Loyola University Chicago

January Term

Courses & Registration

January Term is a great opportunity to earn up to three credits in less than two weeks - allowing students to stay on track, explore new opportunities, get ahead, or graduate early.  

J-Term 2024 classes will meet for 10 days, Tuesday-Saturday, January 2-6, 2024, and Monday-Friday, January 8-12, 2024. While the majority of classes are offered online, we recommend you check the course list on this site or  LOCUS for mode of instruction. 

A J-Term class is a full-time, immersive study experience that allows students to focus solely on one course. Students are expected to spend approximately six hours a day studying or engaged in projects. Students are urged to contact their academic advisor to discuss whether a J-Term course is right for them.

  • Online courses may have synchronous sessions of certain duration, depending on the class. 
  • We recommend that students review courses in LOCUS for updates and for detailed course information, including synchronous times, that may have been scheduled by the instructor.

Students should refer to the University Core site to see how specific courses satisfy Core requirements.  For complete course descriptions, please go to "Browse Course Catalog" in LOCUS (guest users should use this link).

A listing of J-Term courses can be found here.

College of Arts and Sciences - 2024

Course
Number
Course NameMode Core Knowledge AreaCore Tier
ANTH 100 Globalization and Local Cultures (3ch) Online Societal and Cultural Knowledge 1
ANTH 101 Human Origins (3ch) Online Scientific Literacy 2
ANTH 102 Culture, Society, and Diversity (3ch) Online Societal and Cultural Knowledge 2
ANTH 105 Human Biocultural Diversity (3ch) Online Scientific Literacy 2
BIOL 111 General Biology I Lab (1ch) In Person    
BIOL 210 Laboratory Techniques (2ch) Online    
BIOL 251 Cell Biology (3ch) Online    
BIOL 265 Ecology (3ch) In Person    
BIOL 282 Genetics (3ch) Online    
BIOL 340 Natural History of Belize (3ch) Study Abroad    
BIOL 365 Writing Scientific Manuscripts (3ch) In Person    
BIOL 380 Genetics and Evolution
of Development (3ch)
Online    
BIOL 395 Global Biological Risks (3ch) Online    
BIOL 395L Computational Neuroscience Lab (3ch) Online    
CHEM 112 General Chemistry Lab B (1ch) In Person    
CHEM 181 Chemical Reactivity I Lab In Person    
CHEM 225 Organic Chemistry Lab A (1ch) In Person    
COMP 150  Introduction to Computing (3ch) Online Quantitative Analysis N/A
ENGL 273  Exploring Fiction (3ch) Online Literary Knowledge and Experience 2
ENGL 283 Women in Literature (3ch) Online Literary Knowledge and Experience 2
ENGL 290 Human Values in Literature (3ch) Online Literary Knowledge and Experience 2
FNAR 199 Art and Visual Culture (3ch) Online Artistic Knowledge and Experience N/A
HIST 102 Evol/West Idea Inst 17C (3ch) Online Historical Knowledge 1
HIST 104 Global History Since 1500 Online Historical Knowledge 1
HIST 209 Survey of Islamic History (3ch) Online Historical Knowledge 2
HIST 212 United States Since 1865 (3ch) Online Historical Knowledge 2
ITAL 101 Italian I (3ch) Online    
ITAL 102 Italian II (3ch) Online    
LITR 280 World Masterpieces in Translation:
Eyewitness Lit of WWII (3ch)
Online Literary Knowledge and Experience 2
MUSC 101 Music: Art of Listening (3ch) Online Artistic Knowledge and Experience N/A
MUSC 102 Class Piano for Beginners (3ch) Online Artistic Knowledge and Experience N/A
PHIL 130 Philosophy and Persons (3ch) Online Philisophical Knowledge 1
PHIL 181 Ethics (3ch) Online Ethics N/A
PHIL 182 Social & Political Philosophy (3ch) Online Ethics N/A
PHIL 279 Judgment and Decision-making (3ch) Online Philisophical Knowledge 2
PHIL 287   Enviornmental Ethics (3ch) Online Philisophical Knowledge 2
PHIL 288 Culture and Civilization (3ch) Online Philisophical Knowledge 2
PHYS 111L College Physics Lab I (1ch) Online    
PHYS 112L College Physics Lab II (1ch) Online    
PLSC 101 American Politics (3ch) Online Societal and Cultural Knowledge 2
PLSC 102 International Relations in an Age of Globalization (3ch) Online Societal and Cultural Knowledge 1
PLSC 103 Comparative Politics (3ch) Online Societal and Cultural Knowledge 2
PLSC 300C Contemporary Political Issues:  Comparative Politics (3ch) Online    
PLSC 357 Hollywood and Law Online    
PLSC 388 The Morality & Legality of War Online    
PSYC 101 General Psychology (3ch) Online Societal and Cultural Knowledge 2
PSYC 201 Psychology Advising & Careers (1ch) Online    
PSYC 238 Gender & Sex Diff & Similarities (3ch) Online Societal and Cultural Knowledge 2
PSYC 250  Cognitive Psychology (3ch) Online    
PSYC 275 Social Psychology (3ch) Online Societal and Cultural Knowledge 2
PSYC 368 Counseling I (3ch) Online    
PSYC 372 Psychology and Law (3ch) Online    
SOCL 101 Society in a Global Age (3ch) Online Societal and Cultural Knowledge 1
SOCL 121 Social Problems (3ch) Online Societal and Cultural Knowledge 2
SOCL 125 Chicago: Urban Metropolis (3ch) Online Societal and Cultural Knowledge 2
SOCL 171 Sociology of Sex and Gender (3ch) Online Societal and Cultural Knowledge 2
SOCL 215 Law & Society (3ch) Online    
SPAN 101 Spanish I (3ch) Online    
SPAN 102 Spanish II (3ch) Online    
SPAN 365 Latin American Cinema:  21st Century Latin American Cinema (3ch) Online    
THEO 100 Christian Theology (3ch) Online Theological and Religious Knowledge 1
THEO 107 Introduction to Religious Studies (3ch) Online Theological and Religious Knowledge 1
THEO 186 Global Religious Ethics (3ch) Online Ethics N/A
THEO 232 New Testament (3ch) Online Theological and Religious Knowledge 2
THEO 267 Jesus Christ (3ch) In Person Theological and Religious Knowledge 2
THEO 278 Religion and Gender (3ch) Online Theological and Religious Knowledge 2
THEO 282 Hinduism (3ch) Online Theological and Religious Knowledge 2
THEO 293 Christian Marriage (3ch) Online Theological and Religious Knowledge 2
THTR 100 Intro to Theatre Experience (3ch) Online Artistic Knowledge and Experience N/A
UCLR 100E Interpreting Literature - English (3ch) Online Literary Knowledge and Experience 1
UCLR 100M Interpreting Literature - Modenr Languages and Literatures:
China Through
Literature and Film (3ch)
Online Literary Knowledge and Experience 1

 

Quinlan School of Business - 2024

Course NumberCourse NameModeCore Knowledge AreaCore Tier
ACCT 201 Introductory Accounting I (3ch) Online   *Business Core   
ECON 201 Economics Principles I (Micro) (3ch) Online Societal and Cultural Knowledge  *Business Core  Tier 2
  Economics Principles II (Macro) (3ch) Online Societal and Cultural Knowledge   *Business Core  Tier 2
FINC 301 Introductory Business Finance (3ch) Online *Business Core    
LREB 315 Law/Regulatory Environment of Business I (3ch) Online *Business Core   
MARK 201 Fundamentals of Marketing (3ch) Online *Business Core   
SCMG 332 Operations Management (3ch) Online *Business Core    

School of Communication - 2024

Course NumberCourse NameMode of DeliveryCore Knowledge AreaCore Tier 
COMM 101 Public Speaking and Critical Thinking (3ch) Online    
COMM 103 Business and Professional Speaking (3ch) Online    
COMM 175 Introduction to Communication (3ch) Online    
COMM 200 Digital Communication and Society (3 ch) Online    
COMM 215 Ethics and Communication (3ch) Online    

School of Environmental Sustainability - 2024

Course NumberCourse NameMode of DeliveryCore Knowledge AreaCore Tier
ENVS 340

Natural History of Belize

(3ch)

Study Abroad    
ENVS 498

Special Topics:  Natural History of Belize (3ch)

Study Abroad    

Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health - 2024

Course NumberCourse NameMode of DeliveryCore Knowledge AreaCore Tier
MPBH 495 (Graduate Section) Special Topics (1-3ch) Online