Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2019
Meeting location information can now be found on student schedules in ESTHER (for students) or on the Course Roster in ESTHER (for faculty and instructors).Additional information available here.
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MUSI 530 001 (CRN: 13493)
MUSIC, MAGIC, AND SCIENCE
Long Title: MUSIC, MAGIC, AND SCIENCE IN THE MODERN WORLD
Department: Music
Instructor: Kieffer, Allie
Meeting: 1:00PM - 2:15PM TR (26-AUG-2019 - 6-DEC-2019)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Section Max Enrollment: 15
Section Enrolled: 14
Enrollment data as of: 5-MAY-2024 2:36PM
Final Exam: GR Course-Dept Schedules Exam
Description: This course explores the place of music vis-a-vis changing conceptions of the natural and supernatural worlds in Western modernity. Topics include music and occult science in the Renaissance, the impact of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment on musical thought; the development of modern acoustics, and contemporary approaches of the field of music cognition.