Fall Quarter is almost over! We’re already looking ahead to Winter Quarter. Have you registered for classes yet? If you’re still looking for some exciting classes in Business, Communications, or Social Science, check out these classes that might fulfill some of your requirements! Ready to register? Check out the full class schedule here and see how to talk to your academic advisor here.
PSYC 230: Multicultural Psychology (5 credits)
How does culture influence the brain? Why are stereotypes so widespread? What is implicit bias? This class helps students understand the relationships between individuals and culture.
Video Introduction
Pre-requisites: 2.0 or better in PSYC 100.
Fulfills: Multicultural Understanding requirement or Social Sciences distribution requirement
CMST 285: Critical Intercultural Communication (5 credits)
Money. Power. Identity. Relationships. Explore the dynamics and complexities of cultural clashes in our increasingly globalized and modern world.
Pre-requisites: ENGL 099 or EAP 099, or placement into ENGL 101.
Fulfills: Multicultural Understanding requirement
SOC 112: Introduction to Criminology (5 credits)
Are you looking to become an FBI agent or police officer? This course gets you to think about ways to engage and change our criminal justice system.
Pre-requisites: Recommended that students have earned 2.0 or better in ENGL 101 (concurrent enrollment OK)
GEOG 204: Weather, Climate, Ecosystems (5 credits)
How and why does climate change? How do we know that climate changes? This course examines weather and climate on our plant on regional and global scales, and from time scale of seasons to millennia.
Pre-requisites: Placement into or completion of ENGL 099 or EAP 099
Fulfills: Lab Science distribution requirement
PSYC 225: Drugs and Behavior (5 credits)
Oregon just voted to decriminalize possession of heroin and cocaine. Our views on drugs are changing. From prevention to addiction to treatment, from individual effects on behavior to policy decisions, get ready for a deep dive into the world of drug use.
Video Introduction
Pre-requisites: None
Fulfills: Social Sciences distribution requirement
BUS 247: Social Media Marketing (5 credits)
You most likely have a social media profile, but is having a presence of Facebook the same thing as doing business on Facebook? You are already familiar with the platforms, so let’s expand upon your knowledge and creativity to benefit businesses and launch your career.
Video Introduction
Pre-requisites: Recommended that students have completed BUS 120 or ENGL 279.
BUS 143: Materials Management (4 credits)
Amazon, Costco, Walmart target, and the thousands of online retailers – How do they manage so much inventory? Supply Chain Management is a growing industry positioned to lead businesses into the future.
Pre-requisites: None
Fulfills: Requirement for AAAS in Purchasing and Supply and several certificate programs – ask your advisor for more details
INTST 200: States and Capitalism: Origins of Western Wealth and Power (5 credits)
The nation-state system and capitalism have come to dominate the way the world organizes its political and economic systems. This class will examine how these distinctly modern institutions evolved as Europe moved from the medieval period to the modern era.
Pre-requisites: None
Fulfills: Social Sciences distribution requirement
HIST 117: Western Civilization II: The Early Modern World (5 credits)
Explore the Renaissance, thinkers like Machiavelli, and More’s Utopia. Explore the Scientific, Glorious and French revolutions. Study history with primary documents.
Pre-requisites: Recommended that students have earned 2.0 or better in ENGL 101 (Concurrent enrollment is OK)
ANTH 130: World Cultures (5 credits)
This course will help you draw closer to people and places around the world, exposing you to cultural traditions both ancient and modern. We will examine megaliths, explores the Maya collapse, learn about Scandinavian reindeer herders, analyze K-Pop videos, and much more!
Pre-requisites: None
Fulfills: Social Sciences distribution requirement
SOC 270: Race, Power, Food (5 credits)
This course examines the politics of nutrition in the age of globalization. Together, we will revisit, re-envision, and re-articulate dominant understandings of history and culture as they relate to food.
Pre-requisites: Recommended that students have earned 2.0 or better in ENGL 101 (Concurrent enrollment is OK)
Fulfills: Multicultural Understanding requirement or Social Sciences distribution requirement
Bus 255: Principles of Management (5 credits)
Do you aspire to manage a team, department, or company? Explore management topics including organizational culture, ethics, entrepreneurship, innovation, change, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Build skills to effectively lead in today’s dynamic work environments.
Pre-requisites: Recommended that students have completed BUS 104 and/or BUS 250
HIST 214 (and 214W): Pacific Northwest History (5 credits)
Dig deep into your historical backyard, exploring this region’s diverse past. Go beyond the popular tales you grew up with to learn the rich history of the Pacific Northwest from the First Peoples to you.
Pre-requisites: For 214, recommended that students have completed ENGL 101 (Concurrent enrollment is OK). For 214W, recommended that students have earned 2.0 or better in ENGL 101.
Fulfills: 214 fulfills Social Sciences distribution requirement. 214W fulfills Social Sciences distribution requirement and meets UW’s “writing intensive” criteria.
BUS 218: Sustainable Business Strategies (5 credits)
How do leading organizations deliver long-term value to all stakeholders? Why should we think globally before acting locally? Use systems thinking to explore the nature of purpose-driven business, and how to make progress on the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Pre-requisites: None
Fulfills: Sustainable Business Leadership certificate requirement