91探花

CORE CURRICULUM - TACOMA
( 91探花TACOMA )

Restr   B  2       W      1230-120                                            Open      0/  25  CR/NC               
                        TITLE: AI & YOU                                             
                        DESCRIPTION: INTRODUCES AI AS A                             
                        PERVASIVE REALITY. TOPICS WILL                              
                        COVER WHAT AI IS AND ISN'T, HOW AI                          
                        SHAPES INFORMATION AND INFORMATION                          
                        CONSUMPTION, USING AI TOOLS                                 
                        EFFECTIVELY AND ETHICALLY,                                  
                        UNDERSTANDING AI AND EMPLOYMENT, AI                         
                        AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON BIAS,                               
                        PRIVACY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY.                                

Restr   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                         
                        A SOCIETAL TOOL IN AMERICA THROUGH                          
                        THE LENS OF INTERSECTIONAL-BIPOC,                           
                        QUEER, AND DISABILITY FEMINISTS AND                         
                        THE WAY THEY SHOW UP IN A 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. THIS COURSE MEETS IN                           
                        PERSON ON MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS                            
                        AND ASYNCHRONOUSLY ONLINE ON                                
                        FRIDAYS.                                                    

Restr   E  5       MW     930-1050                                            Open      0/  20                B     
                        TITLE: OUR WORKING WORLD                                    
                        DESCRIPTION: STUDENTS WILL EXPLORE                          
                        THE PAST, PRESENT, AND POTENTIAL                            
                        FUTURES OF WORK, EXPLORING PATTERNS                         
                        OF EXPLOITATION AND RESISTANCE                              
                        ACROSS A SPECTRUM OF AMERICAN                               
                        COMMUNITIES.                                                
                        THE CLASS MEETS IN PERSON ON                                
                        MONDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS AND                                  
                        ASYNCHRONOUSLY ONLINE ON FRIDAYS.                           

Restr   INTRO TO SCIENCE

Restr   B  5       MW     130-330                                             Open      0/  25                      
                        TITLE: FOSSILS AND LIFE ON EARTH                            
                        DESCRIPTION: THE FOSSIL RECORD                              
                        PROVIDES THE EVIDENCE FOR HOW LIFE                          
                        HAS TAKEN SHAPE ON OUR PLANET. WHEN                         
                        DID LIFE FIRST EMERGE ON EARTH? HOW                         
                        WAS NATURAL SELECTION SHAPED MAJOR                          
                        GROUPS OF LIFE? HOW DID CLIMATE                             
                        CHANGE IMPACT ANCIENT ECOSYSTEMS?                           
                        FROM TRILOBITES TO DINOSAURS TO                             
                        EARLY HUMANS, WE WILL EXPLORE                               
                        QUESTIONS OF THE EARTH'S PAST. AN                           
                        EMPHASIS WILL BE PLACED ON THE                              
                        APPLICATION OF THE SCIENTIFIC                               
                        METHOD AND THE USE OF SCIENTIFIC                            
                        LITERATURE.                                                 

Restr   D  5       TTh    1010-1210                                           Open      0/  25                      
                        TITLE: GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE                                
                        DESCRIPTION: WHAT IS CLIMATE AND                            
                        WHY DO WE CARE? THE MAIN GOAL OF                            
                        THIS COURSE IS TO HELP US                                   
                        UNDERSTAND THE PROCESSES THAT                               
                        GOVERN CLIMATE, WHAT CAUSES IT TO                           
                        CHANGE, WHY IT MATTERS. WE WILL                             
                        ENGAGE IN THE CLIMATE DEBATE FROM A                         
                        SCIENTIFIC PERSPECTIVE 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 OUR                              
                        UNDERSTANDING OF GLOBAL CLIMATE                             
                        CHANGE.                                                     

Restr   B  5       TTh    1010-1210                                           Open      0/  25                B     
                        TITLE: FOOD JUSTICE: HUMAN RIGHTS,                          
                        FOOD SYSTEMS, AND FOOD BANKS                                
                        DESCRIPTION: EXPLORE FOOD                                   
                        INSECURITY, FOOD SOVEREIGNTY                                
                        DISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES, AND HUMA                         
                        RIGHTS. EXAMINES THE ROOT CAUSE OF                          
                        FOOD INSECURITY SUCH AS POVERTY,                            
                        FOOD SYSTEMS, RACIAL AND SOCIAL                             
                        INEQUITY. INVESTIGATES BEST                                 
                        PRACTICES OF FOOD BANKS, URBAN                              
                        FARMING AND EXAMPLES OF FOOD                                
                        SOVEREIGNTY AND ADVOCACY IN                                 
                        DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES.                                      

Restr   B  5       TTh    1010-1220                                           Open      0/  25                      
                        TITLE: LEARNING TO LISTEN                                   
                        DESCRIPTION: LEARNING TO LISTEN                             
                        INVITIES STUDENTS TO EXPLORE THE                            
                        HUMANITIES THROUGH THE ACT OF                               
                        LISTENING. BY EXPLORING A WIDE                              
                        RANGE OF MUSIC, THE COURSE DEVELOPS                         
                        TOOLS FOR ATTENTIVE, REFLECTIVE                             
                        LISTENING AND ENCOURAGES STUDENTS                           
                        TO ENGAGE WITH SOUNDS BEYOND THEIR                          
                        MUSICAL COMFORT ZONES. GUIDED                               
                        LISTENING AND VARIED ASSIGNMENTS IN                         
                        AND OUT OF CLASS INVITE STUDENTS TO                         
                        CONSIDER HOW CULTURE, HISTORY, AND                          
                        IDENTITY SHAPE THE WAY WE HEAR. NO                          
                        PRIOR MUSICAL TRAINING IS REQUIRED-                         
                        ONLY CURIOSITY AND OPENNESS.                                

Restr   D  5       T      130-330                                             Open      0/  25                B     
                        TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE FOR                          
                        SOCIAL CHANGE                                               
                        DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE IS BROKEN                          
                        DOWN INTO TWO MAIN SECTIONS. THE                            
                        FIRST 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 PLAYRWRIGHT, DIRECTOR, ACTOR,                           
                        DESIGNER, AND AUDIENCE; AND THE                             
                        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 THEATER FOR SOCIAL                         
                        CHANGE.                                                     
                        NOTE: THIS COURSE IS PARTICIPATORY.                         
                        STUDENTS WILL PARTICIPATE IN                                
                        EXERCISES AND ACTIVITIES DURING                             
                        CLASS TIME TO REINFORCE THE COURSE                          
                        CONTENT LEARNED ON CANVAS. THIS                             
                        CLASS WILL MEET IN PERSON ON                                
                        TUESDAYS AND ASYNCHRONOUSLY ON                              
                        THURSDAYS.