Sound (C005)
GEC Coordinator: Dale Chapman
This concentration is a wide-ranging exploration of the nature of sound. Topics include the physical nature of sound production, organismal perception of sound, and sonic elements in the performing arts.
Complete four credits designated with the (C005) GEC attribute, comprising of two from List A and two from List B.
Students selecting MUS 270 Applied Music or MUS 290 Musical Ensemble Performance need to complete any two sections to receive one course credit. One music performance co-curricular component may substitute for one music course. Two non-Bates credits may be applied toward the concentration if judged comparable to one of those below by the concentration coordinator and with prior approval. One independent study, pre-approved by the coordinator, may also count toward the concentration.
List A
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| MUS 101 | Introduction to Listening |
| MUS 218 | Soundscapes: Recording and Designing Sound |
| MUS 219 | Composing Sonic Systems |
| MUS 231 | Music Theory I |
| MUS 232 | Music Theory II |
| MUS 235 | Music Composition |
| MUS 253 | Music and the Embodied Mind |
| MUS 270 | Applied Music |
| MUS 290 | Musical Ensemble Performance |
List B
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| AFR 255 | Black Poetry |
| AMST 281 | Arab American Poetry |
| BIO 102 | Sensory Biology |
| DCS 219 | Composing Sonic Systems |
| ENG 255 | Black Poetry |
| ENG 281 | Arab American Poetry |
| NRSC 160 | Introduction to Neuroscience |
| PSYC 160 | Introduction to Neuroscience |
| PSYC 253 | Music and the Embodied Mind |
| PSYC 302 | Sensation and Perception |
| RFSS 257 | Rhetorical Criticism |
| THEA 132 | Theater Technology |
| THEA 261 | Introduction to Acting |
| THEA 263 | Introduction to Voice and Speech |