WESTERN CULTURE: LITERATURE AND THE ARTS II

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Communication & Literacy Comm QR - Communication B Breadth - Literature Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze and evaluate early modern and modern art and literature in relation to the cultures that produced them. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Demonstrate an understanding of historical and contemporary interpretations of early modern and modern art and literature. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Demonstrate an understanding of the way that culture shapes the form, content, interpretation, and reception of art and literature. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Critically evaluate both the contributions and shortcomings of “Western” culture and its history. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Analyze, evaluate, and integrate multi-disciplinary approaches to human endeavor. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Analyze and evaluate early modern and modern art and literature in relation to the cultures that produced them. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Demonstrate an understanding of historical and contemporary interpretations of early modern and modern art and literature. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Demonstrate an understanding of the way that culture shapes the form, content, interpretation, and reception of art and literature. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Critically evaluate both the contributions and shortcomings of “Western” culture and its history. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Analyze, evaluate, and integrate multi-disciplinary approaches to human endeavor. Audience: Undergraduate