Themes may include the physics of motion and thermodynamics, and the applications in heating/coming and transportation. Isle: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment - Spring 2011 (Vol. Focuses on the major social, political, and economic developments, and on the relationships between ideas and institutions. 15) I&SIntensive examination of a particular topic on American institutions, ideologies, movements, and social conditions.View course details in MyPlan: BIS 425, BIS 431 Issues in Sexual Politics and Cultures (5, max. Facilitates a greater understanding of children, adolescents, and adults as they develop and change over time in specific cultural contexts.View course details in MyPlan: BIS 220, BIS 221 Gender and Sexuality (5) I&SExplores gender and human sexuality by focusing on diversity and development. Stresses themes and methods for advanced literary interpretation within American Studies.View course details in MyPlan: BIS 371, BIS 372 Representation, Colonialism, and the Tropical World (5) I&S/VLPAExamines representations of the tropical world across a range of textual objects, such as painting, photography, literature, ethnography and film.View course details in MyPlan: BIS 372, BIS 374 Middle East Politics (5) I&S K. DANAExamines major socio-economic and political themes in the Middle East from colonialism to the present. 20)Combines study at UW-Bothell with seminars and field trips organized by the Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences faculty or the faculties of host institutions in foreign countries. Prerequisite: BCUSP 124, B MATH 144, or STMATH 124View course details in MyPlan: BIS 231, BIS 232 Introduction to Data Visualization (5) NW, QSR Hillyard, LittigIntroduces descriptive statistics and visual representations of quantitative data. Examines how media functions to shape human identity.View course details in MyPlan: BIS 205, BIS 206 Engaging Literary Arts (5, max. Stresses collaboration with other graduating students. Topics include maladjustment and adjustment, discomfort, disability, and adaption. Prerequisite: BIS 270.View course details in MyPlan: BIS 422, BIS 425 Topics in U.S. Social and Political History (5, max. Offered: jointly with B EDUC 255; Sp.View course details in MyPlan: BIS 255, BIS 256 Introduction to African American Studies (5) I&S, DIVIntroduces the history, culture, and politics of people of African descent in inside and outside the United States.View course details in MyPlan: BIS 256, BIS 257 Introduction to Asian American Studies (5) I&S, DIVIntroduces the histories, cultures, and politics of Asian Americans. Prerequisite: BIS 342. issues are available in JSTOR shortly after publication. Topics may include: emergence of republics/monarchies, gender and patriarch in the Middle East, Arab Nationalism, Palestinian-Israeli conflict, politics of oil, and political Islam.View course details in MyPlan: BIS 374, BIS 375 Mexican Art and Culture (5) VLPA/I&S D. CAPLOWStudies the art, politics, and culture of modern Mexico with an emphasis on 1900 to the present.View course details in MyPlan: BIS 375, BIS 378 The Language of Poetry (5) VLPAStudy of how poetic meanings are formed and interpreted. Examines methods for conducting comparative research.View course details in MyPlan: BIS 436, BIS 438 Prevention and Promotion (5-) I&SExamines prevention and promotion, the two fundamental intervention approaches of community psychology. 15) VLPABuilds on the analytical and methodological skills gained in 300-level cinema studies courses. Examines the future prospects for wisely using water resources.View course details in MyPlan: BIS 392, BIS 393 Special Topics (3-5, max. Concepts examined include democracy, freedom, equality, justice, nation, and community; ideologies examined may include cosmopolitanism, nationalism, liberalism, anarchism, conservatism, and socialism.View course details in MyPlan: BIS 281, BIS 282 Globalization (5) I&SInvestigates different meaning of the claims about globalization, a term often used to describe processes of change that take place across and outside of national contexts.
Traces interdisciplinary relations between literary history, environmental studies, and critical theory.View course details in MyPlan: BIS 245, BIS 246 Introduction to Sustainability (5) I&S Rob TurnerProvides a framework to explore the various meanings, justifications, possibilities, and contentious nature of both sustainability and sustainable development.
10) VLPAAdvanced study of significant authors, issues and movements in English literature. 10) I&S C. HILLYARDExamines the role of mathematics in informing and shaping human understanding of the world. Focuses on certain themes, such as selves and subjectivities, or on writers from specific historical, economic, ethnic, or racial backgrounds.View course details in MyPlan: BIS 387, BIS 388 Literature in Translation (5) VLPAExamines global literatures written in languages other than English in translation.
May focus on individual performers, movements, historical periods, genres, or topics.View course details in MyPlan: BIS 212, BIS 215 Understanding Statistics (5) QSR Charles R. Collins, Cinnamon Hillyard, Shauna Carlisleintroduces basic statistical concepts in the social and natural sciences including variance and distribution, descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, correlation, and hypothesis testing. Emphasizes the application of geographic tools and methods.View course details in MyPlan: BIS 242, BIS 243 Introduction to Environmental Issues (5) I&S/NW Stokes, TurnerIntroduction to the major environmental challenges confronting society, and the science of understanding and addressing those challenges.
Offered: AWSp.View course details in MyPlan: BIS 134, BIS 135 Introduction to Painting (5) VLPAAn exploration of visual skills, materials, and conceptual possibilities for water-based painting, including its purposes and potential for image, concept, and communication. 10) I&STopics/areas of study may include: cultural geography, physical geography, geography of globalization.View course details in MyPlan: BIS 314, BIS 316 Topics in Psychology (5, max. Prerequisite: BIS 300 or BEARTH 300.View course details in MyPlan: BIS 490, BIS 491 Topics in Policy Studies (3-5, max. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Students undertake the process of organizing through a community-based learning and research project. ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment is the official journal of the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE). Emphasizes the application of these approaches to studying nearby natural areas and using education principles to communication and interpret nature.View course details in MyPlan: BIS 141, BIS 161 Introduction to Film Narrative (5) VLPASurveys the historical, biological, and cultural basis for film narrative and provides students with a critical understanding of its components and variations to enable them to create an original film treatment. ISLE: Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment is the official journal of the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE). Equivalent to ENGL 207.View course details in MyPlan: BIS 216, BIS 217 Introduction to Debate (5) I&S CarlisleIntroduces the practice or argumentation and debate.