Musc 301 Syllabus Fmc

MUSC 301
FAITH MUSIC AND CULTURE

3 Credits, Fall 2024
Instructor: Warren Pettit
Contact Information
Office: Third Floor, Room 100
Office Hours: Monday and Wednesdays, 3:00 to 4:30
PM
Email address: [email protected]
Greenville University Mission Statement

Greenville University empowers students for lives of character and
service through a transforming Christ-centered education in the liberal
arts, sciences, and professional studies.
Contemporary Music Center Mission

Statement
The mission of the Contemporary Music Center is to prepare students
for careers in the entertainment industry as Christ-followers through a
project- based, experience-centric curriculum.
Course Description
The purpose of this course is to help students connect a career path in

the entertainment industry with a calling to be Christ-followers. A
holistic understanding of ourselves in the world includes the ability to
hear the “noise” in culture, assessing personal strengths/weaknesses,
considering the cost of a career in the entertainment industry and then
mapping a strategy for moving forward.
Required Viewing
· Amadeus, Saulz Zaentz Company, © 1984

· This is Spinal Tap, MGM and Studio Canal, © 1984
· Swimming with Sharks, Warner Bros., © 1995
· Almost Famous, Dreamworks and Columbia Pictures, © 2001
· Jesus Camp, Magnolia Pictures, © 2007
· Anvil, Abramoram © 2009
· Catfish, Universal Pictures, 2010
· Whiplash,Sony Pictures, 2014
Course Objectives
On successful completion of this course, students will demonstrate that they have:
1. Articulated the impact of “noise” within the culture and its

numbing effect on the mind and soul of a creative person.
2. Critically considered a Christ-centered vision for music content,

production and delivery.
3. Critically reflect on how to live a life that wholly incarnates their

faith while living in a world of contemporary entertainment.
4. Identified and evaluated their creative and personal

strengths and weaknesses through the lens of I
Corinthians 12.
Methods of Instruction & Expectations
The table below outlines how the assignments and activities fulfill
course objectives and align to program, department, and institutional
objectives.
SLO Program Course Objective Assignment

Objectives s/
Activities
1 3 1 1
2 1 2 2
6 2 3 3
1 3 4 3
1. Attendance and Participation: Students are expected to come to class fully

prepared to discuss all relevant materials and regularly participate in classroom
discussions and Q&A periods.
2. Response Papers: Brief response papers will be regularly required to

determine a student’s integration of lecture materials.
3. Application Exercise: At the end of the semester, each student will participate
in a role playing scenario to demonstrate their ability to articulate an apologetic
for their faith in response to various real-world challenges.
Evaluation and Grading
Course grades are calculated as follows:
Activit Percent Grade Points

y of A 100-93
grade
Attendance and Participation A- 92-90
20%
B+ 89-87
Response Papers 40% B 86-83
Application Exercise 40% B- 82-80
TOTAL 100% C+ 79-77
C 76-73
C- 72-70
D+ 69-67
D 66-63
D- 62-60
F 59 and under
Contemporary Music Center Student Learning Outcomes
The following Student Learning Objectives guide the Contemporary Music

Center Program:
1. Master the pre-professional skills necessary to secure an entry-level

position in the entertainment industry
2. Formulate a vocational versus a vocational calling to a career within the

entertainment industry
3. Construct an apologetic for the mission and work of a Christ-follower

within the entertainment industry
Greenville University Student Learning Outcomes
Greenville University’s General Education Program reflects the institution’s

belief in holistic education that builds Christian character, expands the mind to
consider broad perspectives, develops awareness of a global community and
beckons students to consider questions critically, creatively and through a
Christian lens.
The following Student Learning Objectives guide the Greenville University

General Education Program and the aims of the Departmental Programs:
1. CRITICAL SELF-AWARENESS – Recognize and develop personal strengths,

subjecting individual ideas and expression to critical analysis and revision.
2. KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL - Employ truth-seeking measures through the use

of critical inquiry, including appropriate and relevant research.
3. COLLABORATION AND COOPERATION ACROSS DISCIPLINES - Collaborate and

cooperate effectively with others, based on open dialogue and mutual
respect.
4. COMMUNICATION - Communicate effectively, using written, oral and

creatively artistic methods.
5. CULTURAL AND AESTHETIC VALUES - Recognize the value of diverse

cultures and their contributions.
6. CHARACTER AND APPLICATION OF CHRISTIAN VIRTUES - Articulate the

integrating of Christian faith with living and learning.
Campus Resources
The Contemporary Music Center has a variety of student support systems
in place. See Warren Pettit for information.
Accommodations
Reasonable accommodations are available for students who have a
documented disability. Please notify the instructor during the first week of
class of any accommodations needed for the course. Late notification may
cause the requested accommodations to be unavailable. All
accommodations must be approved the CMC Director.
Title IX
Title IX makes it clear that violence and harassment based on sex and
gender are Civil Rights offenses subject to the same kinds of accountability
and the same kinds of support applied to offenses against other protected
categories such as race, national origin, etc. If you or someone you know
has been harassed or assaulted, you can contact Ross Baker, our Title IX
Deputy Coordinator, at 618.664.7115, or use our Incident Reporting Form.
The Contemporary Music Center Policy on Writing and Plagiarism

The Contemporary Music Center is committed to helping students improve
writing. The program expects all courses to contain a writing component as
part of the evaluation of student progress. We expect students to produce
written work that is focused, well developed, organized, and relatively free of
grammatical, punctuation and spelling errors. Papers that fall short of this
standard will not be accepted; the work will be returned to the student for
revision within a reasonable time. Students in a Christian
off-campus study program are expected to do all academic work with
integrity. This means that they should practice academic honesty without
exception. The CMC takes this so seriously we ask all incoming students to
sign a statement guaranteeing that they understand the notion of academic
integrity and will conform to the policies described below.
All forms of academic dishonesty, which include cheating and plagiarism,

are inappropriate in the program. Cheating and plagiarism are variations on
a theme: both involve offering the work of another as one's own. Students
cheat and/or plagiarize when they:
Give or receive aid from another student or other person during a

test, quiz, or homework assignment when they were told to work
alone.
Copy all or part of another student's work-an exam, worksheet, homework

assignment, essay, speech, musical composition, web production, etc.-and
submit it as their own work.
Copy all or part of any published or copyrighted source such as a book,

periodical article, or musical composition and submit it as their own work.
"Cut and paste" information from a digital source such as a CD-ROM

or web page and submit it as their own work.
Steal ideas or conceptual frameworks from another source and submit
them as their own without giving proper credit to the source.
Submit other people's work as their own (e.g. a roommate's term

paper or one purchased over the Internet).
Ask someone else to complete a writing project for them and revise
and edit the work in such a way that they are not really the one responsible
for the final document. (Please note: CMC faculty often encourage students
to share their work in progress with others. This is simply a good habit for
any scholar that we fully endorse. What we don't want students to do is let
another person take over and complete an academic task that is their own
responsibility.)
This list is not exhaustive, but should give a clear idea of what
constitutes academic dishonesty. In general terms, academic dishonesty
occurs when people knowingly or unknowingly take credit for words or
ideas that are not their own in work that is produced for a class,
presentation, publication, or other public domain. All forms of cheating and
plagiarism involve intellectual theft, and thou shalt not steal!
Students are responsible to use appropriate quotation marks whenever they

use words from another source. They must cite sources for ideas that
originated with others. They are responsible to learn the specific
documentation methods required in their chosen academic disciplines.
Whenever they are in doubt about how to cite sources or use others' writings
in their own, they should ask a professor.
At the CMC academic dishonesty has severe consequences. If instructors

discover any instance of cheating or plagiarism, they are well within their
rights to assign a failing grade for that assignment or for the course.
Furthermore, they must report the student to the program Director. If a
second instance of academic dishonesty occurs, the student will receive a
failing grade for the course, and the case will be forwarded to the Vice
President of Academic Affairs at Greenville University for review and possible
further disciplinary action. A student may be expelled from the program for
repeated or extreme violations of academic integrity. Appeals can be handled
through the normal judicial process.
Note from the Center for Teaching and Learning: Recycling previous work –
even if it is your own work – is also known as “self-plagiarism.” If you see an
opportunity to reuse work you have completed for another class, be sure to
get instructor approval before doing so.
Disclaimer
This syllabus and all of its contents are property of the the Contemporary Music
Center.
Copyright © 2024 CMC | All rights reserved.

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MUSC 301

FAITH MUSIC AND CULTURE

Greenville University Mission Statement

Contemporary Music Center Mission

The purpose of this course is to help students connect a career path in

· Amadeus, Saulz Zaentz Company, © 1984

1. Articulated the impact of “noise” within the culture and its

2. Critically considered a Christ-centered vision for music content,

3. Critically reflect on how to live a life that wholly incarnates their

4. Identified and evaluated their creative and personal

SLO Program Course Objective Assignment

1. Attendance and Participation: Students are expected to come to class fully

2. Response Papers: Brief response papers will be regularly required to

Course grades are calculated as follows:

Activit Percent Grade Points

The following Student Learning Objectives guide the Contemporary Music

1. Master the pre-professional skills necessary to secure an entry-level

2. Formulate a vocational versus a vocational calling to a career within the

3. Construct an apologetic for the mission and work of a Christ-follower

Greenville University Student Learning Outcomes

Greenville University’s General Education Program reflects the institution’s

The following Student Learning Objectives guide the Greenville University

1. CRITICAL SELF-AWARENESS – Recognize and develop personal strengths,

2. KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL - Employ truth-seeking measures through the use

3. COLLABORATION AND COOPERATION ACROSS DISCIPLINES - Collaborate and

4. COMMUNICATION - Communicate eﬀectively, using written, oral and

5. CULTURAL AND AESTHETIC VALUES - Recognize the value of diverse

6. CHARACTER AND APPLICATION OF CHRISTIAN VIRTUES - Articulate the

The Contemporary Music Center Policy on Writing and Plagiarism

All forms of academic dishonesty, which include cheating and plagiarism,

Give or receive aid from another student or other person during a

Copy all or part of another student's work-an exam, worksheet, homework

Copy all or part of any published or copyrighted source such as a book,

"Cut and paste" information from a digital source such as a CD-ROM

Submit other people's work as their own (e.g. a roommate's term

Students are responsible to use appropriate quotation marks whenever they

At the CMC academic dishonesty has severe consequences. If instructors

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