Aesthetics, History, and Culture Learning Outcomes

Students who complete this course will be able to:

• Demonstrate proficiency in qualitative methods of interpreting cultural products relevant to the period, area or theme of the course

• Analyze primary sources appropriate to the discipline (e.g. literary artifacts, visual art, historical documents, performances, or other cultural products) in order to draw reasoned conclusions

• Develop interpretive claims about how larger social contexts shape cultural products

University Core Learning Outcomes

Ways of Thinking: Aesthetics, History, and Culture courses must be directed toward achievement of their Core component learning outcomes in order to introduce, develop, and achieve the relevant Core SLOs connected to this course in the overall Core design.

• SLO 2: All SLU Graduates will be able to integrate knowledge from multiple disciplines to address complex questions

  • Ways of Thinking: Aesthetics, History, and Culture courses must help students develop ways in which they can integrate knowledge from multiple disciplines to address complex questions

• SLO 3: All SLU graduates will be able to assess evidence and draw reasoned conclusions.

  • Ways of Thinking: Aesthetics, History, and Culture courses must help students develop the ability to assess evidence and draw reasoned conclusions.