Cultural Responsivity

3.00 credits · Undergraduate

Prereq: 6 credits from SOCI at the 2000 level; or permission of the Department This course investigates the relevance of culture and diversity through concepts such as cultural competence, cultural intelligence, cultural humility, and cultural safety. The course explores these concepts as part of a lifelong learning process focused on acknowledging, respecting and working towards equity-minded interactions between the individual and various cultural, ethnic, and racialized groups. Concepts related to the development of culturally responsive practices are examined from personal, experiential, historical, and systemic perspectives with a focus on how learning may be applied in a variety of settings to foster inclusive and welcoming spaces. Course topics also include identity and values, bias and perception, intercultural communication, and an introduction to facilitating learning for others as connected to equity, diversity, inclusion, accessibility, and reconciliation. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: SOCI 3991 Cultural Competencies; Any version of SOCI 3771 previously offered with a different title)