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***T CORE COURSES ARE FOR FRESHMAN ONLY***
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| T CORE 101 INTRO ACADEM WRIT | (C) |
Restr C 5 MW 130-330 PNK 104 Casas,Ruben Closed 20/ 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, AND THE
RESIDENTS OF TACOMA AND THE SOUTH
SOUND REGION IN GENERAL. READINGS,
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?
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Restr F 5 MW 130-330 DOU 280 Nguyen,Annie H Open 19/ 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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Restr INTRO SCIENCE | (NW) |
Restr C 5 TTh 130-330 ADMC WCG110 Cowgill,Karen D Closed 25/ 25
TITLE: PEOPLE, PARASITES AND
PLOWSHARES-LEARNING FROM OUR
BODY'S MOST TERRIFYING INVADERS.
DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE WILL
EXPLORE PARASITES THAT AFFECT
HUMANS AND SOMETIMES CAUSE
SERIOUS DISEASES, LIKE
SCHISTOSOMIASIS OR TAPEWORM. HOW
ARE THEY SPREAD? WHAT STRATEGIES
DO THEY USE TO SURVIVE, AND HOW
DOES THE HUMAN "HOST" DEAL WITH
THESE "GUESTS"? HOW HAVE
PARASITES INFLUENCED HUMAN
CULTURE AND HISTORY, AND HOW
MIGHT THEY HELP US SOLVE SOME OF
OUR TOUGHEST MEDICAL CHALLENGES?
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Restr INTRO SOC SCI | (I&S) |
Restr C 5 TTh 1010-1210 TPS 201 Ishem,Linda 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.
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Restr F 5 TTh 1010-1220 DOU 280 Chaffee,Leighann Closed 25/ 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.
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| T CORE 114 INTRO HUMANITIES | (VLPA) |
Restr C 5 TTh 130-330 ADMC BB107 Blair,Nicole Open 24/ 25
TITLE: THE GOTHIC.
DESCRIPTION: IN THIS COURSE,
STUDENTS WILL ENCOUNTER THE GOTHIC
IN MUSIC, PAINTING, LITERATURE
(WHICH INCLUDES POETRY AND
FICTION), AND FILM. READINGS
INCLUDE WORKS BY AUTHORS FROM THE
UNITED STATES, ENGLAND, AND EUROPE
INCLUDING EDGAR ALLEN POE,
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE, AND BRAM
STOKER (DRACULA), AS WELL AS MORE
MODERN VERSIONS OF THE GOTHIC. AT
THE END OF THE QUARTER, STUDENTS
WILL PRESENT AN ORIGINAL MULTI-
GENRE WORK BASED ON THEIR READING
AND RESEARCH THROUGHOUT THE
COURSE.
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Restr F 5 TTh 800-1000 ADMC GWP101 Miura,Cassie Open 24/ 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.
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