WESTERN INTELLECTUAL AND RELIGIOUS HISTORY TO 1500
Survey of key themes in Western intellectual history and religious thought from ancient Greece through the Renaissance, focusing on relationships among classical, Jewish, and Christian traditions.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Sophomore standing or 3 credits in HISTORY or RELIG ST Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities or Social Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2024 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and explain the significance of some key movements, thinkers, and texts in the emergence of the Western intellectual tradition. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Interpret complex writings from the past contextually, critically, and empathetically. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Construct strong historical arguments based on evidence and careful reasoning. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Compose clear analytical and argumentative written prose. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and explain the significance of some key movements, thinkers, and texts in the emergence of the Western intellectual tradition. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Interpret complex writings from the past contextually, critically, and empathetically. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Construct strong historical arguments based on evidence and careful reasoning. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Compose clear analytical and argumentative written prose. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027
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Catalogue variants
- WESTERN INTELLECTUAL AND RELIGIOUS HISTORY TO 1500 · 3-4 credits.