Courses

Learn more about the newly announced minor in Oceania and Pacific Islander Studies

Trump in the World — a course and lecture series — explores the global impact of Donald Trump's presidency. 

A new psychology course pairs scientific research on happiness with activities that promote a positive outlook.

A popular course combines building catapults and other ancient technologies with the study of ancient philosophers. 

A new literature course focuses on Nobel Prize winners and the sometimes surprising factors that led to their win. 

Ana Gómez-Bravo created a class about Spanish food and culture as a way to teach the language, but found no appropriate textbook for the material — so she wrote one.

During a summer study abroad, students explored LGBTQ issues in the U.S. and Mexico.

Students in the C21 Story Institute get a jumpstart on becoming career professionals.

For students participating in a simulated negotiation about the Cyprus conflict, the simulation felt very real.

New program offers classes in marketing, management and accounting, both at the Seattle campus and at partnering tribal casinos and resorts.

A University of Washington seminar, promises to help students develop a BS detector — and it’s become a global phenomenon.

The class #BlackLivesMatter in Media and Popular Culture — offered this spring — is one of very few like it in the country.

Despite its historical importance, the classical language Ge’ez is taught at just three universities in the Western world — including the UW. 

A new online course introduces students to the humanities through A&S faculty's personal stories and favorite artifacts.

Extinction is usually treated as a scientific topic. The course "Cultures of Extinction" explores it with a humanities focus.