The Office of Connected Learning

Current Courses

2024-25 Courses 

What is a Community-Engaged Learning and Research (CELR) Course?

CELR courses give you hands-on learning experiences by partnering with campus and community groups to solve real-world challenges. These classes let you apply what you’ve learned, gain professional skills, and grow your network, all while making a positive impact in our community.  

  • PB – Project-Based Course: students work individually, in small groups, or as a full class on a project or research-based question identified by a community partner in collaboration with faculty. Examples include: GIS mapping project, statistical analysis, video production, software design, survey development, business plans and consulting, etc. 
  • PL – Placement-Based Course: individual or small group of students work at a campus or off site community organization for a specific number of hours outside of course time. Students choose from a pre-approved list of positions posted by community partners. Students also have the option to coordinate their own placement and supervisor. Examples include: tutoring programs, generating marketing resources, planting native species, program evaluation, outreach and promotion, etc. 

Autumn 2024

Last updated: 5/30/2024. This course list is subject to changes and additions.

Business

  • (PB) BUS 307 : Business Writing – Professor – Provides theoretical and practical approaches to being a better ethical writer to prepare students to be more successful in business or other organizations. Partner(s): NAMI Seattle, NAMI Eastside
  • (PB) BUS 441 A : Business Project Management – Professor – Skills that prepare students for rules as business project leaders and team members. Topics include project selection, risk, definition, stakeholder analysis, communication plans, scheduling, software, resource allocation, monitoring, post-project assessment. Emphasis on critical thinking and analysis. Partner(s): TBD 

Nursing & Health Studies (NHS)

  • PL) BHS 496 A : Health Studies Fieldwork – Jody O. Early – Students participate in fieldwork experiences to explore career options and develop skills in population health practice. Students use critical reflection to synthesize knowledge and experiences from fieldwork and program courses to support their professional development. Partner(s): NAMI Eastside, HealthPoint, UW Bothell School of Nursing & Health Studies, Bloodworks Northwest, Providence Regional Medical Center and more. (Minimum 40 hours/quarter)
  • (PB) B HLTH 435 : Foundations And Principles Of Health Education And Communication – Jody O. Early – Introduction to the health education profession, associated competencies, theories and principles of health communication. Covers strategies and design principles for planning culturally tailored health education and communication for a variety of audiences, uses digital technology and social media for health promotion. Includes a service-learning assignment. (Ssc) Partner(s): TBD 

Education

Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences

  • (PB/PL) BES 492 A: Capstone Research In Environmental Science – Amy Lambert –The first course of a two-quarter capstone sequence. Students plan and develop a detailed proposal for their capstone environmental science project. Partner(s): TBD 

Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM)

  • (PL) CSS 211 A : Computers and Society – Laurie Anderson – Exploration and discussion of issues related to the development, support, and usage of computing technology in today’s society. Topics vary each quarter but may include coverage of areas such as intellectual property rights, cybersecurity, privacy, freedom of speech, liability, ethics, social justice, diversity, and labor. (Ssc) Partner(s): TBD  
  • (PL) CSS 295: K-12 Computing Education – Arkady Retik – Collaboration with community partners to develop computing education opportunities for K-12 students. Curriculum development and basic computing education environments. (DIV & RSN) Partner(s): Kenmore Middle School 

First Year Pre-Major Programs (FYPP)

  • (PB) BCORE 104 A : Time Traveling Through Experiential Learning – Kristin Gustafson –   This course explores stories told about the world and us. Students become time travelers in this course as we explore the ways people have documented and recorded. We will examine history and the making of history. We’ll use the concept of an “archive” to explore.  (A&H) Partner(s): UW Bothell Office of Student Academic Success , UW Bothell/Cascadia Libraries , UW Bothell Orientation and Transition Programs 
  • (PB/PL) BCORE 104 S : Disability Representation in Society – Maureen West – This course introduces Critical Disability Studies (CDS), a multidisciplinary field that examines and critiques societal understandings of disability. Students will learn a critical framework to understand the disadvantages faced by people with disabilities and explore how disability activists and scholars have shifted perspectives toward viewing disability as a form of human diversity and a source of community. The course includes a Community Engagement component, partnering with the Alyssa Burnett Adult Life Center (ABALC) in Bothell, where students will attend four one-hour classes to support individuals on the autism spectrum and with intellectual developmental disabilities. (A&H) Partner(s): Alyssa Burnett Adult Life Center 
  • (PL) BCORE 107 Q : Playbook For Life: Design Your Life – Kristiina Hiukka – Starting college can be overwhelming with questions about choices and future plans. Playbook for Life is a course designed to help students see the bigger picture of their lives and make intentional decisions. It provides techniques to design your life from the inside out, avoiding reactive behaviors. The course includes a framework, tools, and a collaborative community for life planning through readings, reflections, videos, and activities. It incorporates principles from Design Thinking, Growth Mindset, neuroscience, and professional coaching methodologies. (Ssc) Partner(s): TBD 

Summer 2024

Last updated: 4/8/2024. This course list is subject to changes and additions.

Business

(PB) B BUS 441 A: Business Project Management – Nick Cuhaciyan – skills that prepare students for rules as business project leaders and team members. Topics include project selection, risk, definition, stakeholder analysis, communication plans, scheduling, software, resource allocation, monitoring, post-project assessment. Emphasis on critical thinking and analysis. Partner(s): TBD

Nursing & Health Studies

(PL) BHS 496 A: Health Studies Fieldwork – Eric Anderson – students participate in fieldwork experiences to explore career options and develop skills in population health practice. Students use critical reflection to synthesize knowledge and experiences from fieldwork and program courses to support their professional development. Partner(s): NAMI Eastside, HealthPoint, UW Bothell School of Nursing & Health Studies, Bloodworks NW, Providence Regional Medical Center, and more. (Minimum 40 hours/quarter)

Education

(PL) BEDUC 495 A: Applied Experience – Gerard Holzman – integrates the knowledge and skills cultivated in prior B.A. in Educational Studies degree courses. Students participate in a hands-on experience in an educational fieldwork site, along with collaborative self-reflection on the challenges and opportunities of education in diverse settings. Partner(s): TBD

Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences

BIS 162 A: Race, Gender, And Sexuality Through Film And Television – David S. Goldstein – Students examine representations of race, gender, and sexuality in films and television. Analyzes influence of media representations on cultural attitudes and vice-versa. (A&H, DIV) Partner(s): 48hr Film Project

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