The Office of Connected Learning

COIL Courses

Current and Upcoming COIL Courses

Each academic year, UW Bothell courses in various disciplines offer the opportunity for students to connect with peers in a different part of the world through virtual exchange.

Autumn 2023

BCORE 104 I/ BCORE 107 F ​Mental Health & Student Life- Integrating Well Being & Academics, team taught by Maureen “Mo” West and Sunita Iyer (NHS) – Along with peers at the University of Minho Medical School in Portugal, students will read a common text and engage in weekly “book club” discussions to reflect on strategies for well-being and success in their adjustment to college life.

​BCORE 104 O/ BCORE 110 J Natural History of Urban Birds, taught by Ursula Valdez (IAS) – The goal of this course is to create informational posters about birds to be posted in city parks. UW Bothell students research characteristics of specific bird species and collaborate with graphic design students at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú in Perú to design the posters. ​

BIS 224 Introduction to Feminism, taught by Alka Kurian (IAS) – Students will learn about feminist thought and activism in different parts of the world alongside students from University of Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah in Morocco.

BIS 300 B/C Interdisciplinary Inquiry, team taught by David Goldstein and Kristin Gustafson (IAS) – Students will have conversations with peers from Ehime University and Meiji University in Japan about a variety of Japanese and U.S. contemporary issues.

BIS 352 Mapping Communities, taught by Jin-Kyu Jung (IAS) – Working with local and global community partners, including students and faculty at the Department of Geography Education at Catholic Kwandong University, South Korea, students will develop a cross-cultural understanding of the possibilities and challenges of community mapping in the U.S. and Korea.

BBIO 394 Introduction to Neuropharmacology, taught by Salwa Al-Noori (STEM), in partnership with Hashemite University, Jordan

Winter 2024

BIS 282 Globalization, taught by Ben Gardner (IAS) – Along with peers at African Leadership University in Rwanda students will explore different impacts of the second hand clothing trade, use of plastic bags, and informal markets on the US and Rwanda, and articulate how different understandings and representations of globalization lead to different analyses of the creation of poverty and wealth.

BIS 255/ B EDUC 255 Critical Diversity Studies, taught by Jed Murr (IAS), in partnership with University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Spring 2024

BNURS 423 Ethical and Quality Nursing Care, taught by Ko Niitsu (NHS), in partnership with Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan

Autumn 2024

B EDUC 502 Identity and Reflective Practice, taught by Tyson Marsh (SES), in partnership with Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico

Previous COIL Courses

Starting in 2014, the following UW Bothell courses have implemented Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) modules, linking UWB students with a group of learners in a different part of the world.

Course NameSchoolDepartmentInstructorTermPartner Institution, Country
BCUSP 131: Social Media and Global ChangeFYPPPre-major programGreg TukeWinter 2014Central University of Tibetan Studies, India
BCUSP 131: Social Media and Global ChangeFYPPPre-major programGreg TukeAutumn 2014Central University of Tibetan Studies, India
BCORE 115: Creating Social Change Using an International LensFYPPPre-major programGreg TukeWinter 2015Central University of Tibetan Studies, India
BCORE 118: Encounters with the StrangerFYPPPre-major programGreg TukeSpring 2015Central University of Tibetan Studies, India
BIS 490: From the Cascades to the Andes: Environmental Issues in Peru and the Pacific NorthwestIASEnvironmental StudiesUrsula ValdezSpring 2015Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Peru
BCUSP 186: Comic Books and Graphic NovelsFYPPPre-major programMichael DeanAutumn 2015American University in Beirut, Lebanon
BIS 341: Japanese and US Popular CultureIASCultural StudiesDavid GoldsteinAutumn 2015Meiji University, Japan
BCORE 104: Taking it Global: Skill Development for Business, Communications and HumanitiesFYPPPre-major programTasha ButtlerAutumn 2015Central University of Tibetan Studies, India
BCUSP 188: Topics of Asia: Chinese CulturesFYPPPre-major programWei GaoSpring 2016Tianjin Normal University, China
BCULST 593A: Alternate Economies – Cultural Studies and Postcapitalist FuturesIASCultural StudiesS. CharusheelaAutumn 2016Ambedkar University Delhi, India
BIS 379A: Traveling Cultures: Cultural Work and the Politics of LocationIASCultural StudiesJed MurrWinter 2017Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India
BIS 441 Global Labor Markets IASLaw, Economics and Public PolicyDan JacobyWinter 2017Universidad de Celaya, Mexico
BCORE 115F: Skill Development for Today’s Business WorldFYPPPre-major programGreg TukeWinter 2017Philippines
BCORE 117F/K: Social Movements through an International LensFYPPPre-major programGreg TukeWinter 2017Lai Chau University, Vietnam
BHLTH 420: Women’s Global Health and Human RightsNHSHealth StudiesJody EarlyWinter 2017Al Quds University, West Bank
BISIA 383: Global Agitation – Arts & ActivismIASInterdisciplinary ArtsAnida AliSpring 2017Abu Dhabi
BNURS 497: Comparing Professional Nursing Practice Between the Philipinnes and the USANHSNursingButch De CastroSpring 2017University of Santo Tomas, Philippines
BISIA 283: Interdisciplinary Arts Techniques: Moving ChemistryIASInterdisciplinary ArtsDiana Garcia-SnyderSpring 2017University of Colima, Mexico
BCORE 118B: Democratization and Civic Engagement: Using Social Media for International CollaborationFYPPPre-major programTasha ButtlerSpring 2017Universidad de la Habana, Cuba
BCORE 118G: The Great Debates Around the WorldFYPPPre-major programGreg TukeSpring 2017Future University Cairo, Egypt
B CORE 115/ BIS 243: Environmental Issues: Great Rivers of the WorldFYPPPre-major programGreg Tuke, Ursula ValdezWinter 2018Future University Cairo, Egypt; National Agrarian University La Molina, Peru
BHLTH 223: Feminist HealthNHSHealth StudiesMeghan Eagen-TorkkoAutumn 2018Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland
BHLTH 223: Feminist HealthNHSHealth StudiesMeghan Eagen-TorkkoWinter 2019Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland
BIS 204: Introduction to JournalismIASMedia and Communication StudiesMin TangSummer 2019MediaAid Foundation, Liberia
BCULST 592: Alternate EconomiesIASCultural StudiesS. CharusheelaAutumn 2019Ambedkar University Delhi, India
BHLTH 435: Principles of Health Education and CommunicationNHSHealth StudiesJody EarlyAutumn 2019Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland
BHS 305: Introduction to Healthcare Policy and SystemNHSHealth StudiesAndrea StoneWinter 2020Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland
B HLTH 420: Women’s Global Health and Human RightsNHSHealth StudiesJody EarlyWinter 2020Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland
B CORE 118/120: Women’s Empowerment: A Critical Media Justice ApproachFYPPPre-major programMaureen WestSpring 2020Tianjin Normal University, China
BHLTH 497: Resilience and Mental HealthNHSHealth StudiesKo NiitsuSpring 2020Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan
BIS 490: Smart City SeattleIASEnvironmental StudiesJin-Kyu JungSummer 2020Pusan National University (PNU), Korea
BISIA 311A: Creative Writing: Prose, Breathing in the Time of DisasterIASInterdisciplinary ArtsChing-In ChenAutumn 2020Tianjin Normal University, China
BIS 300: Interdisciplinary InquiryIASInterdisciplinary Arts & SciencesDavid GoldsteinWinter 2021Ehime University, Japan
BBIO 394: Intro to NeuropharmacologySTEMBiologySalwa Al-NooriWinter 2021University of Al-Qadisiyah, Iraq
BHLTH 497: Resilience and Mental HealthNHSHealth StudiesKo NiitsuWinter 2021Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan
BHLTH 497: Resilience and Mental HealthNHSHealth StudiesKo NiitsuSpring 2021Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan
CSS 538 Wireless SecuritySTEMCybersecurityGeetha ThamilarasuSpring 2021Mainz University of Applied Sciences, Germany
B BIO 293 History and Philosophy of ScienceSTEMBiologySalwa Al-NooriAutumn 2021University of Al-Qadisiyah, Iraq
B CORE 104: All Things… CrowsFYPPPre-major programUrsula ValdezAutumn 2021Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Peru
BIS 313: Issues in Media Studies: Bigger than Hip Hop: Music, Media and PoliticsIASMedia and Communication StudiesGeorgia RobertsAutumn 2021Stellenbosch University, South Africa
BCULST/ BPOLST 593: Urban Planning & GeographyIASCultural Studies/ Policy StudiesJin-Kyu JungAutumn 2021Pusan National University (PNU), Korea
Courses in the works
BIS 490: Smart City SeattleIASEnvironmental StudiesJin-Kyu Jung2022Pusan National University (PNU), Korea
BIS352: Mapping CommunitiesIASEnvironmental StudiesJin-Kyu Jung2022Catholic Kwandong University, Korea
BME 493: Sustainable Energy in Japan STEMMechanical EngineeringSteve Collins2022Ehime University, Japan
BHLTH 297 Disparities in Health and Health Care in the United StatesNHSHealth StudiesChiyoung Lee2022South Korea
BHLTH 301 Fundamentals of Behavioral HealthNHSHealth StudiesHoa Appel2022University of Leon, Spain
BCORE: Water in the WestFYPPPre-major programAvery Shinneman2022American Center for Mongolian Studies, Mongolia