ETHNMUS 117American Popular Music
Ethnomusicology · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Survey of history and characteristics of American popular music and its relationship to American culture, with emphasis on 20th-century popular music and its major composers, including comparison between traditional pre-1950 popular music and trends in post-1950 popular music.
P/NP or letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
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Requires
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Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
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