# UT Austin visual and performing arts core classes

Choose a class you’d want to spend a semester on. These Spring 2027 courses all carry the Visual and Performing Arts core credit. Each row shows its past A rate and how many grades it’s based on.

## Compare the arts courses

Check the course page for the subject and prerequisites. For an online or hybrid section, look up any in-person work in the live schedule before you commit.

1. [MUS 302L · An Introduction to Western Music](https://utaustin.guide/courses/mus/302l) 90.3% A grades across 1,292 letter grades. Spring 2027 has 2 listed sections.
2. [T D 307K · Dance, Identity and Cultural Expression](https://utaustin.guide/courses/t-d/307k) 86.7% A grades across 286 letter grades. Spring 2027 has 1 listed section.
3. [RTF 306 · Introduction to World Cinema History](https://utaustin.guide/courses/rtf/306) 84.3% A grades across 1,775 letter grades. Spring 2027 has 1 listed section.
4. [T D 302S · Arts Integrations for Multidisciplinary Connections](https://utaustin.guide/courses/t-d/302s) 83.1% A grades across 550 letter grades. Spring 2027 has 5 listed sections.
5. [MUS 303C · Fundamentals of Music: Classroom Instruments](https://utaustin.guide/courses/mus/303c) 80.5% A grades across 169 letter grades. Spring 2027 has 2 listed sections.
6. [MUS 303E · Fundamentals of Music: Piano](https://utaustin.guide/courses/mus/303e) 75.4% A grades across 232 letter grades. Spring 2027 has 2 listed sections.
7. [C C 302 · Introduction to Ancient Rome](https://utaustin.guide/courses/c-c/302) 70.4% A grades across 3,034 letter grades. Spring 2027 has 2 listed sections.
8. [ARH 302 · Survey of Ancient through Medieval Art](https://utaustin.guide/courses/arh/302) 70.3% A grades across 1,255 letter grades. Spring 2027 has 7 listed sections.
9. [J 308S · Introduction to Media Studies](https://utaustin.guide/courses/j/308s) 68.8% A grades across 1,376 letter grades. Spring 2027 has 1 listed section.
10. [C C 303 · Introduction to Classical Mythology](https://utaustin.guide/courses/c-c/303) 68.6% A grades across 4,663 letter grades. Spring 2027 has 3 listed sections.

## How the grades compare

Each course has at least 100 GPA-bearing letter grades across three fall or spring terms from Spring 2023 through Spring 2026. The A share counts A grades only and pools students across sections. It excludes A− grades and non-GPA marks. Ties favor the larger sample. We used UT’s Spring 2027 print schedule to check that a course was listed.

**Sources**

- [UT Austin core curriculum](https://catalog.utexas.edu/general-information/academic-policies-and-procedures/core-curriculum/)
- [UT Austin course grade distributions](https://reports.utexas.edu/spotlight-data/ut-course-grade-distributions)
- [UT Austin Spring 2027 schedule](https://registrar.utexas.edu/schedules/272/print/front)
- [Interactive Degree Audit](https://onestop.utexas.edu/registration-and-degree-planning/degree-planning/interactive-degree-audit/)

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By [Sulayman Bowles](https://sulayman-bowles.dev/about) · Checked Nov 10, 2026

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Source: https://utaustin.guide/best/ut-austin-visual-performing-arts-core · Checked 2026-11-10 · Field Guide: UT Austin