Music Courses at UCSD
Every Music course at University of California, San Diego, with difficulty, workload, and ratings. 116 courses · 991 ratings across the web
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MUS95G
25/100 difficulty
Most challenging
MUS170
Art of Sound · 62/100 difficulty
All Music Courses (116)
MUS15Popular Music
4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 162 ratings
MUS4Introduction to Western Music
4.8 out of 5 stars4.8· 97 ratings
CAT3Culture, Art, and Technology 3
3.6 out of 5 stars3.6· 92 ratings
MUS95G
5.0 out of 5 stars5.0· 75 ratings
MUS11Folk Music
4.5 out of 5 stars4.5· 40 ratings
MUS111Topics/World Music Traditions
3.1 out of 5 stars3.1· 29 ratings
MUS95W
3.7 out of 5 stars3.7· 26 ratings
MUS17Hip-Hop
4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 25 ratings
MUS126Blues: An Oral Tradition
4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 22 ratings
MUS13Worlds of Music
3.4 out of 5 stars3.4· 22 ratings
MUS9Symphony
3.9 out of 5 stars3.9· 20 ratings
MUS12Opera
3.7 out of 5 stars3.7· 19 ratings
MUS8American Music: Jazz Cultures
4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 19 ratings
MUS13AS
4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 18 ratings
MUS170Art of Sound
2.3 out of 5 stars2.3· 18 ratings
MUS127A
3.0 out of 5 stars3.0· 17 ratings
MUS114Music and Ideas Since 1900
4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 16 ratings
MUS1AFundamentals of Music A
4.5 out of 5 stars4.5· 16 ratings
MUS2A
4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 15 ratings
MUS13AF
3.9 out of 5 stars3.9· 13 ratings
MUS87First-year Student Seminar
4.8 out of 5 stars4.8· 13 ratings
MUS13AM
3.4 out of 5 stars3.4· 12 ratings
MUS14Contemporary Music
3.9 out of 5 stars3.9· 12 ratings
MUS127B
3.3 out of 5 stars3.3· 11 ratings
MUS171Computer Music I
3.3 out of 5 stars3.3· 11 ratings
MUS173
4.5 out of 5 stars4.5· 11 ratings
MUS19R
4.2 out of 5 stars4.2· 11 ratings
MUS6Electronic Music
4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 10 ratings
MUS113Topics in Classic, Romantic, and Modern Music
2.1 out of 5 stars2.1· 9 ratings
MUS19Blacktronika: Afrofuturism in Electronic Music
5.0 out of 5 stars5.0· 9 ratings
MUS5Sound in Time
4.2 out of 5 stars4.2· 8 ratings
MUS7Music, Media, and Technology
3.3 out of 5 stars3.3· 8 ratings
MUS130Chamber Music Performance
4.2 out of 5 stars4.2· 7 ratings
MUS20R
5.0 out of 5 stars5.0· 7 ratings
MUS95Ensemble Performance
4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 7 ratings
MUS127Discover Jazz
2.1 out of 5 stars2.1· 6 ratings
MUS174
5.0 out of 5 stars5.0· 6 ratings
MUS1BFundamentals of Music B
3.6 out of 5 stars3.6· 6 ratings
MUS2
4.5 out of 5 stars4.5· 6 ratings
AMD251
3.8 out of 5 stars3.8· 5 ratings
MUS101
4.8 out of 5 stars4.8· 5 ratings
MUS232
1.8 out of 5 stars1.8· 5 ratings
MUS95C
4.8 out of 5 stars4.8· 5 ratings
MUS95JC
5.0 out of 5 stars5.0· 5 ratings
COCU183
4.8 out of 5 stars4.8· 4 ratings
MUS116Popular Music Studies Seminar
4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 4 ratings
MUS137
5.0 out of 5 stars5.0· 4 ratings
MUS2AK
4.5 out of 5 stars4.5· 4 ratings
MUS95K
4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 4 ratings
MUS10
3.0 out of 5 stars3.0· 3 ratings
MUS111CO
5.0 out of 5 stars5.0· 3 ratings
MUS120
4.7 out of 5 stars4.7· 3 ratings
MUS12D
4.7 out of 5 stars4.7· 3 ratings
MUS43Department Seminar
4.7 out of 5 stars4.7· 3 ratings
MUS101AMusic Theory and Practice I
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MUS101BMusic Theory and Practice II
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MUS101CMusic Theory and Practice III
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MUS102Topics in Music Theory
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MUS103ASeminar in Composition I
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MUS103BSeminar in Composition II
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MUS103CSeminar in Composition III
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MUS105Jazz Composition
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MUS106Topics in Musical Analysis
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MUS107Critical Studies Seminar
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MUS110Introduction to Ethnomusicology Seminar
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MUS112Topics in European Music Before 1750
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MUS115Women in Music
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MUS120AHistory of Music in Western Culture I
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MUS120BHistory of Music in Western Culture II
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MUS120CHistory of Music in Western Culture III
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MUS128Principles and Practice of Conducting
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MUS131Advanced Improvisation Performance
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MUS132Proseminar in Music Performance
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MUS132CVocal Coaching
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MUS132VProseminar in Vocal Instruction
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MUS133Projects in New Music Performance
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MUS137AJazz Theory and Improvisation
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MUS137BJazz Theory and Improvisation
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MUS137CJazz Theory and Improvisation
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MUS137DSeminar in Jazz Studies I
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MUS137ESeminar in Jazz Studies II
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MUS137FSeminar in Jazz Studies III
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MUS143Department Seminar
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MUS150Jazz and the Music of the African Diaspora: Special Topics Seminar
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MUS151Race, Culture, and Social Change
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MUS152Hip Hop: The Politics of Culture
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MUS153African Americans and the Mass Media
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MUS16The Beatles
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MUS160ASenior Project in Computing Arts I
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MUS160BSenior Project in Computing Arts II
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MUS172Computer Music II
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MUS173AElectronic Music Production and Composition
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MUS173BAdvanced Electronic Music Production
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MUS174AAudio/MlDI Studio Techniques I
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MUS174BAudio/MlDI Studio Techniques II
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MUS174CAudio/MlDI Studio Techniques III
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MUS175Musical Psychoacoustics
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MUS176Music Technology Seminar
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MUS177Music Programming
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MUS18Klezmer Music
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MUS192Senior Seminar in Music
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MUS195Instructional Assistance
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MUS1CFundamentals of Music C
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MUS20Exploring the Musical Mind
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MUS2B
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MUS2JKJazz Keyboard
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MUS32Instrumental/Vocal Instruction
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MUS32GGroup Instrumental Instruction
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MUS32VVocal Instruction
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MUS32VMVocal Master Class
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MUS33AIntroduction to Composition I
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MUS33BIntroduction to Composition II
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MUS33CIntroduction to Composition III
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MUS80Special Topics in Music
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MUS88Sustainable Well-Being/Music
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MUSIC206
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