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Online Course Offerings
Distance education courses are available to meet a wide range of needs, whether you are taking courses for enrichment or you would like to apply the credits toward a degree.
Live web-conference courses. Courses noted as such below are conducted using the web-conference program Elluminate. The conferences are held at a specified class time, and there are no videos.
Courses available
Spring term 2010
Anthropology and archaeology
- ANTH E-164 Tolkien as Translator: Language, Culture, and Society in Middle-Earth
Biological sciences
- BIOS E-102 Newsworthy Topics in Contemporary Life Sciences
- BIOS E-234 Principles of Human Disease: Cellular Metabolism
Communication in business
- COMM E-120 Development Communications
- COMM E-170 Business Writing
Live web-conference course - COMM E-180 Technical Writing
Computer science
- CSCI E-1 Understanding Computers and the Internet
- CSCI E-2 Bits
- CSCI E-12 Fundamentals of Website Development
- CSCI E-14, section 1 Understanding and Developing Multimedia
- CSCI E-14, section 2 Understanding and Developing Multimedia
- CSCI E-30, section 1 Introduction to Web Content Management Systems Site Development
- CSCI E-30, section 2 Introduction to Web Content Management Systems Site Development
- CSCI E-50b Introduction to Computer Science Using Java II
- CSCI E-64 Visualization
- CSCI E-124 Algorithms and Data Structures
- CSCI E-131b Communication Protocols and Internet Architectures
- CSCI E-162 Distributed and Enterprise Computing
- CSCI E-170 Security, Privacy, and Usability
- CSCI E-181 Intelligent Machines: Perception, Learning, and Uncertainty
- CSCI E-215 Unix/Linux Systems Programming
- CSCI E-241 Web Development Using ASP.NET, Silverlight, and Ajax
- CSCI E-256 Oracle Database Administration
- CSCI E-268 Information Management
- CSCI E-275 Software Engineering
Creative writing
- CREA E-1 Introduction to Creative Writing
Live web-conference course
Economics
- ECON E-10a Principles of Economics
- ECON E-1010 Microeconomic Theory
- ECON E-1040 Strategy, Conflict, and Cooperation
Education
- EDUC E-104 Theory and Practice of Web Pedagogies
English
- ENGL E-130 Shakespeare and Modern Culture
- ENGL E-156a Crime and Horror in Victorian Literature and Culture
- ENGL E-175 Southern Literature and Culture in the United States
Environmental studies
- ENVR E-102 Environmental Management II
- ENVR E-105 Strategies for Sustainability Management
- ENVR E-110 Ocean Environments
- ENVR E-116 Planning for Carbon Neutrality: Practical Methods for Implementing Greenhouse Gas Reduction
- ENVR E-130 Global Climate Change: The Science, Social Impact, and Diplomacy of a World Environmental Crisis
- ENVR E-142/W Conservation Biology and Sustainable Use of Forested Landscapes
- ENVR E-145 Introduction to Environmental Justice
Expository writing
- EXPO E-15, section 2 Fundamentals of Academic Writing
Live web-conference course - EXPO E-25, section 1 Academic Writing and Critical Reading
Live web-conference course - EXPO E-25, section 3 Academic Writing and Critical Reading
Live web-conference course - EXPO E-25, section 6 Academic Writing and Critical Reading
Live web-conference course
French language and literature
- FREN E-2d Online Intensive Elementary French II
Live web-conference course
Government
- GOVT E-1064 Religion, Liberalism, and Democracy
- GOVT E-1310 Introduction to Congress
- GOVT E-2001 Advanced Quantitative Research Methodology
History
- HIST E-1600 Encounters: Early Modern British Exploration and Settlement in the Atlantic World
- HIST E-1632/W The History of Boston
- HIST E-1851 Japan: Tradition and Transformation
History of art and architecture
- HARC E-178 Designing the American City: Civic Aspirations and Urban Form
History of science
- HSCI E-179 Madness and Medicine: Themes in the History of Psychiatry
Information systems management
- ISMT E-110 Internet and Integrated Productivity Software for Managers
- ISMT E-135 Simulation for Management Decision Making
Journalism
- JOUR E-110/W The Constitution and the Media
Legal studies
- LSTU E-120 Internet and Society: Technologies and Politics of Control
Management
- MGMT E-1000, section 1 Financial Accounting Principles
- MGMT E-1600 Managerial Accounting
- MGMT E-2000 Principles of Finance
- MGMT E-2700 Corporate Finance
- MGMT E-2900b Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) Level 1 Examination Preparation: Finance Topics
- MGMT E-4000, section 6 Organizational Behavior
- MGMT E-4240 Human Resource Management
- MGMT E-5090 Crisis Management and Emergency Preparedness
Music
- MUSI E-139 A History of Blues in America
- MUSI E-143 Soundscapes: Exploring Music in a Changing World
Philosophy
- PHIL E-166/W Ethical Theory
Psychology
- PSYC E-1034 Adult Development
- PSYC E-1091 The Cognitive Dog: Savant or Slacker
- PSYC E-1861/W Developmental Psychopathology
Religion
- RELI E-1047 Religion, the Arts, and Social Change
Live web-conference course - RELI E-1503 Religion and Society in America Today: Change and Continuity
- RELI E-1550 Understanding Islam and Contemporary Muslim Societies
- RELI E-2000 Methods in Religious Studies and Education: Integrating the Study of Religion into Curricula
Live web-conference course
Social sciences
- SSCI E-102 World Poverty and Human Rights
Statistics
- STAT E-50 Introduction to Statistics
Fall term 2009
Anthropology and archaeology
- ANTH E-175 Moctezuma's Mexico: Then and Now
- ANTH E-178 Digging the Glyphs: Adventures in Decipherment
- ANTH E-182 American Indian Religions: Place, Shaman, Ghost Dance
Biological sciences
- BIOS E-50 Neurobiology
- BIOS E-172 Biological Perspectives on HIV and AIDS
- BIOS E-235 Principles of Human Disease: Physiology and Pharmacology
Classics
- CLAS E-116/W The Heroic and the Anti-Heroic in Classical Greek Civilization
Computer science
- CSCI E-50a Introduction to Computer Science Using Java I
- CSCI E-52 Intensive Introduction to Computer Science Using C, PHP, and JavaScript
- CSCI E-75 Building Dynamic Websites
- CSCI E-119 Data Structures
- CSCI E-131b Communication Protocols and Internet Architectures
- CSCI E-132 Advanced Topics in Data Networking Protocols and Network Architectures
- CSCI E-153 Web Development Using XML
- CSCI E-160 Java for Distributed Computing
- CSCI E-168 Building Web-Based Software with Ruby and Ruby on Rails
- CSCI E-207 Introduction to Formal Systems and Computation
- CSCI E-237 Programming Microsoft .NET
- CSCI E-247/W Software Design: Principles, Models, and Patterns
- CSCI E-253 Developing Web-Based Database Applications
- CSCI E-292 Massively Parallel Computing
Economics
- ECON E-1010 Microeconomic Theory
- ECON E-2328 The Emergence of Modern Economic Growth: A Comparative and Historical Analysis
Education
- EDUC E-101 Improving Education Systems in Developing Countries
Engineering sciences
- ENSC E-150 Introduction to Nanobiotechnology: Concepts and Applications
English
- ENGL E-112/W Masterpieces of Irish Literature
- ENGL E-133 Theater, Dream, Shakespeare
- ENGL E-196 American Protest Literature from Tom Paine to Tupac
Environmental studies
- ENVR E-101 Environmental Management I
- ENVR E-109 Environmental Politics
- ENVR E-115 Introduction to Sustainable Development
- ENVR E-119 Sustainable Buildings: Design, Construction, and Operations
- ENVR E-120 Environmental Ethics and Land Management
- ENVR E-140/W Fundamentals of Ecology
- ENVR E-150 Life Cycle and Risk Assessment
- ENVR E-157 Investing in a Sustainable Future
Expository writing
- EXPO E-15, section 1 Fundamentals of Academic Writing
Live web-conference course - EXPO E-15, section 3 Fundamentals of Academic Writing
Live web-conference course - EXPO E-25, section 1 Academic Writing and Critical Reading
Live web-conference course - EXPO E-25, section 5 Academic Writing and Critical Reading
Live web-conference course - EXPO E-25, section 8 Academic Writing and Critical Reading
Live web-conference course - EXPO E-25, section 12 Academic Writing and Critical Reading
Live web-conference course - EXPO E-25, section 13 Academic Writing and Critical Reading
Live web-conference course
French language and literature
- FREN E-1d Online Intensive Elementary French I
Live web-conference course - FREN E-3 Online Intensive Intermediate French
Government
- GOVT E-1062 Theories of Citizenship
- GOVT E-1780 International Political Economy
History
- HIST E-1355 Western Ascendancy: The Mainsprings of Global Power from 1600 to the Present
- HIST E-1402 Kingdoms to Empire: The Rise of Early Modern Britain, 1485-1714
- HIST E-1650/W American Constitutional History I
- HIST E-1825 China: Traditions and Transformations
- HIST E-1889 World War and Global Transformation in the Twentieth Century: World War I
History of science
- HSCI E-148 History of Global Health
Information systems management
- ISMT E-110 Internet and Integrated Productivity Software for Managers
Journalism
- JOUR E-100 Graduate Journalism Proseminar: Writing and Reporting
- JOUR E-120/W Ethics and Journalism
Management
- MGMT E-1000, section 1 Financial Accounting Principles
- MGMT E-1300 Fundamentals of Accounting and Finance for Governmental and Nonprofit Organizations
- MGMT E-1600, section 1 Managerial Accounting
- MGMT E-2000 Principles of Finance
- MGMT E-2790 Private Equity
- MGMT E-2900a Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) Level 1 Examination Preparation: Non-Finance Topics
- MGMT E-4020 Managing Organizational Change
- MGMT E-4170 Managing Virtual Teams
- MGMT E-4240, section 1 Human Resource Management
- MGMT E-5330 Principles and Practices of Fundraising
- MGMT E-6620 Internet Marketing Strategies
Mathematics
- MATH E-302 Math for Teaching Geometry
Museum studies
- MUSE E-100 Introduction to Museum Studies
Philosophy
- PHIL E-123/W Classics of American Thought
Psychology
- PSYC E-1240 Abnormal Psychology
Religion
- RELI E-1010 World Religions Today: Diaspora, Diversity, and Dialogue
- RELI E-1015/W Comparative Religious Ethics
- RELI E-1028 Introduction to the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament)
- RELI E-1505 Religion, Education, and Democracy
Live web-conference course
Statistics
- STAT E-50 Introduction to Statistics
Studio arts and film
- STAR E-176 Nazi Cinema: Hitler's Hit Parade