HISA 139: AMERICAN MUSICAL SUBCULTURES: A GENEALOGY OF ROCK
University of California, Riverside
4 Units, Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 0 to 2; listening, 2-3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. A historical and cultural overview of the genre of American popular music known as "rock." Covers themes ranging from musical form and structure, aesthetics, and audio technology to community and individualism, gender and racial identity, political resistance, and the music industry. Cross-listed with MUS 140.
Average GPA: 3.42
Grade distribution records: 206 students across 7 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 14 | 6.8% |
| A | 83 | 40.3% |
| A- | 26 | 12.6% |
| B+ | 25 | 12.1% |
| B | 17 | 8.3% |
| B- | 15 | 7.3% |
| C+ | 9 | 4.4% |
| C | 6 | 2.9% |
| C- | 1 | 0.5% |
| D+ | 3 | 1.5% |
| D | 5 | 2.4% |
| F | 1 | 0.5% |
| W | 1 | 0.5% |
Based on 206 student grade records across 7 terms and 2 professors.
Instructors
- Nicolette Rohr 154 students, Average GPA 3.41
- Roxy Depue 12 students, Average GPA 3.69