EXPLORING INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES IN LITERATURE
Explore the social, historical, and political contexts of literature and literary analysis from an interdisciplinary perspective.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Literature Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify methods of literary study Audience: Undergraduate 2. Recognize the principles of literary analysis Audience: Undergraduate 3. Develop an introductory understanding of how the study of literature relates to other academic disciplines (such as sociology, history and/or political science) Audience: Undergraduate 4. Develop an introductory understanding of how the study of literature relates to the study of other cultural artifacts (such as film) Audience: Undergraduate 5. Think critically about the complexities of one's own culture compared with larger global communities Audience: Undergraduate 6. Develop an appreciation of the complexities of the interpretative process within historical and cultural contexts Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify methods of literary study Audience: Undergraduate 2. Recognize the principles of literary analysis Audience: Undergraduate 3. Develop an introductory understanding of how the study of literature relates to other academic disciplines (such as sociology, history and/or political science) Audience: Undergraduate 4. Develop an introductory understanding of how the study of literature relates to the study of other cultural artifacts (such as film) Audience: Undergraduate 5. Think critically about the complexities of one's own culture compared with larger global communities Audience: Undergraduate 6. Develop an appreciation of the complexities of the interpretative process within historical and cultural contexts Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027