MUPS2002 Music and Emotions (5 cr)

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Study level:
Advanced studies
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English, Finnish
Responsible organisation:
Department of Music, Art and Culture Studies
Curriculum periods:
2024-2025, 2025-2026, 2026-2027, 2027-2028

Description

The course introduces students to the different perspectives on the relation-ship between music and emotions from a research perspective and explores the theoretical background and trends of research within this field. The course gives participants a comprehensive overview of how music and emo-tions affect one another by introducing theories and research results, and discusses the relevance of the basic research for more applied contexts, such as education and rehabilitation.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student will be able to

- analyze, compare and critically evaluate different emotion theories, and un-derstand their significance in relation to musical behavior

- examine different musical activities, and evaluate the possibilities for re-searching these phenomena from the perspective of emotion research

- recognize relevant research methods for studying music-induced emotions

- understand their own musical experiences within the context of theories on emotion

- understand possibilities of applying the knowledge drawn from music and emotion research to various professional (e.g. music therapy, music educa-tion, cultural activities) and everyday life contexts

- communicate research topics of the field in Finnish or English.

Additional information

Timing: 1st or 2nd year.

Literature

  • Barrett, L. F., Lewis, M., & Haviland-Jones, J. M. (2016). Handbook of emotions (Fourth edition). The Guilford Press.
  • https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199230143.001.0001
  • Gross, J. J. (2013). Handbook of Emotion Regulation (2nd Edition). Guilford Press.
  • Barrett, L. F., & Russell, J. A. (Eds.). (2015). The psychological construction of emotion. The Guilford Press.

Completion methods

Method 1

Evaluation criteria:
Participation in contact teaching. Active participation (at least 80%) in teaching, assignments completed with approval.
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Method 2

Evaluation criteria:
Implementation 2: Independent work: familiarisation of the given materials, a written assignment based on these with approval
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Participation in teaching (5 cr)

Type:
Participation in teaching
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English, Finnish
No published teaching
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Independent study (5 cr)

Type:
Independent study
Grading scale:
0-5
Language:
English, Finnish

Teaching