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Honors Course Archive: Autumn 2007

    • CHEM 145: Honors General Chemistry
      SLN 11522

      M W F
      2:30-3:20
      BAG 260
      Credits: 5
      Limit: 72 students

      See below

      145 and 155 cover material in 142, 152, and 162. Integrated computer and chemistry laboratory experiments. Prerequisite: either MATH 124, MATH 127, or MATH 134, any of which may be taken concurrently; score of 43% on CHEMGN placement test. No more than the number of credits indicated can be counted toward graduation from the following course groups: 142, 145 (5 credits); 145, 155, 162 (10 credits). Offered: A.

    • CHEM 475: Honors Physical Chemistry
      SLN ?

      M W F
      Th
      8:30-9:20
      8:30-9:20
      BAG 331A
      SMI 311
      Credits: 3
      Limit: 15 students

      See below

      Introduction to quantum chemistry, spectroscopy. Theory of quantum mechanics applied more rigorously than in CHEM 455. Application of quantum mechanics to electronic structure of atoms and molecules. Computer software used to solve problems. Prerequisite: either CHEM 155 or CHEM 162; either MATH 126 or MATH 136; either PHYS 116 or PHYS 123; recommended: MATH 307; MATH 308. Offered: A.

    • FISH 250 AE: Marine Biology
      SLN 13343

        Claire Horner-Devine (Aquatic and Fishery Sciences)
        mchd@u.washington.edu
      F
      1:30-4:20
      FSH 142
      Credits: 5
      Limit: 9 students

      Students should email Lin Murdock, FISH advisor, for an add code at linm@u.washington.edu / Cross listed with OCEAN 250. Students must also register for the lecture, SLN 13338

      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. Offered: jointly with BIOL/OCEAN 250.

    • H A&S 220 A: A Way of Knowing
      SLN 13861

        Paul Boynton (Physics)
        Office: C501 Physics-Astronomy Bldg., Box 351560
        Phone: 543-8967
        boynton@u.washington.edu
      MW
      F
      12:30-1:50
      12:30-1:20
      PAA A114
      PAA A114
      Credits: 5
      Limit: 25 students

      Imagine physical science as a modern Pandora's Box. It may be inevitable that science will continue to transform our lives through an irrepressible human desire to continually extend our comprehension of the natural world. In responding to this urge, we open the box over and over again, revealing new and deeper understanding, and thereby releasing new technologies that may be received eagerly or with trepidation. In either case, for better or worse, our modern worldview is in no small way driven by the march of science and engineering. Taking a long view of Western civilization, one may wonder how we came to this state given its stark contrast with pre-Renaissance perceptions of the natural world and our place in it.

      In A Way of Knowing, we seek to comprehend this modern condition by examining the historical/philosophical roots of the culture of scientific inquiry; that is, how we have interpreted our experience of the physical world in four eras: Classical Antiquity, Hellenism, the late Renaissance, and the early 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 when attempting to confront the full range of human thought and experience.

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

      At its core, this is a physical science course. Learning about science requires doing some scientific thinking, which in turn requires basic skills in quantitative reasoning. Even so, familiarity with only the most elementary aspects of high school algebra and geometry is presumed. In modern times there is no other way to grasp the underlying connection between a falling apple and a Black Hole.

      On the other hand, this is definitely a course in the history of ideas for liberal arts students, not science majors, unless their interests are broad. The wide-ranging topics covered here borrow heavily on and directly inform concepts you have already or will encounter in literature, history, and philosophy during your academic adventures at the UW. You may be surprised by the foundational connections between the intellectual structure of modern science and a number of seemingly peripheral issues: preSocratic ontological and epistemological questions, the tension between thought and experience in Classical Philosophy, Hellenism's retreat from reason, late medieval Scholasticism, Renaissance magic, Cartesian dualism, Newton's towering “schizophrenic” intellect, and Einstein's Pythagorean vision. These are but a few elements in a story of disciplined human creativity that illuminates the “scientific underpinnings” of modernity. Please join us for the telling.

      This year's offering of A Way of Knowing will be similar, but not identical, to that of last autumn, which is presented in some detail on the web page of that previous course:

      http://faculty.washington.edu/boynton/HAS220-CHID270/

    • H A&S 220 AA: A Way of Knowing
      SLN 13862

        Paul Boynton (Physics)
        Office: C501 Physics-Astronomy Bldg., Box 351560
        Phone: 543-8967
        boynton@u.washington.edu
      T
      12:30-1:20
      PAA A214
      Credits: 0
      Limit: 15 students

      Quiz Section for H A&S 220

    • H A&S 220 AB: A Way of Knowing
      SLN 13863

        Paul Boynton (Physics)
        Office: C501 Physics-Astronomy Bldg., Box 351560
        Phone: 543-8967
        boynton@u.washington.edu
      Th
      12:30-1:20
      PAA A214
      Credits: 0
      Limit: 15 students

      Must also be enrolled in H A&S 220 A

      Quiz section for H A&S 220.

    • H A&S 220 B: Introduction to Structural Design
      SLN 13864

        Peter MacKenzie (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
        Office: 121-D More Hall, Box 352700
        Phone: 685-2611
        pmackenz@u.washington.edu
      T Th
      10:30-12:20
      MGH 234
      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.

    • H A&S 220 C: Food and the Environment
      SLN 13865

        David Battisti (Atmospheric Sciences)
        Office: 718 ATG, Box 351640
        Phone: (206) 543-2019
        david@atmos.washington.edu
      M W
      9:30-11:20
      MGH 228
      Credits: 5
      Limit: 35 students


      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 220 D: The Eye and the Hand: Images as Knowledge in Art and Science
      SLN 19146

        Scott Montgomery (International Studies)
        scottlm@u.washington.edu
      M W
      12:30-2:20
      MGH 206
      Credits: 5
      Limit: 20 students

      Cross listed with H A&S 261 B COURSE IS FULL!

      Documenting the natural world in the form of images has been central to the advancement of science and of art since the late Medieval period. Much of human understanding about nature in medicine, biology, geology, astronomy, and other so-called empirical sciences remains deeply conditioned by visual representation, the attempt to selectively record the seen. History shows, time and again, a great deal of rich cross-fertilization between the styles of pictorial rhetoric created by each, and that multi-layered meanings are to be found in any illustration or painting, no matter how accurate or precise it may appear. Such cross-over, in fact, leads us to ask many questions about the power of observation,” the place of accuracy, the image as a source of knowledge, and how the very role of picture -making in science has changed, and where, in the new era of computer technology with its vast new capabilities for representation, it might be headed.

      This course seeks to address these types of questions by examining and comparing a series of fundamental artworks and scientific texts. These works emerged in western culture between the 13th and 20th centuries, up to (and including) the period of photography, and highlight cross-over between modes of seeing we commonly divide into scientific and artistic. While the focus is on occidental works of science and art, images of nature from non-western cultures (Japan, China) will also be shown and discussed.

      Students will be expected to produce several short papers and, in combination with two others (groups of three), create a major presentation that will be offered to the class.

      Scott L. Montgomery is a geologist, independent scholar, and author. His research and writing are divided between subjects related to energy, and topics in the history, art, and language of science. He is the author of nine books and is currently completing two works, one concerning global energy resources and geopolitics in the 21st century, the other on science and art from the medieval period to the 19th century, both for the University of Chicago Press. His most recent titles include: The Chicago Guide to Communicating Science (2003), Science in Translation: Movements of Knowledge through Cultures and Time (2000), and The Moon in the Western Imagination (1999). He is part-time faculty member at the University of Washington, mainly in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, where he has taught courses on global energy and climate change. Mr. Montgomery holds an M.S. in geological sciences from Cornell University and a B.A. in English Literature from Knox College.

    • MATH 134: Accelerated Honors Calculus
      SLN 15098

      M T W Th F
      10:30-11:20
      MOR 230
      Credits: 5
      Limit: 35 students

      Placement Information Available in PDL C036

      Covers the material of 124, 125, 126; 307, 308, 318. First year of a two-year accelerated sequence. May receive advanced placement (AP) credit for 124 after taking 134. For students with above average preparation, interest, and ability in mathematics

    • MATH 334: Accelerated [Honors] Advanced Calculus
      SLN 15137

      M T W Th F
      10:30-11:20
      THO 135
      Credits: 5
      Limit: 35 students

      See Description

      Introduction to proofs and rigor; uniform convergence, Fourier series and partial differential equations, vector calculus, complex variables. Students who complete this sequence are not required to take MATH 309, 310, 324, 326, 327, 328, and 427. Second year of an accelerated two-year sequence; prepares students for senior-level mathematics courses. Prerequisite: either 2.0 in MATH 136, or 2.0 in MATH 126; 2.0 in MATH 307; either 2.0 in MATH 205, 2.0 in MATH 308, or 2.0 in MATH 318. Offered: A.

    • OCEAN 250 AE: Marine Biology
      SLN 16217

        Claire Horner-Devine (Aquatic and Fishery Sciences)
        mchd@u.washington.edu
      F
      1:30-4:20
      FSH 142
      Credits: 5
      Limit: 9 students

      Students should email Michelle Townsend, OCEAN advisor, for an add code: mtown@u.washington.edu. Course is Cross listed with FISH 250 AE. Students must also register for the lecture, SLN 16212

      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

    • PHYS 121: Honors Mechanics
      SLN 16824

      M W F
      9:30-10:20
      PAA A118
      Credits: 5
      Limit: 66 students

      E-mail Prof. Garcia agarcia3@u.washington.edu for add code

      Basic principles of mechanics and experiments in mechanics for physical science and engineering majors. Lecture tutorial and lab components must all be taken to receive credit. Credit is not given for both 114 and 121. Prerequisite: MATH 124, MATH 127, MATH 134, or MATH 145, any of which may be taken concurrently; recommended: one year high school physics.

      Physics 121B is an Honors section intended for students with a strong interest in and preparation for physics. Compared to the regular section, the course will be taught on a more advanced level and will require more mathematical analsysis.

    • ENVIR 497 A: Dirt and The King of Fish
      SLN 18876

        David Montgomery (Earth and Space Sciences)
        dave@ess.washington.edu
      F
      2:30-4:20
      MGH 258
      Credits: 2
      Limit: 20 students

      Add codes in MGH 274

      Course will examine the relationship between science, economics, and natural resource management through the case studies of salmon (King of Fish) and agriculture (Dirt). Interactive discussion format will involve discussions motivated by weekly readings in the two books that together form the course title.

    • ENVIR 497 B: Environmental Regulation and Management
      SLN 18877

        Dave Tetta (E. P. A. Senior Policy Advisor)
        dtetta@u.washington.edu
      T
      4:00-5:50
      MGH 258
      Credits: 2
      Limit: 20 students

      Add codes in MGH 274

      Much of the dynamics of the environmental movement over the past four decades are reflected in the structure and application of today's environmental laws. These offer a perspective through with you can better understand:

      * the evolution of legal principles, scientific reasoning and public input in today's laws,
      * the strengths and limits of the multi-jurisdictional arena where these laws are administered,
      * the growth of public participation, consensus building and conflict resolution in today's decision processes, and
      * the increasing importance of Tribal governments as a key player in these decisions.

      This class will help you integrate some of the material you have learned in other environmental law, science and policy classes, with a focus on practical applications of the major environmental laws to current environmental issues in the Northwest. We will spend about half of the sessions covering the key laws and administrative processes (i.e. permitting, enforcement), with the remaining half divided between scientific approaches to environmental standards setting and public involvement/conflict resolution methods.

      Class assignments and grading

      Through the experiences of several guest speakers, in-class discussion and case studies, as well as student blogs and participation in public meetings, we will examine some key questions related to the implementation of environmental laws in the Northwest today. In our exploration of current environmental challenges confronting governments and citizens, you will have a chance to examine and describe:

      * How well are the legal and regulatory issues being explained by the agencies in charge?
      * How effectively are these agencies using available data to clarify the decision process?
      * What role are relevant stakeholders playing in the issue or decision?

      The major assignment for this class will require you to attend and review a public meeting on the environmental issue of your choice.

      A selection of web sites will constitute the required readings for each week.

      Grading will be on a credit/no credit basis, based on class participation, contributions to blogs and discussion boards, and the public meeting assignment.

    • H A&S 350 A: Service for Social Justice
      SLN 18867

        Amy Piedalue (Honors Program)
        Phone: 685-1090
        amer@u.washington.edu
      M
      1:30-3:20
      MGH 211 B
      Credits: 2, c/nc
      Limit: 20 students

      Course Description:

      Service for Social Justice addresses service and community action as means of promoting and working toward social justice on both local and global scales. The seminar connects Honors students with service opportunities, as well as engages 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 focus on 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 will educate the students on violence against women, including information on relationship violence and sexual assault and the community response to these forms of violence, as well as international issues of violence like human trafficking and the movement to end human trafficking through social and economic justice.

      Expectations:

      The students would spend two hours per week in class, with a minimum of 2 hours/week in service work (with a campus or community organization). They will write about their weekly service experiences and their reflections on class presentations and readings, attempting to place their real experiences within the conceptual frameworks provided by the in class discussions, readings, and guest speakers.

    • H A&S 350 B: How To Read, Write and Speak
      SLN 18868

        Eric Liu (Education)
        epliu@msn.com
      W
      1:30-3:20
      MGH 211 B
      Credits: 2, c/nc
      Limit: 15 students

      ***COURSE FULL***

      This course will be a fun, relevant reinvention of civics. Students will spend intensive time learning three core skills of engaged citizenship: how to read the newspaper (by dissecting articles in the paper to determine the agendas of the protagonists and of the journalists, to detect bias, to see how issues have been framed); how to write an argument (by composing essays and op-eds on social and political issues and by assessing models of effective written advocacy); and how to deliver a speech (by practicing and getting critiqued on short persuasive speeches). Students will tie all three skills together by working collaboratively on projects that involve them in current civic life and the political process.

    • H A&S 350 C: Interfaces Between Mathematics and Industrial Applications
      SLN 13876

        Sara Billey
      F
      2:30-4:20
      PDL C401
      Credits: 2
      Limit: 20 students

      Priority to Incoming Freshmen


      Description: This seminar will be an introduction to applications of
      mathematics in
      industry and mathematical modeling. The main goal of the course is to
      give students exposure to a wide range of modeling techniques. This
      should help to motivate future course work and identify potential
      careers in mathematics. Each week the students will read and
      discuss a paper from the journal "Interfaces". This journal
      specializes in mathematical application in industry and
      is written primarily for undergraduates. The articles cover a wide
      range of topics and often cite millions of dollars in savings due to
      the improved model described. For example, one article claimed Dell
      could save $43 million dollars over the coming years by implementing
      a new strategy for reducing the
      number of days computer parts sit in storage while maintaining their
      quick turnaround time.

      The secondary goal of this course is to get students familiar with
      mathematical writing. Mathematics is a language in itself which one
      must learn in order to carefully express quantitative concepts. By
      reading these articles, students will be learning how to turn every
      day problems into mathematical problems that can be optimized. The
      articles in "Interfaces" are all carefully written and edited so they
      can serve as examples of high quality mathematical writing -- sort of
      like the mathematical equivalent of the "New Yorker".

    • H A&S 397 D: Amusement Rituals, circa 1900
      SLN 13881

        Mark Calogero (Psychology)
        Office: Chemistry Library Building Room 110, Box 351525
        calogero@u.washington.edu
      T TH
      1:30-2:50
      MGH 287
      Credits: 3
      Limit: 15 students

      COURSE CANCELLED. WILL BE OFFERED IN WINTER 2008

    • Gen St 199: HONORS FIG
      SLN 13607

        Yi Zhou (Honors FIG leader, College Honors Student)
        yiz2@u.washington.edu
      M
      10:30-11:20
      MOR 226
      Credits: 2, c/nc
      Limit: 22 students

      * Registering for this course registers students for entire Honors FIG (including H A&S 251 B and ENGL 121 A)

      Introduces students to various aspects of the University of Washington community. Includes exploration of university resources and opportunities, and academically related skill development.

    • GEN ST 199 R: Honors Freshman Seminar
      SLN 13619

        Matthew Richardson (UW Honors Peer Instructor)
        daoroad@u.washington.edu
      W
      2:30-4:20
      MGH 206
      Credits: 2, c/nc
      Limit: 12 students

      Freshman Only

      Arriving at the UW can be overwhelming! How do you decide which wonderful opportunities to take advantage of?

      The Honors freshman seminars are intended to help you become better acquainted with both University and Honors Program resources and with the larger UW campus community, including UW faculty and staff.

      Similar in concept to the Freshman Interest Group (FIG) seminars, Honors Freshman Seminars provide opportunities for new Honors students to get to know one another and discover the variety of opportunities available at the UW and in the larger community.

      About the instructor: HI! I am a third year senior majoring in English (creative writing), Comparative Literature and European Studies. I enjoy rock climbing, distance running, blues tango and swing dancing, cooking, reading, writing brief biographies, arguing, hiking, waking up early and listing interests that make me seem cool and appealing. I was born in South Carolina but grew up in Spokane WA. My other academic experiences at the UW include serving as a research TA and on-campus English tutor, as well as having produced an independent study project and written a thesis (all of which I'm more than happy to discuss - at length - with anyone). I've also studied in Germany, the Czech Republic and Italy. I enjoy biting sarcasm and smile compulsively. Say hi to me, I'll say hi back and mean it.

      Please note: Students enrolled in an Honors Freshmen Seminar, General Studies H 199, will attend all lectures in the H A&S 100 series. You will need to register for H A&S 100 in addition to your Freshman Seminar.

    • GEN ST 199 R1: Honors Freshman Seminar
      SLN 13620

        Andrew Gaines (UW Honors Peer Instructor)
        gainesab@u.washington.edu
      F
      11:30-1:20
      MGH 211B
      Credits: 2, c/nc
      Limit: 12 students

      *** COURSE FULL *** Freshman Only

      See course description for GEN ST 199 R

      About the instructor:
      I am currently a junior here at the U, and am double-majoring in Business and English. I love the outdoors and travel, and am an avid musician. I played guitar in UW Drama's 2006 production of The Who's Tommy, as well as 2007's The Rocky Horror Show. I currently sing and play guitar in my own band. I am spending the summer in Europe, particularly the U.K., and am really looking forward to an exciting Autumn quarter as a Honors Peer Instructor.

      Please note: Students enrolled in an Honors Freshmen Seminar, General Studies H 199, will attend all lectures in the H A&S 100 series. You will need to register for H A&S 100 in addition to your Freshman Seminar.

    • GEN ST 199 R2: Honors Freshman Seminar
      SLN 13621

        Tara Olson (UW Honors Peer Instructor)
        tarao@u.washington.edu
      M
      10:30-12:20
      MGH 211 B
      Credits: 2, c/nc
      Limit: 12 students

      Freshman Only

      See course description for GEN ST 199 R

      About the instructor:
      I've spent three years at the University of Washington discovering new activities and schools of thought, and look forward to one more year of even more exploration. I started at the UW as a prospective Linguistics major. In reality, though, I had no idea what I wanted to do or be, so I spent the majority of my freshman year observing how the University worked, enjoying dorm life, and not getting too involved. After studying abroad in Greece the summer before my sophomore year, however, I came back ready to throw myself into school. I joined countless clubs and found a major (International Studies) that tied into my interests in social justice and trade issues. If my freshman year could be described as “observing,” my sophomore year was definitely “doing.” Along with participating in clubs I set up a research assistant position with two Geography professors. After studying abroad in India in my junior year, I moved out of the dorms and into a student-run cooperative living house. I also began to focus my classes and activities on healthcare issues, and started writing my thesis on rural Indian women's health for the Jackson School Honors program. As I go into my senior year I'm most excited to lead an Honors Freshman Seminar and share all the disparate, amazing, confusing, crazy, and exciting experiences I've had over the past three years. When not thinking about all the work I have to do on my thesis, I am the violinist/treasurer for the UW Mariachi Band, El Quinto Sol, and volunteer with the Seattle Indian Health Board's Elders' Program. I'm a born-and-raised Washingtonian (Puyallup!) and love continually discovering things about Seattle from the eyes of new residents. I look forward to learning from all the participants in our Seminar this fall.

      Please note: Students enrolled in an Honors Freshmen Seminar, General Studies H 199, will attend all lectures in the H A&S 100 series. You will need to register for H A&S 100 in addition to your Freshman Seminar

    • GEN ST 199 R3: Honors Freshman Seminar
      SLN 13622

        Deva Wells (UW Honors Peer Instructor)
        devaw@u.washington.edu
      W
      9:30-11:20
      MGH 211 E
      Credits: 2, c/nc
      Limit: 12 students

      Freshman Only

      See course description for GEN ST 199 R

      About the instructor:
      Hi, I'm Deva and I'm a junior here at the UW. I intend to major in Neurobiology with a minor in Chemistry and Classical Studies. I studied abroad in Cuba last winter quarter and did an independent project on popular Cuban music. I love to dance and listen to great music, a.k.a. anything from Cuba or the U.S.A.! I was a TA last quarter for BIO 220: Plant and Animal Physiology and I currently work in a cardiac research lab. I volunteer at the 45th St. Homeless Youth Clinic and am also vice-president of a great club on campus that works to raise awareness of Latin-American healthcare needs both locally and globally (we recently raised money and bought a fetal doppler for a rural clinic in Peru!). I absolutely love the UW and can't wait to share with you the many amazing opportunities that we, as Huskies, can enjoy.

      Please note: Students enrolled in an Honors Freshmen Seminar, General Studies H 199, will attend all lectures in the H A&S 100 series. You will need to register for H A&S 100 in addition to your Freshman Seminar

    • GEN ST 199 R4: Honors Freshman Seminar
      SLN 13623

        Sandley Chou (UW Honors Peer Instructor)
        sandleyc@u.washington.edu
      F
      10:30-12:20
      MGH 206
      Credits: 2, c/nc
      Limit: 12 students

      Freshman Only

      See course description for GEN ST 199 R

      About the instructor:
      Hi! My name is Sandley Chou and I am a senior at UW. I major in international studies and history and I currently work at the international programs and exchanges office in Schmitz hall. I spent my sophomore year studying abroad in Western China, where I conducted a research project on marriage practices among a small ethnic minority there. I joined the honors student advisory panel my freshmen year and I also lived in the honors house my freshmen year. I am currently spending my summer interning in a political initiative called Project Vote Smart in Montana, and I'm excited to meet all of you!

      Please note: Students enrolled in an Honors Freshmen Seminar, General Studies H 199, will attend all lectures in the H A&S 100 series. You will need to register for H A&S 100 in addition to your Freshman Seminar

    • GEN ST 199 R5: Honors Freshman Seminar
      SLN 13624

        Johanna Fabian-Marks (UW Honors Peer Instructor)
        jkfm@u.washington.edu
      TH
      11:30-1:20
      MGH 211 B
      Credits: 2, c/nc
      Limit: 12 students

      Freshman Only

      See course description for GEN ST 199 R

      About the instructor:
      I'm a western Washington native, but this spring I broke out of the state to study in London with the UW English Program. It was a wonderful experience, and I'm looking forward to a summer of wandering around Europe with a shifting collection of friends. During the academic year, however, I'm generally more responsible - in the last two years, I've enjoyed working at the UW Press, volunteering through the Pipeline Project and with Dawg Daze, and being involved with the ASUW program UW Leaders. On a non-scholastic basis, I love baking, reading (what the library labels as) children's books, dancing and the odd croquet match. Oh, and details: I'm a double major, English Literature and Political Science, and I'm entering my third year at UW.

      Please note: Students enrolled in an Honors Freshmen Seminar, General Studies H 199, will attend all lectures in the H A&S 100 series. You will need to register for H A&S 100 in addition to your Freshman Seminar

    • H A&S 100: Honors at the UW: Knowledge Across the Disciplines
      SLN 19341

      T
      4:30-5:20
      MGH 389
      Credits: 1, c/nc

      Prioirty for Incoming Freshman

      Join us this fall for an exciting new lecture series developed specifically for our incoming Honors Freshmen! During the course of ten weeks you will meet Honors faculty from across campus and get a preview of exciting courses offered through the Honors Program.

      The unique role of the Honors Program at the UW brings students and faculty together from across campus to integrate knowledge and broaden perspectives. Whether you are interested in science, arts, humanities, or interdisciplinary studies, this series will inspire you to create your unique UW journey through the Honors Program curriculum.

      Please note: Students enrolled in an Honors Freshmen Seminar, General Studies H 199 will attend all lectures in this series. You will need to register for H A&S 100 in addition to your Freshman Seminar.

    • H A&S 396 A: SPEC TOPICS NAT SCI
      SLN 13878

        Brenda Bourns (Biology)
        bournsb@seattleu.edu
      Th
      1:30-3:20
      MGH 248
      Credits: 2
      Limit: 30 students

      COURSE FULL Students Must Be Concurrently Enrolled in Biology 200

      Honors Biology 200 Section.

    • H A&S 396 B: SPEC TOPICS NAT SCI
      SLN 13879

        Brenda Bourns (Biology)
        bournsb@seattleu.edu
      Th
      3:30-5:20
      MGH 248
      Credits: 2
      Limit: 30 students

      Students Must Be Concurrently Enrolled in Biology 200

      Honors Biology 200 Section.

    • H A&S 397 A: Who Gets Ahead? Public Schooling in America
      SLN 13880

        Paul Lepore (Assistant Dean, Arts & Sciences)
        Office: 066 Communications Bldg., Box 353765
        Phone: 543-2109
        leporepc@u.washington.edu
      Th
      3:00-5:20
      MGH 271
      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 B: Characteristics of Games
      SLN 18831

        George Elias
        gselias@gmail.com
        Richard Garfield
      T Th
      10:30-12:20
      MGH 206
      Credits: 5
      Limit: 25 students

      Course will count toward Honors Civ core requirement

      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.

    • H A&S 397 C: Slavic Linguistics
      SLN 18832

        Katarzyna Dziwirek (Slavic Languages and Literatures)
        Office: M260 Smith, Box 353580
        Phone: 543-7691
        dziwirek@u.washington.edu
      M W
      2:30-4:20
      BNS 115
      Credits: 5
      Limit: 15 students

      Cross listed with SLAV 470

      If you are a bilingual person or plan to raise your children as bilingual, this class is for you.

      The class will offer several perspectives on bilingualism: from personal to global, from linguistic structure of code-switching to neurological features of the bilingual brain. We will look at how bilingual children acquire two languages, consider the experiences of bilingual adults, and study bilingualism as a societal phenomenon (diglossia and language choice, language policies, language and national identity, linguistic minorities, etc.) Where possible, we will pay special attention to Slavic languages (language policies in Slovakia and Poland, the language situation in Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia, dialects of Slovenia, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, as arguements for bilingualism within one language, etc.) You do not need to be a Slavist to take this course, as most readings are general and you can choose any language(s) to work on.

    • H A&S 398: Coffee and the Human Experience
      SLN 13882

        Joe Norman (Chemistry)
        Office: 215 Bagley Hall, Box 351700
        Phone: (206) 685-3020
        jgnorman@u.washington.edu
      T
      1:30-3:20
      MGH 211B
      Credits: 2
      Limit: 11 students

      ***COURSE FULL*** Juniors and Seniors Only

      "They have in Turkey a drink called coffee. It comforteth the brain and heart
      and helpeth digestion." - Francis Bacon (1561-1626)

      This junior-senior seminar explores the history, economics, science, and art of
      coffee, the world's #2 commodity (after oil). Coffee is an important link
      between the tropical third world, where it is grown, and the temperate first
      world, where it is mainly consumed.

      A highlight will be visits with large and small Seattle coffee roasters to
      understand their policies and operations. Guest lecturers will include Seattle
      scientists who are working with Nicaraguan coffee farmers to improve their
      product and incomes. We will also indulge in some comparative coffee tasting.


      Text:

      The Coffee Book: Anatomy of an Industry from Crop to the Last Drop, Revised and
      Updated Edition

      by Gregory Dicum and Nina Luttinger

      Paperback; 224 pages
      New Press, published in 2006
      ISBN-10: 1595580603
      ISBN-13: 978-1595580603


      Content:

      Lectures by instructor and guest
      Student presentations
      Site visits to coffee roasters
      Comparative coffee tasting


      Requirements for Grade:

      * Attendance and active participation at all seminar meetings

      * Two 10-minute verbal/media presentations to class on topics assigned by
      instructor

      * 5-page final paper on topic agreed upon with instructor

    • H A&S 251 A: Gender Concepts in Western Thought
      SLN 13866

        Clare Bright (Women Studies)
        Office: B-110 Padelford, Box 354345
        Phone: (206) 543-6900
        cbright@u.washington.edu
      T Th
      11:30-1:20
      CMU 326
      Credits: 5
      Limit: 35 students

      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: Reading and Writing African Women's Diaspora
      SLN 13867

        Clarke Speed (Anthropology)
        landogo@u.washington.edu
      T Th
      11:30-1:20
      MGH 254
      Credits: 5
      Limit: 35 students

      This Freshman Interest Group (FIG) course looks into the unique ways a
      range of African women move across time, space, and value in a diaspora
      away from so-called tradition. Our goal is to read and write the distinct
      consequences of women's african-centric modernities. In particular, we
      seek to explore women's shadow hegemony as actually transformative of male
      hegemony. As a study of power vis cultural production, we turn new
      intellectual and emotional ground via authors such as Ama Darko, Buchi
      Emecheta, and Ike Oquine as well as a controversial theory text by Van Der
      Elst. As a Socratic dialogue with no right answer, there are three short
      analytical papers and student presentations. Emphasis is on theory and
      praxis, words as material realities, interpolation, technical writing, and
      rewriting.

    • H A&S 251 C: East and West in Travel Literature
      SLN 13868

        Gen McCoy (Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences)
        gmccoy@u.washington.edu
      M W
      1:30-3:20
      MGH 234
      Credits: 5
      Limit: 35 students

      This class will investigate contact between the West and Near or Middle East from ancient times to the present through the accounts of travelers. While Western travel is often associated with the spirit of discovery, the dominant Western image of Arab or Muslim mobility today is the jihadi who travels not to learn but to destroy. This course will challenge those stereotypes by tracing the similar and sometimes different ways in which Middle Eastern and Western travelers (who were sometimes involuntary captives) negotiated the experience of travel to worlds that were unfamiliar and strange. In so doing, we will read many original accounts by both Middle Easterners and Europeans who wrote for their home audiences, some for scholarly and scientific purposes and others for utilitarian guide books or to satisfy curiosity about the exotic, antiquarian, and romantic picturesque. We will also investigate whether these texts demonstrate or refute Edward Said's influential critique, Orientalism, and whether Middle Eastern writers displayed a type of Occidentalist bias against Western civilization, both of which may have enduring consequences today.

      Methods of Instruction: Short lectures, class and small group discussion, Blackboard participation, two long-essay exams, and one research paper based on original sources.

    • H A&S 251 D: Western Civilization: Reason, Democracy, and Wisdom of the West and the Rise of the Market State
      SLN 13869

        Taso Lagos (International Studies)
        Office: 400 Thomson Hall, Box 353650
        Phone: (206) 543-4370
        taso@u.washington.edu
      T Th
      1:30-3:20
      MGH 228
      Credits: 5
      Limit: 35 students

      The course explores the contribution of the "western mind" to the rise of
      the "modern society" - that is to say, the development of a reason-based,
      technologically-oriented social structure. How was this social structure
      devised, maintained and now altered to fit changing global geopolitical
      conditions? Can we say that the "west" is still relevant in today's more
      dynamic social environment?

      We explore these themes via discussion, readings and written assignments.
      A comprehensive exam takes place at the end that tests your reasoning,
      argumentation and analytical skills, as well as your ability to make
      critical distinctions between concepts and theories. Extensive individual
      and group activities, concluding with individual presenations of special
      topics of students' own choosing.

    • H A&S 261 A: What We Know and How We Know It
      SLN 13871

        Frances McCue (Writer in Residence, UW Honors Program)
        frances@francesmccue.com
      M W
      10:30-12:20
      MGH 206
      Credits: 5
      Limit: 25 students

      Since academic disciplines are bound by their respective ways of knowing, and because other ways of knowing are empirical and creative, this course will present different ways of knowing. Through reading, lectures, dialogue, persuasive writing, journalistic writing, writing for academic papers and by writing poems, short stories and memoir pieces, students will develop a repertoire of strategies to understanding their ways of knowing.

      The goals include: learning how to negotiate and navigate with different ways of knowing; developing empathic and creative imagination; enhancing student writing; creating models for civic dialogue; and articulating how one learns.

    • H A&S 261 B: The Eye and the Hand: Images as Knowledge in Art and Science
      SLN 13872

        Scott Montgomery (International Studies)
        scottlm@u.washington.edu
      M W
      12:30-2:20
      MGH 251
      Credits: 5
      Limit: 20 students

      COURSE IS FULL

      Documenting the natural world in the form of images has been central to the advancement of science and of art since the late Medieval period. Much of human understanding about nature in medicine, biology, geology, astronomy, and other so-called empirical sciences remains deeply conditioned by visual representation, the attempt to selectively record the seen. History shows, time and again, a great deal of rich cross-fertilization between the styles of pictorial rhetoric created by each, and that multi-layered meanings are to be found in any illustration or painting, no matter how accurate or precise it may appear. Such cross-over, in fact, leads us to ask many questions about the power of observation,” the place of accuracy, the image as a source of knowledge, and how the very role of picture -making in science has changed, and where, in the new era of computer technology with its vast new capabilities for representation, it might be headed.

      This course seeks to address these types of questions by examining and comparing a series of fundamental artworks and scientific texts. These works emerged in western culture between the 13th and 20th centuries, up to (and including) the period of photography, and highlight cross-over between modes of seeing we commonly divide into scientific and artistic. While the focus is on occidental works of science and art, images of nature from non-western cultures (Japan, China) will also be shown and discussed.



      Students will be expected to produce several short papers and, in combination with two others (groups of three), create a major presentation that will be offered to the class.

    • H A&S 261 C: Reading and Writing the Western Heart of Darkness
      SLN 13873

        Clarke Speed (Anthropology)
        landogo@u.washington.edu
      M W
      12:30-2:20
      MGH 206
      Credits: 5
      Limit: 35 students

      COURSE FULL

      This course digs deep into our Western soul as a theological paradigm. Our
      goal is to decloak our own modes of interaction with the world as ethos
      and pathos of alienation. Our search for otherness is always paradox - one
      of failed resolution and reconciliation. We can lump our work into
      Alterity Studies - in essence, we operationalize the dynamcis of
      alterity-making as an active top-down 'eating' of others, and then we turn
      it apon ourselves. Our inverted lens is through the tourist, traveler,
      missionary, mercenary, researcher, and pilgram. While our reading and
      thinking is Conrad-centric, other works may include Graham Greene, Tanya
      Shafer, Anthony Gittins, and Martin Buber. The class is a Socratic
      dialogue with no right answer. There are three short analytical papers and
      student presentations. Emphasis is on theory and praxis, words as material
      and divine reality, interpolation, technical writing, and rewriting.

    • H A&S 261 D: Leadership, Democracy, and a More Thoughtful Public
      SLN 13874

        Roger Soder (Education)
        Office: M213 Miller, Box 353600
        rsoder@u.washington.edu
      T Th
      12:30-2:50
      MGH 206
      Credits: 5
      Limit: 25 students

      We will consider the following propositions: (1) Leadership always has a political context; leadership in a democracy is necessarily different than leadership in other political regimes. (2) Leadership involves at its base the creation of a persuaded audience, but, more than persuasion, involves the creation and sustaining of a more thoughtful public, a public capable of rising above itself. (3) Distinctions must be made in the leadership functions of (a) initiating, (b) sustaining, (©) recovering and reconstituting, i.e., what it takes for leader to sustain isn't quite the same as what it takes to initiate, and neither of these approach what it takes to recover and reconstitute when the organization or regime falls apart.

      Among the topics to be considered: Elements of leadership. Nature of persuasion. Ethics and ecology of rhetoric. Necessary conditions for democracy and the good political regime. Freedom and the tension between freedom and order. Necessary conditions for a more thoughtful public. Distinctive demands of initiating, sustaining, and recovering/reconstituting. Leadership and the costs and politics of information seeking and exchange.

      Sources of texts to be interrogated in the course will include, but not be limited to: Thucydides, Sophocles, Machiavelli, Burke, Lincoln, the Tao-Te-Ching, the Huainanzi, Kauthilya, Dostoevsky, as well as contemporary works of Nathan Tarcov, Mary Ann Glendon, Roger Soder, Ralph Lerner, Danielle Allen, and James Boyd White, among others.

      Method of instruction: close readings of texts, coupled with written short (1-2 page) papers on the texts and small and large group discussions. There will be an additional paper (4-7 pages) along with a final written exam (short essay).

    • HIST 111 AC: The Ancient World
      SLN 13911

        Sandra Joshel (History)
        Office: 208A Smith, Box 353560
        Phone: 543-6924
        sjoshel@u.washington.edu
      F
      9:30-10:20
      EEB 054
      Credits: 5
      Limit: 25 students

      Freshmen Only. Students must also register for the lecture, SLN 13908

      History 111 is an introduction to the history of the ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece and Rome. The course provides a broad survey of the cultures, social structures, and political institutions of these societies. We will use stories as mirrors that reflect the worlds and concepts of the different cultures that we will study. Our questions will focus on two concerns: (1) microcosm- human life, the world of getting and spending, ruling and being ruled and (2) macrocosm-cosmic order, the world of the gods where human efforts are pale or are unimportant.

    • HIST 111 AI: The Ancient World
      SLN 13917

        Sandra Joshel (History)
        Office: 208A Smith, Box 353560
        Phone: 543-6924
        sjoshel@u.washington.edu
      F
      10:30-11:20
      MEB 242
      Credits: 5
      Limit: 25 students

      Students must also register for the lecture, SLN 13908

      History 111 is an introduction to the history of the ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece and Rome. The course provides a broad survey of the cultures, social structures, and political institutions of these societies. We will use stories as mirrors that reflect the worlds and concepts of the different cultures that we will study. Our questions will focus on two concerns: (1) microcosm- human life, the world of getting and spending, ruling and being ruled and (2) macrocosm-cosmic order, the world of the gods where human efforts are pale or are unimportant.

    • HUM 204 AC: The Role of Perspective in History, Science, and Design
      SLN 18969

      Th
      12:00-1:20
      EEB 042
      Credits: 5
      Limit: 25 students

      Students must also register for the lecture, SLN 18966

      This class will ponder occasions when everydayness gives way to oddity, strangeness, and unfamiliarity. More specifically, we will examine scenarios in which people deliberately venture beyond their comfort zone, to risk vulnerability in quest of novelty. What modes of knowing and feeling, what forms of danger accompany the uneasgmaily encounter with the truly unforeseen? Because movement through space serves as a paradigm for leaving behind the familiar, travel will figure centrally in our discussions. But we will also discuss how the creative process itself can serve as a model for “making one's home strange,” a means of doffing habit to perceive anew the world around us. Finally, we will explore the interpersonal dimension of these voyages into the unknown. What kinds of relationship—of trust, of fear, of rivalry, of welcome, of longing—characterize interchange between “strangers”? Can one truly learn to see (or see oneself) through another's eyes?

    • RUSS 321 AB: Russian Literature and Culture 1700 - 1840
      SLN 17594

        James West (Slavic Languages and Literatures)
        Office: 016 Smith Hall, Box 353580
        Phone: (206) 543-4852
        jdwest@u.washington.edu
      T Th
      10:30-11:20
      DEN 312
      Credits: 5
      Limit: 25 students

      Students must also register for the lecture, SLN 17592

      Introduction to literary works, art, and architecture in relation to the development of Russian thought, both secular and religious. Attention given to the influences of Western Europe and what is distinctly Russian, and to the formation of national self-awareness. Offered: A.

      Class description

      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.

      Student learning goals

      General method of instruction

      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 quizz towards the end of the quarter.

      See the section on Grading on the Course website.

    • SIS 200 AI: States and Capitalism
      SLN 17651

        Anand Yang
      T Th
      11:30-12:20
      TBA
      Credits: 5
      Limit: 15 students

      ***COURSE FULL***

      Class description

      This course addresses two questions that are related to the contemporary struc­ture of the global system: 1. what are the historical processes that have created a world economy with integrated systems of production and trade that now encompass the entire globe? 2. How is it that this eco­nomically integrated world has become so divided and fragmented along ethnic, national, political, and cultural lines? The course examines these questions from a world historical perspective by focus­ing on selected times, places, and events. It is not intended to be a straightforward class in world history.

      Student learning goals

      Understanding of our contemporary world and the forces and processes that have shaped it

      Acquisition of information about current events

      Development of analytical skills

      Development of writing skills

      Enhancement of oral/verbal skills

      General method of instruction

      Lecture/Discussion

      Recommended preparation

      Reading of assignments prior to coming to class; planning in advance for term paper.

      Class assignments and grading

      Weekly essays, term paper, and final exam

      Grades based on weekly papers; term paper; final exam; and participation in discussion sections

    • SIS 200 AJ: States and Capitalism
      SLN 17652

        Anand Yang
      T Th
      2:30-3:20
      PAR 305
      Credits: 5
      Limit: 15 students

      ***COURSE FULL***

      Class description

      This course addresses two questions that are related to the contemporary struc­ture of the global system: 1. what are the historical processes that have created a world economy with integrated systems of production and trade that now encompass the entire globe? 2. How is it that this eco­nomically integrated world has become so divided and fragmented along ethnic, national, political, and cultural lines? The course examines these questions from a world historical perspective by focus­ing on selected times, places, and events. It is not intended to be a straightforward class in world history.

      Student learning goals

      Understanding of our contemporary world and the forces and processes that have shaped it

      Acquisition of information about current events

      Development of analytical skills

      Development of writing skills

      Enhancement of oral/verbal skills

      General method of instruction

      Lecture/Discussion

      Recommended preparation

      Reading of assignments prior to coming to class; planning in advance for term paper.

      Class assignments and grading

      Weekly essays, term paper, and final exam

      Grades based on weekly papers; term paper; final exam; and participation in discussion sections