2025 Winter J Term Courses
Use our J Term Course Finder to get descriptions, instructor contact information, and if available, a syllabus. Some syllabi may be subject to change and the type of course–on-campus, online-synchronous, online-asynchronous, or blended (meaning a combination of on-campus and virtual meanings)–may change, depending on the University’s Covid-19 safety response. Please note that many on-campus and online-synchronous courses will also include asynchronous content and required assignments. For the most up-to-date course information and to register, use e-Campus, URI’s online system.
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AAF 399: Introduction to Multicultural Psychology
Introduction to multiculturalism as major paradigm.
October 18, 2024
AAF 399: Introduction to Multicultural Psychology
Introduction to multiculturalism as major paradigm.
November 20, 2024
ACC 199: Financial Accounting for Nonbusiness Majors
Basic concepts used in financial accounting for business organizations.
October 18, 2024
AFS 105G: Food from the Sea
Introduction to capture fisheries and aquaculture and their contribution to food supply, methods of production, environmental and ecological considerations, practices employed, processing, and marketing, with a regional New England focus.
AFS 132G: Sustainable Agriculture, Food Systems, and Society
Food is essential to life, and a foundation of civilization.
APG 325G: American Dilemma: Who “Owns” Native America?
Examines researchers’ perceived rights to ownership of Native American bodies, languages, and human remains.
ART 361: Modern Art
Investigates major movements of European and American painting, sculpture, printmaking, and photography from the late nineteenth to the mid-twentieth century.
AST 118: Introductory Astronomy: The Solar System
Celestial sphere, Earth, formation of and motions and characteristics of objects in solar system, the Sun, exoplanets, and search for extraterrestrial life.
AVS 101: Introduction to Animal Science
Animal industry's role in world and national economy; inheritance, growth, physiology, nutrition, and diseases of domestic animals and poultry; geographic distribution and marketing of animal products.
AVS 132G: Sustainable Agriculture, Food Systems, and Society
Food is essential to life, and a foundation of civilization.
AVS 442: Physiology and Behavior of Marine Mammals
An exploration of how marine mammals exploit aquatic environments, combining examination of research literature with experiential learning in lab and aquarium facilities locally and abroad.
BAI 310: (BUS) Business Data Analysis with Excel
Introduces intermediate and advanced spreadsheet concepts for business applications.
BIO 181G: The Information Age: From Politics to Medicine
How big data affects our society, from advertising to politics to medicine.
BIO 220: Fundamentals of Human Anatomy and Physiology I
Explores the integration of the structures and functions of the human organism through a systems approach; including the biochemical properties of the cell, integumentary, muscular, skeletal, and nervous systems.
BIO 222: Fundamentals of Human Anatomy and Physiology II
Explores the integration of the structures and functions of the human organism through a systems approach; including senses, endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, immune, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive.
BIO 331: Parasitology
An introduction to the biology of parasitic organisms, including life cycles, infection pathways, and impacts on hosts.
BIO 331: Parasitology
An introduction to the biology of parasitic organisms, including life cycles, infection pathways, and impacts on hosts.
October 29, 2024
BIO 396: Biology And Society
A seminar course dealing with the impact of biological discoveries on societal questions and with the social influences that affect biological discovery.
October 18, 2024
BPS 201: How Drugs Work
Drug actions, uses, and adverse effects of prescription and non-prescription medications, recreational drugs, and nutritional supplements.
CCJ 274: Criminal Justice System
The American system of criminal justice, general processing of cases, principal actors, study of theories of criminal law, and pretrial detention and sentencing.
CCJ 290: Introduction to Corrections
Examines the origins and development of the modern correctional institution; traditional methods of punishment and rehabilitation; pains of imprisonment, community corrections and reentry and current innovations.
CLA 395: Greek Mythology: Gods, Heroes, and Humans
Nature and function of myth in the ancient world and today: ideas of divinity, relationship of divine to human, origins of cosmos and human society, male and female principles, power hierarchies, coming of age, the heroic experience.
CLA 395: Greek Mythology: Gods, Heroes, and Humans
Nature and function of myth in the ancient world and today: ideas of divinity, relationship of divine to human, origins of cosmos and human society, male and female principles, power hierarchies, coming of age, the heroic experience.
CLA 396: Myths of Rome
Nature and function of myth in Roman society; origins and influence of Romanitas as found in Roman literature: history, epic, lyric, novel.
COM 100: Communication Fundamentals
Integrates basic theory and experience in a variety of communication contexts including public speaking, small groups, and interpersonal communication.
COM 100: Communication Fundamentals
Integrates basic theory and experience in a variety of communication contexts including public speaking, small groups, and interpersonal communication.
COM 100: Communication Fundamentals
Integrates basic theory and experience in a variety of communication contexts including public speaking, small groups, and interpersonal communication.
COM 100: Communication Fundamentals
Integrates basic theory and experience in a variety of communication contexts including public speaking, small groups, and interpersonal communication.
November 13, 2024
COM 108G: Spaceship Earth: Communication and Sustainability
Through in-depth study of films, social media and readings students will explore the principles of sustainability and the communication challenges linking scientific evidence, public policies and individual behavior.
October 18, 2024
COM 204: Introduction to Sports Broadcasting
The study & practice of sports broadcasting with emphasis on producing sports feature reports, play-by-play & analyst production for television and radio, production of sports radio talk shows, and anchoring television sportscasts.
COM 210: Persuasion: The Rhetoric of Influence
Analysis of communication influencing beliefs, attitudes, and/or behavior.
COM 221: Interpersonal Communication
Examines basic theory and skills, including impart of perception, self-concept, listening, nonverbal messages, and language on interpersonal communication, including conflict, relationship development, friendship, family and romantic relationships.
COM 243G: Advertising and Consumerism
Critical studies course examining the role of advertising in American consumerism.
November 13, 2024
COM 315: Environmental Dimensions of Communication
Investigation of individual and mediated sustainability messages, impact of communication on environmental knowledge, attitudes and behavior; design of communication campaigns to affect resource use, community engagement an.
October 18, 2024
COM 321G: Social Media and Interpersonal Communication
Explore theories and research on interpersonal communication and social media.
COM 361: Intercultural Communication
Study of cultural similarities and differences as they affect communication within and across cultural boundaries.
COM 382: Communication Theory
A critical survey of social science based communication theories; an examination of the nature, processes and functions of communication theory in a variety of contexts.
COM 385: Crossover: Sports Communication Research
This class will introduce sports analytics research methods and investigate how human communication affects individual performance, team success, and profits.
COM 422: Communication and Conflict Intervention
An examination of the role of communication theories in conflict intervention in interpersonal, group, and organizational settings.
CVE 220: Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical properties of materials; analysis of members under axial, torsional, and transverse loads; stress and strain; beam deflections, and introduction to statically-indeterminate beams and buckling of columns.
DSP 181G: The Information Age: From Politics to Medicine
How big data affects our society, from advertising to politics to medicine.
EDC 150G: 50 Million Strong
This course will explore the concepts of health and physical literacy to benefit the healthy development of the whole child to create a society of 50 million people strong.
EDC 203: Mental Health First Aid
Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders.
EDC 203: Mental Health First Aid
Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders.
EDC 401: Current Issues in Health Education
Designed to develop student awareness of contemporary issues that are of concern to school health and other health educators.
EDC 593: Professional Learning Communities(PLCs) in Pre-K-12 Settings
This course is designed to support teachers and administrators in PreK-12 schools to develop and facilitate professional learning communities (PLCs) on a timely and relevant topic in education.
ENG 243: The Short Story
Critical study of the short story from the early 19th century to the present.
ENG 304: Irish Literature Into Film
Literary study of the particular conventions and evolution of one or more film genres (e.
FLM 101: Introduction to Film Media
Introduction to techniques of film practice, film history, genres, analysis of film texts, and reading of film images in their aesthetic, cultural, and literary context.
FLM 101: Introduction to Film Media
Introduction to techniques of film practice, film history, genres, analysis of film texts, and reading of film images in their aesthetic, cultural, and literary context.
FLM 101: Introduction to Film Media
Introduction to techniques of film practice, film history, genres, analysis of film texts, and reading of film images in their aesthetic, cultural, and literary context.
October 28, 2024
FLM 101: Introduction to Film Media
Introduction to techniques of film practice, film history, genres, analysis of film texts, and reading of film images in their aesthetic, cultural, and literary context.
November 4, 2024
FLM 205: History of Film II
A survey of world cinema from the 1950's to 2000, examining the production, distribution and exhibition of narrative, documentary and experimental among other forms of film.
October 18, 2024
GWS 150: Introduction to Gender and Women’s Studies
Images of women, the theories and processes of socialization, historical perspectives, and implications for social change.
GWS 310: Race, Class, and Sexuality
Interconnections among race, ethnicity, class, and sexuality and the impact of sexism, racism, classism, and heterosexism are investigated.
GWS 325G: International Women’s Issues
Focuses on women's rights in a global context, ideologies and practices that deny women equal status in society, including violence against women, freedom and democracy movements and women's rights.
GWS 340: Black Feminisms
This course explores the paradigm-shifting contributions of women of African descent to discourses of feminism.
GWS 350: Women and Health
This course offers a broad introduction to health issues that affect women’s bodies and minds, along with the historical, structural, political, economic, and cultural factors that influence our understanding of health and illness.
HDF 130G: “This is Us”: Individual and Family Development
Students in this course will learn about contemporary issues of human development, family systems, and cultural diversity based on the television show, This is Us.
HDF 205G: Money Skills for Life
An interdisciplinary framework to review important personal financial issues and to offer applicable tools to help students make good financial choices on earning, spending, borrowing, protecting, investing and saving money.
HDF 230: Couple and Family Relationships
Intimate romantic and family relationships are explored across the life span.
HDF 318G: Health and Wealth
This course will draw from the disciplines of economics, public policy, public health, and consumer behavior to offer a comprehensive understanding of the intersection of health and wealth.
HDF 357: Family and Community Health
Individual, family and community health concerns throughout the lifespan.
HDF 381: Exploring Internships in Human Service Agencies
To prepare HDF students to identify goals and professional interests in human services before applying for Senior Field Placement.
HDF 550: Relationship Mediation and Conflict Resolution
Students are introduced to mediation principles, phases of mediation, mediator¿s role, and standards of the profession.
HLT 101G: Perspectives on Public Health in the 21st Century
This course is designed to introduce students to current and controversial public health topics.
HLT 401: Current Issues in Health Education
Designed to develop student awareness of contemporary issues that are of concern to school health and other health educators.
ISE 311: Probability and Statistics for Engineers
Introduction to probability and statistics in engineering applications including data analysis, probability theory, probability distributions, sampling distributions, statistical inference, hypotheses testing, confidenc.
ITR 300: Building Unity & Inspired Leaders of the Diaspora
B.U.I.L.D. is an experiential career course that centers professional inclusion and career advocacy by connecting students to diverse employers in Rhode Island.
ITR 300: Career Pathways in HDF
This section of ITR 300 is a career and professional development course specifically tailored to Human Development and Family Science majors.
ITR 300: Career Strategy and Coaching
Students enrolled in this course will develop effective career strategies and receive one-on-one career coaching to build professional skills and tools.
ITR 300: Careers in Health & Healthcare
Identify personal strengths, interests, and professional values related to career exploration.
ITR 300: Exploring Careers in Justice
This hands-on course engages students with justice-focused organizations within different career sectors, including private business, government, and nonprofits.
ITR 300: Personal Branding & Networking
Students in ITR 300 will identify personal strengths, interests, skills, and values as it relates to their development of their personal brand and professionalism.
ITR 300: Rhode Trips: Pharm Industry
Students will identify personal strengths, interests, and professional values related to career exploration in pharmaceutical sciences.
JOR 340: Public Relations Strategies
Principles and procedures in public relations: emphasis on role of the public relations practitioner as a specialist in communication; analysis of publications produced as a part of public relations.
KIN 122: Human Anatomy and Physiology
Structure and function of organ systems of the human body with emphasis on applications to human health.
October 25, 2024
KIN 123: Living Well: The Applied Science of Health
Scientific basis of personal health and wellness.
October 18, 2024
KIN 243: Prevention And Care Of Athletic Injuries
Conditioning, use of physiotherapy equipment, massaging, taping and bandaging technique.
LAR 201: Survey of Landscape Architecture
Introduction to landscape design theory and composition as an applied art form.
LHR 532: Seminar in Labor and Employment Law
Advanced seminar to review and evaluate current issues and changing trends in selected aspects of labor and employment law.
LIB 150: Search Strategies for the Information Age
Introduction to the exploration and practice of information literacy and library research concepts and skills, with an emphasis on the communication of information in today's world.
MBA 576: Consulting Approach to Structured Problem Solving
This course is designed to enhance structured problem solving ability in students, by using a management consulting approach.
MBA 578: Human Resource Development
Students will learn about theories of organizational and individual change in the context of three HRM functions: job analysis, performance management and training.
MCE 262: Statics
Newton's laws of force systems in equilibrium and their effects on particles, systems of particles, and rigid bodies.
MCE 263: Dynamics
Kinematic and kinetic study of motion of particles, systems of particles, and rigid bodies, acted upon by unbalanced force systems, using both scalar and vector methods; development of methods of analysis based on the direct application of Newton's laws, work-energy and impulse-momentum principles.
MCE 411: Probability and Statistics for Engineers
Introduction to probability and statistics in engineering applications including data analysis, probability theory, probability distributions, sampling distributions, statistical inference, hypotheses testing, confidenc.
MGT 201: (BUS 340) Management Foundations: Building Better Businesses
Management concepts, processes and practices with an emphasis on inclusion, agility and evidence based decision making: organizational behavior; individual differences and elements of diversity; interpersonal dynamics and communication; work design, motivation and outcomes; social justice and worker voice; structure (including business functions) and culture.
MGT 341: (BUS) Organizational Behavior
Introduction to organizational behavior; focus on individual, interpersonal, team and organization factor, and how these shape individuals behaviors at work.
MGT 345: (BUS) Business in Society
Examination of the contemporary social, political, cultural, legal and ethical forces that shape the business environment.
MKT 475: (BUS) Social Media for Marketing: Analytics and Strategy
Analyze a brand's social media positioning, apply analytical skills to social network data for marketing research, and develop strategies for social media marketing that help meet broad marketing objectives.
MSL 101: Introduction to Leadership I
Introduction to leadership dimensions while presenting a big picture understanding of a leadership development program.
MSL 102: Introduction to Leadership II
Overview of leadership fundamentals such as problem-solving, public speaking, providing feedback, and using effective writing skills.
MSL 201: Leadership and Military History
Study of innovative leadership styles and Army tactics by examining key battles throughout history.
MSL 202: Leadership and Team Building
Examines the challenges of leading teams in the complex contemporary operating environment (COE).
MTH 107: Introduction to Finite Mathematics
Concepts and processes of modern mathematics concerned with sets, the theory of probability, and statistics.
MUS 101: Introduction to Music
Fosters a better understanding and appreciation of the world's great music.
MUS 101: Introduction to Music
Fosters a better understanding and appreciation of the world's great music.
October 29, 2024
MUS 106: History of Jazz
The nature and origin of jazz and its development as an American folk idiom: European and African heritages, blues, ragtime, dixieland, boogie-woogie, swing, bop, cool, funky, gospel, jazz-rock, free-form, and progressive.
October 18, 2024
MUS 106: History of Jazz
The nature and origin of jazz and its development as an American folk idiom: European and African heritages, blues, ragtime, dixieland, boogie-woogie, swing, bop, cool, funky, gospel, jazz-rock, free-form, and progressive.
October 30, 2024
NUR 280G: Social Determinants of Health
An introduction to social determinants of health and social justice from a public health perspective.
October 18, 2024
NUT 207: General Nutrition
Fundamental concepts of the science of nutrition with application to the individual and community.
NUT 207: General Nutrition
Fundamental concepts of the science of nutrition with application to the individual and community.
October 28, 2024
NUT 212G: Public Health Nutrition
Introduction to the concepts of public health as it relates to the field of nutrition in population-and individual-based approaches.
October 18, 2024
PHL 101: Critical Thinking
Identification, formulation and evaluation of both inductive and deductive patterns of reasoning.
PHL 110G: Love and Sex
This course considers the natures and ethics of love and sex by asking questions like: What is love? What counts as sex? What constitutes consent? What counts as infidelity? (Lec.
PHL 110G: Love and Sex
This course considers the natures and ethics of love and sex by asking questions like: What is love? What counts as sex? What constitutes consent? What counts as infidelity? (Lec.
November 6, 2024
PHL 314: Ethical Problems in Society and Medicine
Ethical analysis of topics such as war, capital punishment, sexual morality, suicide, animal rights, honesty and deception, world hunger, discrimination, abortion.
PLS 132G: Sustainable Agriculture, Food Systems, and Society
Food is essential to life, and a foundation of civilization.
PLS 150: Plants, People and the Planet
Fundamentals of plant biology, emphasizing the structure, physiology, and ecology of vascular plants common to gardens and landscaped environments.
PRS 100: Introduction to Public Relations
Examine and explore public relations principles, concepts and emerging trends associated with the role of the PR practitioner.
PRS 340: Public Relations Strategies
Principles and procedures in public relations: emphasis on role of the public relations practitioner as a specialist in communication; analysis of publications produced as a part of public relations.
PSC 274: Criminal Justice System
The American system of criminal justice, general processing of cases, principal actors, study of theories of criminal law, and pretrial detention and sentencing.
PSY 113: General Psychology
Introductory survey course of the major facts and principles of human behavior.
PSY 335: The Psychology of Social Behavior
Conceptual and empirical analyses of individual behavior in social contexts; attention to social motivation, attitude development and change, liking, conformity, aggression, altruism.
PSY 399: Introduction to Multicultural Psychology
Introduction to multiculturalism as major paradigm.
PSY 399: Introduction to Multicultural Psychology
Introduction to multiculturalism as major paradigm.
November 20, 2024
PSY 442: Disability in Childhood and Adolescence
Introduction to disability in childhood and adolescence.
October 18, 2024
PSY 480: Psychology of Women
Discussion of psychological research and theories on the psychology of girls and women from a multicultural perspective.
SCA 255: (BUS) Operations and Supply Chain Management
Operations management problems in global and domestic environments.
SOC 100: Introduction to the Sociological Perspective
Sociological approaches to inequality and contemporary social issues regarding race, ethnicity, class, gender.
SPA 320: Critical Studies in Spanish Cinema
Study of major Spanish film genres and of prominent Spanish film directors.
STA 220: Statistics In Modern Society
Introductory statistics exploring and understanding data, relationships between variables, randomness and probability.
STA 409: Statistical Methods in Research I
Same as STA 308, but is for students who have better mathematical preparation.
SUS 108G: Spaceship Earth: Communication and Sustainability
Through in-depth study of films, social media and readings students will explore the principles of sustainability and the communication challenges linking scientific evidence, public policies and individual behavior.
SUS 315: Environmental Dimensions of Communication
Investigation of individual and mediated sustainability messages, impact of communication on environmental knowledge, attitudes and behavior; design of communication campaigns to affect resource use, community engagement an.
THE 338G: Ethical Dilemmas in Contemporary Theatre
Exploration of ethical dilemmas raised by contemporary dramatic works and the history of theatre as a tool for social activism.
UCS 160: Success in HigherEd Learning Environments
Analyze learning and studying in college settings; Assess college learning needs, apply effective study and work management strategies to academics, and improve metacognitive awareness and academic skills.
WRT 290: Writing with AI
Learn AI-assisted tools for effective academic, professional, and public writing.
