Autumn 2018 Time Schedule
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T CORE COURSES ARE FOR FRESHMEN ONLY.
Enrl Sect Crs Restr SLN ID Cred Meeting Times Bldg/Rm Instructor Status Enrl/Lim Grades Fee Other ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? |
| T CORE 101 INTRO ACADEM WRIT | (C) |
Restr 21773 A 5 MWF 800-920 ADMC GWP101 Nguyen,Annie H Open 19/ 20 TITLE: IDENTITY AND SOCIAL CHANGE. DESCRIPTION: IN THIS COURSE, STUDENTS WILL BEGIN CONSIDERING THE IMPORTANCE OF PERSONAL VOICE BY ANALYZING A VARIETY OF VOICES THAT EXAMINE CRITICAL ISSUES IN OUR SOCIETY. THROUGH SELF- EXPLORATORY WRITING, STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP THEIR OWN CREDIBILITY AND CONFIDENCE AS THEY LEARN TO APPLY THEIR OWN VOICE TO EXAMINE REAL ISSUES IN OUR WORLD. |
Restr 21774 C 5 MWF 800-920 ADMC WCG209 Blair,Nicole Closed 20/ 20 TITLE: INTRO TO ACADEMIC WRITING. THE THEME OF THE COURSE IS 'INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY'- STUDENTS WILL INVESTIGATE AND WRITE ABOUT HOW COMMUNITY STORIES SHAPE IDENTITY AS WELL AS HOW THEIR OWN STORIES SHAPE THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY LIVE. STUDENTS WILL LEARN AND PRACTICE A VARIETY OF STRATEGIES THAT WILL BUILD VOICE AND CONFIDENCE IN ACADEMIC WRITING. THIS COURSE IS LINKED WITH TCORE 104C. |
Restr 21775 D 5 TTh 130-330 ADMC GWP101 Miura,Cassie Closed 20/ 20 TITLE: WRITING FROM THE MARGINS. DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE DEVELOPS READING, WRITING, AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS THAT ARE VITAL IN AN ACADEMIC CONTEXT. AN EXPLORATION OF THE THEME 'WRITING FROM THE MARGINS' WILL GUIDE OUR CONSIDERATION OF WHAT IT MEANS TO OCCUPY A PERSPECTIVE OUTSIDE OF THE DOMINANT DISCOURSE AND CULTURE. READINGS WILL DRAW FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES INCLUDING NEWS ARTICLES, ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP, AND LITERARY WORKS RANGING FROM THE EXILE POETRY OF OVID TO THE PRISON DIARY OF LIL WAYNE. |
Restr 21776 G 5 TTh 340-540 ADMC GWP101 Miura,Cassie Closed 20/ 20 TITLE: WRITING FROM THE MARGINS. DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE DEVELOPS READING, WRITING, AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS THAT ARE VITAL IN AN ACADEMIC CONTEXT. AN EXPLORATION OF THE THEME 'WRITING FROM THE MARGINS' WILL GUIDE OUR CONSIDERATION OF WHAT IT MEANS TO OCCUPY A PERSPECTIVE OUTSIDE OF THE DOMINANT DISCOURSE AND CULTURE. READINGS WILL DRAW FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES INCLUDING NEWS ARTICLES, ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP, AND LITERARY WORKS RANGING FROM THE EXILE POETRY OF OVID TO THE PRISON DIARY OF LIL WAYNE. |
Restr 21777 H 5 MWF 1100-1220 CP 334A Inoue,Asao Open 17/ 20 TITLE: LANGUAGE DIVERSITY AND WRITING OURSELVES. DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE EXPLORES SEVERAL QUESTIONS CONCERNING LANGUAGE AND DIVERSITY. HOW DOES LANGUAGE REFLECT AND CREATE WHO WE ARE? HOW DOES LANGUAGE AFFECT HOW OTHERS PERCEIVE US? HOW DOES LANGUAGE CHANGE, AND WHAT DOES THAT MEAN TO WHO WE ARE? |
Restr 21778 I 5 TTh 1010-1210 ADMC GWP101 Miura,Cassie Closed 21/ 20 TITLE: WRITING FROM THE MARGINS. DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE DEVELOPS READING, WRITING, AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS THAT ARE VITAL IN AN ACADEMIC CONTEXT. AN EXPLORATION OF THE THEME 'WRITING FROM THE MARGINS' WILL GUIDE OUR CONSIDERATION OF WHAT IT MEANS TO OCCUPY A PERSPECTIVE OUTSIDE OF THE DOMINANT DISCOURSE AND CULTURE. READINGS WILL DRAW FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES INCLUDING NEWS ARTICLES, ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIP, AND LITERARY WORKS RANGING FROM THE EXILE POETRY OF OVID TO THE PRISON DIARY OF LIL WAYNE. |
| T CORE 102 INTRO TO SCIENCE | (NW) |
Restr 21779 A 5 MW 130-330 PNK 104 Heller,Jutta Open 24/ 25 TITLE: DISEASES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD. DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE WILL INVESTIGATE HUMAN DISEASES THAT SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED THE COURSE OF HISTORY. WE WILL CONSIDER THE BIOLOGY, TRANSMISSION AND TREATMENT OF THESE DISEASES, AS WELL AS THEIR HISTORICAL, MEDICAL, ETHICAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ON WORLD HISTORY. |
Restr 21780 B 5 MWF 1100-1220 ADMC BHS103 Bartlett,Alan Closed 26/ 25 TITLE: PARADOXES - MATHEMATICS OF NONSENSE. DESCRIPTION: PARADOX IS A STATEMENT WHICH LEADS TO CONSEQUENCES OR RESULTS WHICH ARE STRIKINGLY COUNTER TO INTUITION OR ESTABLISHED RESULTS. THIS IS A COURSE THAT EXPLORES AND ANALYZES DIFFERENT TYPES OF PARADOXES AND THEIR RESOLUTIONS. WE WILL STUDY SELF-REFERENTIAL PARADOXES, PROBABLISTIC AND STATISTICAL PARADOXES, VISUAL PARADOXES, PARADOXES OF INFINITY AND INFINITESIMAL, AMONG OTHERS. |
Restr 21781 C 5 MWF 930-1050 ADMC GWP101 Greengrove,Cheryl L Open 23/ 25 TITLE: GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE - WHAT IS CLIMATE AND WHY DO WE CARE? DESCRIPTION: THE MAIN GOAL OF THIS COURSE IS TO HELP US UNDERSTAND THE PROCESSES THAT GOVERN CLIMATE, WHAT CAUSES IT TO CHANGE, AND WHY IT MATTERS. WE WILL ENGAGE IN THE CLIMATE DEBATE BY READING TEXTS THAT FOCUS ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE-PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE. THIS COURSE WILL USE HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES, RESEARCH, LECTURES, MOVIES, READING, WRITING, AND PEER REVIEW TO ADVANCE STUDENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE. |
Restr 21782 D 5 MWF 1100-1220 ADMC GWP101 Greengrove,Cheryl L Open 23/ 24 TITLE: GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE - WHAT IS CLIMATE AND WHY DO WE CARE? DESCRIPTION: THE MAIN GOAL OF THIS COURSE IS TO HELP US UNDERSTAND THE PROCESSES THAT GOVERN CLIMATE, WHAT CAUSES IT TO CHANGE, AND WHY IT MATTERS. WE WILL ENGAGE IN THE CLIMATE DEBATE BY READING TEXTS THAT FOCUS ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE-PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE. THIS COURSE WILL USE HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES, RESEARCH, LECTURES, MOVIES, READING, WRITING, AND PEER REVIEW TO ADVANCE STUDENTS' UNDERSTANDING OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE. |
Restr 21783 E 5 TTh 130-330 TLB 115 Erickson,Ander Open 24/ 25 TITLE: LEARNING TO LIVE WITH STATISTICS AND BIG DATA. DESCRIPTION: WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE AN EFFECTIVE YET CRITICAL CONSUMER OF QUANTITATIVE CLAIMS? STATISTICS AND BIG DATA HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO EMPOWER THE INDIVIDUAL WHILE REVEALING PATTERNS OF DISCRIMINATION AND OPPRESSION. HOWEVER, THOSE SAME TOOLS CAN BE USED TO MISLEAD, MANIPULATE, AND REINFORCE SYSTEMIC BIAS. THIS COURSE WILL EXPLORE THE USE AND MISUSE OF QUANTITATIVE DATA, HEURISTICS AND BIASES, PSEUDOSCIENCE, STATISTICAL LITERACY, CAUSAL INFERENCE AND MORE. |
| T CORE 103 INTRO SOC SCI | (I&S) |
Restr 21784 A 5 MWF 930-1050 TLB 115 Velasquez,Tanya Open 23/ 25 TITLE: EXTRACTION OF LABOR, EXTERNALIZATION OF CARE. DESCRIPTION: STUDENTS WILL USE THEIR SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATIONS TO EXAMINE THE EXPERIENCES OF MIGRANT FARM WORKERS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. WE WILL CONSIDER HOW KNOWLEDGE IS PRODUCED AND FOR WHAT PURPOSE. STUDENTS WILL USE A CRITICAL LENS TO ASK THREE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS ABOUT SOCIAL ISSUES AND PUBLIC PROBLEMS: WHO HAS THE POWER TO DECIDE? THE POWER TO ACT? AND THE POWER TO CONTROL RESOURCES? AND FINALLY STUDENTS WILL SITUATE THEMSELVES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ISSUES PRESENTED BY CONTRIBUTING TO EXISTING KNOWLEDGE AND ADVOCATING FOR SOCIAL CHANGE. |
Restr 21785 C 5 TTh 1010-1210 TLB 115 McMillan,Lucas Closed 25/ 25 TITLE: THE POLITICAL AND LEGAL CONSTRUCTION OF FREE SPEECH RIGHTS. DESCRIPTION: THIS CLASS WILL FOCUS ON THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE FIRST AMENDMENTS FREEDOM OF SPEECH BY THE U.S. SUPREME COURT, CONGRESS, AND EXTERNAL POLITICAL FORCES. STUDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT THE TYPES OF SPEECH THE FIRST AMENDMENT DOES AND DOES NOT PROTECT, AND HOW OUR INDIVIDUAL UNDERSTANDING OF FREE SPEECH RIGHTS ARE RECONSTRUCTED BY CHANGES IN OUR POLITICAL, LEGAL, AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT. TOPICS FOR ANALYSIS WILL INCLUDE POLITICAL SPEECH, SYMBOLIC AND HATE SPEECH, AS WELL AS THE VARIOUS TIME, PLACE, AND MANNER RESTRICTIONS ENFORCED AT THE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT. |
Restr 21786 E 5 MW 130-330 TLB 115 Baird,Katie Closed 25/ 25 TITLE: CIVICS IN ACTION DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE IN CIVICS DEVELOPS AN UNDERSTANDING OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND WAYS THAT CITIZENS CAN ENGAGE WITH AND INFLUENCE IT. STUDENTS WILL CRITICALLY EXAMINE THEIR VARIOUS LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNDING OF EACH. STUDENTS WILL IDENTIFY AN ISSUE OR PROBLEM RELATED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT THAT MATTERS TO THEM, CONNECT IT TO PUBLIC POLICY, THEN ENGAGE IN ACTIONS TO TRY TO GET THEIR ISSUE OR PROBLEM ADDRESSED. |
| T CORE 104 INTRO TO HUMANITIES | (VLPA) |
Restr 21787 A 5 MWF 1100-1220 PNK 104 Bandes B. Weingarden,Maria Closed 25/ 25 TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE. DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE WILL EXPLORE THE AESTHETIC PRINCIPLES OF THEATRE TO PROVIDE A FOUNDATION FOR ATTENDING, ENJOYING, ANALYZING, AND PARTICIPATING IN THE LIVE THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE. FOCUS IS PLACED ON THE SPECIFIC ROLES OF THE PLAYWRIGHT, DIRECTOR, ACTOR, DESIGNERS, AND AUDIENCE; AND CRITICAL SKILLS AND VOCABULARY TO BETTER APPRECIATE AND EVALUATE THEATRE. THE SECOND HALF OF THE COURSE WILL EXPLORE THE ROLE OF THEATRE IN SOCIETY WITH A CONCENTRATION IN THEATRE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE. STUDENTS WILL BOTH DISCUSS THE PRINCIPLES OF THIS COURSE AS WELL AS PARTICIPATE IN EXERCISES WHERE THEY PUT THESE PRINCIPLES INTO ACTION. |
Restr 21788 C 5 MWF 930-1050 PNK 104 Miller,Alex Closed 25/ 25 TITLE: EMPATHY IN CONTEMPORARY STORYTELLING. DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE WILL CONSIDER THE ROLE OF EMPATHY WITHIN POST-POSTMODERN LITERATURE AND FILM BY ANALYZING THE WORK OF A VARIETY OF CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS. EMPLOYING THE LENS OF EFFECTIVE CRITICISM, STUDENTS WILL INTERROGATE THE ROLE OF CONTEMPORARY ART PLAYS IN MEDIATING DIFFERENCE AND ESTABLISHING POINTS OF UNDERSTANDING ACROSS RACIAL, SEXUAL, AND CLASS-BASED DIVISIONS. THIS COURSE IS LINKED TO TCORE 101C. |
