Autumn 2017 Time Schedule
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>21938 A 5 MWF 930-1050 ADMC GWP101 Nguyen,Annie H 17/ 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.
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>21939 C 5 TTh 800-1005 ADMC WCG209 Blair,Linda Cn 19/ 20
TITLE: INDIVIDUAL AND THE COMMUNITY
DESCRIPTION: STUDENTS WILL BE
READING AND WRITING ABOUT HOW
IDENTITY IS BOTH INFORMED AND
SHAPED BY COMMUNITY.
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>21940 D 5 MW 130-335 ADMC BHS103 CARDINAL,ALISON 19/ 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.
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>21941 G 5 MWF 800-920 ADMC WCG209 Nguyen,Annie H 20/ 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-EXPLANATORY
WRITING, STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP
THEIR OWN CREDIBILITY AND
CONFIDENCE AS THEY LEARN TO APPLY
THEIR OWN VOICE TO EXAMINE REAL
ISSUES IN OUR WORLD.
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>21942 H 5 MWF 930-1050 ADMC WCG209 Liner,James 20/ 20
TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO ACADEMIC
WRITING.
DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE HELPS
STUDENTS BEGIN CONSIDERING A
SERIES OF CRUCIAL QUESTIONS ABOUT
COLLEGE WRITING. STUDENTS WILL NOT
ONLY PRACTICE EFFECTIVE WRITING
STRATEGIES BUT ALSO, USING A
"WRITING ABOUT WRITING" APPROACH,
REFLECT ON THOSE PRACTICES IN
ORDER TO THINK CRITICALLY AND
FLEXIBLY ABOUT HOW TO APPROACH
WRITING ASSIGNMENTS THROUGH THE
REST OF THEIR COLLEGE CAREER.
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>21943 I 5 TTh 800-1005 CP 103 Miura,Cassie 20/ 20
TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO ACADEMIC
WRITING: CULTURES OF SELF-CARE
DESCRIPTION: THE PURPOSE OF THIS
COURSE IS TO DEVELOP READING,
WRITING, AND CRITICAL THINKING
SKILLS THAT ARE VITAL IN AN
ACADEMIC CONTEXT. AN EXPLORATION
OF THE THEME 'CULTURES OF SELF-
CARE' WILL GUIDE OUR INQUIRY OVER
THE COURSE OF THE TERM THROUGH
TOPICS RANGING FROM ANCIENT ETHICS
TO BLACK FEMINIST POLITICS AND
CONTEMPORARY CONSUMER CULTURE. WE
WILL CONSIDER WHAT PRACTICES
CONTRIBUTE TO SELF-CARE, HOW
DIVERSE CULTURES HAVE DEFINED THIS
CONCEPT, AND WHY SELF-CARE IS
IMPORTANT TO BOTH THE INDIVIDUAL
AND SOCIETY AT LARGE.
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| T CORE 102 INTRO TO SCIENCE | (NW) |
>21944 A 5 MW 130-335 ADMC BHS104 McDonald,Erik 16/ 25
TITLE: WHERE THE WATER MEETS THE
ROAD-EXAMINING THE ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACTS OF URBANIZATION ON AQUATIC
ECOSYSTEMS.
DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE EXPLORES
HOW SCIENCE IS USED TO UNDERSTAND
THE ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSORS THAT
ARE IMPOSED ON AQUATIC SYSTEMS IN
THE PUGET SOUND REGION. WE WILL
ALSO DISCUSS SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES THAT AIM TO
ALLEVIATE THESE CONCERNS. STUDENTS
WILL ENGAGE IN THIS MATERIAL
THROUGH FIELD TRIPS, AN AUTHENTIC
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE, AND "FLIPPED"
LECTURES.
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>21945 B 5 MWF 800-920 TLB 115 OLSON,ALLEN HARVEY 7/ 25
TITLE: ENERGY-FORMS AND FUNCTIONS.
DESCRIPTION: WE WILL EXPLORE THE
CONCEPT OF ENERGY AND ITS
APPLICATIONS, FROM PHOTOSYNTHESIS
TO PHYSICS TO EVERYDAY LIFE. WE
WILL LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY OF
HARNESSING ENERGY, THE CURRENT
STATISTICS RELATED TO ENERGY
PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION,
AND THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN
ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
THROUGHOUT, WE WILL CONSIDER
CHOICES WE HAVE ABOUT ENERGY USE
AT THE INDIVIDUAL, REGIONAL, AND
NATIONAL LEVELS.
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>21946 C 5 MWF 930-1050 ADMC BHS103 Card,Ryan 17/ 25
TITLE: PARADOX-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.
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>21947 D 5 TTh 1250-255 WGB WG210 HUNT,VANESSA 23/ 24
TITLE: PLANKTON TO PORPOISES-
ORGANISMS OF THE PUGET SOUND
WATERS.
DESCRIPTION: IN THIS COURSE, WE
WILL FOCUS ON THE LIFE IN OUR
LOCAL COASTAL WATERS, EXAMINING
BOTH GROUPS OF ORGANISMS THAT HAVE
BEEN EXTENSIVELY STUDIED, AND
THOSE WHERE LITTLE IS KNOWN. WE
WILL ASK WHO, WHERE, WHY, AND HOW
AS WE FOCUS ON OBSERVATION AND THE
GENERATION OF MEANINGFUL QUESTIONS
IN SCIENCE.
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>21948 E 5 TTh 1250-255 TLB 115 Cowgill,Karen D 24/ 25
TITLE: PEOPLE, PARASITES AND
PLOWSHARES-LEARNING FROM OUR
BODY'S MOST TERRIFYING INVADERS
DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE WILL
EXPLORE PARASITES THAT AFFECT
HUMANS AND SOMETIMES CAUSE SERIOUS
DISEASES, LIKE SCHISTOSOMIASIS OR
TAPEWORM. HOW ARE THEY SPREAD?
WHAT STRATEGIES DO THEY USE TO
SURVIVE, AND HOW DOES THE HUMAN
"HOST" DEAL WITH THESE "GUESTS"?
HOW HAVE PARASITES INFLUENCED
HUMAN CULTURE AND HISTORY, AND HOW
MIGHT THEY HELP US SOLVE SOME OF
OUR TOUGHEST MEDICAL CHALLENGES?
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>21949 F 5 MWF 1100-1220 ADMC GWP101 Bartlett,Alan 15/ 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.
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| T CORE 103 INTRO SOC SCI | (I&S) |
>21950 C 5 TTh 1015-1220 JOY 109 Velasquez,Tanya 25/ 25
TITLE: GENERATION Z - WHO ARE WE?
DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE WILL
EXPLORE THE EXPERIENCES COLLEGE
STUDENTS BORN IN THE LATE 1990'S
KNOWN AS GENERATION Z. USING
SOCIOLOGICAL CONCEPTS, WE WILL
CONSIDER WHAT SOCIAL FORCES SHAPE
THE IDENTITY, ATTITUDES AND
PERSPECTIVES OF THE GENERATION,
INCLUDING TECHNOLOGY, SOCIAL
MEDIA, FAMILY, POLITICS, RACE,
GENDER, CLASS AND INEQUALITY.
THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL FOCUS ON
THE STORIES OF GENERATION Z
STUDENTS WHO ARE FIRST IN THEIR
FAMILY TO ATTEND COLLEGE AND THEIR
STRATEGIES FOR NAVIGATING COMPLEX
SYSTEMS IN HIGHER EDUCATION.
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>21951 E 5 TTh 1015-1220 TLB 115 MCMILLAN,LUCAS 25/ 25
TITLE: THE POLITICS OF SELECTING
U.S. JUDGES.
DESCRIPTION: THIS CLASS PROVIDES
AN IN-DEPTH UNDERSTANDING OF HOW
THE UNITED STATES SELECTS FEDERAL
AND STATE JUDGES. WE WILL ANALYZE
THE DIFFERENT LEGAL AND POLITICAL
CONDITIONS FOR EACH SELECTION
METHOD ACCORDING TO THE BROADER
NORMATIVE THEORIES ASSOCIATED WITH
JUDICIAL DECISION MAKING: JUDICIAL
INDEPENDENCE AND JUDICIAL
ACCOUNTABILITY.
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| T CORE 104 INTRO TO HUMANITIES | (VLPA) |
>21953 C 5 MWF 930-1050 JOY 113 MILLER,THEODORE 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.
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>21954 D 5 MW 130-335 ADMC BB107 BURGHART,WILLIAM 25/ 25
TITLE: EXPLORATION OF ATHENS IN
THE FIFTH CENTURY CE.
DESCRIPTION: IN THIS COURSE,
STUDENTS WILL BECOME FAMILIAR WITH
THE HISTORY, POLITICS, CULTURE AND
SOCIETY OF ATHENS FROM APPROX. 509
BCE TO 404 BCE. STUDENTS WILL ALSO
EXPLORE IDEAS OF WHAT IT MEANS TO
BE A PART OF A PARTICIPATORY
DEMOCRACY THROUGH IN-CLASS
ASSIGNMENTS, INCLUDING: A POLICY
DEBATE, A TRIAL AND A PLAY. NO
BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE OF ATHENS
REQUIRED.
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>21955 E 5 TTh 800-1005 KEY 102 DAVENPORT,KIMBERLY M. 24/ 25
TITLE: CONCERT MUSIC IN THE 21ST
CENTURY.
DESCRIPTION: EXPLORES THE WORLD OF
"CLASSICAL MUSIC" AND ITS ROLE IN
OUR WORLD TODAY, THROUGH A
MULTITUDE OF LISTENING
EXPERIENCES,INCLUDING LIVE CONCERT
ATTENDANCE AND IN-CLASS
PERFORMANCES BY LOCAL MUSICIANS.
IN ADDITION, STUDENTS WILL ENGAGE
IN HANDS-ON PROJECTS,BOTH AS
INDIVIDUALS AND IN GROUPS.
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>23535 F 5 TTh 1015-1220 KEY 102 DAVENPORT,KIMBERLY M. 25/ 25
TITLE: CONCERT MUSIC IN THE 21ST
CENTURY.
DESCRIPTION: EXPLORES THE WORLD OF
"CLASSICAL MUSIC" AND ITS ROLE IN
OUR WORLD TODAY, THROUGH A
MULTITUDE OF LISTENING
EXPERIENCES, INCLUDING LIVE
CONCERT ATTENDANCE AND IN-CLASS
PERFORMANCES BY LOCAL MUSICIANS.
IN ADDITION, STUDENTS WILL ENGAGE
IN HANDS-ON PROJECTS,BOTH AS
INDIVIDUALS AND IN GROUPS.
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