Autumn DCX

A required course for all first year and pre-major students, the Autumn DCX will help students transition into UWB; develop skills in writing and communication, information literacy, quantitative literacy and academic integrity; and foster connections across academic disciplines and between the classroom and wider world. 

• Areas of Inquiry (AOI): The Discovery Core Experience courses meet UWB Areas of Inquiry requirements such as “Natural Sciences” (NSc), “Social Sciences” (SSc), and “Arts & Humanities” (A&H). You may also see a designation for Writing (W), Composition (C), Diversity (DIV), or Community-Based Learning and Research (E). 
• Credits: 5-credits

Autumn DCX Courses Currently Offered

To find out which DCX courses are being offered this term, please explore our “60-Second Syllabi” below. These offer you quick snapshots of each of our courses, the faculty teaching them, and the kinds of experiences you can expect while taking them.

Natural Sciences

BCORE 110 (NSc)

• Atoms in Art & Culture (Doyle & Lovitt)
• Climate Change is History (Shinneman)
• Don’t Stress Out! A Study of Stress from Molecules to Thought (Shippy)
• Games for Good (Pisan)
• Launching STEM: An Exploration of Earth, Space & Everything In-Between (Metcalf-Lindenburger)
• Learning Ecology Through Storytelling (Atkinson & Chang)
• Natural History of Urban Birds & Wildlife (Valdez)
• Risky Business Two: The Games We Play (Yeigh)
• We Are What We Eat (Mlodnosky)

Social Sciences

BCORE 107 (SSc)

• A World Without Borders: Globalization & You (Reinnoldt)
• The Art & Politics of Walking (Lambacher)
• Climate Change is History! (Shinneman)
• Disability Representation in the Media (DIV) (West)
• Don’t Stress Out! A Study of Stress from Molecules to Thought (Shippy)
• Gender Under Construction: Intersections, Roadblocks, Detours (Lichty)
• Humanity 2050: Course of the Future (Turner)
• Launching STEM: An Exploration of Earth, Space & Everything In-Between (Metcalf-Lindenburger)
• Leadership and Its Societal Impacts (Shaw)
• Managing Mental Health: In the Classroom and Beyond (DIV) (Umetsu)
• Mindfulness, Self-Awareness, & Meditation: Applications to Student Life and Well-Being (DIV) (Iyer)
• Philosophical Explorations of Science Fiction (Nixon)
• Place and Displacement in the Americas (DIV) (Padilla & Shayne)
• Playbook For Life: Design Your Life at UWB & Beyond  (Hiukka)
• Politics, Elections & Misinformation (Dupuis)
• The Psychology of Reality T.V. (Silva)
• Race, Language, and Identity (Shimabukuro)
• Risky Business Two: The Games We Play (Yeigh)
• This is What Democracy Looks Like (Porter)
• We Are What We Eat (Mlodnosky)
• You, Business, & A.I. (Nielubowicz)

Arts & Humanities

BCORE 104 (A&H)

• The Art & Politics of Walking (Lambacher)
• Atoms in Art & Culture (Doyle & Lovitt)
• Border Crossings: Stories of Cultural Encounter and Migration to the U.S. (DIV) (Janssen)
• Courage, Creativity and Consequences (Carpenter)
• The Cultural Studies of Graphic Memoir (DIV) (linked with BWRIT 134) (Morse)
• Dead Things & The Art of Fear (Doyle)
• Disability Representation in the Media (DIV) (West)
• Film & Video in the Digital Age: Big Dreams in Small Screens (Yum)
• Games for Good (Pisan)
• Learning Ecology Through Storytelling (Atkinson & Chang)
• Managing Mental Health: In the Classroom and Beyond (DIV) (Umetsu)
• Mindfulness, Self-Awareness, & Meditation: Applications to Student Life and Well-Being (DIV) (Iyer)
• Natural History of Urban Birds & Wildlife (Valdez)
• Philosophical Explorations of Science Fiction (Nixon)
• Place and Displacement in the Americas (DIV) (Padilla & Shayne)
• Queer & Trans Cinema (DIV) (Kellejian)
• Race, Language, and Identity (linked with BWRIT 134) (Shimabukuro)
• Red Riding Hood on the Rapid Ride: Storytelling, Fairytales, Folktales & Fantastical Literature (Spiegler)
• Science, Technology, and the Utopian Imagination (Romero)
• Seeing is Believing (Hsu)
• Time Traveling Through Experiential Learning (Gustafson)
• Welcome to College, Now Take This Quiz! (Brooks)

Meeting DIVERSITY requirements

• Border Crossings: Stories of Cultural Encounter and Migration to the U.S. (Janssen) – an A&H course
• The Cultural Studies of Graphic Memoir (linked with BWRIT 134) (Morse) – an A&H course
• Disability Representation in the Media (West) – an SSc or A&H course
• Managing Mental Health: In the Classroom and Beyond (Umetsu) – an SSc or A&H course
• Mindfulness, Self-Awareness, & Meditation (Iyer) – an SSc or A&H course
• Place and Displacement in the Americas (Padilla & Shayne) – an SSc or A&H course
• Queer & Trans Cinema (Kellejian) – an A&H course

Linked with a composition class

• The Cultural Studies of Graphic Memoir (DIV) (Morse) – an A&H course
• Race, Language, and Identity (Shimabukuro) – an A&H or SSc course