本课程从历史的视角，概要介绍欧洲文化，通过课堂教学、文本阅读，并辅以相关视听、图片材料，学习和了解自古典时期至十九世纪欧洲文化的起源和发展进程中重要运动、在文学艺术和建筑方面取得的成就以及欧洲文化运动对社会生活的影响。课程旨在提高学生人文素养，让学生在学习、领略欧洲文化精髓的同时，建立对中外在文化方面所取得的成就从不同侧面贡献于人类文明发展的认识。课程将适当引入欧洲与中国在文化传统上的比较，以便学生形成广阔的知识视野，提高学生对事物的分析和批判能力。 本课程采用双语教学，有助于提高学生对涉及欧洲文化的英语文本的阅读和理解能力。 This course aims to provide students with an overview of European culture. It takes a historical perspective and helps students, through text reading，relevant documentary watching, picture appreciation, better understand the genesis of European culture, important movements and achievements in the process of its evolvement and their influences upon social life. It is hoped that the course will enhance students’ humanistic awareness, broaden their academic view and increase their ability in critical-thinking. Furthermore, the course is intended to benefit its takers as far as the use of English language is concerned.