MED 552 - Cultural Diversity: Awareness, Relevance, and Responsiveness

4.00 credits.

This course provides for the exploration and understanding of cultural diversity, particularly as related to historical, current, and future cultural diversificiation of the American school system. Aspects of different cultures, including beliefs, behaviors, values, and attitudes, will be compared and contrasted in relation to planning culturally relevant and responsive curricuum and instruction. Theories and programs of multicultural education will be explored. *Prerequisite(s): Formal acceptance.