300 . Arranging and scoring the jazz combo, with emphasis on contemporary styles. Presentation in both lecture and performance format. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 309 - Jazz Arranging II Credits: 2 Prerequisite: MUS 308 . Arranging and scoring the large jazz ensemble with emphasis on contemporary styles. Lecture and performance format. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 310 - MIDI Techniques and Film Scoring Credits: 3 Prerequisites: MUS 214 and permission of instructor. Introduction to digital sound synthesis, sampling, MIDI sequencing, and synchronization with film/video. Technical and creative aspects. Three hours per week. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 320 - Pedagogy for Beginning Band Instruments Credits: 2 Prerequisites: MUS 244 , MUS 245 . Principles for teaching woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments to beginners. Field experience required. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 325 - Jazz Ensemble Techniques Credits: 1 Prerequisite: MUS 285 . Basic rehearsal techniques and methods for developing and directing a high school jazz ensemble. Lecture format and practical conducting experience with one of the university’s jazz ensembles. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 326 - General Music Methods Credits: 3 Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Corequisite: MUSL 326 . Methodology for teaching music in the classroom; lesson planning; computer applications; music textbooks and materials for K-12.The lab for this course is MUSL 326 . Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 331 - Measurement and Evaluation in Music Education Credits: 1 Prerequisites: MUS 326 and either MUS 373 or MUS 377 . Development of learning outcomes. Measurements of musical behaviors, test construction, interpretation of data and results. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 332 - Opera Performance Techniques Credits: 1 Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Basic techniques for the singing actor. Exploration of body movement, operatic gesture, dramatic interpretation and stage terminology. Two hours each week. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 333 - Opera Workshop Credits: 1 Prerequisite: Four semesters of applied voice or consent of instructor. The musical preparation and staging of operatic scenes through dramatic interpretation and body movement. Three rehearsal hours per week. May be repeated for credit. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 351 - Introduction to Music History I: Middle ages - Classical periods Credits: 3 Prerequisite: MUS 150 or consent of instructor. Overview of music history and literature, stressing the stylistic developments of music and related social and historical events of the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Baroque and Classical periods. Partially satisfies University Studies II: Approaches and Perspectives/Historical and Philosophical Approaches. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 352 - Introduction to Music History II: Romantic-Contemporary Periods Credits: 3 Prerequisite: MUS 150 or consent of instructor. Overview of music history and literature, stressing the stylistic developments of music and related social and historical events of the Romantic and Contemporary periods. Partially satisfies University Studies II: Approaches and Perspectives/Historical and Philosophical Approaches. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 361 - History of Music I: Medieval and Renaissance Credits: 2 Prerequisite: MUS 351 or consent of instructor. Stylistic development of music of the Medieval and Renaissance eras. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 362 - History of Music II: 17th and 18th Centuries Credits: 2 Prerequisite: MUS 351 or consent of instructor. Music history and literature of the 17th and 18th centuries. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 363 - History of Music III: 19th Century Credits: 2 Prerequisite: MUS 352 or consent of instructor. Music history and literature of the 19th century (Romantic period). Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 364 - History of Music IV: 20th and 21st Centuries Credits: 2 Prerequisite: MUS 352 or consent of instructor. Music history and literature of the 20th and 21st centuries (contemporary period). Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 365 - Modern Jazz Credits: 0 - 4 Prerequisite: MUS 116 , MUS 236 . Study of jazz music and musicians from 1940 to the present. Lecture and performance format. Three lecture hours and two laboratory/seminar hours each week. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 370 - Pedagogy and Literature I Credits: 3 Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Materials, methods, literature, and skills for teaching the beginning through early intermediate-level private student, particularly in the individual studio setting. Business aspects of setting up a teaching studio. Faculty supervision of required practical field experience. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 371 - Instrumental Pedagogy and Literature Credits: 3 Prerequisite: Two years of college instrumental applied music. Problems, materials, and methods in teaching instruments to private students. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 372 - Jazz Pedagogy Credits: 2 Prerequisite: MUS 235 , MUS 285 . Basic techniques and methods for teaching jazz, emphasizing rehearsal techniques for jazz ensembles. Lecture format and practical conducting experience with one of the university’s jazz ensembles. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 373 - Instrumental Methods Credits: 3 Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Corequisite: MUSL 373 . Methodology for teaching instrumentalists in an ensemble setting from upper elementary through high school level. Rehearsal planning and procedure, materials, computer applications, and basic marching band techniques. The lab for this course is MUSL 373 .The lab for this course is MUSL 373 . Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 374 - Pedagogy and Literature II Credits: 3 Prerequisite: MUS 370 and consent of instructor. Materials, methods, and skills for teaching the advanced-level private student, particularly in the individual studio setting. A survey of intermediate and advanced literature from the 17th century to the present. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 375 - Piano Pedagogy I Credits: 3 Prerequisite: Minimum of two semesters of MUS 196 (applied piano lessons) or consent of instructor. Basic teaching philosophies, methods, materials, and skills needed to teach the beginning through early intermediate level piano student (children and adults). Observation of individual and group instruction. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 376 - Piano Pedagogy II Credits: 3 Prerequisite: MUS 375 or consent of instructor. Continues development of skills begun in MUS 375 . Emphasis on methods and materials for teaching the intermediate to early advanced piano student. Includes observation and supervised student teaching to aid in individual development. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 377 - Choral Methods Credits: 3 Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Corequisite: MUSL 377 . Goals, objectives, methodology, and assessment procedures for teaching choral music. Topics may include repertoire and programming, learning theory applied to choral rehearsal, group vocal training techniques, rehearsal procedures, and program management strategies.The lab for this course is MUSL 377 . Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 378 - Vocal Literature Credits: 2 Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Exploring solo vocal literature from the late sixteenth century to the present. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 379 - Vocal Pedagogy Credits: 2 Prerequisite: Consent of instructor; completion of piano proficiency. Basic procedures and methods for teaching voice, including voice building and classification. Faculty supervision of required practical field experience. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 381 - Music Entrepreneurship Credits: 3 Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. A survey of the history and practices of the music industry, with an emphasis on evolving practices, emerging opportunities, and innovation in career planning, as well as methods and practices of artist representation and self-promotion. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 382 - Music Industry Credits: 3 Prerequisites: MUS 381. A survey of the structures, economics, and operations of the recording industry; music publishing and distribution systems; intellectual property; and issues related to live music performance, with an emphasis on copyright law, contracts, and licensing, as well as marketing and promotional strategies of major and independent record labels, music publishers, and various media. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 393 - Junior Recital Credits: 1 Prerequisite: Consent of faculty. A performance of at least 20 minutes of repertoire selected from the appropriate levels of difficulty. May be repeated once for credit. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 395 - Upper Level Applied Music, Private Lessons Credits: 1 Prerequisite: Audition; consent of Music Department Chair and instructor. Corequisite: MUS LAB (appropriate section). Includes one-half hour private lesson per week (TBA) and a minimum of one MUS LAB/seminar hour each week. Requires a minimum of five practice hours per week. This course is restricted to music majors who have passed the upper level qualifying jury. May be repeated for credit. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 396 - Upper Level Applied Music, Private Lessons Credits: 1 Prerequisite: Audition; Consent of Music Department Chair and instructor. Corequisite: MUS LAB (appropriate section). Includes one-hour private lesson per week (TBA) and a minimum of one MUS LAB/seminar hour each week. This course is restricted to music majors who have passed the upper level qualifying jury. May be repeated for credit. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 402 - Marching Band Pedagogy Credits: 2 Prerequisites: MUS 373 and consent of the instructor. Practicum in a high school marching band program. Selection of repertoire, corps-style marching techniques, drill-writing basics, competition criteria, program management. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 403 - Advanced Composition Credits: 3 Prerequisite: MUS 203 and consent of instructor. Music majors only. Advanced study of compositional techniques through direct application in original compositions. One hour seminar each week plus a full hour private lesson. May be repeated. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 475 - Practicum in Applied Teaching Credits: 1 Prerequisite: MUS 371 , or MUS 375 -MUS 376 , or MUS 379 . Students will develop and implement a private studio under the guidance of a faculty member. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 485 - Advanced Conducting Credits: 2 Prerequisite: MUS 285 and MUS 286 and consent of instructor. Choral or instrumental conducting techniques. Students work with the appropriate ensemble using selected literature, e.g. orchestral, wind ensemble, jazz ensemble, choral ensemble, for the various media. (Enrollment restricted to availability of laboratory ensembles and to students of exceptional background and aptitude in the field of conducting.) Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 490 - Thesis Credits: 1 A research thesis in a subject to be determined in consultation with the music faculty during the semester preceding the taking of this course. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 491 - Directed Individual Study Credits: 1 - 3 Prerequisite: Overall GPA of at least 2.00, junior or senior standing, and consent of instructor, department chair and dean. Involves investigation under faculty supervision beyond what is offered in existing courses. For further information, consult the Directed Individual Studies section in this catalogue. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 493 - Senior Recital Credits: 1 Prerequisite: Consent of the music faculty. A performance of at least 40 minutes of repertoire selected from the appropriate levels of difficultly. May be repeated once for credit. Satisfies University Studies VI: Common Requirements/Capstone Course. Satisfies University Studies V: Explorations Beyond the Classroom. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 495 - Seminar in Music Credits: 1 - 3 Prerequisite: Junior standing. Consideration of special subjects not covered in detail in regular course offerings. More than one topic may be taken for credit. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 496 - Senior Seminar in Music Credits: 3 Prerequisite: Senior standing: required for General Music, elective for other music programs. Synthesis and application to a specific topic in the student’s principal area of interest, chosen, in consultation with the instructor, from previous musical study or from areas beyond what is offered in regular course offerings. Students meet together one hour per week to discuss their work; in addition, each student meets individually with a specialist who supervises project. May be repeated under a different subtitle. Satisfies University Studies VI: Common Requirements/Capstone Course. Satisfies University Studies V: Explorations Beyond the Classroom. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 498 - Internship in Music Credits: 3 - 6 Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing; Consent of Music department chair and instructor. Academic training and practical field experience through a program of work and study within an agency and/or setting related to the student’s principal area of interest. Faculty supervision and evaluation of all study and on-site activity. A maximum of six credit hours may be applied toward the degree. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUS 499 - Honors Work in Music Credits: 2 - 3 Prerequisite: Eligibility for honors program, and junior or senior standing. Consent of Music department chair and instructor. Independent study for honor students. Satisfies University Studies V: Explorations Beyond the Classroom. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUSL 111 - Aural Skills and Sight-Singing I Credits: 1 Corequisite: MUS 111 . Includes melodic, harmonic and rhythmic dictation and sight-singing using the materials introduced in MUS 111 . Two hours per week.This course is the lab for MUS 111 . Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUSL 112 - Aural Skills and Sight-Singing II Credits: 1 Prerequisite: MUSL 111 . Corequisite: MUS 112 . Includes melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic dictation, and sight-singing using the materials introduced in MUS 112 . Two hours per week.This course is the lab for MUS 112 . Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUSL 211 - Aural Skills and Sight-Singing III Credits: 1 Prerequisite: MUSL 112 . Corequisite MUS 211 . Includes melodic, harmonic, and rhythm dictation, and sight-singing using the materials introduced in MUS 211 . Two hours per week.This course is the lab for MUS 211 . Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUSL 300 - Aural Skills and Sight-Singing IV Credits: 1 Prerequisite: MUSL 211 . Corequisite: MUS 300 . Dictation and transcription problems, sight-singing of choral and instrumental works. Two hours per week.This course is the lab for MUS 300 . Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUSL 326 - Field Experience in General Music Credits: 1 Corequisite: MUS 326 . Lab course designed to provide supervised field experiences in general music with public school students. Observation and reflection; application of pedagogy. One hour per week.This course is the lab for MUS 326 . Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUSL 373 - Field Experience in Instrumental Music Credits: 1 Corequisite: MUS 373 . Supervised instrumental music field experiences with public school students. Observation and reflection; application of pedagogy. One hour per week.This course is the lab for MUS 373 . Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	MUSL 377 - Field Experience in Choral Music Credits: 1 Corequisite: MUS 377 . Supervised choral music field experiences with public school students. Observation and reflection; application of pedagogy. One hour per week.This course is the lab for MUS 377 . Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
Nursing
	NSG 112 - Survey of Professional Nursing Credits: 1 Provides an overview of nursing as a profession for potential applicants to the School of Nursing. Examines the scope of practice of the registered nurse, various practice settings and the role of the nurse in health care today. Explores history, issues and trends in nursing. Offers information about the goals and curriculum of the UNCW School of Nursing. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	NSG 250 - Introduction to Health Assessment Credits: 3 Prerequisite: Admission to the School of Nursing or special permission. Introduces the core concepts and techniques of health assessment. Course content includes a framework for assessment of individuals across the life span. Opportunities are provided for laboratory and clinical application of introductory concepts and techniques of health assessment for the Nursing Majors. Application of concepts and essential psychomotor skills are demonstrated in clinical experiences using advanced technology and working with clients in selected clinical agencies. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	NSG 252 - Foundations in Professional Nursing Practice Credits: 5 (3 Theory/2 Clinical) Prerequisite: Admission to the School of Nursing. This course introduces the student to the core concepts of nursing essential to the role of the professional nurse when caring for individual adult patients in primary, acute, and restorative care settings. Course content will emphasize fundamental nursing concepts, skills, and techniques of nursing practice and provide a firm foundation for more advanced and specialized areas of clinical nursing study. In addition it will address a number of key current practice issues including evidence-based practice, safe patient handling and informatics in nursing. Adopted theories from physiology, psychology, sociology, and nursing will be related to patient centered care and quality improvement. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	NSG 316 - Professional Nursing Practice for the Baccalaureate Nurse Credits: 3 This is a seminar course for registered nurses. Students will examine foundations and contemporary issues of professional nursing practice and will explore critical abilities and roles for the baccalaureate nurse in the management of quality, patient care. This course will introduce students to online learning and provide strategies for success. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Information Literacy. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	NSG 320 - Patho/Pharm I Credits: 3 Prerequisites: BIO 240 , BIO 241 , BIO 246 . Corequisites: NSG 250 , NSG 326 . This course focuses on general concepts along with specific disease processes of physiological systems and the use of drugs to prevent or ameliorate those processes. Discussion topics focus on adaptation of the physiologic processes across the life span along with the basic concepts of pharmacology and pharmacotherapy. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	NSG 321 - Gerontological Nursing and the End of Life Care Credits: 3 Prerequisite or corequisite: NSG 316 . This course introduces students to the functional, physiological, cognitive, psychosocial, and socioeconomic needs of older adults. Students will synthesize science, knowledge and assessment to facilitate safe, quality management of care for older adult populations. Content includes primary, secondary and tertiary care and prevention, family roles, legal, ethical issues, and resource allocation. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	NSG 322 - Issues, Trends and Health Policy in Nursing Credits: 3 Prerequisite: NSG 252 . This course is designed to provide students as present and future leaders with a political, economic, and financial understanding of nursing’s role in the health care system. Students learn professional values and ethical behaviors that guide nursing practice and the impact of research used to improve the care of individuals, families, groups and communities. In addition, fundamentals of health policy creation are introduced to facilitate the merging of the policy and financial side with the clinical dimension. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	NSG 323 - Health Assessment for Registered Nurses Credits: 3 Only open to students in the RN-BS option of the BS Nursing program. Course enhances students’ assessment and clinical reasoning skills. Emphasis on analyzing nursing assessment findings, setting priorities, and developing a plan of care that promotes or restores health. Explores the impact of the environment, life choices, literacy, and genomics on holistic health. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	NSG 324 - Clinical Application of Therapeutic Nutrition Credits: 2 Prerequisites: NSG 250 , NSG 252 . A course for nursing students which emphasizes foundations of nutrition and diet therapy that can be applied to patients of all ages and in various stages on the health and illness continuum. The nursing process is used to examine the clinical interrelationships among nutrients and other variables such as: foods, cultures, health, education, and behaviors of individuals, families, and communities. Emphasis is placed on developing the role of the nurse in meeting the nutritional needs of patients in a variety of practice settings. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	NSG 325 - Introduction to Pharmacotherapeutics Credits: 3 Prerequisites: BIO 240 , BIO 241 , BIO 246 . Survey course designed to introduce the basic concepts of pharmacology and pharmacotherapy to the nursing/allied health professional student. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	NSG 326 - Clinical Nursing II: Adult Health I Credits: 6 (3 Theory/3 Clinical) Prerequisites: NSG 250 and NSG 252 . Introduces the core concepts of nursing essential to the role of the professional nurse when caring for individual clients with medical/surgical conditions. Course content will emphasize the relationship between the nursing process and patient centered care, clinical reasoning, and integrity of practice applied to problems of oxygenation/ventilation, problems of movement and coordination, and problems of perception and sensory input in vulnerable populations. Adopted theories from physiology, psychology, sociology and nursing will be related to patient centered care and quality improvement. Application of concepts and essential psychomotor skills are demonstrated in clinical experiences and using advanced technology working with clients in selected clinical agencies. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	NSG 329 - Mental Health Nursing Credits: 4 (2 Theory/2 Clinical) Prerequisite: NSG 326 . Corequisite: NSG 330 . Introduces the core concepts of nursing essential to the role of the professional nurse caring for clients with mental health disorders across the life span and to their families. Course content will include factors currently shaping professional nursing roles and on interpersonal skills required for improving health status and diverse client needs. Adopted theories will be related to legal and ethical considerations in client-centered care, quality improvement, and life long learning. Application of concepts is demonstrated in clinical experiences working with clients in selected clinical agencies. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	NSG 330 - Maternal-Infant Nursing Credits: 4 (2 Theory/2 Clinical) Prerequisites: NSG 326 . Corequisite: NSG 329 . Introduces core concepts of nursing essential to the role of the professional nurse caring for families. The course content will include health promotion and restoration for the childbearing family during the prenatal, perinatal and postnatal periods, along with professional values of client-centered care, life-long learning and quality improvement. Applications of concepts and essential psychomotor skills are demonstrated in clinical experiences working with clients in culturally diverse agencies. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Information Literacy. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	NSG 334 - Gerontology Nursing Credits: 3 (2 Theory/1 Clinical: PreLicensure option only) Introduces the student to the demographic, physiological, psychosocial and economic aspects of aging. Critical assessment parameters will be used as a framework for identifying both normal and pathological with emphasis on nursing assessment and management of care. Course content will include primary care, secondary care, tertiary care and prevention, care giving roles, ethical issues, legal issues and resource allocation. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	NSG 335 - Patho/Pharm II Credits: 3 Prerequisites: BIO 240 , BIO 241 , BIO 246 ; NSG 320 . This course is a continuation of Patho/Pharm I which focuses on general concepts along with specific disease processes of physiological systems and the use of drugs to prevent or ameliorate those processes. Discussion topics focus on adaptation of the physiologic processes across the life span along with the basic concepts of pharmacology and pharmacotheraphy. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	NSG 345 - Health Maintenance Needs of Young Children Credits: 3 Prerequisite for nursing: PSY 220 or PSY 223 . Prerequisites for education: HEA 201 , HEA 207 . Corequisite for nursing: NSGL 345. Corequisite for education: SOC 349 . Focuses on health maintenance needs of young children (birth through kindergarten). From the perspective of teachers and caretakers, it addresses activities of daily living, environmental safety, common health problems and infection control within community daycare and preschool settings. This course is designed for non-nursing majors. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	NSG 401 - Pediatric Nursing Credits: 4 (2 Theory/2 Clinical) Prerequisites: NSG 326 , NSG 329 , NSG 330 . Corequisite: NSG 405 . Introduces the core concepts of nursing essential to the role of the professional nurse caring for children and their families. Course content includes strategies for improving the child’s health status based on diverse needs dictated by the environment and the professional values of client-centered care, life-long learning, and quality improvement. Application of essential psychomotor skills is demonstrated in experiences working with children in culturally diverse clinical agencies. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	NSG 403 - Adult Health II Credits: 9 (4 Theory/5 Clinical) Prerequisites: NSG 326 , NSG 329 , NSG 330 , NSG 401 , NSG 405 . Corequisite: NSG 404 . Introduces advanced concepts of nursing essential to the role of the professional nurse when caring for adult clients with complex health problems. Course content will include measures to maintain and support the health status related to the pathophysiology of selected diseases and changes in function. Emphasis will be placed on the relationship between the nursing process and client centered care, clinical reasoning, and integrity of practice applied to acute and chronic conditions. Adopted theories from physiology, psychology, sociology and nursing will be related to client centered care and quality improvement. Application of concepts and essential psychomotor skills are demonstrated in clinical experiences using advanced technology and working with clients in selected clinical agencies. Satisfies University Studies VI: Common Requirements/Capstone Course. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	NSG 404 - Health Policy Credits: 3 Prerequisite/Corequisite: NSG 316 . Open only for students enrolled in the RN BS option of the B.S. Nursing. A debate-seminar course focusing on social, psychological, cultural, economic, political, legal, and ethical environments which shape health care delivery systems. Advanced nursing practice in primary care is studied relative to inter-professional relationships and leadership in health policy, health care reform, successful models of health delivery, poverty, research, and interdisciplinary health management. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	NSG 405 - Community Health Nursing Credits: 5 (2 Theory/3 Clinical) Prerequisite: NSG 326 , NSG 329 , NSG 330 . Corequisite: NSG 401 . Introduces the core concepts of professional nursing essential to the role of the professional nurse when caring for aggregates of clients in the community. Course contents emphasize the relationships between the community nursing process and client centered care, clinical reasoning, and integrity of practice applied risk reduction, health prevention and promotion of individuals, families, and aggregates in diverse community settings. Adopted theories from epidemiology, sociology, nursing, and environmental management are related to the aggregate client centered care and quality improvement. Application of concepts and essential psychomotor skills are demonstrated in a clinical experience using advanced technology and working with clients in selected clinical agencies. Satisfies University Studies II: Approaches and Perspectives/Living in Our Diverse Nation. Satisfies University Studies VI: Common Requirements/Capstone Course. Partially satisfies University Studies III: Thematic Transdisciplinary Cluster/Coastal Health and Environment. Satisfies University Studies V: Explorations Beyond the Classroom. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	NSG 406 - Leadership and Management in Nursing Credits: 3 Introduces the core concepts of leadership and management for the professional nurse. Course content includes discussion of theories of management and leadership; health systems organizations; change, power, authority; role development; models of nursing care delivery; legal ramifications of delegation; models of quality management; nursing and the political process. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	NSG 408 - Population and Community Health Nursing Credits: 5 Prerequisites: NSG 316 , NSG 321 , NSG 323 , NSG 404 , NSG 406 , NSG 415 , NSG 480 , NSG 482 . Content synthesizes baccalaureate coursework to address population/community health nursing. Content addresses social and ecological determinants of health through ethics, public policy, health education, epidemiology, leadership, case management, partnerships and technology examining outcomes for an evidence-based, culturally sensitive practice. The capstone project applies course content through active learning field experiences and an e-portfolio. Satisfies University Studies VI: Common Requirements/Capstone Course; University Studies II: Approaches and Perspectives/Living in Our Diverse Nation and University Studies V: Explorations Beyond the Classroom. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	NSG 409 - Clinical Nursing VIII: Capstone, Transition to Professional Practice Credits: 3 (1 Theory/2 Clinical) Prerequisites: NSG 401 , NSG 405 , NSG 415 . Corequisites: NSG 403 , NSG 406 . This end of program capstone focuses on integrating concepts, principles, knowledge, and theories from nursing, other disciplines, and the arts and sciences. The course is designed to foster an intense one to one learning experience between the student and an experienced preceptor while under the guidance of the UNCW SON clinical faculty. This relationship is designed to facilitate the transition to the professional practice setting, to enhance the development and demonstration of sound clinical judgment, and to promote confidence functioning as a generalist professional nurse. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	NSG 415 - Research in Nursing Credits: 3 Prerequisite: STT 210 or STT 215 . Introduces research design and analysis necessary to examine, apply, and utilize nursing science. Course content includes an overview of current issues in knowledge development in nursing including the process of research utilization and evidence based practice. The student will conduct analytic critiques of the research literature for scientific merit, synthesize these critiques for application to practice, and develop strategies for providing leadership to make evidence based practice a reality in current and future work settings. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Writing Intensive. Partially satisfies University Studies IV: Building Competencies/Information Literacy. Partially satisfies University Studies III: Thematic Transdisciplinary Cluster/Modeling. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	NSG 445 - Nursing in Barbados Credits: 5 Study designed for upper-division nursing majors and registered nurses to study the culture and health care practices of the people of Barbados. Students will have an in-depth study of the political, social, economic, religious, educational, governmental and health care systems. They will examine the history, traditions, customs, and health practices of the Bajan people. Clinical practicum will focus on care of clients in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Sir Winston Scott Polyclinic. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	NSG 480 - Transcultural Health Care Credits: 3 (NSG 580 ) Explores values and belief systems influencing health behaviors of culturally diverse groups. Emphasizes cultural, social, political, and economic forces that influence access to and use of health care resources. Identifies a conceptual basis for assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of health care for culturally diverse clients. Fosters cultural sensitivity to life styles, values, and concepts concerning health and health care. ‘The goal of this course is to broaden the student’s perception and understanding of health/HEALTH and illness/ILLNESS and the variety of meanings these terms carry for members of differing sociocultural populations. Satisfies University Studies II: Approaches and Perspectives/Living in a Global Society. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	NSG 481 - Spanish for Health Professionals Credits: 3 (NSG 581 ) Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Emphasizes achieving active command of language spoken in the Hispanic world related to health care. Includes practical communication, current vocabulary, and colloquial expressions. Extensive use of audio aids. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	NSG 482 - Pathophysiologic and Pharmacological Evidence Based Nursing Care Credits: 3 This theory course builds on basic knowledge of pathophysiology and pharmacology to enhance nursing management of health, wellness, and disease. Analysis of current pharmacological based research will provide the foundation for evidence based nursing practice. Physiological, pathophysiological, and pharmacological concepts that explain the rationale behind treatment decisions are examined. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	NSG 483 - Migrant and Farm Worker Health Credits: 3 (NSG 583 ) Examines health problems prevalent across the lifespan among Hispanic, migrant, farm workers and their families. Focuses on cultural values and belief systems that influence health behaviors. Analyzes social, economic, legal, and political forces that influence access to and use of health care services. Attention to cultural sensitivity requisites for effective, intercultural, communication between health care workers and Hispanic, migrant farm workers and their families. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	NSG 486 - Family Nursing Credits: 3 Introduces the core concepts of nursing essential to the role of the professional nurse when caring for families in all phases of the life cycle. The course content includes a broad range of family concepts from multidisciplinary research, theories, and frameworks, with emphasis on comprehensive family assessment and ethical dilemmas in practice. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.
	NSG 487 - Genetics and Molecular Therapies Credits: 3 This course will focus on an introduction to emerging knowledge in human molecular genetics and the related implications for health care across the lifespan through multidisciplinary perspectives. Content focuses on the application of genetics to clinical practice, including screening for genetic predisposition, the impact of genetics on health promotion and disease prevention, and the uses of genetically engineered technology and therapies. Students will be encouraged to critically examine the social, legal, cultural, political, and professional implications of the integration of genetics into health care practices. Click here for the Fall 2024 Class Schedule.

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MUS 214 - Recording Technology I

MUS 215 - Recording Technology II

MUS 235 - Jazz Improvisation I

MUS 236 - Jazz Improvisation II

MUS 241 - Class Piano III

MUS 242 - Class Piano IV

MUS 243 - String Class

MUS 244 - Instrumental Techniques I

MUS 245 - Instrumental Techniques II

MUS 272 - Italian and German Diction for Singers

MUS 273 - French and English Diction for Singers

MUS 275 - Keyboard Literature I

MUS 276 - Keyboard Literature II

MUS 285 - Conducting I

MUS 286 - Conducting II

MUS 300 - Theory IV: Applications of Music Theory

MUS 301 - Form/Analysis

MUS 302 - Modal Counterpoint

MUS 303 - Tonal Counterpoint

MUS 306 - Orchestration and Arranging

MUS 308 - Jazz Arranging

MUS 309 - Jazz Arranging II

MUS 310 - MIDI Techniques and Film Scoring

MUS 320 - Pedagogy for Beginning Band Instruments

MUS 325 - Jazz Ensemble Techniques

MUS 326 - General Music Methods

MUS 331 - Measurement and Evaluation in Music Education

MUS 332 - Opera Performance Techniques

MUS 333 - Opera Workshop

MUS 351 - Introduction to Music History I: Middle ages - Classical periods

MUS 352 - Introduction to Music History II: Romantic-Contemporary Periods

MUS 361 - History of Music I: Medieval and Renaissance

MUS 362 - History of Music II: 17th and 18th Centuries

MUS 363 - History of Music III: 19th Century

MUS 364 - History of Music IV: 20th and 21st Centuries

MUS 365 - Modern Jazz

MUS 370 - Pedagogy and Literature I

MUS 371 - Instrumental Pedagogy and Literature

MUS 372 - Jazz Pedagogy

MUS 373 - Instrumental Methods

MUS 374 - Pedagogy and Literature II

MUS 375 - Piano Pedagogy I

MUS 376 - Piano Pedagogy II

MUS 377 - Choral Methods

MUS 378 - Vocal Literature

MUS 379 - Vocal Pedagogy

MUS 381 - Music Entrepreneurship

MUS 382 - Music Industry

MUS 393 - Junior Recital

MUS 395 - Upper Level Applied Music, Private Lessons

MUS 396 - Upper Level Applied Music, Private Lessons

MUS 402 - Marching Band Pedagogy

MUS 403 - Advanced Composition

MUS 475 - Practicum in Applied Teaching

MUS 485 - Advanced Conducting

MUS 490 - Thesis

MUS 491 - Directed Individual Study

MUS 493 - Senior Recital

MUS 495 - Seminar in Music

MUS 496 - Senior Seminar in Music

MUS 498 - Internship in Music

MUS 499 - Honors Work in Music

MUSL 111 - Aural Skills and Sight-Singing I

MUSL 112 - Aural Skills and Sight-Singing II

MUSL 211 - Aural Skills and Sight-Singing III

MUSL 300 - Aural Skills and Sight-Singing IV

MUSL 326 - Field Experience in General Music

MUSL 373 - Field Experience in Instrumental Music

MUSL 377 - Field Experience in Choral Music

NSG 112 - Survey of Professional Nursing

NSG 250 - Introduction to Health Assessment

NSG 252 - Foundations in Professional Nursing Practice

NSG 316 - Professional Nursing Practice for the Baccalaureate Nurse

NSG 320 - Patho/Pharm I