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Spring Quarter 2021 Time Schedule

CORE CURRICULUM - TACOMA
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Restr   SLN  ID Cred    Meeting Times     Bldg/Rm       Instructor                 Status Enrl/Lim   Grades  Fee Other
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T CORE   101  INTRO ACADEM WRIT(C)
Restr  20189 C  5       to be arranged    *    *        Casas,Ruben                Open     13/  20                      
                        THEME: TAKING PART IN ACADEMIC                                                                                                                      
                        CONVERSATIONS.                                                                                                                                      
                        DESCRIPTION: STUDENTS PRACTICE                                                                                                                      
                        IDENTIFYING, MANAGING, AND MEETING                                                                                                                  
                        THE EXPECTATIONS OF READERS IN                                                                                                                      
                        ACADEMIC CONTEXTS SO THAT THEY                                                                                                                      
                        MIGHT PRODUCE MORE EFFECTIVE                                                                                                                        
                        WRITING IN OTHER COURSES.                                                                                                                           
                        ASYNCHRONOUS AND REMOTE, WITH                                                                                                                       
                        COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITIES                                                                                                                         
                        (BETWEEN THE INSTRUCTOR AND                                                                                                                         
                        STUDENTS, AND BETWEEN STUDENTS).                                                                                                                    
                        OFFERED VIA REMOTE ASYNCHRONOUS                                                                                                                     
                        LEARNING.                                                                                                                                           
Restr  20190 D  5       to be arranged    *    *        Casas,Ruben                Open     10/  20                      
                        THEME: TAKING PART IN ACADEMIC                                                                                                                      
                        CONVERSATIONS.                                                                                                                                      
                        DESCRIPTION: STUDENTS PRACTICE                                                                                                                      
                        IDENTIFYING, MANAGING, AND MEETING                                                                                                                  
                        THE EXPECTATIONS OF READERS IN                                                                                                                      
                        ACADEMIC CONTEXTS SO THAT THEY                                                                                                                      
                        MIGHT PRODUCE MORE EFFECTIVE                                                                                                                        
                        WRITING IN OTHER COURSES.                                                                                                                           
                        ASYNCHRONOUS AND REMOTE, WITH                                                                                                                       
                        COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITIES                                                                                                                         
                        (BETWEEN THE INSTRUCTOR AND                                                                                                                         
                        STUDENTS, AND BETWEEN STUDENTS).                                                                                                                    
                        OFFERED VIA REMOTE ASYNCHRONOUS                                                                                                                     
                        LEARNING.                                                                                                                                           

T CORE   122  INTRO TO SCIENCE(NW)
Restr  20191 B  5       MW     130-330    *    *        Selkin,Peter A             Open      8/  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 VIA REMOTE SYNCHRONOUS                                                                                                                      
                        LEARNING.                                                                                                                                           
Restr  20192 D  5       MWF    1100-1220  *    *        An,Yajun                   Open      5/  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.                                                                                                                        
                        OFFERED VIA REMOTE SYNCHRONOUS                                                                                                                      
                        LEARNING.                                                                                                                                           
Restr  20193 F  5       TTh    1010-1210  *    *        Mitzelfelt,Katie A.        Open     21/  25                      
                        TITLE: WHAT SCIENTISTS DO WITH STEM                                                                                                                 
                        CELLS.                                                                                                                                              
                        DESCRIPTION: WHAT ARE STEM CELLS?                                                                                                                   
                        WHAT DO SCIENTISTS USE THEM FOR?                                                                                                                    
                        STUDENTS WILL LEARN THE BASIC                                                                                                                       
                        BIOLOGY OF STEM CELLS AND HOW                                                                                                                       
                        RESEARCHERS USE THEM TO STUDY                                                                                                                       
                        DEVELOPMENT, MODEL DISEASE IN A                                                                                                                     
                        DISH, TREAT PATIENTS, AND                                                                                                                           
                        REGENERATE TISSUES. STUDENTS WILL                                                                                                                   
                        HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO HEAR FROM                                                                                                                     
                        EXPERTS IN THE FIELD AND ALSO                                                                                                                       
                        DISCUSS ETHICAL ISSUES WITH STEM                                                                                                                    
                        CELL RESEARCH.                                                                                                                                      
                        OFFERED VIA REMOTE SYNCHRONOUS                                                                                                                      
                        LEARNING.                                                                                                                                           

T CORE   123  INTRO TO SOCIAL SCI (I&S)
       20194 A  5       TTh    130-330    *    *        Baird,Katie                Open     18/  25                      
                        TITLE: PANDEMICS AND SOCIETY.                                                                                                                       
                        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 SYNCHRONOUS                                                                                                                      
                        LEARNING.                                                                                                                                           

T CORE   124  INTRO TO HUMANITIES (VLPA)
Restr  20195 A  5       MW     130-330    *    *        Kucher,Michael             Open      6/  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 SYNCHRONOUS                                                                                                                      
                        LEARNING.                                                                                                                                           
Restr  20196 B  5       to be arranged    *    *        Tyman,Shannon              Open     24/  25                      
                        TITLE: NARRATING THE CITY.                                                                                                                          
                        DESCRIPTION: WHAT IS A CITY AND HOW                                                                                                                 
                        DO WE TELL ITS STORY? DESCRIBE ITS                                                                                                                  
                        CHARACTER? GET TO KNOW IT? IN THIS                                                                                                                  
                        COURSE WE WILL ANSWER THESE                                                                                                                         
                        QUESTIONS BY LOOKING AT NEW YORK                                                                                                                    
                        CITY THROUGH THE LENS OF VARIOUS                                                                                                                    
                        MEDIA INCLUDING SCIENCE FICTION,                                                                                                                    
                        FILM, AND ART. BY THE END OF THE                                                                                                                    
                        COURSE, STUDENTS WILL HAVE                                                                                                                          
                        DEVELOPED AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW                                                                                                                   
                        CITIES ARE REPRESENTED, AN                                                                                                                          
                        AWARENESS OF THE EFFECTS OF                                                                                                                         
                        DIFFERENT FORMS OF REPRESENTATION,                                                                                                                  
                        AND SOME OF THE MOTIVATIONS THAT                                                                                                                    
                        INFORM THEM.                                                                                                                                        
                        OFFERED VIA REMOTE ASYNCHRONOUS                                                                                                                     
                        LEARNING.                                                                                                                                           
Restr  20197 C  5       MW     930-1050   *    *        Miura,Cassie               Open     19/  25                      
                        TITLE: ASIAN AMERICAN LITERATURE                                                                                                                    
                        AND CULTURE.                                                                                                                                        
                        DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE WILL BEGIN                                                                                                                 
                        WITH AN EXPLORATION OF HOW THE TERM                                                                                                                 
                        ASIAN AMERICAN AROSE FROM THE                                                                                                                       
                        SOCIAL ACTIVIST MOVEMENTS OF THE                                                                                                                    
                        1960S AND THEN MOVE TO EXAMINE                                                                                                                      
                        CANONICAL WORKS OF ASIAN AMERICAN                                                                                                                   
                        LITERATURE AS WELL AS MORE                                                                                                                          
                        CONTEMPORARY ASIAN AMERICAN POPULAR                                                                                                                 
                        CULTURE SUCH AS FILM,TV,MUSIC.                                                                                                                      
                        THROUGHOUT THE TERM, WE WILL                                                                                                                        
                        FOREGROUND LARGER QUESTIONS OF                                                                                                                      
                        AMERICAN IDENTITY, IMMIGRATION, AND                                                                                                                 
                        DISCRIMINATION AS WELL AS                                                                                                                           
                        SOLIDARITY WITH OTHER MINORITIZED                                                                                                                   
                        AND OR HISTORICALLY OPPRESSED                                                                                                                       
                        GROUPS.                                                                                                                                             
                        OFFERED VIA REMOTE SYNCHRONOUS                                                                                                                      
                        LEARNING.