THE CORE PROGRAM at UW TACOMA
The Core Program prepares students for success at the upper division level by focusing on campus-wide learning goals: communication and self-expression, civic engagement, critical inquiry, global perspectives, diverse cultural views and the ability to solve problems. This program is a coordinated series of courses representing the various disciplines in the university. You will take four courses that fulfill a portion of the university's general education requirements. The courses are designed to challenge you to develop critical thinking, writing, research and analytical skills. Each CORE class is capped at 25 students, and Composition courses are capped at 20. The small class size fosters a sense of community and engaged learning. See your advisor to enroll in these courses.
SPRING 2016 CORE COURSES
PATHWAY 1
Academic Writing (C) Courses
TCORE 101A, SLN 19747, M/W 1:30 – 3:35 PM
Leanne Laux-Bachand, Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
Title: When You Can Use "I": Introducing College Genres
Description: “Academic Writing” –We will help make you a stronger writer in college will be exploring your individual history as a reader and writer –understanding your present identities as well as the genres you already know and the ones you’re learning. We’ll practice reading, writing, re-reading, re-writing, and building strong arguments with solid evidence, and we'll explore how those arguments and evidence vary between genres, communities, or situations.
TWRT 121A, SLN 20477, M/W/F 9:30– 10:50 AM CR/NC
Abby Murray, Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
Title: Academic Writing I
Description: Introduces principles of argument, critical thinking, reflection, analytical reading, writing, and research practices needed for academic writing. Covers skills for managing the writing process and how to transfer learning to other disciplinary contexts for writing as part of first of a two-course sequence. Credit/no-credit only.
Visual, Literary, and Performing Arts (VLPA) Courses
TCORE 124A, SLN 19755, M/W/F 8:00 – 9:20 AM
Ariel Wetzel, Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
Title: Warrior Women in Literature and Pop Culture
Description: We will examine how women in combat have been represented in literature and popular culture, considering myth, novels, short stories, film, epic poetry, opera, comics, and television. Approaches course texts through the lens of gender and women's studies. Sub-topics may includesuperhero(ine)s, sword maidens, amazons, female-separatist societies, cross-dressing, cyborg razor girls, Valkyries, women martyrs, and women in combat.
TCORE 124B, SLN 19756, M/W/F 11:00 – 12:20 PM
Ariel Wetzel, Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
Title: Mr. Robot
Description: We will watch thefirst season ofthe television seriesMr. Robot (2015) in order toconsider how the series is a contemporary work of cyberpunk, a sub-genre of science fiction placing hackers in conflict with "evil" mega-corporations. We will read and watch other works of cyberpunk, such as William Gibson and Blade Runner, to better understand Mr. Robot, and to ask: Are we now living in the dystopian future depicted by classic cyberpunk? Does science fiction still need to take place in the future? Students new to science fiction are encouraged to enroll!
TCORE 124D, SLN 19757, M/W 1:30 – 3:35 PM
Eric Bugyis, Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
Title: The American Religious Imagination
Description: Explores how attitudes toward religion have shaped ideas aboutwhat it means to be Americanand how representations of what it means to be American have shaped religions both new and old in the United States.
TCORE 124F, SLN 19758, M/W/F 9:30 – 10:50 AM
Kim Davenport, Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
Title: Listening Outside the Box: Concert Music in the 21st Century
Description: With only ten weeks to explore the world of "classical music", we will immerse ourselves in a multitude of listening experiences, to include live concert attendance and in-class performances by local musicians. Building on this foundation, we will explore the impact of today's global society on this musical tradition: to what extent have new technologies, increased communication and the ensuing democratization of music impacted the ways in which we relate to “concert music”? Does this music still have relevance in our lives? How have other cultures embraced this tradition, and how has the music of other cultures influenced composition and performance in this genre?
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PATHWAY 2
Natural World (NW) Courses
TCORE 122B, SLN 19750, T/TH 10:15 – 12:20PM
Jeremy Davis, Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
Title: Pests, Parasites, and Society
Description: This course will explore the cultural and biological impacts of organisms that compete with, feed off, and otherwise interact with human societies. Through case studies, students will learn how scientists study the origins and success of these species and how to best to control them.
TCORE 122D, SLN 19751, T/TH 8:00– 10:05 AM
Erik McDonald, Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
Title: Where the Water Meets the Road: Examining the Environmental Impacts of Urbanization on Aquatic Ecosystems.
Description: How do your actions impact the aquatic organisms living in Puget Sound? As the human population continues to climb, more and more people are migrating to urban areas. This in turn imposes greater stresses on adjacent water bodies and other natural resources. This class seeks to explore the growing urban centers around the world and their associated environmental impacts on neighboring aquatic ecosystems. We will also address practices that promote sustainable living in urban areas.
TCORE 122F, SLN 19752, M/W/F 9:30 – 10:50 AM
Jutta Heller, Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
Title: Diseases That Changed the World
Description: This course will investigate human diseases that significantly affected the course of history. We will consider the biology, transmission and treatment of these diseases, as well as their historical, medical, ethical and social impact onworld history.
TCSS 101A SLN 20051, M/W 1:30 – 3:35 PM
Charles Bryan, Institute of Technology
Title: Computer Science Principles
Description: Introduces fundamental concepts of computer science and computational thinking. Includes logical reasoning; problem solving; operation of computers and networks; effective searching; and ethical, legal, and social aspects of information technology.
TCSS 101B, SLN 20052, T/TH 12:50– 2:55 PM
Joel Larson, Institute of Technology
Title: Computer Science Principles
Description: Introduces fundamental concepts of computer science and computational thinking. Includes logical reasoning; problem solving; operation of computers and networks; effective searching; and ethical, legal, and social aspects of information technology.
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PATHWAY 3
Academic Writing (C) Courses
TWRT 121C, SLN 20479, T/TH 8:00 – 10:05 AM
Caitlin Carle, Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
Title: Academic Writing II (5) C
Description: Reinforces and engages more deeply with principles of argument, critical thinking, reflection, analytical reading, writing, and research practices needed for academic writhing. Coves skills for managing the writing process and how to transfer learning to other disciplinary contexts for writing as second part of a two-course sequence.
Individuals & Society (I&S) Courses
TCORE 123D, SLN 19751, M/W 1:30 – 3:35 PM
Cynthia Howson, Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
Title: Trafficking, corruption, informality and crime: Investigating the illicit global economy
Description: Illegal flows of goods, services, and even people, cross national borders every day. This course explores the sources of regulation, networks and incentives that drive illicit transactions, from music and cheese to credit card numbers and human organs. Using case studies, students will be able to articulate the role of globalization in the lived experiences of diverse communities.
TCORE 123F, SLN 19754, T/TH 8:00 – 10:05 AM
Sharon Laing (Steele), Nursing
Title: Telemedicine:Technologyand the Futureof Healthcare
Description: Introduces the innovation of using technology (mobile apps, teleconference devices, and webcams) to assess and promote health status; focuses onhealthy outcomes and behaviors of populations in correctional institutions, rural communities, elder care facilities and the military.
TCORE 133, SLN 19759, T/TH 10:15– 12:20 PM
Tanya Velasquez, Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences
Title: Many Ways of Knowing
Description: This course examines how new knowledge is produced and assessed. Investigates how we know if something is true or accurate. Explores the different pathways of the process of discovery. Teaches students to learn about and try out different ways of creating new knowledge, as well as learn to evaluate existing knowledge.
T CRIM 101A SLN 19760, M/W/F 8:00 – 9:20 AM
Andrea Hill, Social Work
Course Title: Introduction to Criminal Justice
Description: Introduction to the American criminal justice system. Includes the present structure, philosophy, and procedures of the criminal justice system, with specific attention directed towards policing, the courts, and corrections. Explores the many diverse views that shape the contemporary criminal justice system.
TSOCWF 101A, SLN 20438, T/TH 12:50 – 2:55 AM
Carl Newhouse, Social Work
Course Title: Introduction to Social Work
Description: Introduces social work as a profession including exploration of its history, values, ethics, and career options within the field. Emphasizes social work’s historic commitment to economic and social justice, diversity, empowerment, and improving conditions faced by society’s most vulnerable members.
T BUS 101A, SLN 19719, T/TH 12:50 – 2:55 AM
Shalini Jain, Milgard School of Business
Course Title: Business and Society
Description: Facilitates a better understanding of the complex relationship between private enterprise and society at large; how business influences society and is influenced by society. Focuses on the obligations business has to its nonmarket stakeholders.
T BUS 101B, SLN 19720, T/TH 12:50 – 2:55 AM
Shalini Jain, Milgard School of Business
Course Title: Business and Society
Description: See section A.
T BUS 101D, SLN 20773, T/TH 10:15 AM – 12:20 PM
Shalini Jain, Milgard School of Business
Course Title: Business and Society
Description: See section A.
T BUS 101C, SLN 20774, T/TH 10:15 AM – 12:20 PM
Shalini Jain, Milgard School of Business
Course Title: Business and Society
Description: See section A.
T URB 102A, SLN 19986, M/W/F 11:00 – 12:20 PM
Anthony Falit-Baiamonte, Urban Studies
Course Title: Cities in World Development
Description: Focuses on "urban world history" and the urban impacts on economic and cultural history. Explores the contemporary world urban system as part and parcel of the global economy, the origins and long history of cities that "constructed" this world system, and the internal structure of cities.
Dropped from schedule: TCORE 101 B and C, TWRT 121B.