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Department ofMusic Jack Schwarz, D.M.A., Chair Faculty Professors: Childs, Lock, Schwarz, Unfreid, Wiebe, Wong Associate Professors: Anderson, Liesch, Lutke, Owen Objectives: I) to provide opportunities for all students to study music as an essential part of a liberal education; 2) to serve as a professional school preparing music special ists for teaching, graduate study, perfor mance, the ministry of church music and other careers in music; and 3) to prepare all of our graduates for effective contribution to the musical life of the evangelical church. Entrance Requirements: All students seeking admission must demonstrate musical background and performance strengths necessary for success ful completion of the stated curriculum. Provi sional acceptance is granted for the first year of study. Upon entrance, students will be _given placement exams and auditions in music history, music theory, keyboard skills and performance. Specific information concerning the content of these examinations and suggestions for prepara tion are available by writing the music depart ment office. The placement examinations are giv en for the purpose of determining proper place ment in music courses. Activities: The music department provides op portunities for experience in several types of vocal and instrumental ensembles, mcludmg the B10la Chorale Chamber Music Ensembles, University Singers,' Chamber Orchestra and Symphonic Winds. All are open to non-music majors as well as music majors by audition at the beginning of each semester. Individual performance opportunities are of fered through weekly student recitals, and junior and senior recitals. The music department concert series features outstanding guest artists as well as its own widely known faculty. Opportunities Off Campus: The stature of Los Angeles as a music center provides exceptional opportunities for hearing the mrld's leading art ists, as well as outstanding college and church music organizations. Service Opportunities: The Los Angeles met ropolitan area furnishes many opportunities for remunerative service in music. There are frequent openings for competent organists, church choir directors, soloists, accompanists and instrumen talists. Scholarships: Music awards in varying amounts are available to qualified students. Com plete information is available by writing: Chair, Music Scholarship Committee, Biola University, 13800 Biola Avenue, La Mirada, California 90639.
Majors: A professional degree (Bachelor of Music) is offered in one of the following areas: performance, composition and music education. Students interested in pursuing one of these de grees must demonstrate a high level of perfor mance potential and commitment to music as a profession. Anon-professional degree (Bachelor of Arts) with a major in music is also offered. Candidates for the Bachelor of Music degree are exempt from the general education require ment in foreign language, literature and fine arts and need take only five units in mathematics and/or science. All music majors must complete a basic core of 38-40 units of music. Students in the major must maintain a 2.00 grade point average in the major and receive a minimum grade of "C- " in each major course. The core consists of the following: 102C, 106, 113, 114,118, 119, 200 (4 semesters), 207, 213 , 214, 300 (3 semesters), 306, 311, 312, 315 , 323, 340 (4), 410, 440. Voice performance students are exempt from MUS 102C. Keyboard performance students are exempt from MUS 118, 119 Specific additional requirements for the_ avail able degree options for the Bachelor of Music are: I. Music Education: 28-30 units 161 162, 263, 264 , 320, 324, 334, 365, 366, 420: 467 , 468, 470. Ensemble-non-pianist (8) , Ensemble-pianist (4). Pianists must also take: 260A/B, 360, 380. Professional educa tion courses: 12 units Education 300, 330, 410, 435 + No more than one ensemble unit per semester will apply to the eight-unit require ment. Additional ensemble units may fulfill elective requirements. 2. Performance: 40-42 units Piano 42 units: 171 , 172, 260A/B, 273, 274, 350A, 360, 370, 375, 376, 380 (I+ I), 420, 430,477, 478, 490, chamber music (4) , mu sic electives (5). Organ 42 units: 171, 172, 260A/B, 273, 274 , 350A/B, 370, 375, 376, 380 (I+ I) , 420, 430, 477 478 490 , ensemble electives (6) (by adviseme~t of organ faculty) , music electives (4) Instrumental 40 units: 171, 172, 273, 274, 370,375,376, 420 , 430,477,478, 490. En semble winds/percussion: symphonic winds (6), electives (2). Strings: chamber orchestra (6) , electives (2) . Music electives (6). Voice 41 units: 151 , 152, 171, 172, 251 , 252 , 273, 274, 370,375, 376, 430 , 477 , 478,490. Ensemble: choral (6) , elective (2). Music electives (5). + No more than one ensemble unit per semester will apply to the eight-unit require ment. Additional ensemble units may fulfill elective requirements. + + Voice performance students who plan further graduate study are encouraged to take courses in French, German or Italian since proficiency in two of these is usually required for entrance into graduate programs. 3. Composition: 42 units 131 , 132, 233 , 234, 324, 335, 336, 340(4)*, 437,438, 490. Piano (private study) 107, 108, 109, 110, 207, 208, 209 , 210. Ensemble (8) (by advisement of the composition faculty). *In addition to core requirements. + No more than one ensemble unit per semester will apply to the eight-unit require ment.
302 COMPUTER ORGANIZATION (3) Organization and structuring of the major hardware components of computers. Mechanics of information transfer and control within a digital computer system. Fundamentals of _logic design. Communications systems. Prerequ1s1te: 201 or 202. Fee: $15. 310 SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING (3) Design and implementation of operating sys tems, loaders, language translators, and utilities. Programming techniques. Applications to busi ness, scientific, engineering, and real-time prob lems. Prerequisites: 202 and 302 or consent. Fee: $15. 325 MANAGEMENT SCIENCE (3) Application of quantitative techniques in busi ness organizations, linear programming, queue ing and inventory models, network analysis and dynamic programming and production schedul ing and control. Prerequisites: I00 or IO I, Math 210 or BUS 190, Math 103 or BUS 223 or consent. Fee: $10. 326 SYSTEMS SIMULATION (3) Development and analysis of sys_tems models through computer simulation, opt1m1zat10n. m continuous models, linear programming queumg and inventory models. Prerequisite: 325 or Math 333. Fee: $15. 400 THEORY OF ALGORITHMS (3) Analytic techniques for the determination of algorithmic efficiency, NP-complete .problems, complexity hierarchies, proveably intractable Integrated database systems, logical organiza tion data description language (DDL) , data ma nip~lation language (DML), of hierarchical net mrks and relational databases, overview of select ed database management systems (DBMS). Prerequisite: 201 or 202. Fee: $15. 425 APPLIED SOFIWARE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (3) . . . . Integration of knowledge and ab1ht1es gamed through other courses in the curriculum within a comprehensive system for development project. Prerequisite: 402 or consent. Fee: $15. 480 RESEARCH SEMINAR (1-3) Special studies in computer science. Prerequi site: senior standing or consent. problems. Prerequisite: 300. Fee: $15. 402 DA'Il\BASE MANAGEMENT (3)
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