Online Learning
UB offers hundreds of online courses every semester. Immerse yourself in premier online courses that fit your schedule and your interests.
Whether you are completing your undergraduate program, pursuing a new career, or building a foundation for a graduate degree, our online classes help you reach your academic goals without putting your life on hold.
Benefits of taking online courses at UB
Flexible: Choose from fall, winter, spring and summer classes so you can make a schedule that works for you. Connect with classmates and instructors online from wherever you are.
Faculty: Our faculty amplify the College's academic and research strengths and support you from enrollment to graduation.
Affordable: A degree from UB isn’t just good for your mind, it’s also good for your wallet. When cost is a deciding factor in attending college, it’s hard to find a better value than UB.
Large College Opportunities, Small College Feel: With 30 departments, 16 academic programs and 23 centers and institutes, the College offers more academic options than any other unit on campus.
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Winter 2025 Online Courses
- AHI 101—Survey of Art History: Egypt to Northern Renaissance
- CHE 101—General Chemistry
- CL 151—Medical Terminology
- COM 101—Principles of Communication
- COM 205—Research Methods
- COM 443—Principles and Techniques of Advertising
- DMS 107—Film & Media History 1
- DMS 213—Immigration and Film
- DMS 333—World Cinema
- DMS 480—Social Media & Networks
- DMS 496—Media Arts Internship
- DMS 496—Media Arts Internship
- ECO 181—Introduction to Macroeconomics
- ECO 182—Introduction to Microeconomics
- ECO 380—Economic Statistics and Data Analysis
- ECO 405—Microeconomic Theory 1
- ENG 256—Film
- ENG 301—Criticism
- ENG 350—Introduction to Writing Poetry and Fiction
- ENG 353—Technical Communication
- ENG 356—Professional Writing
- ENG 358—Writing in the Health Sciences
- ENG 374—Bible As Literature
- ENG 379—Film Genres
- ENG 389—Psychoanalysis and Culture
- GEO 100—World Regions & Issues
- GEO 334—International Business Cultures
- GGS 101—Introduction to Gender and Women's Studies
- GGS 308—Image and Gender
- HIS 293—The Second World War
- HIS 391—China and the World
- LIN 106—Languages of the World
- MTH 113—Precalculus without Trigonometry
- MTH 114—Precalculus
- MTH 121—Survey of Calculus and Its Applications I
- MTH 122—Survey of Calculus and Its Applications II
- MTH 131—Mathematical Analysis for Management
- MTH 141—College Calculus I
- MTH 142—College Calculus 2
- MTH 241—College Calculus 3
- MUS 115—Understanding Music: A Global Opportunity
- MUS 204—Music and Money
- PHI 107—Ethics
- PHI 237—Medical Ethics: Social & Ethical Values in Medicine
- PHY 101—College Physics
- PHY 102—College Physics II
- PHY 107—General Physics I
- PHY 108—General Physics II
- PSC 101—Introduction to American Politics
- PSC 302—Protecting Civil Liberties
- PSC 343—The Politics of Civil War
- PSY 101—Introductory Psychology
- PSY 207—Psychological Statistics
- PSY 325—Health Psychology
- PSY 331—Social Psychology
- PSY 336—Developmental Psychology
- PSY 350—Scientific Inquiry in Psychology
- PSY 351—Biopsychology
- PSY 438—Sport and Exercise Psychology
- PSY 451—Drug Addiction
- PSY 495—Undergraduate Supervised Teaching
- SOC 101—Introduction to Sociology
- SOC 206—Social Problems
- SOC 211—Sociology of Diversity
- SOC 307—Criminology
- SSC 420—Child Mental Health
Spring 2025 Online Courses
- AAS 293—Race, Law, and Society
- AAS 550—Advanced Read Af Amer Std
- AMS 702—Dissertation Supervision
- APY 499—Independent Study and Research
- APY 601—Individual Readings - Archaeology
- APY 700—PhD Dissertation Guidance
- ASL 211—Introduction to Deaf Studies
- BIO 123—Marine Biology
- BIO 130—Genes and Superheroes
- CL 810—Thesis Guidance
- COM 225—Interpersonal Communication
- COM 337—Communication Theory
- COM 441—Public Relations
- COM 443—Principles and Techniques of Advertising
- COM 443—Principles and Techniques of Advertising
- COM 455—Advanced Advertising
- DAC 104—Appreciating Dance
- DAC 496—Internship - Dance Teaching
- DAC 499—Independent Study
- DMS 213—Immigration and Film
- DMS 333—World Cinema
- DMS 496—Media Arts Internship
- DMS 499—Independent Study
- DMS 598—Project Supervision
- DMS 598—Project Supervision
- DMS 599—Supervised Teaching
- DMS 600—Independent Study
- DMS 600—Independent Study
- DMS 627—Supervised Reading
- DMS 690—Media Arts Internship
- DMS 700—Thesis Guidance
- DMS 703—Qualifying Exam Readings
- ECO 599—Comprehensive Exam Readings
- ENG 105—Writing and Rhetoric
- ENG 125—Living Well in the Digital World
- ENG 256—Film
- ENG 375—Heaven, Hell, and Judgement
- ENG 377—Mythology
- ENG 379—Film Genres
- ENG 381—Film Directors
- ENG 383—Studies in World Literature
- ENG 441—Contemporary Cinema
- FR 700—Thesis Guidance
- GEO 100—World Regions & Issues
- GEO 103—Global Economic Geographies
- GEO 334—International Business Cultures
- GEO 496—Geographic Internship
- GGS 101—Introduction to Gender and Women's Studies
- GGS 710—Dissertation Supervision
- GLY 101—Natural Hazards
- GLY 102—Climate Change
- GLY 137—The Dinosaurs
- HIS 497—Honors Thesis II
- HIS 497—Honors Thesis II
- HIS 499—Independent Study
- HIS 552—Advanced Reading
- HIS 552—Advanced Reading
- HIS 598—Project for MA Students
- HIS 600—General Exam Readings
- HIS 612—Advanced Research
- HIS 700—Thesis Guidance
- HIS 700—Thesis Guidance
- IDS 450—Decolonial Participatory Action Research
- IDS 550—Decolonial Participatory Action Research
- JDS 202—Religion, Race, and Nation
- JDS 303—Money and Ethics: From the Bible to the Age of Billionaires
- LIN 467—Computational Linguistics
- LIN 567—Computational Linguistics
- MTH 807—Graduate Research
- MUS 365—Rock Music
- PHI 101—Introduction to Philosophy
- PHI 105—Contemporary Moral Problems
- PHI 107—Ethics
- PHI 115—Critical Thinking
- PHI 234—Environmental Ethics
- PHI 237—Medical Ethics: Social & Ethical Values in Medicine
- PHI 425—Philosophy and Intelligence Analysis
- PHI 598—Applied Ontology Seminar
- PHI 637—Logic of Ontology
- PHI 637—Ontology of Economics
- PHY 108—General Physics II
- PSC 101—Introduction to American Politics
- PSC 225—Equality and Justice in the United States
- PSC 293—Race and the Law
- PSC 301—Cases in Civil Liberties
- PSC 326—War and International Security
- PSC 328—International Political Economy
- PSC 330—International Relations Problems
- PSC 341—Political Regime Change
- PSC 348—Trade Wars and International Trade Law
- PSC 496—Political Science Internship
- PSC 499—Independent Study
- PSC 710—Dissertation Guidance
- PSY 101—Introductory Psychology
- PSY 207—Psychological Statistics
- PSY 311—Psychology of Gender
- PSY 321—Psychology of Personality
- PSY 322—Psychopathology
- PSY 323—Community Psychology
- PSY 325—Health Psychology
- PSY 336—Developmental Psychology
- PSY 350—Scientific Inquiry in Psychology
- PSY 351—Biopsychology
- PSY 402—Psychopharmacology
- PSY 419—Biological Bases of Memory
- PSY 420—Close Relationships
- PSY 435—Mind, Body, and Reproduction
- PSY 495—Undergraduate Supervised Teaching
- PSY 496—Supervised Applied Experience
- PSY 497—Honors
- PSY 497—Honors
- PSY 498—Undergraduate Research
- PSY 600—Graduate Work
- PSY 600—Graduate Work
- PSY 700—Thesis Guidance
- PSY 716—Biology of Memory
- PSY 774—Seminar in Behavioral Neuroscience
- PSY 799—Applied Skill Supervision
- RUS 250—Soviet Cinema through a Sensory Approach
- SOC 101—Introduction to Sociology
- SOC 239—Sociology of Happiness
- SOC 319—Juvenile Justice
- SOC 322—Medical Sociology
- SOC 343—Gender & Crime
- SOC 499—Independent Study
- SOC 510—Victimology
- SOC 522—Urban Sociology
- SOC 526—Race, Crime and Punishment
- SOC 600—Project Guidance
- SOC 601—Portfolio Guidance
- SOC 612—Teaching Sociology
- SOC 620—Crime & The Life Course
- SOC 700—Thesis Guidance
- SPA 700—Dissertation Guidance
- SPA 700—Dissertation Guidance
- SPA 700—Dissertation Guidance
- SSC 103—Introduction to Health and Human Services
- SSC 213—Social Research Methods
- SSC 235—Introduction to Nonprofit Organizations
- SSC 305—Applied Child Development and Learning
- SSC 318—Issues in Mental Health
- SSC 343—Violence and the Family
- SSC 363—The Aging Process
- SSC 408—Alzheimer's & Dementia
- SSC 417—Working with Diverse Populations
- SSC 420—Child Mental Health
- SSC 496—Community Internship
- SSC 496—Human Services Intern 2
- TH 220—Performing in America: Race, Gender, Class and American Identities on Stage
Online Learning FAQ's
Find answers to frequently asked questions about online courses offered through the College of Arts and Sciences.
The only difference between an online class and a traditional (seated) one is that the course work is completed online. As long as you have a computer and access to the internet, you may enroll in a class.
Current tuition and fee rates can be found on the student accounts website by semester.
Please visit individual program pages for complete details regarding admission requirements and application procedures.
Students taking online courses register through the university’s HUB Student Center, same as in-person classes.
Courses are delivered on UBlearns via the Brightspace Learning System, an internet-based course management tool. Brightspace lets students and instructors participate in class activities online. The tool offers online storage for course materials, discussion boards, virtual chat, online quizzes, grades and more. You will need a computer with internet access in order to participate in live recitation sessions, etc.
Individual instructors determine the submission of homework assignments and exams. Software to ensure exam integrity is routinely used.
Our instructors welcome and encourage a high degree of engagement and feedback from online students. You will be able to communicate with your instructors and classmates via Zoom, email, discussion boards and forums.
You are welcome to visit UB anytime. You should check each course's syllabus or contact the department. You may view the UB Instructional Modes for specific descriptions of course delivery.
Yes. Graduate students are permitted to register for graduate coursework as non-degree students for a maximum of 12 credits. Undergraduate non-degree (non-matriculated) students can take up to 30 credits of undergraduate coursework.
You may take any online course that you register for and is listed as remote.
We offer an Online MS in Criminology
You may find answers at the UB Student Technology Guide: Virtual Orientation and UB Student Computer Standards.
Questions?
Contact Jay Stockslader, Director of Online Learning, Assessment and Special Programs