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MUS 715

Introduction to Ethnomusicology Graduate Seminar

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelGraduate
Average gradeA
Standard

Overview

Description

Ethnomusicology, or “the study of music in its social and cultural contexts,” constitutes a broad, interdisciplinary field of engagement with “music,” “sound,” and “culture.” Historically bound to the study of “non-Western” or “World” musics, ethnomusicology emerged as a discipline concerned with human diversity and, accordingly, difference. In this seminar, we journey into the rich possibilities ethnomusicology offers for open encounter, exchange, and exploring human diversity.

Units

Lecture3

Learning Outcomes

  • analyze music within the context of the seminar topic.
  • speak and write about music with nuance.
  • apply their knowledge of ethnomusicology to their area of specialization.