Modules Master
Course title:
Colour Vision & Material Perception
Module number MKOGW22
Type of Module Elective (Wahlpflicht)
Credits allocated 3 LP
Workload 90 h
Contact time 30 h / 2 SWS
Self-study 60 h
Course length
1 semester
Frequency of course
Triennially in the summer term; currently scheduled for 2026 and 2029
Language
English
Limited number of participants
20 (limited to allow discussion)
Type of Course Seminar
Exam & Grading
Average (50/50) of the grade for the presentation and the accompanying hand-out
Objectives:
Colour and material perception: From sensation to meaning in visual perception.
The course is particularly suitable for students with an interest in both early visual processes—the spectral composition of light, wavelength encoding, colour matching, trichromacy—but also what is termed mid-level vision, the transition from "sensation" to "meaning": Colour appearance, colour constancy and the perception of material properties.
Learning Targets:
Participants learn about the encoding of different wavelengths in the visual system and how the mind creates colour from this activity. Furthermore they get to know state-of-the-art theories of colour appearance and material perception. The course should enable them to see and critically evaluate connections between experimental data and computational theories and models of colour vision and material perception.
Allowable for
- Kognitionswissenschaft - Master, Studienbereich Wahlpflcihtmodule Natürliche Kognition
- Informatik - Master
- Bioinformatik - Master
- Medieninformatik - Master
- Medizininformatik - Master
Prerequisites Basic knowledge in mathematics and statistics is required; basic knowledge of the fundamentals of visual perception is helpful.
Course Co-ordinator Prof. Felix Wichmann, DPhil
Suggested reading Literature will be announced at the beginning of the lecture course and seminar series.