HUMA 2319 - Minority Cultures in the United States

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours - Lecture: 3
This interdisciplinary survey examines the diverse cultural, artistic, economic, historical, political, and social aspects of US-American minority communities. Topics may include race/ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic class, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, and religion. CIP Code: (2401015112)
Prerequisite: College Level Readiness in Reading AND Writing
Student Learning Outcomes
1 - Analyze the history, culture, and struggles for equality of US-American minority groups. 2 - Articulate an informed personal response and critically analyze works in the arts and humanities. 3 - Demonstrate awareness of multiple cultural perspectives representative of diverse minority groups. 4 - Describe the impact of discrimination on the everyday life of minority groups in the context of social, political, and economic circumstances. 5 - Analyze minority group interactions in the United States focusing on immigration and migration patterns, assimilation processes, and adjustments to US-American life. 6 - Formulate an understanding of shifting societal perceptions and self-identifications of minority group cultural identities.
Core Category Language, Philosophy, & Culture [40]