Honors Course Archive
Course Archive for Spring 2014
Except where noted*, current Interdisciplinary Honors students may self-register using the SLN/MyPlan. If you have any questions regarding what category a course will fulfill, please check your degree audit on MyPlan and/or contact us here.
* Add codes are placed on all courses one week after the first day of the quarter. If you need an add code, please email the course instructor for permission, and once approved, forward the confirmation from your instructor to uwhonors@uw.edu. We will be in touch with registration details as soon as possible.
- Honors Arts & Humanities (3)
- Honors Science (3)
- Honors Social Sciences (3)
- Honors Interdisciplinary (4)
- HONORS 100/496 (2)
- Honors Electives (16)
- Study Abroad (3)
- Special Topics (4)
Honors Arts & Humanities (3)
HONORS-prefix courses
Honors 212 A: Seattle: Reading and Writing the City (A&H)
Honors 212 A: Seattle: Reading and Writing the City (A&H)
SLN 14694 (View UW registration info »)
Office: Denny 220C, Box 353120
Phone: 206-543-7145
Email: naosok@uw.edu
Credits: 5
Limit: 25 students
This course examines fiction, poetry, vignettes, essays, and song lyrics that explore the city, its history, its geography, and its diverse population. One of our goals is to ask how literature has shaped, conformed to, diverged from, and/or contested prevailing images of Seattle — as pioneering outpost, as provincial town, as radical hotbed, and as hi-tech hub. Known for its economic cycles of boom and bust, Seattle has often been cast in pop culture and commercial contexts as a hip city; it has been celebrated for its coffee culture, grunge music, and cutting edge arts scene. It has also been hailed as a “livable city,” a city of neighborhoods, and a gateway to the great outdoors. The texts selected for this course illuminate and complicate such commonplaces and stereotypes, and so they may serve to enrich readers’ own experiences of Seattle and guide us to interpret the city with new insight.
In the past two decades, even as literature of Seattle has proliferated, Seattle has emerged as one of America’s most literate locales. Literary festivals, readings, bookstores, and special events abound. Students are encouraged to discover and experience some of that cultural vitality. In addition, for those interested in experiential learning, there will be opportunities to volunteer with community organizations that promote writing in and about Seattle.
Assignments:
Two essays, 1000-1250 words (4-5 pages) each
Midterm exam
Class participation
Portfolio
Service learning , term paper, or project
Learning Goals:
Students will read notable literary depictions of life in Seattle as a means
-to strengthen skills in reading analytically and critically;
-to enhance knowledge of Seattle, its history, and its diverse population; an integral part of the course is attention to sociocultural perspectives of minorities (Native American, Asian American, and African American)
-to practice writing skills by producing portfolio entrees, in-class writing exercises, and essays that require peer review, editing and revision.
Honors 212 B: The World of Chinese-character based Writing Systems (A&H)
Honors 212 B: The World of Chinese-character based Writing Systems (A&H)
SLN 14695 (View UW registration info »)
Office: 245 Gowen Hall, Box 353521
Phone: 206 543-4863
Email: zhandel@uw.edu
Credits: 5
Limit: 30 students
This course examines the origin and development of Chinese characters within China; the various strategies used to adapt them for writing different languages in Asia; and their current status in written Chinese, Korean, and Japanese. In order to understand how Chinese characters have functioned over the last three millennia, we will explore the relationship between linguistic features and writing systems, and discuss the different linguistic structures of several Asian languages. Along the way we will explore such questions as:
– How are Chinese characters structured, and how do they represent language?
– What can Chinese character-based writing systems tell us in general about the nature of writing and its relationship to spoken language?
– Is a universal writing system possible?
– Are alphabetic writing systems superior to character-based systems? If so, why have Chinese characters survived into the modern era?
– What do popular views of writing imply about our conceptions of the fundamental nature not only of language, but of reality itself?
The course is open to all students regardless of language background; no prior knowledge of Chinese characters, Asian languages, or linguistics is necessary. Curiosity, enthusiasm, and a willingness to engage with the unfamiliar are the only prerequisites. There is no textbook for the course. Instead, we will read a variety of articles, excerpts, and reference materials, some of which will be collected in a course reading packet.
Classes will involve a mixture of lecture and group discussion. Students will be expected to read in depth and engage in classroom discussions of course material. Grading will be based on class participation, homework assignments, written responses to readings, and one or more short papers.
Honors 212 C: Vladimir Nabokov (A&H)
Honors 212 C: Vladimir Nabokov (A&H)
SLN 14696 (View UW registration info »)
Office: A219 Padelford Hall, Box 354335
Phone: 206-543-6848
Email: galya@uw.edu
Credits: 5
Limit: 10 students
ALL READINGS AND DISCUSSIONS ARE IN ENGLISH. NO PRE-REQUISITES!
Class participation (20%); Midterm (for all but longer for grads and Honors; 30%); Final (Papers for grads; longer exams for Honors; 50%)
Honors Science (3)
HONORS-prefix courses
Honors 222 A: Disaster Science: Exploring Marine Oil Spills and the Environment (NSc)
Honors 222 A: Disaster Science: Exploring Marine Oil Spills and the Environment (NSc)
SLN 14697 (View UW registration info »)
Office: 3707 Brooklyn Avenue NE, Box 359485
Phone: 425-502-5243
Email: bobpavia@uw.edu
Credits: 5
Limit: 25 students
“Obama to confront oil pipeline, climate change.”
“Shell ship grounding fuels Arctic drilling debate.”
“With Arctic ice melting at record pace, the world’s superpowers are increasingly jockeying for political influence and economic position.”
“Oil-tanker traffic is expected to increase in Washington waters under an expansion by a Canadian pipeline company”
“Syria’s Assad accused of boosting Al-Qaeda with secret oil deals.”
This course explores marine oil spill science, policies, and practices. Students will gain knowledge of key marine science principles and apply them to contemporary issues such as Arctic oil development, fracked oils, and the BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Oil spills provide a lens for viewing the theme of knowledge across disciplines – applied to real-word problems of managing marine ecosystems. Students will examine major oil spills to understand both the scientific and human dimensions of preserving ocean resources.
Oil spills can also provide a window into how society uses science to mitigate the effects of technology. By studying the science of oil spills, students will develop skills for critically evaluating the popular portrayal of scientific concepts and their role in policy debates as a way to gain a deeper appreciation for the complexity of developing sustainable societies.
Over the past decade, there have been between 3,000 and 5,000 marine spill incidents annually. Marine oil spills are among the most visible and potentially damaging threats to fish and wildlife and their habitats, regional economies, and the people of the region. They can impact international relations, national energy policy, and even election outcomes, yet few people understand the scientific foundations of spills and response measures like dispersants.
We will begin the course with an introduction to oil spills that have had a major impact on science, technology, and policy in the United States. Each spill will illustrate key disciplines that provide the scientific foundation for mitigating spill impacts, such as physical oceanography, chemistry, geomorphology, and ecosystem interactions. Understanding oil spills requires an interdisciplinary approach that considers both natural and social sciences.
Learning Goals
At the end of this course, each student will be able to:
-Explain how oil spills behave in the marine environment, with an emphasis on effects to humans and ecosystems.
-Describe, and compare the advantages and disadvantages of the basic spill response strategies and their differing impacts to the environment and humans.
– Demonstrate how to apply oil spill tools to an oil spill scenario in order to critique alternative response strategies.
– Recognize the role of old and new media in communicating science and affecting policy.
– Display a leadership role in the classroom community through discussion, group learning, and class presentations.
Recommended preparation
We expect students to be new to this topic and many to be non-science majors. There are no prerequisite courses required to enroll in this class. Students can prepare by reading articles on the Arctic oil development, oil shipping by rail, and oil spills as they occur.
Class assignments and grading
The course will strongly encourage student participation, discussion, and peer collaboration. Differing points of view are encouraged when presented in a positive context. Student can expect a high level of success if they attend
lectures and complete the readings and course assignments.
-Attendance and general in-class participation – 10%
-Discussion briefs and short writing assignments – 20%
-Quizzes – 30%
-Group Project – 20% (10% individual grade, 10% group grade)
-Final Paper – 20%
Honors 222 B: The Neuroscience of Sex (NSc)
Honors 222 B: The Neuroscience of Sex (NSc)
SLN 14698 (View UW registration info »)
Email: simina@uw.edu
Credits: 5
Limit: 30 students
Learning objectives:
After taking this course you should be able to:
1. Apply the scientific method to
• analyze data
• deduce hypotheses
• design experiments
• evaluate evidence for claims
2. Write and speak about biological findings to non-biologists.
Education research shows that people learn better when they actively practice solving problems than when they listen to lectures. Therefore, interactive lectures will be at most 10 minutes per class session and serve the purpose of providing you with enough background information and guidance on readings. During most of the class time, you will practice interpreting data, creating diagrams, and exchanging ideas with your classmates. This means that you will need to come to class having done all the reading and assignments.
Assignments and Projects
The course grade will be determined as follows:
-Reading responses 30%
-Writing news articles (2) 30%
-Oral presentation (with a partner) 20%
-In-class participation 20%
Honors 222 C: Pain (NSc)
Honors 222 C: Pain (NSc)
SLN 14699 (View UW registration info »)
Phone: 206-499-1408
Email: jdloeser@uw.edu
Credits: 5
Limit: 25 students
Students will be evaluated on the basis of a term paper on a topic of interest to the student (after discussion with one of the instructors), weekly “thought” pieces based upon the week’s reading, and class participation.
We encourage students from any discipline to enroll in the course. It is specifically designed to incorporate multidisciplinary perspectives, and presupposes only a general education and inquisitiveness.
Portfolio Contribution: Term paper and collated weekly writing.
The class will meet for three hours, once per week during the Spring Quarter of 2014. Students will be provided with a reading list for each session; it is our expectation that every student will read some of the suggested materials prior to the class and be able to enter into a discussion of the day’s topic. Lectures by the faculty will be kept to a minimum; the class time will be spent discussing the topic and the readings. We expect each student to turn in at the beginning of each class meeting a 1-2 page brief review of the readings that the student has undertaken for that session. Each student will be required to write a term paper of 10-20 pages length on a topic related to pain of his/her choice. Discussion of the proposed topic with one of the faculty prior to writing is strongly suggested. There will be no final examination. The grade will be based upon class participation (50%) and the term paper (50%).
Honors Social Sciences (3)
HONORS-prefix courses
Honors 232 A: Of Pirates and Piracy - From Morgan's Bluff to Redmond? (SSc)
Honors 232 A: Of Pirates and Piracy – From Morgan's Bluff to Redmond? (SSc)
SLN 14700 (View UW registration info »)
Email: landogo@uw.edu
Credits: 5
Limit: 35 students
Honors 232 B: Who should learn what and why: the political & moral context of education & schooling (SSc)
Honors 232 B: Who should learn what and why: the political & moral context of education & schooling (SSc)
SLN 14701 (View UW registration info »)
Credits: 5
Limit: 30 students
Undergraduate students have spent more time in formal schooling agencies than in any other agency in society (other than the family). Familiarity with schooling is often an obstacle to seeing the obvious. Honors students in particular usually have this difficulty. Honors students most likely have done very well in school: they know how to do school, as it were, and they have been rewarded accordingly. But doing well in school is not the same as understanding the social, economic, and political functions of education and schooling.
This course is directed to the developing and deepening of that understanding. We will identify and address some of the major perennial and critical questions of education and schooling, with a focus on the moral and political context out of which those questions have emerged. Our primary learning approach will be through close reading and discussion of classic and current texts plus conversations with selected education scholar/practitioners.
Some of the questions to be addressed:
1. What has been the historical role – and what should be the role- of schools in determining and legitimating the basic question of who gets what, considered within the context of such variables as social class, race, gender, economics, and culture?
2. What is the relationship between a given political regime and schooling in that regime?
3. What are the appropriate roles of higher education? Who determines these roles?
4. What is the appropriate role of the teacher? Given that role, how should teachers be prepared and selected and assessed?
5. Who should determine what is to be taught and how it is to be taught?
6. How should schools be funded (if at all)?
7. How do we know if we have “good” schools?
8. What are some of the factors that limit efforts to change education and schooling?
Requirements: Fourteen short (1-2 pages, single-spaced) summary/analytical papers will be prepared for most of the readings; one longer (9-10 pages, single-spaced) final paper synthesizing and discussing the whole. No formal final exam. Numerical grading on a 4.0 scale. Given that class discussion is very important, consistent attendance is critical.
I’ll be glad to talk further about any aspect of the course. You can reach me, Roger Soder, at rsoder@u.washington.edu.
Honors 232 C: Geographies and Politics of Poverty and Privilege (SSc)
Honors 232 C: Geographies and Politics of Poverty and Privilege (SSc)
SLN 14702 (View UW registration info »)
Credits: 5
Limit: 20 students
Students must also register for HONORS 232 CA or CB.
Student learning goals include:
– Understanding the causes, theoretical argument and implications of geographies and politics of poverty and inequality
– Building comparative analyses across the Americas
– Identifying forms of poverty politics and the kinds of engagements they entail/produce
– Understanding the potentials and pitfalls of care ethical responses to poverty and inequality
– Enacting ethical change around poverty and inequality
Honors Interdisciplinary (4)
HONORS-prefix courses
Honors 345 A: The Triggering Town (C)
Honors 345 A: The Triggering Town (C)
SLN 14705 (View UW registration info »)
Email: frances@francesmccue.com
Credits: 5
Limit: 22 students
In this class, we’ll read and write poems that begin with particular places and then move on to other subjects. Students will each write (and revise) four poems and one midterm literary analysis paper, and they will also work in a team to create a written project on a the work of a poet whom they choose.
Honors 391 B: HIV/AIDS: Issues & Challenges (A&H / SSc / NSc)
Honors 391 B: HIV/AIDS: Issues & Challenges (A&H / SSc / NSc)
SLN 14706 (View UW registration info »)
Credits: 5
Limit: 25 students
Students will be required to write a 15 page research paper. Students will choose a developing country and describe an in-country plan to hit the US Obama Administration goal of ZERO HIV infections (an AIDS-free generation) in their chosen country. Students will describe the in-country AIDS epidemic in terms of its epidemiology (disease transmission and spread), including risk behaviors, and access to treatment. Students will then describe how to reach a goal of zero transmissions within the country by the end of this decade (2019). Students will make evidence-based recommendations targeting the AIDS epidemic for their chosen country and describe whether or how these recommendations will serve to achieve zero HIV transmissions. Papers will be due last week of class (week of June 7, 2013).
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
– Summarize the history of the AIDS epidemic
– Explain how the human-immunodeficiency virus enters the body and attacks the immune system
– Describe clinical symptoms and manifestations of HIV and AIDS, outline disease stages and describe disease progression, including acquisition of opportunistic illnesses
– Compare the treatment policies and options for HIV and AIDS disease between developed and developing countries
– Summarize issues related to effective treatment of HIV in both developed and developing countries
– Describe the factors associated with differing nations’ patterns of HIV spread
– Discuss transmission patterns in relation to risk behaviors, describing sexual, drug and maternal-child transmission of HIV
– Recognize the differing patterns in the national and international spread of HIV and AIDS and explain how risk behaviors and risk factors vary around the world
– Distinguish the differential risk patterns of the spread of HIV in different countries around the world, and describe how these patterns create different AIDS epidemics
– Identify how biological and behavioral co-factors, including other sexually transmitted diseases, play a role in the world-wide spread of HIV
– Discuss effective medical/clinical, vaccine and behavioral HIV prevention strategies
– Summarize the psycho-social, medical, and economic impact of HIV or AIDS on individuals, families, communities and nations
– Delineate how a chosen country can hit the WHO UNAIDS goal of an “AIDS-free generation”
– Respond to individuals with HIV who present in class as a panel
Honors 392 A: Plato's Timaeus: Physics for the Sake of the Self (SSc / NSc)
Honors 392 A: Plato's Timaeus: Physics for the Sake of the Self (SSc / NSc)
SLN 14707 (View UW registration info »)
Email: cfives@uw.edu
Credits: 5
Limit: 30 students
Honors 394 B: Borderlands of Civilizations (A&H / SSc)
Honors 394 B: Borderlands of Civilizations (A&H / SSc)
SLN 14709 (View UW registration info »)
Phone: 206 616-1643
Email: jal26@uw.edu
Credits: 5
Limit: 15 students
Learning Objectives: By the end of this course, students should be able to
· understand the multiple and shifting boundaries of political belonging, within and between national states;
· have fluency in key concepts in Western political theories and post-colonial critiques;
· have a strong grasp of key historiographical and theoretical debates on the construction of empires and nations;
· be able to identify and critique the arguments embedded in historical narratives and theoretical frameworks.
HONORS 100/496 (2)
Honors Electives (16)
Other Honors courses (without HONORS-prefix)
ARCH 352 C: History of Modern Architecture (A&H)
ARCH 352 C: History of Modern Architecture (A&H)
SLN 10361 (View UW registration info »)
Email: jochsner@uw.edu
Credits: 5
Limit: 20 students
ADD CODE REQUIRED FOR BOTH LAB AND LECTURE. Available in MGH 211 beginning February 11.
Architecture 352 is the third course in the architecture 350-351-352 series. Knowledge of material covered in Architecture 350 and Architecture 351 is expected of those enrolled in Architecture 352. Like other courses in the 350 series, Arch 352 is offered as a series of lectures illustrated with slides. The Honors Section will also include a weekly discussion session focused on additional readings (including primary texts and articles of scholarly research) that address relevant events, practitioners, movements, influences, or broad cultural factors that influenced modern architecture from 1750 to the present. The principal objective in the Honors Section is to serve as an enrichment for the course lectures, exploring (in greater depth) issues that have been raised during the lecture sessions. The readings and assignments are designed to facilitate discussion and an in depth, critical inquiry of architecture, history and theory from 1750 to 2000. Architecture is seen not only as built form but also as consisting of the social practices and cultural discourse that it embodies. The aim of the Honors Section is to develop a deeper understanding of the past by incorporating a diversity of viewpoints.
Resources for the course include two texts that are available at the University Bookstore: Trachtenberg and Hyman, Architecture from Prehistory to Post-Modernism/The Western Tradition (New York, 2002); and William J.R. Curtis, Modern Architecture Since 1900 3rd Edition (New York and London, 1996).
A complete course guide (slide list) for all lectures may be purchased in a single bound booklet at the University Bookstore (available by the first day of class). A web site will also be accessible to those enrolled in the course.
The Honors Section will have a selection of focused readings that will enhance the content of the lectures, but address topics in greater depth. These readings will be available on e-reserves. Course requirements for students in the Honors Section will include an in-class midterm, a final exam, and regular written assignments based on the additional readings.
ART 339 A: Honors Photography (A&H)
ART 339 A: Honors Photography (A&H)
SLN 10466 (View UW registration info »)
Email: NULL
Credits: 5
Limit: 20 students
BIOC 442 AC: Honors Biochemistry (NSc)
BIOC 442 AC: Honors Biochemistry (NSc)
SLN 11125 (View UW registration info »)
Office: J-533 Health Sciences, Box 357350
Phone: 206 543-5730
Email: kimelman@uw.edu
Credits: 4
Limit: 24 students
Students must also register for Bioc 442 A lecture (SLN 11122). See Time Schedule for course information.
CHEM 165 A: Honors General Chemistry (NSc)
CHEM 165 A: Honors General Chemistry (NSc)
SLN 11958 (View UW registration info »)
Office: 304D CHB, Box 351700
Phone: 206 543-2083
Email: mayer@chem.washington.edu
Credits: 5
Limit: 72 students
Prerequisite: 2.2 in Honors CHEM 155.
Students must also sign up for Section AA, AB, or AC. See time schedule for course information.
CHEM 337 A: Honors Organic Chemistry (NSc)
CHEM 337 A: Honors Organic Chemistry (NSc)
SLN 12046 (View UW registration info »)
Office: CHB 404K, Box 351700
Phone: 206 543-1653
Email: maly@chem.washington.edu
Credits: 4
Limit: 50 students
Prerequisite: 2.2 in Honors CHEM 336.
CSE 142: Computer Programming I (NSc)
CSE 142: Computer Programming I (NSc)
SLN ?
Office: Allen Center, Room 552, Box 352350
Phone: 206-685-9138
Email: reges@uw.edu
Credits: 4
– CSE 142 A or B and accompanying section of your choice
– and CSE 390 H (SLN 12634)
– and CSE 390 HA (SLN 12635, Wed 4:30-5:50pm)
See Time Schedule for more: http://www.washington.edu/students/timeschd/SPR2014/cse.html#cse390
CSE 143: Computer Programming II (NSc)
CSE 143: Computer Programming II (NSc)
SLN ?
Email: ln@cs.washington.edu
Credits: 5
– CSE 143 A or B and accompanying section of your choice
– and CSE 390 H (SLN 12634)
– and CSE 390 HB (SLN 12636, Tu 3:30-5:20pm) or CSE 390 HC (SLN 20762, Wed 5-7pm)
See Time Schedule for more: http://www.washington.edu/students/timeschd/SPR2014/cse.html#cse390
INFO 101 AG: Social Networking (SSc / NSc)
INFO 101 AG: Social Networking (SSc / NSc)
SLN 20614 (View UW registration info »)
Credits: 5
Limit: 10 students
If enrollment <6 on 3/28/14, will transition to formalized ad hoc Honors course. See an Honors adviser for more information.
JSIS 202 AI: Cultural Interactions (SSc)
JSIS 202 AI: Cultural Interactions (SSc)
SLN 15402 (View UW registration info »)
Office: 429 Thomson Hall, Box 353650
Phone: (206) 543-1693
Email: cdr33@uw.edu
Credits: 5
Limit: 20 students
ADD CODE REQUIRED. Available in MGH 211 as of Feb. 10.
Student learning goals
• Learn the terms, concepts, and theories of culturally informed studies of international political culture.
• Understand cultural explanations about the problem of contemporary political violence.
• Develop the ability to use ethnographic and anthropological information and ideas to explain contemporary political and social problems.
• Develop and improve the ability to synthesize and analyze different ideas and theories about contemporary political and social problems.
Class assignments and grading
There will be seven weekly response papers, a 5-6 page analytic essay using course readings, discussions and writing workshops in sections, current events quizzes, and a short answer and essay final exam on lecture and reading materials in which students will have the opportunity to demonstrate their mastery of key concepts.
The final grade will reflect students’ full participation in this course weighted as follows: response papers 30%, essay paper 20%, section participation 20%; quizes 10%; final exam 20%. Weekly response papers: 30% Essay Paper: 20% Section Participation: 20% Quizes 10% Final Exam: 20%
LAW E533: Rights in America: Equality, Liberty, and Democracy
LAW E533: Rights in America: Equality, Liberty, and Democracy
SLN 15799 (View UW registration info »)
Credits: 4
Limit: 5 students
Do NOT contact instructors regarding space in these courses.
NOTE: this course counts towards your Additional Any Honors requirements, and, as a professional course, does NOT award Areas of Knowledge credit.
See link below for day/time information.
More, including days & times, at: http://www.law.washington.edu/CourseCatalog/Course.aspx?YR=2013&ID=E533
LAW E572: Race And The Law
LAW E572: Race And The Law
SLN 15818 (View UW registration info »)
Credits: 4
Limit: 5 students
Do NOT contact instructors regarding space in these courses.
NOTE: this course counts towards your Additional Any Honors requirements, and, as a professional course, does NOT award Areas of Knowledge credit.
See link below for day & time information.
More, including days & times, at: http://www.law.washington.edu/CourseCatalog/Course.aspx?YR=2013&ID=E572
MATH 126 C: Honors Calculus with Analytic Geometry III (NSc)
MATH 126 C: Honors Calculus with Analytic Geometry III (NSc)
SLN 16285 (View UW registration info »)
Credits: 5
Limit: 50 students
Students must have completed Honors Math 125.
Students must register for section CA or CB. Check Time Schedule for section information.
MATH 136 A: Accelerated Honors Calculus (NSc)
MATH 136 A: Accelerated Honors Calculus (NSc)
SLN 16309 (View UW registration info »)
Credits: 5
Limit: 40 students
Students must have completed Honors MATH 135.
MATH 336 A: Honors Accelerated Advanced Calculus (NSc)
MATH 336 A: Honors Accelerated Advanced Calculus (NSc)
SLN 16362 (View UW registration info »)
Credits: 5
Limit: 30 students
OCEAN 482 A: The Changing Arctic (NSc)
OCEAN 482 A: The Changing Arctic (NSc)
SLN 17478 (View UW registration info »)
Office: 370 Marine Sciences Bldg
Phone: 206 543-0845,
Email: jdeming@uw.edu
Office: Henderson Hall, 1013 N. E. 40th St. Seattle, WA, Box 355640
Phone: 206 221-3268
Email: woodgate@apl.washington.edu
Credits: 3
Limit: 5 students
ADD CODE REQUIRED. Available in MGH 211.
PHYS 123 B: Waves (NSc)
PHYS 123 B: Waves (NSc)
SLN 18231 (View UW registration info »)
Office: C503 Physics-Astronomy Building, Box 351560
Phone: 206 221-5856
Email: ljrosenberg@phys.washington.edu
Credits: 5
Limit: 66 students
Students must register for section & lab. Check Time Schedule for section information.
Study Abroad (3)
HONORS-prefix courses
Honors 397 B: Amsterdam Prep Seminar (SSc)
Honors 397 B: Amsterdam Prep Seminar (SSc)
SLN 14711 (View UW registration info »)
Email: skherb@uw.edu
Credits: 2
Limit: 20 students
Honors 397 C: Rome/Venice Prep Seminar (SSc)
Honors 397 C: Rome/Venice Prep Seminar (SSc)
SLN 14712 (View UW registration info »)
Office: 322 Thomson, Box 353650
Phone: 543-6890
Email: kasaba@uw.edu
Office: 459 Schmitz Hall, Box 355815
Phone: 206 543-1489
Email: laurenee@uw.edu
Credits: 2
Limit: 25 students
Honors 397 D: Oxford Prep Seminar (SSc)
Honors 397 D: Oxford Prep Seminar (SSc)
SLN 14713 (View UW registration info »)
Office: 208N Gould Hall, Box 355720
Phone: 206 685-8455
Email: ahuppert@uw.edu
Credits: 2
Limit: 25 students
Special Topics (4)
HONORS-prefix courses
Honors 397 A: Community Leadership through Peer Education: Honors 100 Peer Educator Prep Seminar (SSc)
Honors 397 A: Community Leadership through Peer Education: Honors 100 Peer Educator Prep Seminar (SSc)
SLN 14710 (View UW registration info »)
Office: MGH 211, Box 352800
Phone: 206.221.6131
Email: bbkelly@uw.edu
Office: 211 Mary Gates Hall, Box 352800
Phone: 221-6074
Email: aleym@uw.edu
Office: MGH 211, Box 352800
Phone: 205 543-7444
Email: laurah13@uw.edu
Credits: 2, c/nc
Limit: 25 students
Honors 397 E: Buddhist Biology: ancient Eastern wisdom meets modern Western science (SSc)
Honors 397 E: Buddhist Biology: ancient Eastern wisdom meets modern Western science (SSc)
SLN 20734 (View UW registration info »)
Credits: 1, c/nc
Limit: 15 students
For pre-2010 College Honors students, this course can fulfill your Honors Seminar requirement.
Honors 397 F: Global Leadership in Action: Waseda Seminar (SSc)
Honors 397 F: Global Leadership in Action: Waseda Seminar (SSc)
SLN 20912 (View UW registration info »)
Email: epliu@msn.com
Office: 220 Mary Gates Hall, Box 352800
Phone: 206 616-7175
Email: edtaylor@uw.edu
Office: Gerberding 134B, Box 355815
Phone: 206 685-4233
Email: pkmoran@uw.edu
Credits: 2
Limit: 7 students
Honors 398 A: The Healing Power of Poetry (A&H)
Honors 398 A: The Healing Power of Poetry (A&H)
SLN 14714 (View UW registration info »)
Office: Classics, Box 353110
Phone: 2063694836
Email: arthurginsberg@msn.com
Credits: 2, c/nc
Limit: 15 students
For pre-2010 College Honors students, this course can fulfill your Honors Seminar requirement.
Students will start by acquiring basic poetic craft and techniques to bring music and emotion into language. The history of poetry in medicine will be examined: its value in retrospective reflection, as a tool for teaching compassion to medical students, and as a vehicle for expression in mentally and physically afflicted patients. Renowned physician-poets will be discussed and each student will participate in vocalization of a selection of their poems. Examples of cross cultural traditions of poetry will be briefly reviewed. The format of the class will be in a round table, workshop tradition with constructive, collegial critique. Each student will be required to generate “in-class” writing as well as writing assignments, and to create 3 poems; the first about personal experience of illness or injury, the second about an illness suffered by a friend or loved one that has affected the student’s life, the third about environmental or societal illness. An editor, co-editor and graphic design artist will be chosen by the class to produce a 30 page book of poetry for publication by the University by the end of the seminar.
A group reading at the University Bookstore or Seattle venue, in which all students must participate, will be graded as the final examination.
My role will be as its facilitator and guide to provoke thought, to generate innovative poems, and to open minds and hearts to the possibilities of poetry for self exploration in the realm of illness, death and healing.