2026-2027 New Courses

List of new courses approved for the 2026-2027 academic year:

• A/HI 317 - Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century Western Art  
• A/HI 318 - Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Western Art  
• A/HI 445 - Topics in Art, Diaspora, and Identity  
• ART 121 - Surface and Color for Non-Majors  
• ART 374 - Super 8mm Filmmaking and the NeoRetro  
• BIOL 502 - Graduate Research in Biology  
• BIOL 528 - Graduate Thesis Writing  
• COMM 328 - Communication and Conflict  
• COMM 340 - Media and Technology Theory  
• CSCI 201 - Discrete Math and Functional Programming for Computer Scientists  
• CSCI 429 - Usable Security & Privacy  
• CSCI 435 - Cloud Computing  
• CSCI 444 - Accessible Human-Centered Computing  
• CSCI 486 - Privacy Engineering  
• CSCI 488 - Human Errors in Software Engineering  
• CSCI 529 - Usable Security & Privacy  
• CSCI 535 - Cloud Computing  
• CSCI 544 - Accessible Human-Centered Computing  
• CSCI 586 - Privacy Engineering  
• CSCI 588 - Human Errors in Software Engineering  
• EAST 499 - Research and Writing in East Asian Studies  
• ECON 110 - The Origins of Commerce: Intro to the Ancient Economy  
• ECON 111 - Clean Energy Transitions and Climate Victory  
• EDAD 504 - Indigenous Education & Relationships  
• EECE 195 - Build the Future: From Smart Tech to Green Energy (Viking Launch)  
• EECE 409 - Professional Engineering Licensure  
• EECE 421 - Electronic Systems  
• EECE 474 - Power Electronics  
• EECE 478 - Power System Analysis and the Smart Grid  
• EECE 483 - Machine Learning for Engineers  
• EECE 484 - Artificial Intelligence and Reinforcement Learning  
• EECE 485 - Cyber-Physical Systems  
• ENGR 114 - Engineering Graphics  
• ENGR 495 - Directed Research in Engineering  
• ENRG 111 - Clean Energy Transitions and Climate Victory  
• ENRG 417 - Special Topics in Energy  
• ENRG 435 - Science of Nuclear Energy  
• ESJ 310 - Education, Culture, and Equity  
• FAIR 300H - Independent Study Workshop  
• FAIR 480L - Legal Internship ISP  
• GEOL 312 - Environmental Geochemistry  
• GEOL 426 - Geochronology of Mountain Belts  
• GEOL 526 - Geochronology of Mountain Belts  
• HIST 101 - Discovering History  
• HIST 328 - Modern India: Colonialism and Nationalism  
• HIST 444 - Adventures at Sea: Indian Ocean in World History  
• HIST 508 - Decolonizing India - History, Myth and Meaning  
• HNRS 202 - Colloquium in Literary Studies  
• HNRS 208 - Colloquium in Consumer Psychology  
• HNRS 222 - Colloquium in Public Health  
• HNRS 224 - Colloquium in Mass Media  
• HNRS 227 - Colloquium in Theatre  
• ISE 301 - Fundamentals of Statistics for Industrial Engineering 
• ISE 310 - Introduction to Industrial Engineering and Computing Applications 
• ISE 320 - Quality and Continuous Improvement 
• ISE 330 - Design of Experiment 
• ISE 340 - Supply Chain Management 
• ISE 350 - Human Factors Engineering 
• ISE 365 - Simulation and Modeling 
• ISE 383 - Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence 
• ISE 410 - Operations Research 
• ISE 430 - Project Management for Industrial Engineers 
• ISE 460 - Facility and Plant Layout Design 
• ISE 462 - Reliability Engineering 
• ISE 464 - Introduction to Systems Design and Thinking 
• ISE 490 - Capstone Project I 
• ISE 491 - Capstone Project II 
• ISE 492 - Capstone Project III 
• ISE 495 - Directed Research in Industrial and Systems Engineering 
• JOUR 413 - The Planet Staff 
• JOUR 424 - Editing the Planet 
• LDST 202 - Communication & Conflict Management for Leaders  
• MECH 230 - Dynamics 
• MECH 320 - Introduction to Fluid Mechanics 
• MIS 201 - Intro to AI in Business 
• MSE 295 - Introduction to Directed Research in MSE 
• MSE 300 - Directed Independent Study 
• MSE 331 - Injection Molding 
• MSE 342 - Data Analysis and Design of Experiments 
• MSE 371 - Introduction to Plastics Materials and Processes 
• MSE 372 - Introduction to Composite Materials and Processes 
• MSE 381 - Materials & Processes for Polymer Circularity 
• MSE 382 - Design for Circularity 
• MSE 395 - Directed Research in Polymer Materials Engineering 
• MSE 400 - Directed Independent Study 
• MSE 402 - Cooperative Internship 
• MSE 431 - Advanced Materials and Processing 
• MSE 461 - Tooling for Plastics Processing 
• MSE 471 - Advanced Materials and Characterization 
• MSE 472 - Advanced Composites 
• MSE 491 - Project Research, Planning, and Ethics 
• MSE 492 - Polymer Materials Capstone Project Proposal 
• MSE 493 - Polymer Materials Capstone Project Implementation 
• MSE 495 - Directed Research in Polymer Materials Engineering 
• MUS 112 - Survey of American Music History and Culture 
• MUS 113 - Sightreading for Guitarists 
• MUS 468 - Literature for Voices 
• NURS 413 - Health Policy, Advocacy & Leadership Practice Experience 
• NURS 455 - Leadership Development for Professional Nursing Practice 
• NURS 552 - Professional Role Development and Transition I 
• NURS 562 - Professional Role Development and Transition II 
• PE 103 - Topics in Yoga 
• PHIL 345 - Philosophy and Literature 
• PHYS 361 - Introduction to Mathematical Physics 
• PLSC 350 - Energy Policy and Politics 
• PLSC 421 - Political Polarization in the U.S. 
• PSY 205 - Race, Power, and Justice in Psychology 
• REL 109 - Introduction to the Study of Religion 
• REL 201 - Global Religions I 
• REL 202 - Global Religions II 
• REL 427 - Pilgrimage and Travel in Islam 
• SCED 245 - Teaching and Learning About the Salish Sea 
• SEC 505 - ELA Endorsement Methods I for Secondary Education 
• SEC 506 - ELA Endorsement Methods II for Secondary Education 
• SEC 507 - Science Endorsement Methods for Secondary Education 
• SEC 508 - Art Endorsement Methods Secondary Education 
• SOC 301 - Welcome to Sociology! 
• SOC 323 - Sociological Cinema 
• SOC 427 - Sociology of the Manosphere 
• SOC 462 - Advanced Community Engaged Research Methods 
• SOC 471 - Directed Internship Advanced 
• SPED 550 - Principles of Assessment and Data-Based Decision Making 
• SPED 551 - Introduction to Explicit Literacy Instruction 
• SPED 553 - Collaboration and the IEP 
• SPED 554 - Assessment and Intervention in Mathematics 
• SPED 555 - Behavioral Assessment and Intervention in Inclusive Systems 
• SPED 556 - Assessment and Intervention in Written Expression 
• SPED 557 - Students with Disabilities in Inclusive Classrooms 
• SWP 501 - Historical, Philosophical, and Theoretical Foundations of Social Work Practice 
• SWP 505 - Pre-Practicum 
• SWP 510 - Human Behavior in the Social Environment 
• SWP 515 - Perspectives on Social, Racial, Economic, and Environmental Justice 
• SWP 520 - Science of Social Work I: Foundations of Social Work Research 
• SWP 525 - Generalist Practice with Individuals, Families, and Groups 
• SWP 530 - Social Policy and Advocacy 
• SWP 535 - Generalist Practice with Organizations, Communities, and Societies 
• SWP 540 - Generalist Practicum I 
• SWP 545 - Generalist Practicum II 
• SWP 550 - Social Work Practice in Schools 
• SWP 555 - Advanced Social Work Practice with Children and Adolescents 
• SWP 560 - Addictions in Society 
• SWP 565 - Critical, Anti-Oppressive, and Abolitionist Social Work Practice 
• SWP 570 - Advanced Generalist Practice with Individuals, Families, and Groups 
• SWP 575 - Advanced Assessment and Diagnosis in Clinical Social Work Practice 
• SWP 580 - Political Social Work 
• SWP 585 - Advanced Clinical Interventions 
• SWP 590 - Science of Social Work II: Practice and Program Evaluation 
• SWP 595 - Advanced Generalist Community and Global Theory and Practice 
• SWP 596 - Advanced Generalist Practicum I 
• SWP 598 - Advanced Generalist Practicum II 
• SWP 599 - Advanced Generalist Practicum III 
• THTR 302 - Techniques in Properties Design 
• UEPP 403 - Professional Development in Urban Planning 
• UEPP 405 - Land Use Law and Justice: Planning, Zoning, and Equity in Practice 
• UEPP 425 - The Washington State Growth Management Act 
• UEPP 435 - Political Economy of Urbanization 
• UEPP 505 - Planning Law and Justice: Planning, Zoning, and Equity in Practice 
• WGSS 312 - Transnational Queer Feminism(s) 
• WGSS 325 - Music, Gender, & Sexuality 
• WGSS 336 - Literature, Gender, and Sexuality