Choosing Your Autumn 09 Courses
We are assuming that you will be a full-time student taking 15 hours of credit, 10 of those in the Discovery Core I and one 5 credit elective course. As you consider what to register for, think about what most interests you, UW General Education requirements, and - if you already know what you'd like to focus on - what courses best prepare you for a major in Business, Applied Computing, Computing and Software Systems, or Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences.
If you are undecided about what major to choose, don't worry! The first year curriculum provides the perfect opportunity to explore and there will be many opportunities for you to discuss your options for a major. So, for now, choose what most excites you.
Discovery Core I for Autumn 09
If you are entering UW Bothell with less than 45 college credits, you are required to take the Discovery Core sequence this entire academic year. Learn more about the Discovery Core here. These courses will satisfy general education requirements needed toward your major: For autumn quarter, the Discovery Core I is 10 credits total - you must select one of the following nine options:
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I. Cross-cultural Media (10 credits)
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This course will look at media and commerce as interconnected systems that produce both consumer goods and information about these goods. Our working definition of media will include both traditional media (e.g., films, newspapers, Internet) as well as other systems designed to bring information to a consuming public (e.g., product packaging) and we will work to understand media as a global phenomena as well as to reflect upon our own relationship with different media.
- 10772 A Monday / Wednesday 8:45 - 10:50 CC1 041 Leissle, Kristi
- 10779 A Monday / Wednesday 11:00 - 1:05 CC1 041 Oppenheimer, Robin
II. Eureka! Art, Biology, and Creativity (10 credits)
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Biology and art usually occupy two distinct hemispheres of inquiry, separated by a chasm too large and deep to cross. However, practitioners in these areas require the same abilities: keen powers of observation; desire to understand; aptitude for experimentation; and creating new ways of understanding. This course illustrates and explores these intersections, employing various learning practices (including lecture, laboratory, writing, and kinesthetic experiences).
- 10777 F Monday / Wednesday 11:00 - 1:05 UW2 131 Perigo, Kory
- 10785 A Monday / Wednesday 1:15 - 3:20 UW2 131 Price, Rebecca
III. Everyday Storytelling: Ethnography and Cultures of Work (10 credits)
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In this course, we will explore work and storytelling - what we do and how we talk about it - as part of everyday life. Using ethnography, anthropology, gender studies, psychology, sociology and history we will examine what we mean by culture (with a particular focus on work) and how we tell stories about ourselves and each other. Students will gain, in addition to tools for critical thinking and communication, basic film production skills by making a short film.
- 10773 B Monday / Wednesday 11:00 - 1:05 UW1 220 Richardson, Pete
- 10780 B Monday / Wednesday 1:15 - 3:20 UW1 220 Barrera, Veronica
IV. Big Ideas, Science and Writing (10 credits)
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This course, which fulfills a composition requirement, explores important discoveries in physics through explorations in history, basic mathematics, and writing. We will examine, among other topics, the Copernican Revolution, Newtonian Mechanics, Electromagnetic Theory, Einstein's Special Relativity, the Uncertainty Principle, Quantum Mechanics, and the Transistor. - 10770 A Monday / Wednesday 1:15 - 3:20 UW2 205 Anderson, Laurie
- 10784 F Monday / Wednesday 3:30 - 5:35 UW2 205 Barnes, Robin
V. Global Health and Scientific Thinking (10 credits)
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This course introduces students to a culture of interdisciplinary learning that engages their abilities to use the scientific method (developing hypotheses, collecting evidence, and interpreting data) to examine sustainable approaches to global health issues. We will use a variety of learning strategies to explore how using knowledge from different fields of inquiry can enrich students' educational and career plans.
- 10778 G Monday / Wednesday 1:15 - 3:20 UW2 141 Resnick, Jerelyn
- 10786 B Monday / Wednesday 3:30 - 5:35 UW2 141 Buttler, Tasha
VI. Digital Play: Video Games and Virtual Worlds (10 credits)
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This class, which is open to students with a variety of interests, will look at the game industry with particular emphasis on digital games and virtual worlds such as World of Warcraft and Second Life. Topics include: overview of the game industry, fundamentals of game design, game aesthetics, playtesting and UI design related to games, character development, economic and business models, sociological and psychological dimensions of games, play, identity and community.
- 10774 C Tuesday / Thursday 8:45 - 10:50 UW2 141 Gregory, Wanda
- 10781 C Tuesday / Thursday 11:00 - 1:05 UW2 141 Elias, Skaff
VII. Interactive Media and Entrepreneurship (10 credits)
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This course, which is open to students with a range of interests, explores the key elements necessary to create a compelling business proposal around interactive media technologies. We'll begin with exposure to social networking applications, iPhone and smart phone utilities, videoconferencing add-ons, and games. Students will then learn, at an appropriate level of complexity, about all the facets of creating a business, including product/service design and development, marketing, sales, finance, accounting, operations, and human resources that will lead to a final presentation.
- 10775 D Tuesday / Thursday 8:45 - 10:50 UW1 220 Leong, Alan
- 10782 D Tuesday / Thursday 11:00 - 1:05 UW1 220 Schildkraut, Laura
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VIII. Imagining the Americas: Film, Literature, and Politics in Latin America (10 credits)
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This course focuses on political participation in Latin America and the Caribbean. Students will learn about the varied and creative ways men and women "do" politics in the region as well as in the Diaspora. We will use interdisciplinary texts including social science, fiction, testimonies, memoirs, and films to learn about different ways of "imagining the Americas."
- 10776 E Tuesday / Thursday 11:00 - 1:05 UW1 202 Blaine, Patrick
- 10783 E Tuesday / Thursday 1:15 - 3:20 UW1 202 Shayne, Julie
IX. Calculus and Composition (10 credits)
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This course, for which students get both calculus and composition credit, will be a linked course that examines not only material within the respective disciplines, but also overlaps between the writing process and mathematical problem solving, including applied examples from business and both the social and natural sciences.
- 10771 B Tuesday / Thursday / Friday 1:15 - 2:45 UW2 221 Kool, Nancy
- 19862 C Tuesday / Thursday / Friday 2:55 - 4:20 UW2 221 Barchechat, Alex
General Education Requirement Codes
- VLPA - Visual, Literary, and Performing Arts
- C - English Composition
- I&S - Individuals and Societies
- NW - The Natural World
- QSR - Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Electives
In addition to your 10-credit Discovery Core I course, you may also choose to take one (or more, for up to 18 credits) of the following courses. Each course will satisfy a General Education requirement needed toward your major:
BCHIN 101 ELEMENTARY CHINESE I
Introduction to the standard language. Emphasis on learning correct pronunciation and basic structure. Drill in oral use of the language. Open only to students who do not have any previous training in Chinese.
10746 A TTh 3:30 - 5:35 UW2 140 Gao, Wei
BSPAN 101 ELEMENTARY SPANISH I
Methods and objectives are primarily oral-aural. Language laboratory is required. Prerequisite: score of 0-15 on SP100A placement test if Spanish is language of admission.
10931 A MW 3:30 - 5:35 [Note: check back soon for instructor]
BCUSP 123 FUNCTIONS, MODELS AND QUANTITATIVE REASONING (NW,QSR)
Explores the concept of a mathematical function and its applications. Explores real world examples and problems to enable students to create mathematical models that help them understand the world in which they live. Each idea will be represented symbolically, numerically, graphically, and verbally. Prerequisite: sufficient score on UWB Math Assessment.
10787 A MW 1:15 - 3:20 UW1 030 Zander, Carol
10788 B TThF 9:15 - 10:40 UW1 031 [Note: check back soon for instructor]
10789 C MWTH 3:30 - 5:35P UW2 031 [Note: check back soon for instructor]
BCUSP 124 CALCULUS I (NW,QSR)
Develops modern calculus by investigating the questions, problems, and ideas that motivated its discovery and practice. Studies the real number system and functions defined on it, focusing on limits, area and tangent calculations, properties and applications of the derivative, and the notion of continuity. Emphasizes problem-solving and mathematical thinking. Prerequisite: minimum grade of 2.0 in B CUSP 123 or equivalent, or sufficient score on the UWB Math Assessment.
10790 A MWTh 9:15 - 10:40 UW1 030 Littig, Peter
10791 B MTTh 1:30 - 2:55 UW1 010 Hillyard, Cinnamon
BCUSP 125 CALCULUS II (NW,QSR)
Focuses on the historical emergence of modern calculus, the Fundamental Theorem, area, volume, and area length calculations, properties and applications of the integral, infinite series, Taylor and Fourier expansions, and the Weierstrass definition of limit. Emphasizes problem-solving and mathematical thinking. Prerequisite: minimum grade of 2.0 in B CUSP 124.
10792 A TThF 11:00 - 12:20 UW1 050 Abian, Andrew
BCUSP 126 CALCULUS III: CALCULUS WITH ANALYTIC GEOMETRY (NW)
Third quarter in calculus sequence. Introduction to Taylor polynomials and Taylor series, vector geometry in three dimensions,introduction to multivariable differential calculus, double integrals in Cartesian and polar coordinates. Prerequisite: either 2.0 in MATH 125, 2.0 in MATH 145, 2.0 in MATH 146, 2.0 in B CUSP 125, score of 5 on AB advanced placement test, or score of 4 on BC advanced placement test. Offered: AWSpS.
19298 A MWTh 3:30 - 4:55 UW2 031 Hillyard, Cinnamon
BCUSP 134 INTERDISC WRITING (C)
Offers an interdisciplinary approach to composition, including generating a compelling topic; the articulation of a thesis; the development of supporting evidence; the ability to draw conclusions from the evidence, clear organization of the essay, correct mechanics; awareness of audience, and knowledge of resources for research.
10793 A TTh 1:15 - 3:20 UW1 315 Crowley, Sharon
10794 B MW 8:45 - 10:50 UW2 221 Atkinson, Jennifer
10795 C TTh 11:00 - 1:05 UW2 221 Gayton, Erin
BCUSP 135 RESEARCH WRITING (C)
Prerequisites Strengthens performance of college-level argumentative writing and scholarly research, critical reading and thinking, and the critique and the creation of print and new media texts. Prerequisite: either B CUSP 101, B CUSP 114, or B CUSP 134 or equivalent.
10796 A TTh 3:30 - 5:35 UW1 010 Barlow, Candace
10797 B MW 8:45 - 10:50 UW2 205 Buttler, Tasha
BCUSP 142 GENERAL CHEMISTRY (NW,QSR)
(Please note that another sequence will start in winter quarter).
For science and engineering majors. Atomic nature of matter, stoichiometry, periodic table, quantum concepts, and gas laws. Includes laboratory. Recommended: high school chemistry and placement into B CUSP 123 or higher.
10798 A MWTh 11:00 - 12:25 CC1 011 Jaffe, Dan
MUST ALSO ENROLL IN ONE OF THE LABS - EITHER 142AA OR 142AB:
10799 AALB T 12:30 - 3:20 CC1 340
10800 ABLB F 11:00 - 1:50 CC1 340
[Note: $50 fee applies.]
BCUSP 204 LEARNING STRATEGIES: CHEMISTRY (FOR B CUSP 124)
This class supports the learning for those enrolled in the General Chemistry class. Only students enrolled in BCUSP 142 can sign up for this class.
19826 B F 8:45 - 10:50 UW1 202
BCUSP 149 MECHANICS (Calculus-based Physics) (NW,QSR)
(Another sequence will also start winter quarter)
Basic principles of mechanics and experiments in mechanics for physical science and engineering majors. Lecture tutorial and lab components must all be taken to receive credit. Prerequisite: B CUSP 124 or Calculus I (which may be taken concurrently); recommended: one year high school physics.
10803 A MWTh 9:00 - 10:25 UW1 060 Buck, Warren [Note: $35 fee applies.]
PHYSICS LAB:
T 8:30 - 10:20 CC1 331
BCUSP 170 INTRO TO PSYCHOLOGY (I&S)
Surveys major areas of psychological science. Core topics include human social behavior, personality, psychological disorders and treatment, learning, memory, human development, biological influences, and research methods. Related topics may include sensation, perception, states of consciousness, thinking, intelligence, language, motivation, emotion, stress and health, cross-cultural psychology, and applied psychology.
10804 A TTH 3:30 - 5:35 UW1 020 Hatziandreas, Panos
BCUSP 175 AMERICAN GOVERNMENT (I&S)
Examines the major institutions and processes of American government, including civil liberties and rights, federalism, Congress, the presidency, the judiciary, executive branch, political parties and elections, interest groups, and civic engagement.
10805 A TTH 11:00 - 1:05 UW1 030 Farkasch, Robert
BCUSP 176 GLOBAL ECONOMICS (I&S, QSR)
Provides intellectual frameworks for common concerns about globalization, competition, trade, transnational corporations, migration, and other contemporary questions. Emphasizes mastery of relevant data and the ability to connect data to analysis and argument.
10806 A TTh 1:15 - 3:20 UW1 210 Farkasch, Robert
BCUSP 191 ART AND PUBLIC SPACES (VLPA)
Examines works from across the arts: painting, writing, film, architecture, theater, new media. Explores their relationship to public spaces such as museums, site-specific structures, galleries, and exhibitions, as well as the history of their public reception. Includes site visits.
10807 A MW 3:30 - 5:35 UW2 240 Watts, Linda
BCUSP 193 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY (I&S)
Major philosophical questions relating to such matters as the existence of God, the foundations of knowledge, the nature of reality, and the nature of morality. Approach may be either historical or topical.
10808 A MW 3:30 - 5:35 UW1 210 Nixon, David
BCUSP 197 STUDIO ARTS: DANCE, THEATER, MUSIC AND INTERARTS PERFORMANCE - DANCE (VLPA)
Develops skills in a variety of studio arts in order to enhance student ability as a performer, arts creator, educator, or in applied areas of creativity.
10809 A TTH 5:45 - 7:15 UW2 021 Birrane, Deborah
Dance
10810 B MW 5:45 - 7:15 UW2 021 Gonio, Ben
Acting
BCUSP 200 MICROECONOMICS (I&S), QSR)
Analysis of markets: consumer demand, production, exchange, the price system, resource allocation, government intervention. Recommended: B CUSP 123.
19299 A TTh 3:30 - 5:35P UW1 041 Palm, Philip
BCUSP 202 INTRODUCTION TO LAW (I&S)
Introduction to the structure of the legal system. Covers how the United States legal system reflects and forms social values; resolves disputes; deals with criminal procedures; addresses torts and contracts; and examines the functioning of the Constitution.
10812 A MW 5:45 - 7:50 UW2 005 Klotz, Karrin
BCUSP 204 A LEARNING STRATEGIES: NAVIGATING THE UNIVERSITY
Provides students with active learning strategies and exploration of university resources to help them become master learners. Includes interactive work on building collaborative, creative, and analytic skills, as well as reflection on personal, academic, and career goals. Offered: AWSpS.
19691 A T 3:30 - 5:35 UW2 140 Kelly, Anthony
COURSE RESTRICTED TO STUDENTS IN ACADEMIC TRANSITION POGRAM ONLY.
19826 B F 8:45 - 10:50 UW1 202 Kim Gunnerson
20265 C T 3:30 - 5:35 UW1 060
COURSE RESTRICTED TO STUDENTS IN ACADEMIC TRANSITION POGRAM
BEDUC 325 THE DREAM PROJECT
Discusses issues regarding social mobility, educational access, and social justice, with help from guest speakers, readings, and professional panels. Involves weekly travel to local high schools, mentoring low-income or first-generation juniors and seniors through the college admission process. Credit/no credit only.
10845 A T 11:00 - 1:00 UW1 041 Van Galen, Jane
CSS 105 INTERDISCIPLINARY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (QSR)
Excursions into the characteristics, organization, and use of computers and computing. Designed for non-CSS majors. Topics vary, addressing social, scientific, ethical, and business underpinnings and implications of information technology. Explores applications used in problem solving. Does not count credit toward the CSS degree or CSS minor.
12374 A TTh 8:45 - 10:50 UW 120 Gunnerson, Kim
More Electives (taken at Cascadia)
The following courses are offered in conjunction with Cascadia Community College. Spaces are limited. Cascadia classes start Monday, September 28th. You will need an add code to register for these classes. To obtain an add code, please email rmendonsa@uwb.edu. Be sure to include your full name and student ID # in your request. Languages above 101 or 111 have prerequisites.
B ART 121 INTRO TO DRAWING
10686 A MW 10:30 - 1:00 CC2 380 Staff
[Note: $10 fee applies.]
B ASL 101 AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I
10687 A MW 3:30 - 5:35P CC1 020
B CUSP 098 INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA
Intermediate algebra equivalent to third semester of high school algebra. You must take a placement test at Cascadia to place into this class. No college credit.
10764 A MWF 9:30 - 10:55 CC1 010 Tong, Y
10765 B MW 3:30 - 5:35 CC1 250 Staff
10766 C TTh 8:45 - 10:50 CC2 081 Saxton, S
10767 D MW 5:45 - 7:50 CC1 240 Staff
10768 E TTh 3:30 - 5:35 CC2 081 Staff
10769 F MW 8:00 - 10:05P CC1 250 Staff
19909 G MW 3:30 - 5:35 CC1 031 Staff
BJAPAN 111 JAPANESE I
11427 A TTh 11:00 - 1:05 CC1 010 Ito, Y.
19819 B MW 11:00 - 1:05 CC1 010 Ito, Y.
BJAPAN 113 JAPANESE III
11428 A MW 1:15 - 3:20 CC1 010 Ito, Y.
BJAPAN 211 JAPANESE IV
11429 A TTh 1:15 - 3:20 CC1 010 Ito, Y.
BJAPAN 212 JAPANESE V
19820 A TTh 1:15 - 3:20 CC1 010 Ito, Y.
BJAPAN 213 JAPANESE VI
19821 A TTh 1:15 - 3:20 CC1 010 Ito, Y.
BSPAN 103 SPANISH III
10934 A TTh 1:15 - 3:20 CC1 102 Fruit, D
BSPAN 201 SPANISH IV
10935 A MW 1:15 - 3:20 CC1 031 Fruit, D
BSPAN 202 SPANISH V
10936 A MW 1:15 - 3:20 CC1 031 Fruit, D
BSPAN 203 SPANISH VI
10937 A MW 1:15 - 3:20 CC1 031 Fruit, D