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2022-2023 Westminster College Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Westminster College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MUS 130 - Psychology of Music

Semester Hours: 4

This course considers human behavior from both the psychological and musical perspectives. The course is an introduction to understanding why music exists, why people listen to music, how people understand music, and how social relationships influence musical tastes. In particular, MUS 130 covers theories on the evolutionary origins of music, musical development, music and the brain, music and emotion, the role of music in our everyday lives, social influences on musical tastes, composers with psychological disorders, and a brief introduction to music therapy. This is an introductory course in music cognition; no musical talent or experience is necessary. Meets Social Thought and Tradition Intellectual Perspective requirement (ST).

Intellectual Perspective: ST