6 courses with the subject RHC, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
RHC 130African Diaspora Seminar3.00
This interdisciplinary seminar surveys the African continent, its diasporas, as well as it explores intersectional connections of people of African descent globally. The purpose of the course is to introduce students to the historical, geopolitical, cultural, social, spiritual, and intellectual contours of Africa and its Diasporas. This culturally responsive curriculum provides students with foundational knowledge of Africana indigenous research methodologies, global Black philosophies, belief systems, social institutions, political movements, distinguished leaders, as well as an examination of the underpinnings of race-based systems that foster exclusionary practices, disparities, and inequities within African descendent communities worldwide. encourages students to expand their understanding of classical and modern African and African diaspora civilizations as well as explore their holistic selves and African heritage by enhancing their knowledge of their ethno-cultural genealogy and how it intersects with their other identities. The capstone project asks students to critically examine how a historical diasporic movement, event, or issue connects to a contemporary movement, event, or issue facing an African descendant group or communities.
RHC 131Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the African Diaspora3.00
This transdisciplinary course will introduce students to the current state of Artificial Intelligence (AI) development and deployment across different sectors as well as explore its potential impact on global Black communities living within and outside of the African continent. This course implements a justice-centered computing education framework that centers and critically examines African diasporic people’s cultural practices, histories, languages, philosophies, participation and representation in AI advancement.
This course introduces a variety of academic writing styles from various disciplines to develop rhetorical skills in writing clear, purposeful, and effective prose in an academic context. Students will learn how to develop an effective research question/thesis, conduct a literature review, compile an annotated bibliography and outline, and produce an APA-formatted research paper grounded in this research. The course focuses on developing analytical reading skills in an academic context, as well as critical thinking and written communication skills related to conceiving and executing an investigative research paper. Note: Students must receive a grade of C or higher.
This course explores applied research projects, work experiences and structured courses of study in specific areas that advance the student ʼs rhetorical skills, critical thinking, cultural competencies and collaborative communication skills, particularly in the areas of 152 communication, history, politics, English and foreign language, and global studies or in multidisciplinary teams. Projects might include an introductory, international immersion experience, strategic work on a political awareness outreach, service as a speech lab mentored-scholar or faculty-led oral history project. May be repeated for a total of three credit hours as a general elective. Pre-requisites: Permission of instructor.
Subject
RHC
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
3
Credit unit
credit hours
Type
course
Repeatable
May be repeated for a total of three credit hours as a general elective.
