Courses

UW Scandinavian Studies Department's Lotta Gavel Adams unfolds the evolution of trolls in literature from fearsome forest-dwellers to friendly beings—and back again.

A Germanics course explores how sympathy can be used for good but can also serve a darker purpose.

Students expose layers hidden beneath the city's staggering wealth, using "dark tourism" to find reasons for protest and celebration--sometimes both at once.

In an introductory American Indian Studies course, students left the classroom to learn about Indigenous cultures.

Art and creative writing students collaborated on artist books through an interdisciplinary course. 

Students had $50,000 to spend (for real) in a new UW course on responsible philanthropy.

Students in an interdisciplinary field intensive and seminar course study shorelines, with an emphasis on writing. 

Learn more about the newly announced minor in Oceania and Pacific Islander Studies

Trump in the World — a course and lecture series — explores the global impact of Donald Trump's presidency. 

A new psychology course pairs scientific research on happiness with activities that promote a positive outlook.

A popular course combines building catapults and other ancient technologies with the study of ancient philosophers. 

A new literature course focuses on Nobel Prize winners and the sometimes surprising factors that led to their win. 

Ana Gómez-Bravo created a class about Spanish food and culture as a way to teach the language, but found no appropriate textbook for the material — so she wrote one.

During a summer study abroad, students explored LGBTQ issues in the U.S. and Mexico.

Students in the C21 Story Institute get a jumpstart on becoming career professionals.