Autumn 2017 Time Schedule
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T CORE COURSES ARE FOR FRESHMEN ONLY.
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| T CORE 101 INTRO ACADEM WRIT | (C) |
> 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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> 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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> 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) |
> 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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> 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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> 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) |
> 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) |
> 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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> 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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