RH 4.  Cultural and Global Awareness requires perception and understanding of the cultural perspectives and social systems that define human communities.

Criterion A1: Engage in the arts (music, theater, art, dance, creative writing, etc.).

Primary traits: A passing submission for this criterion must:

1.       Document the student’s active engagement in the arts.

2.       Note the performance context, e.g., recital, theater performance, art.

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 Criterion B1: Analyze patterns, dynamics, or values of human interaction in social or cultural systems.

Primary traits: A passing submission for this criterion must:

1. Analyze a set of principles, structures, institutions, or values (pertaining to a particular culture or discipline).

2. Clearly identify the contextual framework of the analysis (culture, society, national or international).

Potential documents:  Documents for this criterion may be drawn primarily from the HSS SOCIETY AND VALUES category, courses whose primary focus is on the dynamics, patterns, and values of human interaction and social institutions.

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 Criterion B2:  Analyze beliefs, backgrounds, cultures, or societies different from your own.

Primary traits:  A passing submission for this criterion must:

1.   Analyze, interpret, or evaluate aspects of a non-US culture/society, or of multiple cultures/societies (one of which may be from US).

2.   Sustain an international and/or comparative perspective throughout.

Potential documents:  Documents for this criterion may be drawn primarily from the HSS GLOBAL STUDIES category, courses whose primary focus is on the examinations of other societies or interrelationships among multiple societies.

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 Criterion B3:  Interpret cultural artifacts and/or ideas in philosophy, the arts, or the sciences.

Primary traits:  A passing submission for this criterion must: 

1.  Analyze, interpret, or evaluate artistic or intellectual artifacts.

Potential documents:  Documents for this criterion may be drawn primarily from the HSS IDEAS and ARTS category, courses whose primary focus in on theories and debates within disciplines, the development of ideas, or arts and aesthetics.

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Criterion C1:   Explain the challenges you faced in a cross-cultural interaction.

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Revision History:

May 6, 2008 by the HSS Department

April 7, 2008 by CASO