Athabasca University Online Courses – There are several Courses offered at Athabasca University. The list of online courses are below.
Online courses
With 850 courses in a variety of subject areas, we’re sure to have something that meets your needs – and our online courses will always fit your schedule.
Undergraduate courses
Undergraduate courses are studies that can lead to a bachelor’s degree, diploma or certificate. Our open enrolment means that anyone 16 or older can take undergraduate courses.
ACCT: Accounting
ACCT 250: Accounting for Managers
ACCT 253: Introductory Financial Accounting
ACCT 345: Not-for-Profit Accounting
ACCT 351: Intermediate Financial Accounting I
ACCT 352: Intermediate Financial Accounting II
ACCT 355: Cost Analysis
ACCT 356: Strategic and Competitive Analysis
ACCT 451: Advanced Financial Accounting
ACCT 454: Management Control Systems and Decision Analysis
ACCT 460: Principles of Auditing
ADMN: Administration
ADMN 100: Introductory Quantitative Skills for Business
ADMN 201: Introduction to Business Studies
ADMN 232: Introduction to Management
ADMN 233: Writing in Organizations
ADMN 404: Capstone I: Strategic Management
ADMN 405: Capstone II: Application and Integration of Contemporary Business Topics
ADMN 415: Strategy and Technology Innovation
ADMN 417: International Business Management
ADMN 499: Directed Study in Administrative Studies
ADST: Architectural Design Studio
ADST 200: Foundations of Design I
ADST 205: Foundations of Design II
ADST 300: Foundations of Architectural Design: Elements
ADST 350: Foundations of Architectural Design: Simple Habitat
ADST 400: Foundations of Architectural Design: Collective Habitat
ADST 450: Architectural Design: Cultural, Recreational, and Institutional
ADST 490: Foundations of Architectural Design: Workplace
ANTH: Anthropology
ANTH 272: Introduction to Archaeology
ANTH 275: Faces of Culture: An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 277: The Archaeology of Us: First Humans to First Civilizations
ANTH 278: Human Evolution and Diversity
ANTH 310: Primate Behaviour
ANTH 320: Ancient Cities & Civilizations
ANTH 335: Ecological Anthropology
ANTH 336: The Story of Us: The Evolution of Human Behaviour
ANTH 354: Language and Culture
ANTH 362: First Peoples of Canada
ANTH 375: The Anthropology of Gender
ANTH 377: Ancient Cultures of North America
ANTH 378: Human Sexualities
ANTH 384: The Family in World Perspective
ANTH 390: Community-Based Research Methods
ANTH 394: City Living: The Anthropology of Urban Life
ANTH 401: Ethnography, the Writing of Culture
ANTH 402: Ethnographic Research Methods
ANTH 405: Special Topics in Archaeology
ANTH 406: Special Topics in Anthropology
ANTH 407: Examining Cultures-Advanced Readings in Regional Ethnology
ANTH 434: The History of Anthropological Thought
ANTH 436: Topics in Primate Cognition
ANTH 476: Archaeological Theory
ANTH 491: Ethnobiology: Traditional Biological Knowledge in Contemporary Global Context
ANTH 499: Medical Anthropology
APST: Applied Studies
APST 215: Introduction to Graphic Representation
APST 220: 3D Modeling, Digital Representation & Presentation
APST 230: Materials, Properties, and Applications
APST 240: Introduction to Structures
APST 255: Computer Aided Design
APST 340: Advanced Structures
APST 350: Applied Architectural Sciences
APST 470: Building Envelope and Assemblies
APST 480: Mechanical Equipment of Buildings
ARCH: Architecture
ARCH 200: History of Ideas in Architecture I
ARCH 300: History of Ideas in Architecture II
ARCH 320: History of Canadian Architecture
ARCH 330: Architectural Design Theory Fundamentals
ARCH 340: History and Theory of Modernism
ARCH 350: Landscape
ARCH 400: Urbanism
ARCH 420: Contemporary Architectural Theory and Research
ARHI: Art History
ARHI 201: A Survey of Western Art I: Looking at Art from Ancient Times to the Middle Ages
ARHI 202: A Survey of Western Art II: Looking at Art from the Renaissance to Present Day
ARHI 301: Canadian Visual Culture
ASTR: Astronomy and Astrophysics
ASTR 205: Universe – The Ultimate Frontier
ASTR 310: Planetary Science
ASTR 495: Astronomy and Astrophysics Projects I
ASTR 496: Astronomy and Astrophysics Projects II
BIOL: Biology
BIOL 204: Principles of Biology I
BIOL 205: Principles of Biology II B (Home Lab Version)
BIOL 207: Principles of Biology II
BIOL 230: Human Physiology
BIOL 235: Human Anatomy and Physiology
BIOL 310: Biology of Human Sexuality
BIOL 320: Comparative Anatomy of the Vertebrates
BIOL 325: Introductory Microbiology
BIOL 341: Human Genetics
BIOL 345: Ecology
BIOL 401: Cell Biology
BIOL 480: Immunology
BIOL 495: Biology Projects
BTMA: Business Technology Management Administration
BTMA 320: Overview of e-Commerce
BTMA 444: Business Intelligence and Analytics
BTMA 445: Business Process Management
CHEM: Chemistry
CHEM 217: Chemical Principles I
CHEM 218: Chemical Principles II
CHEM 301: Introduction to Biochemistry
CHEM 311: Analytical Chemistry I
CHEM 313: Analytical Chemistry II
CHEM 330: Environmental Chemistry
CHEM 350: Organic Chemistry I
CHEM 360: Organic Chemistry II
CHEM 495: Chemistry Projects
CLAS: Classics
CLAS 309: Ancient Greece
CLAS 312: Ancient Rome
CLST: Cultural Studies
CLST 201: Cultural Studies and Everyday Life
CLST 325: Understanding Cultural Studies
CMIS: Computers and Management Information Systems
CMIS 214: Custom Applications with C#
CMIS 245: Microcomputer Applications in Business (Windows)
CMIS 311: Supporting End-User Computing
CMIS 314: Web Applications with Visual Studio
CMIS 351: Management Information Systems
CMIS 431: Information Technology Leadership
CMIS 455: Accounting Information Systems
CMNS: Communication Studies
CMNS 201: Introduction to Mass Media
CMNS 202: Media and Power in Canadian Society
CMNS 301: Communication Theory and Analysis
CMNS 302: Communication in History
CMNS 308: Understanding Statistical Evidence
CMNS 311: Mass Media and the Law
CMNS 321: Computing in Everyday Life
CMNS 358: Popular Culture and the Media
CMNS 380: Corporate Communication
CMNS 385: Rebel with a Cause: Social Movements in History and Popular Culture
CMNS 401: Cultural Policy in Canada
CMNS 402: Global Communication
CMNS 419: Digital Storytelling
CMNS 420: Topics in Communication: Children and Media
CMNS 421: Being Online
CMNS 423: The Television Age
CMNS 425: Film and Genre
CMNS 444: Media Relations
CMNS 445: Directed Readings in Communication Studies (Reading course)
CMNS 450: Individual / Group Projects
CMNS 455: Media Ethics
COMM: Communications
COMM 100: Introduction to Research and Study Skills
COMM 243: Interpersonal Communication
COMM 277: Group Communication
COMM 329: Mediated Interpersonal Communication
COMP: Computer Science
COMP 200: Introduction to Computing and Information Systems
COMP 206: Introduction to Computer Programming (C++)
COMP 210: Introduction to Information Systems and Computer Applications
COMP 214: Interactive Technologies
COMP 230: Storyboard Design and Development
COMP 232: Graphics Design
COMP 266: Introduction to Web Programming
COMP 268: Introduction to Computer Programming (Java)
COMP 272: Data Structures and Algorithms
COMP 282: Social Aspects of Games, Leisure, and Entertainment
COMP 283: Effective Use of Myths and Facts in Computer Games
COMP 306: C++ for Programmers
COMP 308: Java for Programmers
COMP 314: Operating Systems
COMP 318: Introduction to Game Design and Development
COMP 325: Unix Operating System – Principles and Administration
COMP 347: Computer Networks
COMP 348: Network Programming in Java
COMP 361: Systems Analysis and Design
COMP 369: Practical Game Programming
COMP 372: Design and Analysis of Algorithms
COMP 378: Introduction to Database Management
COMP 390: Computer Graphics
COMP 400: Computer and Network Security
COMP 410: Software Engineering
COMP 418: Distributed Database Systems and Database Tuning
COMP 435: Multimedia Technologies
COMP 444: Embedded/Robotic Programming
COMP 452: Artificial Intelligence for Game Developers
COMP 456: Artificial Intelligence
COMP 466: Advanced Technologies for Web-Based Systems
COMP 470: Web Server Management
COMP 482: Human Computer Interaction
COMP 486: Mobile and Internet Game Development
COMP 489: Distributed Computing
COMP 494: Research Methods
COMP 495: Computer and Information Systems Projects I
COMP 496: Computer and Information Systems Projects II
COMP 498: Independent Study I
COMP 499: Independent Study II
CRJS: Criminal Justice
CRJS 350: Community Policing
CRJS 352: Victims of Crimes
CRJS 360: The Psychology of Criminal Behaviour
CRJS 370: Youth Justice
CRJS 377: Issues in Access to Information and Privacy Protection
CRJS 410: Special Needs Policing
CRJS 420: Environmental Protection and Enforcement
CRJS 427: Civil Liberties and Individual Rights
CRJS 485: Police Management
CRJS 487: Group/Independent Studies
CRJS 490: Ethical Decision Making in Law Enforcement
CRJS 491: Offender Rehabilitation
CRJS 493: Risk Assessment and Threat Management
CRJS 494: Crime and Intelligence Analysis
CRJS 495: Sex Crimes
ECOM: e-Commerce
ECOM 410: Mobile Computing and Commerce
ECON: Economics
ECON 247: Microeconomics
ECON 248: Macroeconomics
ECON 300: Financial Economics
ECON 321: Health Care Economics
ECON 330: Workers and the Economy
ECON 357: Intermediate Microeconomics I
ECON 358: Intermediate Macroeconomics I
ECON 366: Economic Development
ECON 367: Intermediate Microeconomics II
ECON 380: Public Finance/Expenditure
ECON 385: Money, Banking, and Canadian Financial Institutions
ECON 401: The Changing Global Economy
ECON 475: International Trade
ECON 476: International Finance