MUSC2700 Contemporary Popular Music Studies (University of Queensland): rated 3.7/5 overall across 1 review collected on UQ Wall.
MUSC2700 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: 当代流行音乐研究
Type: undergraduate
Credit points: 2
Subject area: Music
Faculty: Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
Examines key stylistic, technological and industrial developments in contemporary popular music that have occurred since the late 1970s beginning with post-punk/hip-hop/MTV-driven genres. Objective assessment of the complex nature of both contemporary music and the music industry.
MUSC2700 has 1 scored review: overall 3.7/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 Reddit comment that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.7/5).
On Reddit: "Which course do you mean? I’m assuming MUSC1010 or MUSC1700? Popular Music and Technology is the name of the major, not the name of a course. I’m in my 3rd year of the major, and personally I’d say you should absolutely do MUSC1010 internally but MUSC1700 is okay to do externall…"
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Q: Is MUSC2700 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 1 review: overall 3.7/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches MUSC2700, and when is it offered?
A: MUSC2700 is taught by the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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