2025 Fall
MUSIC 26AC 001 - LEC 001
Music in American Culture
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
378
Enrolled: 47
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 425
Waitlist Max: 85
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week, 2 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 9 hours of outside work hours per week.
Course Catalog Description
Two perspectives are developed: 1) diverse music of groups in America, and 2) American music as a unique phenomenon. Groups considered are African, Asian, European, Hispanic/Latino, and Native American. Lectures and musical examples are organized by topics such as music of socio-economic subgroups within large groups, survival of culture, pan-ethnicity, religious and concert music, and the folk-popular music continuum.
Rules & Requirements
Credit Restrictions
Students will receive no credit for MUSIC 26AC after completing MUSIC S26X, or MUSIC W26AC. A deficient grade in MUSIC 26AC may be removed by taking MUSIC W26AC.
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Requirements class fulfills
Meets Arts & Literature, L&S Breadth
Meets Social & Behavioral Sciences, L&S Breadth
American Cultures Requirement
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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