From: MARK TRAMO To: "Lebre, Megan" Cc: "Cosico, Jael" Bee: [email protected] Subject: Re: Update: MSC IND M103/NEUROSC M170 Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2018 04:21:36 +0000 Greetings Megan - Yes - Happy 2/14! Our Spring Quarter Music Mind & Brain seminar course does not have sections per se - we have a 3-hr seminar every Thurs night (three 50-min blocks with 10-min breaks). When the course started in 2010, I was advised by then-Music School Director Tim Rice and others in the administration that the optimal size of a seminar class is 20. Because of the high demand, I've stretched that number consistently to 25-26 without, I think, compromising the seminar dynamic. My understanding concerning priorities for enrollment are: Music Industry minors and Neuroscience majors and minors in their senior or junior years are guaranteed enrollment in the class, in keeping with the contributions of the corresponding programs to the course. Since Drs White and Carpenter accredited the course for Neuroscience majors and minors circa 2015, about half the class (or a bit more) has been comprised of this top-priority group. The next student subgroup given priority, at least for this year, includes seniors and juniors majoring in Musicology, Ethnomusicology, Music, and Integrative Biology & Physiology; this group has numbered between 2 and 5 students over the years. Next up are the other majors and minors for whom the course is accredited: my understanding is this applies to Cognitive Science and Psychobiology students, but any clarification you might have about that from the Registrar or Dean's office would be greatly appreciated. After that, I've traditionally taken seniors from any major. Over the years, most of these students have told me they were motivated to enroll because they wanted to round out their liberal arts education by taking at least one course in the arts and/or one course on the brain before they graduate. I'm very much looking forward to our 9th y