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2019-2020 Course Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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HUM 1002 - African American Male Culture and Leadership II

Credits: 1
Hours/Week: Lecture 1 Lab None
Course Description: The objective of this course is to introduce and explain the social circumstances and cultural contributions of African Americans as they relate to arts expression, leadership, and its intersections with gender. The students will be exposed to African American history, culture, and leadership through elements such as literature, science, film, language, theater, and service learning. The focus on the second part of this sequence will allow students to demonstrate learning outcomes through artistic expression, written work, and behavioral indicators. This course partners with community agencies to support the academic development and leadership abilities among males of color.
MnTC Goals
None

Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: None

Major Content
  1. Making a Difference: Your Amazing Story is a Part of the Larger Story of Those Who Came Before You. Legacy through the humanities
  2. Equity vs. Equality: Your Place in the World. Systemic forces that shape identity, expression, and success
  3. Taking Charge of Your Attitude. Examining examples of self-efficacy through the humanities
  4. Resiliency and Emotional Intelligence. The humanities are expressions of our resiliency.
  5. We’re All in This Together (“We may have come over on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.” Dr. Martin Luther King) Intersections of identity through the humanities
  6. Final Project: Group Project: Artistic Expressions

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, students will be able to:

  1. demonstrate how the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities influence their worldview.
  2. explain how those works in the humanities are expressions of individual, societal, and systemic forces shaping the identity of African American males.
  3. respond critically, through artistic expression, how the intersections of race/ethnicity, gender, and culture influence success, self-efficacy, academic success, and leadership.
  4. Demonstrate an awareness of resources and supportive communities that will assist them in college success.

Competency 1 (1-6)
None
Competency 2 (7-10)
None


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