HUM 130 - The Morocco Experience

This course is an on-campus and study abroad experience in Morocco that will focus on traditional and contemporary Moroccan culture. Academic and study tour cultural components place an emphasis on situating contemporary Morocco in a historical, economic, and social context, including an in-country Service Learning project. As with all International studies programs at MCC, students are expected to share what they have learned with the college community upon completion of the course.

General Outcomes:

* Summarize the history, social structures, and institutions of Morocco within the context of Africa
* Analyze the political struggle of Morocco through revolutions, reactions and independence movements
* Describe Morocco’s cultural and economic development and evaluate its impact in comparison to other contemporary countries
* Examine and compare Morocco’s cultural preservation strategies with those of other countries
* Analyze cultural and social change in Morocco, paying particular attention to the contemporary through discussion and experiential service learning
* Write reflective analysis for e-portfolios that employ print and visual sources to explore and identify the social consequences of Morocco’s commitment to cultural and literary preservation and its place on the global stage

ISLOs: This course supports student development of Multicultural/Global Literacy, Critical Thinking, Personal and Professional Development, and Written and Oral Communication.

Prerequisite(s): Students must have completed 12 credits in a degree program at MCC before participating in the course.
General Education Elective(s): Humanities, Social Science, and Bahavioral Science Elective

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