UC Davis 2008-2010 General Catalog - General Catalog - UC Davis

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action at the cellular and systemic level of a number
of different neurotoxins and toxicants. Examples of
ways toxins may act on the nervous system and techniques
for study of neurotoxicology. (Same course as
Environmental Toxicology 234.)—I. (I.) Woolley
242. Biological Rhythms (3)
Lecture—2 hours; lecture/discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:
Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior
110 or the equivalent. General aspects and basic
mechanisms of biological rhythms; the importance of
rhythm desynchronization in areas of pharmacology
and space medicine; telemetry; mathematical methods;
chronometry; daily, reproductive, and annual
periods; shift-work, jet lag and sleep disorders.
Offered in alternate years.—(I.) Fuller
255. Physiology of the Stress Response (2)
Lecture/discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite: graduate
student status. Definition of Stress; Physiological
mechanisms of adaptation to stress; Hormonal control
of the systemic stress response; Mechanisms of
the cellular stress response; Discussion of current
trends in stress physiology and current methods for
studying the stress response. (Same course as Animal
Biology 255.)—III. (III.) Kueltz
261A. Topics in Vision: Eyes and Retinal
Mechanisms (2)
Lecture/discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite: graduate
standing, Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior
100 or 112 or the equivalent. Structure and function
of the visual system, with emphasis on the eye and
retina, including optics, anatomy, transduction, retinal
synapses, adaptation, and parallel processing.
(Same course as Neuroscience 261A and Neurobiology,
Physiology, and Behavior 261A.) (S/U grading
only.)—II. (II.) Ishida
261B. Topics in Vision: Systems,
Psychophysics, Computational Models (2)
Lecture/discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite: consent of
instructor; course 261A recommended. Functions of
the central visual pathways and their underlying
mechanisms. Recent research on aspects of anatomy,
biochemistry, electrophysiology, psychophysics,
development, and genetics of the visual system.
(Same course as Neuroscience 261B and Neurobiology,
Physiology, and Behavior 261B.) (S/U grading
only.) Offered in alternate years.—II. Olshausen
261C. Topics in Vision: Clinical Vision
Science (2)
Lecture/discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite: courses
261A and 261B, or consent of instructor. Causes
and mechanistic bases of major blinding diseases.
Recent research on aspects of anatomy, biochemistry,
electrophysiology, psychophysics, development,
and genetics of the visual system related to disease.
(Same course as Neuroscience 261C and Neurobiology,
Physiology, and Behavior 261C.) (S/U grading
only.) Not offered every year.—III. Werner
275. Neurohumoral Regulatory
Mechanisms of Thermogenesis (3)
Lecture—2 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:
Biological Sciences 104 or the equivalent; Biological
Sciences 102 or the equivalent; consent of
instructor. Designed for graduate and advanced
undergraduate students, this course will examine
thermogenic systems in homeotherms (primarily
mammals) with respect to regulation (hormonal and
central nervous control) and effector mechanisms
(basis of heat generation at the target cell).
290. Seminar (1)
Seminar—1 hour. Discussion and critical evaluation
of advanced topics and current trends in research.
(S/U grading only.)—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
290C. Research Conference in Physiology
(1)
Discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: graduate standing
and consent of instructor. Presentation and discussion
of faculty and graduate student research in
physiology. May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading
only.)—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
291B. Seminar in Cellular Mechanisms of
Adaptation (1)
Discussion—0.5 hour; seminar—0.5 hour. Prerequisite:
Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior 100B;
Biological Sciences 103; consent of instructor.
Review and evaluation of current literature and
research in cellular adaptations to the environment.
May be repeated for credit when topic differs. (S/U
grading only.)
291D. Research Approaches in Physiology
(2)
Seminar—2 hours. Prerequisite: graduate standing
in Graduate Group in Physiology or consent of
instructor. Current research in physiology. Overall
design of experiments and particular research areas.
(S/U grading only.)—II. (II.) Eiserich, Raybould
293. Current Progress in Physiology (1)
Seminar—1 hour. Prerequisite: graduate standing
and consent of instructor. Seminars presented by
guest lecturers describing their current research activities.
May be repeated for credit. (S/U grading
only.)
298. Group Study (1-5)
299. Research (1-12)
(S/U grading only.)
Professional Courses
300A-300B. Pedagogical Aspects of
Physiology in Higher Education (3-3)
Lecture, discussion, or laboratory, or combination.
Prerequisite: meet qualifications for teaching assistant
in physiology. Participation as a teaching assistant
for one quarter in a designated physiology
course. Instruction in methods of leading discussion
groups, leading laboratory sections, writing and
grading quizzes, operation and use of laboratory
equipment, and reading and grading laboratory
reports. Course meets teaching requirements for
Ph.D. program in Physiology. (S/U grading only.)—
I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
390. The Teaching of Physiology (1)
Discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Teaching Assistant
assignment to a physiology lecture course and consent
of instructor. Practical experience in methods
and problems of teaching physiology lecture
courses. May include analyses of texts and supporting
material, discussion of teaching techniques, preparing
for and conducting discussion sessions, and
formulation of topics and questions for examinations
under supervision of instructor. May be repeated for
credit. (S/U grading only.)—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)
Music
(College of Letters and Science)
Anna Maria Busse Berger, Ph.D., Chairperson of the
Department
Department Office. 112 Music Building
(530) 752-5537; Fax (530) 752-0983;
http://music.ucdavis.edu
Faculty
Ross Bauer, Ph.D., Professor
Anna Maria Busse Berger, Ph.D., Professor
Sandra Graham, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
D. Kern Holoman, Ph.D., Professor, Academic
Senate Distinguished Teaching Award, UC Davis
Prize for Teaching and Scholarly Achievement
Beth Levy, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
David A. Nutter, Ph.D., Professor
Pablo Ortiz, D.M.A., Professor
Christopher A. Reynolds, Ph.D., Professor
Academic Senate Distinguished Teaching Award
Kurt Rohde, M.M., Assistant Professor
Laurie San Martin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Henry Spiller, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Jeffrey Thomas, Professor
Emeriti Faculty
Robert S. Bloch, M.A., Professor Emeritus
Sydney R. Charles, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus
Andrew D. Frank, M.A., Professor Emeritus
Albert J. McNeil, M.S., Professor Emeritus
Jerome W. Rosen, M.A., Professor Emeritus
Wayne Slawson, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus
Affiliated Faculty
Phebe Craig, M.M., Lecturer
Sam Nichols, Ph.D., Lecturer
Donald Roth, Ph.D., Lecturer
Robert Sabino, Lecturer
Thomas Slabaugh, M.M., Lecturer
Amelia Triest, B.A., Lecturer
Faculty Affiliates in Applied Music
Keith Bohm, D.M.A., Lecturer (saxophone)
Lois Brandwynne, M.A., Lecturer (piano)
Tod Brody, B.A., Lecturer (flute)
Delbert Bump, M.A., Lecturer (jazz)
Scott Choate, Lecturer (tuba)
Bruce Chrisp, M.M., Lecturer (trombone)
Susan Lamb Cook, M.A., Lecturer (cello)
Phebe Craig, M.M., Lecturer (harpsichord)
Thomas Derthick, B.M., Lecturer (double bass)
Daniel Flanagan, M.M., Lecturer (violin)
Jolán Friedhoff, M.M., Lecturer (violin)
Christopher Froh, M.M., Lecturer (percussion)
Michael Goldberg, M.A., Lecturer (guitar)
David Granger, M.M., Lecturer (bassoon)
Ann Lavin, D.M.A., Lecturer (clarinet)
Agnes Lee, M.M., Lecturer (harp)
Calvin Lymos, B.A., Lecturer (gospel choir)
Scott Macomber, M.M., Lecturer (trumpet)
Justin Montigne, D.M.A., Lecturer (voice)
Zoila Muñoz, M.M. Lecturer (voice)
Peter Nowlen, B.M., Lecturer () (French horn)
Laura Reynolds, M.M., Lecturer (oboe)
Ellen Ruth Rose, M.M., Lecturer (viola)
Rita Sahai, M.A., Lecturer (Hindustani vocal music)
Michael Sand, M.M., Lecturer (violin)
Bharati Soman, M.M., Lecturer (voice)
The Major Program
The Bachelor of Arts degree in music provides both
a broad liberal arts education and the skills necessary
to explore music through its history, composition,
theory, and performance. Students majoring in
music may choose from three tracks in the major:
composition and theory, music history, or performance.
After a common core of courses, students
following the track in composition and theory take
advanced theory courses and/or seminars in composition;
students following the track in music history
take specialized seminars in music history; and students
following the track in performance take an
increased number of lessons and performance
ensemble courses as well as conducting.
All majors are expected to complete a substantial
project (composition, research presentation, recital)
in the senior year (Music 195). Music majors who
intend to pursue graduate studies in music are
encouraged to satisfy the requirements of one of the
honors programs in music.
Study Abroad and the Music major. The
department encourages students to pursue a portion
of their studies abroad. In close collaboration with
their undergraduate advisers, students plan a course
of study abroad that complements their coursework
at Davis. UC Davis Music majors have completed
upper division coursework at EAP partner institutions
in Australia, England, France, Germany, and Italy;
Music faculty members lead summer programs in
Argentina and Slovenia.
The Program. A fundamental grounding in music
theory, music history, and performance during the
first two years of study leads to more specialized
study of composition, history, or performance during
the last two years of undergraduate work.
Career Alternatives. Students who graduate with
a B.A. in music from UC Davis have gone on to
careers as composers and performers, in academia,
and in the concert, media, and computing industries.
Others have continued in medicine, law and business.
Quarter Offered: I=Fall, II=Winter, III=Spring, IV=Summer; 2009-2010 offering in parentheses
General Education (GE) credit: ArtHum=Arts and Humanities; SciEng=Science and Engineering; SocSci=Social Sciences; Div=Social-Cultural Diversity; Wrt=Writing Experience