IHU 161 - Projects in Cross-Cultural Learning

Credits: 1
Instructional Contact Hours: 3

Assign student volunteers to either community agencies providing cross-cultural experiences or to an international work experience. Supportive seminars will provide both structure and background knowledge of the particular country involved. (A minimum of 30 hours volunteer placement is required).

Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Lecture Hours: 15 Lab Hours: 30
Meets MTA Requirement: Humanities
Pass/NoCredit: Yes

Outcomes and Objectives

Learn the values, norms, and behaviors associated with American culture.
1. State aloud the values, norms, and behaviors associated with the American cultural experience in a 15-minute speech or conversation.
Observe and identify an alternative cultural framework either in the United States or in a foreign country.
1. State aloud the values and norms associated with an alternative cultural framework in a 15-minute speech or conversation.
Apply knowledge within an on-site cross cultural experience.
1. Write an analytical composition based on an on-site cross cultural experience that compares American cultural norms and behaviors with the alternative cultural framework.