Washington Gateway Courses

Washington Gateway courses provide students and faculty with the opportunity to experience, first-hand, places and events that relate to their classes. Class travel is a vital part of Gateway and is incorporated into the course syllabus.

Gateway course proposals can either be introduced as a special topic course or as a current course offering that is modified to include Gateway travel (at least 20 percent of class contact hours).   

Previous Gateway Courses

• American Federal Government

• Art & Artists

• The Art of Political Speech Writing

• The Business Side of Graphic Design

• Congress-Legislation in Action 

• Congressional Economic Policy 

• Current Issues in the Visual Arts 

• Economic Policy

• The Federal Judicial System 

• Introduction to InternationalHealth Care                                    

• Medieval Culture

• Music Appreciation

• Music History

• Photography Exploration and Appreciation

• Psychohistory and the American Presidency

• Opera 

• Research in Painting

• Shakespeare

• Studio Photography 

• Therapeutic Recreation 

• Urban Education 

• Violence Patterns & Public Policy

• Women in the Arts

• Medical Informatics

• Nat'l Museum of American History 

• Olympic Games

• Graphic Design 

• Open Studio 

What Students Have Said About Past Gateway Courses:

“The traveling aspect really ‘sticks’ in the student’s head.  It’s nice and productive to see firms and shows dealing with graphic design.”  (Graphic design student,  Pro Workshop, Spring 1998)

“I loved this class.  It has greatly influenced my academic experience and personal growth.”  (English  major, Arts & Literature class, Spring 1998)

“For freshman coming to college, advisors should recommend them to take Gateway courses, because it allows them to understand politics and their fellow students better.” (Freshmen, American Federal Government, Fall 1994)