ENGL 313: POPULAR CULTURE
California State University, Northridge
Prerequisite: Completion of the lower division writing requirement. Cultural studies course focusing on the interpretation of American popular culture. Course methodology may include Marxist, psychoanalytic, semiotic or culturally eclectic scholarly points of view. Designed for students who may want to enter the fields of entertainment or advertising, or future teachers who may want to use popular culture in their classrooms, this course will survey the products of popular culture as signifiers of larger cultural forces and realities. Available as an elective in all options of the major and minor. Meets the Lifelong Learning requirement. (I.C.) (W.I.)
Average GPA: 3.29
Grade distribution records: 1,451 students across 15 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A | 733 | 50.5% |
| A- | 228 | 15.7% |
| B+ | 110 | 7.6% |
| B | 109 | 7.5% |
| B- | 41 | 2.8% |
| C+ | 24 | 1.7% |
| C | 41 | 2.8% |
| C- | 22 | 1.5% |
| D+ | 8 | 0.6% |
| D | 10 | 0.7% |
| D- | 7 | 0.5% |
| F | 118 | 8.1% |
Based on 1,451 student grade records across 15 terms and 9 professors.
Instructors
- Steven N Wexler 762 students, Average GPA 3.38
- Rae Spitler-Lawson 255 students, Average GPA 3.40
- Charles W Hatfield 137 students, Average GPA 2.91
- Colleen M Tripp 39 students, Average GPA 2.90
- Melissa E Filbeck 38 students, Average GPA 3.38
- John Jude Garcia 35 students, Average GPA 2.58
- Sean Edward Pessin 31 students, Average GPA 3.60
- Nicole M E Solis 25 students, Average GPA 3.21
- Stephanie J Lim 24 students, Average GPA 3.20