Courses

An English Department course takes a serious look at comic book superheroes and what they tell us about history and our changing world.

UW Biology's Scott Freeman discusses how the traditional college instructional style -- think large halls with lots of students -- isn't the best method for teaching students.

Take a look behind the Friday Harbor Laboratories where students can study everything from orcas to algae on the rocky shores of San Juan Island.

As its six cross-listings might suggest — ANTH 328 / GWSS 328 / JSIS 328 / ANTH 528 / GWSS 528 / JSIS 528 — Gender and Sexuality in China is no ordinary class.

Texts and Teachers bridges the gap between high school and college through parallel courses and campus visits.

In a new medieval history course, role playing is serious business as students learn about the past by living it.

DXARTS graduate student Joel Ong from the University of Washington discusses his art and the broader implications of bio art on science, art, and society.

Thunderous stadium noise is exhilarating for sports fans—and harmful for their ears. A class project aims to protect hearing without sacrificing team spirit.

Would you have been eligible for U.S. citizenship in the late 1700s? The late 1800s? A new course looks at evolving citizenship laws and what they say about our nation.

During a visit to the Canadian Arctic to study Inuktitut, the Inuit language, students experienced firsthand the language's connection to the land.

A mathematician and artist, married for decades, teach a course that explores the creative process at the core of both disciplines.

Got your attention? Turns out swear words provide unique insights into how language works.

Undergraduates in an immersive summer program in Tahiti looked beyond the tourist appeal of French Polynesia to the implications of it being a French colony.

The Biology Department has redesigned its introductory courses so that students actively participate in class, even in its largest lecture courses.

Sixty entering freshmen launched their UW careers in León, Spain through a new study abroad program offered by the College.