Popular Music
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Overview
Subject area
MUS
Catalog Number
10000
Course Title
Popular Music
Department(s)
Description
The history of U.S. popular music from the 1880s to the 1990s. Music ranging from late minstrelsy and Tin Pan Alley to Gangsta Rap and Alternative Rock will be discussed with respect to cultural developments, technology, the music industry, and the political climate in which such music was produced.
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
Yes
Requirement Designation
FCE - Flexible Core - Creative Expression
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3
Requisites
017434