Reading list of open and library resources.
Course Description
Introduces Viking history, culture, and society through mythology, art, sagas, warfare, politics, and conversion to Christianity. Examines Viking influence on North America, the British Isles, Continental Europe, and Russia. Covers modern conceptions of the Vikings through contemporary popular culture. Prerequisites: WR 115, RD 115 and MTH 20 or equivalent placement test scores. Audit available.
Intended Outcomes for the course
Upon completion of the course students should be able to:
Articulate and interpret an understanding of key historical facts and events in Scandinavian history during the Viking Age.
Identify the influence of culturally-based practices, values, and beliefs to analyze how historically-defined meanings of difference affect human behavior.
Identify and investigate historical theses, evaluate information and its sources, and use appropriate reasoning to construct evidence-based arguments on historical issues.
Construct a well-organized historical argument using effective, appropriate, and accurate language.
- Subject:
- History
- World History
- Material Type:
- Syllabus
- Author:
- Terri Barnes
- Date Added:
- 05/07/2019