East Tennessee State University is dedicated to making education attainable and accessible for all people by providing high-quality open courses with an optional path to college credit through the Open Buccaneer University Course System (OpenBUCS).
An introduction to the development of music, with an emphasis on art music of the Western hemisphere. Topics include elements of music, instruments and ensembles, form, styles and periods, including major composers and works. Synthesis is encouraged through listening to and writing about music.The course is laid out in seven modules, each of which includes several video lectures, a self-grading quiz, and suggested activities for further study. Most modules also include links to biographies of composers discussed in the videos and to relevant material that supports the music you will be listening to. The videos often have links to YouTube videos, but are also accessible through the instructor's playlist.Module 1: Course Introduction; Beat; Rhythm; Melody; Harmony; Tonality; Tempo; Dynamics; ArticulationsModule 2: Texture; Form; Instruments and Ensembles; Overview of style periodsModule 3: Genres; Music before the BaroqueModule 4: The Baroque PeriodModule 5: The Classical PeriodModule 6: The Romantic Period IModule 7: The Romantic Period IIModule 8: The Modern Period
An introduction to the basic concepts, principles, and theories of the science of psychology. Topics included are biological and developmental processes, perception and awareness, learning and thinking, motivation and emotion, personality and individuality, adjustment and mental health, and social behavior.This free, online college class is an introduction to the basic concepts, principles, and theories of the science of psychology. Topics included are biological and developmental processes, perception and awareness, learning and thinking, motivation and emotion, personality and individuality, adjustment and mental health, and social behavior.
This free, online college class will familiarize students with the historical development of the United States from Reconstruction to the present (or thereabout). We will examine social, political, and economic change in the Americas in order to understand better the emergence of the United States as a world power and contemporary issues confronting the United States. The course has three interrelated goals:to acquaint the student with the main events and themes of the history of the United States from the 1877 to the presentto cultivate analytical thought and develop dialogue among studentsto build the skills necessary for clear written communication about the historical development of our modern national institutions and social and economic structures