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Postgraduate Course: Music, Mind and Body A: Physiology and Neuroscience (MUSI11024)

Course Outline
SchoolEdinburgh College of Art CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaMusic Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionVia a series of lectures and seminars, the course will introduce topics regarding the physiology and neuroscience of music, including the auditory system, the autonomic system, the motor system and the emotional system.

The topics included in this course's description in the handbook represent themes to be covered in the course. There may be some flexibility on the specific topics covered according to the availability of staff and visiting speakers in particular weeks.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  Yes Quota:  None
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
CentralLecture1-11 09:00 - 10:50
First Class First class information not currently available
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students will gain an understanding of the currently emerging bio-psycho-social paradigm for human music-making, and will develop the intellectual facility to apply this knowledge to specific practice.
Assessment Information
Essay (3,000 words) 100%
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Katie Overy
Tel: (0131 6)50 8248
Email: K.Overy@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Karen Bradley
Tel: 0131 221 6085
Email: k.bradley@ed.ac.uk
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