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MENG 534/5234 - Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage (3 cr.)
Description
This course will focus on advanced electrochemical energy conversion and storage systems including fuel cells, lithium-ion batteries, and supercapacitors; Hydrogen storage; Advanced thermal storage . Through the journey in this course, students are anticipated to understand why and how these systems are advantageous in renewable energy applications.
Cross-listed
Same as .
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MENG 535/5235 - Biomaterials (3 cr.)
Description
Lectures will include: materials for biomedical and dental restoration applications and their biocompatibility; design at a molecular scale of materials used in contact with biological systems, including biotechnology and biomedical engineering; methods for biomaterials surface modification and characterization. Other topics include analysis of protein absorption on biomaterials; tissue and organ regeneration; design of implants and prostheses based on control of biomaterials-tissue interactions; drung delivery, and cell-guiding surfaces.
Cross-listed
Same as .
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MENG 541/5241 - Integrated Manufacturing Systems (3 cr.)
Description
Computer aided manufacturing, automation, flexible manufacturing systems, numerical control machines, computerized process planning, information systems in a plant, selection of automated systems.
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MENG 542/5242 - Total Quality Management (3 cr.)
Description
Product quality and losses to society, loss function, product life cycle, design for quality, quality deployment charts, customer needs, process design planning and control, continuous quality improvement, quality circles.
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MENG 543/5243 - Systems Modeling and Optimization (3 cr.)
Description
Modeling of large scale industrial problems, theory of optimization, software performance evaluation, simulation of complex industrial systems, input/output analysis, model validation, overview of simulation languages, manufacturing systems case studies.
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MENG 545/5245 - Production Systems Design (3 cr.)
Description
Production planning, workforce and line balancing capacity planning and expansions, optimal sequencing and scheduling, measures of effectiveness of operating systems, computer applications, applied case studies.
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MENG 548/5248 - Facilities Planning and Design (3 cr.)
Description
Location evaluation for plants, warehouses, and facilities, computerized layout design, selection and installation of material handling equipment, planning for expansion, modeling and analysis of facility layout: Quadratic assignment approach, graph theoretic approach, decomposition of large facilities, locating new facilities.
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MENG 517/5251 - Engineering Systems Analysis and Design (3 cr.)
Description
Introduction, system design process, system modelling and optimization, design for operational feasibility, artificial intelligence and expert systems, applications.
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MENG 553/5253 - Advanced Computer Aided Design (3 cr.)
Description
Homogeneous Coordinates and Cartesian Coordinates. Explicit and Implicit Representations of Lines, Planes, Surfaces and Intersections. Surface Modeling:Bezier, B-Spline and NURBS surfaces. Curve and Surface Fitting and Approximation. Solid Modeling: Constructive Solid Modeling, and Boundary Representation. Shading and Rendering. Homogeneous perspective, stereographic projections and virtual reality. Introduction to Shape and Topology Optimization.
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MENG 554/5254 - Advanced Stress Analysis in Design and Manufacturing (3 cr.)
Description
Differential and integral formulations of elastic problems: equilibrium, continuity, generalized material relations, boundary conditions. Applications to two dimensional problems, plates and shells. Yield criteria and inelastic stress-strain relations. Limit analysis. Inelastic design. Simplified techniques for large deformation problems: energy approach, slab method, and upper bound solutions, numerical techniques.
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MENG 555/5255 - Analysis and Design of Dynamic Systems (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Consent of instructor.
Description
Dynamic analysis of lumped-parameter and continuous systems including strings, rods, beams and plates, use of finite elements in dynamic analysis, design of dynamic systems, systems concepts, design and synthesis of mechanical networks, modern control, system behavior analysis in time and frequency domains, compensation and design of control systems using different design methods, digital control systems.
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MENG 557/5257 - Engineering Design Methodologies (3 cr.)
Description
Conceptual design: levels, generic concepts, main and subconcepts. The preliminary design stage. Design for reliability. Design optimization. Examples and a case study.
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MENG 558/5258 - Applied Finite Element Analysis for Engineers (3 cr.)
Description
Advanced modeling techniques. Material, geometric and boundary condition nonlinearities. Application to elastoplasticity, creep and buckling. Time response dynamic analysis, nonlinear heat transfer. Projects involving extensive utilization of FEM packages on engineering workstations.
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MENG 573/5263 - Cogeneration and Energy Storage (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
B.Sc. level Mechanical engineering courses in Thermodynamics, Heat transfer, Fluid mechanics and applications, or equivalent.
Description
Introduction to cogeneration; cogeneration technologies; issues and applications; introduction to energy storage; types; applications in renewable energy and conventional systems; economic analysis.
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MENG 575/5265 - CFD and Turbulence Modeling (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Undergraduate level knowledge of
i) fluid properties, fluid flows with and without friction, duct flows, Bernouli’s equation and continuity equation; heat and mass transfer.
ii) numerical analysis including solution of sets of algebraic linear equations, and P.D.E.s employing F.D.; programming in MATLAB or any other language.
Description
Introduction to CFD, basic equations of Flow, FV method, SIMPLE algorithm and variants. Turbulence modeling. Introduction to PHOENICS/FLUENT code, application to case studies.
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MENG 560/5270 - Applied Control, Vibration and Instrumentations (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Instructor Consent.
Description
Feedback control systems and role of sensors. Process modelling and identification. Linear system response in time domain, Routh-Horwitz stability criteria. PID controllers design and implementations. Root locus: analysis, design, lead/lag compensators. Frequency response methods and analysis. Vibrations of multi-degree-of-freedom and continuous systems, introduction to finite element vibrations analysis, response to periodic and arbitrary inputs, passive and active vibration control, applied vibration measurement and analysis. Sensors: characteristics, physical properties and usage. Industrial automation and sensors. Measurement and uncertainty. Study of various techniques for sensor integration. Common instrumentation networks. Remote instrumentation for monitoring and control. Future prospect of instrumentations and intelligence.
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MENG 561/5271 - Robotics: Kinematics, Dynamics and Control (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Instructor Consent.
Description
Robot mechanisms, End-effector mechanisms, Actuators and drives, Sensors. Robot forward and inverse kinematics. Differential motion and Jacobian (Velocities and forces). Simulation software and analysis. Acceleration and Inertia, Robot dynamics. Trajectory generation and control of robot manipulators. Robot planning and control. Task oriented control, Force compliance control. Robot programming, Robot work cell design and work cycle analysis. Robot vision, Teleoperation and Interactive haptics. Closed-Loop Kinematic chains, Parallel-link robot kinematics. Non-holomonic systems, Legged robots.
Cross-listed
Same as .
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MENG 562/5272 - Embedded Real Time Systems (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Instructor Consent.
Description
Fundamentals of embedded control system design, embedded processor architecture and operation. General overview of existing families of micro-controllers, DSPs, FPGAs, ASICs. Selected embedded 8/16/32 processor architectures, and programming. Real- time, resources and management, I/O, Virtual memory and memory management. Concurrency, resource sharing and deadlocks. Scheduling theory. Real-time programming and embedded software. Real-time kernels and operating systems. Bus structure and Interfacing. Programming pervasive and ubiquitous embedded system. Designing embedded system. Discretization and implementation of continuous-time control systems. Networked embedded systems and integrated control.
Cross-listed
Same as .
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MENG 563/5273 - Modern Control Design (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Instructor consent.
Description
Basic linear system response: Analysis in time domain, stability analysis, Routh- Horwitz stability criteria of LTI. Feedback analysis and design continuous-time systems on the basis of root locus: analysis, design, lead/lag compensators, and Control synthesis in frequency domain: (Bode response, Nyquist stability criteria, sensitivity and design). Control design concepts for linear multivariable systems using state variable techniques. State space representation and transition matrix. Control system design in state space: controllability, pole method and pole placement design, observer/observability and compensators design. Optimal observer based feedback. Lyapunov Stability. The solutions to LQR problem, Kalman filtering problem. LQG and LTR based design methods. Discrete-time systems and computer control.
Cross-listed
Same as .
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MENG 564/5274 - Autonomous Robotics: Modeling, Navigation and Control (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Instructor Consent.
Description
Autonomous and Mobile robots, Locomotion concepts and mechanisms, Degrees of mobility and steering. Non holonomic concept and constraint. Wheeled mobile robots: Kinematic and dynamic models. Trajectory generation and Control methods. Sensors, sensor models and perception. Mapping and knowledge representations. Control architectures and Navigation: Planning, Subsumption, Potential field, Motor Schemas, Probabilistic, Learning from observations and Reinforcement learning. Relative and absolute localization. Navigation and localization techniques. SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping). Multi robotic system: navigation, cooperation and autonomy.
Cross-listed
Same as .
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MENG 580/5910 - Independent Study in Engineering (3 cr.)
Description
Independent study in various problem areas of engineering may be assigned to individual students or to groups. Readings assigned and frequent consultations held.
Notes
(Students may sign for up to 3 credits towards fulfilling M. Sc. requirements).
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MENG 592/5930 - Advanced Topics in Engineering (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Description
Topics to be chosen every year according to specific interests.
Repeatable
May be taken for credit more than once if content changes.
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MENG 593/5980 - Capstone Project (3 cr.)
Description
Students are required to attend the library and writing modules of and to undertake an engineering project approved by the chair of the supervisory committee, which consists of the student advisor and two additional faculty members. A final report is submitted and orally defended in the presence of the supervisory committee.
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MENG 599/5981 - Research Guidance Thesis (3 cr.)
Description
Consultation on problems related to student thesis.
Repeatable
Must be taken twice for credit.
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MENG 681/6241 - Stochastic Simulation (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Graduate level knowledge of probability, statistics and stochastic processes.
Description
Continuous and discrete event Simulation models, random number generation, relevant probability distributions, replications, transient and steady-state conditions, design of simulation experiments, statistical analysis of results, data and file management, stochastic queues, simulation languages.
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MENG 615/6255 - Continuum Mechanics (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Mechanics of deformable bodies, finite deformation and strain measures, kinematics of continua and global and local balance laws. Thermodynamics of continua, first and second laws. Introduction to constitutive theory for elastic solids, viscous fluids and memory dependent materials. Examples of exact solutions for linear and hyper elastic solids and Stokesian fluids.
When Offered
Offered in fall.
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MENG 660/6261 - Sustainability of Thermal Systems (3 cr.)
Description
Energy systems; energy demand; energy audit; sustainable development; energy efficiency; energy management.
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MENG 670/6262 - Advanced Transport Phenomena (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
, and CFD course covering numerical solutions of flow equations.
Description
Mass, momentum, and energy transport; kinetic theory of transport properties; analytical and approximate solutions to the equations of change; boundary layer theory; turbulence; simultaneous heat and mass transfer; over-all balances.
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MENG 620/6270 - Nonlinear and Adaptive Control (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Consent of instructor.
Description
Introduction to the analysis and design of nonlinear control systems. Linearization of nonlinear systems. Phase-plane analysis, Lyapunov stability analysis. Design of stabilizing controllers. Properties of adaptive systems, Adaptive control and real-time parameter estimation, Deterministic self-tuning regulators, model reference control, Adaptive observers, model reference adaptive control, gain scheduling controller modeling. Stability of adaptive control systems.
Cross-listed
Same as .
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MENG 699/6980 - Research Guidance Dissertation (3 cr.)
Description
Consultation on problems related to student thesis. To be taken 11 times for credit.
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MEST 400/4210 - Individual Study and Selected Readings (1-3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor and department on the basis of a well-defined proposal.
Description
Guided reading, research, and discussion based on a subject of mutual interest to a student and faculty member.
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MEST 430/4301 - Special Topics in Middle East Studies (3 cr.)
Description
Selected topics to be investigated under the guidance of a faculty member, may be offered as a seminar.
Repeatable
May be repeated for credit if content changes.
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MEST 500/5200 - Migration and Refugee movements in the Middle East and North Africa (3 cr.)
Description
The course offers a systematic review of international migration and refugee movements to, through and from, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) over the last decade. It addresses their trends, causes and consequences for individuals and societies, and stresses the universality of international mobility determinants, but the specificity of the context in which they operate in the MENA.
Cross-listed
Same as .
When Offered
Offered in spring.
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MEST 569/5201 - A Critical Introduction to Middle East Studies (3 cr.)
Description
Required for all MA students in Middle East Studies. Introduces major debates in several disciplines of Middle East area studies: the history and politics of Orientalism; modernization theory; area studies as a field of knowledge; gender as a category of analysis; economic and political development; international relations and US Middle East policy; contending understandings of Islamism.
When Offered
Offered in fall.
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MEST 570/5202 - Interdisciplinary Seminar in Middle East Studies (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: completion of 24 credit hours toward the degree or consent of program director.
Description
Required for all MA students in Middle East Studies. Reading, discussion and intensive writing about cutting edge scholarly literature on: the nature of modernity, colonialism and social science, gender and colonialism, nationalism, the nature of “national economies”, the politics of realist literature, economic development, the character of autocracy and political liberalization.
When Offered
Offered in spring.
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MEST 505/5205 - Palestinian Refugee Issues (3 cr.)
Description
This inter-disciplinary course will be an opportunity for students to engage directly with the major practical and theoretical issues connected with Palestinian refugees, critically assessing the historical, political, legal and ideological forces that have shaped their turbulent circumstances.
Cross-listed
Same as .
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MEST 580/5280 - Selected Topics (3 cr.)
Description
Problems discussed may vary depending on instructor and students needs. Course is offered only if participating departments do not offer an equivalent course. Focus will be announced prior to registration.
When Offered
Offered only occasionally.
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MEST 582/5281 - Independent Study and Readings (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Pre-requisites: completion of one semester and Program approval required.
Description
Guided individual readings and/or research on a subject of mutual interest to the student and faculty member.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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MEST 588/5289 - Comprehensives (no cr.)
Description
Individual consultation for students preparing for the comprehensive examination.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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MEST 598/5298 - Research Methods (3 cr.)
Description
A seminar designed to help students formulate and execute an MA thesis proposal.
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MEST 599/5299 - Thesis (no cr.)
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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MRS 507/5100 - Introduction to Migration and Refugee Studies (3 cr.)
Description
Drawing on interdisciplinary approaches in history, political science, sociology, economics and psychology, this introductory course examines the causes and consequences of population movements, and provides basic background , terminology and concepts for further studies in this field. It offers an overview of migrants’ trajectories across national boundaries, analyzes migrants’ integration and their transformative impact on as well as contribution to host societies. It examines the networks of relations migrants may maintain with their home countries. It also looks at the role of policies and practices of the humanitarian regime in shaping the experience and addressing the challenges faced by refugees, asylum seekers, and returnees.
Cross-listed
Same as .
When Offered
Offered in fall.
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MRS 518/5101 - International Refugee Law (3 cr.)
Description
This course introduces the international refugee law regime and the background and historical context from which foundational concepts emerged. The bulk of the course is spent on the 1951 Refugee Convention and its Protocol, as well as the expanding mandate of UNHCR. The course considers some of the contradictions and dilemmas of international refugee law and takes into account, developments in related areas of international human rights law, international humanitarian law and migration law. This course is required for all students seeking the MA or Diploma in Migration and Refugee Studies.
Cross-listed
Same as .
When Offered
Offered in the fall.
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MRS 500/5102 - Migration & Refugee Movements in the Middle East and North Africa (3 cr.)
Description
The course offers a systematic review of international migration and refugee movements to, through and from, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) over the last decades. It addresses their trends, causes and consequences for individuals and societies, and stresses the universality of international mobility determinants, but the specificity of the context in which they operate in the MENA, combining insecurity engendered by wars and civil conflicts with acute international inequalities of economic, social and political opportunities.
The course starts with concepts and theories, then addresses the various facets of cross-border mobility in the MENA: voluntary and forced migration; migration and labor markets; financial transfers (remittances and investment) and migration; the mobility of skills and the brain drain / brain gain nexus; transnational communities, diasporas and their countries of origin; families and communities left behind; MENA states’ policies on emigration; integration of migrant and refugee communities; EU and Gulf states’ policies on asylum and immigration; transit migration; trafficking in migrants; return migration.
Cross-listed
Same as .
When Offered
Offered in fall.
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MRS 501/5103 - International Migration & Development (3 cr.)
Description
The course provides an overview of recent literature and debates concerned with the relationships between migration and development. Migration and development are related issues. On the one hand, development is a determinant of migration. International differentials in development, mainly economic (labor-, income- and capital-related), but also political (state- and society-related), will be reviewed. These elements apply at the sending end as push factors (underemployment and unemployment; poverty; poor access to welfare; low rewards to skills; poor governance, political or civil instability, etc.) and at the receiving end as pull factors (jobs availability; higher incomes; social security; higher education; networks of previous migrants; etc.). On the other hand, migration has an impact on development. International mobility of workers and their family members can work for, or against, development. Debates on the impact of development include the following:
Destination Countries:
Considering whether migrant workers compete with or complement local labor? Do they reduce or increase average incomes/wages? Contribute to or drain host country welfare services?
Origin Countries:
While migrant remittances provide for better housing, education and health of families left behind, their impact on the local and national economy is much debated. Do they boost production or imports? Do they create employment or deter entry into the local labour market? Do they lead to sustainable patterns of development? Do they further the access to credit of local communities and migrants themselves? To what extent do migrants establish businesses as a result of their earnings abroad? To what extent do governments foster development along with migrant communities and host countries with migration-induced development through confidence building, infrastructure and skills training? Under what conditions does migration of skills result in a brain drain or a brain gain for sending countries? In both sending and receiving countries, different patterns of migration: circular, return, temporary, permanent, regular/irregular may have different impacts on development.
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MRS 504/5104 - Gender and Migration (3 cr.)
Description
This seminar provides an in depth engagement with the growing sub-field of Gender and Migration. Themes covered include: international gendered labor markets, migration to and from the Middle East, domestic labor, trafficking, displacement through conflict and development, remittances, and human rights. This is a joint course offered by the Center for Migration Studies and Refugee Studies and the Institute for Gender and Women’s studies.
Cross-listed
Same as .
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MRS 512/5112 - Psychosocial Issues in Forced Migration (3 cr.)
Description
The course explores the psychosocial dimensions of forced migration including ethno-cultural. Concepts of well-being, sources of stress and coping, the impact of forced migration on child development, psychosocial consequences of torture and sexual victimization, and the interaction of trauma and bereavement. Culturally, appropriate mental health assessment, community-based intervention programs, methods of program evaluation, and ethical issues in working with refugee populations will be discussed.
Cross-listed
Same as .
When Offered
Offered in spring
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MRS 576/5204 - Research Methods in Migration and Refugees Studies (3 cr.)
Description
The course seeks to provide an orientation to the primary methodological issues that need to be addressed when conducting both primary and secondary research. The course addresses the cross-disciplinary and trans-national aspects of research that place extra demands on research methods in data collection, sampling, comparative policy framework analysis, usage of terminology, ethical considerations, comparisons of discourses and ideological representations in a sometimes contested and controversial field of inquiry. Designed with both quantitative and qualitative approach, this course addresses challenges and dilemmas that researchers confront when collecting and interpreting data in studies of refugees and migration. This course further addresses in-depth analysis regarding accessibility of relevant data (ranging from use of statistics as well as access to social fields), how to handle ethical issues; how to develop intersectional analysis, and specific questions related to multi-strategy research design; ethical issues and how to handle after-use questionnaire and checklist.
When Offered
Offered in the spring.
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MRS 505/5205 - Palestinian Refugee Issues (3 cr.)
Description
This inter-disciplinary course will be an opportunity for students to engage directly with the major practical and theoretical issues connected with Palestinian refugees, critically assessing the historical, political, legal and ideological forces that have shaped their turbulent circumstances.
Cross-listed
Same as .
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MRS 502/5206 - Comparative Migration Policies (3 cr.)
Description
Countries at both ends of the migration process develop migration policies that govern a variety of issue areas. In countries of destination, migrants essentially contribute to economic activity. Therefore, their policies address issues such as demand for migrant workers, admission criteria, recognition of skills, non-discrimination and integration of migrant workers and their families, curbing irregular migration, border control and patrolling sea lanes, the role of business and trade union and international cooperation. Countries of origin are mainly concerned with releasing pressures over their labor markets, the protection of migrants, their welfare, maximizing the contributions of migrants to development through financial remittances and their productive use, effective return migration policies, migration statistics, and international cooperation. The course will examine how a selected number of countries of origin and destination formulated and implemented policies in the respective areas of concern to the two sets of countries.
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MRS 503/5207 - Migrants & Refugees in the International System (3 cr.)
Description
The course attends to the consequence for the nation state and for the international system of migration and refugee movement. The course focuses on historical and contemporary population movements. By connecting historical and contemporary population movements to, among others, colonization, globalization, nationalism, citizenship, human rights and minority politics, the course interrogates the relationship between migrants, refugees, the nation-state, and the international system.
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MRS 508/5208 - Special Topics in Migration and Refugee Studies (3 cr.)
Description
Topics discussed vary every semester and depends on the instructor. The topic of the course will be announced prior to registration.
Cross-listed
Same as .
When Offered
Offered annually.
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MRS 509/5209 - Migration, Integration and Citizenship (3 cr.)
Description
This course will examine the challenges brought to citizenship theory by migrations and migrants integration. Diverging definitions of citizenry embody and express distinctive understandings of nationhood, be it state-centered and assimilationist, ethnocratic and ‘differentialist’ or multiculturalist, that are deeply rooted in the political and cultural history of different nations. The course will focus on the various conceptions of citizenship and how they influence the integration and the migrants’ identity (re)constructions well as, to a certain extent, trigger a redefinition of receiving countries ‘cultural and political norms, including the very meaning of Nation-State.
Cross-listed
Same as SOC/ANTH 5209 .
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MRS 513/5213 - Practicum in Psychosocial Interventions for Forced Migrants and Refugees (2 cr.)
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MRS 514/5214 - Psychosocial Interventions for Forced Migrants and Refugees (3 cr.)
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MRS 528/5228 - Migration in International Law (3 cr.)
Description
This course explores international law’s impact on state migration control, as well as its broader influence on the global phenomenon of migration. States and other actors have increasingly sought to manage aspects of migration at the international level to ensure orderly and humane control of population movements. This course examines the different ways in which international law engaged with migration through, amongst other things, general principles of international law, human rights and labor law, international criminal law, the laws of armed conflict, as well as trade and environmental law.
Cross-listed
Same as .
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MRS 584/5284 - Practicum: Internship or Research (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Permission of Advisor.
Description
Internship for four to six months in an organization working with migrants/refugees or active involvement on an institutional research project that examines elements of population movements. The work is assessed on the basis of a written report and discussions with faculty advisor.
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MRS 599/5299 - Research Guidance and Thesis (3 cr.)
Description
Supervision in the writing of the thesis.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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MUSC 255/1010 - The Songs of America (3 cr.)
Description
An introduction to popular American music via genre and performance. Study of discrete sets of American songs, drawn from the major genres of current popular American music, and identification of salient features of these genres.
Notes
Requires no previous musical training.
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MUSC 252/1011 - Vocal Methods (3 cr.)
Description
An overview of the skills required to sing well. Training in vocal production, some sight-singing, and study of songs chosen by the instructor and by the student.
Notes
Requires no previous musical training.
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MUSC 250/1012 - Guitar and Piano: Accompaniment and improvisation “by ear” (3 cr.)
Description
Students will acquire an understanding of the division of the octave into 12 semitones, and of basic related scales and chords. They will learn to play improvised song accompaniments on piano and guitar, and to develop more elaborate accompaniments over time.
Notes
Requires no previous musical training.
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MUSC 199/1099 - Selected Topics for Core Curriculum (3 cr.)
Description
Course addressing broad intellectual concerns and accessible to all first-year students as part of the Primary Level Core.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
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MUSC 280-281/1800-1801 - Applied Private Instruction (1 cr.)
Prerequisites
Concurrent: Students in MUSC 1800 must register concurrently in , or achieve a passing grade on the placement exam. Students who have taken MUSC 1800 should register for MUSC 1801; those who have completed MUSC 2800 should register for MUSC 2801. MUSC 283 may be repeated for credit indefinitely. Music majors would normally register for MUSC 4800 after completing MUSC 2801.
Description
Private lessons in voice or an instrument. Twelve one-hour lessons in the semester. Students are expected to practice a minimum of one hour every day. Students will perform before a jury of teachers for the final examination. A lab fee will be assessed for each semester of instruction.
Notes
All students are required to meet with their teacher IN THE FIRST WEEK OF CLASSES. They MUST contact the Music Coordinator in the Department of the Arts’ Main Office by the first day of classes in order to arrange this. Students in MUSC 1800 may be assigned to a different teacher after this initial meeting, at the discretion of the Music Program.
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MUSC 180/1805 - How to Read Music (3 cr.)
Description
Instruction in how to read music.
Notes
Students taking , Applied Private Instruction (1 cr) are required to take this course in the same semester, or pass the music literacy placement exam.
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MUSC 225/2000 - World Music (3 cr.)
Description
Study of the musical practices and cultures of representative diverse nations and peoples.
Notes
Requires no previous musical training
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MUSC 299/2099 - Selected Topics for Core Curriculum (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Course addressing broad intellectual concerns and accessible to all students, irrespective of major.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
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MUSC 220/2200 - Introduction to Music (3 cr.)
Description
The course will consist of two parts. The first is an introduction to the fundamental elements of music, including harmony, melody, timbre, rhythm and tempo, and texture, and to the instruments of the orchestra, voices, and choirs. Students will also learn the elements of musical notation and how to read it. The second is a short survey of great music in the western tradition, and of the composers who created it.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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MUSC 330/2300 - Introduction to Music Technology (3 cr.)
Description
Introduction to the study of acoustics and digital audio, music synthesis, MIDI, music sequencing, and basic recording techniques. Students will produce and record audio projects with available facilities.
Notes
Preference will be given to declared music minors. No prior musical training is required.
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MUSC 331/2301 - Music Production Using Protools I (3 cr.)
Description
After finishing this course, students will be qualified to apply for certification from Digidesign, the creator of Protools software, the industry standard. Students will learn to combine audio multi track recordings of live instruments with music instruments digital interface (MIDI) recording for arranging and composing, using software synthesizers and samplers (electric and real recorded acoustic instruments), and audio looping. Also, this course will develop essential techniques for recording, editing, and mixing. The software used to accomplish this will be Protools HD, Protools LE, and Protools M-Powered systems (v. 8.0.1), which are the market standard for digital audio workstation applications used for sound recording and mixing.
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MUSC 232-332-432/2302-3302-4302 - Digital Audio / MIDI Lab (1 cr. each)
Prerequisites
and .
Students entering the course for the first time register in MUSC 2302. Students who have taken a semester of MUSC 2302 should register for MUSC 3302; those who have completed MUSC 3302 register for MUSC 4302.
Description
The course teaches the theory and practice of digital audio recording and editing, and music instruments digital interface (MIDI) composing and arranging, using a digital audio workstation (DAW) application and MIDI controllers. The DAW software used to accomplish this will be Protools HD , Protools LE, and Protools M-Powered systems (v.8.0.1), which are the market standard for digital audio workstation applications used for sound recording and mixing.
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MUSC 333/2303 - Microphone Techniques (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and
Description
A brief history of microphone development and a general introduction to microphone theory and design, with an overview of wireless microphones. Detailed study of microphone polarity, frequency response, and amplitude ability, which are the features that define how the microphone captures sound and its suitability to different instruments. In addition, the course will study microphone placement, and microphone preamplifiers and accessories, in recording in studio and in live performances.
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MUSC 241/2401 - Sight-Singing and Aural Skills I (1 cr.)
Prerequisites
Concurrent with
Description
Students will review the elementary concepts of pitch and rhythmic notation. By the end of the semester, they will be able to sing melodies in major and minor tonalities, articulate rhythms in simple and compound meters, and vocally arpeggiate triads and seventh chords. Students will practice dictation as well as aural skills.
Notes
Students must be able to match pitch within a 1-octave range.
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MUSC 245/2450 - Arab Music Theory I (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
, and MUSC 1800. Concurrent with .
Description
Students will review the elementary concepts of jinses (Arab tri-, tetra-, or pentachord), maqamat (Arab music modes), and doroob (Arab rhythm) notation. The course quickly progresses through maqam construction, jins intervals, darb construction, and fundamental concepts of Arab music texture and instrumentation. By the end of the semester, students will be able to compose Arab music simple forms, spell jinses and maqamat, and will begin to understand maqamat families and how to modulate between maqam family members, and the takht (traditional Arab music ensemble) notation and scoring.
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MUSC 246/2451 - Maqam I (Arab Music Sight-Singing and Aural Skills) (1 cr.)
Prerequisites
, and MUSC 1800 . Concurrent with .
Description
Students will learn the elementary concepts of Arab pitch and rhythmic notation. By the end of the semester, students will be able to sing Arab melodies in different maqams, and articulate doroob in simple and compound meters. Students will practice dictation as well as aural skills.
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MUSC 262-362-462/2620-2621-2622 - Arab Music Ensemble (1 cr.)
Prerequisites
must be taken concurrently with
Description
The class will constitute a vocal and instrumental performing ensemble, which will rehearse during class periods.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
Repeatable
MUSC 2622 may be repeated for credit.
Notes
Rehearsal will lead to a concert performance of the music prepared.
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MUSC 263-363-463/2630-2631-2632 - Guitar Ensemble (1 cr.)
Prerequisites
There are no pre-requisites for MUSC 2630. Students who have taken MUSC 2630 should register for MUSC 3631; those who have completed MUSC 3631 register for MUSC 4632. MUSC 4632 may be repeated for credit indefinitely.
Description
The class will constitute a performing ensemble, which will rehearse during class periods. Work will also include the techniques of playing, and some study of how to read music.
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MUSC 264-364-464/2640-2641-2642 - Chamber Music Ensembles (1 cr.)
Prerequisites
Permission of the Director of the Music Program. Students who have taken MUSC 2640 should register for MUSC 2641; those who have completed MUSC 2641 register for MUSC 2642. MUSC 2642 may be repeated for credit indefinitely.
Description
Private coaching for a chamber music ensemble, normally of two to six players (rarely more). This may be a jazz combo, a takht, a percussion ensemble, or conventional chamber ensemble for Western art music (e.g. string quartet or piano-violin duo). Twelve one-hour coachings in the semester. Students will perform before a jury of teachers for the final examination. A lab fee will be assessed for each semester of instruction.
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MUSC 265-365-465/2650-2651-2652 - Rehearsal/Performance Practicum (1 cr.)
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: consent of music faculty (required prior to registration).
Description
2652 may be repeated for credit.
Notes
A significant contribution to departmental concerts and recitals, or membership in the Cairo Choral Society, or other appropriate organizations approved by the Director of the Music Program.
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MUSC 266-366-466/2660-2661-2662 - Chamber Singers (1 cr.)
Prerequisites
Consent of the director.
Description
The class will constitute a chorus, which will rehearse during class periods. Work will also include the techniques of singing, and some study of how to read music.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
Repeatable
2662 may be repeated for credit.
Notes
Rehearsal will lead to a concert performance of the music prepared.
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MUSC 267-367-467/2670-2671-2672 - Cairo Choral Society (1 cr.)
Prerequisites
Permission of the instructor. Students who have taken MUSC 2670 should register for MUSC 2671; those who have completed MUSC 2671 register for MUSC 2671. MUSC 2671 may be repeated for credit indefinitely.
Description
A community chorus dedicated to the study, promotion, and performance of the great choral works in the Western musical tradition. It presents performances with a professional orchestra (the Cairo Festival Orchestra) and soloists at various venues in Cairo. Students registered in this course will participate in all rehearsals and performances in the semester. (Students may also choose to join the chorus on a not-for-credit basis.)
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MUSC 282-283/2800-2801 - Applied Private Instruction (1 cr.)
Prerequisites
. Students who have completed MUSC 1801 register for MUSC 2800, and those who have completed MUSC 2800 register for MUSC 2801. MUSC 2801 may be repeated for credit indefinitely. Music majors would normally register for MUSC 4800 after completing MUSC 2801.
Description
Private lessons in voice or an instrument. Twelve one-hour lessons in the semester. Students are expected to practice a minimum of two hours every day. Students will perform before a jury of teachers for the final examination. A lab fee will be assessed for each semester of instruction.
Notes
All students are required to meet with their teacher IN THE FIRST WEEK OF CLASSES. They MUST contact the Music Coordinator in the Department of the Arts’ Main Office by the first day of classes in order to arrange this. Students in MUSC 1800 may be assigned to a different teacher after this initial meeting, at the discretion of the Music Program.
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MUSC 284-285-286/2850-2851-2852 - Private Instruction for Piano Proficiency (1 cr.each)
Prerequisites
There are no pre-requisites for MUSC 2850. Students who have taken MUSC 2850 should register for MUSC 2851; students who have register for MUSC 2851 should register for MUSC 2852.
Concurrent : Students in MUSC 2850 with no prior experience, or who cannot read music, MUST register concurrently in MUSC 1805.
Description
Private lessons in piano, intended for music majors or minors whose primary instrument is not piano. Twelve one-hour lessons in the semester. Students will perform before a jury of teachers for the final examination. A lab fee will be assessed for each semester of instruction.
Notes
1. Students registering in this course for the first time should enroll in MUSC 2850. 2. Students in MUSC 2850 with no prior experience, or who cannot read music, MUST register concurrently in . 3. All students are required to meet with their teacher in the first week o classes. They must contact the Music Coordinator in the Department of the Arts’ Main Office on the first day of classes in order to arrange this. Students in may be assigned to a different teacher after this initial meeting, at the discretion of the Music Program.
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MUSC 370/3099 - Selected Topics in Music (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: consent of the instructor.
Description
Offered occasionally.
Repeatable
May be repeated for credit if content changes.
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MUSC 372/3110 - Diction for Singers in the Western Tradition (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
MUSC 1800/4800 (at least two semesters) or permission of the instructor.
Description
Study of the fundamentals of diction for singing in German, French, Italian, and English. Students will learn the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), and perform repertory in these languages in class. Open to students outside the voice concentration, including nan-majors, with permission of the instructor; some prior study of voice is required, however.
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MUSC 371/3150 - Western and Arab Musical Instruments (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Fundamentals of percussion, brass, woodwind, string, keyboard, and electric and electronic instruments in Western and Arab music. The course will explain how sound is produced in these instruments, looking at pitch and decibel ranges as well as playing techniques. Also, this course will examine the structure of music ensembles, from the orchestra and Arab takht to modern and contemporary ensembles in Western and Arab music.
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MUSC 360/3200 - Music in the Western Tradition (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and .
Description
The study of western music in its historical and cultural context, from its medieval roots to the present day, with an emphasis on representative great works and their composers.
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MUSC 342/3250 - Music in the Arab Tradition (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Study of Arab music and song in its historical and cultural context, from its origins to the present day.
Notes
No previous experience in Arab music is required.
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MUSC 334/3304 - Music Production for Visual Media (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and
Description
This course is designed to introduce students to a range of techniques and technologies used in producing audio for visual media. The course will examine theory and practice used in music production for TV, film, web, video games, and art installations. Students will acquire skills in digital music production for visual media by working on projects which simulate actual professional productions. The course also provides the terminology of audio production and the basic theoretical framework upon which production skills can be built.
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MUSC 335/3305 - Electronic Music (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and
Description
A study of the history of Electronic music, in brief prior to 1945, and in more detail thereafter, touching on the different schools of electronic music in Paris (Musique Concrete), Cologne (Elektronische Muzik), Milan, and America, the use of the Voltage-Controlled synthesizer, tape composition, live Electronic music, Rock and Pop Electronic music, and the Digital Revolution and MIDI. In addition to history, the course will explain Electronic musical instruments, forms, and composers.
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MUSC 336/3306 - Sound for Picture Production (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
This course provides an in-depth, interactive study of sound and its relationship to picture. Topics will include post production areas relative to time code, synchronization, workflow, data interchange, sound recording and editing, lip-syncing and voice over tracks using ADR (Automatic Dialog Replacement), creating special effects with Foley, routing structures, sound mixing, and delivery methods. All of the above will be first described in class lectures and then applied practically in projects.
Cross-listed
Same as FILM 3306 .
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MUSC 337/3307 - Music for Film (3 cr.)
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MUSC 000/3308 - Live Sound Reinforcement (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
MUSC 2300 .
Description
The course is intended to provide understanding of the fundamentals of Live Sound and knowledge of the various components, equipment, tools, history and theory, as well as sound system design concerns commonly encountered in the real world. The practical part consists of setting-up a basic sound reinforcement system and hands-on operation. Previous experience or knowledge in music, recording or live sound is not expected nor required, although it is a plus.
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MUSC 340/3400 - Western Music Theory II (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and . Concurrent with MUSC 3401
Description
Students will review the concepts of counterpoint and harmony. The course will cover instrumentation, phrase, tonic and dominant, embellishing tones, chorale harmonization and figured bass, phrase structure and expansion, diatonic sequence, and intensifying the dominant. Students will learn to analyze, compose, and write about music topics covered in class.
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MUSC 341/3401 - Sight-Singing and Aural Skills II (1 cr.)
Prerequisites
, . Concurrent with MUSC 3400.
Description
Students will review the intermediate concepts of pitch and rhythmic notation. By the end of the semester, they will be able to sing more complex melodies in major and minor tonalities, and develop their ability to perform simple and compound meters, aurally identify all intervals, and study phrasing, cadences, and the harmonic expansion of secondary chords.
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MUSC 345/3450 - Arab Music Theory II (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and .
Concurrent: Students in this course must also register for
Description
Review of the instrumental and song forms of Arab music. The course will explore maqam construction, jins intervals, darb construction, and fundamental concepts of Arab music texture and instrumentation. By the end of the semester, students will be able to analyze Arab music instrumental and song forms and extract darbs and maqamat from them. In addition students will be able to compose Arab music, modulating between maqamat and changing darbs in the same piece.
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MUSC 346/3451 - Maqam II (Arab Music Sight-Singing and Aural Skills) (1 cr.)
Prerequisites
and . Concurrent: Students in this course must also register for
Description
Study of pitch and rhythmic elements of Arab music at an advanced level. By the end of the semester, students will be able to sing complex Arab melodies in different maqamat and their families, and articulate and decorate darbs in simple and compound meters. Students will practice dictation as well as aural skills.
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MUSC 311/3520 - Guitar Pedagogy (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and MUSC 1800/4800.
Description
Preparation for a professional career that balances performance and teaching. Coursework will involve the analysis of guitar methods, technique manuals, and literature. The topics that will be addressed over the semester will include early childhood education methods and group instruction, as well as how to coordinate beginning, intermediate and advanced level private guitar lessons and studios for adults.
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MUSC 402/3900 - Independent Study (1-3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Open to students with a minimum B average.
Description
In exceptional circumstances, some advanced music students may arrange, with departmental approval, to study beyond the regular course offerings.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
Repeatable
May be repeated for credit if content changes.
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MUSC 438/4308 - Music Production Using Protools II (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and
Description
A continuation of Music Production Using Protools I. The course will teach students advanced sound engineering techniques. For example, students will learn how to adapt their workstation (including the rams, processor, and hard disks) to accommodate large recording sessions without facing problems of slow processing which can affect quality, by adjusting the playback engine and delaying compensation. Students will learn how to set time and tempo operations and key signature for composing and arranging songs using Protools, and how to upgrade the quality of the MIDI recorded tracks performed by amateurs into professional-quality output. The course will also explore different types of recording and advanced editing techniques, and develop essential techniques for using plug-ins in the mixing and mastering stages.
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