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The five year dual degree program is a BA (WCAS)/BMus (Bienen) program. You’d have to pass a performance audition to be accepted into a BMus program. Bienen does offer a non-performance BA (and music cognition is one of the fields where it’s offered), but that’s not part of the five year program as far as I know.</p>
<p>The psychology major is 11 credits + 5 related courses. Related courses aren’t subject to the double counting rule, so your MMSS math would almost certainly cover those. Depending on how you choose the 11 psychology credits, you can cover as many as six distribution requirements (although two of them would also be covered by MMSS).</p>
<p>Bienen makes it a little difficult for non-majors to do anything useful. They do offer a handful of minors to WCAS students and one of them happens to be music cognition. It is a 9 credit minor, but they will allow you to double count up to four credits (really generous for a minor) and several of your psychology credits would be appropriate. That said, there is really not a lot offered at the undergraduate level in music cognition, so look at it closely before you decide.</p>
<p>Best of luck with whatever you end up doing!</p>