ETHNMUS 83Basic Principles of Ethnomusicology
Ethnomusicology · 4 units · Undergraduate lower division (0-99)
Introduction to history of ethnomusicology field, basic fieldwork and analysis methods, and current issues in research. Study highlights the field’s interdisciplinary nature—for example, through connections with anthropology, historical musicology, music technology, gender studies, cultural studies, critical race theory, and postcolonial theory—considering implications for research. Discussion of career opportunities for ethnomusicology graduates.
Letter grading.
When it runs
- Winter 2026
- Fall 2026
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.