MUS 105 - Rock, Pop, and Jazz

    Recent Professors
    Mark Culbertson
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026
    Class Size
    35 students
    Credits
    3
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of MUS 105
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3A · IGETC Area 3A · CSU GE Area C1
    Description
    (No prerequisite.) A multicultural study of the evolution of American musical styles including blues, early country and folk, jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, rock and roll, pop, mambo, salsa, samba, bossa nova, hip hop, and hybrid forms. Emphasis is on the African-American, European-American, and Latin-American origins of these contemporary styles and their historical contexts. (CSU/UC) AA/AS COM GE Area 3, Cal-GETC Area 3A (formerly AA/AS Areas C and G, CSU Area C-1, IGETC Area 3A)