Traditional music is one of the most valuable treasures of Spanish culture. Although its origins are unknown and its roots are popular, its manifestations became established in Spain during the Romantic era as a way to express the sense of belonging...
Cultural analysis of composers’ settings and stylistic analysis of compositions of the Middles Ages, Renaissance, and Baroque periods. Topics include Gregorian chant, the origins of polyphony, the development of vocal and instrumental genres, and the...
An overview of musical style and its intersections with the culture of Late Modern Europe and the Americas (ca. 1750 to present). Topics include sonata form, Romanticism, dodecaphony, and the development of such vocal and instrumental genres as the...
Tracing the development of the symphony from its emergence as a genre through the Vienna School to Schubert. Individual works will be heard from multiple perspectives — stylistic, formal, expressive — and their historical reception discussed. Special...
Linear Algebra is the branch of mathematics that involves the study of solving systems of Linear Equations, vector spaces and linear mappings. The mastery of the subject is essential to any major related to applied and pure Mathematics and in...
The purpose of this course is to explore HIV and nutrition within a South African context. South Africa is the country with the highest burden of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in the world, as estimated by the Joint United Nations...
The course illustrates the basic techniques (i.e. lighting, exposure, composition, color, etc.) used to photograph archaeological sites, architectural monuments and landscapes, as well as works of art and archaeological finds, thereby putting...
The two main purposes of this course are:
1) To introduce you to the basic techniques that help you to master the fundamental rules of “making,” not just simply “taking,” photographs.
2) To offer a general idea of the conceptual issues concerning the...
The two main purposes of this course are: