SUMMER COURSES:

REGISTRATION:
Registration for classes begins May 8th and continues through June.

6 week session: June 24-August 1, except for field courses and as otherwise noted.

TUITION:
Summer Enrollment Fee $60
Undergraduate courses $136/credit
Non-residents $146

Plus any mandatory/additional fees required through WWU.

Questions?
www.acadweb.wwu.edu/eesp/summer/index.shtml

CONTACT:

Fairhaven College
Western Washington University
516 High St. MS 9118
Bellingham, WA 98225-9118
360.650.3680
fairhavencollege@wwu.edu

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197 Technology Basics Survival (2)
197a: MW 1-2:30pm, Mark Miller.
197b: MW 3-4:30pm, Mark Miller.
This is an introductory how-to technology course. We will learn to change hardware, create a 2-minute video, scan pictures and documents, work with a digital camera, use the U Drive, create a simple web page, use iTunes, Podcast, create a DVD, burn a CD and use a flash drive.

201A Critical and Reflective Inquiry (5)
TWR 10am-12:45pm, Julie Helling.
This interdisciplinary seminar engages students in the processes of critical and reflective thinking, reading and writing. It is a place to explore what these processes are, why they are valued, how they work, and where they fit into a Fairhaven education. The theme of this section is Power, Privilege and the Law. This class centers on questions regarding identity and how legal constructions of difference have worked to exclude certain groups. We will study legal cases involving the concepts of race, gender, sexuality, the “poor,” and disabilities.

384J Writing Nature (4)
TR 6-9pm, Stan Tag. Prereq. backgrnd in sciences, writing/instr perm. We will explore the writing of nature, the nature of writing, nature’s ways of writing, and what it means to be creatures of nature who write. The paths we will follow (or make) will be shaped by our readings, our writing, our discussions, our field excursions, and the continued presence of oxygen, water, and sunlight (without which no course, nor university, would be possible). This is primarily a writing course, but each of you will also “write” nature through other mediums such as drawing, painting, collecting, photography, song, or recording.

387K Grant Writing Workshop (4)
TR 10am-1pm, Dominique Coulet du Gard.
Focuses on the basics of grant writing, including seeking funding sources, reading and interpreting funding guidelines, developing and refining proposals, and tricks of the trade. Development of, either individually or as a group, 2 small grant proposals.

434P Advanced Studies in Field Science: Natural History and Environmental Issues of Northwestern Washington (5)
T 8/12 & R 8/14, 3-5pm; Su 8/17-F 8/22 field trip, John Bower. Learn about natural history, ecology, & environmental issues of the Pacific Northwest through a week-long camping trip to the Olympic Peninsula. We will visit old-growth rainforests, inter-tidal zones, and the Elwah River dam removal project amongst other sites, with time to relax and hike as well. Satisfies Fairhaven’s upper division core course requirements.

397u Comics and Animation Workshop (4) TR 1-4pm, John Feodorov.
Prereq: 300-level art course.
This class is designed for art students who are interested in exploring, discussing and creating comic strips and animation. While an anti-elitist attitude towards so-called “High Art” may pervade much of contemporary political and social debate, both traditional and digital comic strips and animation continue to grow in popularity. This class will explore artists from the early to mid 20th Century, including influential works by Winsor McCay, George Harriman, Walt Disney, Bob Clampett, Chuck Jones and Tex Avery. We will also explore works by more contemporary and experimental artists, discussing how comics and animation continue to mirror and potentially influence our society, values, and perceptions.

450A Zimbabwean Music: Culture and Context (2)
July 4, 5, 6; 8am-5pm*, Marie Eaton. Prereq. background in cross-cultural stdy. *Requires co-enrollment in Zimfest (Tacoma, WA): http://zimfest.org. Participation in The Zimbabwean Music Festival and exploration of the diverse aspects of Zimbabwean performing arts, culture, and education. Attend workshops on marimba, choral music, dance, percussion, culture and language, as well as evening concerts.

326K Studies in Film (4)
MW 1-3:50pm, John Riber. Prereq. film class. South African documentary filmmaker John Riber will teach this course exploring the challenges of cross-cultural filmmaking bearing in mind film aesthetics, literacy as well as social issues of production confronting filmmakers who choose to work in a cross-cultural text. The course will review the practical steps of filmmaking, from concept development to script writing, designing proposals and budgets, financing production, distribution and evaluation.

310W Native American Celebrations (3)
W 5-6:50pm, Dan First Scout Rowe. Prereq. AMST course or instr perm. This course is cultural background and history of some American Indian celebrations. Films, readings, discussion, and sharing individual research. Class includes attendance at several Native celebrations in the area.

497e Race, Ethnicity and Class: Contesting Identities in contemporary South Africa (5) (Cross-listed as PLSC 497a.)
Vernon Johnson.
Prereq: Fair 497d or PLSC 497. This course surveys contesting notions of identity in post-apartheid South Africa: race, ethnicity and class. It will do so via a three week study tour of South Africa.
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