2013-2014 GRADUATE BULLETIN - The University of Akron

Graduate Studies 43
Performance Option: Wind Conducting
(C50112MM)
• Music core courses – eight credits to be selected from the following:
(four credits of theory and four credits of history)
7500:616 Musical Styles and Analysis II 2
7500:617 Musical Styles and Analysis III 2
7500:618 Musical Styles and Analysis IV 2
7500:622 Music History Survey: Baroque 2
7500:623 Music History Survey: Classic and Romantic 2
7500:624 Music History Survey: Music Since 1900 2
• Major required courses – 29 credits:
7500:555 Advanced Conducting: Instrumental (repeated for total of eight credits) 2
7500:698 Graduate Recital 2
7510:604 Symphonic Band (repeated for four semesters) 1
or
7510:625 Concert Band (repeated for four semesters) 1
7500:630 Teaching and Literature: Brass Instruments 2
7500:631 Teaching and Literature: Woodwind Instruments 2
7500:532 Teaching and Literature: Percussion Instruments 2
7500:675 Seminar in Music Education: Instrumental Arranging 3
7500:675 Seminar in Music Education: Wind Literature 2
7520:xxx Applied Music (repeated for two semesters) 2
Degree total: 37 credits
Theory Option
(C50009MM)
• Music core courses – six credits (to be selected):
7500:555 Advanced Conducting: Instrumental 2
7500:556 Advanced Conducting: Choral 2
7500:621 Music History Survey: Middle Ages and Renaissance 2
7500:622 Music History Survey: Baroque 2
7500:623 Music History Survey: Classic and Romantic 2
7500:624 Music History Survey: Music Since 1900 2
7500:625 Bibliography and Research 2
• Major required courses – 26-28 credits:
7500:615 Musical Styles and Analysis I (Chant through Palestrina) 2
7500:616 Musical Styles and Analysis II (Baroque through early Beethoven) 2
7500:617 Musical Styles and Analysis III (Late Beethoven through Mahler/Strauss) 2
7500:618 Musical Styles and Analysis IV (20th Century) 2
7500:619 Theory and Pedagogy 2
7500:697 Advanced Problems in Music 8
7500:699 Master’s Thesis/Project 4-6
7510:6— Ensemble (participation in two ensembles required)** 2
7520:642 Applied Composition 2
• Additional music courses – zero to two credits.
Graduate-level (music) workshops, applied music (other than composition),
advanced problems, and/or courses to be selected by student and advisor.
• Electives – zero to two credits.
To be selected by student and advisor. Areas include graduate-level courses in
other disciplines in which student obtains permission of instructor or 7520:642
Applied Composition.
Degree total: 34-36 credits.
**Two semesters ensemble participation required for degrees completed in two semesters. Four semesters
ensemble participation required for degrees completed in four semesters.
Physics
Admission Requirements
In addition to the graduate application and official transcripts applicants must submit
three letters of recommendation and a statement of purpose, including a resume.
Application materials should be submitted by March 15 for fall enrollment. Applications
are accepted on a rolling basis for spring enrollment.
Master of Science
(365000MS)
• Complete a minimum of 30 graduate credits of approved courses in physics. Up
to six credits of graduate-level electives outside the department may be included
in the program. There is no foreign language requirement for this degree.
• A cumulative grade-point average of 3.00 or better for all graduate-level credits
applicable toward the degree.
• Complete an approved program of courses which includes the following required
courses:
3650:551 Advanced Laboratory I 3
3650:615 Electromagnetic Theory I 3
3650:625 Quantum Mechanics I 3
3650:641 Lagrangian Mechanics 3
3650:661 Statistical Mechanics 3
3650:685 Solid-State Physics I 3
A student preparing for further graduate work in a physical science or for academic
or industrial employment should include the following courses in the graduate
program:
3650:581,2 Methods of Mathematical Physics I, II 6
3650:616 Electromagnetic Theory II 3
3650:626 Quantum Mechanics II 3
3650:552 Advanced Laboratory II 3
A student must complete at least one of the following two options:
Option A: A formal report, based on an original research project, submitted in a
form suitable for publication and approved by a physics faculty committee.
Option B: A master’s thesis.
• Graduate research participation is strongly encouraged. Up to five credits may
be earned in 3650:697 Graduate Research, upon the completion of a graduate
research project. One additional credit may, upon approval by the department,
be permitted in 3650:699 Master’s Thesis for the completion of a master’s thesis
based on such research. A successful thesis may thus account for up to six
of the total of 30 graduate credits required.
Interdisciplinary Option: Chemical Physics
The faculties in the Departments of Physics and Chemistry offer a cooperative
option leading to the Ph.D. in chemistry for those graduate students wishing to specialize
in the interdisciplinary field of chemical physics.
Admission Requirements
Applicants may be admitted with either a baccalaureate or a master’s degree in
either chemistry or physics. Students pursuing this option are subject to all admission
and degree requirements for the Ph.D. in chemistry, as outlined in page 29 of
this Graduate Bulletin. The Chemical Physics option is described in detail on page
30.
Students entering the Chemistry Ph.D. program under the auspices of the Physics
Department will be expected to have taken some advanced undergraduate chemistry
course work (200-level and above), and must be recommended by the chair
of the Physics Department. These students must select as research advisor a faculty
member in the Physics Department holding a joint appointment in Chemistry.
Students with principle preparation in physics may be required to audit certain undergraduate
prerequisites for graduate chemistry courses.
Political Science
Master of Arts
(370000MA)
Admission Requirements
Admission is open to students who have completed a four-year undergraduate
degree with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 and who fulfill the
admission requirements of the Graduate School. Three letters of recommendation
(at least two from a faculty member who has worked with the student in the past
two years, if applicable) and a personal statement outlining the expected fit between
the student’s skills and objectives and the department’s programs and resources
are required.
Application materials should be submitted by March 1 for fall enrollment and by
December 1 for spring enrollment.
The Master of Arts in Political Science allows students to focus their study in one
of three concentrations: American Institutions, Criminal Justice, or International Studies.
Students may also work toward certificates in Applied Politics in conjunction with
their graduate studies in Political Science.
Degree Requirements
• Complete 30 credits of graduate work, including 24 credits at the 600 level, as
follows:
Three required core courses:
3700:600 Scope and Theory of Political Science 3
3700:601 Research Methods in Political Science 3
3700:603 Scholarly Writing and Professional Development in Political Science 3
Two additional departmental seminars, 6 credits (neither Independent Study nor
Internship credit counts as a graduate seminar).
Two track-required seminars depending on the track chosen (6 credits)
Nine additional graduate Political Science credits (500 or 600 level)
• Pass a comprehensive written examination covering one concentration: American
Institutions, Criminal Justice, or International Studies.
• Complete the following writing requirement: