Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.

The global flows of music explored through commercial, ethnographic, documentary, and animated films. How music and musicians outside the Euro-American mainstream have been represented, creatively adopted and recontextualized, and used to construct meaning.

Explores the careers and compositional output of Bach and Handel. Considers issues of genre, style, theology and religion, nationhood, and patronage.

The historical analysis, interpretation, and reception history of Wagner's musical and dramatic work.

Life and works of Beethoven in their social context. Beethoven as cultural symbol and in the development of style. Intensive focus on specific works.

The American art song, emphasizing the 20th-century composers. Musical style of works, placed in their social and cultural contexts.

Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.

The history of sound recording technology from its origins to the present day. Additional work required of graduate students.

A discussion-based course investigating the place of music in Shakespeare's plays. Also considers the role of music in early modern English culture as well as later musical adaptations of Shakespeare.

Participation in a discipline or subject related experience. Student must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Permission in advance with the consent of the department chairperson, instructor, and dean. Limited to those in good academic standing.

A research seminar in the study of popular music with emphasis on methodologies from a variety of disciplines ranging from musicology and music theory to sociology and cultural studies. Additional work for Graduate students.

Offered through SUAbroad by educational institution outside the United States. Student registers for the course at the foreign institution and is graded according to that institution's practice. SUAbroad works with the S.U. academic department to assign the appropriate course level, title, and grade for the student's transcript.

An interdisciplinary course about music and dance cultures of the world's indigenous peoples in the context of contemporary social, cultural, and political issues: religion, identity, representation, globalization, tourism, political movements. Additional work required of graduate students.

Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.

An exploration of the relationships between music, space and place, considered from a variety of musical practices and scholarly methodologies. Additional work for Graduate students.