Mar 11, 2026  
GRCC Curriculum Database (2025-2026 Academic Year) 
    
GRCC Curriculum Database (2025-2026 Academic Year)
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HU 220 - Global Studies through Domestic Travel


Description
This course, offered summer session only, provides an in-depth study of culture and civilization through disciplines such as history, art, architecture, language and dialect, and geography during a domestic travel experience.  Students experience first-hand how all of these intertwine to indicate much about what people of differing cultural subgroups value and how they relate to each other and the community around them.  The class meets on campus for pre-departure and upon return from travel.  Students are responsible for all travel and tour costs associated with this course.
Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corequisite(s): None
Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Consent to Enroll in Course: Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: No
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 2
Programs Where This Course is a Requirement:
None
General Education Requirement:
None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA
Course Learning Outcomes:
  1.  Apply appropriate social and conversational etiquette in a variety of contexts through the use of fundamental language. 

  2. Observe, compare, and contrast cultural norms different from those most familiar, leading to a better understanding of the commonalities and difference among people from a variety of cultural subgroups through exposure to monuments, artifacts, people, cuisine, architecture, art, and activities. 

  3. Describe how various aspects of areas such as history, geography, art, cuisine, architecture, language and dialect, and civilization have shaped regional cultural values. 

  4. Comprehend what people of different cultural subgroups value and how they relate to each other, themselves, and the community around them.

  5. Make effective presentation, formatting, and stylistic choices when developing a communication. 

  6. Discuss how communities, countries, or cultures differ in their values, politics, communication styles, beliefs, and practices. 

  7. Identify concerns, issues, or problems about the local community. 

  8. Understand that there are different perspectives on community, national, and international issues. 

  9. Work well in teams and with others. 


Course Outline:
Varies according to individual Study Away course and experience as well as the individual course proposal.
Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?:
No
Instructional Strategies:
Lecture: 10-50%

Facilitated discussion: 10-50%

Mediated instruction: 0-10%

Participation: 40-80%
Mandatory Course Components:
Trip-specific Course Learning Outcomes for students based on the travel itinerary

Pre-departure meetings: Readings and discussions about location to be visited

During travel: Discussions, visits, and journal writing 

Post travel meetings: Final project, paper and/or presentation

Personal reflection

Student Survey
Equivalent Courses:
None


Accepted GRCC Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Credit: None
AP Min. Score: None
Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Course prepares students to seek the following external certification:
No
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with ARW/IRW Pairing: IRW 99
Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
None
Course Type:
Elective- Offering designed to expand learning opportunities for degree seeking students. May or may not be required for students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Lecture - 1:1
Total Lecture Hours Per Week: 3
People Soft Course ID Number: 104762
Course CIP Code: 24.0103
Maximum Course Enrollment: 16
General Room Request: None
School: School of Liberal Arts
Department: Language & Thought
Discipline: HU
First Term Valid: Winter 2017 (1/1/2017)
1st Catalog Year: 2016-2017
Faculty Credential Requirements:
Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), Other (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details:
Full-time GRCC tenure track faculty member
Major Course Revisions: N/A
Last Revision Date Effective: 20230530T13:51:21
Course Review & Revision Year: 2027-2028



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