HUMN 206: Mythology & Symbolism

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Class Program

Humanities

Credits

Weekly Contact Hours

Course ID

091124

Meets Degree Requirements For

Humanities

Description

A study of the meaning, value and scope of symbolism and myth. Explores myths and the symbols they contain from a wide-range of cultures and time periods with a focus on the human condition and humanity's efforts to understand itself.

Grading Basis

Graded

Course Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate intellectual curiosity toward mythology and devise strategies for independent inquiry about symbolism and its function in myth.

Recognize the aesthetic and formal qualities of mythology.

Demonstrate critical thinking about mythology by synthesizing information from multiple sources.

Analyze mythology from historical, cultural, artistic, and theoretical perspectives.

Demonstrate reflective and metacognitive thinking about mythology and its relationship to the humanities.

Core Topics

The history and historical context of various mythologies, such as Greek, Norse, Mesopotamian, Chinese, Indian, and Mesoamerican.
The forms mythology takes (poetry, dramas, novels, and films) from various cultures.
The formal and aesthetic qualities of mythology, including the significance and function of symbolism within myths.
The contemporary function and role of mythology and symbolism, including mythological archetypes and personal myths and symbols.