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UW Academy Visit Day 2014 Course Catalogue

Tuesday, January 21st

ANTH 210Intro to Environmental Anthropology

CEE 100Civil and Environmental Engineering

HIST 112The Medieval World

JSIS 202 Introduction to World Religions

OCEAN 102The Changing Oceans

PSYCH 101Introduction to Psychology

Monday, January 27th

ARCHY 109Archaeology in Film

ART H 223Survey of Native Art of the PNW Coast

CHEM 237Organic Chemistry

CHSTU 101Introduction to Chicano Studies

CSE 143Computer Programming II

ESS 100Dinosaurs

LING 200Introduction to Linguistic Thought



Monday, February 3rd






ESS 100Dinosaurs




Wednesday, February 19th






ESS 100Dinosaurs




Friday, February 21st





INFO 101Social Networking Technologies




2014 Course Descriptions, Locations and Times

ANTH 210: Intro to Environmental Anthropology

T, Th

12:30 – 2:20 PM

Electrical Engineering Building 105

Professor Harrell

Introduction to human/environment interactions from various anthropological perspectives. Survey of evolutionary models; cultural ecology; systems approaches; indigenous knowledge; ethnoecology; nature and the state; political ecology; ecofeminism; and environmentalism.

ARCHY 109: Archaeology in Film

M, W, F

2:30 – 3:20 PM

Guggenheim 220

Professor Marwick

Deals with depictions of archaeology by and for non-archaeologists and implication of those depictions at the intersection of archaeology, the human past, and popular culture.

ART H 233: Survey of Native Art of the Pacific Northwest Coast

M, W, F

12:30 – 1:20 PM

Johnson 102

Professor Wright

Surveys indigenous art of the Pacific Northwest Coast from the Columbia River in the south to Southeast Alaska in the north and from ancient through contemporary times. Focuses on the historical and cultural contexts of the art and the stylistic differences between tribal and individual artists' styles.

CEE 100: 21st Century Civil and Environmental Engineering

T

2:30 – 3:50 PM

Electrical Engineering Building 125

Professor Muench

Introduction to the modern discipline of civil and environmental engineering including major sub-disciplines, professional careers, projects and departmental faculty. Explores the different disciplines and their relevance to today's students.

CHEM 237: Organic Chemistry

M, W, F

3:30 - 4:20 PM

Kane 120

Professor Bryant

Structure, nomenclature, reactions, and synthesis of the main types of organic compounds.

CHSTU 101: Introduction to Chicano Studies

M, W

12:30 - 1:20 PM

Smith 120

Professor Pena

Selected themes in Chicano experience; studies in Chicano politics and Chicano socioeconomic concerns.

CSE 143: Computer Programming II

M, W, F

2:30 – 3:20 PM

Kane 120

Professor Reges

Concepts of data abstraction and encapsulation including stacks, queues, linked lists, binary trees, recursion, instruction to complexity and use of predefined collection classes. The course also introduces the notion of complexity and performance trade-offs in examining classic algorithms such as sorting and searching and classic data structures such as lists, sets, and maps.

ESS 100: Dinosaurs

M, W

12:30 - 1:20 PM

Kane 130

Professor Martin

Biology, behavior, ecology, evolution, and extinction of dinosaurs, and a history of their

exploration. With dinosaurs as focal point, course also introduces the student to how hypotheses in geological and paleobiological science are formulated and tested.

HIST 112: The Medieval World

T, Th

12:30 – 2:20 PM

Bagley 131

Professor Urbanski

Introductory survey of medieval history. Our main themes will be the development of government and the evolving relationship between rulers and the Church. We will also explore some of the more distinctive features of medieval society, such as feudalism, chivalry, crusading, and heresy.

INFO 101: Social Networking Technologies

F

1:30 - 2:20 PM

Mary Gates Hall 389

Professor Boiko

Explores today's most popular social networks, gaming applications, and messaging applications. Examines technologies, social implications, and information structure. Focuses on logic, databases, networked delivery, identity, access privacy, ecommerce, organization, and retrieval.

JSIS 202: Introduction to World Religions: Eastern Traditions

T, Th

1:30 – 2:20 PM

Mary Gates Hall 389

Professor Tokuno

History of religions that have developed in South Asia and East Asia. Primary attention to Hinduism and Buddhism with emphasis on basic conceptual and symbolic structures.

LING 200: Introduction to Linguistic Thought

M,W,F

2:30 – 3:20 PM

Architecture 147

Professor Ogihara

Language as the fundamental characteristic of the human species; diversity and complexity of human languages; phonological and grammatical analysis; dimensions of language use; language and writing; impact of historical linguistics on contemporary theory.

OCEAN 102: The Changing Oceans

M, T, W, F

1:30 – 2:20 PM

Kane 210

Professor Nuwer

Historical case studies of research on the ancient oceans, deep-sea exploration, climate change and the oceans, and human impacts on marine life. Students consider societal factors affecting progress in marine science, changing popular attitudes toward the oceans, and key current policy implications of marine science.

PSYCH 101: Introduction to Psychology

M, T, W, Th, F

12:30 – 1:20 PM

Kane 120

Professor Brown

Surveys major areas of psychological science. Core topics include human social behavior,

personality, psychological disorders and treatment, learning, memory, human development, biological influences, and research methods.

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http://RobinsonCenter.uw.edu

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