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UNDERGRADUATE :: FREE ELECTIVES

The following courses are recommended for BLA students to consider as free electives to meet the Departmental requirement of 225 credits for graduation. Obtain a printable version here: directed electives (pdf)

Geography

Social Science

GEOGRAPHY

  Introduction to Geography  
GEOG 205 Introduction to the Physical Sciences and the Environment 5cr
GEOG 207 Economic Geography 5cr
GEOG 258 Maps and Map Reading 3cr

GEOG 277

Geography of Cities

5cr

  Systematic Fields  
GEOG 301 Cultural Geography 5cr
GEOG 342 Geography and Inequality in the United States 5cr
GEOG 350 Local Economies and Market Areas 5cr
GEOG 370 Problems in Resource Management 5cr
GEOG 440 Regional Analysis 5cr
  Recommended: GEOG 207 and introductory macro-economics  
GEOG 442 Social Geography 5cr
GEOG 443 Location and Movement Models 5cr
GEOG 448 Geography of Transportation 5cr
GEOG 450 Theories of Location 5cr
  Prerequisite: GEOG 207 and ECON 200 or permission  
GEOG 461 Urban Geographic Information Systems 5cr
  Prerequisite: GEOG 277 or equivalent, GEOG 360 or equivalent, familiarity with computers.  
GEOG 478 Intraurban Spatial Patterns 5cr
     
  Regional Fields  
GEOG 302 The Pacific Northwest 3cr
GEOG 308 Canada: A Geographic Interpretation 5cr
  Offered jointly with SISCA 308  
     
  Cartography  
GEOG 360 Principles of Cartography 5cr
GEOG 458 Map Sources and Errors 5cr
  Prerequisite: GEOG 360 or permission of instructor. Recommended: CIVE 316 or CETS 414  
GEOG 460 Geographic Information Systems Analysis 5cr
  Prerequisite: GEOG 360 or permission of instructor.  
GEOG 465 Analytical Cartography 5cr
  Prerequisites: GEOG 360, CSE 142, 143 or equivalent, or permission of instuctor.  
     
  Introductory Research Techniques  
GEOG 326 Introduction to Geographic Research 5cr
GEOG 426 Quantitative Methods in Geography 5cr
  Prerequisite: GEOG 326; a course in statistics or permission.  
     
SOCIAL SCIENCE    
  Anthropology  
ANTH 301 Human Nature and Culture 3cr
ANTH 350 Cultural Evolution 3cr
ANTH 421 Belief, Ritual, and the Structure of Religion 5cr
  Prerequisite: ANTH 321 or RELIG 201 and 202.  
ANTH 458 Ethnobiology: Plants, Animals and People 5cr
  Prerequisites: ANTH 203, BIO A 201, or ARCHY 205  
     
  Architecture  
ARCH 370 Computers in Architecture 3cr
  Prerequisites: ENVS 203, 205 or permission of program director  
ARCH 313 Introduction to Architectural Photography 3cr
  Must provide own 35mm or larger camera with manual operating controls.  
ARCH 413 Architectural Photography Projects 3cr
  Prerequisite: ARCH 313  
ARCH 478 Architectural Computer Aided Design Systems 4cr
  Prerequisite: ARCH 370 or permission of instructor  
ARCH 498 Virtual Environments 3cr
     
  Economics  
ECON 200 Introduction to Microeconomics 5cr
  Recommended: 1.5 years of high school Algebra and passing score on placement for MATH 111 or equivalent.  
ECON 201 Introduction to Macroeconomics 5cr
  Prerequisite: ECON 200  
ECON 260 Economic History of the Western World 5cr
ECON 316 Urban Economics 5cr
  Prerequisite: ECON 200; Offered jointly with GEOG 316  
ECON 347 Introduction to Population & Economic Dynamics 5cr
  Prerequisite: ECON 200, 201  
ECON 403 The Economics of Property Rights 5cr
  Prerequisite: ECON 300. Recommended: two 400 level microeconomics courses.  
ECON 435 Natural Resource Economics 5cr
  Prerequisite: ECON 300 or permission of instructor  
ECON 436 Economics of the Environment 5cr
  Prerequisite: ECON 300 or permission of instructor  
     
  Forest Resources  
FM 464 Economics of Conservation 3cr
FM 481 Management of Wildland Recreation and Amenities 3cr
FM 485 Conservation Area Planning and Design 5cr
  Prerequisite: permission of instructor.  
FM 486 Wilderness Preservation and Management 3cr
  Prerequisite: permission of instructor.  
     
  Political Science  
POLS 303 Public Policy Formation in the United States 5cr
POLS 351 The American Democracy 5cr
POLS 452 Political Processes and Public Opinion in the United States 5cr
POLS 453 The State Legislature 5cr
POLS 481 Big City Politics 5cr
     
  Psychology  
PSYC 209 Fundamentals of Psychological Research 4cr
  Prerequisite: PSYC 101 or 102  
PSYC 306 Developmental Psychology 5cr
  Prerequisite: PSYC 101 or 102 or equivalent  
PSYC 345 Social Psychology 5cr
PSYC 355 Survey of Cognitive Psychology 5cr
  Prerequisite: PSYC 101 or 102  
PSYC 441 Perceptual Process 5cr
  Prerequisite: PSYC 333 or equivalent  
PSYC 445 Theories of Social Psychology 5cr
  Prerequisite: PSYC 345 or equivalent  
     
  Sociology  
SOC 240 Introduction to Social Psychology: Perspectives on Individual Behavior 5cr
SOC 328-329 Methods of Sociological Research 5-5cr
  Prerequisite: At least two prior courses in SOC.  
SOC 330 Human Ecology 5cr
SOC 331 Population and Society 5cr
SOC 346 Group Processes 5cr
  Prerequisite: SOC 240 or equivalent.  
SOC 352 The Family 5cr
SOC 354 The Comperative Study of Societies 5cr
  Offered jointly with ANTH 354  
SOC 360 Introduction to Social Stratification 5cr
SOC 361 Age and Sex Differentiation 3cr
SOC 362 Race Relations 5cr
SOC 364 Women in the Social Structure 5cr
SOC 365 Urban Community 5cr
SOC 410 History of Sociological Thought 5cr
SOC 415 Theory of Social Organization 5cr
SOC 451 Theory and Process of Social Change 5cr
  Prerequisite: 15 credits in social sciences  
     
  Women Studies  
WOM 283 Introduction to Women's History 5cr
  Offered jointly with HIST 283.  
WOM 310 Women and the Law 5cr
WOM 313 Women in Politics 5cr
  Offered Jointly with POLS 313  
WOM 353 Anthropological Studies of Women 5cr
  Prerequisites: WOM 200 and ANTH 202 or permission Offered Jointly with ANTH 353  
WOM 383 Social History of American Women 5cr
  Prerequisite: WOM 200 or 283 or HSTAA 201 or permission. Offered Jointly with HSTAA 373  
WOM 390 Women and Landscape 3cr
  Offered Jointly with LARC 498  
     
  Speech  
SPCMU 220 Introduction to Public Speaking 5cr
SPCMU 320 Public Speaking 5cr
  Recommended: SPCMU 220  
SPCMU 334 Essentials of Argument 5cr
SPCMU 368 Small Group Facilitation 3cr
  Prerequisite: permission & concurrent registration in SPCMU 369. Recommended: SPCMU 102  
SPCMU 369 Small Group Facilitation Practicum 2cr
  Prerequisite: Concurrent registration in SPCMU 368.  
SPCMU 373 Principles of Group Discussion 5cr
SPCMU 471 Persuasion 3cr