Autumn 2020 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 22017 A 5 to be arranged * * Jones,Ever Closed 20/ 20 TITLE: WRITING INTO BELONGING. DESCRIPTION: THE CONCEPTS OF BELONGING AND EXCLUSION WILL THEMATICALLY GUIDE OUR DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL THINKING, READING AND WRITING SKILLS. STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP THEIR IDEAS ON "WRITING INTO BELONGING" BY CHOOSING A COMMUNITY THEY BELONG TO AND DEEPENING THEIR READING AND UNDERSTANDING OF THIS COMMUNITY THROUGH THE FRAMEWORK OF EXCLUSION AND BELONGING. THROUGH EXPLORATORY WRITING PRACTICES THAT DEEPEN THEIR SKILLS TO INFORM, ARGUE, EXPRESS AND CRITIQUE OTHER TEXTS, STUDENTS WILL PREPARE THEMSELVES FOR ACADEMIC WRITING IN THE UNIVERSITY AND BEYOND. OFFERED VIA REMOTE LEARNING. |
Restr 22018 C 5 MWF 800-920 * * Laux-Bachand,Leanne Open 19/ 20 TITLE: WRITING YOUR HISTORIES AND HOPES. DESCRIPTION: THIS CLASS WILL EXAMINE YOUR EDUCATIONAL HISTORIES WHEN YOUR WRITING WAS VALUED AND WHEN YOUR VOICE WAS NOT HEARD. WE WILL BUILD ON THOSE HISTORIES TO EXPLORE WHAT WRITING IN COLLEGE CAN LOOK LIKE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF CLASSROOMS AND HOW WE CAN MAKE UW TACOMA A PLACE WHERE YOUR WORDS MATTER. OFFERED VIA REMOTE LEARNING. |
Restr 23406 D 5 TTh 800-1000 * * Kula,Michael Open 18/ 20 TITLE: AROUND THE WORLD WITH WORDS- WRITING TRAVEL, TRAVEL WRITING. OFFERED VIA REMOTE LEARNING. |
Restr 22019 G 5 to be arranged * * Lewis,Daniel 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. OFFERED VIA REMOTE LEARNING. |
Restr 22020 H 5 to be arranged * * Lewis,Daniel Open 19/ 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. OFFERED VIA REMOTE LEARNING. |
Restr 22021 I 5 TTh 1010-1210 * * Cardinal,Alison Closed 20/ 20 TITLE: LANGUAGE AND POWER. DESCRIPTION: THIS CLASS EXPLORES WHAT ACADEMIC READING AND WRITING IS THROUGH THE LENS OF LANGUAGE AND POWER. WE WILL BE EXPLORING WHAT STANDARD ENGLISH IS AND WRITING ABOUT LANGUAGE DISCRIMINATION AND THE POWER OF WORDS TO ENACT CHANGE. OFFERED VIA REMOTE LEARNING. |
Restr 22022 J 5 to be arranged * * Chavez,Sarah A Open 18/ 20 TITLE: COMMUNITY WRITING AND WRITING ABOUT COMMUNITIES. DESCRIPTION: THROUGH EXPLORATORY WRITING PRACTICES, STUDENTS WILL USE THE FRAME WORK OF COMMUNITY WRITING TO APPROACH REFINING THEIR WRITING SKILLS FOR AN ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT. IN THIS COURSE STUDENTS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO READ, RESEARCH, & REFLECT ON A COMMUNITY OF THEIR CHOOSING TO WHICH THEY BELONG. THROUGH EXPLORATION OF THIS COMMUNITY, STUDENTS WILL ENGAGE IN PROCESS WRITING WHICH TARGETS THE ABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY ARGUE, INFORM, CREATIVELY EXPRESS, AND CONSTRUCTIVELY CRITIQUE CONVERSATIONS AROUND A COMMUNITY IN WHICH THEY HAVE A PERSONAL STAKE. OFFERED VIA REMOTE LEARNING. |
| T CORE 102 INTRO TO SCIENCE | (NW) |
Restr 22023 A 5 TTh 130-330 * * Vanderpool,Ruth Open 21/ 24 TITLE: ORIGAMI MATH - ORIGAMI IS AN ART (AND MATHEMATICS!). DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE USES ORIGAMI TO INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO GEOMETRIC AND SCIENTIFIC THINKING, ARTISTIC AND CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING IN RESTRICTIVE SETTINGS, AND THE HISTORY OF MATH & SCIENCES. OFFERED VIA REMOTE LEARNING |
Restr 22024 B 5 MW 130-330 * * Selkin,Peter A Open 22/ 25 TITLE: DISASTERS. DESCRIPTION: INTRODUCES NATURAL HAZARDS, RISK, AND RESILIENCE FROM A NATURAL SCIENCE PERSPECTIVE, AND EXPLORES HOW SOCIAL SCIENCE, HISTORY, POLICY, AND OTHER PERSPECTIVES SHAPE WHAT WE CONSIDER A DISASTER. YOU WILL EXPLORE THE PROCESS OF SCIENCE, AS WELL AS SCIENTIFIC HABITS OF MIND INCLUDING STATISTICAL THINKING, DATA ANALYSIS, AND MODEL BUILDING, AS APPLIED TO HISTORICAL, CURRENT, AND FUTURE DISASTERS IN THE WORLD AROUND YOU. CASE STUDIES INCLUDE LANDSLIDES, EARTHQUAKES, VOLCANOES, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND DISEASE. OFFERED BY REMOTE INSTRUCTION. |
Restr 22025 C 5 MWF 930-1050 * * Skipper,Haley Closed 23/ 23 TITLES: PARADOXES - THE 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, PROBABILISTIC AND STATISTICAL PARADOXES, VISUAL PARADOXES, PARADOXES OF INFINITY AND INFINITESIMAL, AMONG OTHERS. OFFERED VIA REMOTE LEARNING |
Restr 22026 D 5 TTh 1010-1210 CP 105 Gelarden,Carly J Open 22/ 25 TITLE: 50 SHADES OF GREEN- EXPLORING THE DIVERSE ECOSYSTEMS AND NATURAL RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON STATE. DESCRIPTION: THIS CLASS SERVES AS AN INTRODUCTION TO THE NATURAL HISTORY OF WASHINGTON STATE. EACH WEEK WE WILL EXPLORE A NEW ECOSYSTEM FOUND IN WASHINGTON, FROM MOUNTAINS TO SEA. WE WILL LEARN ABOUT THE CLIMATE, GEOLOGY, ECOLOGY AND WILDLIFE THAT MAKE EACH OF THESE ECOSYSTEMS UNIQUE. THIS CLASS WILL USE SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY- BASED ACTIVITIES IN BOTH THE CLASSROOM AND THE FIELD TO HELP US OBSERVE AND EXPLAIN PATTERNS FOUND IN NATURE. |
Restr 22027 E 5 MW 130-330 * * Bartlett,Alan Open 22/ 23 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. OFFERED VIA REMOTE LEARNING. |
| T CORE 103 INTRO SOC SCI | (I&S) |
Restr 22028 A 5 MWF 1100-1220 * * Howson,Cynthia Open 24/ 25 TITLE: TRAFFICKING, CORRUPTION, INFORMALITY AND CRIME - INVESTIGATING THE ILLICIT GLOBAL ECONOMY. DESCRIPTION: ILLICIT AND ILLEGAL FLOWS OF GOODS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, MONEY AND EVEN PEOPLE, CROSS NATIONAL BORDERS EVERY DAY, REPRESENTING A CRITICAL AND UNDERSTUDIED DIMENSION OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY. THIS COURSE INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO THE SOURCES OF REGULATION, NETWORKS AND INCENTIVES THAT DRIVE ILLICIT TRANSACTIONS. CASE STUDIES WILL INCLUDE SMUGGLED GOODS, FROM MUSIC AND CHEESE TO CREDIT CARD NUMBERS AND HUMAN ORGANS, AS WELL AS ILLICIT SERVICES SUCH AS MONEY LAUNDERING AND COUNTERFEITING. OFFERED VIA REMOTE LEARNING. |
>22029 B 5 MTTh 930-1100 * * Velasquez,Tanya Grace 24/ 25
OPEN TO SUMMER BRIDGE STUDENTS
ONLY.
FOR MORE INFO CONTACT
DEIRDRE RAYNOR AT DRAYNOR@UW.EDU.
OFFERED VIA REMOTE LEARNING.
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Restr 22030 E 5 MWF 1100-1220 * * Baird,Katie Open 22/ 25 TITLE: CIVICS IN ACTION DESCRIPTION: TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE CURRENT PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS, CLASS EXAMINES THE COVID-19 AND PREVIOUS PANDEMIC OUTBREAKS. IT DISCUSSES AND ANALYZES WIDESPREAD OUTBREAKS OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES IN TERMS OF UNDERSTANDING THEIR ORIGIN, THEIR SPREAD, SOCIAL AND POLITICAL RESPONSES, AND THEIR LONG TERM CONSEQUENCES. WILL INCLUDE UP-TO-DATE ANALYSES AND DISCUSSIONS OF THE CURRENT COVID-19 CHALLENGE. OFFERED VIA REMOTE LEARNING. |
| T CORE 104 INTRO TO HUMANITIES | (VLPA) |
Restr 22031 A 5 MWF 1100-1220 * * Bandes B. Weingarden,Maria Open 23/ 25 TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE FOR SOCIAL CHANGE. DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE WILL EXPLORE THE AESTHETIC PRINCIPLES OF THEATER 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 THEATER. THE SECOND HALF OF THE COURSE WILL EXPLORE THE ROLE OF THEATER IN SOCIETY WITH A CONCENTRATION IN THEATER 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. OFFERED VIA REMOTE LEARNING. |
>22032 C 5 MWF 930-1050 * * Kucher,Michael 23/ 25
TITLE: A CULTURAL, SOCIAL, AND
ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF SH*T.
DESCRIPTION: INDUSTRIALIZED AND
DEVELOPING SOCIETIES EACH FACE AN
ECOLOGICAL CRISIS THAT NOW
CHALLENGES THE EXISTING MEANS OF
DEALING WITH THE URINE AND FECES OF
HUMANS AND OUR DOMESTICATED
ANIMALS. FROM DIAPERS TO
SUSTAINABLE TOILETS TO CAFOS, THIS
COURSE WILL USE AN
INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH GROUNDED
IN THE HUMANITIES TO TRACE CHANGING
SCIENCE, PERCEPTIONS, AND PRACTICES
REGARDING WASTE DISPOSAL. STARTING
WITH THEORETICAL QUESTIONS
REGARDING THE NATURE OF "SHIT" WE
WILL RETRACE ITS HISTORY FROM THE
STONE AGE TO THE INFORMATION AGE.
ALONG THE WAY WE WILL PAY CLOSE
ATTENTION TO THE ECONOMIC,
CULTURAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
OF WASTE DISPOSAL. ALONG THE WAY
STUDENTS WILL GAIN A RANGE OF
RESEARCH TECHNIQUES AND GROW THEIR
SKILLS IN THE DIGITAL HUMANITIES.
OFFERED VIA REMOTE LEARNING.
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Restr 22033 E 5 MWF 930-1050 * * Davenport,Kim Open 23/ 25 TITLE: LISTENING OUTSIDE THE BOX: #BLACKLIVESMATTER AND CLASSICAL MUSIC. DESCRIPTION: EXPLORES THE WORLD OF "CLASSICAL MUSIC" AND ITS ROLE IN OUR WORLD TODAY, WITH A FOCUS ON MUSIC WRITTEN AS A FORM OF PROTEST AND MUSIC CREATED BY MUSICIANS OF AFRICAN DESCENT. OFFERED VIA REMOTE LEARNING |
>22034 F 5 MTTh 930-1100 * * Bacho,Peter R 22/ 25
OPEN TO SUMMER BRIDGE STUDENTS
ONLY.
FOR MORE INFO CONTACT
DEIRDRE RAYNOR AT DRAYNOR@UW.EDU.
OFFERED VIA REMOTE LEARNING.
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