2020-2021 Catalog

CORE 97 Experiencing Global Cultures

This course is designed to expose students to some of the many cultures of the world, to prepare students for a future in the  "complex, interdependent, pluralistic world" of the 21st century described in Occidental College's mission statement. Students may acquire one semester unit of credit for participating in eight  "field experiences" in their local area. Students will select these from a list of destinations provided by the course instructor and are responsible documenting each field experiences using Moodle. Students will also be required to submit two short response papers related to their field experiences.

This course is graded CR/NC only and will not meet specific Major/Minor or Core requirements.

Students may take this course twice, for a maximum of two units being applied toward graduation.