Module AT4510-KP03

Psychoacoustics (PsyAku)


Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

each summer semester

Credit points

3

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

  • Master Auditory Technology 2022, compulsory module depending on previous knowledge , Auditory Technology
  • Master Auditory Technology 2017, compulsory module depending on previous knowledge , Auditory Technology

Classes and lectures:

  • Psychoacoustics (lecture, 2 SWS)

Workload:

  • 30 hours in-classroom work
  • 40 hours private studies and exercises
  • 20 hours exam preparation

Contents of teaching:

  • Basic concepts of psychophysics
  • Methods and models of different dimensions of auditory perception in normal hearing, such as loudness, pitch and modulation perception
  • Auditory filters
  • Simultaneous and temporal masking

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

  • The students should gain in-depth knowledge about psychoacoustic methods and models, and be able to rate them with respect to effective aural rehabilitation of hearing-impaired persons.

Grading through:

  • written exam

Responsible for this module:

  • Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Jürgen Tchorz

Teacher:

Literature:

  • Fastl H., Zwicker E. : Psychoacoustics; Facts and Models 3rd edition; Springer 2007
  • Terhardt E. : Akustische Kommunikation Berlin, Springer, 1998
  • Blauert, J. : Räumliches Hören Hirzel-Verlag, 1974

Language:

  • offered only in German

Notes:

Prerequisites for attending the module:
- None

Prerequisites for the exam:
- None

Modul exam:
- AT4510-L1:Psychoacoustics, written exam, 60 Min, 100% of modul grade

Last Updated:

26.05.2021