THE WORLD OF SAGAS

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: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize, describe and analyze shifting geographic, cultural, and ethnic/racial factors in the Northern European region during the Viking Age, and put it into context Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify and distinguish between different types of sources used in the study of the Nordic region during the Viking Age Audience: Undergraduate 3. Demonstrate a general understanding of major scholarly approaches, concepts and current research findings concerning the Nordic region during the Viking Age Audience: Undergraduate 4. Synthesize information, engage in discussion and research, and argue persuasively about key topics in the Nordic region during the Viking Age Audience: Undergraduate 5. Analyze the connections between images of the Vikings Age and the wider workings of modern culture Audience: Undergraduate 6. Guide, mentor and support peers to achieve excellence in practice of the discipline Audience: Undergraduate 7. Work in multi-disciplinary teams to analyze the cultural material from various disciplinary points of view Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize, describe and analyze shifting geographic, cultural, and ethnic/racial factors in the Northern European region during the Viking Age, and put it into context Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify and distinguish between different types of sources used in the study of the Nordic region during the Viking Age Audience: Undergraduate 3. Demonstrate a general understanding of major scholarly approaches, concepts and current research findings concerning the Nordic region during the Viking Age Audience: Undergraduate 4. Synthesize information, engage in discussion and research, and argue persuasively about key topics in the Nordic region during the Viking Age Audience: Undergraduate 5. Analyze the connections between images of the Vikings Age and the wider workings of modern culture Audience: Undergraduate 6. Guide, mentor and support peers to achieve excellence in practice of the discipline Audience: Undergraduate 7. Work in multi-disciplinary teams to analyze the cultural material from various disciplinary points of view Audience: Undergraduate