When is the first day of class for Winter Session?
Winter Session begins on December 28, 2026 and ends on January 17, 2027.
The 2026-2027 course list will be updated regularly. Check back often to see the latest course offerings.
COURSE LIST
Instructor: Dr. Kelsey Westbury
This course provides an introduction to the criminal legal system. The primary goal
of this course is to develop a general understanding of the criminal legal system
and its response to crime in society today.
Instructor: Dr. Sarah Rogers
Drugs & Crime examines the social, cultural, economic, legal, and public-health dimensions
of drug use and drug-related crime in the United States. Through an interdisciplinary
criminological lens, students explore how drugs are defined, regulated, and experienced
across communities, as well as how drug policy has evolved and shaped the criminal
legal system. The course considers major drug-control strategies, the role of law
enforcement and corrections, drug-law penalties, and alternatives to incarceration,
including drug courts and treatment-oriented interventions.
Instructor: Jory Fleming
This course will delve into geographic data by examining geospatial technology, spatial
analysis, and overviews of geographic reasoning. You will also gain an understanding
of basic geography in pursuit of developing our analytical thinking and reasoning
skills. The “digital earth” will be the medium for practicing these skills. You will
explore how geographic data is collected, visualized, and analyzed. While the course
discusses data and technical matters, this is an introductory course and will focus
on basic concepts, applications and use.
Instructor: Elena Osokina, PhD
This course surveys the histories of European nations from the Old Regime to the end
of the Cold War. Using a range of primary and secondary sources, we will examine the
key milestones in Europe's social, political, economic, and cultural development.
Instructor: Gabrielle McCoy
This online course explores United States history from 1492 to 1865. Students will
engage with foundational documents and a myriad of other texts which showcase a wide
range of perspectives. By examining the social and political contexts surrounding
the creation of these texts, students will develop a more nuanced understanding of
United States history.
Instructor: Travis Dalton
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to modern web development, covering
the principles, technologies, and best practices used to design, develop, and maintain
professional websites and web applications. Students will learn to create standards-compliant
web pages using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP while applying responsive design, accessibility,
and usability principles.
Instructor: Chris Caldwell
Jobs in Sports Media explores the wide range of career opportunities that exist across
today’s sports media industry, as well as new roles that are emerging as the business
continues to evolve. Students will examine both traditional sports media careers,
including reporting, broadcasting, production, advertising and public relations, and
newer opportunities connected to digital platforms, analytics, branded content, audience
behavior and social media.
Instructor: Jungmi Jun
JOUR 507 examines the foundational and evolving role of communication in shaping public
understanding, individual behavior, and policy responses related to health. Designed
for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students in journalism, public relations,
public health, medicine, nursing, and related fields, this course provides students
with both theoretical knowledge and practical skills essential for effective health
communication across public, clinical, and media contexts.
Instructor: Dr. Sara Peters
Psychology 221 prepares students to complete research projects on their own from start
to finish. We begin the semester by exploring different research methodologies and
applying sample data analyses to projects that might utilize these methodologies.
Instructor: Catherine Wiskes
In this course, you will to expand your abilities to communicate in Spanish; that
is, to speak, understand, read, and write Spanish. You will also use Spanish to learn
more about the countries and communities where Spanish is spoken and to access information
about agriculture, history, geography, art, science, music, and other academic disciplines.