MUS R116 - History of Rock Music
- Recent Professors
- Eugene Shapiro, Ovanes Arakelyan
- Recent Semesters
- Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025
- Class Size
- 35–50 students
- Credits
- 3
- Fall 2026 Sections
- View Fall 2026 sections of MUS R116
- Transfers To
- UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3A · IGETC Area 3A · CSU GE Area C1
- Description
- This course explores Rock music in cultural and social context. This course involves a detailed study of changing musical styles with an emphasis on analytical listening. The course primarily focuses on rock and related genres from 1950–2000, with attention to pre-1950 roots and 21st-century developments, including the digital era.