Core Learning Outcomes: University Requirements  [Global Perspective]

• demonstrate an understanding of the interconnectedness of human problems and concerns across cultures and nations as expressed in literary texts.

• evaluate how culture shapes identity development, values, assumptions, and social interaction in literature.

Core General Learning Outcomes: Skills [Analysis, Critical Reasoning, and Problem-Solving ]

• practice analytical discourse, critical reasoning, and problem-solving through close textual analysis and interpretation of literature.

• apply knowledge and experience in literary analysis to new texts.

Core General Learning Outcomes: Attitudes [Aesthetic Appreciation] 

• examine the aesthetic principles that inform literary production and apply them to the study and analysis of literary texts. 

Introductory Literature Core Outcomes:  200-level courses 

• recognize literature as an expression of the human condition by identifying themes, movements, and texts that constitute literary and cultural traditions.

• demonstrate skills in close reading and interpretation by applying the conventions and vocabulary of literary analysis.

• examine the historical, cultural, and aesthetic contexts that inform literary discourse.