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UCOR 1100-24 Topias: Composing the Future

Course Type:

UCOR 1100 Academic Writing Seminar

Faculty:

Walston, Tasha

Term:

Fall

Year:

2024

Module:

Module I

Course Description

Why are we so fascinated by dystopias? Is utopia a pipe dream? Dangerous? Necessary? Something else entirely? From Thomas More to the Seattle World's Fair, from universal design to Black Mirror and beyond, we will use the frame of topias to explore the rhetorical landscape of the past and future. Students will read, write, and conduct research related to their own -topian interests throughout the course.

UCOR 1200-01 Mathematical Reasoning

Course Type:

UCOR 1200 Quantitative Reasoning

Faculty:

Kurose, Paul

Term:

Fall

Year:

2024

Module:

Module I

Course Description

An introduction to mathematical ideas used in the modern world, with an emphasis on quantitative methods applied to life experiences and on developing problem-solving and critical thinking skills. Topics include graphing, exponential growth, financial mathematics, probability, and statistics. Additional topics may include voting theory, graph theory, Fibonacci numbers, geometry, or other mathematical concepts and applications.

UCOR 1200-01 The Mathematics of Epidemics

Course Type:

UCOR 1200 Quantitative Reasoning

Faculty:

Oliveras, Katie

Term:

Summer

Year:

2024

Module:

Module I

Course Description

This course provides an introduction to the mathematical ideas behind epidemic modeling and prediction with a focus on logical thinking and epidemic simulation. Topics covered include graph theory (used to represent the spread of a disease in a group), compartmental models, as well as probability and statistics. Computer laboratory sections will provide hands-on experience with building mathematical models to help determine various health policies and resource allocation.

UCOR 1200-02 Multicultural Mathematics (SUCCESS)

Course Type:

UCOR 1200 Quantitative Reasoning

Faculty:

Humphreys, Jim

Term:

Fall

Year:

2024

Module:

Module I

Course Description

An introduction to mathematical ideas, emphasizing a multicultural, or global, perspective to studying quantitative methods, logical thinking, and algorithmic processes.

UCOR 1200-03 Multicultural Mathematics (SUCCESS)

Course Type:

UCOR 1200 Quantitative Reasoning

Faculty:

Humphreys, Jim

Term:

Fall

Year:

2024

Module:

Module I

Course Description

An introduction to mathematical ideas, emphasizing a multicultural, or global, perspective to studying quantitative methods, logical thinking, and algorithmic processes.

UCOR 1200-04 Mathematical Reasoning (SUCCESS)

Course Type:

UCOR 1200 Quantitative Reasoning

Faculty:

Robertson, Leanne

Term:

Fall

Year:

2024

Module:

Module I

Course Description

An introduction to mathematical ideas used in the modern world, with an emphasis on quantitative methods applied to life experiences and on developing problem-solving and critical thinking skills. Topics include graphing, exponential growth, financial mathematics, probability, and statistics. Additional topics may include voting theory, graph theory, Fibonacci numbers, geometry, or other mathematical concepts and applications.

UCOR 1200-05 Mathematical Reasoning (SUCCESS)

Course Type:

UCOR 1200 Quantitative Reasoning

Faculty:

Robertson, Leanne

Term:

Fall

Year:

2024

Module:

Module I

Course Description

An introduction to mathematical ideas used in the modern world, with an emphasis on quantitative methods applied to life experiences and on developing problem-solving and critical thinking skills. Topics include graphing, exponential growth, financial mathematics, probability, and statistics. Additional topics may include voting theory, graph theory, Fibonacci numbers, geometry, or other mathematical concepts and applications.

UCOR 1300-01 Digital Imaging

Course Type:

UCOR 1300 Creative Expression and Interpretation

Faculty:

Li, Yiu Hung

Term:

Fall

Year:

2024

Module:

Module I

Course Description

Digital Imaging is a course that explores working with photography outside the parameters of traditional darkroom photography. The focus is on post-processing images for ends, including compositing multiple images, combining text & images, and working to conceptually to develop a complex visual book of digital images. Artist presentations and readings serve as launching off points for class discussions regarding the nature of digital images in our media saturated culture and the ways we can work with them. With each new project introduced throughout the quarter there will be corresponding technical demonstrations dedicated to specific technical aspects of Photoshop, from basic to intermediate. No previous Photoshop experience is required for the class.

UCOR 1300-01 Painting 1

Course Type:

UCOR 1300 Creative Expression and Interpretation

Faculty:

Guerrero, Francisco

Term:

Summer

Year:

2024

Module:

Module I

Course Description

This is an introductory studio course designed to introduce students to painting. The course will develop skills to begin investigating painting as an artistic medium and method of individual expression.

UCOR 1300-02 Intro to Creative Writing

Course Type:

UCOR 1300 Creative Expression and Interpretation

Faculty:

Heron, Claudia

Term:

Fall

Year:

2024

Module:

Module I

Course Description

This course introduces students to creative inquiry and expression through the study and practice of key genres in creative writing: poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction. Students' principal work in the class will consist of the production of original works in each of these three genres. In support of this work, students will respond to model poems, stories, and essays, and they will engage in artistic discussions about the areas where genres overlap. Assignments will include both written and oral components.