PSYC 239 - Psychology of Music 3 s.h.

This course provides an introduction to the psychology of music, exploring the fundamental research findings and philosophical issues regarding this interdisciplinary area of psychology. The course content will include the physical and physiological bases of sound, evolutionary approaches to the origins of music, psychoacoustics, musical skill development, the social functions of music, musical cognition, the neuroscience of music, and therapeutic uses of music. This course assumes no previous knowledge of music theory, but will introduce basic concepts relevant to music theory throughout the course. A-E Only. Offered once every four semesters.
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Prerequisite(s): PSYC 100