Winter Quarter 2027 Course Offerings

CORE CURRICULUM - TACOMA
(UW TACOMA )

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***T CORE COURSES ARE FOR FRESHMAN ONLY***

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Restr   SLN  ID Cred    Meeting Times                                              Status Enrl/Lim   Grades  Fee Other
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T CORE 101 INTRO ACADEM WRIT

(C)

Prerequisites

FOR STUDENTS REQUIRING COMPOSITION ONLY.

Restr  20878 A  5       MW     930-1050                                            Open      0/  20                B     
                        TITLE: CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURES                           
                        DESCRIPTION: A WRITING COURSE                               
                        DESIGNED TO TEACH STUDENTS THE                              
                        BASICS OF WORKING FROM A DRAFT TO A                         
                        FINAL, INCLUDING HOW TO PRESENT                             
                        THEIR PAPERS TO AN AUDIENCE OF                              
                        PEERS, WHILE ALSO HELPING THEM TO                           
                        ENVISION THEIR FUTURES AT UWT AS                            
                        PROSPECTIVE MAJORS. THE COURSE                              
                        MEETS IN PERSON ON MONDAYS AND                              
                        WEDNESDAYS AND ASYNCHRONOUSLY                               
                        ONLINE ON FRIDAYS

Restr  20879 B  5       MW     1100-1220                                           Open      0/  20                B     
                        TITLE: INTERSECTIONAL                                       
                        REPRESENTATION IN POPULAR CULTURE                           
                        DESCRIPTION: YOU WILL DEVELOP                               
                        ANALYTICAL WRITING THAT BRINGS                              
                        TOGETHER CRITICAL THINKING AND                              
                        WRITING SKILLS. YOU WILL BROADLY                            
                        LEARN ABOUT POWER AND OPPRESSION AS                         
                        SOCIETAL TOOLS IN AMERICA THROUGH                           
                        THE LENS OF INTERSECTIONAL BIPOC,                           
                        QUEER, AND DISABILITY FEMINISM AND                          
                        THE WAY THEY SHOW UP IN POPULAR                             
                        CULTURE. IN ADDITION TO LEARNING                            
                        STEP BY STEP CRITICAL THINKING AND                          
                        RESEARCH, YOU WILL CONSIDER AND                             
                        PRACTICE WHAT IT MEANS TO WRITE FOR                         
                        AN AUDIENCE. THE COURSE MEETS IN                            
                        PERSON ON MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS                            
                        AND ASYNCHRONOUSLY ONLINE ON                                
                        FRIDAYS.

Restr  20880 C  5       MW     800-920                                             Open      0/  20                B     
                        TITLE:INTERSECTIONAL REPRESENTATION                         
                        IN POPULAR CULTURE                                          
                        DESCRIPTION: YOU WILL DEVELOP                               
                        ANALYTICAL WRITING THAT BRINGS                              
                        TOGETHER CRITICAL THINKING AND                              
                        WRITING SKILLS. YOU WILL BROADLY                            
                        LEARN ABOUT POWER AND OPPRESSION AS                         
                        SOCIETAL TOOLS IN AMERICA THROUGH                           
                        THE LENS OF INTERSECTIONAL BIPOC,                           
                        QUEER, AND DISABILITY FEMINISM AND                          
                        THE WAY THEY SHOW UP IN POPULAR                             
                        CULTURE. IN ADDITION TO LEARNING                            
                        STEP BY STEP CRITICAL THINKING AND                          
                        RESEARCH, YOU WILL CONSIDER AND                             
                        PRACTICE WHAT IT MEANS TO WRITE FOR                         
                        AN AUDIENCE. THE COURSE MEETS IN                            
                        PERSON ON MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS,                           
                        AND ASYNCHRONOUSLY ONLINE ON                                
                        FRIDAYS.

       20881 D  5       TTh    130-330                                             Open      0/  20                      
                        TITLE:                                                      
                        DESCRIPTION:

T CORE 112 INTRO SCIENCE

(NSc)

Restr  20883 B  5       TTh    800-1000                                            Open      0/  25                      
                        TITLE: DETECTING ENVIRONMENTAL                              
                        CHANGES FROM SPACE                                          
                        DESCRIPTION: IN THIS RAPIDLY                                
                        CHANGING WORLD, SATELLITE IMAGES                            
                        HAVE BECOME THE CRITICAL PART OF                            
                        ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND                                
                        DETECTION OF CHANGE. IN THIS                                
                        COURSE, WE WILL USE SATELLITE DATE                          
                        TO EXPLORE REAL-LIFE CHANGES IN THE                         
                        NATURAL AND URBAN ENVIRONMENTS                              
                        INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE COMPUTER LAB                         
                        ROOM. YOU WILL LEARN PRACTICAL                              
                        SKILLS IN THE DATA COLLECTION,                              
                        MAPPING, IMAGE INTERPRETATION USING                         
                        GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS                              
                        (GIS) TOOLS.

T CORE 113 INTRO SOC SCI

(SSc)

Restr  20884 A  5       TTh    130-330                                             Open      0/  25                      
                        TITLE: A PEOPLE'S GUIDE TO TACOMA                           
                        DESCRIPTION:THIS COURSE OFFERS A                            
                        REIMAGINED EXPLORATION OF TACOMA'S                          
                        HISTORY THROUGH THE PERSPECTIVES OF                         
                        MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES WHOSE                              
                        STORIES HAVE OFTEN OVERLOOKED OR                            
                        ERASED. FOCUSING ON THE EXPERIENCES                         
                        OF BIPOC COMMUNITIES, WOMEN, QUEER                          
                        PEOPLE, AND WORKING-CLASS                                   
                        COMMUNITIES, STUDENTS WILL EXAMINE                          
                        HOW NARRATIVES ABOUT PLACE ARE                              
                        GENERATED, CONSTRUCTED, AND                                 
                        CONTESTED. STUDENTS WILL EXPLORE                            
                        THEMES SUCH AS LABOR STRUGGLES,                             
                        CIVIL RIGHTS, ACTIVISM, MIGRATION,                          
                        AND RESISTANCE MOVEMENTS. THROUGH A                         
                        COMBINATION OF ARCHIVAL RESEARCH                            
                        AND SITE-BASED ANALYSIS, WE WILL                            
                        CRITICALLY ENGAGED WITH THE CITY'S                          
                        PHYSICAL LANDSCAPE- INVESTIGATING                           
                        WHAT CAN AND CAN'T BE SEEN IN THE                           
                        BUILD ENVIRONMENT AND THINKING                              
                        THROUGH HOW WE WOULD WANT THE STORY                         
                        OF THE CITY TO BE TOLD.

Restr  20885 B  5       Th     130-330                                             Open      0/  25                B     
                        TITLE: CONNECTING THROUGH SOCIAL                            
                        SCIENCES                                                    
                        DESCRIPTION: IN THIS COURSE, WE USE                         
                        THE TOPIC OF HUMAN CONNECTION AS A                          
                        LENS FOR LEARNING HOW SOCIAL                                
                        SCIENTIST ASK AND ANSWER QUESTIONS                          
                        ABOUT THE WORLD. EACH WEEK, WE                              
                        EXPLORE OUR THEME THROUGH A                                 
                        DIFFERENT DISCIPLINARY LENS- ASKING                         
                        HOW AN ANTHROPOLOGIST MIGHT                                 
                        APPROACH CONNECTION DIFFERENTLY                             
                        THAN A PSYCHOLOGIST, HOW A                                  
                        SOCIOLOGIST'S QUESTIONS DIFFER FROM                         
                        THOSE OF A POLITICAL SCIENTIST OR A                         
                        COMMUNICATIONS SCHOLARS. YOU WILL                           
                        ALSO CHOOSE AN AREA OF CONNECTIVITY                         
                        TO INVESTIGATE ACROSS THE QUARTER,                          
                        GIVING YOU THE CHANGE TO DEVELOP                            
                        REAL RESEARCH SKILLS AROUND                                 
                        SOMETHING THAT ACTUALLY MATTERS TO                          
                        YOU.

T CORE 114 INTRO HUMANITIES

(A&H)

Restr  20886 A  5       MW     130-330                                             Open      0/  17                      
                        TITLE: THE HUMAN QUESTIONS: HOW DO                          
                        WE KNOW?                                                    
                        DESCRIPTION: HOW DO WE KNOW WHAT WE                         
                        KNOW, AND HOW DO OUR WAYS OF                                
                        KNOWING SHAPE OUR UNDERSTANDING OF                          
                        WHAT IT MEANS TO BE HUMAN? THIS                             
                        INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSE EXPLORES                           
                        QUESTIONS OF KNOWLEDGE, PERCEPTION,                         
                        MEANING, IDENTITY, AND HUMAN                                
                        EXPERIENCE THROUGH LITERATURE,                              
                        PHILOSOPHY, VISUAL ART, FILM,                               
                        THEATRE, AND MATERIAL CULTURE.

Restr 20887 B 5 MWF 1100-1220 Open 0/ 25
TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES:
QUESTIONS
DESCRIPTION: QUESTIONS ARE OFTEN
MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANSWERS, AND
SOME QUESTIONS ENDURE,EVEN IF THERE
ARE MANY ANSWERS. IN THIS CLASS, WE
LOOK AT MOVIES, LITERATURE, AND
PHILOSOPHY AS THEY POSE (AND OFTEN
FAIL TO ANSWER) QUESTIONS SUCH AS:
WHAT DO WE OWE TO EACH OTHER? WHEN
AM I REALLY IN CONTROL OF MY
ACTIONS? WHAT IS THE RIGHT THING TO
DO? HOW DO CIRCUMSTANCES SHAPE THE
ANSWERS TO SUCH QUESTIONS? WHO AM
I? AND OF COURSE, WHAT IS A HUMAN
BEING? ARE DEFINITIVE ANSWERS TO
THESE QUESTIONS POSSIBLE?

Winter Quarter 2027 Course Offerings

CORE CURRICULUM - TACOMA(UW TACOMA )

CORE CURRICULUM - TACOMA
(UW TACOMA )