Oct 05, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2024-25
CARS 2130 - Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic World
The course examines Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic world he created from his conquests, as well as the lasting impact of his career on contemporary and modern societies. It also discusses important issues arising from Alexander’s life and career that are still relevant today, including: the nature of celebrity, the challenges of emigration and of ruling and living in a society that is culturally and ethnically diverse, and the nature of autocracy.
Credit Hours: 3
OHIO BRICKS: Pillar: Humanities: Text and Contexts
General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 2HL
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Course Transferability: OTM course: TMAH Arts & Humanities
College Credit Plus: Level 1
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will be able to identify the major events in the career of Alexander the Great and the lasting implications they had on humanistic study of the past and intellectual traditions.
- Students will be able to employ principles, terminology, and methods from multiple humanistic disciplines and apply them to ask complex questions about the nature and legacy of Alexander’s career.
- Students will be able to identify the forms of cultural expression used in memories and traditions of Alexander by ancient, medieval, and modern peoples.
- Students will be able to analyze and evaluate primary works of ancient art, architecture, history, literature, philosophy, and religion and place them within their appropriate historical and cultural frameworks.
- Students will be able to describe and explain the influence Alexander’s career had on the creation of works of critical thought that explore human culture and history.
- Students will be able to develop arguments about the humanistic consequences and significance of Alexander’s career using concepts and evidence drawn from a range of interdisciplinary texts.
- Students will be able to communicate concepts and evidence related to Alexander’s influence, crosscultural interactions, and humanistic endeavors happening during his time.
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