UNC ONLINE UNDERGRADUATE COURSES

Make Progress Toward Your Bachelor’s Online

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill continues to provide online course options for undergraduate students who need to attend remotely. We have carefully selected a range of courses that are likely to help most undergraduate students, and we will reserve seats for those who have been identified as needing this flexibility before opening registration to all students.

The list below is designed to be a helpful resource but may not reflect the most recent changes to offerings. For the most current and comprehensive list of offerings, please refer to the University Catalog.

Online Courses

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Spring 2023

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Biochemistry (BIOC)

  • BIOC 108 Introduction to Biochemistry

Biology (BIOL)

  • BIOL 105L Biological Research Skills
  • BIOL 118 Pre-Health Thrive-2 Pursuing Health Professions
  • BIOL 528L Quantitative Personalized Genomics Laboratory

Biomedical Engineering (BMME)

  • BMME 470 Analysis of Tissue Engineering Technologies

Business Administration (BUSI)

  • BUSI 520 Advanced Spreadsheet Modeling for Business
  • BUSI 581 Financial Modeling for Leveraged Buyout Transactions

Carolina Health Informatics Program (CHIP)

  • CHIP 400 Digital Health Innovations and Impact
  • CHIP 490 Selected Topics

Clinical Laboratory Science (CLSC)

  • CLSC 442 Hematology II
  • CLSC 462 Clinical Bacteriology
  • CLSC 620 Clinical Laboratory Management

Communication Studies (COMM)

  • COMM 490 Special Topics in Communication Studies

Comparative Literature (CMPL)

  • CMPL 246 Body Politics in Modern Korean Literature

Contemporary European Studies (EURO)

  • EURO 259 Towards Emancipation? Women in Modern Europe

Dramatic Art (DRAM)

  • DRAM 284 Studies in Dramatic Theory and Criticism

Economics (ECON)

  • ECON 423 Financial Markets and Economic Fluctuations

Education (EDUC)

  • EDUC 405 Parenting and Family Life Education
  • EDUC 689 Foundations of Special Education

Environment Sciences (ENVR)

  • ENVR 400 Seminar Series
  • ENVR 423 Industrial Toxicology

Health Behavior (HBEH)

  • HBEH 690 Special Topics in Health Behavior

Health Policy and Management (HPM)

  • HPM 320 Introduction to Strategic Planning and Marketing in Health Care
  • HPM 420 Community and Public Health Security: Disasters, Terrorism, and Emergency Management
  • HPM 423 Emergency Management II: Disaster Management
  • HPM 602 Concurrent Practice
  • HPM 606 Practice Application Journaling II
  • HPM 609 Practice Application Journaling V
  • HPM 620 Implementing Health Informatics Initiatives
  • HPM 630 IHI Course in Healthcare Quality Improvement

History (HIST)

  • HIST 72 First-Year Seminar: Women’s Voices: 20th-Century European History in Female Memory
  • HIST 259 Towards Emancipation? Women in Modern Europe

Information and Library Science (INLS)

  • INLS 500 Human Information Interactions
  • INLS 512 Applications of Natural Language Processing
  • INLS 513 Resource Selection and Evaluation
  • INLS 523 Introduction to Database Concepts and Applications
  • INLS 525 Electronic Records Management
  • INLS 560 Programming for Information Science
  • INLS 697 Information Science Capstone

Interdisciplinary Studies (IDST)

  • IDST 112L Data Literacy Lab
  • IDST 113L Data Literacy Lab
  • IDST 121L Data Literacy Lab
  • IDST 124L Data Literacy Lab
  • IDST 125L Data Literacy La
  • IDST 126L Data Literacy Lab
  • IDST 132L Data Literacy Lab

Lifetime Fitness (LFIT)

  • LFIT 114 Lifetime Fitness: Yoga and Pilates

Mathematics (MATH)

  • MATH 307 Revisiting Real Numbers and Algebra

Media and Journalism (MEJO)

  • MEJO 153 Writing and Reporting
  • MEJO 340 Introduction to Media Law: Journalism Focus
  • MEJO 341 Introduction to Media Law: Advertising, Public Relations, and Strategic Communications Focus
  • MEJO 342 The Black Press and United States History
  • MEJO 441 Diversity and Communication
  • MEJO 530 Green Brand Lab

Nutrition (NUTR)

  • NUTR 470 Foundations of Nutrition Interventions

Peace, War and Defense (PWAD)

  • PWAD 120 World Regional Geography

Philosophy (PHIL)

  • PHIL 411 Aristotle

Political Science (POLI)

  • POLI 63 First-Year Seminar: Social Movements and Political Protest and Violence
  • POLI 217 Women and Politics
  • POLI 290 Special Topics in Political Science

Psychology (PSYC)

  • PSYC 242 Introduction to Clinical Psychology

Public Health (PUBH)

  • PUBH 610 Introductory Spanish for Health Professionals

Social Work (SOWO)

  • SOWO 510 Foundations for Evidence-Based Practice and Program Evaluation

Spanish (SPAN)

  • SPAN 105 Spanish for High Beginners
  • SPAN 344 Latin@ American Cultural Topics

Turkish (TURK)

  • TURK 102 Elementary Turkish II
  • TURK 204 Intermediate Turkish II

Women’s and Gender Studies (WGST)

  • WGST 217 Women and Politics
  • WGST 259 Towards Emancipation? Women in Modern Europe
  • WGST 442 Gender, Class, Race, and Mass Media

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African, African-American, Diaspora Studies (AAAD)

  • AAAD 231 African American History since 1865

American Studies (AMST)

  • AMST 220 On the Question of the Animal: Contemporary Animal Studies
  • AMST 256 Anti-‘50s: Voices of the Counter Decade
  • AMST 278 Crimes and Punishments

Anthropology (ANTH)

  • ANTH 102 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
  • ANTH 147 Comparative Healing Systems
  • ANTH 149 Great Discoveries in Archaeology

City and Regional Planning (PLAN)

  • PLAN 575 Real Estate Development

Classical Archaeology (CLAR)

  • CLAR 242 Archaeology of Egypt

Communication Studies (COMM)

  • COMM 453 The History of New Media Technology in Everyday Life

Economics (ECON)

  • ECON 468 Socialism, Planning, and the Contemporary Russian Economy

English (ENGL)

  • ENGL 123 Introduction to Fiction
  • ENGL 128 Major American Authors
  • ENGL 265 Literature and Race, Literature and Ethnicity
  • ENGL 268 Medicine, Literature, and Culture

Geography (GEOG)

  • GEOG 110 The Blue Planet: An Introduction to Earth’s Environmental Systems

German (GERM)

  • GERM 265 Hitler in Hollywood: Cinematic Representations of Nazi Germany

History (HIST)

  • HIST 245 The United States and the Cold War: Origins, Development, Legacy

Information and Library Science (INLS)

  • INLS 582 Systems Analysis

Media and Journalism (MEJO)

  • MEJO 121 Introduction to Digital Storytelling
  • MEJO 376 Sports Marketing and Advertising
  • MEJO 390 Special Skills in Mass Communication
  • MEJO 475 Concepts of Marketing

Peace, War, and Defense (PWAD)

  • PWAD 250 Introduction to Peace and Security Studies

Religious Studies (RELI)

  • RELI 140 Religion in America
  • RELI 162 Catholicism Today: An Introduction to the Contemporary Catholic Church

Women’s and Gender Studies

  • WGST 101 Introduction to Women’s Studies

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African, African-American, Diaspora Studies (AAAD)

  • AAAD 101 Introduction to Africa
  • AAAD 102 Introduction to Media in Africa
  • AAAD 130 Introduction to African American and Diaspora Studies
  • AAAD 201 Introduction to African Literature
  • AAAD 231 African American History since 1865
  • AAAD 288 Global Black Popular Cultures

American Studies (AMST)

  • AMST 110 Introduction to the Cultures and Histories of Native North America

Asian Studies (ASIA)

  • ASIA 180 Introduction to Islamic Civilization

Astronomy (ASTR)

  • ASTR 100L Astronomy with Skynet: Our Place in Space
  • ASTR 101 Introduction to Astronomy: The Solar System

Biology (BIOL)

  • BIOL 101 Principles of Biology
  • BIOL 278 Animal Behavior

Business Administration (BUSI)

  • BUSI 401 Management and Corporate Communication

Carolina Health Informatics Program (CHIP)

  • CHIP 490 Selected Topics

Classical Archaeology (CLAR)

  • CLAR 120 Ancient Cities

Communication Studies (COMM)

  • COMM 113 Public Speaking
  • COMM 160 Introduction to Performance Studies
  • COMM 170 Rhetoric and Public Issues
  • COMM 224 Introduction to Gender and Communication
  • COMM 527 Organizational Ethics

English (ENGL)

  • ENGL 105I English Composition and Rhetoric (Interdisciplinary)
  • ENGL 123 Introduction to Fiction
  • ENGL 128 Major American Authors
  • ENGL 140 Introduction to Gay and Lesbian Culture and Literature
  • ENGL 143 Film and Culture
  • ENGL 146 Science Fiction/Fantasy/Utopia
  • ENGL 147 Mystery Fiction
  • ENGL 148 Horror
  • ENGL 149 Digital Composition
  • ENGL 269 Introduction to Disability Studies
  • ENGL 278 Irish Writing, 1800-2000

Environment and Ecology (ENEC)

  • ENEC 307 Energy and Material Flows in the Environment and Society
  • ENEC 309 Environmental Values and Valuation

Exercise and Sport Science (EXSS)

  • EXSS 324 Finance and Economics of Sport
  • EXSS 326 Legal Aspects of Sport
  • EXSS 493 Field Experience in Sport Administration
  • EXSS 593 Practicum in Physical Fitness and Wellness

French (FREN)

  • FREN 203 Intermediate French I

Geography (GEOG)

  • GEOG 120 World Regional Geography

German (GERM)

  • GERM 102 Elementary German II
  • GERM 203 Intermediate German I

Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures (GSLL)

  • GSLL 271 Vampires and Empires

History (HIST)

  • HIST 107 Medieval History
  • HIST 127 American History to 1865
  • HIST 277 The Conflict over Israel/Palestine

Information and Library Science (INLS)

  • INLS 161 Tools for Information Literacy
  • INLS 201 Foundations of Information Science
  • INLS 385 Information Use for Organizational Effectiveness
  • INLS 560 Programming for Information Science
  • INLS 690 Intermediate Selected Topics

Italian (ITAL)

  • ITAL 102 Elementary Italian II
  • ITAL 203 Intermediate Italian I

Jewish Studies (JWST)

  • JWST 103 Introduction to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Literature

Mathematics (MATH)

  • MATH 119 Introduction to Mathematical Modeline
  • MATH 231 Calculus of Functions of One Variable I
  • MATH 232 Calculus of Functions of One Variable II
  • MATH 233 Calculus of Functions of Several Variables
  • MATH 347 Linear Algebra for Applications
  • MATH 381 Discrete Mathematics
  • MATH 521 Advanced Calculus I
  • MATH 528 Mathematical Methods for the Physical Sciences I
  • MATH 533 Elementary Theory of Numbers

Media and Journalism (MEJO)

  • MEJO 141 Media Ethics
  • MEJO 153 Writing and Reporting
  • MEJO 182 Foundations of Graphic Design
  • MEJO 340 Introduction to Media Law: Journalism Focus
  • MEJO 441 Diversity and Communication

Music (MUSC)

  • MUSC 145 Introduction to Jazz
  • MUSC 146 Introduction to World Musics

Neuroscience (NSCI)

  • NSCI 175 Introduction to Neuroscience
  • NSCI 222 Learning
  • NSCI 225 Sensation and Perception

Peace, War and Defense (PWAD)

  • PWAD 120 World Regional Geography

Philosophy (PHIL)

  • PHIL 105 How to Reason and Argue: An Introduction to Critical Thinking
  • PHIL 143 AI and the Future of Humanity: Philosophical Issues about Technology and Human Survival
  • PHIL 163 Practical Ethics: Moral Reasoning and How We Live
  • PHIL 170 Liberty, Rights, and Responsibilities: Introduction to Social Ethics and Political Thought
  • PHIL 185 Aesthetics and the Philosophy of Art
  • PHIL 210 Wonder, Myth, and Reason: Introduction to Ancient Greek Science and Philosophy
  • PHIL 213 Asian Philosophy
  • PHIL 274 Race, Racism, and Social Justice: African-American Political Philosophy
  • PHIL 275 Moral and Philosophical Issues of Gender in Society

Portuguese (PORT)

  • PORT 101 Elementary Portuguese I
  • PORT 203 Intermediate Portuguese I

Psychology (PSYC)

  • PSYC 210 Statistical Principles of Psychological Research
  • PSYC 245 Psychopathology
  • PSYC 260 Social Psychology

Religious Studies (RELI)

  • RELI 104 Introduction to the New Testament
  • RELI 106 Introduction to Early Judaism
  • RELI 121 Introduction to Religion and Culture
  • RELI 122 Introduction to Philosophical Approaches to Religion
  • RELI 161 Introduction to the History of Christian Traditions
  • RELI 180 Introduction to Islamic Civilization
  • RELI 236 Religious Things

Romance Languages (ROML)

  • ROML 194 Service Learning in Romance Studies

Russian (RUSS)

  • RUSS 101 Basic Russian Communication I

Spanish (SPAN)

  • SPAN 105 Spanish for High Beginners
  • SPAN 203 Intermediate Spanish I
  • SPAN 261 Advanced Spanish in Context
  • SPAN 301 Introduction to Literary and Cultural Analysis
  • SPAN 329 Spanish for Professional and Community Engagement
  • SPAN 344 Latin@ American Cultural Topics

Swahili (SWAH)

  • SWAH 112 Intensive Kiswahili 1-2

Women’s and Gender Studies (WGST)

  • WGST 275 Moral and Philosophical Issues of Gender in Society

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African, African-American, Diaspora Studies (AAAD)

  • AAAD 250 The African American in Motion Pictures: 1900 to the Present

American Studies (AMST)

  • AMST 110 Introduction to the Cultures and Histories of Native North America
  • AMST 283 American Home

Anthropology (ANTH)

  • ANTH 319 Global Health

Asian Studies (ASIA)

  • ASIA 300 The Buddhist Tradition: India, Nepal, and Tibet

Biology (BIOL)

  • BIOL 101 Principles of Biology
  • BIOL 205 Cellular and Developmental Biology
  • BIOL 450 Neurobiology
  • BIOL 474 Evolution of Vertebrate Life

Carolina Health Informatics Program (CHIP)

  • CHIP 490 Selected Topics

Classics (CLAS)

  • CLAS 131 Classical Mythology

English (ENGL)

  • ENGL 105 English Composition and Rhetoric
  • ENGL 105I English Composition and Rhetoric (Interdisciplinary)
  • ENGL 123 Introduction to Fiction
  • ENGL 131 Introduction to Poetry Writing
  • ENGL 140 Introduction to Gay and Lesbian Culture and Literature
  • ENGL 141 World Literatures in English
  • ENGL 144 Popular Genres
  • ENGL 146 Science Fiction/Fantasy/Utopia
  • ENGL 147 Mystery Fiction
  • ENGL 155 The Visual and Graphic Narrative
  • ENGL 227 Literature of the Earlier Renaissance
  • ENGL 283 Life Writing
  • ENGL 284 Reading Children’s Literature

Exercise and Sport Science (EXSS)

  • EXSS 221 Introduction to Sport Administration
  • EXSS 322 Fundamentals of Sport Marketing
  • EXSS 327 Predictive Analytics in Sport
  • EXSS 493 Field Experience in Sport Administration
  • EXSS 593 Practicum in Physical Fitness and Wellness

German (GERM)

  • GERM 203 Intermediate German I

History (HIST)

  • HIST 140 The World since 1945
  • HIST 372 History of American Politics, 1932-Present

Information and Library Science (INLS)

  • INLS 201 Foundations of Information Science
  • INLS 385 Information Use for Organizational Effectiveness
  • INLS 500 Human Information Interactions
  • INLS 513 Resource Selection and Evaluation

Jewish Studies (JWST)

  • JWST 103 Introduction to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Literature

Mathematics (MATH)

  • MATH 232 Calculus of Functions of One Variable II
  • MATT 233 Calculus of Functions of Several Variables

Media and Journalism (MEJO)

  • MEJO 141 Media Ethics
  • MEJO 153 Writing and Reporting
  • MEJO 490 Special Topics in Mass Communication

Music (MUSC)

  • MUSC 121 Fundamentals of Tonal Music I
  • MUSC 286 Music as Culture

Neuroscience (NSCI)

  • NSCI 175 Introduction to Neuroscience

Peace, War, and Defense (PWAD)

  • PWAD 272 The Ethics of Peace, War, and Defense

Philosophy (PHIL)

  • PHIL 101 Introduction to Philosophy: Central Problems, Great Minds, Big Ideas
  • PHIL 105 How to Reason and Argue: An Introduction to Critical Thinking
  • PHIL 155 Truth and Proof: Introduction to Mathematical Logic
  • PHIL 165 Bioethics
  • PHIL 272 The Ethics of Peace, War, and Defense
  • PHIL 275 Moral and Philosophical Issues of Gender in Society
  • PHIL 280 Morality, Law, and Justice: Issues in Legal Philosophy

Political Science (POLI)

  • POLI 130 Introduction to Comparative Politics
  • POLI 272 The Ethics of Peace, War, and Defense

Portuguese (PORT)

  • PORT 102 Elementary Portuguese II

Psychology (PSYC)

  • PSYC 101 General Psychology
  • PSYC 210 Statistical Principles of Psychological Research
  • PSYC 250 Child Development

Religious Studies (RELI)

  • RELI 103 Introduction to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Literature
  • RELI 141 African American Religions
  • RELI 201 Ancient Biblical Interpretation
  • RELI 207 Jesus in the Early Christian Gospels
  • RELI 208 The Birth of Christianity
  • RELI 283 The Buddhist Tradition: India, Nepal, and Tibet

Russian (RUSS)

  • RUSS 102 Basic Russian Communication II

Spanish (SPAN)

  • SPAN 203 Intermediate Spanish I
  • SPAN 204 Intermediate Spanish II
  • SPAN 261 Advanced Spanish in Context

Women’s and Gender Studies

  • WGST 101 Introduction to Women’s Studies
  • WGST 275 Moral and Philosophical Issues of Gender in Society

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RESOURCES

For more information about enrollment and registration, review the resources below.