MUS 160 - History of Popular Music

3 credit hours - Three hours weekly; one term.
Explores the various styles and genres that make up modern popular music. Focuses primarily on the pop musics of the western idiom, and analyzes these genres in terms of their historical context, stylistic content and musical impact. By emphasizing inter-relationships between sociological, cultural and musical trends, students will begin to analyze how these musics affect western popular culture in general.

Location(s) Typically Offered: Arnold Main Campus (MC) and Online (OL)

Term(s) Typically Offered: Fall and spring

Course Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Develop an understanding of various styles and genres of music that make up popular music.
Focus on popular music of the Western idiom, and the analysis of these genres.
Develop an understanding of the historical context, stylistic content, and musical impact.
Analyze the interrelationships between sociological, cultural, and musical trends, and analyze how these musical styles affect Western popular culture in general.