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Honors Course Archive: Winter 2007

    • ENGL 131 D: Composition: Exposition
      SLN 12787

      TTH
      1030-1220
      Denny 211
      Credits: 5
      Limit: 22 students

      This course does NOT meet any honors core requirements. However, it does meet general UW composition requirements.

      Study and practice of good writing: topics derived from a variety of personal, academic, and public subjects.

    • H A&S 396 A: Special Topics Natural Science: Current Topics in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (BIO 220)
      SLN 13656

        Mary Pat Wenderoth (Biology)
        Office: Hitchcock 430A, Box 351800
        Phone: (206) 685-8022
        mpw@u.washington.edu
      F
      12:30-2:20
      MGH 234
      Credits: 2, c/nc
      Limit: 30 students

      STUDENTS MUST BE CONCURRENTLY REGISTERED FOR BIO 220

      We will discuss general models that are fundamental to understanding physiology in animals and plants and apply these models to topics discussed in class, review literature on muscle physiology, visit a respiratory physiology lab discuss current topic in plant physiology.

    • H A&S 396 B: Interdisciplinary Special Topics--Natural Science
      SLN 13657

        Christine Tachibana (Biochemistry)
        Phone: (206) 543-1054
        cxt@u.washington.edu
      F
      830-1020
      MGH 206
      Credits: 2, c/nc
      Limit: 20 students

      *** COURSE FULL *** STUDENTS MUST BE CONCURRENTLY REGISTERED FOR BIO 200

      In this honors section, we explore the topics covered in BIOL200, focusing on current research, controversies and applications. We will not review class or lab material, but will use the week's BIOL200 lectures as a starting point for discussions. A sample of discussions from previous quarters: prion protein diseases (like mad cow disease), cloning and stem cell techniques, how human cognitive development is affected by gender.

      Weekly readings will be posted on a website, and must be read before class. In class, we'll do group activities and discussions, and short presentations. Credit is awarded for completing the weekly reading and writing assignments and attending and participating in all sessions. Concurrent registration in BIOL200 is required.

    • H A&S 396 C: Interdisciplinary Special Topics--Natural Science
      SLN 13658

        Christine Tachibana (Biochemistry)
        Phone: (206) 543-1054
        cxt@u.washington.edu
      F
      1030-1220
      MGH 206
      Credits: 2, c/nc
      Limit: 20 students

      *** COURSE FULL *** STUDENTS MUST BE CONCURRENTLY REGISTERED FOR BIO 200

      In this honors section, we explore the topics covered in BIOL200, focusing on current research, controversies and applications. We will not review class or lab material, but will use the week's BIOL200 lectures as a starting point for discussions. A sample of discussions from previous quarters: prion protein diseases (like mad cow disease), cloning and stem cell techniques, how human cognitive development is affected by gender.

      Weekly readings will be posted on a website, and must be read before class. In class, we'll do group activities and discussions, and short presentations. Credit is awarded for completing the weekly reading and writing assignments and attending and participating in all sessions. Concurrent registration in BIOL200 is required.

    • H A&S 396 D: Knowledge Representation and Applications
      SLN 19040

        Ira Kalet (Radiation Oncology)
        Office: NN146A UW Medical Center, Box 356043
        Phone: 598-4107
        ikalet@u.washington.edu
      TTh
      9:00-10:20
      HST T3 60A
      Credits: 3
      Limit: 10 students

      prereq CSE 142 Computer Programming I --(Will receive Honors Credit!)-- Good for both Science and Non-science Majors

      Cross-listed with MEBI 550 A.

      Deals with the principles of knowledge representation and reasoning, with application to biology, medicine and health. Many of the examples will use the Common Lisp programming language, but prior knowledge of Lisp is not assumed. Other programming and knowledge representation languages will also be introduced, such as Prolog.

    • H A&S 397 A: Ways of Feeling: Expressions of Emotions Across Languages and Cultures
      SLN 13659

        Katarzyna Dziwirek (Slavic Languages and Literatures)
        Office: M260 Smith, Box 353580
        Phone: 543-7691
        dziwirek@u.washington.edu
      MW
      230-420
      SIG 226
      Credits: 5
      Limit: 15 students

      This course is cross listed with SLAV 426

      Universal and culture specific aspects of linguistic expression of emotion. Are there feelings that all people share independent of language, culture, gender, and race? Examination of the meaning and form of emotion words in different languages, facial expressions, cultural attitudes to emotion and emotional behavior, and gender-specific emotional expressions.

    • ENVIR 439 AD: Sustainable Society
      SLN 13095

        Jim Karr (Aquatic and Fishery Sciences)
        Office: 214 Fishery Sciences, Public Affairs, Box 355020
        Phone: (206) 685-4784
        jrkarr@u.washington.edu
      T
      W
      11:30-1:20
      3:30-4:50
      MGH 389
      MGH 284
      Credits: 3
      Limit: 7 students

      Students must also register for SLN 13091 (ENVIR 439 A - the lecture) ***COURSE FULL ***

      This course is cross-listed with FISH 439 AD.

      http://fish.washington.edu/classes/fish439/

      This course is based on a series of lecturers from diverse disciplines reacting to the following
      premise:
      Building a sustainable future depends on restructuring the global economy, major shifts in human
      reproductive behavior, and dramatic changes in values and lifestyles. If we do not accomplish this
      restructuring within the next three decades, environmental deterioration and economic growth are
      likely to feed on each other, pulling us into a downward spiral of social disintegration.
      Each lecturer's perspective on the premise is colored by the disciplinary lens through which
      she/he sees the world and by the expertise they have accumulated during her/his scholarly career.
      Lecturers may agree or disagree with the premise; I don't know in advance how they will react. I
      only ask that they outline the reasons for their positions or judgments. In this series, we stand at
      the present and look to the future through those different disciplinary lenses.
      Each lecture period will include a 20-minute mini-lecture on the eight transitions that I believe
      are required to attain a sustainable society (e.g., economic, social, educational, technological,
      political, and so on). Each student in the lecture will be expected to write a maximum 3-page essay
      exploring and integrating the material presented during lectures throughout the quarter.
      Additionally, students enrolled for 3 credits will begin with a discussion of the 2004 book by
      historical philosopher Ronald Wright, A Short History of Progress. We will also review the lessons
      from Jared Diamond's Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed. Four weeks will be spent on
      deeper exploration and discussion of the eight transitions introduced in lecture. Finally, all
      students registered for three credits will read a second book selected from a list of about 20
      recent books. Students will make oral presentations of their book review in the last two discussion
      periods. The "final exam" will be a written book review of the same book (length limited to 6
      pages).

    • FISH 439 AD: Sustainable Society
      SLN 13375

        Jim Karr (Aquatic and Fishery Sciences)
        Office: 214 Fishery Sciences, Public Affairs, Box 355020
        Phone: (206) 685-4784
        jrkarr@u.washington.edu
      T
      W
      11:30-1:20
      3:30-4:50
      MGH 389
      MGH 284
      Credits: 3
      Limit: 8 students

      Students must also register for SLN 13371 (FISH439 A - the lecture)

      This course is cross-listed with ENVIR 439 AD. See ENVIR 439 AD for course description.

      http://fish.washington.edu/classes/fish439/

    • H A&S 350 B: Service for Social Justice
      SLN 13655

        Amy Piedalue (Honors Program)
        Phone: 685-1090
        amer@u.washington.edu
      TH
      1:30-2:20
      MGH 211 B
      Credits: 2, c/nc
      Limit: 15 students

      COURSE FULL

      Course Description:

      Service for Social Justice will address service and community action as means of promoting and working toward social justice on both local and global scales. The seminar will connect Honors students to service opportunities through the Carlson Center as well as engage them in discussions about the meaning of service, the connections to social justice, and the variety of ways in which we, as citizens, serve our communities. The course will also discuss the gendered aspects of social justice and specifically address issues of women and violence within the context of service for social justice. In addition to readings and discussions, guest speakers from the campus and community would share their service experiences; educate the students on gender in the context of service for social justice; and talk about the ways in which service connects them to community and shapes their identities.

      Expectations:

      The students would spend one hour per week in class, with a minimum of 2 hours/week in service work (with a campus or community organization). They will journal about their weekly service experiences and attempt to place their real experiences within the conceptual frameworks provided by the in class discussions, readings, and guest speakers. The seminar will culminate with the students assembling a small publication of their writing and/or art work expressing their experiences with service during the quarter.

    • ESRM 301 AC: Maintaining Nature in an Urban and Urbanizing World
      SLN 13142

        Sarah Reichard (Forest Resources)
        Phone: 616-5020
        reichard@u.washington.edu
      TTh
      W
      1230-150
      130-420
      MGH 231
      MEB 248
      Credits: 5
      Limit: 4 students

      Students will also have to register for lecture, SLN 13140. / Contact Michelle Trudeau for an add code: michtru@u.washington.edu

      The conservation, restoration, and management of nature in highly human impacted environments present unique challenges. Teams of students work on real Pacific Northwest problems, with stakeholders and experts to understand patterns, processes, and drivers of these systems. Prerequisite: either BIOL 162 or BIOL 200.

    • FISH 350 A: Marine Ecology of Coastal Systems
      SLN 13369

        Terrie Klinger (School of Marine Affairs)
        Office: 3707 Brooklyn Ave NE, Box 355685
        Phone: (206) 685-2499
        tklinger@u.washington.edu
      MWF
      930-1020
      FSH 109
      Credits: 3
      Limit: 13 students

      No entry code needed

      Explores the ecological relationships of marine organisms in coastal systems, including kelp forests and coral reefs, the physical forces that shape these systems, and the impacts of environmental change. Lectures, reading, critical writing, final paper, optional field trip. Recommended: BIOL/FISH/OCEAN 250. Offered: jointly with SMA 350 A.

      This course is open to all UW students, but honors students are encouraged to make it an honors course through the "ad hoc" process. An "ad hoc" contract may be printed out at: http://depts.washington.edu/uwhonors/faculty/adhoc.pdf

    • H A&S 221 A: Natural Science for an Informed Citizen
      SLN 13646

        Vladimir Chaloupka (Physics)
        Office: B309 Physics-Astronomy Bldg, Box 351560
        Phone: 543-8965
        vladi@u.washington.edu
      MW
      F
      1030-1220
      1030-1120
      PAA A214
      PAA A214
      Credits: 5
      Limit: 35 students

      ***COURSE IS FULL***

      Modern science is an awesome, exciting adventure. Quite inexplicably, we seem able to investigate Nature, from detailed aspects of the Big Bang, through the machinery of our own genome, all the way to the Quantum Mechanics of quarks and neutrinos. At the same time, many thinkers have pointed out the ever-increasing gap between the cumulative, exponential progress in science and technology on the one hand, and on the other hand, the lack of comparable progress in our ability to use our new technological tools thoughtfully and responsibly. This gap cannot keep increasing forever. Some people think that we might be in the process of acquiring powers that we should not have, and that catastrophic consequences are not only possible, but probable or even inevitable.

      An informed, educated citizen should know enough about science to be able to appreciate the potential benefits as well as the possible dangers which Science represents. In this course, we will explore the current status and developments in Physics, Nanotechnology and Biotechnology. We will learn how NASA plans to listen to the gravitational symphony of the Universe, how astrophysicists know what happened fifteen billions years ago (and exactly what happened in the first three minutes after that), we will learn about Schrodinger's cat and Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, and we will contemplate the marvelous interplay of DNA, RNA and proteins. We will spend equal time discussing methods of risk assessment: we will try to find out if the Brookhaven National Laboratory could accidentally produce a black hole which will eat the Planet, or if a biological accident could wipe out Civilization. There will be both exuberance as well as humility in our treatment of the issues, and both feelings will often be illustrated using the playground of Music.

    • H A&S 221 B: Evolution and Human Behavior
      SLN 13647

        Jon Herron (Biology)
        Office: 205D Burke Museum, Box 351800
        Phone: (206) 547-6330
        herronjc@u.washington.edu
      TTh
      1230-220
      MGH 295
      Credits: 5
      Limit: 35 students

      *** COURSE FULL ***

      The theory of evolution by natural selection is the underlying theme that unites all fields of biology. In this course we will cover the basic principles of evolutionary biology, explore ways in which evolutionary theory can be applied to human biology and behavior, and consider how evolutionary thinking might guide the development of social policy. We will consider questions such as these:

      Why are women and men different?
      Which is more egalitarian: monogamy or polygamy?
      Why do step-parents and step-children often have more conflicted relationships than biological parents and children?
      When do people cooperate, when are they selfish, and why?
      What can we do to reduce the rate of spousal abuse and homicide?

      My goal is to help students learn selection thinking; that is, to help them learn to think like evolutionary biologists. I hope to help students pose questions, formulate hypotheses, design experiments, and critically evaluate the quality of evidence. After taking this course, students will be able to:

      Apply evolutionary theory to human interactions, especially those involving social conflict, and make predictions about how the divergent interests of the conflicting parties will affect their behavior.
      Interpret and critically evaluate graphs and tables showing data on behavioral patterns in humans and animals.
      Design observational studies and experiments to test these predictions.
      Provide evolutionary interpretations of various human social institutions, such as laws, wills, and social policies.

      Assignments will include a series of concise essays, plus problem sets and tutorials.

    • SMA 350 A: Marine Ecology of Coastal Systems
      SLN 17481

        Terrie Klinger (School of Marine Affairs)
        Office: 3707 Brooklyn Ave NE, Box 355685
        Phone: (206) 685-2499
        tklinger@u.washington.edu
      MWF
      930-1020
      FSH 109
      Credits: 3
      Limit: 12 students

      No entry code needed

      Explores the ecological relationships of marine organisms in coastal systems, including kelp forests and coral reefs, the physical forces that shape these systems, and the impacts of environmental change. Lectures, reading, critical writing, final paper, optional field trip. Recommended: BIOL/FISH/OCEAN 250. Offered: jointly with FISH 350 A.

      This course is open to all UW students, but honors students are encouraged to make it an honors course through the "ad hoc" process. An "ad hoc" contract may be printed out at: http://depts.washington.edu/uwhonors/faculty/adhoc.pdf

    • H A&S 252 A: Reading Native Intellectuals (The Conundrum of Racial Representation and Epistemological Authenticity)
      SLN 13648

        Clarke Speed (Anthropology)
        landogo@u.washington.edu
      T TH
      11:30-1:20
      MGH 278
      Credits: 5
      Limit: 20 students

      *** COURSE FULL ***

      This Honors course is both Native and Sherman Alexie-centric. We read Professor Alexie as political agent within the cultural cave of representation. Some areas of interest include how Alexie plays with the unique skill of narrative and regime of truth within absolutely contested 'Indian' histories and domains. We are also concerned with knowledge, power, and secrecy within the contexts of ceremonially based tradition and urban based modernity. Finally, we dig deeply into the fulcrum of race, racialization, and re-racialization of knowledge and representation. Texts include Tonto and The Lone Ranger Fistfight in Heaven, Reservation Blues, Ten Little Indians, and Plato's The Republic. There are three short concept papers, student preentations, and a Concept Notebook. The class is Socratic, oriented toward dialogue, and has NO right answers.

    • H A&S 252 B: COMPARATIVE IDEOLOGY: HUMAN RIGHTS MOVEMENTS
      SLN 13649

        Clare Bright (Women Studies)
        Office: B-110 Padelford, Box 354345
        Phone: (206) 543-6900
        cbright@u.washington.edu
      TTh
      1230-220
      CMU 326
      Credits: 5
      Limit: 35 students

      *** COURSE FULL ***

      Course Description
      An exploration of the philosophies which have shaped the Black Liberation Movement, the Feminist Movement and the Gay Rights Movement in the United States. We will begin by looking at the ideological roots of these movements in earlier centuries then trace their development through their 20th century manifestations. Similarities and differences in these social theories will be analyzed along with the historical contexts in which they were and are invoked. We will also consider the political ramifications of utilizing particular paradigms to argue for social change.

      Course Objectives
      To provide an overview of the sociopolitical philosophies which underlie the Feminist, African/American, and Gay movements in the United States
      To situate these paradigms in their historical context
      To assess which theories, concepts and arguments transcend the particular features of the individual movements and apply across their differences and which do not
      To develop the students' ability to analyze, formulate and defend theory
      To assist students in examining their own sociopolitical beliefs and goals

      Required Reading
      Black Power Ideologies, John McCartney
      Readings Packets (available at Prof. Copy, 42nd & U. Way)

      Course Requirements
      Class participation (30%): Be present and prepared for discussion. This means having each day's readings completed by class time and coming with some ideas about them and about any assigned questions. Participation includes both thoughtful comments and active, respectful listening and an appropriate balance between them. One absence is permitted without affecting your participation grade.

      Weekly response papers (30%): Each week questions or topics related to the readings will be given on which you will write 2-3 typewritten pages. Graded credit/no-credit.

      Group project (15%): Guidelines to be announced.

      Final exam (take-home essay) (25%)

      A Class Partner: Someone with whom you exchange phone numbers. Since you are responsible for being knowledgeable about what happens in class, you will contact your class partner if you miss any class time or information

    • H A&S 252 C: The Convergence of Culture & Media: What it Means for Games and Entertainment
      SLN 13650

        Wanda Gregory (Software Systems-Bothell)
        wanda.gregory@gmail.com
      TTh
      130-320
      MGH 206
      Credits: 5
      Limit: 25 students

      *** COURSE FULL ***

      "We now live in a world where every story, image, sound, idea, brand, and relationship will play itself out across all possible media platforms." (Henry Jenkins, 2006).

      Today the consumer has become the producer with media culture becoming more participatory, changing the relationship between media producers and consumers. We are also seeing an increasingly prominent role consumers are playing in shaping that flow of media resulting in a blurring of the lines between media platforms, content, creator, corporation and consumers as seen through such sites as YouTube and MySpace. Where will this path take us? What will be the impact of these trends on the future of entertainment and how we learn? The class will explore these issues along with the creation of content and IP development.

      Topics will include: media convergence, transmedia properties, creation of IPs, participatory culture, user-generated content, social networks, collective intelligence, fan cultures, virtual worlds, and games. This course will explore topics through case studies, guest lecturers, readings and group/individual projects.

    • H A&S 252 D: Readings on Culture and Power
      SLN 13651

        Clarke Speed (Anthropology)
        landogo@u.washington.edu
      MW
      12:30-2:20 PM
      MGH 234
      Credits: 5
      Limit: 35 students

      *** COURSE FULL ***

      This Honors Western Civilization II course is a hermeneutic (a close reading) of culture, cultural production, the performance of power, and history making. In essence, cultural production spatializes power into symbolic, social, and institutional relations. Our work is exploratory. It makes no claim to right answers or theories. As a Socratic process, we ask questions, often without answers, to shake the discourse free from itself. As we interrogate the ideal theories of culture, our uncloaking directs us to pursue the production of culture inside-out. We must study the process, and not the thing. Events in h(H)istory often show that cultural production generates a new space and subject in an historical object - a new active political subject comes to participate in their own objectification. Taken a step further, cultural performance becomes a two-way contradiction - the new margin (a space with agents) gains value by devaluing its own center. Finally, new lines of power are formed in lived relations that destabilize and unravel. Culture is forever the contradictory crises of its own realization; fleeting and unstable, and often impossible to reproduce. Our goal is to grasp a new set of contradictory definitions where culture is seen as a mysterious curve with fluid centers, shifting borders and boundaries, strange gaps, and third spaces. Over ten weeks we seek application to Sacred and Secular States from Africa to Americana. Our aim is to collect what is useful, ask more questions, and generate a new kind of post-gramscian logic where any form of hegemony requires counter and shadow hegemonies, sub-altern spaces as well as agents. There are three Concept Papers, a Concept Notebook, and Student Presentations/Precis.

      Required Readings
      V.S. Naipaul, A Bend In The River (1989)
      M. Sheets-Johnstone, The Roots of Power (1994)
      J. Fabian, Moments of Freedom (1998)
      D. Donham, History, Power, and Ideology (1999)

    • H A&S 262 A: Teaching What You Know
      SLN 13652

        Eugene Edgar (Education, Honors Faculty Scholar 2006-2007)
        Office: MGH 211 B (Office hours: Tuesdays 2:00-3:30), Box 352800
        Phone: 221-3431
        ebedgar@u.washington.edu
        Frances McCue (Writer in Residence, UW Honors Program)
        frances@francesmccue.com
      MW
      1230-220
      MGH 206
      Credits: 5
      Limit: 25 students

      *** COURSE FULL ***

      In what situations is expertise a useful commodity? Does knowledge include the awareness of how to best use it?

      In this seminar we'll learn the basics of teaching. By exploring various methods that have been used to transmit knowledge and skills from experts to non-experts, we'll develop methods to use knowledge to improve the lives of the non experts and enhance the knowledge of those who are transmitting it. We will use the work of two nonprofit community places, one from the early 1900s --Jane Adams (Hull House)—and a recent one--Richard Hugo House here in Seattle. We will use readings, discussions and outside speakers as well as reflective writing as a means to achieve the seminar goals. The outcome of this seminar will be for each student to have a developed plan to transmit his or her knowledge to some community group. If possible students should plan on registering for a spring quarter service learning experience.

      Bibliography:

      Jane Addams, Twenty Years at Hull House, New York: Signet, Penguin Putnam, 1961
      Jerome Bruner, Toward a Theory of Instruction, Belknap Press, 1966
      Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, New York: Continuum, 2000

      Course Packet: Selections of Eleanor Duckworth, Richard Hugo, Maxine Greene, Mihalyi Cziksentmihalyi, Frances McCue, Billy Collins

      Possible activities:

      Teaching each other
      Videos on Teaching (private universe)
      Collecting data from other learning environments we're in
      Journals

      Student Products
      2 three-page papers
      1 ten-page paper
      Journal on learning
      Mini-teaching lesson video taped (group project0
      Final Reflection paper on best teaching practices

    • H A&S 262 B: Humor and American Political Rhetoric
      SLN 18813

        Matt McGarrity (Communication)
        Office: 102 Communications Bldg, Box 353740
        Phone: 543-7854
        mcgarrit@u.washington.edu
      M W
      9:30 - 11:20
      MGH 206
      Credits: 5
      Limit: 35 students

      *** COURSE FULL ***

      Being funny has historically played an important role in being political. Presidents, political insiders, and
      political critics all rely on the power of humor to make their arguments more powerful and effective in the public sphere. This course will investigate how humor functions rhetorically in American political discourse. After establishing a shared intellectual framework for the rhetorical study of humor in politics, the course will explore a number of interrelated themes including (but not limited to): historical American
      political humorists (Twain, Bierce, Rodgers), the role and impact of different forms of political humor (stand-up, animation, fake news programs, political cartoons), the importance of humor to the presidency (Kennedy, Reagan), and the boundaries of decorum. By the end of this course, students should be able to explain theories of humor and rhetoric and critically analyze the rhetorical function of political humor. The reading is moderate to heavy, combing academic approaches to humor and rhetoric with multiple case studies of political humor. The written work in the class involves regular response papers and a quarter long research study of an episode of political humor.

    • H A&S 262 C: CARE AND RESPONSIBILITY ACROSS OUR GLOBE
      SLN 13653

        Victoria Lawson (Geography)
        Phone: 543-5196
        lawson@u.washington.edu
      TTh
      1030-1220
      MGH 206
      Credits: 5
      Limit: 25 students

      *** COURSE FULL ***

      This course explores the centrality of care work and care ethics to our lives and to society broadly. We will look at how shifts in contemporary society (in the U.S. and across the globe) suggest an urgent need for care. We will examine the context for care including: i) the extension of market relations into almost everything (health care, education, environmental protection, elder-care etc.; ii) the systematic devaluation of care-work; iii) pervasive discourses of personal responsibility (for poverty, inner city decline, unemployment, etc.); and iv) withdrawal of state supports in many crucial arenas. We will examine how care work is being intensified and simultaneously devalued, we will explore the ways in which care is a public rather than a private matter and we will think about our responsibilities to care to those who are near, and those who are across the globe.


      The first part of the course will examine the growing need to take care seriously in academic work, in public policy and in our own lives. We will then think about the possibilities and challenges of really caring across distance and to respectfully engaging with people in distant and different places. Finally, we will explore current efforts to construct alternative ways of caring for our society and our world. Here we will investigate the goals and accomplishments of fair trade movements; efforts to build alternative economies; organizations like Partners for Health, World Social Forum, Students Against Sweatshops and Jubilee 2000 USA, People's Global Action, Regional Equity Movement and the like. We will also think through the challenges of producing innovative and caring knowledge under ethical and responsible relations to people with whom we work.


      Requirements: there will be a midterm takehome essay exam and an in-class final exam. Students will also participate in a group project that may involve research or service-learning, with a presentation to class and a paper written on that project.

    • HIST 112 AC: The Medieval World
      SLN 13684

        Robert Stacey (History)
        Office: 218B Smith, Box 353765
        Phone: 543-9190
        bstacey@u.washington.edu
      F
      MTWTh
      930-1020
      10:30-11:20
      SAV 211
      HUB 112
      Credits:
      Limit: 25 students

      COURSE FULL Honors section (HIST 112AC) is on Fridays, 9:30-10:20. Honors students must also register for the corresponding lecture (HIST 112A, SLN:13681).

      Political, economic, social, and intellectual history of the Middle Ages. Cannot be taken for credit toward a history major if HSTAM 331 or 332 or 333 previously taken.

      Class Description

      This course is an introductory survey of European history during the middle ages, covering the period from roughly 250 C.E. to 1650 C.E. It emphasizes three distinctive features of European civilization that developed during this period: the gradual emergence of a distinction between religion and politics; the development of a concept of limited government; and the changing positions women occupied in European society. In addition to acquiring an understanding of the historical development of western European civilization during the middle ages, students will also learn to analyze primary sources for the historical evidence they can provide; to construct historical arguments based upon this primary source evidence; to evaluate competing historical arguments using primary source evidence; and to appreciate the distance between historical evidence and historical interpretations of that evidence.

      Lectures daily, Monday through Thursday; Friday discussion sections of 25 students each, led by graduate student teaching assistants.

      Recommended preparation

      This course presumes no previous background in the subject. Although aimed primarily at freshmen and sophomores, it is also suitable for junior and seniors who have not previously had a medieval history course. Students who have previously taken HSTAM 331, 332, or 333 are NOT eligible to enroll for credit in HIST 112.

      Class Assignments and Grading

      Daily preparatory reading in assigned textbook; weekly readings of primary sources written during the middle ages will be discussed in sections on Fridays. Two short papers (one 2-3 pages, with mandatory rewrite; the other 5-7 pages, optional rewrite); midterm exam; final exam. This class is a "W" class. You should expect that this class will require you to spend between 10 and 15 hours per week on it. Some students will spend more time than this on it. Very few who do well in the class will spend less than 10 hours per week on it.

      15% for the first paper (2-3 pages); 10% for in-class midterm; 10% for take-home midterm essay (2-3 pages); 25% for the second paper (5-7 pages); 25% for the final exam; 15% for contributions to discussion sections.

      You must turn in all graded assignments in order to pass this class.

    • HIST 112 AI: The Medieval World
      SLN 13690

      F
      MWTTH
      1030-1120
      1030-1120
      TBA
      Credits: 5
      Limit: 25 students

      COURSE FULL Honors section (HIST 112AI) is on Fridays, 10:30-11:20. Honors students must also register for the corresponding lecture HIST 112A, SLN:13681.

      Political, economic, social, and intellectual history of the Middle Ages. Cannot be taken for credit toward a history major if HSTAM 331 or 332 or 333 previously taken.

    • HUM 202 AB: Introduction to Themes in the Humanities
      SLN 13900

        Philip Howard (Communication)
        Office: 102 Communications Bldg., 141 Communications Bldg., Box 353740
        Phone: 221-6532
        pnhoward@u.washington.edu
      MWF
      TTH
      1:30-2:20
      10:30-11:20
      MLR 301
      CMU 226
      Credits: 5
      Limit: 25 students

      Students must also register for the corresponding lecture (HUM 202 A: sln 13898)

      Focuses on the interdisciplinary nature of the humanities with an emphasis on writing. Investigation of forms and methods the humanities employ to explore life's biggest questions. Team-taught lectures and discussion sections for freshmen. Offered: W.

      Class Description

      This course will explore the relationship between new media technology and society. New media technologies have an important role in our modern social lives, but history is replete with important socio-technical transitions. While societies do construct new technologies, scientific advances and engineering innovations often have an impact on social development. Likely topics include the interaction of material, artificial and social systems; surveillance and political technologies; and the role of new media technologies and cultural change in poor countries. The course will review some of the great historical periods of rapid change in media technologies, and look at how such technologies have had an impact on our political, economic and cultural lives. This course has several objectives: to teach students about the ideas, people, and cultural meanings of new media technologies; to give students cultural literacy and practical familiarity with new technology, analog and digital; and give students to develop their own sophisticated critiques about the role of technology and innovation in communication and culture through short, regular writing assignments.

    • RUSS 322 AB: Russian Literature and Culture of the Twentieth Century
      SLN 17306

      TTh
      MWF
      1030-1120
      1030-1120
      TBA
      Credits: 5
      Limit: 25 students

      Honors section (RUSS 322 AB) is on Tuesdays and Thursday, 10:30-11:20. Honors students must also register for the corresponding lecture (RUSS 322 A, SLN:17304).

      Literature as an element in Russian culture. Art, architecture, music, and philosophy also treated. Periods covered include the age of Peter the Great, romanticism, realism, and impressionism.

    • SIS 201 AI: The Making of the 21st Century
      SLN 17345

      TTh
      MWF
      130-220
      130-220
      SWS 032
      SMI 120
      Credits: 5
      Limit: 15 students

      *** COURSE FULL *** Recommended: SIS 200. Students must also register for the corresponding lecture (SIS 201 A: SLN 17336)

      SIS 201 is about the institutions that have shaped the world in which we live – a world that is at once interdependent, fragmented, and fractious. Students will learn about the two most important institutions, the world economy and the world system of states, and how they developed in the 20th century. Special attention will be given to the reshaping of these institutions in the 21st century, with a focus on the aftermath of the "Battle for Seattle" (WTO) and the attack of 9/11.

      The course will consist of three lectures a week, which will be interrupted frequently by student questions for the lecturer and the opposite. Twice a week, students will meet in small sections for discussion of readings, lectures, and current events related to the course material.

      Recommended preparation

      There are no prerequisites for the course, but it is highly recommended that students start reading the New York Times newspaper daily even before beginning the course.

      Class Assignments and Grading

      The course emphasizes writing and reading. The reading assignments will average approximately 150+ pages per week, with attention given on how to read critically. Writing will include two drafts of a small research paper, plus short weekly papers that analyze the readings.

      Grades are determined by the two drafts of the research paper, the short weekly papers, in-class quizzes, a final exam, and participation in the weekly section.

    • SIS 201 AJ: Making of the 21st Century
      SLN 17346

      TTH
      MWF
      1130-1220
      130-220
      SMI 307
      SMI 120
      Credits: 5
      Limit: 15 students

      ***COURSE FULL *** Students must also register for the corresponding lecture (SIS 201 A: SLN 17336)

      SIS 201 is about the institutions that have shaped the world in which we live – a world that is at once interdependent, fragmented, and fractious. Students will learn about the two most important institutions, the world economy and the world system of states, and how they developed in the 20th century. Special attention will be given to the reshaping of these institutions in the 21st century, with a focus on the aftermath of the "Battle for Seattle" (WTO) and the attack of 9/11.

      The course will consist of three lectures a week, which will be interrupted frequently by student questions for the lecturer and the opposite. Twice a week, students will meet in small sections for discussion of readings, lectures, and current events related to the course material.

      Recommended preparation

      There are no prerequisites for the course, but it is highly recommended that students start reading the New York Times newspaper daily even before beginning the course.

      Class Assignments and Grading

      The course emphasizes writing and reading. The reading assignments will average approximately 150+ pages per week, with attention given on how to read critically. Writing will include two drafts of a small research paper, plus short weekly papers that analyze the readings.

      Grades are determined by the two drafts of the research paper, the short weekly papers, in-class quizzes, a final exam, and participation in the weekly section.