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MUS 431 - Exploring World Music

(3 units) CO11, CO13
Music and human culture focusing on non-Core Humanities. Representative societies explored. Field study, music-making projects, performance analysis required. 

Prerequisite(s): ENG 102 ; CH 201  or CH 202  or CH 203  or CH 212 ; MUS 121  or MUS 342 ; Junior or Senior standing.

Units of Lecture: 3
Core Status: Diversity,General Capstone, CO11, CO13
Offered: Every Fall and Spring
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course:
1. Students will be able to analyze the cultural contexts of specific musical pieces and traditions. 
2. Students will be able to apply their historical and cultural knowledge of the music of various non-western cultures to the analysis of specific pieces of music.
3. Students will be able to demonstrate the aural and visual skills necessary to achieve an analytical perspective on unfamiliar musical forms.
4. Students will be able to demonstrate skills related to empathy and cultural sensitivity, via the study of global musical cultures.
5. Students will be able to discuss music as an activity that shapes the images and ideals through which individuals understand themselves and their relationship to the global community. 
6. Students will be able to synthesize complex arguments in written form.


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