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Spring 2026 Lecture Laboratory Distance Learning Credit By ExaminationDepartmental CreditJEDILower DivisionInformation LiteracyBehavioral/Social Sciences
This course will provide students with an opportunity to understand their place in a multicultural, multiethnic, multinational country, the United States. It is designed to provide an academic overview of the field of multicultural education as it evolved to this day. The course will offer an introductory overview of the many differences that exist within all human beings. Because the diversity among individuals is endless, we cannot study all differences, but will study a sampling such as race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, social class, disability, learning styles, and religion/spiritual orientation. Issues of poverty, language, and social justice may also be examined in relationship to the above major areas of emphasis.
Learning Outcomes1Examine one's beliefs, values and assumptions regarding cultural differences and social group memberships and experiences.
2Define the basics of culture.
3Describe the categories of discrimination and their effects, including but not limited to gender, racism, sexism, heterosexism, classism, social stratification, and disabilities.
4Examine cultural differences in verbal and nonverbal communication within multicultural interactions and settings.
5Analyze differences in structural power and privilege related to social identity groups, i.e., but not limited to, race, gender, ethnicity, nationality, age, language, citizenship, religion, class, sexual orientation, or physical ability.
6Locate, organize, and synthesize modes of inquiry to retrieve, document, and cite credible sources of information appropriate for the cultural immersion research project scope and criteria.
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