Greek Mythology

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

Global Engagement and Intercultural Learning (MAC)

• Describe dynamic elements of different cultures.
• Explain how similarities, differences, and connections among different groups of people or global systems affect one another over time and place.

Course specific Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

• Identify and describe the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece and Rome and know the most important myths about them.
• Understand the relationships between these gods and humans.
• Locate, interpret, and evaluate information about mythological themes and figures among the Greeks and Romans.
• Describe the major literary sources for Greco-Roman mythology.
• Analyze the effects (possible or actual) of these literary sources on Greek and Roman cultures.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the interconnections and sensitivity to cultural differences among the Greeks and the Romans.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
20-22 pop quizzes	20%
Two reflections	10%
4 Exams	70%

Grading Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
93-100%	A
90-92%	A-
87-89%	B+
83-86%	B
80-82%	B-
77-79%	C+
73-76%	C
70-72%	C-
67-69%	D+
63-66%	D
60-62%	D-
0-59%	F

Attendance/Participation:

Based on pop quizzes listed above

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

• Aeschylus Prometheus Bound (Thomson Translation)
• Hesiod Theogony (Caldwell Translation)
• Homer Odyssey (Fagles Translation)
• Homeric Hymns (Shelmerdine Translation)
• Ovid Metamorphoses (Humphries Translation)
• Euripides Medea, Hippolytus, Heracles (Esposito Translation)