Music and Sound Clusters
- Natural Sciences:
- Music Cognition
- Music Cognition for Musicians
- Music and Language for Musicians
- Humanities:
- Music, Culture, and Understanding
- Social Sciences:
- Music and Linguistics for Musicians
Music Cognition—Natural Sciences
This cluster provides an introduction to cognitive science through the window of music perception. Students will learn fundamentals of musical structure and basic principles of cognition, then use this knowledge to explore how music is perceived and remembered.
| Course Number | Title | Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|
| Required: | ||
| BCS 260 | Music and the Mind | MUR 110 or 111 |
| Choose ONE of the following: | ||
| BCS 110 | Neural Foundations of Behavior | |
| BCS 111 | Foundations of Cognitive Science | |
| Choose ONE of the following: | ||
| MUR 110 | Introduction to Music Theory | |
| MUR 111 | Theory I | |
| TH 101 | Model Composition (must be taken with TH 161) | |
| TH 161 | Aural Skills (must be taken with TH 101) | |
Music Cognition for Musicians—Natural Sciences
This cluster is designed for music majors or minors who have already taken MUR 110/111. Students will learn basic principles of cognition and the auditory system, then use this knowledge to explore how music is perceived and remembered.
| Course Number | Title | Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|
| Required: | ||
| BCS 260 | Music and the Mind | MUR 110 or 111 |
| BCS 221 | Auditory Perception | BCS 110 or equivalent |
| Choose ONE of the following: | ||
| BCS 110 | Neural Foundations of Behavior | |
| BCS 111 | Foundations of Cognitive Science | |
Music and Language for Musicians—Natural Sciences
This cluster is designed for music majors or minors who have already taken MUR 110/111 or equivalent. It explores the structural relations between music, cognition, and language systems.
| Course Number | Title | Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|
| Required: | ||
| BCS 260 | Music and the Mind | MUR 110 or 111 |
| Choose ONE of the following: | ||
| BCS 110 | Neural Foundations of Behavior | |
| BCS 111 | Foundations of Cognitive Science | |
| Choose ONE of the following: | ||
| BCS 152 | Language and Psycholinguistics | BCS 110, 111, or 112 or LIN 110 |
| BCS 261 | Language Use and Understanding | BCS 110, 111, or 112 |
| BCS 265 | Language and the Brain | BCS 110, 152, or LIN 110 |
| LIN 110 | Introduction to Linguistic Analysis | |
Music, Culture, and Understanding—Humanities
This cluster provides an introduction to music as a window on cognition and culture. Students will learn fundamentals of music reading and structure, then use this knowledge to explore how music is perceived and remembered, and about the role it plays in one or more cultural groups.
| Course Number | Title | Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|
| Required: | ||
| BCS 260 | Music and the Mind | MUR 110 or 111 |
| Choose ONE of the following: | ||
| MUR 110 | Introduction to Music Theory | |
| MUR 111 | Theory I | |
| Choose ONE of the following: | ||
| MUR 103 | Musical Adventures | |
| MUR 121 | World Musics | |
| MUR 122 | History of Jazz | |
| MUR 123 | Music of Black Americans | |
| MUR 125 | History of Rock Music | |
| MUR 126 | Women and Music | |
| MUR 134 | Introduction to Music History | |
| REL 151 | The Blues | |
Music and Linguistics for Musicians—Social Sciences
This cluster is designed for music majors or minors who have already taken MUR 110/111 or equivalent. It explores the structural relations between music and language systems, and how we perceive them.
| Course Number | Title | Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|
| Required: | ||
| LIN 110 | Introduction to Linguistic Analysis | |
| BCS 260 | Music and the Mind | MUR 110 or 111 |
| Choose ONE of the following: | ||
| LIN 105 | Language in Advertising | |
| LIN 210 | Introduction to Language Sound Systems | LIN 110 |
| LIN 220 | Introduction to Grammatical Systems | LIN 110 |
| LIN 227 | Topics in Phonetics and Phonology | LIN 110, 210 |
