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.
Universitywide Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
NUpath requirements Differences and Diversity (DD), Ethical Reasoning (ER), and Advanced Writing in the Disciplines (WD) are not explicitly satisfied by the required courses. Differences and Diversity (DD) and Ethical Reasoning (ER) can be met through Music in Context. Students are responsible for satisfying any of these requirements not met within the major.
Psychology Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| PSYC 1101 | Foundations of Psychology | 4 |
| PSYC 3452 | Sensation and Perception | 4 |
| PSYC 3458 | Biological Psychology | 4 |
| PSYC 3464 | Psychology of Language | 4 |
| PSYC 3466 | Cognition | 4 |
| Statistics | ||
| Students who receive transfer credit for the Advanced Placement Statistics exam may complete the 1-semester-hour PSYC 2315 course (requires department permission); otherwise, complete the following: | 4-5 | |
| Statistics in Psychological Research | ||
| Required Lab | ||
| Complete one of the following. This requirement may not be fulfilled via transfer credit: | 4 | |
| Laboratory in Research Design | ||
| Laboratory in Learning and Motivation | ||
| 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 Developmental Psychology | ||
| Required Seminar | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| 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 Learning and Motivation | ||
| Psychology Electives | ||
| Complete two PSYC courses not used to fulfill requirements above. | 8 | |
Music Theory Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Music Theory Placement | ||
| All students can take a music theory placement exam to place out of MUSC 1119. Students who place out of MUSC 1119 will substitute it with a general elective course. | ||
| MUSC 1119 | Fundamentals of Western Music Theory | 4 |
| Required Courses | ||
| MUSC 1201 | Music Theory 1 | 4 |
| MUSC 1202 | Music Theory 2 | 4 |
Music in Context
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MUSC 1001 | Music in Everyday Life | 4 |
| Creative Category | ||
| Complete one of the following 4-semester-hour courses, or complete four 1-semester-hour ensembles and/or lessons from the list: | 4 | |
| Coursework Option | ||
| Introduction to Music Composition | ||
| Making a Musical: Analysis, Craft, and Creation 1 | ||
| Conducting | ||
| Introduction to Songwriting | ||
| Music Composition Seminar 1 | ||
| Arranging and Orchestration for Film, Media, and the Concert Stage | ||
| Critical Listening for Producers | ||
| Music Production and Recording 1 | ||
| The Independent Performing Songwriter: Creation, Commerce, and Well-Being | ||
| Introduction to Music Technology | ||
| Sound Design | ||
| Ensembles and Lessons Option | ||
| Alexander Technique | ||
| Music Lessons 1 | ||
| Music Lessons 2 | ||
| Chorus | ||
| Concert Band | ||
| Orchestra | ||
| Wind Ensemble | ||
| Jazz Ensemble | ||
| Rock Ensemble | ||
| Blues/Rock Ensemble | ||
| Pop Music Performance | ||
| Chamber Ensemble | ||
| Jazz Choir and Combo | ||
| World Music Ensemble | ||
| Fusion Ensemble | ||
| Pep Band | ||
| Open Microphone Performance Workshop | ||
| Contemporary/Popular Music or Global Music/Ethnomusicology Category | ||
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Black Popular Music | ||
| Making a Musical: Analysis, Craft, and Creation 1 | ||
| Popular Music Since 1945 | ||
| Topics in American Music | ||
| Topics in Global Music Cultures | ||
| Punk Rock | ||
| 40,000 Years of Music Technology | ||
| Musical Communities of Boston | ||
| Topics in Musical Communities | ||
| The Festival Experience | ||
| Divas, DJs, and Double Standards | ||
| Music, Sound, and the Screen | ||
| Music and Sports in American Culture | ||
| Sounding Human | ||
| Music and the Racial Imagination | ||
| Sound and the Sacred | ||
| Music and Social Justice | ||
| Global Music Industries in Context | ||
| Hip Hop in the Music Industry | ||
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MUSC 2150 can be used to meet either the creative or the contemporary/popular music or global music/ethnomusicology requirement but not both.
Music Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MUSC 2350 | Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Music | 4 |
| or INAM 3200 | Creative Cognition | |
| MUSC 3300 | Music Perception and Cognition | 4 |
| Capstone | ||
| MUSC 4510 | Music and the Brain Research | 4 |
Music Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete two courses from the MUSC, MUSI, or MUST subject codes that have not been used to fulfill the requirements above. | 8 | |
Other Requirements Outside Major
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| INSC 1000 | Science 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 | |
| ENGW 1111 | First-Year Writing | 4 |
| or ENGW 1102 | First-Year Writing for Multilingual Writers | |
| ENGW 3307 | Advanced Writing in the Sciences | 4 |
| or ENGW 3315 | Interdisciplinary Advanced Writing in the Disciplines | |
| Complete one of the following: | 4 | |
| Interactive Mathematics | ||
| Mathematical Thinking | ||
| Calculus 1 | ||
Integrative Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Note: MUSC 3300 is already required above. | ||
| Music Perception and Cognition | ||
NUpath Requirements
The following NUpath requirements are met by the major
- Analyzing and Using Data (AD)
- Conducting Formal and Quantitative Reasoning (FQ)
- Demonstrating Thought and Action in a Capstone (CE)
- Engaging with the Natural and Designed World (ND)
- Understanding Societies and Institutions (SI)
- Writing Intensive (WI)
Other NUpath requirements may be fulfilled by electives in the program
Psychology/Music Major Requirement
Complete 84 semester hours in the major.
Psychology GPA Requirement
Minimum 2.000 GPA is required in PSYC courses
Music Major Grade Requirement
Students must maintain at least a 2.667 grade-point average (B– average) in the requirements of the music half of the combined major. Students who fail to meet the above standards will be placed on departmental probation; those who remain on probation for two consecutive semesters will be dropped from the major.
Program Requirement
130 total semester hours required