This combined major educates students in psychology and music and the interface between the two disciplines. The scope and sequence of psychology courses provide students with a foundation in the interdisciplinary science of psychology, including such topics as cognition, psycholinguistics, perception, and the biological basis of behavior. Music courses provide a foundation in music theory; creative music in context; contemporary/ethnomusicology; music perception and cognition; and the psychoacoustics of music. Students completing this program of study should be able to understand how the two fields jointly contribute to explaining human behavior in the domain of music.
Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.
University-Wide Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the University-Wide Requirements.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
Psychology Requirements
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| PSYC 1101 | Foundations of Psychology | 4 |
| PSYC 2320 | Statistics in Psychological Research | 4 |
| PSYC 3452 | Sensation and Perception | 4 |
| PSYC 3458 | Biological Psychology | 4 |
| PSYC 3464 | Psychology of Language | 4 |
| PSYC 3466 | Cognition | 4 |
| 4 |
| Laboratory in Research Design | |
| Laboratory in Biological Psychology | |
| Laboratory in Psycholinguistics | |
| Laboratory in Cognition | |
| Laboratory in Social Psychology | |
| Laboratory in Personality | |
| Laboratory in Sensation and Perception | |
| Laboratory in Affective Science | |
| Laboratory in Life-Span Emotional Development | |
| Laboratory in Developmental Psychology | |
| 4 |
| Seminar in Behavioral Modification | |
| Seminar in Biological Psychology | |
| Seminar in Psycholinguistics | |
| Seminar in Cognition | |
| Seminar in Personality | |
| Seminar in Social Psychology | |
| Seminar in Clinical Psychology | |
| Seminar in Sensation and Perception | |
| Seminar in Cognitive Neuroscience | |
| Seminar in Developmental Psychology | |
| Seminar in Social and Affective Neuroscience | |
| 8 |
Music Theory Requirements
Music in Context
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| MUSC 1001 | Music in Everyday Life | 4 |
| 4 |
| Making a Musical: Analysis, Craft, and Creation | |
| Jazz Improvisation | |
| Conducting | |
| Introduction to Songwriting | |
| Introduction to Music Technology | |
| Introduction to Composition | |
| Sound Design | |
| Music Lessons 1 | |
| Music Lessons 2 | |
| Chorus | |
| Concert Band | |
| Orchestra | |
| Wind Ensemble | |
| Jazz Ensemble | |
| Rock Ensemble | |
| Blues/Rock Ensemble | |
| Create Your Own Music | |
| Chamber Ensemble | |
| Contemporary Music Ensemble | |
| Jazz Choir and Combo | |
| World Music Ensemble | |
| Fusion Ensemble | |
| Pep Band | |
| 4 |
| Black Popular Music | |
| Music of Asia | |
| Making a Musical: Analysis, Craft, and Creation | |
| Popular Music Since 1945 | |
| Punk Rock | |
| 40,000 Years of Music Technology | |
| Musical Communities of Boston | |
| Divas, DJs, and Double Standards | |
| Music, Sound, and the Screen | |
| Topics in Music since 1900 | |
| Music and Social Justice | |
| Hip Hop in the Music Industry | |
| Ethnography in Creative Industries | |
Music Requirements
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| MUSC 2350 | Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Music | 4 |
| or INAM 3200 | Creative Cognition |
| MUSC 3300 | Music Perception and Cognition | 4 |
| MUSC 4510 | Music and the Brain Research | 4 |
Music Electives
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| 8 |
Other Requirements Outside Major
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| PSYC 1000 | Psychology at Northeastern | 1 |
| or MUSC 1000 | Music at Northeastern |
| EESC 2000 | Professional Development for Co-op | 1 |
| or EEAM 2000 | Professional Development for Co-op |
| COOP 3945 | Co-op Work Experience | 0 |
| or EEAM 2945 | College of Arts, Media and Design Co-op Experience |
| ENGW 1111 | First-Year Writing | 4 |
| 4 |
| Interactive Mathematics | |
| Mathematical Thinking | |
| Calculus 1 | |
Bridge/Integrative Courses
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| |
| Music Perception and Cognition | |
NUpath not fulfilled by major
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| 4 |
| 4 |
| 4 |
Open Electives
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| 28 |
