MUSC205

History of Popular Music, 1950-Present

A historical survey of rock music (blues, rock, soul, metal, rap, etc.) from circa 1950 to the present, with emphasis on popular music as music and popular music as social history.

Spring 2026

19 reviews
Average rating: 5.00

Winter 2026

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Fall 2025

23 reviews
Average rating: 4.43

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Summer 2025

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Spring 2025

19 reviews
Average rating: 5.00

Past Semesters

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Average rating: 4.43

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.31 between 5,924 students*

MUSC205 Grade Distribution+-0510152025303540455055% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 18.18%
A: 24.31%
A+: 12.2%
B-: 6.77%
B: 13.27%
B+: 12.74%
C-: 1.32%
C: 2.26%
C+: 3.24%
D-: 0.08%
D: 0.49%
D+: 0.37%
F: 1.05%
W: 3.11%
other: 0.61%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.