Autumn DCX
A required course for all first year and pre-major students, the Autumn DCX will help students transition into 56吃瓜网B; 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 56吃瓜网B 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.
Arts & Humanities
BCORE 104 (A&H)
- A World Without Borders: Globalization & You (Reinnoldt)
- A.I. & World Building (50% hybrid) (Lin)
- Art & Politics of Walking (50% hybrid) (Lambacher)
- Atoms in Art & Culture (meets E designation) (Doyle & Lovitt)
- Border Crossings: Stories of Cultural Encounter and Migration to the U.S. (meets DIV designation) (Janssen)
- Creativity, Courage, & Consequences聽 (50% hybrid) (Carpenter)
- Dead Things & The Art of Fear (Doyle)
- Disability Representation in the Media (meets DIV designation) (50% hybrid) (West)
- Film & Video in the Digital Age: Big Dreams in Small Screens (Yum)
- Judge This Book By Its Cover (Borsuk)
- Learning Ecology Through Storytelling (Atkinson & Chang)
- Managing Mental Health: In the Classroom & Beyond (meets both DIV & E designations) (Umetsu)
- Own Language: Exploring Language & Identity (linked with BWRIT 134) (Shimabukuro)
- Philosophical Explorations of Science Fiction (Nixon)
- Place and Displacement in the Americas (meets DIV designation) (Padilla & Shayne)
- Play/Things (Lee)
- Queer & Trans Cinema (meets DIV designation) (50% hybrid) (Kellejian)
- Red Riding Hood on the Rapid Ride: Storytelling, Fairytales, Folktales & Fantastical Literature (50% hybrid) (Spiegler)
- Science, Technology, and the Utopian Imagination (Romero)
- Seeing is Believing (50% hybrid) (Hsu)
- Time Traveling Through Experiential Learning (meets E designation) (Gustafson)
- Urban Life and Nature: Crows & Other Birds Inhabiting the Cities (Valdez)
- Welcome to College, Now Take This Quiz! (Brooks)
Natural Sciences
BCORE 110 (NSc)
- Atoms in Art & Culture (meets E designation) (Doyle & Lovitt)
- Don’t Stress Out! A Study of Stress from Molecules to Thought (Shippy)
- From Lab to Shelf: The Business of Biotechnology (Lewis)
- Learning Ecology Through Storytelling (Atkinson & Chang)
- Putting the Earth in Play: Investigating the Impact of Sport on Our Spaces & Places (Shinneman)
- Urban Life and Nature: Crows & Other Birds Inhabiting the Cities (Valdez)
- We Are What We Eat (Mlodnosky)
Social Sciences
BCORE 107 (SSc)
- A World Without Borders: Globalization & You (Reinnoldt)
- Art & Politics of Walking (50% hybrid) (Lambacher)
- Business, A.I., & YOU (Nielubowicz)
- Disability Representation in the Media (meets DIV designation) (50% hybrid) (West)
- Don’t Stress Out! A Study of Stress from Molecules to Thought (Shippy)
- Gender Under Construction (Lichty)
- Humanity 2050: Course of the Future (Turner)
- Leadership & Its Societal Impacts (Shaw)
- Managing Mental Health: In the Classroom & Beyond (meets both DIV & E designations) (Umetsu)
- Philosophical Explorations of Science Fiction (Nixon)
- Place and Displacement in the Americas (meets DIV designation) (Padilla & Shayne)
- Play/Things (Lee)
- Playbook for Life: Designing Your Life at 56吃瓜网B & Beyond (Hiukka)
- Putting the Earth in Play: Investigating the Impact of Sport on Our Spaces & Places (Shinneman)
- Strategic Thinking in Business & Life (Francetich)
- The Psychology of Reality TV (Silva)
- The Science & Medicine of Harry Potter (Harkewicz)
- We Are What We Eat (Mlodnosky)
- Welcome to College, Now Take This Quiz! (Brooks)
Meeting Diversity (DIV) Requirements
- Border Crossings: Stories of Cultural Encounter & Migration to the U.S. (Janssen) – an A&H course
- Disability Representation in the Media (West) – an SSc or A&H course
- Managing Mental Health: In the Classroom & Beyond (Umetsu) – an SSc or A&H course
- Place and Displacement in the Americas (Padilla & Shayne) – an SSc or A&H course
- Queer & Trans Cinema (Kellejian) – an A&H course
Meeting Community Engaged Learning (E) Requirements
- Atoms in Art & Culture (Doyle & Lovitt) – an A&H or NSc course
- Creativity, Courage, & Consequences (Carpenter) – an A&H course
- Managing Mental Health: In the Classroom & Beyond (Umetsu) – an SSc or A&H course
- Time Traveling Through Experiential Learning (Gustafson) – an A&H course
Hybrid Classes
50% hybrid only – all Fall DCX classes meet synchronously at least once each week.
- A.I. & World Building (Lin) – an A&H course
- Art & Politics of Walking (Lambacher) – an SSc or A&H course
- Creativity, Courage, & Consequences (Carpenter) – an A&H course
- Disability Representation in the Media (West) – an SSc or A&H course
- Queer & Trans Cinema (Kellejian) – an A&H course
- Red Riding Hood on the Rapid Ride: Storytelling, Fairytales, Folktales & Fantastical Literature (Spiegler) – an A&H course
- Seeing is Believing (Hsu) – an A&H course
Linked with a composition (BWRIT) class
- Own Language: Exploring Language & Identity (Shimabukuro) – an A&H or SSc course