HUMS1008 Music on My Mind: Psychology and Music (UNSW Sydney): rated 1.9/5 overall across 1 review collected on UNSW Wall.
HUMS1008 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture in School of Humanities and Languages. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 音乐与我心：心理学与音乐
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Humanities and Languages
Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
This course asks questions about music cognition and behaviour: How do we perceive music? Why can an instrument sound musical?
HUMS1008 has 1 scored review: overall 1.9/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 Reddit comment that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 1.9/5).
On Reddit: "Did hums1008, dropped halfway it cos it got too hard. Decided to do MUSC1602 as a gen-ed instead, and was much easier in comparison, though I would recommend it only if you’re familiar with music theory and/or play an instrument."
The course panel on UNSW Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is HUMS1008 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 1 review: overall 1.9/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches HUMS1008, and when is it offered?
A: HUMS1008 is taught by the Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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