Upper Division Courses With Easier Access
Fall 2025 Course Offerings
Below is a list of upper division courses (300+ level) that have no or minimal
pre-requisite requirements.
Please note: This is not a comprehensive list of all Upper Division Courses.
*Only those listed with GUR attributes fulfill GUR requirements.
Many departments remove major restrictions at various times during Phase I and II.
For History classes, please email the Professor or Chair.
Course Number | Course Title | GUR* |
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ANTH 301 | Anthropological Theory | |
ANTH 303 | Qualitative Methods in Anthropology | |
ANTH 325 | Reproduction and Physiology | |
ANTH 335 | Quantitative Methods in Anthropology | QSR |
ANTH 350 | Ecology of Human Variation | |
ANTH 353 | Sex and Gender in Culture | BCGM |
ANTH 361 | Indigeneity and Colonialism | BCGM |
ANTH 362 | Anthropological Perspectives on Asia | ACGM |
ANTH 410 | Archeological Analysis and Interpretation | |
ANTH 420 | Human Osteology/Forensic Anthropology | |
ANTH 424 | Medical Anthropology | |
A/HI 391 | Art & Science in the 19th Century | |
AECI 301 | Person and Public | |
C/AM 368 | Decolonization across the Medicine Line | |
C/AM 405 | Canadian History: True Crime | |
CLST 350 | Greek Mythology | HUM |
CLST 370 | Literature of Rome and Her Empire | HUM |
CLST 450 | Erotica: The Ancient Novel | |
COMM 303 | Communication and Conflict | |
COMM 318 | Professional Communication | |
COMM 319 | Health Communication | |
COMM 325 | Intercultural Communication | |
COMM 327 | Interpersonal Communication | |
COMM 342 | Video Workshop | |
COMM 350 | Emerging Communication Technologies | |
COMM 435 | Issues in Rhetorical Studies | |
COMM 436 | Advanced Intercollegiate Debate | |
CSCI 463 | Cyber Defense | |
DISA 330 | Critical Disability Studies | BCGM |
DISA 350 | Topics in Critical Disability Studies | |
EAST 333 | East Asia: Society and Environment | ACGM |
EAST 360 | China and the Emerging World Economy | ACGM |
ECON 303 | The History of Economic Thought | |
ECON 310 | Public Sector Economics | |
ECON 311 | Money and Banking | |
ECON 317 | European Economic History | |
ECON 333 | Introduction to Game Theory | |
ECON 360 | Intro to International Economics | |
ECON 361 | International Economic Policy & Business | |
ECON 383 | Environmental Economics | |
ECON 384 | Energy Economics | |
ECON 389 | Economies of the Pacific Rim | |
ELED 310 | Education, Culture, and Equity | BCGM |
ELED 311 | Understanding WA State Tribal History, Culture, & Government | |
ENRG 330 | Energy from the Earth | |
ENRG 350 | Energy Policy and Politics | |
ENRG 352 | Climate Governance and Political Economy | |
ENRG 384 | Energy Economics | |
ENRG 391 | Energy Speaker Series | |
ENG 301 | Writing & the Public | |
ENG 302 | Technical Writing | |
ENG 307 | Seminar: Medieval | |
ENG 308 | Seminar: Early Modern | |
ENG 309 | Seminar: The Long 18th Century | |
ENG 310 | Seminar: The Long 19th Century | |
ENG 311 | Seminar: The 20-21st Century | |
ENG 313 | Critical Theories & Practices I | |
ENG 314 | Critical Theories & Practices II | |
ENG 320 | Survey: The Long 19th Century | |
ENG 334 | Literary and Creative Expression | BCGM |
ENG 338 | Women and Literature in North America and Europe | BCGM |
ENG 344 | Film & Media: North America and Europe | BCGM |
ENG 347 | Studies in Young Adult Literature | |
ENG 350 | Introduction to Creative Writing | |
ENG 351 | Introduction to Fiction Writing | |
ENG 353 | Introduction to Poetry Writing | |
ENG 364 | Introduction to Film Studies | |
ENG 371 | Rhetorical Theory | |
ENG 427 | Queer Studies | |
ENTR 346 | Intermediate Entrepreneurship and Innovation Experience | |
ENTR 398 | Entrepreneurship & Innovation Practicum | |
ENVS 320 | GIS I: Intro to Geographic Information Systems | |
ENVS 332 | The Pacific NW: Society and Environment | |
ENVS 333 | East Asia: Society and Environment | ACGM |
ENVS 352 | Climate Governance and Political Economy | |
ETHN 310 | Contemporary Asian American Issues | |
ETHN 316 | Contemporary African American Issues | |
ETHN 318 | Contemporary Arab American Issues | |
ETHN 321 | Policing, Incarceration, & Abolition | |
FAIR 304A | Comparative Cultural Studies | BCGM |
FAIR 311B | The United States Legal System | SSC |
FAIR 368 | Decolonization Across the Medicine Line | |
FAIR 381 | Subject varies, see Browse Classes | |
HLED 355 | Healthcare System in the United States | |
HIST 310 | History of Ancient Mesopotamia | |
HIST 312 | History of Ancient Greece | |
HIST 315 | Europe in the Early Middle Ages: 300-1050 | |
HIST 331 | History of the Holocaust | |
HIST 364 | Russian WWII Film | |
HIST 374 | Premodern Japanese History | |
HIST 380 | Food & Environment in America | |
HIST 385 | West Africa and the Atlantic World | |
HIST 390 | Religious Communes in America | |
HIST 392 | Tribal Sovereignty & Washington History | |
HIST 474 | US and Latin American Relations | |
HIST 490 | Subject Varies, See Browse Classes | |
HGST 301 | Topics in Holocaust Studies | |
HUMA 360 | China and the Emerging World Economy | ACGM |
HUMA 390 | Spirituality, Literature, and the Wild | HUM |
IT 344 | Foundations of Technology in Teaching and Learning | |
IBUS 370 | Introduction to International Business | |
JOUR 305 | Photojournalism | |
JOUR 330 | Principles of Public Relations | |
JOUR 350 | Mass Media Law | |
JOUR 351 | Mass Media Ethics | |
LDST 301 | Leadership Studies: Theory & Application | SSC |
LDST 416 | Topics in Leadership | |
LIBR 341 | Practicum in Integrated Academic Literacies | |
MGMT 311 | Introduction to Management & Organizational Behavior | |
MGMT 315 | Career Preparation | |
MLE 441 | Language, Culture, & Equity: From Global to Local | |
PHIL 310 | Theory of Knowledge I | |
PHIL 366 | History of Philosophy: The Rationalists | |
PHIL 367 | History of Philosophy: The Empiricists | |
PLSC 301 | The British Parliamentary System | |
PLSC 308 | African Political Systems | |
PLSC 311 | Introduction to Law and the Legal System | SSC |
PLSC 313 | Law, Courts, Politics, Society: Non-legal Perspectives of Law | |
PLSC 321 | Queer/LGBT Politics | |
PLSC 322 | Latino Politics | |
PLSC 327 | Urban Politics and Policy in the US | |
PLSC 357 | Health Policy | |
PLSC 366 | Quantitative Methods in Political Science | QSR |
PLSC 370 | Global Issues in International Politics | |
PLSC 374 | Comparative Foreign Policy | |
PLSC 395 | Politics of Latin America | |
PLSC 397T | Political Polarization and American Democracy | |
PLSC 403 | The European Union and the Process of European Integration | |
PLSC 462 | The Rise of Modern Political Economy | |
PSEC 309 | Storytelling, Oral Narrative | BCOM |
REC 375 | Assessment and Documentation in Therapeutic Recreation | |
REC 376 | Therapeutic Recreation Program Design | |
REC 421 | Therapeutic Recreation Trends and Issues | |
REC 479 | Reconstructing Tourism: Issues in Travel Ethics | |
REL 331 | Religious Communes in America | BCGM |
REL 334 | Hebrew Bible and the Religion of Ancient Israel | ACGM |
REL 341 | Women in Islam | ACGM |
SALI 490 | Salish Sea Studies Community Seminar | |
SCED 370 | STEM and Society | |
SCED 481 | Fundamentals of Teaching Science | |
SOC 302 | Classical Sociological Theory | |
SOC 304 | Statistics for Sociology | QSR |
SOC 306 | Sociological Research Methods | |
SOC 326 | America Family and Household Demography | |
SOC 330 | The Self, Emotions, and Society | |
SOC 339 | Women, Sexuality, and Society | BCGM |
SOC 341 | Sociology of Social Movements | |
SOC 347 | Gender and Development | |
SOC 356 | Law Enforcement and Society | |
SOC 364 | Social Stratification | |
SOC 366 | Colonialism, Slavery, and Links to Contemporary Racism | ACGM |
SOC 369 | Sociology of Race & Ethnicity | |
SOC 381 | Sociology of Culture | |
SOC 384 | Sociology of Health | |
SOC 397 | Subject Varies, See Browse Classes | |
SUST 471 | Campus Sustainability Planning Studio | |
THTR 301 | Sound Design | |
THTR 311 | Beginning Scene Design | |
THTR 312 | Digital Drawing for Theatre Design | |
THTR 313 | Beginning Lighting Design | |
THTR 350 | Theatre for Youth | |
THTR 370 | Play Direction | |
THTR 380 | Theatre History I | HUM |
THTR 384 | Introduction to Dramatic Writing | |
THTR 428 | Theatre Topics | |
UEPP 350 | Energy Policy and Politics | |
UEPP 457 | Environmental Dispute Resolution | |
UEPP 499 | CENV Speaker Series | |
WGSS 314 | Gender Across Borders | ACGM |
WGSS 320 | Subject Varies, See Browse Classes | BCGM |
WGSS 339 | Women, Sexuality, and Society | BCGM |
WGSS 350 | Feminist and Queer Methodologies | |
WGSS 367 | Feminist Disability Studies |