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• MST 350: Collections Care and Management

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course addresses the responsibilities, standards, and practical skills involved in managing and caring for humanities and science object and specimen collections for museums and other curation facilities. Students learn the fundamental areas of collections management, including artifact handling, cataloging procedures, curatorial standards, archival storage methods, and collections accessibility. Students also address the procedures and issues related to preservation and preventative conservation. Prerequisite:    MST 350 requires a prerequisite of MST 258.
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• MST 358: Museum Exhibit Curation

  4.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course provides a high-impact learning experience on the theoretical and practical workings of museums and museum curation by empowering students to co-curate an exhibit in the West Chester University Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology. Students will engage in the entire process of museum curation, from planning the exhibit to acquisitioning and cataloging artifacts for display, from writing museum labels to publishing an exhibit catalog. Prerequisite:    MST 358 requires a prerequisite of MST 258.
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• MTC 101: Music Matters

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Why is music one of the few cross-cultural universals Why don't other species have music This course considers why we invest so much time and money in creating and listening to music by exploring specific topics such as psychoacoustics, emotional responses to music, creativity, how music reflects and influences culture, music's role in shaping personal identity, how music contributes to movies, and music's potential as a therapeutic agent. We will listen to a diverse array of music ranging from Bach to the Beatles, to jazz, to music from India, Cuba, and other cultures around the world.
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• MTC 110: Making Music

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  A study of basic elements of music for those without previous musical experience. For non-music majors only.
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• MTC 112: Theory of Music I

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Introduction to music theory, the materials of music. Analysis and creative activity.
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• MTC 113: Theory of Music II

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Form; motive; cadence; phrase; melody. Analysis and creative activity.
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• MTC 114: Aural Activities I

  2.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Development of basic hearing skills, chiefly through sight singing and dictation activities based on the subject matter of MTC 112.
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• MTC 115: Aural Activities II

  2.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Continued development of basic hearing skills. Prerequisite:    MTC 115 requires prerequisites of MTC 112 and MTC 114
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• MTC 123: Studio Music Ensemble

  1.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  The Studio Music Ensemble is a group with flexible instrumentation built around a pop band core that performs music in a variety of styles, including existing songs and original compositions. Key aspects of the course include performance, improvisation, collaboration, effective rehearsal techniques, and live audio. Enrollment is determined by audition.
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• MTC 160: Musical Entrepreneurship

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is designed to help build financial and entrepreneurial skills to properly monetize musical aspirations. Branding, marketing, and fiscal strategies will be applied to multiple musical endeavors including business and ensemble management, musician career development, and marketing creative activities and products. Personal financial accounting and budgeting will be examined. Each student will choose a musical endeavor to focus on and will complete the course having written a five-year business plan to build the foundation for a self-sustaining career.
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