Courses
The online catalog includes the most recent changes to courses and degree requirements that have been approved by the Faculty Senate, including changes that are not yet effective. Courses showing two entries of the same number indicate that the course information is changing. The most recently approved version is shown first, followed by the older version, in gray, with its last-effective term preceding the course title. Courses shown in gray with only one entry of the course number are being discontinued. Course offerings by term can be accessed by clicking on the term links when viewing a specific campus catalog.
Agricultural And Food Systems (AFS)
336 [SSCI] Agriculture, Environment, and Community 3 Course Prerequisite: Sophomore standing Sociological perspectives on major agrifood trends, alternative agrifood movements, and impacts on human communities and the natural environment.
American Indian Studies (AIS)
331 (Effective through Spring 2024) [SSCI] Archaeology of the Americas 3 Cultures and environments of the Americas from the arrival of the earliest hunter-gatherers to the development of complex civilizations. (Crosslisted course offered as ANTH 331, AIS 331.)
331 [SSCI] Archaeology of the Americas 3 Archaeological investigations of cultures and environments of the Americas. (Crosslisted course offered as ANTH 331, AIS 331.)
Anthropology (ANTH)
130 (Effective through Spring 2024) [SSCI] Great Discoveries in Archaeology 3 Impact of great archaeological discoveries and the work of archaeologists on our sense of the past.
130 [SSCI] Global Discoveries in Archaeology 3 Impact of well-known archaeological sites on our understanding of the past.
135 [SSCI] Mythbusting in Archaeology 3 A critical exploration of pseudo-scientific claims and fantastical interpretations of archaeological sites and objects in popular media.
205 [SSCI] Health, Healing, and Medicine Across Cultures 3 Anthropological perspective on health, disease, and medical/curing systems; relationships between culture, biology, political-economic environments, disease, and curing examined. Recommended preparation: ANTH 101 or 203.
232 [SSCI] The Pyramids of Egypt: Why and How? 3 Archaeology of the social, political, economic, and technological developments that are indicated by the pyramids of ancient Egypt.
256 [SSCI] Introduction to the Study of Language 3 Introduction to the ways in which sound, meaning, and structure of words and sentences in natural languages are described and analyzed by linguists. (Crosslisted course offered as ENGLISH 256, ANTH 256.)
302 [SSCI] Childhood and Culture 3 Anthropological theory and methods applied to the study of infant, child, and adolescent development.
304 [SSCI] Cross-Cultural Perspectives of Mental Health and Illness 3 Cross-cultural mental health and illness; common U.S. mental illnesses and treatments in diverse cultures around the world; mental illnesses specific to particular cultures. Recommended preparation: PSYCH 105; ANTH 101 or 203.
305 [SSCI] Anthropology of Epidemic Disease and Bioterrorism 3 Cross-cultural understanding of how humans respond to epidemics, including high mortality diseases, diseases common in the developing world, and diseases that pose future threats.
309 (Effective through Spring 2024) [SSCI] Cultural Ecology 3 Major findings of ecological anthropology relating to problems of population, resources, and environment in small-scale cultures. Recommended preparation: Sophomore standing, ANTH 101 or 203.
309 [SSCI] Cultural Ecology 3 Ecological/environmental anthropology relevant to questions of population, resources, cognition, health and livelihoods.
331 (Effective through Spring 2024) [SSCI] Archaeology of the Americas 3 Cultures and environments of the Americas from the arrival of the earliest hunter-gatherers to the development of complex civilizations. (Crosslisted course offered as ANTH 331, AIS 331.)
331 [SSCI] Archaeology of the Americas 3 Archaeological investigations of cultures and environments of the Americas. (Crosslisted course offered as ANTH 331, AIS 331.)
Asia (ASIA)
379 (Effective through Summer 2024) [SSCI] History of East Asian Economic Development Since 1945 3 The historical relationships between politics and economics in East Asian since 1945. (Crosslisted course offered as HISTORY 379, ASIA 379).
476 [SSCI] Revolutionary China, 1800 to Present 3 Continuity and change in the political, social, cultural and economic experience of China since 1800. (Crosslisted course offered as HISTORY 476, ASIA 476, POL S 476.)
Cross-Disciplinary Arts And Sciences (CAS)
311 [SSCI] [M] Special Topics in Social Sciences: Cross-disciplinary Studies 3 Course Prerequisite: Junior standing. Research, writing, and exploration of topics in the social sciences from an interdisciplinary perspective.
Comparative Ethnic Studies (CES)
171 [SSCI] Introduction to Indigenous Studies 3 Introduction to indigenous studies; introductory course to contemporary indigenous cultures and politics.
244 [SSCI] Critical Globalizations 3 Critical examination of the historical trajectory and contemporary practices, institutions and policies that make up globalization.
254 (Effective through Summer 2024) [SSCI] Comparative Latino/a Cultures 3 Comparison of the contemporary and historical experiences of Latinos and Latinas in the United States, and their relations with other ethnic minority groups and the majority populations.
254 [SSCI] Comparative Latinx Cultures 3 Comparison of the contemporary and historical experiences of Latinx in the United States, and their relations with other ethnic minority groups and the majority populations.
308 [SSCI] Cultural Politics of Sport 3 A critical examination of U.S. sports through class, race, gender, sexuality, nationalism and criminality.
Communication (COM)
101 [SSCI] Media and Society 3 Mass media's influence in contemporary society.
Criminal Justice (CRM_J)
101 [SSCI] Introduction to the Administration of Criminal Justice 3 Agencies and processes in the administration of criminal justice. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
Economic Sciences (ECONS)
101 (Effective through Summer 2025) [SSCI] Fundamentals of Microeconomics 3 Course Prerequisite: MATH 101, MATH 103 (or higher) or concurrent enrollment, MGTOP 215, STAT 205, STAT 212 or concurrent enrollment, or a minimum ALEKS score of 40%. Enrollment not allowed if credit earned for ECONS 198 with a C or higher and ECONS 102. Theory and policy of human responses to scarcity; how this affects business competition, international trade, industrial organization, investment, and income distribution.
101 [SSCI] Fundamentals of Microeconomics 3 Course Prerequisite: MATH 101, MATH 103 (or higher) or concurrent enrollment, MGTOP 215, STAT 205, STAT 212 or concurrent enrollment, or a minimum ALEKS score of 40%. Enrollment not allowed if credit earned for ECONS 198 with a C or higher and ECONS 102. Theory and policy related to the benefits of specialization and trade, how prices are determined, government intervention in the economy, business competition, and inequality.
102 [SSCI] Fundamentals of Macroeconomics 3 Course Prerequisite: MATH 101, MATH 103 (or higher) or concurrent enrollment, MGTOP 215, STAT 205, STAT 212 or concurrent enrollment, or a minimum ALEKS score of 40%. Enrollment not allowed if credit earned for ECONS 198 with a C or higher and ECONS 101. Theory and policy related to unemployment, inflation, foreign trade, government spending, taxation, and banking.
English (ENGLISH)
256 (Effective through Fall 2024) [SSCI] Introduction to the Study of Language 3 Introduction to the ways in which sound, meaning, and structure of words and sentences in natural languages are described and analyzed by linguists.
256 [SSCI] Introduction to the Study of Language 3 Introduction to the ways in which sound, meaning, and structure of words and sentences in natural languages are described and analyzed by linguists. (Crosslisted course offered as ENGLISH 256, ANTH 256.)
457 [SSCI] Sociolinguistics 3 The study of language in social context, its relationship to social structures, and how it varies across race, gender, age, socioeconomic status, and geographic region.
Human Development (H_D)
101 [SSCI] Human Development Across the Lifespan 3 Overview of lifespan development from a psychosocial ecological perspective; individuals, families, organizations, and communities and their interrelationships.
204 [SSCI] Family Interactions 3 Introduction to the study of family processes: family generational, emotional, boundary, rule, and ritualistic systems.
334 (Effective through Summer 2024) [SSCI] Principles of Community Development 3 Course Prerequisite: Sophomore standing Factors influencing how communities grow and decline and the ways in which social interventions influence these outcomes.
Hospitality Business Management (HBM)
No letter-graded course offered by the Carson College of Business may be taken for a Pass, Fail (P, F) grade.
235 [SSCI] Travel, Society, and Business 3 Social, cultural, economic, and environmental practices and principles in global travel and tourism. Cooperative: Open to UI degree-seeking students.
History (HISTORY)
309 [SSCI] Place-based Digital History 3 Regional history drawn from environmental history methods and approaches combined with practical digital authoring, mapping, and other visualization tools, emphasizing both quantitative and qualitative data.
379 (Effective through Summer 2024) [SSCI] History of East Asian Economic Development Since 1945 3 The historical relationships between politics and economics in East Asian since 1945. (Crosslisted course offered as HISTORY 379, ASIA 379).
476 [SSCI] Revolutionary China, 1800 to Present 3 Continuity and change in the political, social, cultural and economic experience of China since 1800. (Crosslisted course offered as HISTORY 476, ASIA 476, POL S 476.)
Nutrition And Exercise Physiology (NEP)
200 [SSCI] Place and Health 3 Critical review of theories and methods to determine how the natural, built, and social environments shape individual and population-level health.
Political Science (POL_S)
101 [SSCI] American National Government 3 Introduction to American politics exploring the constitution, political institutions and actors, the policy making process, and various public policies.
102 [SSCI] Introduction to Comparative Politics 3 Nature of the state; fundamental problems of government and politics; ideological and institutional comparison of democracies and dictatorships.
103 [SSCI] International Politics 3 Operation and interaction of national, international, and supranational communities; major world problems since 1945.
206 [SSCI] State and Local Government 3 Institutions, processes, and problems, with special reference to the state of Washington.
476 [SSCI] Revolutionary China, 1800 to Present 3 Continuity and change in the political, social, cultural and economic experience of China since 1800. (Crosslisted course offered as HISTORY 476, ASIA 476, POL S 476.)
Psychology (PSYCH)
105 [SSCI] Introductory Psychology 3 Survey of the basic terms, processes, principles, and theories related to the scientific study of human behavior.
Social Work (SOCL_WRK)
201 [SSCI] Introduction to Social Work I 3 A foundation for social work, the institutional framework for social policies, and human behavior in the social environment.
Sociology (SOC)
101 [SSCI] Introduction to Sociology 3 Introduction to the discipline of sociology: Concepts and methods used in the inquiry into the social world.
102 [SSCI] Social Problems 3 The structure of social institutions and cultural factors that constitute threats to society (crime, poverty, discrimination, drugs, family violence).
332 [SSCI] Sustainability and Society 3 The study of human-environment relationships and the connections between environmental, economic, and social systems. Recommended preparation: SOC 101.