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MUS 421

Gender and Ethnicity in American Music

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelUpper Division
Average gradeB
Standard

Overview

Description

Influence of gender and ethnicity in American classical and popular music. Reading, listening and analysis.

Requirements

Prerequisites

  • General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed
  • at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed
  • Junior or Senior standing
MUS 121MUS 122MUS 341MUS 342
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed; at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed; Junior or Senior standing; MUS 121 or MUS 122 or MUS 341 or MUS 342.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Spring

Terms

spring

Core

CO10, CO13, CO14

Related Courses

Cross Listed With WMST 421

Restrictions

Junior or Senior standing

Attributes

Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • apply their knowledge of cultural studies, gender studies, and music studies to the analysis of specific pieces of music, both historical and contemporary.
  • discuss the cultural contexts of specific musical pieces and cultures.
  • synthesize complex arguments in written form.
  • demonstrate and apply empathy and cultural sensitivity to the study of diverse musical cultures.
  • examine and discuss the historical and cultural conditions under which a diverse range of music is made.
  • apply the study of diversity in historical contexts to the understanding of diversity in contemporary contexts.
  • develop and design appropriate steps and tasks to conduct a research project based on an original research question.