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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 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 and 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.
Cross-listed
GREN 5236
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MRS 504/5104 - Mobilities: 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.
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.
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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 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
A course that addresses broad intellectual concerns and is accessible to students from any major or class level. The course is offered as part of the Freshman Level of the Core Curriculum.
When Offered
Offered occasionally
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MUSC 280/1800 - Individual Lessons in Voice or an Instrument (1 cr.)
Prerequisites
Concurrent
MUSC 1805
Description
This course is for private lessons in an instrument or voice. 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.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring
Repeatable
The course may be repeated multiple times for credit.
Notes
All students are required to meet with their teacher in the first week of classes. They must contact the Academic Registration Specialist 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.
Students may register for more than one section of MUSC 1800 in the same semester, with the permission of the Director of the Music Program.
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MUSC 180/1805 - How to Read Music (3 cr.)
Description
Instruction in how to read music and the fundamentals of western music theory.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring
Notes
Students taking MUSC 280/1800 - Individual Lessons in Voice or an Instrument (1 cr.) are required to take this course in the same semester, or pass the How to Read Music placement exam. Alternatively, students can take this course as a prerequisite to the course listed directly above.
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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 255/2010 - The Songs of the Americas (3 cr.)
Description
An introduction to music of the Americas (North America, South America, Central America and the Caribbean), focusing on culture, society, diffusion, genre and performance. Understanding of basic principles of ethnomusicology as well as study of discrete sets of musical practices, from historical to contemporary.
Notes
Requires no previous musical training.
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MUSC 299/2099 - Selected Topics for Core Curriculum (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
RHET 1010
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 Digital Audio Workstations I (3 cr.)
Description
This course is an introduction to audio production environments using digital audio workstations (DAWs). Students will explore a specified DAW (i.e. Pro Tools or Logic X) and discuss the fundamentals of audio production workflows. Students will also explore the fundamentals of the specified DAW, audio workflows, media management and signal routing. Students will apply their understanding of the processes used in a typical DAW to their own productions.
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MUSC 232-332-432/2302-3302-4302 - Digital Audio / MIDI Lab (1 cr. each)
Prerequisites
MUSC 2300
Students entering the course for the first time must register in MUSC 2302 (entry level). Students who have taken a semester of MUSC 2302 should register for MUSC 3302 (intermediate level); those who have passed MUSC 3302 should register for MUSC 4302 (advanced level).
Description
A production course where students are required to fulfill a series of concert recordings and personal projects to build up a typical workflow to be prepared to work in the professional field. This will include livestream production concert recordings and personal projects. Each credit accumulation will lead to more responsibilities in managing the production workflows and managing the students from the lower levels.
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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 262/2620 - Arab Music Ensemble (1 cr.)
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
The course may be repeated multiple times for credit.
Notes
Rehearsal will lead to a concert performance of the music prepared.
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MUSC 263/2630 - Guitar Ensemble (1 cr.)
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.
Repeatable
Course may be repeated multiple times for credit.
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MUSC 264/2640 - Chamber Music Ensembles (1 cr.)
Prerequisites
Permission of the instructor
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 vocal 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 or in a concert (with permission of the teacher) for the final examination. A lab fee will be assessed for each semester of instruction.
When Offered
Offered in the fall and spring semesters.
Repeatable
The course may be repeated multiple times for credit.
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MUSC 265/2650 - Rehearsal/Performance Practicum (1 cr.)
Prerequisites
Permission of the instructor
Description
Rehearsal and performance with a suitable music ensemble other than those offered at AUC, by arrangement with the Director of the Music program. The Director or another AUC faculty member designated by the Director will assess the final performance and assign the final grade. Director or designee may request a juried final exam in case of need.
Repeatable
The course may be repeated multiple times for credit.
Notes
Offered by special arrangement with the Music Program with the permission of the Director.
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MUSC 266/2660 - 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
The course may be repeated multiple times for credit.
Notes
Rehearsal will lead to a concert performance of the music prepared.
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MUSC 267/2670 - Cairo Choral Society (1 cr.)
Prerequisites
Permission of the instructor
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 professional soloists and orchestra at various venues in Egypt. 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.
When Offered
Fall and spring semesters
Repeatable
The course may be repeated multiple times for credit.
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MUSC 284/2850 - Private Instruction for Piano Proficiency (1 cr.)
Prerequisites
MUSC 1805 (Maybe taken concurrently)
Description
Private lessons in piano, intended for music technology or music performance 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.
When Offered
Fall and spring semesters.
Repeatable
Course may be repeated multiple times for credit.
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 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
MUSC 1805 or
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.)
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 - History of Electronic Music (3 cr.)
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, the Digital Revolution and MIDI. In addition to history, the course will explore significant 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 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 Digital Audio Workstations II (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and
Description
A continuation of Music Production Using Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs) 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. 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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MUSC 439/4309 - Digital Mixing Techniques (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
, and
Description
The course will examine the theory and practice of the music mixing process and mixing analysis, using a digital audio workstation (DAW) application, Protools v.8.0.1, currently the market standard. Students will study the different hardware (like studio monitors or speakers), software (i.e. the Protools application), and processes (like meters and signal flow), involved in digital mixing, the use of equalizers, dynamics processors, effects (reverb, chorus and delay) and pitch corrections, and the different types of panning, automation and bouncing of final mixes.
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MUSC 440/4400 - Western Music Theory III (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and . Concurrent: students in this course must also register for
Description
In-depth study of phrase rhythm and motivic analysis, tonicizing scale degrees other than V, modulation to closely related keys, binary and ternary forms, modal mixture and chromatic mediants and submediants, and the Neapolitan sixth and augmented sixth chords. Students will leave this course with ability to analyze, compose, and write about all of the topics covered in Western Music Theory I-III.
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MUSC 441/4401 - Sight-Singing and Aural Skills III (1 cr.)
Prerequisites
and . Concurrent: students in this course must also register for
Description
Review of advanced concepts of pitch, harmony, and rhythmic notation. By the end of the semester, students will be able to sing melodies in all major and minor tonalities, articulate rhythms in simple, compound, and irregular meters, arpeggiate harmonic progressions include augmented and other predominant harmonies and modulation, and handle various chromatic techniques.
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MUSC 490/4900 - Advanced Seminar (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor.
Description
In-depth examination of special advanced topics in music determined by the special interest and expertise of the faculty.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
Notes
Designed for advanced students.
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MUSC 492/4980 - Capstone Final Recital (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
MUSC 4802.
Description
Twelve one-hour private lessons in voice or an instrument, constituting final preparation for a solo recital at least forty minutes in length, of repertory chosen by the instructor, normally presented in the senior year. Students are expected to practice at least three hours each day. A lab fee will be assessed. The student must play the full recital as a juried exam with a grade of B or higher at least thirty days before presenting the recital. Students who do not achieve a grade of B or higher in the jury may repeat the course once for credit in order to qualify to present the recital, which is required for graduation with the B.M.A. The jury will also attend the recital and assign the final grade for the course.
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NANO 500/5200 - Nanomaterials, Synthesis, Processing and Applications (3 cr.)
Description
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to nanomaterials, their synthesis, properties, processing techniques and applications. The coverage addresses top-down and bottom-up approaches including nanomaterials ranging from small particles and isolated clusters to nanostructured materials, multilayer and consolidated bulk products, thin film and coatings. Their chemical, mechanical, optical and magnetic properties will be introduced.
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NANO 502/5202 - Simulation and Modeling for Nanoscale Materials and Systems (3 cr.)
Description
Principles of modeling structures and processes at the nanometer scale, including meshing techniques, finite element analysis, and molecular dynamics. Simulation of Materials Science-based or Mechanics-based modeling methods employed; mechanical response of nanostructured materials; Modeling methods including electronic structure, molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo techniques are included.
Cross-listed
Same as .
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NANO 503/5203 - Advanced Testing and Characterization Techniques (3 cr.)
Description
Experimental techniques in the study of materials including quantitative measurements for the characterization of micro and nanostructured bulk and thin film materials using optical, electron and atomic force microscopy; Secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS), Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES), Rutherford Backscattering (RBS); EDX; X-ray diffraction and differential scanning calometry for thermal analysis. Advanced and conventional testing techniques for characterization of the physical, optical, magnetic and mechanical properties of micron and Nanomaterials and devices.
Cross-listed
Same as .
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NANO 504/5204 - Fabrication of Nanomaterials For Films And Devices (3 cr.)
Description
This course will cover different techniques implemented for preparing thin films such as chemical vapor deposition, physical vapor deposition (evaporation, sputtering, pulsed laser deposition, electron beam, etc), and molecular beam epitaxy. In addition, different techniques for enhancing the physical properties of materials will be covered. This will include post-laser treatments, metal induced crystallization, thermal treatments, etc.
Cross-listed
Same as .
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NANO 505/5205 - Nanochemistry (3 cr.)
Description
This course introduces students to the basics of chemistry at the nanoscale, and would entail a general introduction to the nano world; physico-chemical considerations for properties at the nanoscale (band structures, typical and useful “nano effects” etc…); basic synthesis and fabrication methods for nano structures (top-down and bottom up approaches).
Cross-listed
CHEM 5205
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NANO 506/5206 - Management and Economics of Nanotechnology (3 cr.)
Description
The course will discuss various aspects of management and economics of nanotechnology. It would include: (1) Nanotechnology’s role in society and particularly within a fast changing world. (2) Nanotechnology is the next big driver of wealth creation within corporations and countries. (3) Product and Production Nanotechnologies, (4) Enhancing creativity and managing innovation in the context of nanotechnology. (5) Nanotechnology Life Cycles (The Curves of Technological Progress, Nanotechnology & Market Interactions and Products & Process Life Cycles)
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NANO 000/5207 - Advanced Nanophysics (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Consent of instructor
Description
Nanophysics fundamentals, physics of nanostructures, crystalline nanostructures, light-matter interaction on the nanoscale, quantum nanostructures, diffraction and scattering from nano objects.
Cross-listed
PHYS 5207
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NANO 520/5210 - Advanced Quantum Mechanics (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
or equivalent.
Description
Fundamental concepts of quantum mechanics including the harmonic oscillator, the hydrogen atom, electron spin and addition of angular momentum. Qualitative and approximation methods in quantum mechanics, including time-independent and time-dependent perturbation theory, variational methods, scattering and semiclassical methods. Applications are made to atomic, molecular and solid matter. Systems of identical particles including many electron atoms and the Fermi gas.
Cross-listed
Same as .
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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NANO 521/5221 - MEMS/NEMS Technology and Devices (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Consent of instructor.
Description
Basic MEMS/NEMS fabrication technologies, various transduction mechanisms such as piezoelectric, pyroelectric, thermoelectric, thermionic, piezoresistive, etc. The theory of operation of few sensors including infrared detectors, radiation sensors, rotation and acceleration sensors, flow sensors, pressure and force sensors, and motion sensors. An introduction to different techniques for analyzing experimental data.
Cross-listed
Same as , .
When Offered
Offered in fall
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NANO 522/5222 - Advanced Semiconductor Physics (3 cr.)
Description
This course will cover three main topics namely: Near-equilibrium transport in the presence of small gradients in the electrochemical potential or temperature, with or without the application of a small magnetic field.Physics of carrier scattering and how the microscopic scattering processes are related to macroscopic relaxation times and mean-free-paths. High-field transport in bulk semiconductors and “non-local” transport in sub-micron devices.
Cross-listed
Same as .
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NANO 532/5232 - Nanocomposite Science and Technology (3 cr.)
Description
This course is designed to provide fundamental understanding of emerging nanocomposite materials science and technology. The topical areas to discuss include synthesis of various nanoscale reinforcements, such as nanowires, nanotubes, and inorganic nanoparticles; fabrication and processing techniques of nanocomposites; dispersion of nanoreinforcements; interfacial adhesion; mechanical and functional properties of nanocomposites including gas/moisture barrier characteristics, electrical and magnetic properties, thermal properties and flame retardancy; molecular dynamic simulations; design and applications of nanocomposites.
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NANO 533/5233 - 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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NANO 541/5241 - The Chemistry of Nanostructures (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
This course addresses the synthesis and chemical properties of the different categories of nanostructures such as carbon NANOubes/nanorods/ etc…, fullerenes, colloids, Self-assembled monolayer structures (SAMs), dendrimers and other macromolecules, oxide and inorganic nanotubes/fibers/rods/etc. For each category examples of applications would be giving to demonstrate the applicability of the properties discussed.
Cross-listed
CHEM 5241
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NANO 542/5242 - Nanoelectrochemistry (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
This course addresses the fundamentals of electrochemistry, and their application to the synthesis of nanostructures, together with applications (e.g. sensors, fuel cells, batteries, electrolysis, photovoltaic cells, reduction of carbon dioxide, environmental remediation, water disinfection, ect…). Characterization and analysis techniques would also be addressed.
Cross-listed
CHEM 5242
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NANO 551/5251 - Nanotechnology Applications in Construction Materials (3 cr.)
Description
This course covers the use of nanotechnology in studying the particle shape, size and composition of conventional and advanced construction materials on a sub micro level. The correlation between the nano level characteristics and the mechanical properties as well as the durability of the materials is studied. Composition and arrangement of crystalline structures and chemical composition of materials are examined to yield materials of superior properties.
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NANO 552/5252 - Nanotechnology in Studying Damage and Failure in Structures (3 cr.)
Description
The course employs nanotechnology to study submicro cracks, flaws and damage indications in structures through examining the materials used. The course aims at providing early prediction of the life time of structures and nano-based prediction of the damage patters and hence around decision on repair intervention and the technique used.
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NANO 561/5261 - Advanced Solid-State Devices (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Graduate standing in engineering and physics. Electromagnetics, vector algebra, differential equations, and MATLAB programming.
Description
This course covers crystal structures, band gap theory, ionic equilibrium theory, fundamentals of carrier transport, compound semiconductors III-V. This course will make special emphasis on the properties of various types of junctions (p-n junctions, heterojunctions, metal-semiconductor junctions) leading to various electronic devices such as field effect transistors (FETs), metal oxide-semiconductor FETS (MOSFETs), high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs), etc. Short Channel effects and nanoscale phenomena will be emphasized throughout the course and their impact on device modeling in analog and digital circuits.
Cross-listed
Same as .
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NANO 562/5262 - Advanced Integrated Circuit Design (3 cr.)
Description
The objective of this course is to provide the students with the knowledge of designing emerging nanoelectronic devices and using these devices to build future computing systems. After an introduction to CMOS devices and circuits, the course will cover CMOS design and simulation topics. More attention will be paid to the applications of these devices in the implementation of future computers. The memory and logic architectures that take advantage of the properties of the emerging devices will be discussed. Particularly, signal integrity and timing issues, as well as power consumption will be emphasized.
Cross-listed
Same as .
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NANO 571/5271 - Bionanotechnology (3 cr.)
Description
This course covers the use of various nanostructures for ultrasensitive detection of DNA, bacteria and viruses. Recent techniques for detection of single biomolecules that offers superior advantages over the conventional bulk measurements will also be presented. This course will also cover the use of different nanoparticles such as nanocrystals and gold nanoparticles for optical imaging, as hyperthermia agents for cancer therapy, and the development of smart drug delivery nanocarriers.
Cross-listed
BIOT 5271
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NANO 000/5910 - Independent Studies (1-3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Consent of supervisor, graduate standing.
Description
In the exceptional circumstances, some senior graduates with the approval of the program director may arrange to study beyond the regular course offerings. Guided reading for research and discussions based on a subject of mutual interest to the student and the responsible faculty member. The student demonstrates his/her achievement by a report and by passing a subsequent examination.
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NANO 592/5930 - Selected Topics in Nanotechnology (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Consent of the faculty advisor.
Description
Topics to be chosen every year according to specific interests. Maybe taken for credit more than once if content changes.
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NANO 599/5980 - Research Guidance Thesis (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
SCI 5940
Description
Consultation on problems related to student thesis
Must be taken at least twice for credit.
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NANO 621/6121 - Nanophotonics (3 cr.)
Description
The course will cover: Maxwell’s equations, light-matter interaction, dispersion, EM properties of nanostructures, etc., Photonic crystals Photonic crystal fibers, Photonic nanocircuits Metal optics, manipulating light with plasmonic nanostructures, plasmonic nano-sensors, near-field optics, metamaterials, negative refractive index and super-resolution.
Cross-listed
PHYS 6121
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NANO 630/6230 - Biomaterials (3 cr.)
Description
Lectures will include: materials for biomedical 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 adsorption on biomaterials; tissue and organ regeneration; design of implants and prostheses based on control of biomaterials-tissue interactions; drug delivery, and cell-guiding surfaces.
Cross-listed
Same as .
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NANO 640/6240 - Nanoporous Materials (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Review of the field of nanoprous materials. Synthesis, characterization and surface modification. Adsorption and separation processes, biological and catalytic applications. Nanoporous materials for the removal of pollutants in the gaseous and liquid phases.
Cross-listed
CHEM 6240
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NANO 642/6242 - Nanocatalysis (3 cr.)
Description
This course covers the characterization and reactivity of nanoscale catalysts. Concept of nanocatalysis. Reaction Engineering. Modeling in Nanocatalysis. Nanocatalytic membranes for gas to liquid conversion. Nanocatalysis for dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons. Charge transport in Molecular and Nanoscale systems. Synthesis of Nanoceramic catalysts by chemical and physical routes.
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NANO 000/6910 - Independent Studies (1-3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Consent of superviosr, graduate standing.
Description
In exceptional circumstances, some senior graduates with the approval of the program director may arrange to study beyond regular course offerings. Guided reading for research and discussions based on a subject of mutual interest to the student and to the responsible faculty member. The student demonstrates his/her achievement by submitting a report and by passing a subsequent examination.
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NANO 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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PENG 200/2011 - Introduction to Petroleum Geology (2 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Basic concepts of Geology; Uniformatization, Geologic Time, Plate Tectonics, Rocks and Minerals (Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic), Minerals, Origin of Sedimentary particles, Sedimentary Transport, Depositional Environments (Continental, Transitional and Marine), Sedimentary Facies, Lithification, classification of sedimentary rocks, Mechanical behavior of the rocks, Stratigraphy (correlation, superposition, unconformity, faunal succession and relative age), Structure, folds and its types, faulting and their types.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
Notes
This course can only be offered to students matriculated before fall 2015.
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PENG 201/2012 - Geology Lab. (1 cr.)
Prerequisites
PENG 2011 or concurrent.
Description
Introduction to physical properties of the Earth’s materials. Identification of rock forming minerals. Macroscopic description and identification of rocks. Brief introduction to microscopic methods used in identification of the different types of rocks; mode of preservation and identification of fossils and their significance to petroleum geology; topographic and subsurface maps; contour maps and cross sections and finally, introduction to remote sensing techniques.
Notes
This course can only be offered to students matriculated before fall 2015.
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PENG 000/2013 - Petroleum Industry Overview (1 cr.)
Description
Overview and history of the petroleum industry and petroleum engineering; nature of oil and gas reservoirs, exploration and drilling, formation evaluation, well completions and production, surface facilities, reservoir mechanics, improved oil recovery; overview of refining, petrochemical industry and downstream processing of oil and gas.
When Offered
Every semester
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PENG 218/2411 - Electrical Engineering (2 cr.)
Prerequisites
and .
Description
Electric circuit theory; Three-phase systems; circuit analysis; electrical insulation; electrical measurements; energy conversion; induction motors, switchgear and substation apparatus, electric heating, Acoustics.
When Offered
Offered in fall or spring.
Notes
This course can only be offered to students matriculated before fall 2015.
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