Music Cognition Minor

Open to Music Majors and Nonmajors

(9 units)

Minor Declaration Form

Courses

Units

Music cognition 3 units

MUS_THRY 251-0 Intro to Music Cognition (1 unit) and MUS_THRY 336-0 Selected Topics in Music Cognition (2 units)

Music analysis and technology courses3 units

Chosen from MUS_THRY and MUS_TECH

Cognate areas3 units

(Such as psychology, linguistics, and communication sciences and disorders)

 

The following lists of Cognates and Music Analysis and Technology courses are not exhaustive. Contact the Office of Student Affairs: musicstudentaffairs@northwestern.edu or 847-491-3818 with questions.

Cognates selected from:

COG_SCI 207
Introduction to Cognitive Modeling
COG_SCI 210
Language and the Brain
COG_SCI 211
Learning, Representation, and Reasoning
COG_SCI 366
Cognitive Science Proseminar
CSD 112
The Scientific Exploration of Communication
CSD 202
Neurobiology of Communication
CSD 303
Brain and Cognition
CSD 306
Psychoacoustics
CSD 310
Biological Foundations of Speech and Music
LING 250
Sound Patterns in Human Language
LING 260
Formal Analysis of Words and Sentences
LING 270
Meaning
LING 315
Experimental Approaches to Word Form Processing
LING 316
Experimental Syntax
LING 317
Experimental Pragmatics
LING 334
Introduction to Computational Linguistics
LING 350
Fundamentals of Laboratory Phonology
PSYCH 110
Introduction to Psychology
PSYCH 200
Advanced Introductory Psychology
PSYCH 201
Statistical Methods in Psychology
PSYCH 205
Research Methods in Psychology
PSYCH 218
Developmental Psychology
PSYCH 228
Cognitive Psychology
PSYCH 324
Perception

Music Analysis and Technology courses selected from:

GEN MUS 252
Introduction to Music Theory I
GEN MUS 253
Introduction to Music Theory II
MUS THRY 331
Analytical Techniques (consent of instructor required for non music majors)
MUS THRY 335
Selected Topics in Music Theory (consent of instructor required for non music majors)
MUS TECH 259
Introduction to Music Technology
MUS TECH 300
Foundations of Music Technology
MUS TECH 321
Producing in the Virtual Studio
MUS TECH 322
Recording Techniques