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MUS-160 History of Popular Music

Explore the various styles and genres that make up modern popular music. Focus primarily on the pop musics of the western idiom, and analyze these genres in terms of their historical context, stylistic content and musical impact. By emphasizing inter-relationships between sociological, cultural and musical trends, begin to analyze how these musics affect western popular culture in general.

Term: Spring 2025

Course Type: Credit - 3 Credits

Section: 200

Ways to take the class: Online

Start Date: 02/03/2025

End Date: 05/18/2025

Location: Online

Room: TBA

Instructor: TBA (Subject to change)

Class Size: 25