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 & Mlodnosky)
- Biotechnology from Lab to Shelf: The Business of Health (Lewis)
- Climate Change is History (Shinneman)
- Launching STEM: An Exploration of Earth, Space & Everything In-Between!: (Metcalf-Lindenburger)
- Let’s Be Luddites (Gliboff)
- Natural History of Urban Birds (Valdez)
- Risky Business (Yeigh)
- Stories in Climate Justice (Groom)
- Thinking About Thinking: Biological & Artificial Minds (Al-Noori & Stiber)
- Viral Epidemics (McNabb)
- Who Are We? From Molecules to Thought (Shippy)
- Your Brain on Art (Mourad)
Social Sciences
BCORE 107 (SSc)
- The Art & Politics of Walking (Lambacher)
- Climate Change is History (Shinneman)
- Disability Representation in Society (West)
- Gender Under Construction: Intersections, Roadblocks, Detours (Lichty)
- Introduction to Health Behavior (Lasker)
- Launching STEM: An Exploration of Earth, Space & Everything In-Between!: (Metcalf-Lindenburger)
- Leadership and Its Societal Impacts (Shaw)
- Let’s Be Luddites (Gliboff)
- Mental Health and Student Life: Integrating Well Being & Academics (Iyler & West)
- Our Pathway to Retirement: Demography & Social Security (Demir)
- Philosophical Explorations of Science Fiction (Nixon)
- Place and Displacement in the Americas (DIV) (Padilla & Shayne)
- Playbook For Life (Hiukka)
- Risky Business (Yeigh)
- Thinking About Thinking: Biological & Artificial Minds (Al-Noori & Stiber)
- This is What Democracy Looks Like (Porter)
- Viral Epidemics (McNabb)
- Who Are We? Molecules to Thought (Shippy)
- A World Without Borders: Globalization & You (Reinnoldt)
Arts & Humanities
BCORE 104 (A&H)
- The Art & Politics of Walking (Lambacher)
- Atoms in Art & Culture (Doyle & Mlodnosky)
- Border Crossings: Stories of Cultural Encounter and Migration to the U.S. (DIV) (Janssen)
- Courage, Creativity and Consequences (Carpenter)
- The Cultural Work of Stereotypes (DIV) (Morse)
- Dead Things & The Art of Fear (Doyle)
- Film & TV Representations, Stereotyping and Health Consequences (Daniel-Ulloa)
- Film & Video in the Digital Age: Big Dreams in Small Screens (Yum)
- Heads in the Clouds: Mapping & Imaging (Heibert & Jung)
- Judge This Book By Its Cover (Borsuk)
- Mental Health and Student Life: Integrating Well Being & Academics (Iyler & West)
- Natural History of Urban Birds (Valdez)
- Red Riding Hood on the Rapid Ride: Storytelling, Fairytales, Folktales & Fantastical Literature (Spiegler)
- Seeing is Believing (Hsu)
- Stories in Climate Justice (Groom)
- Welcome to College, Now Take This Quiz! (linked with BWRIT 134) (Brooks)
- Your Brain on Art (Mourad)