LLT 121 Course Description, Course Objectives, and General Education Goals – Fall 2013
Course Description
LLT 121: Classical Mythology is a
class in the Missouri State University General Education program. It
examines the diverse contributions made to human knowledge and
experience by Classical Greco-Roman myth through cultural products such
as art, music, and texts. The development of myths – that is, oral
traditions once believed to be true – empowered ancient Greeks and
Romans to chart humanity’s place in the universe and to contextualize
pressing social questions such as class, gender, and race. Even in this
age of science and social media, Classical myths continue to shape our
consciousness of cultural and historical settings, both our own, and
those of other people worldwide. By analyzing Classical myth as the
fullest expression of ancient Greco-Roman cultural traditions and
perspectives, students will develop an informed understanding of their
own cultural contexts and to refine their thinking, believing, and
acting toward success in a far more advanced but yet profoundly similar
world.
Course Objectives and General Education Goals
As part of the Missouri State
University General Education program, LLT 121: Classical Mythology
fulfills a Knowledge of Human Cultures requirement. As detailed below,
the LLT 121 Course Objectives directly address the Specific Learning
Objectives (SLOs) for General Goal 9.
General
Goal 9 (Humanities and the Arts): Students will cultivate their
intellect, imagination, and creativity as they develop an understanding
of how social, cultural, linguistic, artistic, religious,
philosophical, and historical contexts have shaped the thoughts and
actions of people worldwide.
- SLO
9.1: Understand how various forms of written, oral, musical, visual,
and bodily expression contribute to human knowledge and experience.
In LLT 121, students will learn
to understand how Greco-Roman myth has contributed, in its various
modes of expression, to the knowledge and experience of spatially and
temporally diverse human cultures.
- SLO
9.4: Interpret texts and other cultural products in ways that reflect
informed understanding of relevant contextual factors, including
socio-cultural influence and cultural traditions, perspectives,
and behavioral patterns.
In LLT 121, students will learn
to develop their understanding of cultural influences, traditions,
perspectives, and behavioral patterns via the close study of
Greco-Roman myth as represented in its diversity of expressions and
contexts.
- SLO
9.5: Analytically compare the influences of community, institutions,
and other constructions such as class, gender, and race on the ways of
thinking, believing, and acting in cultural and historical settings
other than one’s own.
In LLT 121, students will learn
to construe their values and behaviors both in their private lives and
in the diverse society at large, as reflected in course readings.