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All Online Courses
Browse the listings below to find online courses available through UW Seattle during summer quarter.
Online Courses
Aeronautics & Astronautics
African American Studies
Asian Languages & Literature
American Ethnic Studies
- AES 151: Identities, Cultures & Power Across American Ethnic Groups
- AES 220: Comparative American Ethnic Cinema
American Indian Studies
- AIS 102: Introduction to American Indian Studies
- AIS 103: The Indigenous Pacific Northwest
- AIS 170: American Indian Art & Aesthetics
- AIS 313: American Indian Language-Salish
Anthropology
- ANTH 322: Comparative Study of Death
- ANTH 323: Human Rights Law in Culture & Practice
- ANTH 375: Comparative Systems of Healing
- ANTH 473: Anthropology of Science & Technology
Architecture
Art
Art History
- ART H 212: Chinese Art & Visual Culture
- ART H 213: Visual Analysis of Images & Art
- ART H 308: Representational Art of Imperial China
- ART H 316: Buddhist Arts of Asia
Arts & Sciences
Astronomy
Atmospheric & Climate Science
Biological Anthropology
- BIO A 350: Men's Health Across the Lifespan
- BIO A 351: Principles of Evolutionary Medicine & Public Health
- BIO A 484: Applied Human Growth & Development
Biology
Chemistry
Cinema & Media Studies
Classics
- CLAS 101: Latin & Greek in Current Use
- CLAS 205: Bioscientific Vocabulary Building From Latin & Greek
- CLAS 430: Greek & Roman Mythology
Communication
- COM 200: Introduction to Communication
- COM 220: Introduction to Public Speaking
- COM 231: Introduction to Rhetoric
- COM 270: Interpersonal Communication
- COM 303: Social Effects of Technology & Social Media
- COM 304: The Press & Politics in the United States
- COM 339: The Business of Media in the Digital Age
- COM 359: Writing for Mass Media
- COM 375: Communication Ethics
- COM 382: Social Scientific Approaches to Communication Research
- COM 389: Race, Gender & Sexuality in the Media
- COM 407: Communication Technology & Politics
- COM 420: Comparative Media Systems
- COM 437: Rhetoric of Health & Medicine
- COM 440: Mass Media Law
- COM 468: Media Ethics
Comparative History of Ideas
- CHID 120: Yoga: Past & Present
- CHID 206: Violence & Contemporary Thought
- CHID 275: Music & Social Movements
- CHID 332: Disability & Society
Comparative Literature
Dance
Design
Digital Arts & Experimental Media
Disability Studies
Drama
Early Childhood & Family Studies
Earth & Space Sciences
- ESS 101: Introduction to Geology & Societal Impacts
- ESS 420: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems for the Earth Sciences
Economics
- ECON 200: Introduction to Microeconomics
- ECON 201: Introduction to Macroeconomics
- ECON 222: Economic Analysis of Everyday Decisions: Microeconomics in Action
- ECON 300: Intermediate Microeconomics
- ECON 301: Intermediate Macroeconomics
- ECON 422: Investment, Capital & Finance
- ECON 424: Computational Finance & Financial Econometrics
- ECON 482: Econometric Theory & Practice
- ECON 485: Game Theory With Applications to Economics
Education
- EDUC 350: Education to Incarceration: The School-to-Prison Pipeline
- EDUC 366: Race & Disability in School & Society
- EDUC 440: Art, Education & Climate Justice
Education: Special Education
Educational Psychology
English
- ENGL 104: Essentials of College Communication
- ENGL 111: Composition: Literature
- ENGL 131: Composition: Exposition
- ENGL 200: Reading Literary Forms
- ENGL 204: Popular Fiction & Media
- ENGL 206: Rhetoric in Everyday Life
- ENGL 207: Introduction to Cultural Studies
- ENGL 281: Intermediate Expository Writing
- ENGL 288: Introduction to Professional & Technical Writing
- ENGL 289: Business Writing
- ENGL 296: Critical Literacy in the Natural Sciences
- ENGL 325: Early Modern Literature
- ENGL 349: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Environmental Science & Resource Management
- ESRM 100: Introduction to Environmental Science
- ESRM 210: Introductory Soils
- ESRM 235: Introduction to Environmental Economics
- ESRM 250: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems in Forest Resources
- ESRM 320: Marketing & Management From a Sustainability Perspective
- ESRM 321: Finance & Accounting From a Sustainability Perspective
- ESRM 403: Forests & Economic Development
- ESRM 475: Life Cycle Assessment: Fundamentals & Bio-Based Applications
Environmental Studies
- ENVIR 100: Introduction to Environmental Studies
- ENVIR 310: Data Analysis in Environmental Studies
- ENVIR 361: Environmental Justice Issues: Regional Perspectives
- ENVIR 384: Global Environmental Politics
- ENVIR 420: People, Planet & Profit in Sustainable Cannabis Production
Finance
Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies
- GWSS 200: Introduction to Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies
- GWSS 230: Feminism & Democracy in Transnational Perspective
- GWSS 241: Hip Hop & Indie Rock
- GWSS 302: Feminist Theories & Methods
- GWSS 389: Race, Gender & Sexuality in the Media
- GWSS 427: Women & Violence
General Studies
Geography
- GEOG 123: Introduction to Globalization
- GEOG 205: Our Global Environment: Physical & Human Dimensions
- GEOG 258: Digital Geographies
- GEOG 277: Geography of Cities
- GEOG 301: Cultural Geography
- GEOG 360: GIS & Mapping
- GEOG 373: Food & Community: Cultural Practices in the Hispanic World
- GEOG 445: Geography of Housing
- GEOG 456: Internal Migration in the United States: Methods, Models & Theories
- GEOG 495: Special Topics
German Studies
Greek
History of North America (USA & Canada)
History: Comparative & Transregional
- HSTCMP 205: Filipino Histories
- HSTCMP 321: Arctic Histories: At the Top of the World
- HSTCMP 402: Topics in Disability History
History of Latin America & the Caribbean
Informatics
- INFO 300: Research Methods
- INFO 310: Information Assurance & Cybersecurity
- INFO 340: Client-Side Development
- INFO 351: Information Ethics & Policy
Japanese
Jackson School of International Studies
- JSIS 100: The Indigenous Pacific Northwest
- JSIS 202: Culture & Power in International Studies
- JSIS 222: Understanding the Global Economy
- JSIS A 207: Asian Civilizations: Traditions
- JSIS A 360: Contemporary Spain
- JSIS A 435: Japanese Government & Politics
- JSIS B 220: Diplomacy, Strategy & United States Foreign Policy
- JSIS B 255: Technology & International Studies
- JSIS B 336: Political Violence
- JSIS B 351: The Global Environment
- JSIS B 419: Comparative Media Systems
- JSIS E 134: Intensive Elementary Modern Greek
Jewish Studies
Korean
Latin
Law, Societies & Justice
- LSJ 321: Human Rights Law in Culture & Practice
- LSJ 327: Women's Rights as Human Rights
- LSJ 332: Disability & Society
- LSJ 347: Politics of International Law
- LSJ 361: United States Courts & Civil Liberty
- LSJ 375: Crime, Politics & Justice
Leadership
Linguistics
Mathematics
Middle Eastern Languages & Cultures
Modern Hebrew
Music
- MUSIC 116: Elementary Music Theory
- MUSIC 120: Introduction to Classical Music
- MUSIC 131: History of Jazz
- MUSIC 162: American Popular Song
- MUSIC 245: Roots & Routes of Rap
- MUSIC 325: Music in Cinema
Philosophy
- PHIL 110: Introduction to Social & Political Philosophy
- PHIL 118: The Ethics & Psychology of Persuasion
- PHIL 120: Introduction to Logic
Political Science
- POL S 201: Introduction to Political Theory
- POL S 202: Introduction to American Politics
- POL S 203: Introduction to International Relations
- POL S 204: Introduction to Comparative Politics
- POL S 249: Introduction to Labor Studies
- POL S 270: Introduction to Political Economy
- POL S 303: Public Policy Formation in the United States
- POL S 304: The Press & Politics in the United States
- POL S 321: American Foreign Policy
- POL S 325: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
- POL S 327: Women's Rights as Human Rights
- POL S 333: Topics in International Relations
- POL S 336: Political Violence
- POL S 347: Politics of International Law
- POL S 361: United States Courts & Civil Liberty
- POL S 368: The Politics & Law of International Human Rights
- POL S 384: Global Environmental Politics
- POL S 451: Communication Technology & Politics
- POL S 461: Mass Media Law
- POL S 468: Comparative Media Systems
Psychology
- PSYCH 101: Introduction to Psychology
- PSYCH 202: Biopsychology
- PSYCH 209: Fundamentals of Psychological Research
- PSYCH 210: The Diversity of Human Sexuality
- PSYCH 345: Social Psychology
- PSYCH 355: Cognitive Psychology
- PSYCH 451: Health Psychology
Public Health
Public Policy
- PUBPOL 201: Introduction to Public Policy & Governance
- PUBPOL 303: Methods of Policy Inquiry
- PUBPOL 321: Decision Making, Behavior & Policy Design
- PUBPOL 497: Internship
Quantitative Science
Comparative Religion
Scandinavian Studies
- SCAND 100: Introduction to Scandinavian Culture
- SCAND 230: Introduction to Folklore Studies
- SCAND 270: Sagas of the Vikings
- SCAND 330: Scandinavian Mythology
Sociology
- SOC 110: Survey of Sociology
- SOC 222: Sociology of Sport
- SOC 225: Data & Society
- SOC 260: African American Family
- SOC 266: Introduction to Labor Studies
- SOC 271: Introduction to the Sociology of Deviance & Social Control
- SOC 300: Foundations of Social Inquiry
- SOC 352: The Family
- SOC 360: Introduction to Social Stratification
- SOC 362: Race Relations
- SOC 371: Criminology
- SOC 372: Crime, Politics & Justice
Spanish
- SPAN 206: Oaxaca: Histories, Cultures & Movements of Resistance
- SPAN 360: Contemporary Spain
- SPAN 362: Food and Community: Cultural Practices in the Hispanic World
Statistics
- STAT 302: Statistical Computing
- STAT 311: Elements of Statistical Methods
- STAT 390: Statistical Methods in Engineering & Science
- STAT 394: Probability I
- STAT 395: Probability II
- STAT 494: Statistics Internship
- STAT 497: Advanced Statistics Internship
