Fall 2021 Course Offerings

PAMU 337 - Music in History

Description

Hours: Three hours lecture per week Prerequisite: Junior Standing and successful completion of Golden Four GE Areas (A1, A2, A3, B4) Description: Music in its historical context, with special emphasis on the role of music in culture. Historical periods may include the music of the Medieval church, the evolution of opera, the American musical theatre, and jazz, as well as historical and contemporary world music. Examines the societal forces that helped to shape classical and popular musical styles, and how music can and has influenced culture. Students must earn a C- or better to fulfill the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR).

Meeting Information

Info current as 12/21/2024
Days Times Room Meeting Dates Instructor
ARR Online 8/21/2021 - 12/11/2021 Kuanfen Liu

Status: Closed
Class Number: 2039
Session: Regular Academic Session
Units: 3.00
Class Components: Lecture
Career: Undergraduate
Dates: 8/21/2021 - 12/11/2021
Grading: Letter Grade

Class Availability

Information below is 24 hours old.
Enrollment Total: 25
Available Seats: 0
Wait List Capacity: 15
Wait List Total: 0

Enrollment Information

  • Upper Division
  • Asynchronous online
  • GWAR
  • Interdisciplinary Approaches Mission Pillar
  • Upper Div - C Arts and Humanities

Notes

In this class, we will study music in its historical context, with special emphasis on the role of music in history and culture. We will examine the societal forces that helped to shape classical and popular musical styles, and how music can and has influenced culture. This course is a Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) course. It fulfills: GenEd category: UDGE-C and CI Mission category: Interdisciplinary Approaches. This is an asynchronous class with weekly learning modules designed to achieve the course earning outcomes. No textbook is required.