MUS 140: 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 HISA 139.
Average GPA: 3.38
Grade distribution records: 248 students across 10 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 22 | 8.9% |
| A | 73 | 29.4% |
| A- | 61 | 24.6% |
| B+ | 29 | 11.7% |
| B | 22 | 8.9% |
| B- | 7 | 2.8% |
| C+ | 6 | 2.4% |
| C | 5 | 2.0% |
| C- | 4 | 1.6% |
| D+ | 1 | 0.4% |
| D | 4 | 1.6% |
| D- | 2 | 0.8% |
| F | 8 | 3.2% |
| NP | 1 | 0.4% |
| W | 3 | 1.2% |
Based on 248 student grade records across 10 terms and 3 professors.
Instructors
- Nicolette Rohr 139 students, Average GPA 3.34
- Rene Lysloff 16 students, Average GPA 3.79
- Daniel Vidales 15 students, Average GPA 3.14