MUSC 81C: Global Pop Music
University of California, Santa Cruz
This cultural study of global popular musics explores musical sounds, practices, and discourse via an examination of the development of the category world music. It explores how music and mass media engage broader issues around globalization, ethnic, national, and transnational identities; popular resistance; censorship; and cultural hegemony.
Average GPA: 3.56
Grade distribution records: 383 students across 5 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 128 | 33.4% |
| A | 100 | 26.1% |
| A- | 24 | 6.3% |
| B+ | 18 | 4.7% |
| B | 28 | 7.3% |
| B- | 6 | 1.6% |
| C+ | 10 | 2.6% |
| C | 10 | 2.6% |
| C- | 5 | 1.3% |
| D | 3 | 0.8% |
| F | 9 | 2.3% |
| P | 30 | 7.8% |
| NP | 8 | 2.1% |
| W | 4 | 1.0% |
Based on 383 student grade records across 5 terms and 4 professors.
Instructors
- Ryan Joseph Lambe 152 students, Average GPA 3.64
- Michael Paul Lindsey 101 students, Average GPA 3.12
- Tanya H Merchant 80 students, Average GPA 3.83
- Lydia Wallace Barrett 50 students, Average GPA 3.78