Courses

  • Out in the Elements, for Art

    Students in "Introduction to 3D4M" had the option to take the fall quarter course in person. One catch: it was held entirely outside.

    February 2021 Perspectives
  • Cinema and media studies: Where the passionate become professional

    The humanities’ newest major, cinema and media studies (CMS), allows students to explore different modes of expression and their effects on a world increasingly dominated by mass media. “This new major should be especially relevant to incoming students,” department chair Eric Ames said. 

    The Daily
  • The Language of the Land

    Lecturer of American Indian Studies Tami Hohn and her students Victor Andy and Shelby Cross discuss their experiences teaching and learning Southern Lushootseed.

    University of Washington
  • 2020: The Course

    Watch lectures online from the new interdisciplinary class "2020: The Course."

    Undergraduate Academic Affairs
  • Voting by the Numbers

    Think voting is simple? A new course co-taught by statistics and philosophy faculty explores the many complexities of the voting process. 

    October 2020 Perspectives
  • Zooming into Sex Ed

    A psychology course on human sexuality is the largest UW class — ever. Revising the content has been a journey.

    October 2020 Perspectives
  • A Recipe for Kitchen Printmaking

    The chair of UW’s Printmaking Program designed a popular new class during the pandemic, stamping out doubt about how effective remote learning can be.

    September 2020 Perspectives
  • Support to Study Race & Privilege

    With support from a Flip Wilson Scholarship, Communication major Darius Presley (BA, 2020) helped with an innovative collaboration exploring race and privilege.

    September 2020 Perspectives
  • Mixing Politics & Friendship

    Strategists on opposites sides of the political aisle co-teach a course on political campaigns.Good thing they're close friends. 

    September 2020 Perspectives
  • The Legacy of Ladino

    When a noted expert on Ladino — the endangered language of the Sephardic Jewish community — taught a UW course from Israel, it attracted students from around the world.

    August 2020 Perspectives
  • Students create videos, capping new UW class on music as a form of protest

    Students create videos, capping a UW class taught by anthropology lecturer Graham Pruss on music as a form of protest.

    UW News
  • “We Can’t Not Talk about It”: History Instructors Teach the Virus

    It's very intense to teach the history of another recent pandemic that's still shaping our lives right now with a pandemic shaping out lives in historically unprecedented ways.

    Department of History
  • Making Music — at a Distance

    They can't perform together on stage right now, but members of the UW Wind Ensemble are still making music. 

    May 2020 Perspectives
  • Cool Courses for Autumn 2020

    It's not too early to think about autumn quarter! Check out these cool Arts & Sciences courses to be offered this fall.

    04/30/2020 | College of Arts & Sciences
  • Cool Courses for Summer 2020

    Check out these cool Arts & Sciences courses for Summer 2020.

    04/30/2020 | College of Arts & Sciences