{"id":6138,"date":"2014-04-30T08:32:06","date_gmt":"2014-04-30T08:32:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/?p=6138"},"modified":"2026-04-06T17:10:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T17:10:26","slug":"spring-dcx","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/premajor\/first-year\/discovery-core\/spring-dcx","title":{"rendered":"Spring DCX"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Winter and Spring DCX courses continue the work begun in the Autumn DCX by challenging students to more-deeply explore areas of personal interest. While Winter DCX (focusing on research and collaboration skills) and Spring DCX (focusing on reflective practices) courses are not required, they count toward the general education requirements for graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Discovery Core Experience courses meet <strong>UW Bothell Areas of Inquiry (AOI) requirements<\/strong> such as Natural Sciences (NSc), Social Sciences (SSc), and Arts &amp; Humanities (A&amp;H). You may also see a designation for Writing (W), Composition (C), Diversity (DIV), or Community-Based Learning and Research (E). Each course is worth 5 credits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Current Spring DCX course offerings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about the DCX courses being offered this term, please explore our <strong>60-Second Syllabi<\/strong> below. These pages offer you quick snapshots of each course, the faculty teaching them, and the kinds of experiences you can expect while taking them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/premajor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/08\/AH-with-purple.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25068\" style=\"width:200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Arts &amp; Humanities (A&amp;H): BCORE 117<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/premajor\/first-year\/discovery-core\/spring-dcx\/the-cultural-studies-of-graphic-memoir\">The Cultural Studies of Graphic Memoir<\/a> (DIV) (Morse)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/premajor\/first-year\/discovery-core\/spring-dcx\/the-art-of-the-myth-2\">The Art of Myth<\/a> (Doyle)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/premajor\/first-year\/discovery-core\/spring-dcx\/an-alter-world-animals-humans-poetics\">An Alter-World: Animals, Humans, &amp; Poetics<\/a> (Lin)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/premajor\/first-year\/discovery-core\/winter-dcx\/the-art-politics-of-comedy\">The Art &amp; Politics of Comedy<\/a> (Lambacher)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/premajor\/first-year\/discovery-core\/spring-dcx\/materials-of-culture-and-the-not-so-secret-life-of-everyday-things\">Material of Culture and the (not so) Secret Life of Everyday Things<\/a> (DIV) (Thibault)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/premajor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/08\/Nsc-with-purple.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25070\" style=\"width:200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Natural Sciences (NSc): BCORE 116<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/premajor\/first-year\/discovery-core\/spring-dcx\/an-alter-world-animals-humans-poetics\">An Alter-World: Animals, Humans, &amp; Poetics<\/a> (Lin)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/premajor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/08\/Ssc-with-purple.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25071\" style=\"width:200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Social Sciences (SSc): BCORE 115<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Misinformation &amp; Your Health (TBD)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/premajor\/first-year\/discovery-core\/spring-dcx\/the-cultural-studies-of-graphic-memoir\">The Cultural Studies of Graphic Memoir<\/a> (DIV) (Morse)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/premajor\/first-year\/discovery-core\/spring-dcx\/the-art-of-the-myth-2\">The Art of Myth<\/a> (Doyle)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/premajor\/first-year\/discovery-core\/winter-dcx\/the-art-politics-of-comedy\">The Art &amp; Politics of Comedy<\/a> (Lambacher)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/premajor\/first-year\/discovery-core\/spring-dcx\/materials-of-culture-and-the-not-so-secret-life-of-everyday-things\">Material of Culture and the (not so) Secret Life of Everyday Things<\/a> (DIV) (Thibault)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/premajor\/first-year\/discovery-core\/spring-dcx\/game-on-selling-yourself-networking-research-through-challenges\">Game On: Selling Yourself, Networking &amp; Research through Challenges<\/a> (Barr)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meeting Diversity (DIV) Requirements<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/premajor\/first-year\/discovery-core\/spring-dcx\/the-cultural-studies-of-graphic-memoir\">The Cultural Studies of Graphic Memoir<\/a> (Morse) &#8211; A&amp;H or SSc course<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/premajor\/first-year\/discovery-core\/spring-dcx\/materials-of-culture-and-the-not-so-secret-life-of-everyday-things\">Material of Culture and the (not so) Secret Life of Everyday Things<\/a> (Thibault) &#8211; A&amp;H or SSc course<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Winter and Spring DCX courses continue the work begun in the Autumn DCX by challenging students to more-deeply explore areas of personal interest. 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