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Western Heritage in a Global Context

General Education

Catalog Description

WESTERN HERITAGE IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT

All freshmen are required to take Western Heritage in a Global Context I and II, the cornerstone of Eckerd College's general education program. These courses explore central concepts and materials of civilization and introduce freshmen to enduring themes such as justice, freedom, and power. Western Heritage in a Global Context is an interdisciplinary course, using lecture and discussion formats. The discussion sections are the same groups, with the same instructor, as the autumn term groups.



WH 182: West Heritage-Global Context II
The second course in general education explores themes of power, nature, and freedom through the examination of literature, arts, and scientific thought in the post-Renaissance world.

What is WHGC?

Western Heritage in a Global Context (known as WHGC) will engage some of the influential works and ideas of Western civilization in a conversation with important works of non-Western civilizations. We will also listen to voices that have often gone unrecognized in traditional Western Civilization courses. What we envision is a journey through time that creates cross-cultural communication and allows students to consider alternatives to the received wisdom of their own culture.