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Honors Course Archive: Autumn 2006

Natural Sci (8)
Honors Civ (15)
Special Topics (11)
Seminars (2)

ESRM 303 AB: Preserving Wildland
SLN 13070
WF
M

1230-150
200-450

SMI 304
WFS 201

Credits: 5
Limit: 10 students
Contact Michelle Trudeau for add codes - michtru@u.washington.edu / Students must also register for SLN 13068 (lecture) / Field trips required dates tba/ Course and lab fee will total $70

The stewardship of pristine terrestrial environments is of great importance and contention. Teams of students work with stakeholders and experts on real Pacific Northwest issues (e.g., pollution, invasive organisms, mining, burning, grazing, logging, hunting, skiing) to understand patterns, structure, processes, and drivers of these environments.

Prerequisite: either BIOL 162 or BIOL 200.

Course website: http://www.cfr.washington.edu/classes.cfr.303/
FISH 250 AE: Marine Biology
SLN 13276
MWF
F

930-1020
130-420

MGH 389
FSH 142

Credits: 5
Limit: 9 students
CONTACT MICHELLE TOWNSEND FOR ADD CODES - mtown@ocean.washington.edu / STUDENTS MUST ALSO SIGN UP FOR SLN 13271 (lecture)/ MANDATORY WEEKEND FIELD TRIP

Offered: jointly with BIOL/OCEAN 250. If this section is full, check SLN 10980 (BIOL 250 AE) or SLN 16011 (OCEAN 250 AE)

Lecture-laboratory course in Marine Biology focusing on physical, biological, and social aspects of the marine environment. Topics include oceanography, ecology, physiology, behavior, conservation, fisheries, exploration, and activism. Evening marine biology movies and weekend field trip. Honors section research project.
H A&S 220 A: A Way of Knowing
SLN 13762
MW
F

1:30-2:50
1:30-2:20

TBA
TBA

Credits: 5
Limit: 25 students
Students will choose between sections AA or AB, not attend both. Offered jointly with CHID 270 A / Priority given to Sophomores - Seniors. Freshman must email professor for permission to register for course.

Physical science may be viewed as a modern Pandora's Box. It seems inevitable that science will continue to transform our lives because of an irrepressible human desire to extend our comprehension of the natural world. In responding to this urge, we open the box over and over again, releasing new technologies that are received eagerly by some and warily by others. In either case, for better or worse, our Western worldview is in no small way driven by science and technology.

In A Way of Knowing, we attempt to speak to the modern condition by revealing the character and culture of scientific inquiry through an examination of its historical/philosophical roots; that is, how we have interpreted our experience of the physical world in four eras: Classical Antiquity, Hellenism, the late Renaissance, and the Twentieth Century. In doing so, we discover not only the success and power of our modern way of knowing the world, but also its inherent limitations and self-imposed boundaries that become apparent when attempting to confront the full range of human experience.

The central theme we pursue through these four historical periods is the phenomenon of gravitation. Studying the history of our approach to interpreting this single, fundamental experience of nature provides insight to how we think about the natural world today, and how that may change in the future.

This is at its core a physical science course. Learning about science requires doing some science, which in turn requires some basic skills in quantitative reasoning. Even so, the only prerequisite is familiarity with high school algebra and geometry. In modern times there is no other way to grasp the underlying connection between a falling apple and a Black Hole. This is our way of knowing.

This year's offering of 'A Way of Knowing' will be similar that of last autumn, which is presented in some detail on the web page of that previous course:
http://faculty.washington.edu/boynton/HAS220/index06.html
H A&S 220 AA: A Way of Knowing
SLN 13763
T

1:30-2:20

TBA

Credits: 5
Limit: 25 students
MUST ALSO REGISTER FOR H A&S 220 A

QUIZ SECTION FOR H A&S 220 A
H A&S 220 AB: A Way of Knowing
SLN 13764
TH

1:30-2:20

TBA

Credits: 5
Limit: 25 students
STUDENTS MUST ALSO REGISTER FOR H A&S 220

QUIZ SECTION FOR H A&S 220
H A&S 220 B: Introduction to Structural Design
SLN 13765
T TH

10:30-12:20

MGH 254

Credits: 5
Limit: 35 students
Structural design is one of the most exciting but also most challenging tasks of any civil, mechanical, or aeronautical engineer. This course will introduce you to the basic concepts of structural design. Instead of excessive in-depth analysis of complex details, we will be using computer based analysis tools to study the behavior of trusses and frames as used for bridges, car frames, or airplane structures. This enables us to pursue class design projects where you will solve a typical engineering problem by designing and building a bridge structure, which will be put to the test until failure. A forensic analysis of all tested structures will allow us to gain better insight and understanding of the learned concepts.

Upon completion of this course you will be able to

Classify basic structure types and understand their specific load bearing function.
Analyze truss and frame systems using interactive analysis software.
Design simple structural components and connections.
Build load bearing scale models of bridge structures.
Perform and analyze structural tests.

Course Work & Assessment:

The typical engineering work style is team work. Hence, most tasks in this course will be performed in small design teams. Only a small number of pop quizzes will be on an individual basis. Evaluation of progress will be through pop quizzes, small design papers and drawings, in-class project presentation, evaluation of built scale models, and a final project report and presentation.

Time:

The remaining one credit will used for regular team work time in the CEE computer lab, and for the structural testing in the CEE structures lab (date and time TBA).
H A&S 220 C: Food and the Environment
SLN 13766
M W

9:30-11:20

MGH 228

Credits: 5
Limit: 30 students
***COURSE FULL***

The production of food to supply the human population has a large impact on the environment, and this impact is on a global scale. In this course, we will examine the impact of global agriculture today on the physical environment (e.g., on the water cycle, the groundwater, the climate, the soil) and on the global ecosystems (e.g., dead zones, decreased biodiversity). We will also estimate the resources that are required to feed humans in the 21st Century (projected to increase 50% by 2050) � who will likely demand a high protein diet similar to that enjoyed in the US today � and the impact this enterprise may have on the biosphere.

A big focus of the course will be to examine the effect of subsistence farming and industrial agriculture and aquaculture today on the global biodiversity and on the important global-scale biogeochemical cycles. We will look at some case studies to illustrate the role and impact of subsistence farming and industrial farming on a global scale today: subsistence farming of rice in Indonesia; industrial wheat and livestock production in NW Mexico (places I am currently working in); aquaculture world-wide; and industrial agriculture in the US (to illustrate the impact of subsidies) and India (to illustrate the influence of culture and society within a single country). We will also examine the link between protein production in China and the deforestation of the Amazon to illustrate the profound impact of globalization and industrial agriculture on the environment.

We will then examine the demands for food production for the next 50-100 years and the resources that are required and available to produce it: how many people will need to be fed, and how much land, water, nutrients, etc is available to feed these people � assuming various types of diets, mainly forms of protein consumption? One of the goals of the course is to produce and evaluate scenarios for global agriculture that can sustain the projected human population over the 21st Century and assess the impact of each scenario on the environment.
H A&S 396 A: Honors Seminar for Bio 200 on applications of lecture topics to current issues in molecular and cellular biology
SLN 13777
F

2:30-4:20

MGH 238

Credits: 2
Limit: 30 students
***COURSE FULL*** Must be concurrently enrolled in BIOL 200

THIS COURSE IS CURRENTLY FULL AND HAS A WAITLIST. CONTACT AN HONORS ADVISOR IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED TO THE WAITLIST

This course is a discussion section to expand upon the topics presented in Bio 200.

We will spend our time discussing applications of lecture topics and their relationships to current issues of biological relevance. Class activities include oral debates on ethical/moral issues such as embryonic stem cell research; examining recent advances in research techniques such as siRNA; analyzing experimental data; and orally presenting a topic related to course material.

Natural Sci (8)
Honors Civ (15)
Special Topics (11)
Seminars (2)

Gen St 199: Honors Fig
SLN 13522
TTH
TTH
TH

11:30-1:20
8:30-10:20
1:30-2:20

MGH 206
Denny 314
MGH 211

Credits: 12
***COURSE FULL***

Please see the Honors Freshman website for the description of this FIG: http://depts.washington.edu/uwhonors/freshmen/
H A&S 251 A: History of Western Civilization Gender Concepts
SLN 13767
T TH

11:30-1:20

CMU 326

Credits: 5
Limit: 35 students
***COURSE FULL***

COURSE DESCRIPTION
An exploration and critique of the dominant themes and paradigms which have shaped Western European thought, with special focus on concepts of "woman" and "man." Theories of knowledge and reality will also be covered. Feminist perspectives will be studied along with more traditional viewpoints.

COURSE OBJECTIVES
To provide an overview of the dominant philosophical paradigms in western thought
To assess such paradigms in terms of critical responses made to them, especially from
feminist perspectives
To become familiar with the core concepts of major thinkers regarding "woman" and "man,"
as well as the social and metaphysical contexts for these definitions
To develop the student's ability to analyze and formulate theory
To facilitate the thoughtful verbal and written expression of knowledge gained over the quarter

REQUIRED READINGS
Riane Eisler, The Chalice and the Blade
Plato, The Republic
The Bible (A version of your choice)
Woman in Western Thought (Reading Packet #2)
Reading Packet #1
(Both Reading Packets available at Professional Copy, 42nd & the Ave.)

COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Class Participation (30%): Students are expected to be at all class sessions and to be prepared for class discussioin. This means studying the readings for the unit scheduled and coming to class with ideas to share. *Acceptable participation includes both thoughtful comments and active, respectful listening, as well as an appropriate balance between them.* One absence is permitted without affecting your participation grade.

Two Take-home essay assignments (20%): Dates TBA

Group Project (15%): Guidelines to be annouced shortly

Final Exam (15%): An in-class comprehensive exam given ONLY on December 14th, 4:30 pm.
H A&S 251 B: Law and Community
SLN 13768
T TH

10:30-12:20

MGH 295

Credits: 5
Limit: 35 students
***COURSE FULL***

The course uses law as a way of looking at society. We examine actual cases, how and why they came up and how they were argued in court. The course is comparative--contrasting law in the United States with law in Europe. Each is based on very different traditions and ethical assumptions. Out of class work is organized by study groups. Two exams and research paper. A small number of select films or videos are presented in class.
H A&S 251 C: Debate as a Laboratory
SLN 13769
MW

1:30-3:20

MGH 295

Credits: 5
Limit: 35 students
In John Stuart Mill's free market place of ideas, all claims are subject to contestation. In this course, you will learn the argumentation skills to contest a number of different issues. The course is not based in a certain topic, but instead in a certain way of understanding. Debate is often viewed in terms of Crossfire, but academic debate is more of an engagement of ideas that allows multiple sides to present their argument in a friendly environment. Students will learn various skills employed in competitive debate, including both policy and parliamentary formats. Students will compete in an intra-class competition and attend a college invitational. Assignments will include research on debate topics, constructing debate arguments, and presentation of arguments in class.
H A&S 251 D: American Century
SLN 18566
T TH

1:30-3:20

MGH 206

Credits: 5
Limit: 35 students
INCOMING FRESHMAN ONLY ***COURSE FULL***

An interdisciplinary approach through history, political science, literature, journalism and other fields to America's encounter with the world over the past hundred years. Over a broad sweep from the
Anti-Imperialist debate of 1898-1900, through the World Wars and US-Soviet rivalry to the current Iraq and Afghan conflicts, the course will focus on myth and reality, continuity and change in the political and cultural forces that have shaped American foreign policy and relations, climaxing in special emphasis on the origins and implications of 9/11 and its aftermath. Students will be expected to do a range of independent reading in both Western and non-Western material, and to engage in a seminar-like give-and-take as the course evolves from initial lectures to discussion. No exams; instead, a term paper of original thought, including an oral presentation to the class of work-in-progress.
H A&S 251 E: Digital Play: virtual worlds, virtual communities
SLN 18634
T TH

1:30-3:20

MGH 271

Credits: 5
Limit: 35 students
***COURSE FULL***

The ten billion dollar video game industry is now the second largest segment of the entertainment industry in the United States, outperforming film and book publishing. The launch of Halo2 alone brought in $125 million dollars in a single day rivaling blockbuster movies. The massively multiplayer game (MMO) World of Warcraft sold 250,000 copies in November of 2004�the most successful PC game launch in history. This game continues to grow with over 6 million subscribers today. Today we have players spending thousands of dollars on virtual characters and digital items on eBay. Games have and will continue to become a major part of our culture today and a key component of the ever-growing digital entertainment industry.

Drawing on a wide variety of examples and disciplines, this class will look at the video game industry with particular emphasis on MMOs such as World of Warcraft and Second Life. Topics will include: game business, video game aesthetics and design, narrative and character development, visual design, along with the sociological and psychological dimensions of games, play, identity and community.

The class will be a combination of lecture, guest presentations, case studies, readings, and exploration of MMOs and virtual communities.
H A&S 261 A: What We Know and How We Know IT
SLN 13770
MW

12:30-2:20

MGH 206

Credits: 5
Limit: 25 students
The course will identify and develop methods of researching and gaining knowledge. In this seminar we will use discourse methods to understand the varied discourse used within disciplines that define knowledge, how knowledge is generated, and the rules of evidence that are acceptable in various disciplines (the disciplines represented by the students in the seminar). We will use critical reading of texts, dialogue (ala David Bohm), and reflective writing as the means to understand knowledge, and knowledge production across disciplinary fields. The outcome of this class will be enhanced student (and instructor) knowledge of disciplinary discourses.

Our goals include: developing empathic and creative imagination; learning how to negotiate and navigate with different ways of knowing; enhancing student writing; creating models for civic dialogue; and articulating how one learns. The class will focus on cross-disciplinary knowledge, the use of dialogue and writing as a means for self-understanding, praxis- the learning from doing, and critical reflection on action.

There will be a heavy reading load in this course, multiple short papers, a mid term exam, and two longer papers (5-10 pages).
H A&S 261 C: Deconstructing Ideologies in Race and Advertising
SLN 13772
MW

12:30-2:20

MGH 241

Credits: 5
Limit: 35 students
***COURSE FULL***

This Honors course explores race and advertising to grasp the specific kind of political theory practiced in The United States. Race is a complex, highly problematic, reality. It is a term, concept, social marker, way of life, stigma, and set of signs. Regardless of where one finds self in its dynamics, race is a complex social condition that indexes the realities of difference in radically distinct ways for different people. We interact with race, and its representations, as a kind of truth. As an image and artifact, racial representation uses the body as a kind of material and symbolic language that transforms human reality. Our focus is a reading of our own subject positions in a range of represented Americans. If we look deeply, we drive the mechanisms as well as institutions that culturally produce racialized Americana. Here we look to critique postmodern theory (advertizing) so as to
unravel a modern society driven by commodity and image. Hidden in commodity and image are ideology and representations that drive difference into class distinction. Make no mistake, this is not pure abstraction. These dynamics are ordinary and every day - I can say we both love and hate our own racial images. They are real, yet magical, even functionally useful in a perverse way. Seen clearly, racial images sell and generate surplus. We perceive and believe in them absolute ways. We come to know that we belong in certain places. Racial images are social magic - they work, transform, consume, and ultimately own us. Our interaction with race-as-art becomes perception; these ideas become truth; truth becomes institution. And history is made. Seeing something clearly is the first moment of emancipation, a will to power, and will to participate in political domains. Welcome to Plato's Cave. There
are texts by Terry Eagleton(1996), Judith Williamson (1994), and Audrey Smedley(1993). As a Socratic dialogue, forms of evaluation include three concept papers, student presentations, and concept notebooks.
H A&S 261 D: Idea and Method in Reading and Writing Culture
SLN 18567
T TH

11:30-1:20

MGH 206

Credits: 5
Limit: 35 students
This Honors Writing Course is an introductory survey of the basic ideas and methods of reading and writing culture. We aim to convince you that cultural theory and method are a practical and pragmatic set of tools critically used to study and imagine human difference.

As an approach, we use specific concepts, texts and data, and visual material to reflect upon, and then write about, the logic of human difference. Our concern is with the relative firstness (be it via divine origin, myth, place and language, material culture, ritual life, and ideology) of human knowledge. Our goal is to explore the symbolic world beyond the context of biology. This context is where materials, technology, and language generate symbolic domains. These domains are often irrational and based in belief.

This quarter we look into tension between individuals, groups, and communities with an Igbo-centric focus. Our goal is to grasp Igbo cultural patterns across time and space as Gender cultural cost and benefit, and consequence. In essence, Igbo like difference and distinction.

Over ten weeks we explore the Igbo body politic as a tool of value inscribed and circulated over time. This process is often referenced by the glossy term identity. Our twist this quarter is to grasp the underbelly of the production of otherness among Igbo, and for Igbo in the West; essentially, where Igbo bodies become reconfigured as Black via a dynamic asymmetry of European historical trajectories. What happens when Igbo migrate to London, New York, Oakland, or Seattle? Also, why do women-of-Igbo-descent generate and maximize new cultural space in traditional Ibusa, colonial Lagos, independent Nigeria, and finally London? The world, after all, is never very equal.

Required Materials include Achebe's Things Fall Apart (1993),
Emecheta's, The Joys of Motherhood (1994), Uchendu's The Ibo of Southeastern Nigeria (1965), and Van Der Elst's Culture as Given, Culture as Choice (2003).

There are two drafts of two Cultural Studies papers, a Concept Notebook, student presentations and precis, and participation points. As a Socratic dialogue there are no right answers and only well argued positions.
HIST 111 AC: The Ancient World
SLN 13805
MTWTh
F

1030-1120
1030-1120

SAV 239
MEB 234

Credits: 5
Limit: 25 students
***SECTION FULL*** MUST ALSO REGISTER FOR SLN 13802 (LECTURE)

This course is a broad survey of the ancient Mediterranean world from the ancient city-states of Sumner in Mesopotamia to the rise of Islam. HIST 111 is the first of a three-quarter sequence on the history of Western Civilization. It is not necessary to take all three quarters, or to take them in order. There are no prerequisites for this course, other than a willingness to work, an inquiring mind, and a healthy curiosity
HIST 111 AI: The Ancient World
SLN 19045
MTWTh
F

1030-1120
930-1020

SMI 120
DEN 311

Credits: 5
Limit: 25 students
Must also register for lecture (SLN 13802)

This course is a broad survey of the ancient Mediterranean world from the ancient city-states of Sumner in Mesopotamia to the rise of Islam. HIST 111 is the first of a three-quarter sequence on the history of Western Civilization. It is not necessary to take all three quarters, or to take them in order.

There are no prerequisites for this course, other than a willingness to work, an inquiring mind, and a healthy curiosity
HUM 201 AC: Diagnosing Injustice: Power Ethics and Global Health
SLN 14029
T, TH
W, F

1030-1150
10:30-11:20

SIG 134
CMU 243

Credits: 5
Limit: 25 students
***COURSE FULL***

Focuses on the interdisciplinary nature of the humanities with an emphasis on writing. Team-taught lectures and discussion sections for freshmen.

To understand and to address illness, we tend to look first to the body of the individual sufferer. Yet if we look instead to global patterns of power and inequality, illness comes into focus as a problem of injustice and by the same token, it becomes clear how injustice can cause people to sicken, suffer, and die. This course highlights the problem of global health disparities, and introduces students to conceptual tools from medical anthropology and medical ethics for critically analyzing health and illness in global, social, and ethical perspectives. What do we as citizens of a wealthy and powerful country, or as citizens of the world more generally, need to understand about the connections between power and health? What are our responsibilities? What are some of the complications and difficulties that arise in trying to implement solutions to global health problems and what are some examples of positive and successful efforts? Such are the questions that shall guide our exploration of a range of specific topics, including poverty and structural violence, war and terror, and biotechnology and pharmaceuticals. Course materials will include films as well as readings, teaching methods will include use of digital communications as well as more traditional methods, and our discussions will be enriched by several guest speakers.
RUSS 321 AB: Russian Literature and Culture 1700 - 1840
SLN 17347
MF
W

1030-1120
1030-1120

CMU 230
LOW 101

Credits: 5
Limit: 25 students
An introduction to the literature and culture of Russia from 1700 to 1840, starting with a few important examples from earlier periods. Literary works, art and architecture will be studied in relation to the development of Russian thought, both secular and religious. Attention is given to both the influence of Western Europe and what is distinctively Russian, and especially to the transformation that took place during this period in Russia's national self-awareness.

This is a 300-level lecture/discussion course, based on a number of literary texts and works of art, and some photographic materials. The artworks and photographs are available in the Images section of the website. You'll be expected to come to the discussions with the relevant materials read (or viewed) and thought about, and to do a certain amount of additional reading, either suggested in class, or the result of your own exploration of particular issues.

Recommended preparation

If you think you may have difficulty keeping up with the reading, it would be a good idea to make a start on it before the beginning of the quarter. The reading list will be posted on the website by the end of June.

Class Assignments and Grading

There are two written assignments: a 6-8 page midterm paper and a 8-10 page final paper. There will also be a review quiz towards the end of the quarter.
SIS 200 AI: States and Capitalism
SLN 17401
MWF
TTh

1130-1220
130-220

KNE 220
PAR 306

Credits: 5
Limit: 15 students
***COURSE FULL*** MUST ALSO REGISTER FOR SLN 17392 (LECTURE)

This course addresses two questions that are related to the structure of the global system: What are the processes that have created a world economy with systems of production and trade that cover the entire globe? And how is it that this economically united world has been so divided and fragmented in its political structures? The course examines these questions from a historical perspective by focusing on selected times, places, and events between the 13th and 20th centuries.

Four days of lectures, one day of discussion per week. Both the lectures and especially the discussion sections rely on student participation.

Class Assignments and Grading

Extensive reading and writing assignments. More than a typical 200-level class.

Weekly short papers, attendance, participation, a research paper, and a final exam.
SIS 200 AJ: States and Capitalism
SLN 17402
MWF
TTh

1130-1220
2:30-3:20

KNE 220
PAR 306

Credits: 5
Limit: 15 students
***COURSE FULL*** MUST ALSO REGISTER FOR SLN 17392 (LECTURE)

This course addresses two questions that are related to the structure of the global system: What are the processes that have created a world economy with systems of production and trade that cover the entire globe? And how is it that this economically united world has been so divided and fragmented in its political structures? The course examines these questions from a historical perspective by focusing on selected times, places, and events between the 13th and 20th centuries.

Four days of lectures, one day of discussion per week. Both the lectures and especially the discussion sections rely on student participation.

Class Assignments and Grading

Extensive reading and writing assignments. More than a typical 200-level class.

Weekly short papers, attendance, participation, a research paper, and a final exam.

Natural Sci (8)
Honors Civ (15)
Special Topics (11)
Seminars (2)

Gen St 199 R: Honors Freshman Seminar: Navigating the UW
SLN 13534
M

10:30-12:20

MGH 211 B

Credits: 2, c/nc
Limit: 12 students
INCOMING FRESHMAN ONLY

There is no doubt that arriving at the UW can be an overwhelming experience! There are so many wonderful opportunities to take advantage of, how do you begin to figure out which are the most important and which best suit your interests? The Honors freshman seminars are intended to help you become better acquainted with both University and Honors resources and with the larger UW campus community.

These 2 credit seminars (Cr/Nc) are available to those students who enroll in an Honors Civilization, or Natural science course. On a space available basis, Honors Freshman not enrolled in an autumn Honors course will also be allowed to enroll.

Similar in concept to the Freshman Interest Group (FIG) seminars, the Honors Freshman Seminars will provide opportunities for new students to get to know one another and learn about the most exciting opportunities that the UW and the larger community have to offer. These seminars will be led by a Junior or Senior in the College Honors Program and will meet once a week. You'll find out about campus activities such as lectures, student groups, intramural sports, student activism, and, in general, you'll learn how to become involved! Academic opportunities such as research, internships, study abroad, and service learning will also be explored. Through these seminars, you'll have the opportunity to meet faculty and staff from across campus. And of course, there will be "field trips" to learn about the local community. Some possible destinations might include Seattle's downtown art scene, Boeing Field, Pacific Science Center, Pike Place Market, or Snoqualmie Falls. The University of Washington and the greater Seattle area have a lot to offer and your seminar leaders will help you to discover them!

Instructor Bio:
My name is Alex and I'm a senior in anthropology with a minor in mathematics. I'm really excited to work with all of you who end up with me in the Freshman Seminar to create an intentional community where we can talk about the issues we're going through, explore some interesting facets of our city and neighborhood, and serve and connect with people around us. I've been in the student government for three years - last year I finished up by serving a one-year term as Chair of the Student Senate. I've been heavily involved right now in my academic department with independent research for my Honors Thesis, and this year I'll be involved as a Peer Minister for the Episcopal Church Campus Ministry. I love music (Doves is my favorite band), coffee (Cafe Allegro rocks my socks), beer (Pyramid's Curve Ball is lovely - but only if you're of age) and good conversations (about anything). By the time
I finally get to meet you, I'll be pretty stressed out thinking about my post-college plans - I'm looking at grad school, the Teach for America program, and some other options also. I'm all about taking what we learn about ourselves and each other in academia and playing it out in the world around us - let's make it happen together
Gen St 199 R1: Honors Freshman Seminar: Navigating the UW
SLN 13535
T

2:30-4:20

MGH 211 E

Credits: 2, c/nc
Limit: 12 students
Incoming Freshman Only

See Descripition For General Studies 199 R

Instructor Bio: : Buongiorno! My name is Kiera Clarke, and I am in my fifth (and last!) year here at the UW. I am an Italian major, with a minor in International Studies. I love languages, so if you speak another language, I would love it if you would teach me a phrase or two! Music of all types and genres is also a passion of mine, though Jazz will always hold a special place in my heart (I sing in the UW Vocal Jazz ensemble). In a less academic vein, I have a strong affinity for James Bond movies and Agatha Christie novels �who knows, there's still time to become a spy or detective! I was born and raised in Seattle, so I am looking forward to sharing my love for the UW and the Emerald City before I head out to the crazy East Coast for graduate school. A Settembre!
Gen St 199 R2: Honors Freshman Seminar: Navigating the UW
SLN 13536
TH

2:30-4:20

MGH 211 B

Credits: 2, c/nc
Limit: 12 students
***COURSE FULL*** Incoming Freshman Only

See Descripition For General Studies 199 R
Gen St 199 R3: Honors Freshman Seminar: Navigating the UW
SLN 13537
M

2:30-4:20

MGH 211 B

Credits: 2, c/nc
Limit: 12 students
***COURSE FULL*** Incoming Freshman Only

See Descripition For General Studies 199 R

Instructor Bio: Hello! My name is Erica Tartaglione, and I am sophomore majoring in Cellular and Molecular Biology. My interest is in genetics and human medical research. Apart from being a science geek, I am fascinated by languages and cultures. I am American, but grew up in Napoli, Italia. I renew my roots and language skills by going back to the motherland every summer. I have studied French for five years, and hope to pursue a minor in it. My passion also extends to the Spanish language. Journalism took me by storm during high school, and when my withdrawal symptoms surface, I collaborate with The Daily, the student-run newspaper, by writing articles. I enjoyed my freshman seminar, and I believe I can lead a successful one for you. I look forward to meeting you and helping you page through the university.
Gen St 199 R4: Honors Freshman Seminar: Navigating the UW
SLN 18983
F

10:30-12:20

MGH 211B

Credits: 2, c/nc
Limit: 12 students
Incoming Freshman Only

See Descripition For General Studies 199 R

Instructor Bio: Hey, my name is Belinda and I've lived my whole life is Seattle (I guess I'm a true Seattlite!) I guess you can say I'm the typical Chinese premed student majoring in biology. But I still take piano lessons at UW, play badminton in the IMA, and watch anime to keep my sanity. I research in the Oncology Department of the VA medical center and I'm also a bible study leader in my youth group at church. I'll be going to Amsterdam and Switzerland this summer to study a comparison of Dutch and American healthcare systems, which should be a good break from all the science courses. If I seem fried or on-edge in class, it's because I'm in the midst of applying to med school. I look forward to seeing you all in class this coming fall!
Gen St 199 R5: Honors Freshman Seminar: Navigating the UW
SLN 18984
F

11:30-1:20

MGH 211 E

Credits: 2, c/nc
Limit: 12 students
***COURSE FULL*** Incoming Freshman Only

See Descripition For General Studies 199 R

Instructor Bio: Husky basketball, travel, soccer, life as a student, my departments, and the University Honors Program. My name is Steve Margitan and these are just some of the things I am passionate about. I have really enjoyed my time here at the University as an Economics and International Studies major. This will be my third year at the UW. In addition to a seminar instructor I am one of the Honors House RAs, part of HSAP, and an Honors Rome Program participant. After finishing here at the University I plan on attending grad school and hope to work internationally, but I still have plenty of time before that and am concentrating more on enjoying my time at the UW. Enjoy summer and I look forward to meeting you this fall!
GEN ST 199 R6: Honors Freshman Seminar: Navigating the UW
SLN 18985
F

2:30-4:20

MGH 211 E

Credits: 2, c/nc
Limit: 12 students
***COURSE FULL*** Incoming Freshman Only

See Descripition For General Studies 199 R

Instructor Bio: Greetings! My name is Michelle Burce, and I am a senior majoring in Drama and Community, Environment, and Planning (CEP). As you can probably guess, I have a wide variety of interests. At any time you may see me working in the Honors Office, directing a show in the School of Drama, explaining rules to new members of the Honors Croquet League, or going out of my mind with projects and coursework. I am an out-of-state student, so I specialize in city exploration, building community, and exploring the idea of �home.� Way back when I was a freshman, I took a seminar like this and loved it. Now I'm back to lead one and make it better than ever. I look forward to meeting all of you this fall.
H A&S 397 A: Who Gets Ahead? Public Schooling in America
SLN ?
Th

3:00-5:20

MGH 228

Credits: 3
Limit: 30 students
ACADEMY FOR YOUNG SCHOLARS STUDENTS ONLY

If you are like most, you probably give little thought to the organization and role schools play in modern society. Despite the lack of a nationalized curriculum and notwithstanding the fact that educational control and oversight are largely decentralized processes (operating at the local level of the town or city) - the structure of public and private elementary and secondary education in the United States is remarkably consistent from state to state and between school districts. Enrollment in kindergarten by age four; textbook and curricular material selection; attendance in school from September through June in coeducational, age-graded classrooms; assignment in ability groups or tracks; preparation for continued education beyond high school in college or through vocational training; and so on, are but a few of the organizational characteristics and practices common in most schools and districts. These facets that comprise our national system of education, while common, are, unfortunately, in most cases taken for granted - often going both unquestioned and unanalyzed.

The goals of this course are for you to start to think and write like a sociologist, and begin to challenge your assumptions upon which education as an institution is predicated.

Through discussions in class and in section and through weekly response papers, we will ask some fundamental questions about the relationship between education and society. Why does everyone go to school? Why do some students seem to learn more and "get ahead" further than others? What factors shape how schools are run, how schools are organized, and what curricular materials are taught? How do schools help to maintain our capitalist system, and how do the factors of race, class, and gender affect the educational experiences of students within schools and within classrooms? How can schools become more effective? These are among the questions we will consider this quarter.

Over the twelve weeks, this course will emphasize the ways in which schools reproduce, reinforce, and challenge prevailing social, economic, and political relationships. We will look at the structure, practices, content, and outcomes of schooling, primarily in the light of their relationships to the wider society in which schools are situated. We will begin by examining the connection between types of societies and systems of education. In this regard, we will examine the rise of the modern school system in American and the dynamics of educational expansion (both within the United States and cross-nationally). We will note the link between schools and societal stratification, addressing how schooling contributes both to social mobility and to the reproduction of the prevailing social order. Next we will discuss the outcomes of schooling (achievement, attainment, dropping-out, college entry, and so on), and how these outcomes are produced. In particular, we will be concerned with the relation between and among students' experiences in schools, curricular and teaching practices, and what students ultimately get out of schooling. Finally, we will consider sociological perspectives on contemporary education reform.
H A&S 397 C: Ritual Endings
SLN 13780
T TH

1:30-2:50

MGH 211 E

Credits: 3
Limit: 15 students
Priority given to Juniors and Seniors

How do rituals that form and persist in our lifetimes for years, or even decades find their endings? What factors conspire to cause (or force) us to let go of a well-entrenched ritual? And what does the ritual process of letting go look like in relation to the original, well-formed ritual? In this course, we will invoke previous definitions of ritual (as labyrinths, for example) and the meanings they convey through a cognitive-linguistic process of metaphor to begin to fashion answers to the above questions. We will draw upon our own previous analysis of the ritual domain of Starbucks as well as other ritual analyses drawn from the domains of anthropology, religion, the military, and baseball to begin to address the question of how well-formed rituals come to their ends.

Your preparation for this course may include: a first course in Psychology or Anthropology; previous participation in one of the seminars on ritual I have taught; a well-honed experience with rituals (matriculation into a military academy, for instance).

Selected books to be used:

In Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches Harris frames the riddles of culture and presents them as problems that may be amenable to scientific explanation.

McCullough's The Unending Mystery takes us on a journey through labyrinths, which I find to be a useful analogy for explaining some important facets of ritual.

I will provide some readings from Calogero's Carefully Chosen Words: How rituals of living lend meaning to dreams (hereafter, CCW). This book gets at some of my own ideas about how ritual practice may come to influence our cognitive thinking processes through addressing the myth of premonition in dreaming.

�The ritual at Starbucks� (paper) is an on-going collaboration between Calogero and the constantly re-spawning Cognitive-Anthropological Honors Research Group.
H A&S 398 A: The Performing Arts In America - A 21st-Century Guide
SLN 13781
TH

12:30-3:20

MGH 293

Credits: 2, c/nc
Limit: 11 students
***COURSE FULL*** JUNIORS AND SENIORS ONLY

Most Americans know major performing-arts organizations only as audience
members. Theater, ballet, and opera companies are fascinating worlds of
their own. This seminar will look behind the scenes at what it takes to
bring great performances to the stage.

We will examine the history of the arts in America, debate their role in
our society, and consider how they should be supported. A highlight will
be visits to the Seattle Repertory Theatre and Pacific Northwest Ballet to
see facilities and talk with staff and artists about their organizations
and professions. We will also attend SRT and PNB performances.

Grading (CR/NC):

-- Two class presentations (10- and 20-minutes);
-- Contributions to class discussion;
-- Attendance at all class meetings and
two arts performances (tickets provided free);

Instructor:
Dr. Joe G. Norman, Professor of Chemistry
Dean, UW College of Arts and Sciences, 1987-94
Trustee, Seattle Repertory Theatre, 1989-95
Trustee, Pacific Northwest Ballet, 1993-present
H A&S 398 B: Seminar in Translation and Culture
SLN 18564
F

1:30-4:20

MGH 206

Credits: 3
Limit: 8 students
Cross listed with ANTH 561 / Contact Steve Harrell for add code

This class deals with the practice of translation and the theory that has grown up around that practice. Each week's session consists of three parts: a set of readings, an exercise to be posted to the class email list, and a series of topics and reviews for the class session.

The class welcomes students from a variety of disciplines including both social science and literary ones; the emphasis is, however, partly on anthropological questions. Students should have a good working knowledge of French, Spanish, German, Chinese, or Japanese, in addition to English.

Grades will be based on grades on the individual exercises. It is not possible for me to assign grades based on class participation.

Natural Sci (8)
Honors Civ (15)
Special Topics (11)
Seminars (2)

H A&S 350 A: Writing War: war and conflict journalism in last 100 years
SLN 13773
T

2:30-4:20

MGH 211 B

Credits: 2, c/nc
Limit: 15 students
***COURSE FULL***

War and conflict reporting has evolved greatly over the past 100 years, from World War I through the Iraq War. Both shaped by and contributing to the framework with which society views conflict, war journalism plays a vital, if sometime ambiguous, role in the national discourse on the wars we engage in. This seminar will examine this evolution of the media-and specifically the role of war correspondents�in reporting on wars and conflicts. Touching on both World Wars, Korea, Vietnam and post-Cold Warring in Beirut, Bosnia, and Iraq among others, we will read first-hand accounts, memoirs, and academic analyses. We hope to come to a clearer understanding of the complexities and forces at work representing conflict and contributing to a �first rough draft of a history that will never be completed about a world we can never understand.�
H A&S 350 B: Characteristics of Games
SLN 13774
TH

10:30-12:20

MGH 211B

Credits: 2, c/nc
Limit: 20 students
***COURSE FULL*** Prioirty for Juniors and Seniors

We will study and evaluate characteristics that are important to all games, looking at games from the casting of lots through Quake 5, with an emphasis on classic games. The goal will be to develop a vocabulary and tools for those interested in critiquing their own and others game designs. Each student will be expected to present a game design project by the end of the class.

Possible topics to be covered:
Defining Game
Number of Players
Luck & Skill
Game Heuristics
Game Balance
Game Length
Game Downtime
Established Standards
Catch-up Features

Optional Texts:
Oxford History of Board Games by David Parlett
Oxford History of Card Games by David Parlett

Richard Garfield is the designer of Magic: The Gathering and the inventor of
trading card games, now a mult-billion dollar industry. He was a professor
of mathematics until he launched his design career and now has dozens of
games to his credit.

For more information about Richard Garfield see the following link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Garfield

Skaff Elias worked for Wizards of the Coast since it launched the first
trading card game. He has designed dozens of games and created the
tournament system, the Pro-Tour, for their flagship game Magic. He has
consulted on computer game design for EA, Microsoft, and Nintendo.

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Courses

Natural Sci (8)

ESRM 303 AB: Preserving Wildland SLN 13070

FISH 250 AE: Marine Biology SLN 13276

H A&S 220 A: A Way of Knowing SLN 13762

H A&S 220 AA: A Way of Knowing SLN 13763

H A&S 220 AB: A Way of Knowing SLN 13764

H A&S 220 B: Introduction to Structural Design SLN 13765

H A&S 220 C: Food and the Environment SLN 13766

H A&S 396 A: Honors Seminar for Bio 200 on applications of lecture topics to current issues in molecular and cellular biology SLN 13777

Honors Civ (15)

Gen St 199: Honors Fig SLN 13522

H A&S 251 A: History of Western Civilization Gender Concepts SLN 13767

H A&S 251 B: Law and Community SLN 13768

H A&S 251 C: Debate as a Laboratory SLN 13769

H A&S 251 D: American Century SLN 18566

H A&S 251 E: Digital Play: virtual worlds, virtual communities SLN 18634

H A&S 261 A: What We Know and How We Know IT SLN 13770

H A&S 261 C: Deconstructing Ideologies in Race and Advertising SLN 13772

H A&S 261 D: Idea and Method in Reading and Writing Culture SLN 18567

HIST 111 AC: The Ancient World SLN 13805

HIST 111 AI: The Ancient World SLN 19045

HUM 201 AC: Diagnosing Injustice: Power Ethics and Global Health SLN 14029

RUSS 321 AB: Russian Literature and Culture 1700 - 1840 SLN 17347

SIS 200 AI: States and Capitalism SLN 17401

SIS 200 AJ: States and Capitalism SLN 17402

Special Topics (11)

Gen St 199 R: Honors Freshman Seminar: Navigating the UW SLN 13534

Gen St 199 R1: Honors Freshman Seminar: Navigating the UW SLN 13535

Gen St 199 R2: Honors Freshman Seminar: Navigating the UW SLN 13536

Gen St 199 R3: Honors Freshman Seminar: Navigating the UW SLN 13537

Gen St 199 R4: Honors Freshman Seminar: Navigating the UW SLN 18983

Gen St 199 R5: Honors Freshman Seminar: Navigating the UW SLN 18984

GEN ST 199 R6: Honors Freshman Seminar: Navigating the UW SLN 18985

H A&S 397 A: Who Gets Ahead? Public Schooling in America SLN ?

H A&S 397 C: Ritual Endings SLN 13780

H A&S 398 A: The Performing Arts In America - A 21st-Century Guide SLN 13781

H A&S 398 B: Seminar in Translation and Culture SLN 18564

Seminars (2)

H A&S 350 A: Writing War: war and conflict journalism in last 100 years SLN 13773

H A&S 350 B: Characteristics of Games SLN 13774

ESRM 303 AB: Preserving Wildland
SLN 13070

FISH 250 AE: Marine Biology
SLN 13276

H A&S 220 A: A Way of Knowing
SLN 13762

H A&S 220 AA: A Way of Knowing
SLN 13763

H A&S 220 AB: A Way of Knowing
SLN 13764

H A&S 220 B: Introduction to Structural Design
SLN 13765

H A&S 220 C: Food and the Environment
SLN 13766

H A&S 396 A: Honors Seminar for Bio 200 on applications of lecture topics to current issues in molecular and cellular biology
SLN 13777

Gen St 199: Honors Fig
SLN 13522

H A&S 251 A: History of Western Civilization Gender Concepts
SLN 13767

H A&S 251 B: Law and Community
SLN 13768

H A&S 251 C: Debate as a Laboratory
SLN 13769

H A&S 251 D: American Century
SLN 18566

H A&S 251 E: Digital Play: virtual worlds, virtual communities
SLN 18634

H A&S 261 A: What We Know and How We Know IT
SLN 13770

H A&S 261 C: Deconstructing Ideologies in Race and Advertising
SLN 13772

H A&S 261 D: Idea and Method in Reading and Writing Culture
SLN 18567

HIST 111 AC: The Ancient World
SLN 13805

HIST 111 AI: The Ancient World
SLN 19045

HUM 201 AC: Diagnosing Injustice: Power Ethics and Global Health
SLN 14029

RUSS 321 AB: Russian Literature and Culture 1700 - 1840
SLN 17347

SIS 200 AI: States and Capitalism
SLN 17401

SIS 200 AJ: States and Capitalism
SLN 17402

Gen St 199 R: Honors Freshman Seminar: Navigating the UW
SLN 13534

Gen St 199 R1: Honors Freshman Seminar: Navigating the UW
SLN 13535

Gen St 199 R2: Honors Freshman Seminar: Navigating the UW
SLN 13536

Gen St 199 R3: Honors Freshman Seminar: Navigating the UW
SLN 13537

Gen St 199 R4: Honors Freshman Seminar: Navigating the UW
SLN 18983

Gen St 199 R5: Honors Freshman Seminar: Navigating the UW
SLN 18984

GEN ST 199 R6: Honors Freshman Seminar: Navigating the UW
SLN 18985

H A&S 397 A: Who Gets Ahead? Public Schooling in America
SLN ?

H A&S 397 C: Ritual Endings
SLN 13780

H A&S 398 A: The Performing Arts In America - A 21st-Century Guide
SLN 13781

H A&S 398 B: Seminar in Translation and Culture
SLN 18564

H A&S 350 A: Writing War: war and conflict journalism in last 100 years
SLN 13773

H A&S 350 B: Characteristics of Games
SLN 13774