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CORE CURRICULUM - TACOMA
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***T CORE COURSES ARE FOR FRESHMAN ONLY***

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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)
FOR STUDENTS REQUIRING COMPOSITION ONLY.
Restr  20737 B  5       MWF    1100-1220  CP   108      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  20738 C  5       MWF    930-1050   TPS  201      Casas,Ruben                Open     19/  20                      
                        TITLE: WRITING WITH PLACE -                                                                                                                         
                        PLACEMAKING AND THE URBAN-SERVING                                                                                                                   
                        UNIVERSITY.                                                                                                                                         
                        DESCRIPTION: THE INTELLECTUAL WORK                                                                                                                  
                        OF THIS COURSE WILL FOCUS ON THE                                                                                                                    
                        UWT CAMPUS ITSELF, AND HOW IT                                                                                                                       
                        IMPACTS STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND                                                                                                                      
                        STAFF IN PARTICULAR, DISCUSSIONS,                                                                                                                   
                        ACTIVITIES, AND WRITING IN THE                                                                                                                      
                        COURSE CENTER AROUND THESE TWO                                                                                                                      
                        QUESTIONS: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO                                                                                                                     
                        STUDY AT AN URBAN-SERVING                                                                                                                           
                        INSTITUTION? HOW DOES THE PHYSICAL/                                                                                                                 
                        BUILT ENVIRONMENT OF THE UWT CAMPUS                                                                                                                 
                        IMPACT THE PAST, PRESENT, AND                                                                                                                       
                        FUTURE OF THE CITY AND THE REGION?                                                                                                                  
Restr  20739 D  5       MW     130-330    CP   103      Martens,Jacob L            Open     18/  20                      
                        TITLE: WRITING FROM THE PLAYLIST.                                                                                                                   
                        DESCRIPTION: ADD TO THE COURSE                                                                                                                      
                        PLAYLIST! HOW WILL YOUR SONG                                                                                                                        
                        INFLUENCE YOUR LITERACY NARRATIVE,                                                                                                                  
                        ENRICH YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF                                                                                                                        
                        RHETORICAL ANALYSIS, OR INSPIRE YOU                                                                                                                 
                        RESEARCH AND ARGUMENT WRITING IN                                                                                                                    
                        VARIOUS GENRES?                                                                                                                                     
Restr  20740 F  5       MWF    1100-1220  JOY  113      Lewis,Daniel               Open     18/  20                      
                        TITLE: LET'S GET POSITIVE -                                                                                                                         
                        OPTIMISIM AND IMPROVING THE                                                                                                                         
                        WORLD.                                                                                                                                              
                        DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE WILL                                                                                                                       
                        EXAMINE HOW OUR WORLD, OUR COUNTRY,                                                                                                                 
                        OUR STATE, AND OUR LIVES ARE                                                                                                                        
                        CHANGING FOR THE BETTER. WE WILL                                                                                                                    
                        COMPLETE VARIOUS WRITING                                                                                                                            
                        ASSIGNMENTS THAT FOCUS ON MEDICINE/                                                                                                                 
                        SCIENCE, THE ECONOMY, THE                                                                                                                           
                        ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH CARE,                                                                                                                           
                        EDUCATION, AND OTHER TOPICS AS WE                                                                                                                   
                        LEARN ABOUT CRITICAL THINKING,                                                                                                                      
                        ARGUMENT, AND THE WRITING PROCESS.                                                                                                                  
Restr  20741 J  5       MW     130-330    CP   334A     Thompson,Riki              Open     19/  20                      
                        TITLE: CONNECTING DIGITALLY.                                                                                                                        
                        DESCRIPTION: WE WILL EXPLORE THE                                                                                                                    
                        QUESTION OF HOW TECHNOLOGY IS                                                                                                                       
                        TRANSFORMING THE WAY WE CONNECT                                                                                                                     
                        WITH OTHERS THROUGH TECHNOLOGY. IN                                                                                                                  
                        THIS COURSE, STUDENTS HAVE AN                                                                                                                       
                        OPPORTUNITY TO READ, RESEARCH, AND                                                                                                                  
                        REFLECT ON THE ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY                                                                                                                   
                        IN THEIR LIVES.  FOCUSED RESEARCH,                                                                                                                  
                        DISCUSSIONS, INFORMAL WRITING,                                                                                                                      
                        CLOSE READING, AND WRITING                                                                                                                          
                        WORKSHOPS WILL PREPARE YOU TO                                                                                                                       
                        EFFECTIVELY MAKE YOUR OWN INFORMED                                                                                                                  
                        AND RESEARCHED ARGUMENTS ABOUT THE                                                                                                                  
                        TOPIC AND ADVANCE YOUR                                                                                                                              
                        UNDERSTANDING OF CONCERNS ABOUT                                                                                                                     
                        THE OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES, AND                                                                                                                  
                        SOCIAL IMPLICATION OF CONNECTING                                                                                                                    
                        DIGITALLY.                                                                                                                                          

T CORE   112  INTRO SCIENCE(NW)
Restr  20742 A  5       TTh    1010-1210  ADMC BHS103   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  20743 C  5       MWF    930-1050   TPS  301      Vanderpool,Ruth            Open     23/  25                      
                        TITLE: ORIGAMI MATH.                                                                                                                                
                        DESCRIPTION: ORIGAMI IS AN ART                                                                                                                      
                        (AND MATHEMATICS!) THAT BEGINS                                                                                                                      
                        WITH JUST PAPER BUT PRODUCES SOME                                                                                                                   
                        STAGGERINGLY BEAUTIFUL AND                                                                                                                          
                        INTERESTING FORMS. 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.                                                                                                                                         
Restr  20744 F  5       TTh    130-330    ADMC GWP101   McDonald,Erik              Open     14/  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.                                                                                                                             

T CORE   113  INTRO SOC SCI(I&S)
Restr  20745 C  5       TTh    1010-1210  DOU  270      Ishem,L                    Closed   25/  25                      
                        TITLE: COMMUNITIES AND THE COMMON                                                                                                                   
                        GOOD.                                                                                                                                               
                        DESCRIPTION: WE LIVE IN AN ERA OF                                                                                                                   
                        GIVING BACK, PAY IT FORWARD, AND                                                                                                                    
                        RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS. CONTRAST                                                                                                                   
                        THAT TO GROWING INCOME INEQUITY,                                                                                                                    
                        RAMPANT INDIVIDUALISM, GREED AND                                                                                                                    
                        EXCESS. THIS COURSE IS DESIGNED                                                                                                                     
                        TO EXAMINE OUR RIGHTS, ROLE AND                                                                                                                     
                        RESPONSIBILITIES AS MEMBERS OF                                                                                                                      
                        THE VARIOUS SOCIAL GROUPS TO                                                                                                                        
                        WHICH WE BELONG. WE WILL EXPLORE                                                                                                                    
                        TENSIONS BETWEEN INDIVIDUALISM                                                                                                                      
                        AND COMMUNALISM; INDIVIDUAL                                                                                                                         
                        RIGHTS AND SOCIAL                                                                                                                                   
                        RESPONSIBILITIES; AND SPECIAL                                                                                                                       
                        INTERESTS IN RELATION TO THE                                                                                                                        
                        COMMON GOOD.                                                                                                                                        
Restr  20746 D  5       MWF    930-1050   TLB  109      Laing,S                    Open     17/  24                      
                        TITLE: MOBILE TECHNOLOGY AND                                                                                                                        
                        HEALTHCARE DELIVERY.                                                                                                                                
                        DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE INTRODUCES                                                                                                                 
                        STUDENTS TO THE PRACTICE OF USING                                                                                                                   
                        MOBILE TECHNOLOGY SUCH AS                                                                                                                           
                        SMARTPHONES, WEARABLE DEVICES,                                                                                                                      
                        MOBILE APPS AND SHORT MESSAGE                                                                                                                       
                        SERVICE TO PROVIDE HEALTH SERVICES                                                                                                                  
                        TO PATIENTS.                                                                                                                                        
Restr  20747 F  5       TTh    130-330    ADMC BHS107   Chaffee,L                  Open     23/  25                      
                        TITLE: FOOD, EATING BEHAVIOR, AND                                                                                                                   
                        GLOBAL FOOD PATHWAYS.                                                                                                                               
                        DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE                                                                                                                            
                        INTRODUCES STUDENTS TO UNIVERSITY                                                                                                                   
                        WORK BY FOCUSING ON A CORE                                                                                                                          
                        CURRICULUM FROM MULTIPLE AND                                                                                                                        
                        INTERDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES.                                                                                                                     
                        THIS COURSE WILL USE THE STUDY OF                                                                                                                   
                        EATING BEHAVIOR AND GLOBAL FOOD                                                                                                                     
                        PATHWAYS AS A THEME TO EXAMINE                                                                                                                      
                        THE LEARNING IN THE SOCIAL                                                                                                                          
                        SCIENCES, WITH AN                                                                                                                                   
                        INTERDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVE                                                                                                                       
                        EMPLOYING PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY,                                                                                                                    
                        SOCIAL WORK, POLITICAL SCIENCE,                                                                                                                     
                        ECONOMICS, AND GEOGRAPHY.                                                                                                                           

T CORE   114  INTRO HUMANITIES(VLPA)
Restr  20748 B  5       MWF    930-1050   ADMC GWP101   Bandes B. Weingarden,Maria Open     14/  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  20749 C  5       TTh    1010-1210  TLB  115      Forman,Michael             Open     23/  25                      
                        TITLE: FREEDOM, FATE, &                                                                                                                             
                        CIRCUMSTANCE.                                                                                                                                       
                        DESCRIPTION: MOST OF US LOVE OUR                                                                                                                    
                        FREEDOM. BUT, WHAT EXACTLY IS IT?                                                                                                                   
                        IN OUR LIVES, WE ALWAYS PRACTICE                                                                                                                    
                        FREEDOM UNDER THE CONSTRAINT OF                                                                                                                     
                        OUR CIRCUMSTANCES. THESE                                                                                                                            
                        CIRCUMSTANCES MAY THEMSELVES BE                                                                                                                     
                        THE PRODUCT OF OUR OWN ACTS OF                                                                                                                      
                        FREEDOM OR THEY MAY SIMPLY REFER                                                                                                                    
                        TO FORCES BEYOND OUR CONTROL,                                                                                                                       
                        FORCES WHICH ACT, AS IT WERE,                                                                                                                       
                        BEHIND OUR BACKS. IN THIS CLASS,                                                                                                                    
                        WE EXPLORE FREEDOM AND ACTION                                                                                                                       
                        THROUGH WORKS OF PHILOSOPHY, ART,                                                                                                                   
                        AND LITERATURE.                                                                                                                                     
Restr  20750 D  5       MW     130-330    ADMC BB107    Falit-Baiamonte,A          Open     22/  25                      
                        TITLE: VISUALIZING AND ENGAGING                                                                                                                     
                        CHANGING CITIES.                                                                                                                                    
                        DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE WILL                                                                                                                       
                        EXPLORE RECENT CHANGES IN US AND                                                                                                                    
                        INTERNATIONAL CITIES THROUGH A                                                                                                                      
                        FOCUS ON URBAN DESIGN,                                                                                                                              
                        CARTOGRAPHY-DEMOGRAPHY, AND                                                                                                                         
                        COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. STUDENTS                                                                                                                     
                        WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO                                                                                                                        
                        ENGAGE LOCAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH                                                                                                                    
                        RESEARCH, SERVICE, AND PUBLIC                                                                                                                       
                        SCHOLARSHIP. THROUGHOUT THE                                                                                                                         
                        COURSE, SPECIAL ATTENTION WILL BE                                                                                                                   
                        GIVEN TO THE ISSUES OF SOCIAL                                                                                                                       
                        JUSTICE, EQUITY, AND DIVERSITY.                                                                                                                     
Restr  20751 E  5       MW     130-330    JOY  113      Burghart,W                 Closed   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.                                                                                                                                    
Restr  20752 F  5       MWF    930-1050   ADMC BB104    Miura,Cassie               Closed   25/  25                      
                        TITLE: COMEDY AND THE                                                                                                                               
                        CARNIVALESQUE - LAUGHTER IN DARK                                                                                                                    
                        TIMES.                                                                                                                                              
                        DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE EXPLORES                                                                                                                   
                        THE WAY THAT LITERARY AND VISUAL                                                                                                                    
                        ARTISTS FROM DIVERSE CULTURAL                                                                                                                       
                        TRADITIONS AND HISTORICAL PERIODS                                                                                                                   
                        HAVE HARNESSED THE POWER OF                                                                                                                         
                        LAUGHTER IN ORDER TO PROCESS                                                                                                                        
                        PAINFUL EVENTS, BUILD COMMUNITY                                                                                                                     
                        AMONG THE OPPRESSED, AND CRITIQUE                                                                                                                   
                        THOSE IN POWER.