MUS 491 - Writing about Music

(3 units)

Prerequisites: Completion of the GE Foundation requirements, completion of one or more Exploration courses, and upper-division status.

Prerequisites: Students must have scored 11 or higher on the GWAR Placement Examination or completed the necessary portfolio course that is a prerequisite for a GWAR Writing Intensive Capstone. (Note: The preceding prerequisite statement related to GWAR is temporarily suspended effective Summer 2025.)
A writing-intensive course designed to emphasize synthesis and development of skills in written communication in the discipline of music.

Letter grade only (A-F). (3 Hours lecture) In order to use MUS 491 to fulfill the Writing Intensive Capstone requirement students must earn a C or better in this course.