Introduction

Dr. Jack Herring, Dean

A College Within the University

Founded in 1967, Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies is an undergraduate division of Western Washington University. Its purpose is to offer students the opportunity to take an uncommon degree of responsibility for the structure and content of their own education where students design their own degree programs by drawing on the resources of a larger University. The college offers training in writing and research, critical thought and creative expression, independent judgment and scholarship, self-evaluation and narrative assessment.

As a learning community, Fairhaven is defined by five attributes: (1) interdisciplinary study, (2) student designed studies and evaluations of learning, (3) examination of issues arising from a diverse society, (4) development of leadership and a sense of social responsibility, and (5) curricular, instructional and evaluative innovations.

At Fairhaven, students are challenged to bring what they learn to bear on human concerns and crucial real-world problems, to experiment, to discover and to act. This style of education supports the development of certain values, virtues and skills: self-discipline, resourcefulness, initiative, self-development, adaptability, reasonable risk-taking, leadership, sensitivity to injustice, and respect for persons. Fairhaven courses prepare students to listen carefully and engage respectfully in discussion, to value and respect different world views and to appreciate multiple voices reflecting the diversity of experiences in our society.

Fairhaven College is committed to interdisciplinary study and serving a diverse student body in terms of age, ethnic background, academic interest, and life experience. The College is committed to a gender-conscious and multicultural approach to topics, resources and classroom practices. Courses and other learning experiences provide an opportunity to examine the impacts and contemporary and historical roots of race, class and gender relations.

Fairhaven College’s role in the University is not only to provide a learning environment for students interested in self-designed study and interdisciplinary learning, but also to help the University ask questions about teaching and learning. Members of the Fairhaven community collaborate with and learn from colleagues in other colleges both within and outside of Western.

Fairhaven College also administers the curriculum of the American Cultural Studies Program, which offers significant depth in learning about current and historical topics in the diverse tapestry of people who make up the United States.

A Structure for Learning

The structure of learning at Fairhaven College consists of close working relationships between teachers and students; we are known for our practice of student-centered learning. Classes are small and the emphasis is on open discussion and the exchange of ideas. Our classes are interactive; we believe every student is essential to the discovery and creation of knowledge and, hence, to unleashing the full value of an undergraduate education as a tool for enhancing the lives of individuals, communities, and the world, as creative, actively engaged citizens.

In any given quarter, students may select classes offered across the University and/or design independent study projects in consultation with their faculty advisor. Students are encouraged to formulate and carry out independent research projects. Faculty members sponsor and monitor these projects and help students develop the resources necessary to complete them. Field work, practica, internships, and study abroad can also form important components of a Fairhaven education. Students are encouraged to work outside their comfort zone and to find ways to connect their learning with challenges and opportunities in the real world, ways to understand relationships of thought and action, theory and expertise, ways to cultivate opportunities for applying what they learn through campus and community volunteer activities, and through internships.

Collaborative learning is often used together with independent research. Narrative assessments, including a student self-evaluation and written responses from faculty replace letter grades, promoting a more deeply reflective experience and encouraging a student to take full ownership of her/his/their education.

Fairhaven College Learning Goals and Assessment

A culture and pedagogy of self-assessment and reflection have been significant features of teaching and learning at Fairhaven College since its founding as an experimental college. Assessment is valued as an essential part of the learning process.
Students assess their own learning in each course and are also asked to assess the course and the faculty. Students assess their writing skills in the development of a writing plan, and later in their education revisit that plan when they create their college writing portfolio. A cumulative self-assessment, the Summary and Evaluation, is required of all students prior to graduation.

Faculty provide individual narrative assessment of students in each course they teach, and provide on-going assessment of student growth in the advising process. Faculty regularly revisit and respond to outcomes of their teaching through reviewing student self-evaluations, faculty and course evaluations. Faculty peer review of teaching practices happen regularly through team teaching, shared concentration committee mentorship of students, shared advising (often in student Transition conferences) and collaborative curriculum review and college governance.

Beyond supporting students in their individualized learning goals, Fairhaven College has also established a set of goals that we aspire all students to achieve by the time they graduate. These goals are deeply woven into the structure of the core curriculum and are regularly assessed to determine how the core curriculum can be improved.

Fairhaven College Learning Goals

Upon graduation, Fairhaven College students will be able to:

Consider and listen openly to perspectives that are different from their own as they investigate complex issues.

Recognize and trace the development of their own ideas, skills, perspectives and learning processes.

Demonstrate the ability to imagine, problem-solve, and take creative risks.

Articulate the ways in which systems of power, privilege, and oppression shape their experiences as individuals and members of communities.

Develop a sense of personal agency for creating positive social and ecological change within a multicultural and global context.

Effectively communicate complex ideas orally and in writing.

Apply quantitative reasoning to the construction, communication and evaluation of arguments.

Fairhaven Core Curriculum

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Fairhaven students complete Fairhaven’s core curriculum in lieu of the WWU General University Requirements (GUR). A student who leaves Fairhaven for another WWU program must complete the GUR. Fairhaven College also offers the opportunity for self-motivated students who have demonstrated exceptional learning skills to design an individualized alternative to parts of the core curriculum through the use of existing course challenge procedures.

The Fairhaven Core Curriculum includes a series of courses designed to widen students’ exposure to various areas of study, to connections among disciplines and to interdisciplinary theory and practice. Its purpose is to help students become perceptive, probing learners who can ask questions and pursue answers with care and confidence. Skills in reading, writing, presentation and analysis are emphasized. Each course deals with methods of knowing and understanding, themes, modes of creativity and practical applications to be found in each area of study.

Elements of this core contribute to its unique character:

• Courses are conducted in a collaborative seminar format
• Class sizes seldom exceed 20 students
• A strong mentoring/advising relationship is established
• Interdisciplinary studies mirror the shape of complex problems
• Instruction is shared by all Fairhaven faculty members - artists, scientists, philosophers, lawyers, historians, poets, social scientists, anthropologists, psychologists - who adapt the diverse themes of their disciplines to core studies
• Evaluation takes the form of narrative assessment

There are core courses in each of the three curricular stages: exploratory studies, concentrated studies and advanced studies, as outlined in the degree-specific requirements. Students need not complete one curricular stage before advancing to the next.

Degree Requirements

Requirements for bachelor’s degrees awarded by Fairhaven College are as follows:

• Meet the University Degree Requirements  
• The Fairhaven Core Curriculum
• An Interdisciplinary Concentration (the individually designed major), OR the Fairhaven Upside-Down Program, OR other WWU departmental major
• Completion of at least 25 credits at Fairhaven
• Completion of at least 50 credits outside of Fairhaven
• Scholarship and credit standards as prescribed by Fairhaven College

 

Fairhaven College Degree Option	Curriculum Process and Requirements
Interdisciplinary Concentration, BA	Complete all three stages of core curriculum; design an interdisciplinary concentration with a committee and complete specified coursework including FAIR 401A, Senior Project.
Interdisciplinary Concentration with a Law, Diversity & Justice (LDJ) Emphasis, BA	Complete all three stages of core curriculum plus LDJ required coursework; design an interdisciplinary concentration with a strong interest in law, diversity and access to the legal system for under-served communities and complete FAIR 401A, Senior Project.
Interdisciplinary Concentration, BAE	For students seeking the flexibility interdisciplinary concentration, and wishing to apply their degree in the profession of education. Requirements match BA Interdisciplinary Concentration, plus requirements appropriate for the level of professional certification sought by student and approved through Woodring College of Education.
Fairhaven Upside-Down Program, BA	For transfer students who complete a pre-approved technical 2-year degree from a Washington state college and transfer to Western. Students complete stage and three of the Fairhaven core curriculum and a set of appropriate upper-division coursework to complement their previous academic experiences.
Fairhaven College enrollment and completion of University Major, Degree as specified for that Major (e.g. BA, BS, BFA)	Complete stage one and three of Fairhaven core curriculum and all requirements for major as determined by the relevant Department.

Fairhaven Grade Requirements

At Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies, the A-to-F grading system is not used. Classes and studies are taken on a “Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory” basis. Academic credit is granted after requirements have been satisfactorily completed and the student has submitted a written self-evaluation of his or her work to faculty instructors. Faculty respond with a written evaluation of the student’s progress. Credit will be entered on Fairhaven students’ official transcripts only if they fulfill their academic obligations.

The official transcript, held in the University Registrar’s office, lists all Fairhaven and other Western Washington University classes completed. A cumulative GPA is not displayed on the official transcript for Fairhaven students. The student-faculty narrative evaluations are held in the student’s permanent academic file and form part of the student’s credentials for applying for employment and for graduate programs. For students enrolled in Fairhaven College a complete record of academic achievement includes both the official transcript and an official set of narrative evaluations to supplement this transcript.

Credits attempted but not completed will be recorded in the student’s Academic History with an NX.  The college does not assign a K grade (incomplete) to Fairhaven students, but instead does not award credit until a class is completed. If a registered class is never completed and no credit is awarded, the incomplete class does not appear on the student’s official transcript. An NX, indicating “no credit awarded,” will appear in the Grade column of the student’s unofficial Academic History.
Students receiving an NX may request a Time Extension Contract from the instructor outlining the terms of work to be completed for the awarding of credit. The maximum deadline for credit to be awarded for an NX class is one year after the quarter of enrollment, pending instructor approval.

Federal regulations require all schools participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs to have a standard of Satisfactory Progress, which applies to all applicants/recipients of financial aid as one determinant of eligibility. Classes receiving an NX will count toward credits attempted in Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress and may affect eligibility for aid.

Fairhaven College follows all other student records policies of Western Washington University found elsewhere in this catalog.

Special Opportunities

Independent field studies abroad or community internships might consume a full quarter’s registration. The Adventure Learning Program (ALG) provides opportunities for selected Fairhaven students to spend 10 months immersed in a cultural environment different than their own while engaging in a scholarly project of their own design. In recent years, ALG grant recipients have lived and conducted research in Madagascar, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, India, Korea, Thailand, Brazil, and Lebanon.

Professional Education. For students wishing to acquire teaching credentials, Western’s Woodring College of Education offers a choice of majors — including certain Fairhaven Concentrations — appropriate to public school teaching. Faculty advise students in the construction of their programs and work closely with the College of Education in helping students to complete requirements.

CIEL Student Exchanges. Fairhaven College is a member of The Consortium for Innovative Environments in Learning (CIEL), a growing network of distinguished, progressive higher education institutions. Through this network, students at Fairhaven College have the opportunity to spend a quarter or semester on one of the Consortium campuses. Visit www.Cielearn.org.

Information on these and other special opportunities can be accessed on the Fairhaven College Website or is available at the main Fairhaven office.

College Admission and Advising

Fairhaven College of Interdisciplinary Studies has selective admission and enrolls first-year students, transfer students, and students from other WWU programs fall, winter, spring and summer quarters. New applicants to Fairhaven and to the University complete the WWU Undergraduate Application (available online or in print form). Indicate interest in Fairhaven College in your application. Send the standard application, transcripts, and required test scores to: Office of Admissions, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225-9009.

In addition to the WWU application, Fairhaven requests a personal statement, two letters of recommendation and an interview (in person or by telephone). For more information or to make an appointment, please call 360-650-6680.

Students currently enrolled in other University programs may apply to transfer to Fairhaven’s program by the quarterly application deadlines. Current WWU students applying to Fairhaven do not need to submit transcript test scores or the WWU Undergraduate Application.

Visitors are welcome, and with advance notice appointments can be arranged with Fairhaven advising and admissions staff, students or other WWU staff.

Advising

Students benefit from high quality advising; extensive and intensive advising is a hallmark of the Fairhaven College learning experience for all its students. All full-time faculty members are academic advisors supported by professional staff, and student peer mentoring. Great thought has been given to the design of advising at Fairhaven – multiple advisors and kinds of advising at multiple points along the path from admission to graduation. We provide an organized sequence of required advising engagements with every student. Advising is continuous and embedded in the curriculum.

The role of the faculty advisor is to mentor, advise, question, recommend resources, and ultimately, oversee and approve the student’s satisfaction of degree requirements for graduation. The faculty advisor is a useful resource for facilitating connections for students with other departments and classes on campus; the advisor can also be an influential and important advocate for students seeking internships, study abroad recommendations, exceptions to policies, and graduate school information and references. Faculty advisors review each student’s writing portfolio, facilitate student transition conferences, and are essential mentors in supporting the development of the student interdisciplinary concentrations.

A professional Advising Coordinator oversees the system of advising at Fairhaven. This person advises new students regarding credit evaluation, degree planning, graduation processes, narrative assessment, and programs and services outside the college. The Advising Coordinator regularly reviews the academic progress of each Fairhaven student and works with faculty advisors, support personnel, and students to promote retention and satisfactory academic progress.

Faculty

JACK A. HERRING (2013) Dean. BS, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; PhD, University of Washington.
BABAFEMI AKINRINADE (2008) Associate Professor. LL.B University of Ife; BL Nigerian Law School, LL.M Obafemi Awolowo University, LL.M. University of Notre Dame, J.S.D. University of Notre Dame.
JOHN L. BOWER (1998) Professor. BS, PhD, Cornell University.
ANDREW J. BROWN (2015) Assistant Professor. BA, Muhlenberg College; MA, Northwestern University; ABD, Northwestern University.
LESLIE CONTON (1980) Professor. BA, Oberlin College; MA, PhD, University of Oregon.
LAWRENCE J. ESTRADA (1989) Associate Professor and Director, American Cultural Studies. BA, University of California, Santa Barbara; MEd, Whittier College; PhD, University of California, Los Angeles.
JOHN V. FEODOROV (2005) Associate Professor. BFA, California State University-Long Beach; MFA, Vermont College.
JULIE A. HELLING (2000) Associate Professor. BA, University of Iowa; JD, University of Michigan Law School.
MARK Y. MIYAKE (2015) Assistant Professor. BA, MA, PhD, Indiana University.
NIALL Ó MURCHÚ (2001) Associate Professor. BA, MA, University College, Dublin; MA, PhD, University of Washington.
HILARY SCHWANDT (2013) Assistant Professor. BA, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo; MHS, PhD, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
TANIS S’EILTIN (1992) Associate Professor. BA, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; MFA, University of Arizona.
TAMARA SPIRA (2014) Assistant Professor. BA, Oberlin College; MA, PhD, University of California Santa Cruz.
STAN TAG (1997) Associate Professor. BA, Whitworth College; MA, PhD, University of Iowa.
MIDORI TAKAGI (1994) Associate Professor. BA, Oberlin College; MA, American University; MPhil, PhD, Columbia University.
JOHN TUXILL (2007) Associate Professor, BA, Williams College; MS University of Wisconsin-Madison, PhD, Yale University.
JENNIFER WANG (2014) Assistant Professor. BS, MS, PhD, University of Washington.

Faculty specialties. Areas of faculty study and interest include African American and Asian American history, American literature, anthropology, art and art history, civil and international human rights, constitutional and environmental law, creative writing, ecology, economics, history and philosophy of science, Holocaust and mass atrocities, human development, international law, mathematics, multicultural issues and literature, music and society, Native American issues, natural sciences, nature writing, ornithology, performance studies, physics, poetry, political economy, psychology of women, queer studies, scriptwriting, social theory, theater and drama, theory and practice of teaching, transitional justice, video production, women studies, ethics, philosophy of nature, political philosophy, and other areas.

Other members of the Western Washington University faculty from various departments and programs contribute to Fairhaven’s curriculum as teachers of classes, members of advisory committees for concentrations, and as lecturers. Visiting faculty and guest lecturers from other universities, and from a variety of other occupations, also add to the resources available to Fairhaven students.

Other College Information

Tuition, Financial Aid and Scholarships

Fairhaven students pay the same tuition and fees as students of other colleges in the University. See other sections of this catalog for specific details. Information regarding federal, state and private financial assistance and application procedures should be addressed to: Financial Aid , Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225-9006.

Fairhaven offers scholarships to selected students. Check the college’s website or the WWU scholarship center website for information.

The Registration Process

University Registration. Registration for Fairhaven College offerings occurs during scheduled University registration periods. Class schedules (timetables) are available online. Registration for Fairhaven College variable credit classes and independent studies is via the Web4U Independent Study Proposal process.

Fairhaven College Students. Credit earned by Fairhaven students taking Fairhaven classes may apply to the core requirements, to the concentration and to the general 180-credit requirement for graduation. Credit earned in other WWU classes by Fairhaven students may apply to the major or concentration, and to the 180-credit requirement for graduation.

Other WWU Students. Fairhaven College credit earned by students affiliated with Western’s other colleges is applied to the general 180-credit requirement for graduation. Occasionally department advisors in other colleges may approve Fairhaven courses as electives for majors. Fairhaven’s courses and studies are open to all WWU students (unless indicated in prerequisites or otherwise).

The Fairhaven College Quarterly Class Descriptions. Available prior to registration in the fall, winter and spring, this publication is available online. It announces schedule changes and additions and describes in detail Fairhaven’s offerings each term. Students are advised to consult the schedule before finalizing their programs.

Programs

Bachelor of Arts

• •  Fairhaven Upside-Down Program, BA
• •  Interdisciplinary Concentration, BA
• •  Interdisciplinary Concentration: Law, Diversity & Justice Emphasis, BA

Bachelor of Arts in Education

• •  Interdisciplinary Concentration, BAE

Minor

• •  Audio Technology, Music and Society Minor
• •  Education and Social Justice Minor (see Secondary Education Department)
• •  Law, Diversity & Justice Minor

Courses

Fairhaven

• FAIR 353V - Art in Public Sphere

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  Explore history and concepts behind public art, create proposals and models for public art projects, and research artists who work within public space. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: Introduction to drawing and one of: FAIR 355Y, FAIR 359V, FAIR 355W or permission. Background in art history recommended.
  Credits: 4
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 353Y - Songwriting Workshop

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  Examination of the elements of songwriting: discussing techniques, strategies and blocks; the roles and inter-relationships of melody, rhythm, and lyric; and song forms and styles. Through a series of exercises, development of a portfolio of songs. S/U grading.
  
  Credits: 4
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 354V - Scriptwriting Workshop I

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  Practice in the art and craft of writing for the dramatic media: theater, film, television and radio. Intensive writing and rewriting experience with a supportive group of other writers. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: previous course work or experience with creative writing or instructor permission
  Credits: 4
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 356V - Site-Specific Art

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  Students will explore the creation of three-dimensional art installations, environments and/or performances developed for specific locations outside of the traditional art gallery paradigm. Students will research histories of prospective sites and communities in order to write proposals and create thematic and socially relevant artworks. S/U grading. Repeatable up to 8 credits, including original course.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: FAIR 202A and one studio art course or instructor permission. ART 109 recommended.
  Credits: 4
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 356W - Video, Performance & Sound Art

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  Students will explore and develop ideas and existing skills in the areas of video, performance and/or sound art within the context of contemporary art; culminating in a public screening, exhibition or performance of a final project. Students will present proposals and timelines to the instructor, give regular progress reports to the class, and write artist statements for each of their projects. Experimentation and creative risk-taking is highly encouraged. Emphasis will be placed upon stepping outside of traditional and popular genres in order to challenge both artist and audience. S/U grading
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: FAIR 202A or one course in either music, art or theater/dance history, and previous course in either audio, video or performance practice.
  Credits: 4
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 356X - Dreams, Imagination and Creativity

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  A study, through readings, discussion, experiences, of the content and interrelationships between dreams, imagination and creativity to enhance the intuitive dimension of daily life. Extending the range of imagination through practice: visualization techniques, artistic expression, journal writing. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: FAIR 203A or FAIR 243R or instructor permission.
  Credits: 4
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 357V - Topics in Studio Art II

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  An interdisciplinary exploration of specific topics in studio art, including painting, printmaking, sculpture, and mixed media for students with some studio art background. Approaches may include historical, theoretical, literary, cultural, or political readings. Repeatable with different topics. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: FAIR 202A and previous experience in studio art or permission of instructor.
  Credits: 3-8
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 357Y - Theatre/Film Production

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  An opportunity to work with intensive instruction on production of student-written dramas or films. Repeatable twice. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: previous work in theatre/film production or instructor permission
  Credits: 4
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 358V - Intermediate Acrylic Painting

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  Intermediate acrylic painting techniques and elements of form composition and color using still life, photographs and live models. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: FAIR 258W
  Credits: 4
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 361E - Race In/To the Movies II: Race Relations on Film: 1950-1980

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  Explores race relations in America between 1950 and 1980, using film as one source of historical documentation. Films such as Raisin in the Sun, Twelve Angry Men and various ‘Blaxploitation’ movies will demonstrate how movies both reflect and reinforce contemporary perceptions on inter- and intra-race relations. Readings will place the films into a broader historical context. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: FAIR 261E or other film studies class.
  Credits: 4
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 362F - We’re Not for Sale: History of Asian Women in America

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  Explores the history and experiences of Asian women in America from the mid-19th century to the present. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: FAIR 215F or AMST 205 or course in history of American women.
  Credits: 4
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 363B - Suzie Wong to Miss Saigon: Asian Presence in Hollywood

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  Explores the different perspectives of, and attitudes toward, Asian Americans and Asians in America from 1915 to the present, using film as a main source of historical documentation. S/U grading.
  
  Credits: 4
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 364C - El Movemiento Chicano

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  Examines the sociohistorical, political and cultural characteristics of the Chicana/o Movement from 1848 to present. Formation and symbolic evolution of the United Farmworkers’ Movement, the Chicana/o cultural renaissance of the ‘60s and ‘70s, the Chicana/o student movement for educational liberation and the roots of the Chicana/feminist and lesbian movements from the ‘70s through the ‘90s. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: FAIR 203A or FAIR 218C or AMST 203 or HIST 463.
  Credits: 4
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 365C - Contemporary Voices of Latin American Resistance

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  This course will look at the formative structure of Latin American leftist, political ideology by examining the writings of Theotonio Dos Santos, Paolo Freire, Che Guevara, Jose Marti and Antonio Gramsci. It will further focus on contemporary authors and the present course of Latin American politics by reflecting upon the political beliefs and perspectives of such authors as: Comandante Marcos, Elena Poniatowska, Eduardo Galeano, Hugo Chavez, Evo Morales, Luiz Ignacio Lula Da Silva and Michelle Bachelet. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: FAIR 203A or permission of instructor.
  Credits: 4
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 366E - Comparative Cultural Studies

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  Interaction of immigrant and indigenous cultures with the developing American cultural patterns. Emphasis on modes and concepts of interaction, especially related to African Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans and Latinos. Also offered as AMST 301. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: Also offered as AMST 301
  Credits: 4
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 367B - Issues in Political Economy

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  Upper division seminar in political economy. Course themes may include, but are not limited to: labor market stratification by race and gender; trade and globalization; human and political development; varieties of capitalism; and varieties of welfare states. Repeatable with different topics. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: FAIR 203A or permission.
  Credits: 3-6
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 369C - Vietnam War Redux

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  This course examines the war in Vietnam from 1962-1975 from the under/other side. It does not focus on whether or why the United States lost the war. Rather, it explores the tragic costs of the war from usually marginalized perspectives: Vietnamese fighters and civilians, American families, and women and minorities who served. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: FAIR 203A or instructor permission
  Credits: 4
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 369D - American War Stories: The Great War to Iraq

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  This seminar presents an exploration of the major stories (literature, cinema, arts) and social movements produced by American wars since WWI. Rather than a traditional history of the wars aimed at discovering how and why someone lost and why others won, the seminar examines the impacts war has had on American and opponents’ veterans, families, arts and ideals. We will learn how war affects people at the individual and family level, how movements of support and resistance develop and what have been the wars’ major influences on popular culture. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: FAIR 203A or permission of instructor.
  Credits: 4
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 370I - Introduction to Pro Tools

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  This course will introduce students to mixing and editing audio with Avid’s Pro Tools software. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: FAIR 270H or concurrent.
  Credits: 2
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 370J - Studio Recording I

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  Studio Recording I takes the concepts introduced in FAIR 270H and FAIR 370I and allows the student to apply and practice them in a hands-on manner, with the goal of becoming familiar and competent in the use of all the gear in the Fairhaven Recording Studio. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: FAIR 370I or FAIR 370P.
  Credits: 4
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 370K - Studio Recording II

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  This class will give students with advanced recording experience the opportunity to record and mix on an industry standard Pro Tools HD system. Students will enhance their knowledge of Pro Tools and learn how to use the software in conjunction with a large-format analog mixing console. Repeatable up to 6 credits. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: FAIR 370J or FAIR 370H.
  Credits: 2
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 370T - World Issues Group Study

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  As engaged citizens, what do we know and understand about global issues and ourselves in a world faced with the complex issues of growing economic disparities, fragile democracies, environmental degradation, wars, human rights, globalization, and ethnic/religious conflicts? What is our awareness of and participation in local and global efforts for peace and justice? Students in the class join campus and community members in the weekly World Issues Forum with guest speakers. As a class, students research, discuss and reflect on the forum topic and find ways to respond through social justice/service learning in the community. Repeatable up to 12 credits. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: FAIR 203A; or a social science GUR course.
  Credits: 4
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 371B - Topics in Middle East Studies

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  Seminar in Middle East studies. Course themes may include, but are not limited to, a survey of the history and political economy of the Modern Middle East; the colonial past and present in the Middle East; Orientalism; US policy toward the Middle East; State-society Relations in the Middle East; and case studies of specific countries and conflicts. Repeatable with different topics. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: FAIR 203A or permission.
  Credits: 3-6
  Grade Mode: S/U
  GUR Attributes: ACGM
• FAIR 371E - Nations and Nationalism

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  Survey course on the development of national identity since the late eighteenth century and the rise of the nation-state. Focus on the slippage between national and ethnic identities and the predicaments of stateless nations. Comparative case studies of various nationalisms in the United States, Europe, and the post-colonial world. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: FAIR 203A or permission.
  Credits: 5
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 372F - Race and Society Within the Latino Caribbean

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  The purpose of the course is to examine the past and present context of how race and cultural fusion have been experienced among peoples and nation states within the Latino Caribbean. Particular emphasis will be placed on the various ways in which racial/cultural identities are complicated by questions of gender, religion, politics, class and sexuality both in the Caribbean as well as those Latino-a Caribbean populations now residing in the United States. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: One of ANTH 101, ANTH 104, ANTH 201, FAIR 201a, FAIR 203a, AMST 203 or HIST 273.
  Credits: 4
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 374B - The Cultural Creation of Identity

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  How ethnic, racial and cultural identity is created by society. Includes a study of the social construction of identity from a scholarly perspective, but will also require the student to examine his or her own personal identity. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: FAIR 203A or instructor permission.
  Credits: 5
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 381G - Topics in Literature

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  An exploration of writers, periods, genres, theories or comparative studies which engage the student in the careful reading and critical discussion of literature, and in writing clearly about the works and issues involved. Repeatable with different topics. S/U grading.
  
  Credits: 3-5
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 384J - Writing Nature

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  Workshop on creative nonfiction writing focusing on natural history, nature, wildness, environment, conservation, science, medicine, landscape or place. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: FAIR 201A or instructor permission.
  Credits: 5
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 386E - Topics in Humanities

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  An interdisciplinary exploration of specific topics in the humanities, including history, philosophy, religion, literature, and mythology. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 credits with different topics. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: FAIR 202A or equivalent
  Credits: 4-5
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 387K - Grant Writing Workshop

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  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, two small grant proposals. S/U grading.
  
  Credits: 4
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 388M - Oral History

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  Study in methods for conducting, editing, and interpreting oral interviews. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: FAIR 223 or instructor permission
  Credits: 4
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 393B - Rights, Liberties and Justice in America

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  Study of American ideas of rights and liberties; what they mean in practice; competing principles and ideologies at work in the arena of constitutional rights; history of our justice system with regard to rights and liberties and directions it seems to be heading. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: upper-division courses in social science or history highly recommended
  Credits: 4
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 399B - Contemporary American Indian Issues

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  Presents timely issues in Indian-White relations. Emphasis on case studies of issues of sovereignty, land claims, treaty rights, cultural appropriation, economic development, health, education, and environment. Also offered as AMST 315. Repeatable with various topics. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: AMST 202 or FAIR 263 or HIST 275; or instructor permission. Also offered as AMST 315
  Credits: 4
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 400 - Directed Independent Study

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  An individualized course of study not available through or replacing existing curriculum, to be arranged between one matriculating student and sponsoring faculty member. All academic policies and registration deadlines apply. Directed Independent Study courses cannot substitute for General University Requirements and are not eligible for tuition waiver. S/U grading.
  
  Credits: 1-15
  
• FAIR 401A - Core: Senior Project

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  Independent study required of students undertaking an Interdisciplinary Concentration. See the Fairhaven College Guidelines for Concentrations for more information. S/U grading.
  
  Credits: 1-18
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 403A - Core: Advanced Seminar

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  Required of all Fairhaven College students. A forum in which students are required to reflect on, summarize and evaluate their major or concentration programs and to consider their education in relation to the world they are entering. Course must be taken in final quarter before graduation. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: Required by all Fairhaven students. Senior status.
  Credits: 4
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 412E - Advanced Topics in Law

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  Investigation of an area of the law using a law school class format and text. Examples of topics include Federal Indian Law II, Property Law, Current Issues in the U.S. Supreme Court, and critical legal studies. Repeatable with different topics. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: FAIR 311B or PLSC 311 or permission of instructor.
  Credits: 2-5
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 413A - International Childhood

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  An examination of a wide range of children’s experiences around the world, including a cultural analysis of middle-class American childhood, to unpack constricted, culture-bound conceptions of childhood and to illustrate the diverse forms of children’s development and societal roles.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: INTL 201 or FAIR 203A
  Credits: 4
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 413E - Curers, Clients and Culture: Cross Cultural Perspectives on Health and Illness

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  Examines health belief systems in cross-cultural perspective, including the roles of practitioner and patient; explanation, diagnosis and treatment of disease; the impact of modernization on non-Western medical systems, and ethnicity and health care in the U.S. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: cross-cultural study or instructor permission
  Credits: 5
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 414B - Vietnam on Film

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  Exploration of the cinematic interpretations of the Southeast Asian war as a process of rationalizing and renegotiating American interests and history to suit contemporary political and cultural purposes. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: FAIR 369C or HIST 104 or evidence of familiarity with the Vietnam War or instructor permission.
  Credits: 4
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 414D - Special Topics in Social Justice Education

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  Specific issues in social justice education will be used as lenses for analyzing, evaluating and transforming interlocking systems of power, privilege, oppression and discriminatory institutional structures and cultural practices and social behavior. Also offered as EDUC 414.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: AMST 301 or FAIR 366E; FAIR 314E; and EDUC 411.
  Credits: 4
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 419F - Cross-Cultural Shamanism

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  Cross-cultural comparison of the roles, recruitment, techniques and performances of shamans, those ceremonial practitioners who move in a state of ecstasy between various spiritual realms. The relationships between healing, magic, sorcery and alternative states of consciousness in cultural context. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: FAIR 203A and either ANTH 201 or a course in cross-cultural studies, or instructor permission.
  Credits: 5
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 421H - Advanced Topics in Literature

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  In-depth consideration of a small number of works, with theoretical or comparative analysis and intensive work with critical discussion and writing. Repeatable with different topics. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: 300-level course work in literature
  Credits: 3-5
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 422J - Art of the Essay

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  An advanced course in the art of writing essays. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: FAIR 201A and FAIR 202A, and 300-level writing course.
  Credits: 4
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 422K - Advanced Legal Writing and Analysis

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  Explores persuasive legal writing, researching and writing an appellate brief on a current legal issue. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: FAIR 311B or PLSC 311 or permission of instructor.
  Credits: 4
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 423K - Space, Place and Imagination

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  An advanced exploration of the relationship between who we are and where we are, between self and place, imagination and landscape. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: 300-level Humanities course.
  Credits: 5
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 432Q - Ecological Restoration

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  Introduces students to the science and practice of restoring ecological integrity and health to natural landscapes. The approach of the course will be philosophical as well as empirical. This course is repeatable with different topics. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: FAIR 206A or equivalent, a course in biology or ecology, and upper level standing, or instructor’s permission.
  Credits: 5
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 433P - Advanced Topics in Evolutionary Biology

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  Explores advanced and specific topics in evolutionary theory, the history of evolutionary thought, and/or the application of biological evolution to the modern human experience. Repeatable with different topics to a maximum of 8 credits. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: Any course in evolution or permission of instructor.
  Credits: 1-8
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 434P - Advanced Studies in Field Science

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  In-depth quantitative field study, including study design, data collection and analysis, and the writing of a scientific paper to report the findings. Repeatable with various topics. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: FAIR 206A, or equivalent, or instructor permission.
  Credits: 5-8
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 435Q - Advanced Marine Bird Population Ecology

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  Participation in all aspects of an ongoing study of Northwestern Washington marine bird populations, including study design, field work, data analysis, and scientific writing. Repeatable to a maximum of 30 cr. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: FAIR 434P or instructor permission.
  Credits: 2-15
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 436B - Advanced Topics in Social Issues

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  An advanced examination of specific topics in the social sciences. Repeatable with different topics. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: FAIR 203A; 300-level social science course or equivalent
  Credits: 4-8
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 436N - Advanced Topics in Science

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  An advanced examination of specific topics in science. Repeatable with different topics. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: FAIR 206A; 300-level science course or equivalent
  Credits: 4-8
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 436V - Advanced Topics in Art

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  An advanced examination of specific topics in the arts. Repeatable with different topics. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: FAIR 202A; 300-level art course
  Credits: 4-8
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 440N - Ethnoecology: Conservation and Development

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  Exploration of the role of traditional ecological knowledge in maintaining and restoring healthy ecological relationships between communities and the environment. Taught every other year. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: FAIR 206A or equivalent or permission of instructor.
  Credits: 3
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 441U - The Relational Self: Theories and Research

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  Study of new paradigms of the self, including revisions of familiar concepts of identity, self-knowledge and self-esteem. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: previous courses in psychology or instructor permission
  Credits: 4
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 444U - Depression: Causes, Cultures and Treatments

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  An examination of biochemical, clinical and cultural explanations for depression and questions regarding why depression is becoming so widespread. Issues will include the increase of depression symptoms worldwide, gender differences in depression and specific treatments. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: previous psychology courses or instructor permission
  Credits: 4
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 448T - Risk and Resilience in Adolescent Girls: Development, Culture and Identity

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  A consideration of latest literature on female adolescent development, including diversity. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: Previous courses in psychology or women studies.
  Credits: 5
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 451X - Resistance Art of the Indigena

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  Examines contemporary visual and literary arts of indigenous peoples of Canada and the United States. Emphasis on artwork that reflects personal and cultural histories, government and state relations, and Western misrepresentation of Native peoples in the media and academia. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: FAIR 218C or AMST 202 or FAIR 399B or AMST 315; studio art courses or experience above the 200-level
  Credits: 4
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 451Y - The ‘Primitive’ in Modern Art

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  This class will provide students with an alternative understanding of art and art history beginning in the Modern era late in the nineteenth century and continuing forward to the 21st century. The study of Primitivism will work to introduce students to early Western concepts of race, art and identity. The investigation of methods with which Indigenous artists and scholars challenge these notions will provide a new lens for understanding the history of colonization, the politics of representation, and various definitions of race and art. Also offered as AMST451
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: FAIR 202A or AMST 301 or instructor permission.
  Credits: 4
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 454Y - Scriptwriting Workshop II

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  Advanced practice in the art and craft of writing for dramatic media: theatre, film, television, radio. Emphasis on sharpening forms and styles, and on preparing scripts for production. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: FAIR 354V; previous 200-level work in scriptwriting any medium, or instructor permission.
  Credits: 4
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 455V - Advanced Printmaking

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  Advanced printmaking techniques illustrating various themes developed by students in consultation with instructor, with an emphasis on technique and aesthetics. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: FAIR 254X, FAIR 351W.
  Credits: 4
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 457V - Advanced Topics in Studio Art

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  An advanced exploration of specific topics in studio art, including painting, printmaking, sculpture, and mixed media for students with some studio art background. Approaches may include historical, theoretical, literary, cultural, or political readings. Repeatable with different topics. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: FAIR 202A and upper-division coursework in studio art or permission of instructor.
  Credits: 3-8
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 464D - Advanced Topics in American Indian Studies

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  This seminar presents an interdisciplinary examination of a major topic in Indian/White relations such as gaming, treaty rights, sovereignty, or education. Repeatable with different topics. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: Permission of instructor.
  Credits: 4
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 480 - Internship

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  By arrangement: fall, winter and spring. Fairhaven College independent study proposal approval required for registration. Practicum in an area related to one’s course of study; addresses specific roles or responsibilities. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: approval of two or more Fairhaven faculty
  Credits: 1-15
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 486E - Advanced Topics in the Humanities

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  An advanced examination of specific topics in the humanities. Repeatable with different topics. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: FAIR 202A or equivalent; 300-level humanities course
  Credits: 4-8
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 490A - Good Teaching: Power of Art and Community

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  This course is offered in conjunction with the annual Northwest Teacher’s Conference. See http://www.nwteachersconference.org/ for details about registering for the Conference. The specific workshops vary from year to year, but through pre-reading activities, daily workshops and reflective writing, students will explore questions related to the challenge of sustaining good teaching practices amid increasing pressures to standardize curriculum, classrooms, and children’s needs. We will envision learning environments where finding meaning matters and where the creative process is valued as a learning strategy. We will identify personal and community resources needed to broaden and/or transform teaching practices.
  
  Credits: 2
  Grade Mode: S/U
  
• FAIR 499B - Special Problems in Interdisciplinary Studies

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  Investigation of problems and issues through advanced interdisciplinary study. Repeatable with various topics. S/U grading.
  
  Prerequisites & Notes: upper-division status or instructor permission
  Credits: 10-15
  Grade Mode: S/U
  

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