Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2025

     

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FWIS 187 001 (CRN: 15650)

COUNTRY MUSIC

Long Title: COUNTRY MUSIC: AN AMERICAN SOUND
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Instructor: Ray, Patrick
Meeting: 9:25AM - 10:40AM TR (25-AUG-2025 - 5-DEC-2025) 
Part of Term: First Year Writing
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
 
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 16
Section Enrolled: 0
Enrollment data as of: 11-AUG-2025 5:03AM
 
Additional Fees: None
 
Final Exam: No Final Exam
 
Description: Students will engage critically with well-known and lesser-known artists to explore the 100+ year history of a uniquely American art form. After exploring the roots of the genre, students will explore its continued evolution to its present form to answer the question, “What IS country music?”