MUS 012: Introduction to Music and Culture

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Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 2 hours; activity, 1 hour; listening activity, 1 hour per week

Catalog page 433

Prerequisites: None

Description: Introduces methods and develops skills for understanding music in society. Includes an overview of music’s social roles, including personal identity, nationalism, and political movements. Students listen to music of multiple genres and geocultural areas, participate in activities and workshops, and develop writing skills to describe and analyze musical practices.

Enrollment History (from UCR Banner, not catalog)
Year F W S Su Total
2025-26 25/25 25/25
2024-25 25/25 25/25
2023-24 25/27 25/27
2020-21 10/12 10/12
2018-19 12/12 12/12
2016-17 11/10 11/10