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There are over 100 online Arizona State University courses open to high school students. Please see a sample of university courses below*. To explore how these courses can accelerate a student’s path into college and careers visit our Career Pathways page.
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History of Western art from the Paleolithic period through the Middle Ages. Allows you to learn how art and visual culture becomes established in the ancient world. Follow its developments and evolutions through Classical times into the complex mysteries of the Middle Ages.
History of Western art from the Renaissance to the present.
History of the art of the Asian cultures, with emphasis on China, Japan, and India. Meets non-Western art history requirement.
History of art of Africa, Oceania, and the New World. Meets non-Western art history requirement.
History of photography from the 19th century to the present.
Basic microeconomic analysis. Theory of exchange and production, including the theory of the firm.
Basic macroeconomic analysis. Economic institutions and factors determining income levels, price levels, and employment levels.
Introduces the uses of accounting information focusing on the evolution of the business cycle and how accounting information is used for internal and external purposes.
Introduces the uses of accounting information focusing on the evolution of the business cycle and how accounting information is used for internal and external purposes.
This course will focus on the learning models of the individual, the world of work, decisionmaking, and career skill-building with a special emphasis on individual application. The goal is to facilitate student personal and professional growth.
Interpersonal, group, and public communication in business and professional organizations.
Introduces the nonprofit sector and its role in developing the cultural, economic, and social impact in U.S. society.
Introduces the nonprofit sector and its role in developing the cultural, economic, and social impact in U.S. society.
Provides a broad introduction to the field of public service and leadership. Topics include an overview of management, policy, urban studies, and leadership in the public sector. Covers the history and development of the public sector, as well as how it serves contemporary society.
Covers the role of newspapers, magazines, radio, television and motion pictures in American society.
Data modeling and design, spreadsheets, relational databases and querying, visualization and XML.
Helps students master the elements of English grammar.
Provides a basic understanding of how the Internet works, knowledge of how to create and upload Web pages, and a basic introduction to programming with JavaScript. Assumes no previous knowledge of any of the topics, although requires basic knowledge of how to use a Web browser and navigate the Web.
Examines the production and consumption of popular culture as disseminated by the mass media with emphasis on the societal implications.
Surveys research methods used in the social sciences, with a focus on mass communication.
Basic concepts, principles, and skills for improving communication among persons from different minority, racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds.
Demonstration and practice of communicative techniques in establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships.
Become a better communicator as you learn the fundamental concepts related to interpersonal communication across a variety of interactions, such as those with friends, co-workers, family members, and romantic partners. This course focuses on learning concepts, processes, and challenges involved in interpersonal communication, as well as skills that will make you a better communicator.
Bases of inquiry into human communication, including introduction to notions of theory, philosophy, problems, and approaches to the study of communication.
Learn about the basic concepts of human communication and interaction behavior and surveys communication topics related to culture, gender, identity, organizations, and relationships. In doing so, this course provides you an overview of many of the specialty areas within the communication studies discipline: intercultural, interpersonal, organizational, media studies, performance studies, and rhetoric.
Introduces contemporary intercultural issues as expressed through various media in American society.
Provides a broad introduction to the field of public service and leadership. Topics include an overview of management, policy, urban studies, and leadership in the public sector. Covers the history and development of the public sector, as well as how it serves contemporary society.
Introduces the terminology and methods of analysis in microeconomics. In particular, examines the behavior of individual consumers and firms, with a focus on market failures and the role of government policy in correcting those failures. Applies microeconomic principles to the distribution of income, policies for eliminating poverty and discrimination, the problems of environmental pollution, and the impact of different market structures on economic activity.
Dimensions and causes of crime. Criminal justice system responses.
Structure and operation of the criminal court system.
Dimensions and causes of crime. Criminal justice system responses.
Gain an overview of the criminal justice system, including an examination of the major sub-areas within the criminal justice system, such as law enforcement, the courts, and corrections. In exploring these areas, you will also learn about the history, theory, research, legislation, and policy implications related to the criminal justice system.
Structure and operation of corrections system.
Theoretical explanations for criminal behavior.
History of police. Contemporary police work. Problems in policing.
Targeted field practice with criminal justice agencies. Prerequisite for internship.
Education as an instrument in the development of the individual and in society, and its significance as an American Institution.
Surveys cultural and linguistic diversity in American education, including education equity, pluralism, learning styles, and roles of schools in a multiethnic society.
Focuses on selecting and using children’s literature and related nonprint media to support the elementary school curriculum. Covers the elements, genres and applications of children’s literature, as well as the resources available for elementary classroom teachers. Constructs criteria for the selection of trade books for educational and personal use. Also, explores the role of digital media in children’s literature.
Legal aspects of special education; legislation, education and community services to meet the needs of students with special education needs. Examines the nature and characteristics of students with developmental disabilities, autism, communication disorders, emotional or behavioral disorders, learning disabilities, sensory impairments, orthopedic impairments, other health impairments, and children with gifts and talents.
Introducing digital technologies and their place in society. Applies 21st century skills to problem solving using digital technology applications including spreadsheets and databases.
Examines process of physical, social, emotional, cognitive, language, and literacy development of young children; includes observation, practical application, fieldwork.
Introduces the engineering design process; working in engineering teams; the profession of engineering; engineering models, written and oral technical communication skills.
Introduces basic principles, methods and theories of psychology and applications to engineering problems relevant to human systems. Gives particular attention to the intersection of psychology and engineering. Students learn brain anatomy and physiology, sensation and perception, cognition, social systems and research methods so that they are able to design systems consistent with human capabilities and limitations.
Kinematics, Newton’s laws, work, energy, momentum, conservation laws, dynamics of particles, solids, and fluids.
Chemical principles with emphasis toward engineering.
Develop your ideas, express ideas effectively, and engage different literacies with special attention to expository and persuasive writing. Critical reading of articles, speeches, and other non-literary texts help you to understand the rhetorical process, to analyze audience and its cultural contexts, and to foresee the audience’s response.
Increase your ability to develop ideas, express ideas effectively, and engage different literacies with special attention to expository and persuasive writing. You will engage in critical reading of articles, speeches, and other non-literary texts to help you to understand the rhetorical process, analyze audience and its cultural contexts, and foresee the audience’s response.
Basic concepts and fundamental questions that provide insights into art making and that affect one’s understanding and appreciation of art.
Examines the effects of digital technology on the way we live, communicate, learn, and create. Proposes that we are moving towards a hybrid (physical-digital) existence and culture. Traces that evolution looks at current examples of hybrid cultural processes and outcomes, and discusses possible future trends. Discusses how these changes are influencing the work and career possibilities of people involved in all aspects of human culture. Comprises diverse readings, media products, class interaction, group discussion and hands-on collaborative projects exploring concepts covered in class. Also includes a number of guest lectures from ASU faculty.
Instruction in basic Macintosh computer literacy, including generic applications and music-specific programs with hands-on experience.
For students with little or no previous music experience. Students learn beginning piano skills.
Applied scientific principles of food preparation and production.
Addresses the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors associated with various health dimensions. Explores interprofessionalism and current issues in health and well-being.
Current global health crises, challenges; tools for describing health and disease; ecological, cultural, social, historical, political-economic factors; comparative health systems.
Basic concepts of human nutrition. Recent controversies in nutrition and how food choices affect personal health.
Examines how culture influences health, health care practices, barriers to health care, interactions with health care professionals, and health disparities in the U.S. Addresses the need for cultural competence among health practitioners.
Introduces existing and future applications of biomedical informatics. Overview of history and present state of the field. Provides an introduction to biomedical informatics techniques and applications used in clinical environments. Includes searching and organizing free text information, decision analysis techniques and clinical decision support systems, and clinical applications including physician order entry used in electronic medical records. Also covers challenges in clinical informatics, including sociotechnical and cognitive issues in implementation and use.
Emphasizes providing proper nutrition, promoting a safe but challenging learning environment, and becoming knowledgeable of a child’s health status. Also covers practical applications for assisting young children to develop good habits and attitudes and to assume lifelong responsibility for their own well-being.
Differential and integral calculus of elementary functions. Introduces differential and difference equations. Emphasizes applications to the life sciences.
Applies basic college-level mathematics to real-life problems. Topics include numerical reasoning, sets, counting techniques, probability, basic statistics and finance. Appropriate for students whose major does not require MAT 117 or 170.
Limits and continuity, differential calculus of functions of one variable, introduction to integration.
Methods of integration, applications of calculus, elements of analytic geometry, improper integrals, Taylor series.
Differential and integral calculus of elementary functions with applications.
In this course you will study linear and quadratic functions, systems of linear equations, logarithmic and exponential functions, sequences, series, and combinatorics.
Basic concepts and methods of statistics, including descriptive statistics, significance tests, estimation, sampling, and correlation.
Finite Mathematics is an introduction to the mathematics required for the study of social and behavioral sciences and includes topics from finance, set theory, counting, probability, and statistics.
This course includes intensive preparation for calculus. Topics include functions (including trigonometric), vectors and complex numbers.
Covers topics of immediate or special interest to a faculty member and students.
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Studies the structure and function of the human body. Topics include cardiovascular, respiratory, lymphatic/immune, endocrine, renal, digestive, and reproductive systems. Cannot be used for major credit in the life sciences.
Introduces the historical, social, political, economic and interprofessional contexts in which health care professions and the United States health care system evolved.
Cultures of diverse groups and health/illness. Cross-cultural communication, awareness of own cultural influences, indigenous and alternative healing practices.
Healthcare ethics emphasizing analysis and ethical decision making at clinical and health policy levels for healthcare professionals.
Cultures of diverse groups and health/illness. Cross-cultural communication, awareness of own cultural influences, indigenous and alternative healing practices.
Studies the structure and function of the human body. Topics include cells, tissues, integumentary system, skeletal system, muscular system, and nervous system. Cannot be used for major credit in the life sciences.
Lifespan development from conception through adulthood, with emphasis on family influences. Recognition of individuality within the universal pattern of development.
Chemical, biologic, biochemical, and psychological processes used in study of structural and functional alterations in health with selected therapeutics.
Introduces the social, political, and economic contexts in which the nursing profession and health care systems in the United States evolved.
Biological concepts emphasizing principles and the interplay of structure and function at the molecular, cellular, and organismal levels. Intended for life sciences, biology, and health-related science majors.
Biological concepts emphasizing principles and the interplay of structure and function at the organismal, population, and community levels. Intended for life sciences, biology, and health-related science majors.
Continuation of CHM 113. Equilibrium theory, thermodynamics, kinetics, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry and descriptive chemistry.
Are we alone in the Universe? If so, why? If not, where are our cosmic cousins? Such questions, once the domain of science fiction, are on the verge of being answered with science facts. Astronomers are discovering planets around other stars. Planetary scientists are exploring the worlds in our solar system. Biologists are unlocking the secrets of metabolism and evolution. Geoscientists are determining how the Earth supports life. And as we struggle to build a sustainable future for ourselves, all of us are finding out how technologically advanced civilizations rise and how they might fall. This course surveys these topics. In the process, students master basic concepts from across the major areas of science and learn what makes the Earth a habitable world.
Biological concepts for the emerging engineer. Introduces biological and earth systems engineering, materials, structures, fluid mechanics, bioelectricity, and the dynamic, nonlinear nature of nature.
Introduces students to the ancient Greek and Latin root words most commonly used in biological, medical, and other scientific terminology, and gives practice identifying them in context. The knowledge of these root words enables students to memorize with greater ease and increased retention the bioscientific terminology they encounter in other coursework as well as in their medical or scientific profession.
Introduces the interconnected nature of Earth’s hydrosphere, lithosphere (soils and rocks), atmosphere, and biosphere.
Elements of general chemistry. Adapted to the needs of students in nursing and kinesiology and those preparing for general chemistry. Recommended for General Studies credit. Cannot be used for major credit in chemical or biochemical sciences.
Principles of biology. Cannot be used for major credit in the biological sciences.
Major areas of theory and research in psychology. Requires participation in department-sponsored research or an educationally-equivalent alternative activity.
Archaeology through its most important discoveries.
Credit is allowed for only SWU 181 or 194 (Economic and Social Issues in Perspective).
Learn about the ideas, events, and people from the across the world from the first civilizations to the Mongol invasions of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. You will explore the rise of civilizations across the globe and their impacts on the future of humanity while focusing on the cultural, political, and economic exchanges between different peoples and their impacts on their societies.
Gain a descriptive and analytical historical perspective of the profession of social work, of social problems, and of the social welfare system.This course will help you if you are considering this major.
Learn about the fundamentals of sociology, organization of human groups and society, processes of interaction, and social change. You will also review scientific and humanistic approaches to the study of social groups, economy, culture and factors relating to social interaction in everyday life.
Introductory exploration of ethics from a historical and multicultural perspective viewed through the lens of contemporary social issues.
This course focuses on race relations, poverty, unemployment, and other current issues. Instructors may add additional content related to social problems related to research areas of their specialty.
Problems of minorities in heterogeneous societies. Evaluates theories of prejudice and research dealing with discrimination, desegregation, and assimilation.
In this class, you will explore the impact of important legislative and judicial decisions that altered the course of the nation and attempt to understand how the post-Civil War history of the United States can be told through a lens of legal history.
Examine the interaction of diverse groups of people on the North American continent. Through the clash of cultures, both between Europeans and Natives, as well as between different groups of European colonists, this course will help you establish how and why these interactions resulted in the foundation of the American nation.
You will survey Africa, the Americas, and Eurasia focusing especially on changes in communication, communities, demography, economics, environment, politics, religion, technology, warfare, and women.
This course explores global and local sustainability topics by taking students on a virtual tour of the world through various engaging digital stories. From Phoenix to Bali case studies, this course uncovers diverse approaches used by scientists, scholars, and practitioners to study and assess human-environment interactions pertaining to sustainability challenges and solutions. Students will learn critical thinking skills that will foster better engagement with the world around them through the lens of sustainability.
Introduces technological, social, and cultural principles and innovations for cities under the notion of sustainability and sustainable development within the global, regional, and local contexts.
Introduces technological, social, and cultural principles and innovations for cities under the notion of sustainability and sustainable development within the global, regional, and local contexts.
Introduces quantitative techniques as applied to problems in the life and social sciences. Includes challenges like understanding the complexities of the human genome or the implications of globalization for infectious disease, human health, and economic stability.
Introduces systems thinking and complexity science, with an emphasis on analytical relevance for thinking about a myriad of issues involved in sustainability. Hones students’ abilities to read critically, articulate their views clearly, and think about the many systems that shape their lives.
Prerequisite(s): Aids in career exploration and development for School of Sustainability majors. Explores values, motivations and career options. Students learn how to approach the job search and how to communicate sustainability to employers; also how to prepare a quality résumé, cover letter, and gain a better understanding of the benefits of networking.
Follows the thread of energy through every aspect of our lives. Discusses the technical, social, legal, and policy contexts of all energy resources, including present and unconventional fossil fuels, nuclear power, and renewable resources. Addresses energy use throughout history, the influence of energy on quality of life, the role it plays in political strategies and environmental quality, how it shapes our neighborhoods and cities, its contribution to our personal comfort and national security, and how its importance is reflected in the worlds of business and the humanities. Its dual role is as a stand-alone introduction to energy, and as a first step to more advanced studies of energy in the natural, technical, and social sciences.
This course allows students to explore special topics in Sustainability and will help students to know more about what it means to study sustainability at the college level.
Project-based introduction to the key concepts, tools and devices underlying today’s technologies. Introduces computer hardware, software and system architecture, the Internet, the World Wide Web and information technology ethics. Forms a foundation for future courses offered in the Information Technology major and the information technology discipline.
Concepts of problem-solving using an object-oriented programming language, algorithm design, structured programming, fundamental algorithms and techniques.
Technologies and processes involved in the design, image generation, transmission, and industrial production of graphic information.
Fundamental methods, concepts, and techniques of creative thinking, design visualization, and problem solving, including communication and societal influences.
Principles of problem-solving using C++, algorithm design, structured programming, fundamental algorithms and techniques, and computer systems concepts. Social and ethical responsibility.
Introduces business information systems from a business intelligence perspective and the uses of application software with emphasis on database and spreadsheet packages for efficient and effective problem-solving.
Introduces the French language and culture through a variety of topics from everyday life. Focuses on the development on all four communicative: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Introduces the French language and culture through a variety of topics from everyday life. Focuses on the development on all four communicative: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Basic grammar with intensive drills in class and lab directed toward conversational fluency.
Fundamentals of the language. Emphasizes listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
Fundamentals of the language. Emphasizes listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
Grammar review, with emphasis on development of skills of speaking, reading, writing, and listening comprehension.
Continuation of grammar review with emphasis on development of skills in speaking, reading, writing, and listening comprehension.
Continuation of ROM 101. Intensive drill of fundamentals in class and lab directed toward conversational fluency.
Continuation of fundamentals. Emphasizes the development of the skills of reading, listening comprehension, speaking, writing, and culture.