Below is a sampling of courses which could be considered for the ISE Option however, other courses may be considered. For consideration of courses not on this list or courses taken while on academic exchange, contact the option coordinator. Some courses may also be available online so be sure to check the Centre for Extended Learning for offerings.
General Courses
| ANTH 105 | Prehistoric Peoples and Places |
| SOC 232 | Technology and Social Change |
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Note: The above two courses count as List C Complementary Study Elective courses (CSE). Please check with the current UW Undergraduate Calendar or your home department undergraduate advisor for specific requirements of your engineering program. | |
| ARTS 122 | Quest for Meaning in the Modern World |
| CLAS 201 | Ancient Greek Society |
| CLAS 202 | Ancient Roman Society |
| CLAS 230 | Classical Roots of English Vocabulary |
| CLAS 384 | Science and Technology of Ancient Greece and Rome |
| EASIA 202R | Chinese Culture and Society |
| EASIA 205R | Religions of East Asia |
| ECON 102 | Introduction to Macroeconomics |
| ECON 231 | Introduction to International Economics |
| ECON 332 | International Finance |
| ENGL 103B | Varieties of English |
| ENGL 200A/B | Survey of British Literature 1/2 |
| ENGL 202A/B | The Bible and Literature 1/2 |
| FINE 210 | Art, 1780-1875 |
| FINE 215 | Art of the 17th Century in Europe |
| FR 291/2 | French Civilization 1/2 |
| GER 271 | German Though and Culture: Objects |
| GER 272 | German Thought and Culture: People |
| GER 359 | Topics in German Film |
| HIST 110/111 | A History of the Western World I/II |
| HIST 210 | History of Ancient Law |
| HIST 211 | British History to 1485 |
| HIST 223 | The Holocaust in History |
| HIST 235 | History of Christianity |
| HIST 237 | The Ancient Near East and Egypt |
| HIST 239 | History of Modern China, 1911 to the present |
| HIST 242 | Greek History |
| HIST 252 | Roman History |
| HIST 260 | Europe: 410-1303 |
| HIST 340 | A Social History of Europe: 1789-1914 |
| HIST 341 | The Nazi Occupation of Europe |
| PSCI 255 | The Politics of Advanced Industrial Nations |
| PSCI 257 | Introduction to middle East Politics |
| PSCI 281 | World Politics |
| PSCI 282 | Foreign Policy |
| PSCI 350 | Political Economy of Development |
| RS 100 | Religions of the East |
| RS 272 | The Holocaust and Film |
| REES 272 | Russian Thought and Culture |
| SPAN 217 | First Nations, Native Americans, Pueblos Originarios |
Language Courses
| Note: No more than 3 language courses may be counted toward the ISE Option. | |
| CHINA 101R / 102R | First Year Chinese 1 / 2 |
| CHINA 120R | Advanced First-Year Chinese |
| CROAT 101 / 201 | Introductionductory Croatian |
| DUTCH 101 / 102 | Elementary Dutch I / II |
| FR 151 / 152 | Basic French 1 / 2 |
| FR 192A / 192B | French Language 1: Module 1 / 2 |
| FR 251 / 252 | French Language 2: Module 1 / 2 |
| FR 255 | Business French |
| GER 101 / 102 | First Year German |
| GER 201 / 202 | Second Year German |
| ITAL 101 / 102 | Introduction to Italian Language 1 / 2 |
| ITAL 201 / 202 | Intermediate Italian 1 / 2 |
| ITAL 255 | Italian for Business and Technology |
| JAPAN 101R / 102R | First Year Japanese 1 / 2 |
| JAPAN 111R / 112R | Japanese for Business 1 / 2 |
| JAPAN 201R / 202R | Second Year Japanese 1 / 2 |
| JAPAN 301R/302R | Third Year Japanese 1 / 2 |
| PORT 101 / 102 | Introduction to Portuguese 1 / 2 |
| RUSS 101 / 102 | Elementary Russian I / II |
| SPAN 101 / 102 | Introduction to Spanish 1 / 2 |
| SPAN 201A / B | Intermediate Spanish 1 / 2 |