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Music Festival Capstone - MUSC 497

Description

Description - Describes how students engage, what they do, reflecting the nature and depth of the program/experience.

Students engage in a real-world experience in a large festival setting, interacting with practitioners in potential careers within the live music industry, in addition to an in-person lecture component to prepare students for the unique conditions that exist on-site at the festival.
Term

Term - The semester in which the activity occurs

Fall 2025
Category

Category - Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) category with which this engagement activity is most closely aligned, from the perspective of the student in the activity.

Capstone Experiencedefinition

Capstone Experience - A course or project that engages students in a culminating and integrative experience, intended to connect the key learning objectives of an educational program.

Campus Label

Campus Label - Type of purposeful activity, as defined across units

Capstone Course or Project
Division

Division - University organization

Music
Department

Department - University organization

Dean's Office
Special Designation

Special Designation - Engagement has a special designation based on review of educational purpose and intentional design.

Experiential Learning Opportunity
Course

Course - Course Prefix and Number associated with this program/experience, if any. See academic bulletin for course information.

MUSC 497
Time on Task

Time on Task - Amount of time that a student engages in this activity (including orientation/training, supervision/feedback, reflection on learning).

45-59 hours
Participation Entry

Participation Entry - Extent to which participation is restricted (e.g., minimum GPA, classification)

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Minimum Credit Hours

Minimum Credit Hours - Number of credit hours or years in college required to participate in this activity

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Minimum GPA

Minimum GPA - Minimum GPA required to participate in this activity

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Other Requirements

Other Requirements - Additional requirements to participate in this activity

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Expectations

Expectations - How expectations are communicated to students about how they will engage in this program

Training manual, syllabus or rubric
Group orientation / class session(s)
Active Learning

Active Learning - What students do; the nature or type of the engagement, that is expected to contribute to their learning

Career developmentdefinition

Career development - Identify and articulate one's skills, strengths, knowledge, and experiences relevant to a career field and career goals, and identify areas necessary for professional growth.


Apply specialized knowledgedefinition

Apply specialized knowledge - Applying specialized knowledge or skills required to do a task, such as from major coursework, or previous experience

Knowledge/Skills

Knowledge/Skills - Knowledge applied and/or skills practiced by students as they engage in this activity

Specialized knowledge and skillsdefinition

Specialized knowledge and skills - Specific to a course, major, discipline, or career field.


Integrative and applied learningdefinition

Integrative and applied learning - Make connections among ideas and experiences, synthesize and transfer learning to new, complex situations within and beyond the campus

Interacts With

Interacts With - With whom students directly interact, as they engage in this activity

External agency (employer, college, school, community agency)
Feedback

Feedback - How and from whom students receive feedback on their engagement in this program

1-1 Faculty to student
Group / class session with external supervisor
Reflection

Reflection - How, and with whom, students engage in reflection on their learning while engaged in this activity

Group / class session(s) with faculty
Each student produces written reflection(s)
Program Website

Program Website - For additional information, go to the unit website.

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Rubric

Rubric - Describes specific expectations for student involvement in the activity

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