Current CELR courses

What is a Community-Engaged Learning and Research (CELR) Course?

CELR courses are hands-on, reflective, skill-building opportunities for students to engage with campus and community projects. Through a mutually beneficial exchange with community partners, students apply theory to practice, develop professional experience, and contribute to the public good.

PB – Project-based course

students work individually, in small groups, or as a full class on a project or research-based question identified by a community partner in collaboration with faculty. Examples include: GIS mapping project, statistical analysis, event planning, business plans and consulting, etc.

PL – Placement-based course

individual or small group of students work at a campus or off site community organization for a specific number of hours outside of course time. 足彩app哪个是正规的s choose from a pre-approved list of positions posted by community partners. 足彩app哪个是正规的s also have the option to coordinate their own placement and supervisor. Examples include: tutoring programs, generating marketing resources, planting native species, outreach and promotion, etc.

Winter 2026

Last updated: 12/22/2025. This course list* is subject to changes and additions. 

*Community Engaged Learning and Research is partnering with other departments on campus to roll out the UW Bothell E-Designation to make it easier for students to find community engaged courses while registering for classes. Through this transition as more faculty get onboarded, courses listed below will all be confirmed to be working with community partners but may not be tagged as E in the time schedule. 

Business

  • (PB)?BUS?307?A:?Business?Writing?–?Laura?Umetsu–?Provides?theoretical and practical approaches to being a better ethical writer to prepare students to be more successful in business or other organizations.?Partner(s):?NAMI Seattle,?NAMI Eastside?
  • (PB) B BUS 431 A&B: Electronic Marketing – Ying Yang?–?Critically analyze?new marketing?models; study how firms can effectively?leverage?new technology?and maximize long-term profits. Includes: web marketing strategy, e-commerce issues, channel issues, pricing models, advertising and promotion?models?and business plans.?Partner(s): Renewal Food Bank, Math Kangaroo, Civic Reinvention, Latino Education Training Institute, House of Wisdom?
  • (PB) BUS 441?A?:?Business Project Management?–?Nick?Cuhaciyan?–?Skills that prepare students for rules as business project leaders and team members. Topics include project selection, risk, definition, stakeholder analysis, communication plans, scheduling, software, resource allocation, monitoring, and post-project assessment. Emphasis on critical thinking and analysis.?Partner(s):?TBD?
  • (PB) B BUS 491 A: Business Consulting –?Nick?Cuhaciyan?– applies principles and methods of consulting to organizations. Teams work as consultants for local businesses, applying management theory and concepts to develop strategic and tactical solutions to client-driven problems involving multiple functions.?Partner(s): TBD?

Education

  • (PL) BEDUC 456?A :?Adolescents in School and Society?–?Jamie Cho–?Discusses some of the transformations of consciousness that occur in adolescence and examines how social structures, particularly formal schooling, help shape those transformations.?Requires?a community-based learning project.?(SSc)?Partner(s):?Kenmore Middle School, North Creek High School,?Inglemoor?High School, and more?
  • (PL) BEDUC 542 A: Second Language Acquisition – Yue Bian?– focuses on theories in second language acquisition, bilingual education, and the structure of English. Topics include research, practice, and connections between language, literacy, cultural tradition, identity, and education in preparation for teaching?ELL’s?in general education of classes specifically for ELL’s.?Partner(s) Lake Washington School District, North Creek High School?

Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences

  • (PB) BIS 175: Intro to American Government – Jason Frederick Lambacher?– Examines the major institutions and processes of American government, including civil liberties and rights, federalism, Congress, the presidency, the judiciary, executive branch, political parties and elections, interest groups, and civic engagement.?Partner(s) Snohomish County Elections?
  • (PB) BDATA 232 Data Visualization A –?Baaska?Anderson –?Introduces descriptive statistics and visual representations of quantitative data. Examines data sets using graphing and statistical software packages. Demonstrates how to present data in ways that are?accurate, effective, and visually appealing.?Partner(s):?Edmonds School District?
  • (PB) BDATA 232 Data Visualization B – Nicole Cote?–?Introduces descriptive statistics and visual representations of quantitative data. Examines data sets using graphing and statistical software packages. Demonstrates how to present data in ways that are?accurate, effective, and visually appealing.?Partner(s):?TBD?
  • (PB) BISMCS 260 A – Working with Audio –?Amoshaun?Toft –?Introduction to the conceptual foundation and principles of audio production. Develops beginning to intermediate skills in audio production. Partner(s):?UWave?
  • (PB) BIS 398 B?– Veronica Cassone McGowan – Directed Study/Research: ENCAP Research Program –?Opportunity for directed group or individual research on a topic/theme mutually agreed upon by instructor and student. Partner(s): TBD?
  • (PB) BISMCS 472 A?– Advanced Media Workshop?–?Amoshaun?Toft?–?Provides focused study and production in a specific area of media arts and practice. Partner(s):?Clamour?Literary Art Journal?
  • (PB/PL) BES 493 A:?Capstone Research?In?Environmental Science?–?Amy Lambert?–足彩app哪个是正规的 first course of a two-quarter capstone sequence. 足彩app哪个是正规的s plan and develop a detailed proposal for their capstone environmental science project.?Partner(s): Friends of Hooven Forest, Well Being Community Center?Whale Scout, Office of Sustainability and more?
  • (PL) BIS 495 A – Internship –?足彩app哪个是正规的s?will need to secure an internship before registration for this course. Past CELR students are encouraged to use their?previous?placements to continue working with community partners for more credit. 足彩app哪个是正规的s can also browse?Connected Huskies Database?for internship possibilities with Connected Learning Community Partners.?PreReq:?BIS 300, Class is for IAS majors only?
  • (PL) BIS?497 A, B,?C, –?Randy Spaulding – Political Internship in State Government –?足彩app哪个是正规的s serving in approved internship program with state government agencies. Course overlaps with: POL S 497 and TPOL S 497.?
  • (PB/PL) BIS 498?B?:?Southeast Asian Pasts and Futures Program?– Raissa?DeSmet?and Nhi Tran?–?Southeast Asian Pasts and Futures (SEAPF–pronounced “sea puff” ? brings together AANHPI, Southwest Asian/MENA, other BIPOC, and first-gen students with diasporic communities to celebrate cultural strength and resilience. During Winter and Spring 2024, students will?participate?in critical conversations and community-building activities, while practicing indigenous research methods and developing their own student-led project. At its heart, this program is about decolonization: of?knowledge, institutions, and?ourselves.??Partner(s):?API Chaya,?Wing Luke Museum?
  • (PB) BIS 498 E – Veronica Cassone McGowan – Undergraduate Research –?Individual advanced research on topics conducted under the direction of one or more instructors.?
  • (PB) BPOLST 513 A – Practicum in Policy Studies– Jin-Kyu Jung?–?Begins capstone research sequence. 足彩app哪个是正规的s explore issues of policy interest by connecting and building relationships with community stakeholders that influence and are affected by those issues. 足彩app哪个是正规的s develop community engagement skills by completing a community-based learning project and reflect on the ethical, practical, and theoretical implications of community engagement.??Partner(s): TBD?

Nursing & Health Studies

Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM)

  • (PL) CSS?295?A: K-12 Computing Education –?Arkady?Retik?–?Collaboration with community partners to develop computing education opportunities for K-12 students. Curriculum development and basic computing education environments.?(DIV & RSN)?Partner(s):?Kenmore Middle School?

Autumn 2025

Last updated: 09/01/2025. This course list is subject to changes and additions. 

First Year Pre Major Programs

  • (PB/PL) BCORE 104 F/ 107 O: Managing Mental Health in the Classroom and Beyond – Laura Umetsu -This course will explore resources and practical coping skills through art, writing, and other creative mediums to manage anxiety. Guest speakers may include local therapists to provide the framework for workshops/weekly journaling writing exercises based on cognitive behavioral therapy techniques. 足彩app哪个是正规的re will be a civic engagement portion with a local nonprofit to provide mental health education and support to others in the UWB community. This course involves getting certified in mental health first aid (made possible through the King County MIDD funds and a collaboration with Valley Cities Medical’s educational program) to learn techniques on how to have an effective discussion with someone who may be experiencing a mental health and/or substance addiction challenge. Attendance at an all-day virtual Saturday session on October 5th is mandatory to complete the mental health first aid portion of the course, with pre-work and registration with Valley Cities to be done the first week of class. Partner(s): National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) 
  • (PB/PL) BCORE 104 G / 107 P: Disability Representation in Society – Maureen West – This course introduces Critical Disability Studies (CDS), a multidisciplinary field that examines and critiques societal understandings of disability. 足彩app哪个是正规的s will learn a critical framework to understand the disadvantages faced by people with disabilities and explore how disability activists and scholars have shifted perspectives toward viewing disability as a form of human diversity and a source of community. 足彩app哪个是正规的 course includes a Community Engagement component, partnering with the Alyssa Burnett Adult Life Center (ABALC) in Bothell, where students will engage onsite 1 or 2 times with individuals on the autism spectrum and with intellectual developmental disabilities. (A&H) Partner(s): Alyssa Burnett Adult Life Center 
  • (PB) BCORE 104 C/110 B: Storytelling Through Ecology – Cynthia Chang – Understanding the ecological interactions that sustain our natural world is critical in a time of unprecedented global change driven by humans. In learning how ecosystems function, we can better appreciate, protect, and restore them. Children’s literature and storytelling provide a unique way for us to cultivate appreciation and understanding of the natural world among children and adults alike.   (A&H) Partner(s): Heartwood Nature Programs, UW Bothell Environmental Education Research Center at St. Edwards Park EERC 
  • (PL/PB) BCORE 110 D /BCORE 104 U – Gavin Doyle and Charity Lovitt – Our inventions are all around us. And we have reinvented ourselves to accommodate them. 足彩app哪个是正规的 clock on our phones dictates the way we spend our time with people. 足彩app哪个是正规的 lights in our cities influence the way we sleep and how fireflies mate. 足彩app哪个是正规的 colors in advertisements guide the way we think about products and people. In this class, we will explore the atoms–the materials–that make up our world and how their properties have affected our culture, art, and history. You will learn how to re-frame scientific concepts into the context of stories. We will communicate our research through comics in which we will draw connections between atoms and art; between materials and culture; between matter and what matters. Partner(s): King County Library Services- Bothell Library

Business

  • (PB) BUS 307 A: Business Writing – Laura Umetsu– Provides theoretical and practical approaches to being a better ethical writer to prepare students to be more successful in business or other organizations. Partner(s): NAMI Seattle, NAMI Eastside 
  • (PB) BUS 441 A : Business Project Management – Nick Cuhaciyan – Skills that prepare students for rules as business project leaders and team members. Topics include project selection, risk, definition, stakeholder analysis, communication plans, scheduling, software, resource allocation, monitoring, and post-project assessment. Emphasis on critical thinking and analysis. Partner(s): TBD 
  • (PB) B BUS 491 A: Business Consulting – Nick Cuhaciyan – applies principles and methods of consulting to organizations. Teams work as consultants for local businesses, applying management theory and concepts to develop strategic and tactical solutions to client-driven problems involving multiple functions. Partner(s): TBD 

Education

  • (PL) BEDUC 541 A: Second Language Acquisition – Yue Bian – focuses on theories in second language acquisition, bilingual education, and the structure of English. Topics include research, practice, and connections between language, literacy, cultural tradition, identity, and education in preparation for teaching ELL’s in general education of classes specifically for ELL’s. Partner(s) Lake Washington School District, North Creek High School

Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences

  • (PB/PL) BES 492 A: Capstone Research In Environmental Science – Amy Lambert –足彩app哪个是正规的 first course of a two-quarter capstone sequence. 足彩app哪个是正规的s plan and develop a detailed proposal for their capstone environmental science project. Partner(s): Whale Scout, Office of Sustainability, Songia Housing Alliance, and more
  • (PB) BIS 175: Intro to American Government – Jason Frederick Lambacher – Examines the major institutions and processes of American government, including civil liberties and rights, federalism, Congress, the presidency, the judiciary, executive branch, political parties and elections, interest groups, and civic engagement. Partner(s) TBD 
  • (PB) BIS 232 Data Visualization A – Baaska Anderson – Introduces descriptive statistics and visual representations of quantitative data. Examines data sets using graphing and statistical software packages. Demonstrates how to present data in ways that are accurate, effective, and visually appealing. Partner(s): Edmonds School District 
  • (PL) BIS 495 A – Internship – Alice Pedersen – 足彩app哪个是正规的s will need to secure an internship before registration for this course. Past CELR students are encouraged to use their previous placements to continue working with community partners for more credit. 足彩app哪个是正规的s can also browse Connected Huskies Database for internship possibilities with Connected Learning Community Partners. PreReq: BIS 300, Class is for IAS majors only 

Nursing & Health Studies

  • (PB) B HLTH 435 : Foundations And Principles Of Health Education And Communication – Jody O. Early – Introduction to the health education profession, associated competencies, theories and principles of health communication. Covers strategies and design principles for planning culturally tailored health education and communication for a variety of audiences, uses digital technology and social media for health promotion. Includes a service-learning assignment. (Ssc) Partner(s): Mental Health Matters Washington  

Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM)

  • (PL) CSS 295 A: K-12 Computing Education – Arkady Retik – Collaboration with community partners to develop computing education opportunities for K-12 students. Curriculum development and basic computing education environments. (DIV & RSN) Partner(s): Kenmore Middle School 
  • (PB) BME 315 A: Intro to 3D Modeling – Bill Anderson – Explorers design, representation, and analysis of three-dimensional objects using computational methods and computer-aided design (CAD). Topics include free-hand sketching; optimization of design parameters; documentation and communication of design information using appropriate engineering standards and practices. (A&H) Partner(s): Lake Washington Institute of Technology,  Advanced Manufacturing Training and Education Center (AMTEC), Everett Community College 

Summer 2025

Last updated: 07/1/2025. This course list is subject to changes and additions.

*Community Engaged Learning and Research is teaming up with the UW Bothell E-Designation to make it easier for students to find community engaged courses. Through this transition as more faculty get onboarded, courses listed below will all be confirmed to be working with community partners but may not be tagged as E in the time schedule.

Nursing & Health Studies

  • (PL) BHS 496 A : Fieldwork in Health – Jody O. Early – 足彩app哪个是正规的s participate in fieldwork experiences to explore career options and develop skills in population health practice. 足彩app哪个是正规的s use critical reflection to synthesize knowledge and experiences from fieldwork and program courses to support their professional development. Partner(s): NAMI Eastside, HealthPoint, UW Bothell School of Nursing & Health Studies, Providence Regional Medical Center and more. (Minimum 40 hours/quarter)   

Business

(PB) B BUS 441 A : Business Project Management – Nick Cuhaciyan – In-depth coverage of skills that prepare students for rules as business project leaders and team members. Topics include project selection, risk, definition, stakeholder analysis, communication plans, scheduling, software, resource allocation, monitoring, post-project assessment. Emphasis on critical thinking and analysis. Partner(s): Latino Education and Training Institute (LETI), Well Being Community Center 

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