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Online Course Options – Summer

The courses below were offered to online students as part of the Precollege Studies Program in summer 2026. We will list courses offered in summer 2027 here as soon as they become available.

Applied Economics & Management
  • AEM 1200: Introduction to Business Management (3 credits)
  • AEM 1300: Introduction to Macroeconomic Theory and Policy (3 credits)
  • AEM 2210: Financial Accounting (3 credits)
  • AEM 2400: Marketing (3 credits)
  • AEM 2831: Excel VBA Programming for Non-Dyson (3 credits)
  • AEM 2841: Python Programming for Data Analysis and Business Modeling – Non-Dyson Majors (3 credits)
  • AEM 3070: Risk Management in Emerging Markets (3 credits)
    Also listed as: NBA 5911
  • AEM 3991: Global Business Strategy (3 credits)
    Also listed as: NBA 5991
American Studies
  • AMST 1104: Race and Ethnicity in the United States: Social Constructs, Real World Consequences (3 credits)
    Also listed as: SOC 1104
  • AMST 2208: Social Inequality (4 credits)
    Also listed as: PUBPOL 2208, SOC 2208
Animal Science
  • ANSC 1120: Sustainable Animal Husbandry (3 credits)
  • ANSC 4940: Special Topics in Animal Science (3 credits)
Anthropology
  • ANTHR 2400: Cultural Diversity and Contemporary Issues (3 credits)
Archaeology
  • ARKEO 2700: Introduction to the Classical World in 24 Objects (4 credits)
    Also listed as: ARTH 2200, CLASS 2700
Art
  • ART 1101: Art as Experience (3 credits)
  • ART 1102: Art as Experience: TransMedia (3 credits)
  • ART 1103: Art as Experience: Sculpture (3 credits)
  • ART 1104: Art as Experience: Photography (3 credits)
  • ART 1500: Summer Drawing I (3 credits)
    Also listed as: ART 1503
  • ART 1503: Summer Drawing II (3 credits)
    Also listed as: ART 1500
History of Art
  • ARTH 2200: Introduction to the Classical World in 24 Objects (4 credits)
    Also listed as: ARKEO 2700, CLASS 2700
Asian Studies
  • ASIAN 2225: Literature, Politics, and Genocide in Cambodia (3 credits)
  • ASIAN 2272: Food and Asia (3 credits)
  • ASIAN 3395: What is China? (3 credits)
    Also listed as: CAPS 3967, GOVT 3967
American Sign Language
  • ASL 1101: American Sign Language I (4 credits)
Astronomy
  • ASTRO 1105: The Universe (3 credits)
    Also listed as: ASTRO 1107
  • ASTRO 1106: Relativity, Cosmology, and Black Holes (3 credits)
  • ASTRO 1107: The Universe (4 credits)
    Also listed as: ASTRO 1105
  • ASTRO 1198: Archeoastronomy (3 credits)
  • ASTRO 1199: Are We Alone in the Universe? (3 credits)
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
  • BIOEE 1180: Evolution (3 credits)
    Also listed as: STS 1180
  • BIOEE 1610: Introductory Biology: Ecology and the Environment (3 credits)
  • BIOEE 1760: Biostatistics with R programming language (3 credits)
  • BIOEE 1781: Introduction to Evolution and Diversity (4 credits)
Biology: General Courses
  • BIOG 1500: Investigative Biology Laboratory (2 credits)
  • BIOG 3500: Introduction to Applied Science Communication: Digital Platforms and Public Engagement (3 credits)
Molecular Biology and Genetics
  • BIOMG 1350: Introductory Biology: Cell and Developmental Biology (3 credits)
Microbiology
  • BIOMI 1100: Locker Rooms, Kitchens and Bedrooms: The Microbiology of College Life (3 credits)
  • BIOMI 2600: Microbiology of Human Contagious Diseases (3 credits)
  • BIOMI 2900: General Microbiology Lectures (3 credits)
China & Asia Pacific Studies
  • CAPS 3967: What is China? (3 credits)
    Also listed as: ASIAN 3395, GOVT 3967
Classics
  • CLASS 1692: Biomedical Terminology (3 credits)
  • CLASS 2604: Greek Mythology (3 credits)
  • CLASS 2700: Introduction to the Classical World in 24 Objects (4 credits)
    Also listed as: ARKEO 2700, ARTH 2200
Cognitive Science
  • COGST 1101: Introduction to Cognitive Science (3 credits)
    Also listed as: CS 1710, HD 1102, LING 1170, PHIL 1620, PSYCH 1102
  • COGST 1112: Change-making: Designing Healthy and Hospitable Environments (3 credits)
    Also listed as: DEA 1112
  • COGST 1500: Introduction to Environmental Psychology (3 credits)
    Also listed as: DEA 1500, PSYCH 1500
  • COGST 2230: Intro to Behavioral Neuroscience (3 credits)
    Also listed as: HD 2230, PSYCH 2230
Communication
  • COMM 1101: Introduction to Communication (4 credits)
  • COMM 1300: Visual Communication (3 credits)
  • COMM 2010: Oral Communication (3 credits)
  • COMM 2200: Media Communication (3 credits)
  • COMM 2310: Writing About Communication (3 credits)
City & Regional Planning
  • CRP 1111: The Just and Sustainable City (3 credits)
  • CRP 1112: Maps, Mapping and GIS (3 credits)
Computer Science
  • CS 1710: Introduction to Cognitive Science (3 credits)
    Also listed as: COGST 1101, HD 1102, LING 1170, PHIL 1620, PSYCH 1102
Design & Environmental Analysis
  • DEA 1112: Change-making: Designing Healthy and Hospitable Environments (3 credits)
    Also listed as: COGST 1112
  • DEA 1140: Principles of Design Computing (3 credits)
    Also listed as: FSAD 1140
  • DEA 1500: Introduction to Environmental Psychology (3 credits)
    Also listed as: COGST 1500, PSYCH 1500
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
  • EAS 1108: Earth in the News (3 credits)
Entomology
  • ENTOM 2030: Honey Bees: Their Intriguing Biology and Interactions with Humans and More (3 credits)
Fiber Science & Apparel Design
  • FSAD 1140: Principles of Design Computing (3 credits)
    Also listed as: DEA 1140
  • FSAD 1350: Fibers, Fabrics, and Finishes (3 credits)
Government
  • GOVT 1616: Introduction to Political Philosophy (4 credits)
  • GOVT 1626: Black Political Thought (4 credits)
  • GOVT 3313: Comparative Politics of the Middle East (3 credits)
    Also listed as: JWST 3850, NES 3850
  • GOVT 3686: What Makes Us Human? An Existential Journey Amidst Crises (3 credits)
  • GOVT 3887: International Human Rights in Theory and Practice (4 credits)
    Also listed as: LAW 3887
  • GOVT 3967: What is China? (3 credits)
    Also listed as: ASIAN 3395, CAPS 3967
Human Development
  • HD 1102: Introduction to Cognitive Science (3 credits)
    Also listed as: COGST 1101, CS 1710, LING 1170, PHIL 1620, PSYCH 1102
  • HD 2230: Intro to Behavioral Neuroscience (3 credits)
    Also listed as: COGST 2230, PSYCH 2230
  • HD 2350: Multilingualism and Multiculturalism in Early Childhood (3 credits)
    Also listed as: PSYCH 2350
  • HD 2600: Introduction to Personality (3 credits)
    Also listed as: PSYCH 2750
  • HD 2810: Introduction to Social Psychology (3 credits)
    Also listed as: PSYCH 2800
Social Statistics
  • ILRST 2100: Introductory Statistics and Data Science (4 credits)
    Also listed as: ILRST 5100, STSCI 2100
Information Science
  • INFO 1100: Introduction to Programming (3 credits)
    Also listed as: VISST 1100
  • INFO 4940: Special Topics in Information Science (3 credits)
    Also listed as: INFO 5940
Jewish Studies
  • JWST 3850: Comparative Politics of the Middle East (3 credits)
    Also listed as: GOVT 3313, NES 3850
Law
  • LAW 3887: International Human Rights in Theory and Practice (4 credits)
    Also listed as: GOVT 3887
Linguistics
  • LING 1170: Introduction to Cognitive Science (3 credits)
    Also listed as: COGST 1101, CS 1710, HD 1102, PHIL 1620, PSYCH 1102
Music
  • MUSIC 1106: Introduction to Western Music Theory (3 credits)
  • MUSIC 2701: Music and Digital Gameplay (3 credits)
    Also listed as: SHUM 2701
Near Eastern Studies
  • NES 3850: Comparative Politics of the Middle East (3 credits)
    Also listed as: GOVT 3313, JWST 3850
Nutritional Science
  • NS 1150: Nutrition, Health, and Society (3 credits)
  • NS 1600: Introduction to Public Health (3 credits)
Natural Resources
  • NTRES 2470: Green Cities: Creating the Living City (3 credits)
Philosophy
  • PHIL 1450: Contemporary Moral Issues (3 credits)
  • PHIL 1512: Philosophy and Film (3 credits)
    Also listed as: PMA 1512
  • PHIL 1620: Introduction to Cognitive Science (3 credits)
    Also listed as: COGST 1101, CS 1710, HD 1102, LING 1170, PSYCH 1102
Plant Sciences
  • PLSCI 2400: Green World, Blue Planet (3 credits)
Performing and Media Arts
  • PMA 1512: Philosophy and Film (3 credits)
    Also listed as: PHIL 1512
Psychology
  • PSYCH 1101: Introduction to Psychology (3 credits)
  • PSYCH 1102: Introduction to Cognitive Science (3 credits)
    Also listed as: COGST 1101, CS 1710, HD 1102, LING 1170, PHIL 1620
  • PSYCH 1500: Introduction to Environmental Psychology (3 credits)
    Also listed as: COGST 1500, DEA 1500
  • PSYCH 1990: Sports Psychology (3 credits)
  • PSYCH 2230: Intro to Behavioral Neuroscience (3 credits)
    Also listed as: COGST 2230, HD 2230
  • PSYCH 2350: Multilingualism and Multiculturalism in Early Childhood (3 credits)
    Also listed as: HD 2350
  • PSYCH 2750: Introduction to Personality (3 credits)
    Also listed as: HD 2600
  • PSYCH 2800: Introduction to Social Psychology (3 credits)
    Also listed as: HD 2810
Public Policy
  • PUBPOL 2208: Social Inequality (4 credits)
    Also listed as: AMST 2208, SOC 2208
Society for the Humanities
  • SHUM 2701: Music and Digital Gameplay (3 credits)
    Also listed as: MUSIC 2701
Sociology
  • SOC 1101: Introduction to Sociology (3 credits)
  • SOC 1104: Race and Ethnicity in the United States: Social Constructs, Real World Consequences (3 credits)
    Also listed as: AMST 1104
  • SOC 2208: Social Inequality (4 credits)
    Also listed as: AMST 2208, PUBPOL 2208
Science & Technology Studies
  • STS 1101: Science, Technology, and Politics (3 credits)
  • STS 1105: Climate (you can) Change (3 credits)
  • STS 1180: Evolution (3 credits)
    Also listed as: BIOEE 1180
  • STS 1451: Body, Mind, and Health: Historical Perspectives for Future Professionals (3 credits)
Statistical Science
  • STSCI 2000: Essential Statistics and Data Science (3 credits)
  • STSCI 2100: Introductory Statistics and Data Science (4 credits)
    Also listed as: ILRST 2100, ILRST 5100
Visual Studies
  • VISST 1100: Introduction to Programming (3 credits)
    Also listed as: INFO 1100
Veterinary Medicine BioMedical Sciences
  • VTBMS 1210: Genomic Data Science in Dogs (3 credits)

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