MUS4320 – Music Psychology
Course description
Course content
Learning outcome
On successful completion of the course, the students will:
- have an overview of recent research on musical perception
- be familiar with the way in which elements of music theory such as the perception of timbre and pitch, rhythm, texture, tonality, modality, and harmony are based in music psychology
- be familiar with the way in which the interplay between sound, motion and visual perception contributes to musical experiences
- be familiar with the connection between music, motion, and emotion
Admission to the course
Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.
Students enrolled in other Master's Degree Programmes can, on application, be admitted to the course if this is cleared by their own study programme.
If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.
Overlapping courses
- 10 credits overlap with MUS2133 – Music Psychology.
Teaching
- 12 double periods lectures and seminars
Compulsory activities
- Seminar presentation
Information about the assignments and the deadlines will be given during the teaching and in Canvas. You have to hand in the assignments within the deadlines, and you are responsible for familiarising yourself with the requirements for the compulsory activities.
The compulsory activities are only valid within the current semester. All compulsory activities must be approved in order to sit for the exam. Students are responsible to keep track of registered absences and check that everything has been approved.
This is how you apply for a valid absence from compulsory activity/compulsory attendance.
Examination
- Term paper (15 pages, each containing approx. 2,300 characters, spaces not included). Title and topic are to be agreed between each student and the instructor.
You have to fulfill the requirements of the compulsory activities to sit the exam.
Language of examination
Grading scale
More about examinations at UiO
- Use of sources and citations
- How to use AI as a student
- Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
- Withdrawal from an exam
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Explanation of grades and appeals
- Resitting an exam
- Cheating/attempted cheating
You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.