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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Find online courses that will fit your schedule.
Fall 2024 Online Courses
- AAS 253—Blacks in Films
- AAS 355—Race, Class, and Society
- AMS 702—Dissertation Supervision
- AMS 702—Dissertation Supervision
- APY 107—Introduction to Human Evolution
- APY 354—World Music
- ASL 211—Introduction to Deaf Studies
- CL 100—Archaeology and Rediscovery in the Classical World
- CL 110—The Latest News from the Ancient World
- CL 440—Pompeii
- CL 540—Pompeii
- COM 101—Principles of Communication
- COM 202—Intercultural Communication
- COM 225—Interpersonal Communication
- COM 337—Communication Theory
- COM 443—Principles and Techniques of Advertising
- COM 455—Advanced Advertising
- COM 492—Sexual Communication
- COM 676—Sexual Communication
- DAC 104—Appreciating Dance
- DAC 499—Independent Study
- DMS 213—Immigration and Film
- DMS 220—Machines, Codes and Cultures
- DMS 333—World Cinema
- DMS 499—Independent Study
- DMS 499—Independent Study
- DMS 600—Independent Study
- DMS 702—Dissertation Guidance
- ENG 105—Writing and Rhetoric
- ENG 349—Literature of Migration
- ENG 374—Bible As Literature
- ENG 378—Contemporary Literature
- ENG 379—Film Genres
- ENG 381—Film Directors
- ENG 440—Film Theory
- GEO 100—World Regions & Issues
- GEO 103—Global Economic Geographies
- GEO 334—International Business Cultures
- GGS 228—Introduction to Feminist Theory
- GGS 520—Directed Reading
- GLY 101—Natural Hazards
- GLY 102—Climate Change
- GLY 103—Geology for Engineers
- HIS 141—World History to 1500
- HIS 418—Comparative Slavery: Africa, America, and the Caribbean
- HIS 545—Comp. Slavery: Afr./Am./Carib.
- HIS 552—Advanced Reading
- HIS 598—Project for MA Students
- HIS 608—Disability Studies Research Project
- HIS 700—Thesis Guidance
- LAI 676—The Pedagogy of Programming
- LIN 519—Linguistics Forum
- MTH 807—Graduate Research
- MTH 807—Graduate Research
- MUS 101—Music in Society: Arts One
- MUS 115—Understanding Music: A Global Opportunity
- MUS 364—World Music
- PHI 105—Contemporary Moral Problems
- PHI 107—Ethics
- PHI 234—Environmental Ethics
- PHI 237—Medical Ethics: Social & Ethical Values in Medicine
- PHI 489—Intelligence Analysis
- PHI 579—Intelligence Analysis
- PHI 579—Intro Ontological Philosophy
- PHI 637—Logic of Ontology
- PSC 101—Introduction to American Politics
- PSC 200—Empirical Political Science
- PSC 215—Law and the Political Process
- PSC 301—Cases in Civil Liberties
- PSC 305—Judicial Politics
- PSC 306—The American Presidency
- PSC 319—Media in American Politics
- PSC 320—Public Opinion
- PSC 335—American Foreign Policy
- PSC 339—International Law
- PSC 340—Politics in Western Europe
- PSC 346—Individuals and World Politics
- PSC 347—The Logic of Political Violence
- PSC 504—International Politics
- PSC 710—Dissertation Guidance
- PSY 101—Introductory Psychology
- PSY 207—Psychological Statistics
- PSY 311—Psychology of Gender
- PSY 322—Psychopathology
- PSY 323—Community Psychology
- PSY 325—Health Psychology
- PSY 336—Developmental Psychology
- PSY 343—Sensory Processes and Perception
- PSY 350—Scientific Inquiry in Psychology
- PSY 419—Biological Bases of Memory
- PSY 424—Child Psychopathology
- PSY 428—Language Development
- PSY 440—Hormones and Behavior
- PSY 451—Drug Addiction
- PSY 480—Prosocial Motivation
- PSY 495—Undergraduate Supervised Teaching
- PSY 496—Supervised Applied Experience
- PSY 498—Undergraduate Research
- PSY 700—Thesis Guidance
- PSY 716—Biology of Memory
- SOC 101—Introduction to Sociology
- SOC 304—Sociology of Aging
- SOC 322—Medical Sociology
- SOC 504—Introductory Statistics for the Social Sciences
- SOC 529—Sociology of Punishment
- SOC 584—Sociology of Social Policy
- SOC 587—Criminological Theory
- SOC 601—Portfolio Guidance
- SOC 606—Social Research Methods
- SOC 700—Thesis Guidance
- SOC 701—Graduate Research
- SSC 103—Introduction to Health and Human Services
- 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 328—Communicating for Health and Human Service Professionals
- SSC 343—Violence and the Family
- SSC 363—The Aging Process
- SSC 390—Human Services Administration
- SSC 417—Working with Diverse Populations
- SSC 420—Child Mental Health
- SSC 451—Nonprofit Administration and Evaluation
- TH 101—Introduction to Theatre
- TH 220—Performing in America: Race, Gender, Class and American Identities on Stage
- TH 301—World Theatre Before 1700
- VS 700—Ph.D. Thesis Guidance
Winter 2025 Online Courses
- AAS 100—Introduction to African American Studies
- AAS 280—Survey of African Studies
- 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 220—Machines, Codes and Cultures
- DMS 333—World Cinema
- DMS 480—Social Media & Networks
- DMS 496—Media Arts Internship
- DMS 496—Media Arts Internship
- ENG 254—Science Fiction
- 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
- 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
- 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
- SOC 307—Criminology
- SSC 103—Introduction to Health and Human Services
- SSC 420—Child Mental Health
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