MUS 435W - Senior Seminar: Contemporary Music in its Cultural Context

3 CR

MUS 435W is designed to survey the field of scholarly and critical writing about contemporary music while developing skills in critical thinking, academic research, and scholarly writing. Readings explore how social and political issues have affected musicians and composers. The course addresses the practical challenges of scholarly writing: the process of research, library skills, electronic databases, and issues of essay organization, editing, and style.

Prerequisite(s): MUH 333, MUH 334, and junior standing.