Northern Illinois University

BGS Online

LA&S Online Courses

A selection of approximately 15 among the following are offered every semester. For a listing of current online offerings, please visit: BGS Courses Offerings 

Anthropology 328 – The Anthropology of Religion
Anthropology 408 – Peoples and Cultures of Mainland Southeast Asia
Anthropology 498 – Thai Beliefs and Culture
Biology 359/600A – Human Neurobiology
Biology 493A/600A – Human Health
Biology 493E/600E – Fishes, Reptiles and Amphibians
Communication 410 – Communication and Gender
Computer Science 466 – Database/Data Communications Software
Computer Science 467 – Systems Design and Analysis
Computer Science 490Q – Topics: Computer Security
Computer Science 490U – Topics: Web Development
Economics 370C – Economics and Equity
Economics 370C – Health Economics
Economics 370E – Economics in our Everyday Lives
English 310 – Literary Classics
English 315 – Shakespeare
English 332 – American Literature 1860-1920
English 360/507 – Literature and Business
English 398/529 – Topics: Writing Across the Disciplines
English 400 – International Short Fiction
English 497 – Directed Study: Literary Journeys
Geography 256 – Maps & Mapping
Geography 359 – Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Geography 408 – Tropical Environmental Hazards
Geography *459 – Geographic Information SystemsHistory 328 – Europe 1945-Present
History 337 – History of Russia: 1682-1917
History 363T – U.S. Sport History
History *498D – Witchcraft, Heresy, Criminality, and Social Control in Modern Europe 1500-1900
Inter-Disciplinary Liberal Arts & Sciences 490 – History of Women in Art
Political Science 317 – Judicial Politics
Political Science 407 – Political Attitude and Value Formation
Sociology *452 – Peace and Social Justice
Sociology *488 – Juvenile Delinquency
Statistics 301 – Elementary Statistics Women’s Studies 430 – History of Women in Art

LA&S Online Courses under Development

Computer Science 330 – UNIX
Computer Science 350 – Security Basics
Computer Science 475 – Web Development
English 300 – Advanced Essay Composition
English 339 – Recent Western Literature
English 400/Women’s Studies 430 – Gender and the Novel
Geography 324X – Women in Science
Geography 403 – Soil Geography and Land Use Planning
Women Studies 430 – Women's Popular Culture in the U.S.

LA&S Online Courses Proposed


Biology 357 – Human Anatomy and Physiology
Political Science 306 – The Mass Media in American Politics
Political Science 414 – Law, Politics, and Film

*Available for graduate credit