INTRODUCTORY TOPICS IN GNS
Elementary topics in German, Nordic, and/or Slavic culture, folklore, linguistics, and/or language.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize distinctive features of cultures of Central, Eastern and/or Northern Europe as reflected in specific cultural products Audience: Undergraduate 2. Analyze cultural products from Central, Eastern, and/or Northern Europe in relation to societal and historical contexts. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Create academic products that adhere to the norms of scholarly inquiry and communication in the humanistic study of the languages and cultures of Central, Eastern and/or Northern Europe. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Recognize and discuss the complex ways in which culture is used to include and exclude people within the societies of Central, Eastern, and/or Northern Europe, as elsewhere in the world. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize distinctive features of cultures of Central, Eastern and/or Northern Europe as reflected in specific cultural products Audience: Undergraduate 2. Analyze cultural products from Central, Eastern, and/or Northern Europe in relation to societal and historical contexts. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Create academic products that adhere to the norms of scholarly inquiry and communication in the humanistic study of the languages and cultures of Central, Eastern and/or Northern Europe. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Recognize and discuss the complex ways in which culture is used to include and exclude people within the societies of Central, Eastern, and/or Northern Europe, as elsewhere in the world. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027