Common Course Outline

Course discipline/number/title HIST 2070: History of the Rock and Roll Era

Catalog Description

Credits 3
Hours/Week 3
Prerequisites (Course discipline/number) None
Other requirements College level reading and writing is recommended
MnTC Goals (if any) Goal 5/History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences, Goal 7a/Human Diversity

Course Description

The History of the Rock and Roll Era covers American history and the political, social, cultural, and economic changes occurring after World War II using Rock and Roll as the lens through which to examine those changes. It will address major historical events and significant rock artists and styles of music that reflect historical movements.

Date Last Revised (Month, year)

October, 2024

Outline of Major Content Areas

  1. 1920s America-1955
  2. American Culture and Society
  3. Technological Developments
  4. American Society and The Early Years of Rock 1955-59
  5. Suburbia, the Age of Affluence, and Civil Rights
  6. Technological Developments and Key Rock Performers
  7. The 1960s
  8. Historical and Societal Developments
  9. Musical Styles and Developments
  10. The 1970s
  11. Historical and Societal Developments
  12. Music Styles and Developments
  13. The 1980s
  14. Historical and Societal Developments
  15. Musical Development
  16. The 1990s and 2000s
  17. Historical and Societal Developments
  18. Musical Developments

Learning Outcomes (General)

The student will be able to:

  1. Analyze how popular music has both influenced and reflected historical events and social changes.
  2. Recognize major historical eras and events of the era.
  3. Recognize major musical stylistic changes and place them in the historical/cultural milieu.

Learning Outcomes (MnTC)

Goal 5/History and the Social and Behavioral Sciences

The student will be able to:

  1. Employ the methods and data that historians and social and behavioral scientists use to investigate the human condition.
  2. Examine social institutions and processes across a range of historical periods and cultures.
  3. Use and critique alternative explanatory systems or theories.
Goal 7a/Human Diversity

The student will be able to:

  1. Understand the development of and the changing meanings of group identities in the United States’ history and culture.
  2. Demonstrate an awareness of the individual and institutional dynamics of unequal power relations between groups in contemporary society.
  3. Describe and discuss the experience and contributions (political, social, economic, etc). of the many groups that shape American society and culture, in particular those groups that have suffered discrimination and exclusion.

Methods for Evaluation of Student Learning

Methods may include but are not limited to:

RCTC Core Outcome(s)

This course contributes to meeting the following RCTC Core Outcome(s):

Critical Thinking
Students will think systematically and explore information thoroughly before accepting or formulating a position or conclusion.

Special Information (if any)

None