PSYC12-260: Music and Mind

Description

Why is music so important to us? We listen to music while driving, walking, studying, or chatting with friends at parties. Music also makes us move. We dance to music, sing in the shower, and tap our feet to music. Over the past 30 years, scientists and musicologists have started to uncover the emotional and social significance of music. The goal of Music and Mind is to consider the psychological and social impact of music in everyday experience. This subject covers leading-edge research on music, and explores the social and practical uses of music, whether as therapy, underscoring in film, or to stimulate the imagination. By the end of this subject, you will have an understanding of the emotional, therapeutic, and cognitive implications of music, and will develop the skills to critically analyse the layers of meaning in music ranging from hip-hop and heavy metal, to opera and chamber music. 

Subject details

Type: Undergraduate Subject
Code: PSYC12-260
EFTSL: 0.125
Faculty: Faculty of Society and Design
Semesters offered:
  • September 2023 [Standard Offering]
  • January 2024 [Standard Offering]
Credit: 10
Study areas:
  • Psychology, Criminology, and Social Sciences
  • Communication, Film, and Creative Media
Subject fees:
  • Commencing in 2023: $4,050.00
  • Commencing in 2024: $4,260.00
  • Commencing in 2023: $5,400.00
  • Commencing in 2024: $5,730.00

Learning outcomes

  1. Apply knowledge and skills of Psychology in a manner that is reflexive, culturally appropriate and sensitive to the diversity of individuals.
  2. Analyse and critique theory and research in the discipline of Psychology and communicate these in written and oral formats.
  3. Demonstrate interpersonal skills and teamwork.
  4. Demonstrate self-directed pursuit of scholarly inquiry in Psychology.
  5. Demonstrate an understanding of appropriate values and ethics in Psychology.
  6. Comprehend and apply a broad and coherent body of knowledge of Psychology, with depth of understanding of underlying principles, theories and concepts in the discipline, using a scientific approach.
  7. Demonstrate understanding of the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings and historical trends in mind and music.
  8. Cultural responsiveness, including with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures

Enrolment requirements

Requisites:

Nil
Restrictions:

Nil

Subject outlines

Subject dates

  • Standard Offering
    Enrolment opens: 16/07/2023
    Semester start: 11/09/2023
    Subject start: 11/09/2023
    Cancellation 1: 25/09/2023
    Cancellation 2: 02/10/2023
    Last enrolment: 24/09/2023
    Withdraw - Financial: 07/10/2023
    Withdraw - Academic: 28/10/2023
    Teaching census: 06/10/2023
  • Standard Offering
    Enrolment opens: 12/11/2023
    Semester start: 15/01/2024
    Subject start: 15/01/2024
    Cancellation 1: 29/01/2024
    Cancellation 2: 05/02/2024
    Last enrolment: 28/01/2024
    Withdraw - Financial: 10/02/2024
    Withdraw - Academic: 02/03/2024
    Teaching census: 09/02/2024
Standard Offering
Enrolment opens: 16/07/2023
Semester start: 11/09/2023
Subject start: 11/09/2023
Cancellation 1: 25/09/2023
Cancellation 2: 02/10/2023
Last enrolment: 24/09/2023
Withdraw - Financial: 07/10/2023
Withdraw - Academic: 28/10/2023
Teaching census: 06/10/2023