FOLK EPICS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Junior standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Literature Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze epic narratives to interpret how they reflect national anxieties, cultural identity, and historical transformation across different societies. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Apply major theories and approaches - especially oral-formulaic theory - to evaluate the structure, transmission, and cultural function of epic traditions. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Engage in collaborative research and discussion, while applying ethical considerations related to cultural, religious, ethnic, gender, and economic diversity in the study of epic traditions. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Conduct research using primary and secondary sources and communicate their findings effectively through written essays, oral presentations, and group discussion. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze epic narratives to interpret how they reflect national anxieties, cultural identity, and historical transformation across different societies. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Apply major theories and approaches - especially oral-formulaic theory - to evaluate the structure, transmission, and cultural function of epic traditions. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Engage in collaborative research and discussion, while applying ethical considerations related to cultural, religious, ethnic, gender, and economic diversity in the study of epic traditions. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Conduct research using primary and secondary sources and communicate their findings effectively through written essays, oral presentations, and group discussion. Audience: Undergraduate