MUSC1700 Introduction to Popular Music Studies (University of Queensland): rated 3.8/5 overall across 4 reviews collected on UQ Wall.
MUSC1700 is a University of Queensland course taught by the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences in Music. This page brings together its handbook details and what UQ students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 流行音乐研究导论
Type: undergraduate
Credit points: 2
Subject area: Music
Faculty: Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 1
Handbook year: 2026
Introduction to the key concepts of popular music studies. Course provides a cultural, industrial and technological history of commercial rock and popular music from the 1950s onwards.
MUSC1700 has 4 scored reviews: overall 3.8/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 4 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.8/5).
On Reddit: ""MUSC1700 From Elvis to Madonna" was fun, easy and left me with a good music collection: http://www.uq.edu.au/music/elvis/"
On Reddit: "If you’re also looking to apply to other universities, then yeah, for sure. I certainly did that when aiming to boost my GPA to get into optometry. I did subjects that were still ‘sciencey’ and so in my wheelhouse such as psychology, criminology, and economics. I ended up really…"
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Q: Is MUSC1700 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 4 reviews: overall 3.8/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches MUSC1700, and when is it offered?
A: MUSC1700 is taught by the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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