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MUS-2116: Survey of Western Music

Description: Survey and study of the historical evolution of Western art music. MUS 2115: classical music from Antiquity into the Classical era. MUS 2116: classical and other music from the Romantic era through the 20th century to music of today. Investigation of the materials of music. Exploration of music as it both reflects and impacts history, including historical considerations of gender, race, culture, and other extramusical factors. Relevance of historical and contemporary music to our society today.

Pathways: 2 Critical Thinking Humanities, 6A Critique & Practice in Arts, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 20

Average GPA: 3.32 (A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 46.91%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 1.51%

Elizabeth Mclain202268.2%19.7%4.4%1.5%4.5%1.5%3.461
Rodriguez Juan M Berrios202483.1%12.4%1.5%0.7%0.7%1.5%3.712
Beryl L Heuermann201543.9%43.1%8.8%0.7%3.5%0.0%3.192
John R Howell201245.8%29.6%15.3%4.3%3.7%1.4%3.078
David R Ball201320.3%47.5%22.2%5.1%3.0%2.0%2.811
Reed Molly Wilkens202067.5%19.5%8.6%2.4%1.0%1.0%3.492
Phillip O Paglialonga201873.1%17.1%4.2%1.4%1.4%2.8%3.643
Wallace E Easter202190.9%5.8%0.8%0.0%0.0%2.5%3.921

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