Seminar in Human Mosaic: Comm

Catalog description

This course is designed to prepare students for academic coursework at the university. Students will learn a variety of learning, note-taking and test-taking strategies utilizing themed texts and sources that will be useful throughout their college career. The content of this course is an overview of University Explorations' Human Mosaic category with the specific intent of examining the idea of community. Students will define what is meant by the term "community" and evaluate the benefits of community to the whole of society and to the individual. Beyond the idea of community, this class will explore how communities in practice are shaped by issues related to race, ethnicity, culture, and gender. Students will also be introduced to the concept of holistic wellness and its overall effect on academic success. Additionally, students will complete a pre- and post-assessment used to create their individualized academic plan and gauge its effectiveness.