The University of Iowa offers 1800+ distance and online courses and workshops throughout the year.  Browse for courses!

Find a Specific Course

You can browse distance and online courses and workshops in the university's online student portal, MyUI. 

  • From the MyUI home page, click on COURSES/REGISTRATION in the gold bar at the
    top of the page
  • Select a session and enter additional criteria, if desired
  • Scroll to the bottom section called Delivery Mode and select the Web/Online filter
  • Hit the green Search button

Search by Department

Click the department link to view all distance education sections offered by that department in MyUI. If MyUI displays "no course is found" then a distance education section is not offered in the semester you searched. Use the “Session” drop-down list to change the semester you are viewing.

Academic departments A through F

Department name Abbreviation

Accounting

ACCT

African American Studies

AFAM

Aging Studies Program

ASP

American Indian Native Studies

AINS

American Studies

AMST

Anatomy and Cell Biology

ACB

Anthropology

ANTH

Art History

ARTH

Asian Languages and Literatures

CHIN

Astronomy

ASTR

Athletic Training Program

ATEP
   

Biochemistry

BIOC

Biostatistics

BIOS

Business Administration

BUS
   

Cardiovascular Interventional Program

RSCI

Career Center Programs

CCP

Carver College of Medicine

MED

Center for Human Rights

HRTS

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

CBE

Chemistry

CHEM

Civil and Environmental Engineering

CEE

Classics: Ancient Civilizations

CLSA

College of Public Health

CPH

College Success Initiatives

CSI

Communication Sciences and Disorders

CSD

Communication Studies

COMM

Community and Behavioral Health

CBH

Computed Tomography Program

RSCT

Core Engineering Courses

ENGR

Creating Writing--Writers Workshop

CW

Criminology, Law and Justice

CRIM
   

Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program

RSMS
   

Earth and Environmental Sciences

EES

Economics

ECON

Education Interdepartmental

EALL

Education Teaching and Learning

EDTL

Educational Policy and Leadership Studies

EPLS

English

ENGL

Entrepreneurship

ENTR

Epidemiology

EPID

Event Planning

EVNT
   

Finance

FIN

Academic departments G through L

Department name Abbreviation

Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies

GWSS

General Art

ARTS

Geography

GEOG

German

GRMN

Global Health Studies

GHS

Greek

CLSG
   

Health and Human Physiology

HHP

Health Management and Policy

HMP

History

HIST
   

Interdepartmental Studies

INTD

International Studies

IS

Iowa Lakeside Laboratory

IALL

Iowa Young Writers Studio

IYWS

Italian

ITAL
   

Journalism and Mass Communication

JMC
   

Korean

KORE
   

Latin

CLSL

Leadership Studies

LS

Liberal Arts and Sciences Non-Departmental

CLAS

Linguistics

LING

Academic departments M through Q

Department name Abbreviation

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Program

RSMR

Management

MGMT

Management Sciences

MSCI

Marketing

MKTG

Mathematics

MATH

Mechanical Engineering

ME

Microbiology

MICR

MPH Program

MPH

Museum Studies

MUSM

Music

MUS
   

Nuclear Med Tech Program

RSNM

Nursing

NURS
   

Occupational and Environmental Health

OEH

Optical Science and Technology Center

OSTC
   

Pharmacy

PHAR

Philosophy

PHIL

Photography

PHTO

Physics

PHYS

Political Science

POLI

Psychological and Quantitative Foundations

PSQF

Psychology

PSY

Academic departments R through Z

Department name Abbreviation

Radiation Sciences Program

RSP

Rehabilitation and Counselor Education

RCE

Religious Studies

RELS

Rhetoric

RHET

Russian

SLAV
   

School of Social Work

SSW

Science Education

SIED

Sociology

SOC

Spanish

SPAN

Sport and Recreation Management

SRM

Statistics

STAT

Swahili

SWAH
   

Theatre Arts

THTR

Therapeutic Recreation

TR
   

University Libraries

ULIB