FWIS 137

POP MUSIC AND AMERICAN CULTURE

Credit Hours: 3 · Undergraduate Lower-Level Course URL: pwc.rice.edu/

Recent cultural movements encourage a more serious exploration of popular music. This course will participate by taking a critical look at what songs mean, what songs/albums/genres express, what our interest in music expresses, and how writing about music can lead us to great insights.

Prerequisites & course information

Short Title: POP MUSIC & AMERICAN CULTURE Department: First-Year Writing Intensive Grade Mode: Standard Letter Course Type: Seminar Credit Hours: 3 Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students. Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-Level Course URL: pwc.rice.edu/

Sources

Course catalogue ↗2026–2027