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cessfully completed in order for student teaching to occur the following
semester. Course to be taken semester prior to student teaching.
Offered fall and spring semesters.
MCE 425 Middle Childhood 1.5 sem. hrs.
Professionalism in Practice:
Science Pre-Student Teaching
Interdisciplinary understanding of science, professional, legal, safety
and ethical obligations of teaching science, and problem-solving
approaches for those seeking licensure at the middle level. Course
includes focus on NSTA standards and Ohio Academic Content
Standards, and various instructional strategies, assessment alternatives,
and management techniques appropriate to adolescents learning
science, providing for individual differences. Field experience
included. All coursework and the appropriate Praxis II content
test(s) must be successfully completed in order for student teaching
to occur the following semester. Course to be taken semester
prior to student teaching. Offered fall and spring semesters.
MCE 426 Middle Childhood 1.5 sem. hrs.
Professionalism in Practice:
Social Studies Pre-Student Teaching
Course provides an integrative understanding of the social studies
disciplines and the impact of NCSS standards and Ohio Academic
Content Standards for those seeking licensure at the middle level.
Various instructional strategies and assessment alternatives appropriate
for learning social studies with a developmentally and culturally
responsive curricula are emphasized. Field experience included. All
coursework and the appropriate Praxis II content test(s) must be successfully
completed in order for student teaching to occur the following
semester. Course to be taken semester prior to student teaching.
Offered fall and spring semesters.
MUSIC (MUS)
MUS 050 Walsh University Chorale 1 sem. hr.*
The Chorale is a performing ensemble (open to all) which studies,
rehearses, and presents sacred and secular music from major musical
periods. Performances traditionally include a Christmas Program and
a major Spring Concert. Additionally, the choir enhances various
academic and religious ceremonies and traditions which occur
throughout the academic year. Offered every semester. *Students
may receive a credit hour per semester, regardless of the number of
semesters during which they participate in the Chorale. Students also
may register to take choir for no credit without charge. Does not fulfill
core curriculum music requirement.
MUS 055 Voice 1 sem. hr.*
Applied music instruction. Offered every semester. Prerequisite:
permission of instructor. Does not fulfill core curriculum music
requirement.
MUS 060 Instrumental Music 1 sem. hr.*
The instrumental music ensemble (open to all) rehearses and performs
in concerts and events throughout the semester. *Students may
receive a credit hour per semester regardless of the number of semes-
ters that they participate in the instrumental music ensemble.
Students also may register to take Instrumental Music for no credit
without charge. Does not fulfill core curriculum music requirement.
Next offering TBA.
MUS 061 Piano 1 sem. hr.*
Applied music instruction. Offered every semester. Prerequisite:
permission of instructor. Does not fulfill core curriculum music
requirement.
MUS 102 Understanding Music 3 sem. hrs.
Introduces the student to perceiving and enjoying music as a listener.
Special attention is given to relating music as a discipline to other
broad disciplines of knowledge. Offered every semester.
MUS 201 Master Choral Works 3 sem. hrs.
A survey of great choral masterpieces down through the centuries.
MUS 202 American Musical Theater 3 sem. hrs.
Focuses on the nature and historical development of American musical
theater and its attendant interdisciplinary implications.
MUS 203 History of Blues & Jazz 3 sem. hrs.
Focuses on the nature and historical development of Blues and
Jazz.
MUS 205 Fundamentals of 3 sem. hrs.
Music Theory
An introduction to the basic elelments of music theory including
music reading, elementary harmony and rhythm. Next offered: TBA.
MUS 210 History of Rock Music 3 sem. hrs.
An examination of the history and evolution of rock music focusing
on social, cultural, and musical aspects of the development of the
genre. Next offered: TBA.
MUS 322 Music Education 3 sem. hrs.
Principles and procedures for teaching music in the elementary
school. Course includes basic elements of music theory to provide
sufficient background for teaching music in the classroom; study of
the child voice and its care; rote songs; materials for rhythmic
expression and listening; teaching skills and methods which classroom
teacher must have to work effectively. Next offered: TBA.
NATURAL SCIENCES (NS)
NS 101 Science and Contemporary 3 sem. hrs.
Health Issues
Primary emphases on facilitating an understanding of the value of
science and the use of the scientific method in problem solving,
exploring the dynamics of human physiology, and evaluating healthrelated
physiological activities. Important health issues and related
contributions from the sciences are investigated. A variety of viewpoints
and theories are examined in depth rather than from any one
particular perspective. Trends in current research are important in
both classroom discussion and course-related projects. Offered every
semester.
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