HONR 270 - Study-Travel Seminar

This travel-study experience offers academic, aesthetic, and cultural opportunities within the USA or abroad to honor students. The course includes pre- and post-trip advising, on-site orientation sessions, and directed readings. Grades are based on Montgomery College faculty evaluation of student portfolios, and Montgomery College credit is awarded. Transportation, tuition, room and board and other costs are in addition to Montgomery College tuition. PREREQUISITE(S): Completion of at least 12 college credits, a 3.4 grade point average or higher, a grade of A or B in ENGL 101 or ENGL 101A, and consent of campus Honors coordinator or Honors program director.

3 semester hours

Course Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:

Demonstrate in journals, essays, reflection papers and reports a comprehension of the cultural and educational perspectives gained through traveling to and studying in a different place.
Demonstrate both orally and in writing a knowledge of the culture and history of the location of study, and evaluate that local knowledge within a broader national/global perspective.
Explore and analyze his or her own background, cultural assumptions and experiences through completing course work and participating in co-curricular activities in an entirely new setting, living away from home and from his or her customary environment.
Analyze preconceptions about life in different parts of the United States or the Americas or the world (depending on location of study travel program) and measure those preconceptions against specific experience.
Develop a sensitivity to social issues and needs by performing a service learning project suitable to the locale of the study travel location.
Analyze the study travel experience through an interdisciplinary framework, assessing the benefits of applying scientific, social scientific, and humanities approaches to regional challenges.

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