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ENGL 102  Great Books  Units: 3.00  
A sampling of English-language literary masterpieces from various periods and places, each of which had a significant impact on how their contemporary cultures understood massive social, political, and cultural change, and each of which remain influential today.
Learning Hours: 120 (24 Lecture, 12 Tutorial, 84 Private Study)  
Requirements: Prerequisite None. Exclusion Maximum of 6.0 units of ENGL at the 100-level.  
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science  

Course Learning Outcomes:

  1. Assess the significance of literary texts to their cultural moment.
  2. Evaluate the continued influence that transformative texts have in the present.
  3. Evaluate the process of literary canon-formation, identifying which social groups control this process and which are excluded.
  4. Evaluate the function of literature both as an expression of social power and as a way to resist power.
  5. Use textual evidence effectively to support interpretations.