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Electives

ALL OF THE COURSES LISTED BELOW ARE OFFERED DURING THE FALL 2026 SEMESTER​

Using Stellic, students need to double-check classification for accuracy when they register for a class.

Creative Arts (GA) 

  •   ARTHIST 201 - SURVEY OF ART - ANCIENT TO 1400CE 
     
      ARTSTDIO 102 - 2-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN 
     
      ARTSTDIO 103 - 3-DIMENSIONAL DESIGN 
     
      ARTSTDIO 201 - DRAWING I 
     
      ARTSTDIO 213 - INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY 
     
      ARTSTDIO 251 - CERAMICS I 
     
      ARTSTDIO 271 - METAL AND JEWELRY I 
     
      COMM 236 - INTRODUCTION TO CINEMA 
     
      CORE 110 - WORLD OF THE ARTS 
     
      DANCE 141 - CONTEMPORARY DANCE TECHNIQUE I 
     
      DANCE 145 - BALLET I 
     
      DANCE 243 - IMPROVISATION/SOUND 
     
      ENGLISH 274 - INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING 
     
      MAGD 150 - INTRODUCTION TO MEDIA ARTS AND GAME DEVELOPMENT 
     
      MUSC 140 - INTRODUCTION TO CLASSICAL MUSIC 
     
      MUSC 143 - SURVEY OF AMERICAN JAZZ 
     
      MUSC 150 - INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC THEORY 
     
      MUSC 151 - THEORY I 
     
      MUSC 161 - UNIVERSITY BANDS 
     
      MUSC 162 - UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRA 
     
      MUSC 164 - JAZZ BANDS 
     
      MUSC 171 - UNIVERSITY CHOIRS 
     
      MUSC 172 - CHAMBER SINGERS 
     
      MUSC 245 - HISTORY OF EUROPEAN ART MUSIC I 
     
      MUSC 269 - INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE 
     
      MUSC 277 - VOCAL JAZZ ENSEMBLE 
     
      MUSC 279 - VOCAL ENSEMBLE 
     
      MUSC 345 - WOMEN IN MUSIC 
     
      THEATRE 100 - THEATRE APPRECIATION 
     
      THEATRE 110 - INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE 
     
      THEATRE 200 - THEATRE ACTIVITIES PRACTICUM 
     
      THEATRE 355 - PERIOD DECOR AND ARCHITECTURAL STYLES 

Engaging Differences (GE)

  •   AFRIAMR 100 - INTRODUCTION TO BLACK CULTURE 
     
      AFRIAMR 270 - THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY: A SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE 
     
      ASIANAM 310 - ASIAN AMERICAN HISTORY, 1850-PRESENT 
     
      ASL 141 - BEGINNING AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I 
     
      ASL 142 - BEGINNING AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE II 
     
      COMM 424 - CROSS CULTURAL COMMUNICATION 
     
      EDFOUND 243 - FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION IN A PLURALISTIC SOCIETY 
     
      ENGLISH 202 - INTRODUCTION TO U.S. LATINX LITERATURE 
     
      FILM 266 - GENDER AND FILM 
     
      HISTRY 310 - ASIAN AMERICAN HISTORY, 1850-PRESENT 
     
      LATINX 201 - INTRODUCTION TO LATINX STUDIES 
     
      LATINX 202 - INTRODUCTION TO U.S. LATINX LITERATURE 
     
      POLISCI 266 - ASIAN AMERICANS IN U.S. POLITICS 
     
      POLISCI 280 - POLITICS OF URBAN INEQUALITY IN THE U.S. 
     
      SOCIOLGY 270 - THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY: A SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE 
     
      SOCIOLGY 345 - SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER 
     
      SPECED 201 - DISABILITY, RACE, & ETHNICITY IN SOCIETY 
     
      SPECED 205 - INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION 
     
      WOMENST 100 - INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES 
     
      WOMENST 120 - INTRODUCTION TO LGBTQ STUDIES 
     
      WOMENST 266 - GENDER AND FILM 

Global and International Perspectives (GG)

  •   ARABIC 141 - BEGINNING ARABIC I 
     
      ASIANSTD 111 - INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN RELIGIONS 
     
      ASIANSTD 262 - HINDUISM IN CONTEXT 
     
      CORE 140 - GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES 
     
      FRENCH 141 - BEGINNING FRENCH I 
     
      FRENCH 251 - INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I 
     
      FRENCH 321 - ADVANCED FRENCH LANGUAGE STUDY I 
     
      GEOGRPY 230 - HUMAN GEOGRAPHY 
     
      GEOGRPY 252 - GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES 
     
      GERMAN 141 - BEGINNING GERMAN I 
     
      GERMAN 251 - INTERMEDIATE GERMAN I 
     
      GERMAN 321 - ADVANCED GERMAN LANGUAGE STUDY I 
     
      HISTRY 142 - ANCIENT AFRICAN HISTORY 
     
      HISTRY 151 - THE GREAT WAR AND EMPIRE 
     
      HISTRY 343 - MODERN LATIN AMERICA 
     
      INTRNAR 200 - CURRENT EVENTS: WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE WORLD TODAY? 
     
      JAPANESE 101 - BEGINNING JAPANESE I 
     
      JAPANESE 103 - BEGINNING JAPANESE III 
     
      JAPANESE 202 - INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE II 
     
      PUBHLTH 350 - TOPICS IN GLOBAL HEALTH 
     
      RELIGST 111 - INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN RELIGIONS 
     
      RELIGST 112 - INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN RELIGIONS 
     
      RELIGST 262 - HINDUISM IN CONTEXT 
     
      SPANISH 141 - BEGINNING SPANISH I 
     
      SPANISH 142 - BEGINNING SPANISH II 
     
      SPANISH 251 - INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I 
     
      SPANISH 252 - INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II 
     
      SPANISH 321 - ADVANCED SPANISH LANGUAGE STUDY I 
     
      SPANISH 322 - ADVANCED SPANISH LANGUAGE STUDY II 
     
      SPANISH 325 - SPANISH FOR SPANISH SPEAKERS 

Humanities (GH)

  •  AMERIND 334 - AMERICAN INDIAN LITERATURE 
     
      COMM 240 - SPEAKING FOR SUCCESS 
     
      COMM 242 - COMMUNICATION AND TEAM BUILDING 
     
      CORE 120 - HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES 
     
      CORE 390 - WORLD OF IDEAS 
     
      ENGLISH 110 - POPULAR CULTURE AND LITERATURE 
     
      ENGLISH 226 - AMERICAN LITERATURE SURVEY I 
     
      ENGLISH 251 - CLASSICAL MYTH AND LEGEND AS SOURCES FOR LITERATURE 
     
      ENGLISH 260 - AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL LITERATURE 
     
      ENGLISH 281 - INTRODUCTION TO LANGUAGE STUDY 
     
      ENGLISH 334 - AMERICAN INDIAN LITERATURE 
     
      ENGLISH 352 - LITERATURE AND FILM 
     
      ENGLISH 360 - TWENTIETH-CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE 
     
      FILM 110 - VISUAL CULTURE IN AMERICA 
     
      FILM 272 - WRITING ABOUT FILM AND MEDIA 
     
      FILM 350 - FILM GENRE 
     
      FILM 352 - LITERATURE AND FILM 
     
      HISTRY 110 - HISTORY THROUGH FILM 
     
      HISTRY 124 - AMERICAN HISTORY TO 1877 
     
      HISTRY 125 - AMERICAN HISTORY SINCE 1877 
     
      HISTRY 135 - HISTORY OF ISLAMIC CIVILIZATIONS 
     
      HISTRY 154 - WESTERN CIVILIZATION 
     
      HISTRY 155 - HISTORY OF MODERN EUROPE 
     
      HISTRY 190 - NORTH AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY 
     
      HISTRY 300 - AMERICAN COLONIAL HISTORY TO 1763 
     
      HISTRY 355 - RENAISSANCE IN EUROPE, 1300-1600 
     
      PHILSPHY 101 - INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY 
     
      PHILSPHY 261 - INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS 
     
      PHILSPHY 310 - KNOWLEDGE AND REALITY 
     
      POLISCI 250 - INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THEORY 
     
      PWP 272 - WRITING ABOUT FILM AND MEDIA 

Social, Behavioral Science (GS)

  •     ANTHROPL 218 - CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY 
     
      COMDIS 270 - INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION AND DISORDERS 
     
      COMM 131 - INTRODUCTION TO MASS COMMUNICATION 
     
      COMM 228 - INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION 
     
      COMM 285 - SOCIAL MEDIA OPTIMIZATION & THE NEW WEB 
     
      COMM 321 - NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION 
     
      COMM 322 - LISTENING BEHAVIOR 
     
      CORE 130 - INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIETY 
     
      ECON 201 - PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS 
     
      ECON 202 - PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS 
     
      EDFOUND 230 - INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT 
     
      GEOGRPY 250 - GEOGRAPHY OF WISCONSIN 
     
      POLISCI 141 - AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS 
     
      POLISCI 217 - AMERICAN MINORITY POLITICS 
     
      POLISCI 220 - GOVERNMENT IN ACTION: AN INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 
     
      POLISCI 240 - LAW AND SOCIETY 
     
      PSYCH 202 - PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN 
     
      PSYCH 211 - INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY 
     
      RACEETH 217 - AMERICAN MINORITY POLITICS 
     
      RACEETH 285 - ASIAN AMERICANS 
     
      SOCIOLGY 240 - PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY 
     
      SOCIOLGY 250 - SOCIAL PROBLEMS 
     
      SOCIOLGY 252 - INTRODUCTION TO FAMILY STUDIES 
     
      SOCIOLGY 265 - RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS 
     
      SOCIOLGY 276 - INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGY 
     
      SOCIOLGY 285 - ASIAN AMERICANS 
     
      SOCWORK 102 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WELFARE 
     
      WOMENST 351 - GENDER AND VIOLENCE 

Wellness and Life-long Learning (GW)

  •     FNBSLW 101 - PERSONAL FINANCE 
     
      LSINDP 399 - CAREER INFORMATION IN LETTERS & SCIENCES 
     
      MUSC 169 - MARCHING BAND 
     
      PEGNRL 104 - BEGINNING BADMINTON 
     
      PEGNRL 108 - BEGINNING BOWLING 
     
      PEGNRL 109 - INTERMEDIATE BOWLING 
     
      PEGNRL 120 - BEGINNING GOLF 
     
      PEGNRL 121 - INTERMEDIATE GOLF 
     
      PEGNRL 122 - BEGINNING PICKLEBALL 
     
      PEGNRL 123 - BEGINNING DISC GOLF 
     
      PEGNRL 124 - BEGINNING TABLE TENNIS 
     
      PEGNRL 141 - BEGINNING YOGA 
     
      PEGNRL 142 - INTERMEDIATE YOGA 
     
      PEGNRL 150 - BEGINNING SWIMMING (ARC LEVELS III-IV) 
     
      PEGNRL 151 - INTERMEDIATE SWIMMING (ARC LEVEL V-VI) 
     
      PEGNRL 167 - BEGINNING WEIGHT TRAINING 
     
      PEGNRL 170 - BEGINNING SELF DEFENSE 
     
      PEGNRL 175 - BEGINNING TAE KWON DO: KARATE 
     
      PEGNRL 183 - EXERCISEWALKING 
     
      PEGNRL 187 - MILITARY CONDITIONING 
     
      PEGNRL 192 - PERSONAL HEALTH AND FITNESS FOR LIFE 
     
      PEGNRL 201 - OUTDOOR RECREATION AND HEALTH 
     
      PEPROF 282 - NUTRITION FOR HEALTH 
     
      PSYCH 104 - PSYCHOLOGY OF HUMAN ADJUSTMENT 
     
      PUBHLTH 101 - INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH 
     
      RECREATN 232 - INTRODUCTION TO RECREATION AND LEISURE 
     
      SAFETY 201 - PERSONAL AND PUBLIC SAFETY 
     
      SAFETY 255 - ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS 

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University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
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