Minerva courses are listed under four broad categories
A. Global Literacy:
All courses explore global ideas and perspectives. Examples include:
Global Literacy 1: studies six world religions through an interdisciplinary approach.
World Epics 1: contextualizes world epics by exploring historical contexts and retellings of the narratives and themes.
World Epics 2: contextualizes world epics by exploring historical contexts and retellings of the narratives and themes.
Mathematicians—Their Lives, Their Times, Their Theories: explores historical and personal influences of mathematicians and traces the development and cultural impact of their theories.
Shakespeare Series: contextualizes Shakespeare’s works through literary criticism, history and the arts.
Opera and Symphony: contextualizes operas and symphonies in their historical development by exploring cultural, religious and political influences of the time periods.
B. Contemporary Literacy:
All courses explore contemporary perspectives and ideas, integrating the arts with economics, culture and society. Examples include:
Award Winning Narratives: explores recent issues in politics, economics, history and culture through award winning novels, films, television, and music videos.
Bioethical Issues: contextualizes the most controversial bioethical issues by examining the ethical, religious, moral and cultural narratives surrounding the issues.
Fantasy Narratives: explores epic young adult narratives in literature and film. Crime Fiction: studies various narratives in literature, art, television and film in a historical context.
Sequels and Remakes: explores retellings of narratives across genres.
Musicals In Context: studies the historical, cultural and political influences on various musicals.
C. American Cultural Literacy:
All courses explore North, South, and Latin American history and culture. Examples include:
What Does It Mean to be an American: traces notions of American pluralism and identity through historical time periods using literature, art, music, film, and television.
South American Writers: explores notable authors and their works from 1900-present.
Dominican American and Haitian Writers: explores notable authors and their works from 1950-present.
Early American Literature: contextualizes early American writers by exploring multiple works and the historical time periods in which they were created.
U.S. Historical Events through Native Perspectives: explores key narratives of battle, treaty, and conquest through both the U.S. view and the Native view.
Jewish Influence in American Visual and Literary Media: A look back at the origins of Hollywood and on screen complexities through present day.
Ideas and Voices: Revolutionary narratives from Latin and South America
D. Gender Literacy:
All courses explore notions of gender, race, body image, and perceptions of women and men. Examples include:
Competing Images of Women in Pop Culture: explores various portrayals and narratives of women in media using literature, fairy tales, animated films, television, music videos, and other texts.
Women Leaders: A biographical series of women leaders in the corporate, nonprofit and public sectors
Critiquing Narratives: Eating disorders in fiction and nonfiction narratives
Determining the Self: exploring gender roles in early childhood, adolescence and the professional world though fiction and nonfiction resources