Graduate Catalog

2006-07 Academic Year

Courses of Instruction

How to Read Courses of Instruction

Course Listings

All courses of instruction are listed alphabetically. If more than one area of instruction exists within a unit, courses are listed alphabetically within that unit. Additionally, they appear in the straight alphabetical listing with a reference back to the unit.

Use the Course and Subject Guide located before the Course Listings to find courses quickly. Select prefix under Prefix/Subject Code column and find the page number in the last column. If the Prefix/Subject Code is unknown, examine the Courses of Instruction column for interest area and page number.

Course Numbers

Senior courses, 4000-4999
Graduate courses, 5000 and above

Special Problems courses are used upon approval of the department chair or dean for individual instruction in any department to cover course content in special circumstances. Courses 5900, 5910, 5920 and 5930 are used in any department that offers graduate work; courses 6900 and 6910 are used in any department that offers doctoral work.

General Course Information

Individual courses of instruction are subject to change or withdrawal at any time and may not be offered each term/semester or every year. Any course may be withdrawn from current offerings if the number of registrants is too small to justify conducting the course. Students interested in a particular course during a particular period should inquire in advance and/or consult the applicable Schedule of Classes.

Figures in parentheses following the course credit hours indicate the number of clock hours per week devoted to lecture and laboratory. When it appears, the third and final number in these parentheses indicates the number of recitation hours per week.

Specific information regarding courses within a particular department is located immediately before the course listings.

A given course may not be taught ever term/semester or even every year. Consult the Schedule of Classes online (www.unt.edu/catsched) for the most up-to-date information concerning course offerings.

The graduate student enrolled in a 5000-level course that meets with a senior-level undergraduate course will be expected to complete additional requirements beyond those expected of undergraduates in the same course.

How to Read Course Descriptions

Note: A sample has been compiled to identify different components of the course description and does not accurately reflect an existing course. Explanations are given below the example. Not all course descriptions include every component shown in the following example.

Example from Catalog:

Music

Courses that may be repeated for credit are MUAG 5000, 5390, 5640, 5660, 5800, 5810, 58580, 5860, 6440, 6850; all courses in MUAM, MUAC, and MUAS.

Music Applied General Courses, MUAG

5420. Harpsichord Literature and Pedagogy. 3 hours. (3;1;1) Harpsichord literature from the mid-17th century to the present, including the music of Bach. Survey of major composers, styles, forms and ensemble literature; construction and design of appropriate instruments. Performance practices are thoroughly explored. Pedagogical principles are applied to repertoire. Individual research projects. Corequisite(s): MUAG 5410. Prerequisite(s): consent of college.

Explanation of Example:

In this example, the first paragraph gives specific information regarding courses within a particular department. Music Applied General Courses, MUAG represents the course prefix. 5420 is the course number. Harpsichord Literature and Pedagogy is the name of the course. 3 hours represents the number of semester hour credits earned. (3;1;1) shows that 3 hours will be spent in lecture, 1 hour will be spent in laboratory, and 1 hour will be spent in recitation. Harpsichord literature from the mid-17th century to the present, including the music of Bach. Survey of major composers, styles, forms and ensemble literature; construction and design of appropriate instruments. Performance practices are thoroughly explored. Pedagogical principles are applied to repertoire. Individual research projects is the course description and general comments regarding the course. Corequisite(s): MUAG 5410 shows that MUAG 5410 must be completed before or while enrolled in MUAG 5420. Prerequisite(s): consent of college explains that the consent of the college must be obtained prior to enrolling in MUAG 5420.

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