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| T CORE 101 INTRO ACADEM WRIT | (C) |
Restr C 5 MWF 800-920 ADMC GWP101 Blair,Nicole Open 19/ 20
TITLE: INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY.
DESCRIPTION: STUDENTS WILL
INVESTIGATE AND WRITE ABOUT HOW
COMMUNITY STORIES SHAPE IDENTITY
AS WELL AS HOW THEIR OWN STORIES
SHAPE THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH
THEY LIVE. STUDENTS WILL LEARN AND
PRACTICE A VARIETY OF STRATEGIES
THAT WILL BUILD VOICE AND
CONFIDENCE IN ACADEMIC WRITING.
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Restr G 5 MWF 1100-1220 CP 334A Lewis,Daniel Open 19/ 20
TITLE: LET'S GET POSITIVE -
OPTIMISM 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.
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Restr J 5 TTh 800-1000 CP 334A Miura,Cassie Open 18/ 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.
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| T CORE 102 INTRO TO SCIENCE | (NW) |
Restr B 5 MWF 1100-1220 ADMC WCG209 Vanderpool,Ruth Open 22/ 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.
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Restr D 5 TTh 1010-1210 ADMC GWP220 Gawel,James Open 24/ 25
TITLE: SUSTAINABILITY FOR A
DIFFERENT FUTURE.
DESCRIPTION: IN THIS COURSE WE WILL
APPLY A COMBINATION OF SCIENCE,
ENGINEERING AND SOCIAL SCIENCE
APPROACHES TO ANALYZE SUSTAINABILIT
AT HOME, ON CAMPUS AND IN THE LOCAL
REGION. THIS COURSE WILL BE VERY
HANDS ON AND WILL REQUIRE YOUR
PARTICIPATION TO BE SUCCESSFUL. WE
WILL INCORPORATE DATA COLLECTION IN
THE FIELD AND THE LAB, GUEST
LECTURES, FIELD TRIPS, AND THE
CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF PUBLISHED
LITERATURE. ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE
PROJECT-BASED AND WILL OFTEN REQUIR
WORKING IN GROUPS.
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Restr INTRO SOC SCI | (I&S) |
Restr B 5 MTTh 930-1100 JOY 206 Velasquez,Tanya Grace 30/ 34
OPEN ONLY TO SUMMER BRIDGE STUDENTS
CONTACT DEIRDRE RAYNOR AT
DRAYNOR@UW.EDU FOR MORE INFO.
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Restr INTRO TO HUMANITIES | (VLPA) |
Restr C 5 MWF 930-1050 ADMC WCG209 Miller,A Closed 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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Restr F 5 MTTh 930-1100 JOY 211 Bacho,Peter R 31/ 34
OPEN ONLY TO SUMMER BRIDGE STUDENTS
CONTACT DEIRDRE RAYNOR AT
DRAYNOR@UW.EDU FOR MORE INFO.
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