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HUM 1001 - African American Male Culture and Leadership I

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 it relates 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 course focuses on intersections of gender, history, and identity within a contemporary framework and its expression through several mediums. This course supports the academic development and leadership abilities among males of color.
MnTC Goals
None

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

Major Content
  1. Finding Our Families: Finding Ourselves- Our Culture, Our History, Our Roots. African American influence and Contributions to America through the Humanities
  2. Your Culture and Gender. Examine how cultural expectations and gender identity shapes decision making, world view, and how to imagine the future. A look at Black identity through the lens of masculinities and femininities.  
  3. Identity and Self-esteem: Self-efficacy & Locus of Control: Expressions of identity and self-esteem in the humanities that help us see ourselves and begin to shift our agency
  4. Decision Making, Leadership, and Personal Responsibility: Analyzing and examining how African American male leaders, especially those who have been leaders in the arts written/spoken about/expressed the identity of African American people in society. What characteristics will you adopt? Discard?
  5. Academic Success: How is success defined culturally? nationally? in gendered terms? What will success mean for you? What’s your plan?
  6. Final Project: Group Project: Artistic Expressions

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

  1. Explain essential terms and cultural artifacts related to African American culture and its intersections with identity.
  2. Respond critically to multiple perspectives, ideas, and theories on how culture and its artifacts influence identity development, worldview, and decision making.
  3. Describe how the scope and variety of work in the humanities informs identity development, behaviors, decision making, and leadership styles.
  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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