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ENG 211H - World Literature 1 - Honors

3 credit hours - Three hours weekly; one term.
This is an honors course.

This course meets the Arts & Humanities General Education Requirement. 

Explore great works of literature from the earliest written records through the 17th century. Read selections from ancient Mesopotamian, Biblical, Islamic, Asian, classical Greek and Roman and medieval and renaissance European literature.

Prerequisite(s): Eligibility for Honors courses and ENG 101 /ENG 101A  or permission of department.

Crosslisted: Also offered as ENG 211 ; credit is not given for both ENG 211H and ENG 211 .

Note: Complete and present an honors capstone research project that extends beyond the classroom. Typically offered at MC and OL; fall, spring, and summer terms.

Course Outcomes:
  1. Analyze orally and in writing representative texts of world literature from earliest records through the 17th century;
  2. Discuss and write about common themes in representative texts of this period;
  3. Discuss and write about distinct national and cultural values and perspectives reflected in representative texts of this period ;
  4. Discuss and write about the relationship of representative texts of this period to their intellectual, social, and cultural backgrounds;
  5. Discuss and write about changes and developments in literary forms and conventions as reflected in representative texts of this period.