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Term: Spring 2026

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ACC 205 - Introduction To Business Law: An introduction to business-related legal, regulatory, global, and ethical issues. Topics include contract law, intellectual property, employment law, business structures, and alternative dispute resolution. Letter grade only.
ACC 205H - Introduction To Business Law - Honors: An introduction to business-related legal, regulatory, global, and ethical issues. Topics include contract law, intellectual property, employment law, business structures, and alternative dispute resolution. Letter grade only.
AIS 202 - Roots Of Federal American Indian Policy: Surveys basic concepts and ideologies surrounding modern U.S. federal Indian policy, emphasizing stereotypes, historical controversies, and cultural differences. Letter grade only.
AIS 232 - Indigenizing Museums And The Art World: Introduction to museum anthropology and current developments in tribal and non-tribal museums, with special attention to ideology of display and politics of repatriation. Cross-listed with ANT 232. Letter grade only.
AIS 304 - Indigenous-state Relations: Comparative Global Contexts: As a critical approach to the study of Federal Indian Law, this course will examine the basic principles of Indian Law in the United States in a comparative context, utilizing both other British-influenced legal systems (Canada, New Zealand, Australia) as well as those of other former colonial powers, such as Spain and France. The course would include an introduction to Federal Indian Law as usually conceived. Letter grade only.
AIS 335 - Indigenous Peoples And International Borders In North America: This course will address criminal justice issues and problems that arise for Indian people on Indian lands that straddle international borders or are situated close to international borders. Cross-listed with ICJ 335. Letter grade only.
ANT 232 - Indigenizing Museums And The Art World: Introduction to museum anthropology and current developments in tribal and non-tribal museums, with special attention to ideology of display and politics of repatriation. Cross-listed with AIS 232. Letter grade only.
CCJ 210 - Courts And Justice: Explores the structure, functions, and organization of courts; judicial procedures; legal actors; and the conflicts that shape the practice of justice. Letter grade only.
CCJ 278 - History Of Crime, Punishment And Policing In The United States: This course explores the development of police departments, court systems, prisons and other state sites of incarceration, criminal law, and concepts of criminality in the United States from the 18th century to the present. The course explains how U.S. institutions of criminal justice were created and how those systems of power developed over time. It also explores how the meaning of "crime" and the concept of "criminality" in U.S. society shaped and was shaped by these institutions and by the intersections of race, class, gender, and sexuality. The course explores the origins of mass incarceration and militarized policing in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Cross-listed with HIS 278. Letter grade only.
CCJ 340 - Crimes Of The Powerful: Examines crime by and against businesses and explores problems in the prevention and prosecution of white-collar crime. Letter grade only.
CCJ 340H - Crimes Of The Powerful - Honors: Examines crime by and against businesses and explores problems in the prevention and prosecution of white-collar crime. Letter grade only.
CCJ 380 - Law In America: Theoretical study of sources of law; issues in the implementation of law; assessment of effects of law in American society. Letter grade only.
EDF 301W - School And Society: Studies social, historical, and political contexts of education in a multicultural, democratic society. Emphasizes intellectual traditions grounded in a spirited critical debate over the political, economic, and moral center of educational practice. This course fulfills NAU's junior-level writing requirement. Letter grade only.
EDF 301WH - School And Society - Honors: Studies social, historical, and political contexts of education in a multicultural, democratic society. Emphasizes intellectual traditions grounded in a spirited critical debate over the political, economic, and moral center of educational practice. This course fulfills NAU's junior-level writing requirement. Letter grade only.
ES 307 - Sociology Of Chicanx And Latinx Communities: This course examines the institutional and structural conditions that have historically shaped and continue to shape the Chicanx and Latinx experience in the United States. It makes use of sociological and interdisciplinary perspectives and approaches that incorporate various paradigms/theories including but not limited to: stratification, colonialism, imperialism, intersectionality, socioeconomic class theory, conflict theory, and assimilation/acculturation. Of specific interest is the impact of social institutions such as education, immigration, the legal system, the economy, politics, family, and media. This course will examine institutionally perpetuated systems of oppression and privilege such as white supremacy, sexism, heteronormativity, nationalism, and classism. Cross-listed with SOC 307. Letter grade only.
HIS 191 - United States History To 1865: Colonial period and national development to the close of the Civil War. Letter grade only.
HIS 192 - United States History Since 1865: Social, economic, and political developments since the Civil War. Letter grade only.
HIS 278 - History Of Crime, Punishment, And Policing In The United States: This course explores the development of police departments, court systems, prisons and other state sites of incarceration, criminal law, and concepts of criminality in the United States from the 18th century to the present. The course explains how U.S. institutions of criminal justice were created and how those systems of power developed over time. It also explores how the meaning of "crime" and the concept of "criminality" in U.S. society shaped and was shaped by these institutions and by the intersections of race, class, gender, and sexuality. The course explores the origins of mass incarceration and militarized policing in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Cross-listed with CCJ 278. Letter grade only.
HIS 303 - History Of American Education: This course will approach key questions in American K-12 education from a historical lens, tracing the development of schooling in the United States from the Indigenous pre-conquest era to the present. Students will read both primary and secondary texts to access a variety of voices throughout the American experience and complete a final project that relates to their own area of interest. In particular, we will consider themes of race, class, gender, sexuality, empire/settler colonialism, capitalism, disability, power, and equity in the history of American education. While this is a history course, and therefore embraces the value of historical study in its own right, it also aims to be of use for future teachers of all subjects, non-teaching track History majors and minors, educational practitioners, and any citizen with an interest in education. As much as possible, we will also consider how historical thinking and knowledge can help enrich and inform our engagement with contemporary educational debates. Letter grade only.
HIS 371 - Work And Workers In America, 1600-Present: Explores the history of work and workers in North America/United States from the colonial period, through industrialization, and into the "post-industrial" recent past. A key theme will be that the emergence and evolution of capitalism was not only an economic process, but also a social, cultural, and political one. We will examine work (both by men and women, paid and unpaid) and capitalist development as they shaped -- and were shaped by -- family roles and gender; race, ethnicity, identity, and culture; political conflict and war; social movements, especially the labor movement, feminism, and civil rights; and liberal citizenship and the law. Specific topics include: colonial labor systems, including indentured servitude and racial slavery; artisanal and household production; the rise of factory manufacturing; labor and citizenship; the sexual division of labor; racial and ethnic segmentation in the labor force; resistance and labor struggles; the labor movement and varieties of unionism (craft, industrial, service sector); law and public policy; and work in a global marketplace. Letter grade only.
HIS 372 - The United States In The World: This course examines the institutions, ideologies, people and processes that shaped American foreign relations from the Spanish-American War to the present. Letter grade only.
HIS 372H - The United States In The World - Honors: This course examines the institutions, ideologies, people and processes that shaped American foreign relations from the Spanish-American War to the present. Letter grade only.
HIS 392 - The Civil War: Union In Crisis: Surveys the antebellum era and historiography of causation; principal events of the war and reconstruction. HIS 391 is recommended before taking HIS 392. Letter grade only.
HIS 392H - The Civil War: Union In Crisis - Honors: Surveys the antebellum era and historiography of causation; principal events of the war and reconstruction. HIS 391 is recommended before taking HIS 392. Letter grade only.
HIST 300 - History Of The American Ballot Box: This course provides an historical overview of voting in the United States, a cornerstone of our democracy. Knowledge about the voting process, past and present, will help students become more informed about the mechanics of the United States as a democratic republic and foster informed civic engagement. Students will develop a deeper understanding of the US Constitution, key constitutional amendments and landmark Supreme Court cases pertinent to voting rights and the key debates surrounding voting and voting rights. Contextualizing contemporary voting issues relative to the history of voting will foster informed, critically aware evaluation of sources of information and misinformation on the voting process. Letter grade only.
HUM 160 - Rights, Liberties, And American Institutions In The United States: HUM 160 is an interdisciplinary exploration into the ideologies, institutions, and traditions that shaped and continue to shape United States civil rights and civil liberties. We examine the development of rights and liberties through Supreme Court cases and the literature, visual art, music, intellectual history, and social movements informing them. This course introduces students to the landmark constitutional debates surrounding age, race, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, pregnancy, ability, and veteran status. Letter grade only.
HUM 180 - Environment, Culture, And American Institutions: Examination of philosophical and cultural ideals that have shaped environmental law through comparison of significant media with landmark political and legal decisions. Letter grade only.
ICJ 335 - Indigenous Peoples And International Borders In North America: This course will address criminal justice issues and problems that arise for Indian people on Indian lands that straddle international borders or are situated close to international borders. Cross-listed with AIS 335. Letter grade only.
JLS 105 - Introduction To Journalism: What journalists do, why society needs them, history and ethics of the journalist, differences between corporate news and independent media, technological changes, reporter as witness and documenter of history. Letter grade only.
MGT 201 - American Environmental Business: American Environmental Business includes an overview of business-related principles including history, business approaches to environmental concerns, regulations, and ideas of self- governance. Through business case studies and other readings, students will gain an understanding of the role of public policy in environmentally focused entrepreneurship. Letter grade only.
PHI 247 - U. S. Constitutional Principles And The Rule Of Law: This course has no requisites and satisfies the requirement for American Institutions Civil Discourse in speech. It examines the principles and ideals embodied in founding documents of the American Republic and the way they are interpreted in seminal U.S. Supreme Court cases. Students write analyses of legal principles, case briefs, outlines of arguments, explanations of reasons pro and con, and philosophical evaluations of arguments and use each as tools for engaging in effective expressions of speech to promote healthy civil discourse. Speech is practiced in class during regularly scheduled discussions and debates. Letter grade only.
POS 110 - American Politics And Institutions: Basic introduction to American national government; constitutional foundations, the structures of government, courts, Congress, the presidency, interest groups, political parties, and major political issues facing the American people. This course satisfies state teacher certification for teachers in Arizona for federal constitution only. Letter grade only.
REL 285 - Church And State: Examination of the religious, philosophical, and historical background to the U.S. Constitution's position on the relation between government and religion, and the history of its subsequent application through government policy and landmark legal cases. Letter grade only.
SA 220 - Topics In Study Abroad - American Institutions: Only available to Study Abroad students while participating in a Study Abroad program. Content includes introductory social, cultural, historical, political, artistic and/or economic developments related to the Study Abroad student's host culture/country. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 12 units of credit.
SA 230 - Topics In Study Abroad - American Institutions + Global: Only available to Study Abroad students while participating in a Study Abroad program. Content includes courses that enhance understanding of different cultures of the world through the study of language, literature, religion, and artistic creations or other disciplines. In addition, course must cover perspectives (e.g. theoretical; historical; social; political; economic; cultural; religious; geographic or sense of place; environment; or intellectual traditions and/or ways of knowing) of non-Western peoples. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 12 units of credit.
SA 240 - Topics In Study Abroad - American Institutions + Indigenous: Only available to Study Abroad students while participating in a Study Abroad program. Content includes introductory social, cultural, historical, political, artistic and/or economic developments related to the Study Abroad student's host culture/country. In addition, course must cover diversity perspectives on the voices, expertise and viewpoints of Indigenous Peoples, those who share collective ancestral ties within a geographic region and who continue to maintain a distinct culture from the settler colonial group. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 12 units of credit.
SA 270 - Topics In Study Abroad - American Institutions + U. S. Ethnic: Only available to Study Abroad students while participating in a Study Abroad program. Content includes introductory social, cultural, historical, political, artistic and/or economic developments related to the Study Abroad student's host culture/country. In addition, course must cover perspectives (e.g. theoretical; historical; social; political; economic; cultural; religious; geographic or sense of place; environment; or intellectual traditions and/or ways of knowing) of U.S. ethnic minorities. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 12 units of credit.
SA 320 - Topics In Study Abroad - American Institutions: Only available to Study Abroad students while participating in a Study Abroad program. Content includes introductory social, cultural, historical, political, artistic and/or economic developments related to the Study Abroad student's host culture/country. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 12 units of credit.
SA 330 - Topics In Study Abroad - American Institutions + Global: Only available to Study Abroad students while participating in a Study Abroad program. Content includes courses that enhance understanding of different cultures of the world through the study of language, literature, religion, and artistic creations or other disciplines. In addition, course must cover perspectives (e.g. theoretical; historical; social; political; economic; cultural; religious; geographic or sense of place; environment; or intellectual traditions and/or ways of knowing) of non-Western peoples. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 12 units of credit.
SA 340 - Topics In Study Abroad - American Institutions + Indigenous: Only available to Study Abroad students while participating in a Study Abroad program. Content includes introductory social, cultural, historical, political, artistic and/or economic developments related to the Study Abroad student's host culture/country. In addition, course must cover diversity perspectives on the voices, expertise and viewpoints of Indigenous Peoples, those who share collective ancestral ties within a geographic region and who continue to maintain a distinct culture from the settler colonial group. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 12 units of credit.
SA 370 - Topics In Study Abroad - American Institutions + U. S. Ethnic: Only available to Study Abroad students while participating in a Study Abroad program. Content includes introductory social, cultural, historical, political, artistic and/or economic developments related to the Study Abroad student's host culture/country. In addition, course must cover perspectives (e.g. theoretical; historical; social; political; economic; cultural; religious; geographic or sense of place; environment; or intellectual traditions and/or ways of knowing) of U.S. ethnic minorities. Letter grade only. May be repeated for up to 12 units of credit.
SOC 307 - Sociology Of Chicanx And Latinx Communities: This course examines the institutional and structural conditions that have historically shaped and continue to shape the Chicanx and Latinx experience in the United States. It makes use of sociological and interdisciplinary perspectives and approaches that incorporate various paradigms/theories including but not limited to: stratification, colonialism, imperialism, intersectionality, socioeconomic class theory, conflict theory, and assimilation/acculturation. Of specific interest is the impact of social institutions such as education, immigration, the legal system, the economy, politics, family, and media. This course will examine institutionally perpetuated systems of oppression and privilege such as white supremacy, sexism, heteronormativity, nationalism, and classism. Cross-listed with ES 307. Letter grade only.
SOC 339 - Crime, Law And Society: Analyzes the origins and development of law and social control agencies; structural theory of the origins of crime and criminality. Letter grade only.
SUS 330 - Community Engagement In American Democracy: Examine the interrelationships between civic engagement in the informal democratic sector (nonprofits, social movements) and the formal institutions and practices of representative democracy (local, regional, and state levels). Study the variety of ways in which diverse organizations in the informal sector seek to influence, contest, change, or transform the processes and outcomes of formal representative and administrative institutions. Letter grade only.