HUMAN 192 - Introduction to Spanish Life and Culture

Credits: 5
Students learn the various aspects of Spanish culture through the humanities. Students explore Spanish culture through history, literature and film. Explores the diverse cultural influences that have converged to influence the resulting Spanish culture of Spain.

Prerequisite: Eligible for ENGL 099.

Satisfies Requirement: Humanities/Fine Arts/English

Course Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

Gain an understanding of the diverse influences that have converged to create Spanish culture.
Critically analyze various aspects of Spanish culture in relation to that of their own.
Gain an awareness, understanding and appreciation of a culture different from their own.

Program Outcomes

Analyze cultural perspectives and values of a multicultural world.

College-wide Outcomes

Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.