2012 Course Catalog: 324 Courses
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Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Course Code: ANTH 0100 CRN: 60356
Program: Summer Session Credit
This course provides an introduction to cultural anthropology, surveying its defining questions, methods, and findings. We will examine the history and utility of anthropology's...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Human Evolution
Course Code: ANTH 0310 CRN: 60353
Program: Summer Session Credit
Examination of theory and evidence on human evolution in the past, present and future. Topics include evolution and adaptation, biocultural adaptation, fossil evidence, behavioral...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Methods of Applied Mathematics I
Course Code: APMA 0330 CRN: 60406
Program: Summer Session Credit
Mathematical techniques involving differential equations used in the analysis of physical, biological and economic phenomena. Emphasis on the use of established methods, rather...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Methods of Applied Mathematics II
Course Code: APMA 0340 CRN: 60405
Program: Summer Session Credit
This course covers techniques of ordinary differential equations not covered by APMA 0330 with emphasis on applications. Systems of first order linear differential equations as...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
So You Want to be a Doctor?
Course Code: BI903
Program: Online
Is a career in medicine right for you? Brown University’s popular course "So you want to be a doctor?" is designed to help you answer that question. In this online course...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 5 weeks: Jul 11, 2012 - Aug 15, 2012
Introduction to Human Physiology
Course Code: BIOL 0060 CRN: 60357
Program: Summer Session Credit
An introduction to human physiology aimed primarily at undergraduates who are not concentrating in biology. Topics include basic cardiovascular, respiratory, kidney, gastrointestinal,...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Principles of Immunology
Course Code: BIOL 0530 CRN: 60352
Program: Summer Session Credit
Introduction to experimental and theoretical foundations of immunology. Focuses on concepts, landmark experiments and recent advances. Topics include innate and adaptive immunity;...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Principles of Physiology
Course Code: BIOL 0800 CRN: 60343
Program: Summer Session Credit
Introduction to the function and integration of organ systems with an emphasis on mammals. Includes basic concepts in cell and organ system physiology as well as fundamentals of...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
From I Love Lucy to Lost: Television and American Culture
Course Code: CEAC0902 CRN: 10063
Program: Pre-College
In this course, we will study how television reflects and shapes American culture, from its beginnings as focal point of family life in the suburban 1950s to its current status...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 2, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
American Consumer Culture, 1870-present
Course Code: CEAC0907 CRN: 10111
Program: Pre-College
The modern era in the United States has been described by both critics and adherents as a “culture of consumption.” Beginning with the advent of mass production, advertising,...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 30, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
Conservatism and Right-Wing Movements in America: From the New Deal to the (New) Tea Party
Course Code: CEAC0912 CRN: 10486
Program: Pre-College
This course examines the history of conservatism and right-wing movements in America from the 1930s to the Tea Party. It explores how conservatism developed from being an essentially...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
Cities of Dreadful Delights
Course Code: CEAC0913 CRN: 10497
Program: Pre-College
This course will examine crime, violence, and conflict in late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century American cities to unpack the complicated relationships between race, gender,...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
Can You Dig It?! Exploring Archaeology
Course Code: CEAN0600 CRN: 10199
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
Imagine holding an arrowhead that has not been touched by human hands in over 13,000 years. Imagine standing on the floor of a home whose last owners were Neanderthals. Imagine...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 23, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Culture and Human Behavior
Course Code: CEAN0901 CRN: 10064
Program: Pre-College
The course objective is to challenge students to question their commonsense assumptions about universals in human behaviors and cognition. This is interesting to high school students...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
The Human Body: A Cultural Creation
Course Code: CEAN0904 CRN: 10112
Program: Pre-College
Henna art. Bleached skin. Foot binding. Medical tattooing. Each of these bodily practices represents a socially-constructed understanding of how the human body is treated and experienced...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 30, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
Medicine and Society
Course Code: CEAN0906 CRN: 10113
Program: Pre-College
From ADD to organ theft, medical knowledge and practices are integral to how we think about ourselves and evaluate global realities. By illuminating the cultural origins and social-political...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 2, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
The Stuff of Globalization
Course Code: CEAN0909 CRN: 10465
Program: Pre-College
This course will teach students to the ways archaeologists think about globalization, offering comparative perspectives on past and present forms of cross-cultural connection....(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
The First Cities
Course Code: CEAN0910 CRN: 10464
Program: Pre-College
This course examines the origins of urbanism within the context of ancient civilizations. It provides an overview of the archaeological and historical interpretation of early cities...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Uses and Abuses of Evolutionary Theory
Course Code: CEAN0911 CRN: 10507
Program: Pre-College
The course examines the ways in which Evolutionary theory has been used and abused as a basis for ideologies regarding human nature. We look at political and social ideologies...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
How (Not) to Stop Human Trafficking
Course Code: CEAN0912 CRN: 10508
Program: Pre-College
From journalists like Nicholas Kristof to celebrities like Ashton Kutcher, the campaign against human trafficking and modern day slavery has become a popular cause around the world....(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 2, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Life and Love in Global Africa
Course Code: CEAN0913 CRN: 10509
Program: Pre-College
What is it like to live in a sprawling African metropolis of 20 million people, or in a nomadic tribe of only 30? This course will explore the everyday experiences of life in Africa,...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
The Laboratory Detective
Course Code: CEBI0600 CRN: 10129
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
Forensics is the application of science to answer questions pertaining to the law. Methods used to solve criminal investigations have progressed significantly over the past thirty...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 23, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
So You Want to be a Scientist?
Course Code: CEBI0601 CRN: 10134
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
Scientific researchers work to understand diseases and develop treatments and cures. Have you ever wondered how the medicines and vaccines doctors use came to be? Are you curious...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Conservation of Endangered Species
Course Code: CEBI0604 CRN: 10125
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
We always hear about endangered species all over the world. What exactly is being done to protect these animals and their habitats? Most people do not realize it, but every endangered...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
Understanding the Human Body: An Exploration of Anatomy
Course Code: CEBI0607 CRN: 10126
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
Have you ever wondered how your body does all the things that it does? Our bodies contain 206 bones and over 700 muscles, all coordinated by a central computer called the brain....(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
Astrobiology: The Search for Life in the Universe
Course Code: CEBI0608 CRN: 10458
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
Astrobiology: Search for Life in the Universe will examine one of humanity's longest-running quest - to discover if there are other living things in the cosmos. The course...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
Biological Illustration
Course Code: CEBI0900 CRN: 10033
Program: Pre-College
This course will introduce students to the field of Biological Illustration. The opportunity to learn the tenets of traditional media and expectations in producing renderings suitable...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jun 25, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012
Techniques in DNA-Based Biotechnology
Course Code: CEBI0901 CRN: 10065
Program: Pre-College
The development of powerful tools in molecular biology has led to an explosion in our understanding of genes and the factors controlling their expression. Illuminating research,...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
Techniques in DNA-Based Biotechnology
Course Code: CEBI0901 CRN: 10066
Program: Pre-College
The development of powerful tools in molecular biology has led to an explosion in our understanding of genes and the factors controlling their expression. Illuminating research,...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Introduction to Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering
Course Code: CEBI0902 CRN: 10110
Program: Pre-College
This two-week course will serve as an introduction to stem cells and current stem cell research. We will examine current progress in the stem cell field and discuss the challenges...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
So You Think You Want to Be a Doctor: An Introduction to Medicine
Course Code: CEBI0903 CRN: 10067
Program: Pre-College
So you think you want to be a doctor? This course is designed to help you answer that question by letting you see the practice of medicine firsthand, giving you a taste of what...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
The Body: An Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology
Course Code: CEBI0905 CRN: 10089
Program: Pre-College
This course will explore the structure and function of the human body. Lectures will follow a systemic approach, which means that the structure and function of the human body...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
"Exploring Infectious Disease: The exotic misconception"
Course Code: CEBI0907 CRN: 10002
Program: Pre-College
The main objective of this course is to introduce students to the field of infectious diseases and to give students an appreciation of how pathogens cause infectious diseases...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012
So What's up Doc?
Course Code: CEBI0909 CRN: 10034
Program: Pre-College
Are you interested in a career in medicine? This one week course will introduce you to Medical Education "Brown" style and help you decide if medicine might be the right career...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jun 25, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012
Understanding the Nation's Health
Course Code: CEBI0910 CRN: 10150
Program: Pre-College
What is Public Health? Public health is the latest buzz word in America, and in this one week course, students will develop an overall understanding of public health. From universal...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 23, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Stem Cells, Cloning, Regenerative Medicine: Changing the Face of Biology
Course Code: CEBI0912 CRN: 10109
Program: Pre-College
This lecture/laboratory course will introduce students to basic stem cell theory and laboratory techniques. Topics covered in lecture will include embryonic and adult stem cells,...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
Scholar-Athlete: Sport Physiology
Course Code: CEBI0915 CRN: 10181
Program: Pre-College
To understand the organ systems integrated response and adaptations to the stress of exercise.
This topic is interesting to anyone who wants to understand what their...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Research Techniques in Biomedical Fields
Course Code: CEBI0917 CRN: 10108
Program: Pre-College
Doctors work to treat diseases but scientists work to cure them. Have you ever wondered about the work that goes on behind the scenes in Medicine? Do you want to find out what...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
From Mad Cow Disease to Alzheimer's: The Biological Basis of Disease
Course Code: CEBI0918 CRN: 10019
Program: Pre-College
This course will give a general understanding of the biology behind protein maturation but also emphasize its importance by examining some of the devastating consequences when...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 2, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Methods in Biochemistry
Course Code: CEBI0924 CRN: 10194
Program: Pre-College
The disciplines of Biochemistry and Cell Biology address the biological processes of living organism from different perspectives but together they help scientists gain an understanding...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
Exploring Medicine
Course Code: CEBI0926 CRN: 10053
Program: Pre-College
This course is geared toward students who are completing their Sophomore, Junior or Senior year and may be considering a career in Medicine. It will cover some aspects of college...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Techniques in Biochemistry
Course Code: CEBI0932 CRN: 10262
Program: Pre-College
Biochemistry is the study of chemical processes in biology. It addresses how the precise structures and functions of many different proteins interact to carry out complex biological...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Organic and Biochemistry: Key Pathways to Success for the Pre-Med Student
Course Code: CEBI0933 CRN: 10263
Program: Pre-College
Organic and biochemistry are the foundation sciences for the life sciences discipline. Students hoping to have a medical career need to have a strong foundation in chemistry. The...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 23, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
Body at Work: Anatomy, Physiology and Disease
Course Code: CEBI0934
Program: Online
PLEASE NOTE: This is an online course.
In this course students will study the major organ systems of the body, investigate normal and pathologic anatomy and physiology,...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 4 weeks: Jul 11, 2012 - Aug 8, 2012
DNA Science: Forensics, Food and Medicine
Course Code: CEBI0935
Program: Online
PLEASE NOTE: This is an online course.
DNA can solve a crime, identify a future disease, and distinguish our common ancestors. A remarkable molecule, it has often...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 4 weeks: Feb 22, 2012 - Mar 21, 2012
DNA Science: Forensics, Food and Medicine
Course Code: CEBI0935
Program: Online
PLEASE NOTE: This is an online course.
DNA can solve a crime, identify a future disease, and distinguish our common ancestors. A remarkable molecule, it has often...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 11, 2012 - Jul 25, 2012
Laboratory Research in Biomedicine
Course Code: CEBI0937 CRN: 10358
Program: Pre-College
Topics to be covered in this laboratory intensive course include the structure and function of biomolecules such as proteins, enzymes, carbohydrates, and DNA, as well as the structure...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 30, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
Disparities in Global Health: Can Technology Triumph?
Course Code: CEBI0939 CRN: 10344
Program: Pre-College
This course introduces students to the major problems in human health today and the science, engineering, and technology methods used to address healthcare issues from a global...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012
Leadership and Global Health
Course Code: CEBI0941 CRN: 10303
Program: Leadership Institute
Despite world-wide advances in technology and development, providing basic health care to people in resource-poor settings continues to pose enormous challenges. Now more than...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 23, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Infectious and Epidemic Disease
Course Code: CEBI0942 CRN: 10313
Program: Pre-College
Understanding how pathogens are transmitted, lead to illness, and how they can be controlled or cured is the cornerstone of medical science. We will explore a variety of pathogenic...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Successful Nontraditional Careers in Life Sciences
Course Code: CEBI0943 CRN: 10334
Program: Pre-College
Many high school students think that becoming a doctor is the only or primary career option in the life sciences. The sobering reality is that less than 10% of the graduating...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Using Pharmacology To Help Us Study The Nervous System
Course Code: CEBI0948 CRN: 10445
Program: Pre-College
There are two main course objectives: (1) to become familiar with the basic principles and techniques associated with neuropharmacological studies and (2) to learn how we can manipulate...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 2, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Understanding the Molecular Pharmacological Basis of Cancer Therapy
Course Code: CEBI0949 CRN: 10452
Program: Pre-College
Scientific research has greatly enhanced our understanding of cancer biology, thus providing the basis for developing effective cancer drugs. This course will introduce key processes...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 2, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
The Clocks Within Us
Course Code: CEBI0950 CRN: 10460
Program: Pre-College
Deep in our brains lies an amazing pair of nuclei that govern our daily and seasonal rhythms. These rhythms are so important that they control everything from aspects of our behavior...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 2, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
A Brief Introduction to Biomedical Science: Cells, Tissues and Organs
Course Code: CEBI0951 CRN: 10517
Program: Pre-College
While some would say "substance over form," in this course the substance IS form: that of the vertebrate body. We will focus on the four tissues that represent the body's...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jun 25, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012
My Mouse v. Your Monkey: Exploring Animal Models in Science
Course Code: CEBI0952 CRN: 10518
Program: Pre-College
Are you a future doctor or scientist? Whether you're interested in genetics, physiology, or behavior, animal research is the cornerstone of biomedical science.
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 2, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
From Brain to Sensation
Course Code: CEBN0602 CRN: 10127
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
This course provides an introduction to information gathering and processing in biological systems. We will learn about the basic building blocks of the nervous system and how...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
Brain Basics: From Biology to Behavior
Course Code: CEBN0900 CRN: 10090
Program: Pre-College
The study of the brain as a biological structure is very different from the study of any other organ in the body. The cells that make up the brain, neurons, share many of the...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Vision: A Glimpse of the Brain
Course Code: CEBN0903 CRN: 10058
Program: Pre-College
This course will explore the magnificent physical and chemical connections of the eye and brain. The brain is the most complicated organ in the body controlling sensation, movement,...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
When the Brain Has a Mind of its Own
Course Code: CEBN0905 CRN: 10003
Program: Pre-College
In this course we shall explore the world of neurology from first-hand accounts of Tourette Syndrome, Parkinson’s Disease, Encephalitis lethargica, epilepsy, brain tumors,...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012
Psychoactive Drugs: Brain, Body, Society
Course Code: CEBN0906 CRN: 10054
Program: Pre-College
This course will introduce students to the basics of how psychoactive drugs interact with the brain and body. We will also examine how legal and illegal psychoactive drugs influence...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 23, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Psychoactive Drugs: Brain, Body, Society
Course Code: CEBN0906 CRN: 10437
Program: Pre-College
This course will introduce students to the basics of how psychoactive drugs interact with the brain and body. We will also examine how legal and illegal psychoactive drugs influence...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
Neuroscience in Health and Disease
Course Code: CEBN0908 CRN: 10240
Program: Pre-College
Neuroscience is the study of the nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord and networks of nerve cells, or neurons, that travel throughout the body. Although the field...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
Neuroscience in Health and Disease
Course Code: CEBN0908 CRN: 10419
Program: Pre-College
Neuroscience is the study of the nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord and networks of nerve cells, or neurons, that travel throughout the body. Although the field...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
Nervous System Function in Health and Disease
Course Code: CEBN0910 CRN: 10215
Program: Pre-College
Many secrets of the nervous system have been unraveled through observation of patients with neurological disorders. In this course, we will examine the importance of structure-function...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 30, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
The Motivated Brain: Sex, Drugs and Chocolate
Course Code: CEBN0911 CRN: 10210
Program: Pre-College
This course will discuss how different rewards (sex, drugs, food, attachment, exercise, love, chocolate, and gambling) are perceived by the brain. The course will cover basic pharmacology...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 30, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
Inside the Teen Brain
Course Code: CEBN0915 CRN: 10473
Program: Pre-College
"Why did I do that?" If you've ever had that thought, you may have had a teen brain. The brain undergoes more changes during the teenage years than at any other period since...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 30, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
The Secret Life of the Brain: From Shrimps to Humans
Course Code: CEBN0916 CRN: 10475
Program: Pre-College
The human brain contains about 100 billion brain cells known as neurons. Yet it remains a mystery how the activity of these neurons makes us think, feel and move. In search for...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 23, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
Word Etymologies: The Greek and Latin Roots of English
Course Code: CECL0903 CRN: 10004
Program: Pre-College
Over 60 percent of English words derive from Greek or Latin, and in fields such as science and technology, over 90 percent. This course is designed to increase English vocabulary...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012
Introduction to Roman Culture & Literature
Course Code: CECL0908 CRN: 10164
Program: Pre-College
The Romans are often remembered for their military strength and bloody gladiatorial spectacles. This course examines another side of one of the greatest societies of the Western...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 2, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Learning Linux & Programming for Beginners
Course Code: CECS0901 CRN: 10441
Program: Pre-College
The main aim of the course is to enable students to learn about a powerful operating system and familiarize with its most important scripting tools. Computer programming skills...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Introduction to the Global Business Environment
Course Code: CEEC0900 CRN: 10091
Program: Pre-College
This course will familiarize students with the dynamic nature and global reach of the contemporary business enterprise. Course participants will study the nature, opportunities...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 23, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
International Financial Markets and Investments
Course Code: CEEC0902 CRN: 10070
Program: Pre-College
This course examines the fundamentals of international financial markets and the management of hypothetical investment portfolios. At the beginning, emphases are placed on the...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 23, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
An Introduction to Game Theory
Course Code: CEEC0905 CRN: 10071
Program: Pre-College
When we decide how to behave, we take into account how other players behave, not only because we care about other people but because it affects what we get out of the interaction....(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
How a Nation's Economy Works: An Introduction to Macroeconomics
Course Code: CEEC0910 CRN: 10189
Program: Pre-College
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the study of economics and more specifically to macroeconomics.
The purpose of this course is to acquaint students...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
Economic Growth and Development
Course Code: CEEC0913 CRN: 10187
Program: Pre-College
Why are some countries so much richer than others? Why is the standard of living in developed countries like the United States so much higher today than it was 100 years ago?...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012
Making Informed Financial Decisions in Today's World Economy
Course Code: CEEC0915 CRN: 10265
Program: Pre-College
This course introduces students to concepts and tools needed to understand basic economic decision making. By examining how individuals, businesses and countries allocate resources,...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Technology and its Effect on Business and World Economics
Course Code: CEEC0916 CRN: 10266
Program: Pre-College
Why do new products cost so much when they first become available? (iPads, Wiis, PSPs, etc.)? How do costs change over time? Are monopolists evil? How do firms set their prices?...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Leadership and Global Development
Course Code: CEEC0917 CRN: 10298
Program: Leadership Institute
It is estimated that over 1 billion people in the world live on less than $1 a day. While some countries have enjoyed remarkable economic growth in the last few decades, a fair...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jun 25, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
Economania
Course Code: CEEC0918 CRN: 10341
Program: Pre-College
Do good-looking people earn more? Why do famous basketball players have less education than their less famous teammates? Do women get drunk faster than men? Is corruption a cultural...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jun 25, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012
How to Choose a Stock: An Integrated Course of Principles of Economics, Financial Accounting and Investments
Course Code: CEEC0919 CRN: 10359
Program: Pre-College
This course will introduce you a conceptual framework for choosing a stock and give you hands-on experience in trading. This course is designed for students who have a general...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 23, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
The World in Turmoil: Inside the Engine of the Crisis
Course Code: CEEC0920 CRN: 10435
Program: Summer Study Abroad for High School Students
This course is only open to students who are enrolled in the Pre-college Study Abroad program that takes place in Segovia, Spain.
What are the origins of the current...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jun 25, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Developing Young Entrepreneurs: From Idea to Pitch
Course Code: CEEC0921
Program: Online
Entrepreneurship is innovation in practice. An entrepreneur seeks out ideas and then transforms them, through a calculated process, into commercial realities. Ideas for new ventures...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 4 weeks: Feb 22, 2012 - Mar 21, 2012
Urban Economics: The City in the Economy and the Economy of the City
Course Code: CEEC0922 CRN: 10504
Program: Pre-College
Over half the world's population now lives in cities with that number predicted to grow further. Dense urban populations play a starring role in economic production and innovation...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 30, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
Economic Policy Analysis
Course Code: CEEC0923 CRN: 10503
Program: Pre-College
This course focuses on the role of economics in the formulation, implementation and assessment of public policy in the United States. By making use of quantitative and qualitative...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 30, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
Causes and Consequences of the 2008-2009 Financial Crisis
Course Code: CEEC0924 CRN: 10505
Program: Pre-College
The main objective of the course is for the students to understand the fundamental causes and consequences of financial crises with particular attention paid to the recent 2008-2009...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
Statistics for Economists
Course Code: CEEC0925 CRN: 10499
Program: Pre-College
This course teaches students how to communicate methods, results, and interpretations using the vocabulary of statistics, with an application in Economics. It is intended to help...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Historical Foundations of Economic Thought
Course Code: CEEC0926 CRN: 10500
Program: Pre-College
This course will take students through the major works that contributed to the development of what is now modern economic thought. Each class will be devoted to a period of economic...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 30, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
Intro to Microeconomics
Course Code: CEEC0927 CRN: 10498
Program: Pre-College
This course will introduce students to the fundamental principles of microeconomics. These principles are essential to the further study of economics at the university level, or...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Behavioral Game Theory: Experiments in Strategic Interaction
Course Code: CEEC0928 CRN: 10501
Program: Pre-College
This is an undergraduate level course for pre-college students on game theory and experimental economics. The purpose is to provide a thorough introduction to experimental economics...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
The Entrepreneurial Process: Turning Ideas into Commercial Realities
Course Code: CEEC0929 CRN: 10512
Program: Pre-College
Entrepreneurship, at its core, is innovation in practice. The entrepreneur transforms ideas into opportunities, and, through a calculated process, opportunities into commercial...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
Ancient Egyptian Religion and Magic
Course Code: CEEG0902 CRN: 10114
Program: Pre-College
This course will provide a comprehensive overview of ancient Egyptian religion and magic. We will carefully investigate the Egyptian pantheon as well as the cosmology, cosmogony,...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Reading and Writing English in the Globalized World
Course Code: CEEL0801 CRN: 10420
Program: Intensive English Program (IEP)
Core course: Reading and Writing English in the Globalized World
In the core course, you will use your own experiences and interests to ensure that class time is...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 4 weeks: Jun 25, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
Listening and Speaking English in the Globalized World
Course Code: CEEL0802 CRN: 10426
Program: Intensive English Program (IEP)
Core course: Listening and Speaking English in the Globalized World
In the core course, you will use your own experiences and interests to ensure that class time...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 4 weeks: Jun 25, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
TOEFL Preparation
Course Code: CEEL0810 CRN: 10043
Program: Intensive English Program (IEP)
This course is an intermediate-advanced level English course focused on preparation for the TOEFL test. Students will review test-taking strategies and develop skills in Listening,...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 4 weeks: Jun 25, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
English in Action: Honing Skills through Theater
Course Code: CEEL0815 CRN: 10170
Program: Intensive English Program (IEP)
Learning English through Theater is designed to introduce IEP students to the world of theater and design, while also expanding spoken and written English skills. Through improvisation,...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 4 weeks: Jun 25, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
English for Business
Course Code: CEEL0817 CRN: 10355
Program: Intensive English Program (IEP)
Develop higher-level English language skills while exploring the world of business. You will learn the vocabulary of commerce while studying successful companies and their leaders,...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 4 weeks: Jun 25, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
Classic Fairy Tales Reconsidered
Course Code: CEEL0901 CRN: 10006
Program: Pre-College
Introducing today's students to the original versions of fairy tales. Make them aware the the tradition continues to present times.
Originally, fairy tales were...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012
Writing the Academic Essay
Course Code: CEEL0902 CRN: 10106
Program: Pre-College
Emphasizing how to analyze and argue, this course is designed to help you meet the challenges of academic writing. You will learn how to generate, focus, organize, and develop...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Writing the Academic Essay
Course Code: CEEL0902 CRN: 10104
Program: Pre-College
Emphasizing how to analyze and argue, this course is designed to help you meet the challenges of academic writing. You will learn how to generate, focus, organize, and develop...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 23, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
Writing the Academic Essay
Course Code: CEEL0902 CRN: 10281
Program: Pre-College
Emphasizing how to analyze and argue, this course is designed to help you meet the challenges of academic writing. You will learn how to generate, focus, organize, and develop...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Writing the Academic Essay
Course Code: CEEL0902 CRN: 10291
Program: Pre-College
Emphasizing how to analyze and argue, this course is designed to help you meet the challenges of academic writing. You will learn how to generate, focus, organize, and develop...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
Writing the Academic Essay
Course Code: CEEL0902 CRN: 10366
Program: Pre-College
Emphasizing how to analyze and argue, this course is designed to help you meet the challenges of academic writing. You will learn how to generate, focus, organize, and develop...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 23, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
Writing Speculative Fiction
Course Code: CEEL0903 CRN: 10167
Program: Pre-College
In this class we will write. A lot. We will write every day. And by doing so, we will develop as story tellers. We will look at work from the early days of the genre to work written...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Creative Writing Workshop: Fiction
Course Code: CEEL0905 CRN: 10120
Program: Pre-College
This intensive program will excite young writers with numerous tools and alternative approaches to the writing process in either fiction or poetry. Organized into small group workshops...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 4 weeks: Jun 25, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
Writing Transformation: Metamorphosis in Literature and Myth
Course Code: CEEL0906 CRN: 10055
Program: Pre-College
Beginning with Ovid's tales of Metamorphoses, we will explore the way that authors throughout history have depicted transformation. Students will have the opportunity to explore...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 23, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
Creative Writing Workshop: Poetry
Course Code: CEEL0910 CRN: 10121
Program: Pre-College
This intensive program will excite young writers with numerous tools and alternative approaches to the writing process in either fiction or poetry. Organized into small group workshops...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 4 weeks: Jun 25, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
Introducing The Craft of Journalism
Course Code: CEEL0913 CRN: 10102
Program: Pre-College
This course is designed to introduce students to the craft of journalism. Students will learn to report stories, how to conduct interviews and become close observers of everyday...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
The Art of Reading/Writing: Contemporary Literature from the Inside Out
Course Code: CEEL0918 CRN: 10166
Program: Pre-College
A story happens, a poem occurs, an essay unfolds: literature is an event. In this introductory "art appreciation" course for contemporary literature, we will approach the literary...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 2, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Writing the College Admissions Essay
Course Code: CEEL0919 CRN: 10177
Program: Pre-College
The main objective of this course is to teach high-school students how to write a personal statement for their college applications.
Wondering how you're going to describe...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jun 25, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012
Writing the College Admissions Essay
Course Code: CEEL0919 CRN: 10137
Program: Pre-College
The main objective of this course is to teach high-school students how to write a personal statement for their college applications.
Wondering how you're going to describe...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jun 25, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012
Scholar-Athlete: Sports Writing
Course Code: CEEL0921 CRN: 10184
Program: Pre-College
After the game, when the cheering stops, a sports writer's work begins. Learn how to make sport come alive in words -- the drama, the pressure, the pivotal moments, the personalities....(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Literature of the Fantastic
Course Code: CEEL0925 CRN: 10175
Program: Pre-College
Students will hone their analytical skills with close readings of some of the most thrillingly strange narratives of the last two centuries. The writings of authors like Edgar...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
Writing Flash Fiction
Course Code: CEEL0927 CRN: 10143
Program: Pre-College
Flash fiction is a story boiled down to its essence, one that hinges on a single word, a phrase or a fragment. In this class will learn by doing. We will write every evening and...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 2, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Love, Horror, Monsters, Beauties: Writing about Literature by Reading Below the Surface
Course Code: CEEL0930 CRN: 10117
Program: Pre-College
The goal of this two-week course is to introduce students to the practice of college-level critical reading and writing. This class works under the assumption that there is not...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 30, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
So You Think You Can Write: The Mechanics of English Grammar
Course Code: CEEL0938 CRN: 10200
Program: Pre-College
Have you ever found yourself not quite sure whether you need a comma in the sentence you’re writing? Proper grammar is essential for writing confidently and effectively....(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 2, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Experimental Writing
Course Code: CEEL0949 CRN: 10314
Program: Pre-College
Experimental Writing is offered to high school students interested in producing works of fiction and non-fiction. By thinking critically about both established authors' works...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012
Expressing Yourself to Friends, Family, Faculty, and Firms: College-Level Writing for the University and Beyond
Course Code: CEEL0950 CRN: 10305
Program: Pre-College
Why write? What does it mean to write well? And how is "college-level" writing any different from the essays that you have written in high school? This course is designed to help...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
Freud: Psychoanalysis and its Legacies
Course Code: CEEL0951 CRN: 10328
Program: Pre-College
Since Sigmund Freud’s early discoveries in the late 19th century, psychoanalytic thought has come to exert a powerful influence over critical discourse in the humanities,...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
Invisible Cities and Ideal States
Course Code: CEEL0954 CRN: 10436
Program: Pre-College
We'll consider what societies need to survive and thrive, and design societies to our own specifications. We'll explore what we can learn about our own world -- both...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 2, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Invisible Cities and Ideal States
Course Code: CEEL0954 CRN: 10342
Program: Pre-College
We'll consider what societies need to survive and thrive, and design societies to our own specifications. We'll explore what we can learn about our own world -- both...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 30, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Writing for College and Beyond
Course Code: CEEL0962
Program: Online
PLEASE NOTE: This is an online course.
Are you ready to start writing the way college students write?
* Analyze and discuss targeted texts and...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 6 weeks: Feb 22, 2012 - Apr 4, 2012
Writing for College and Beyond
Course Code: CEEL0962
Program: Online
PLEASE NOTE: This is an online course.
Are you ready to start writing the way college students write?
* Analyze and discuss targeted texts and...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 4 weeks: Jul 11, 2012 - Aug 8, 2012
Crafting a Video Essay: Writing in Multimedia
Course Code: CEEL0964
Program: Online
PLEASE NOTE: This is an online course
Are you interested in taking your writing to the next level?
* Read, watch, and listen to established writers...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 4 weeks: Jul 11, 2012 - Aug 8, 2012
Creative Writing
Course Code: CEEL0965 CRN: 10417
Program: Summer Study Abroad for High School Students
This course is only open to students who are enrolled in the Pre-college Study Abroad program that takes place in Rome, Italy.
This course aims to allow students...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 16, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Future Perfect I : The Politics of Sci-Fi, 1626-1938
Course Code: CEEL0966 CRN: 10453
Program: Pre-College
Isaac Asimov once said, “The core of science fiction, its essence, has become crucial to our salvation, if we are to be saved at all.” This course will argue that the...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 2, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Future Perfect II: Science Fiction from the Cold War to Postmodernism
Course Code: CEEL0967 CRN: 10467
Program: Pre-College
Isaac Asimov once said, “The core of science fiction, its essence, has become crucial to our salvation, if we are to be saved at all.” This course will argue that the...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Wolf Like Me: Contagion in American Literature
Course Code: CEEL0968 CRN: 10450
Program: Pre-College
In American popular culture, anxieties around ethnic and gender identity are frequently coded as forms of monstrosity, transfiguration, or infection. This course will trace this...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jun 25, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012
Inward Bound: The Art of Travel Writing
Course Code: CEEL0969 CRN: 10456
Program: Pre-College
How do we translate our experiences of new places--and new worlds--into a form that we can share with others? When we learn to use the tools of fiction like character, narrative,...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 2, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
The Dreamer vs. Daedalus: The war between the poets
Course Code: CEEL0970 CRN: 10469
Program: Pre-College
This course explores two radically different approaches to poetry writing. On one side, we have the Surrealists, who champion free-form writing. On the every hand, we have the...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Writing Through Sports
Course Code: CEEL0971 CRN: 10479
Program: Pre-College
This course will prepare students for college level writing through an extended consideration of the role of sports in society. Whether scholar athletes or casual fan, students...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 30, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
It's the End of the World as We Know It: American Visions of Apocalypse
Course Code: CEEL0972 CRN: 10476
Program: Pre-College
This class will examine popular representations of modern American literature and film in order to ask what role fantasies about the end of the role plays in the popular imaginary....(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Witches, Devils and Magic in German Literature
Course Code: CEEL0973 CRN: 10494
Program: Pre-College
To many 21st century readers, demons, witches and magic form a mysterious and mythical part of the past. Many encounter them in the fairy tales of childhood and in various playful...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Children's Literature
Course Code: CEEL0974 CRN: 10495
Program: Pre-College
This course taps into students' interest in the books they read in childhood and as young adults. It continues by introducing them to children's literature from other...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Politics and the Tradition of American Humor: Ben Franklin to Stephen Colbert
Course Code: CEEL0975 CRN: 10477
Program: Pre-College
Starting with satirical writing from the 18th century and continuing to the late-night television satire of today, this course examines how humor has been used to explore the political...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 23, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
Putting Ideas into Words
Course Code: CEEL0991 CRN: 10141
Program: Pre-College
Here's a challenge: what if writing could be more than just throwing words on a page?
What if writing could be a process of thinking, of persuasion, of power?...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
Putting Ideas into Words
Course Code: CEEL0991 CRN: 10142
Program: Pre-College
Here's a challenge: what if writing could be more than just throwing words on a page?
What if writing could be a process of thinking, of persuasion, of power?...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 23, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Putting Ideas into Words
Course Code: CEEL0991 CRN: 10140
Program: Pre-College
Here's a challenge: what if writing could be more than just throwing words on a page?
What if writing could be a process of thinking, of persuasion, of power?...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jun 25, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012
Putting Ideas into Words
Course Code: CEEL0991 CRN: 10045
Program: Pre-College
Here's a challenge: what if writing could be more than just throwing words on a page?
What if writing could be a process of thinking, of persuasion, of power?...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Putting Ideas into Words
Course Code: CEEL0991 CRN: 10267
Program: Pre-College
Here's a challenge: what if writing could be more than just throwing words on a page?
What if writing could be a process of thinking, of persuasion, of power?...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 30, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Putting Ideas into Words
Course Code: CEEL0991 CRN: 10268
Program: Pre-College
Here's a challenge: what if writing could be more than just throwing words on a page?
What if writing could be a process of thinking, of persuasion, of power?...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Putting Ideas into Words
Course Code: CEEL0991 CRN: 10269
Program: Pre-College
Here's a challenge: what if writing could be more than just throwing words on a page?
What if writing could be a process of thinking, of persuasion, of power?...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
Putting Ideas into Words
Course Code: CEEL0991 CRN: 10270
Program: Pre-College
Here's a challenge: what if writing could be more than just throwing words on a page?
What if writing could be a process of thinking, of persuasion, of power?...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 23, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Putting Ideas into Words
Course Code: CEEL0991 CRN: 10272
Program: Pre-College
Here's a challenge: what if writing could be more than just throwing words on a page?
What if writing could be a process of thinking, of persuasion, of power?...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 30, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Nanotechnology: The Small Wonder from Atom to Space
Course Code: CEEN0602 CRN: 10132
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
In this hands-on course, you will learn about nanotechnology and its broad spectrum of applications in current life. Nanotechnology is one of the most cutting-edge fields in science...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
Liftoff: Designing and Building for Air and Space
Course Code: CEEN0603 CRN: 10354
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
Have you ever looked at an airplane and wanted to know how it works? Do the words; rocket, space, and satellite excite your imagination? Have you even wanted to know how NASA shoots...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Robot Rover Derby
Course Code: CEEN0900 CRN: 10073
Program: Pre-College
Engineers design useful or desirable objects, employing scientific principles. In Robot Rover Derby you and two teammates will design, construct and program a useful and desirable...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
Do You Want to Be an Engineer?
Course Code: CEEN0903 CRN: 10075
Program: Pre-College
“Do You Want To Be An Engineer?” is a three-week pre-college course that introduces a variety of engineering topics and disciplines with a focus in mechanical, civil,...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Do You Want to Be an Engineer?
Course Code: CEEN0903 CRN: 10074
Program: Pre-College
“Do You Want To Be An Engineer?” is a three-week pre-college course that introduces a variety of engineering topics and disciplines with a focus in mechanical, civil,...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
Do You Want to Be an Engineer?
Course Code: CEEN0903 CRN: 10271
Program: Pre-College
“Do You Want To Be An Engineer?” is a three-week pre-college course that introduces a variety of engineering topics and disciplines with a focus in mechanical, civil,...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 23, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
Do You Want to Be an Engineer?
Course Code: CEEN0903 CRN: 10393
Program: Pre-College
“Do You Want To Be An Engineer?” is a three-week pre-college course that introduces a variety of engineering topics and disciplines with a focus in mechanical, civil,...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Do You Want to Be an Engineer?
Course Code: CEEN0903 CRN: 10397
Program: Pre-College
“Do You Want To Be An Engineer?” is a three-week pre-college course that introduces a variety of engineering topics and disciplines with a focus in mechanical, civil,...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
Alternative Energy Engineering - An Introduction
Course Code: CEEN0904 CRN: 10173
Program: Pre-College
One of the most pressing issues of modern times is how we will satisfy our future energy needs and what influence this might have on global warming. Energy research should receive...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Engineering Biomedical Systems
Course Code: CEEN0905 CRN: 10172
Program: Pre-College
Human life expectancy has risen dramatically over the last century due to rapid advances in medicine. The progress of medicine, in turn, can be attributed to the increased scientific...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
Exploring Engineering: Problem Solving in Biotech, Nanotech, & Renewable Energy
Course Code: CEEN0906
Program: Online
PLEASE NOTE: This is an online course
This six-week online course challenges students to apply engineering concepts and principles as they learn how to address both...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 11, 2012 - Aug 1, 2012
Exploring Engineering: Problem Solving in Biotech, Nanotech, & Renewable Energy
Course Code: CEEN0906
Program: Online
PLEASE NOTE: This is an online course
This six-week online course challenges students to apply engineering concepts and principles as they learn how to address both...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 6 weeks: Feb 22, 2012 - Apr 4, 2012
Engineering for the Space Enthusiast
Course Code: CEEN0908 CRN: 10320
Program: Pre-College
Have you ever looked at an airplane and wanted to know how it works? Do the words; rocket, space, and satellite excite your imagination? Have you even wanted to know how NASA and...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 30, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
RobotC, Robot Do: Programming Lego Robots With A Text Based Language
Course Code: CEEN0909 CRN: 10322
Program: Pre-College
“RobotC, Robot Do” is a summer course meant for high school students interested in learning about programming, but more so about problem solving. RobotC is a text based programming...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 2, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Introduction to Material Science - The World of Smart and the Not-So Smart Materials
Course Code: CEEN0911 CRN: 10519
Program: Pre-College
The world around us is made of materials of all kind. In future, the role of materials in the human society will undergo more drastic changes. In fact, this change has already...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 30, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Electrochemical Engineering: Making the world more beautiful, sustainable and energy efficient
Course Code: CEEN0912 CRN: 10520
Program: Pre-College
Electrochemical engineering is centered, but not limited, on energy (batteries and fuel cell), corrosion (rust), manufacturing (Aluminum), and sensor techniques (how to measure...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 30, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Brown Environmental Leadership in Hawaii
Course Code: CEES0501 CRN: 10411
Program: Leadership Institute
This April, Brown University offers outstanding high school students an opportunity to study marine science, volcanology, and culture in one of the earth’s most incredible...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Mar 30, 2012 - Apr 6, 2012
Exploring the World of Marine Science
Course Code: CEES0601 CRN: 10138
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
Students will learn the basics of estuarine ecology and environmental sciences through a variety of field exercises and data collection techniques. The one-week course will allow...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 23, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Brown Environmental Leadership Lab: Sustainable Development
Course Code: CEES0900 CRN: 10008
Program: Leadership Institute
BELL is a unique outdoor learning laboratory. The courses draw their curricula from many different disciplines: biology, chemistry, geology, environmental studies, leadership theory...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jun 25, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
Brown Environmental Leadership Lab: Sustainable Development
Course Code: CEES0900 CRN: 10014
Program: Leadership Institute
BELL is a unique outdoor learning laboratory. The courses draw their curricula from many different disciplines: biology, chemistry, geology, environmental studies, leadership theory...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jun 25, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
Brown Environmental Leadership Lab: Sustainable Development
Course Code: CEES0900 CRN: 10296
Program: Leadership Institute
BELL is a unique outdoor learning laboratory. The courses draw their curricula from many different disciplines: biology, chemistry, geology, environmental studies, leadership theory...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
Brown Environmental Leadership Lab: Sustainable Development
Course Code: CEES0900 CRN: 10362
Program: Leadership Institute
BELL is a unique outdoor learning laboratory. The courses draw their curricula from many different disciplines: biology, chemistry, geology, environmental studies, leadership theory...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
Brown Environmental Leadership Lab: Sustainable Development
Course Code: CEES0900 CRN: 10363
Program: Leadership Institute
BELL is a unique outdoor learning laboratory. The courses draw their curricula from many different disciplines: biology, chemistry, geology, environmental studies, leadership theory...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 23, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Brown Environmental Leadership Lab: Sustainable Development
Course Code: CEES0900 CRN: 10364
Program: Leadership Institute
BELL is a unique outdoor learning laboratory. The courses draw their curricula from many different disciplines: biology, chemistry, geology, environmental studies, leadership theory...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 23, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Brown Environmental Leadership Lab: Costa Rica
Course Code: CEES0904 CRN: 10478
Program: Leadership Institute
Brown University in partnership with EARTH University and the Area de Conservacion Guanacaste (ACG) is excited to offer a unique international environmental leadership program...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 24, 2012 - Aug 12, 2012
Water Supply: Law, Policy, Planning, and Issues
Course Code: CEES0905 CRN: 10496
Program: Pre-College
Young people often hear in the media the phrase, "water is the next oil." Yet many don't understand water - where it comes from, how it gets to the tap, what's in it,...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Parlons Français! French Conversation and Oral Expression
Course Code: CEFL0914 CRN: 10304
Program: Pre-College
Are you passionate about French language and culture? Would you love to learn more about French music, art, film and cuisine while developing your French conversational skills?...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 4 weeks: Jun 25, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
Beginning Italian in Rome
Course Code: CEFL0920 CRN: 10379
Program: Summer Study Abroad for High School Students
This course is only open to students who are enrolled in the Pre-college Study Abroad program that takes place in Rome, Italy.
To really experience Italy one must...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 16, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Beginning Italian in Rome
Course Code: CEFL0920 CRN: 10433
Program: Summer Study Abroad for High School Students
This course is only open to students who are enrolled in the Pre-college Study Abroad program that takes place in Rome, Italy.
To really experience Italy one must...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 16, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Beginning Spanish in Segovia
Course Code: CEFL0926 CRN: 10385
Program: Summer Study Abroad for High School Students
This course is only open to students who are enrolled in the Pre-college Study Abroad program that takes place in Segovia, Spain.
Spanish has become the second...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jun 25, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Intermediate Spanish in Segovia
Course Code: CEFL0927 CRN: 10386
Program: Summer Study Abroad for High School Students
This course is only open to students who are enrolled in the Pre-college Study Abroad program that takes place in Segovia, Spain.
Spanish has become the second...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jun 25, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Ancient Greek in Naxos
Course Code: CEFL0930 CRN: 10388
Program: Summer Study Abroad for High School Students
This course is only open to students who are enrolled in the Pre-college Study Abroad program that takes place in Naxos, Greece.
This course is an introduction...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 16, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Modern Greek in Naxos
Course Code: CEFL0931 CRN: 10389
Program: Summer Study Abroad for High School Students
This course is only open to students who are enrolled in the Pre-college Study Abroad program that takes place in Naxos, Greece.
The aim is to develop the students'...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 16, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
¡Olé! An Introduction to Spanish
Course Code: CEFL0932 CRN: 10439
Program: Pre-College
As a cordial invitation to the "mestizaje" of the Hispanic world, this culturally thematic language course takes a four-skill, communicative approach to acquainting high school...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 4 weeks: Jun 25, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
Forces of Nature: Hurricanes, Global Warming, and the Science of Weather
Course Code: CEGE0602 CRN: 10128
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
Summer weather produces storms that include lightning, thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes. Students will track these storms as they are occurring during their week of study...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
Mercury, Mars and Beyond: Exploring the Planets in our Solar System
Course Code: CEGE0604 CRN: 10502
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
Now is the time to get involved in planetary science! NASA is sending out mission after mission of unmanned spacecraft to investigate the mysteries of our solar system. Come and...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 23, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Exploring the Planets
Course Code: CEGE0901 CRN: 10145
Program: Pre-College
Want to go to Mars? To the Moon? To a comet? To Pluto? Each planetary body in our solar system preserves a complex history of geologic processes in drastically different environments....(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 30, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Our Nearest Star: Exploring the Science of the Sun
Course Code: CEGE0902 CRN: 10511
Program: Pre-College
The sun, our nearest star, provides the energy necessary for life to thrive on Earth. But the sun is full of surprises: it occasionally spews huge amounts of energetic particles...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 23, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Secrets & Symbols of Roman Art & Architecture: Renaissance & Baroque
Course Code: CEHA0904 CRN: 10413
Program: Summer Study Abroad for High School Students
This course will provide an in-depth, insider investigation of the architectural and artistic wonders of the city of Rome, from the Renaissance through the Baroque. But more than...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 16, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Global Trends in Contemporary Art
Course Code: CEHA0913 CRN: 10454
Program: Pre-College
This course will look at the globalization of art from 1945 to the present. We will focus on the dominant trends in art making as well as some of the critical theory that surrounds...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 2, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Masterworks of World Art: From Caves to Contemporary
Course Code: CEHA0914 CRN: 10470
Program: Pre-College
This course will explore a key question that lies at the heart of all art historical study: What makes a work of art great? Our objective is not to find one definitive answer...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
Nazi Germany and the Holocaust
Course Code: CEHI0901 CRN: 10021
Program: Pre-College
Knowledge about the history of Nazi Germany and the Holocaust is crucial for an understanding of the development of the Twentieth Century. This two-week summer class provides an...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 2, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Music & Politics: From Mozart to M.I.A.
Course Code: CEHI0906 CRN: 10169
Program: Pre-College
Everyone knows that music is powerful, but have you ever thought about how that power is used? This course explores the political messages and contexts of the music we listen...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 23, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
Diplomacy
Course Code: CEHI0909 CRN: 10037
Program: Pre-College
The art of negotiation has never been more important than it is today. From the classroom to the boardroom, inter-personal skills and a clear conception of the give-and-take of...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jun 25, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012
Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘n’ Roll?: Understanding the 1960s
Course Code: CEHI0915 CRN: 10022
Program: Pre-College
The common image of the 1960s is filled with hippies, sex, drugs, music, and protest. But what really happened? This course examines the political, social, and cultural struggles...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 30, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
A-Bombs, Milkshakes and Love-Ins: Decades of Change in America, 1940-1970
Course Code: CEHI0918 CRN: 10078
Program: Pre-College
What do nuclear weapons have to do with the nuclear family? How does Playboy magazine connect with women's liberation? How does Nagasaki relate to Vietnam? What does FDR have...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 23, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
Lessons in Leadership: What History's Great Leaders Can Teach Us Today
Course Code: CEHI0920
Program: Online
PLEASE NOTE: This is an online course.
What makes a great leader? What is your own leadership potential, and how can you hone it? Do you have a passion, such as...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 11, 2012 - Aug 1, 2012
Lessons in Leadership: What History's Great Leaders Can Teach Us Today
Course Code: CEHI0920
Program: Online
PLEASE NOTE: This is an online course.
What makes a great leader? What is your own leadership potential, and how can you hone it? Do you have a passion, such as...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 6 weeks: Feb 22, 2012 - Apr 4, 2012
Ancient Rome: Archaeology and Civic Life
Course Code: CEHI0931 CRN: 10412
Program: Summer Study Abroad for High School Students
The main objective of this course is to introduce students to the high point of Roman civilization, the Early Imperial Era, from which remains rich literary and archaeological...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 16, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Greece and the World
Course Code: CEHI0932 CRN: 10418
Program: Summer Study Abroad for High School Students
This course is only open to students who are enrolled in the Pre-college Study Abroad program that takes place in Naxos, Greece.
“Greece and the World”...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 16, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Irish History, Literature and Society
Course Code: CEHI0933 CRN: 10430
Program: Summer Study Abroad for High School Students
This course is only open to students who are enrolled in the Pre-college Study Abroad program that takes place in Ireland.
This course traces Ireland’s development...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Politics, Culture and Identity in 20th Century Spain
Course Code: CEHI0934 CRN: 10434
Program: Summer Study Abroad for High School Students
This course is only open to students who are enrolled in the Pre-college Study Abroad program that takes place in Segovia, Spain.
This three-part course aims to...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jun 25, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
From Plantation to Wall Street
Course Code: CEHI0935 CRN: 10448
Program: Pre-College
How did the United States become the world’s biggest economy? What are the roots of Wall Street, global investment, and America’s agricultural and manufacturing sectors?...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Berlin’s Golden Twenties
Course Code: CEHI0936 CRN: 10447
Program: Pre-College
This one-week pre-college summer course will explore Berlin’s vibrant history during the 1920s, an era of great political, social and cultural commotion. Probing a wide array...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
The American Counterculture: From Oz to Occupy Wall Street
Course Code: CEHI0937 CRN: 10449
Program: Pre-College
The overarching theme is the study of the sociological category of a subculture and the emergence of counternormative cultural expressions in music, literature, style and politics....(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012
US Women's History through Popular Culture, 1945 to present
Course Code: CEHI0938 CRN: 10461
Program: Pre-College
This course uses popular culture to understand important changes in women's lives -- and American life -- in the US since the end of WWII. It combines lectures with film/tv...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 2, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
On the Wrong Side U.S. History: Recalling America's Losers
Course Code: CEHI0939 CRN: 10462
Program: Pre-College
History is told from the point of view of the winners, but the “losers” leave behind their marks. In this class, students will consider the arguments of Tories and...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
History at the Movies
Course Code: CEHI0940 CRN: 10488
Program: Pre-College
Since the earliest days of cinema, filmmakers have looked to the past for subject matter. From medieval epics like Braveheart to Civil War dramas like Gone With the Wind, historical...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
The History of Zionism and the Middle East Conflict
Course Code: CEHI0941 CRN: 10489
Program: Pre-College
The overarching theme of this course is to provide a critical and solid historical foundation to understanding the Middle East conflict through the perspective of the history of...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 23, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
Number Theory: An Introduction to Higher Mathematics
Course Code: CEMA0903 CRN: 10148
Program: Pre-College
"Mathematics is the queen of the sciences and number theory is the queen of mathematics." - Carl Friedrich Gauss
Number theory, the study of the integers, is a...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 23, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
Fundamentals for Calculus: Functions and Equations
Course Code: CEMA0904 CRN: 10149
Program: Pre-College
The aim of this course is to reinforce fundamental concepts and techniques that a student preparing to enter a first calculus or pre-calculus class will need for success. To this...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Seeing Through Statistics
Course Code: CEMA0907 CRN: 10513
Program: Pre-College
"For Today's Graduate, Just One Word- Statistics." Such was the title of a 2009 New York Times feature and the motivation behind this course. While the field of statistics...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
Italian Film: Art and History
Course Code: CEMS0909 CRN: 10414
Program: Summer Study Abroad for High School Students
This course is only open to students who are enrolled in the Pre-college Study Abroad program that takes place in Rome, Italy.
Some of the greatest films ever made...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 16, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Documentary Film for Social Change: Production & Theory
Course Code: CEMS0911 CRN: 10302
Program: Leadership Institute
Documentary has long been associated as a vehicle for social change. How and why did this come to be an ideal? What techniques do filmmakers employ to tell their stories of social...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 23, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
History of American Film
Course Code: CEMS0913 CRN: 10472
Program: Pre-College
This course examines American film-making from about 1920 through the present. Its main objective is to familiarize students with the history of American film, with a special focus...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 23, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
Introduction to Music Production
Course Code: CEMU0900 CRN: 10096
Program: Pre-College
"Introduction to Music Production" will provide hands-on study of recording studio techniques and aesthetics. Students will create original studio work while developing listening...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
A Comprehensive Study of Music: Performance and Theory
Course Code: CEMU0901 CRN: 10080
Program: Pre-College
This course provides instruction in both Theory and Performance. The morning session consists of two hours of theory instruction and musicianship skills and in the afternoon,...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
Electronic Music
Course Code: CEMU0902 CRN: 10081
Program: Pre-College
Electronic Music explores how advancements in technology give rise to musical styles, such as techno, hip-hop, progressive rock, industrial, and synthpop. Students gain an understanding...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Everyday Mechanics and Special Relativity: How did we get from Newton to Einstein?
Course Code: CEPI0600 CRN: 10440
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
Isaac Newton's mechanics explains most of the motions and interactions that we see every day: all things that fall, roll, slide, and spin. But there are some things that Newtonian...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 23, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Theory of Relativity
Course Code: CEPI0902 CRN: 10059
Program: Pre-College
This course provides an introduction to Einstein's theories of special and general relativity. These theories have had a profound impact on science and technology as well...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 2, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
The Tiniest Bits of Reality
Course Code: CEPI0903 CRN: 10028
Program: Pre-College
This course will take you on a journey back in time, to the universe as it was when it was forming. Along the way we will make several stops in order to meet physicists and philosophers...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 30, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
The Extraordinary Inventions of Nikola Tesla
Course Code: CEPI0908 CRN: 10219
Program: Pre-College
Much is speculated and little is known about one of the most brilliant inventors at the turn of the century, Nikola Tesla. With more than 1000 patented inventions, Tesla laid the...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
The Quantum Revolution in Technology
Course Code: CEPI0910 CRN: 10451
Program: Pre-College
Nearly 100 years ago, quantum mechanics changed the face of physics forever. The orderly, deterministic rules of classical physics were turbulently turned on their head, unveiling...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012
From Newton to String Theory: A History of Physics
Course Code: CEPI0911 CRN: 10463
Program: Pre-College
What makes a great physicist? How do physicists change the world? In this course, we will take a broad look at the history of physics and attempt to understand how we got to where...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 2, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Biological Physics
Course Code: CEPI0912 CRN: 10510
Program: Pre-College
The main objective of the course is to guide students observe interesting biological phenomena in nature and daily life and train them to analyze these phenomena by calculation...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Freedom and Responsibility
Course Code: CEPL0901 CRN: 10030
Program: Pre-College
In this course, we will investigate philosophical questions concerning free will and responsibility. The main goal of the course will be to help students think philosophically...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 2, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Themes from Existentialism
Course Code: CEPL0904 CRN: 10151
Program: Pre-College
Existentialist philosophy provides a unique introduction to philosophical thinking, by applying the methods of philosophy to questions affecting all of us. The course aims to deepen...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
To Be Human: Minds, Robots, Clones and Zombies
Course Code: CEPL0905 CRN: 10012
Program: Pre-College
What it is that makes us characteristically human has been a crucial question for a long time. In ancient Greece, 'featherless biped' was tried out as a definition, but...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Giants of Philosophy
Course Code: CEPL0906 CRN: 10098
Program: Pre-College
Take a guided tour through works by some of the greatest thinkers of all time: Plato, Aristotle, Rene Descartes, John Locke, David Hume, Immanuel Kant, John Stuart Mill, Karl Marx,...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 23, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
The Meaning of Life
Course Code: CEPL0909 CRN: 10047
Program: Pre-College
The question of the meaning of life is one of the most important questions you will ever ask. You're probably already started to wrestle with it, and if you haven't yet, you will...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
An Introduction to Philosophy
Course Code: CEPL0913 CRN: 10083
Program: Pre-College
We will grapple with the great questions of philosophy. Our provocations will come from classic and contemporary authors, but we will learn to do philosophy, not just study it....(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Existentialist Questions of the Heart: What is Love and How Can I Find Myself?
Course Code: CEPL0918 CRN: 10060
Program: Pre-College
In 1993, Haddaway asked, “What is love?” A decade later, Eminem implored those seeking authenticity: “Lose yourself in the moment.” The techno question...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 23, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
The Power of Temptation and the Weakness of Will
Course Code: CEPL0920 CRN: 10221
Program: Pre-College
When we give in to temptation and do something even though we know it is bad for us, we exhibit weakness of will. Weakness of will raises deep philosophical and psychological questions...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 30, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Personal Identity
Course Code: CEPL0922 CRN: 10446
Program: Pre-College
Many of us wonder what makes us the person that we are. But you guaranteed to remain this person "the very same person you are right now" in the future? How does your personal...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Leadership in Science, Technology and Society
Course Code: CEPL0923 CRN: 10459
Program: Leadership Institute
Scientific discoveries and emerging technologies have had a major impact on our everyday lives in the 21st century. They offer powerful tools for exploring and understanding the...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jun 25, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
Buddhism and Philosophy
Course Code: CEPL0924 CRN: 10491
Program: Pre-College
This course will have two main aims. The first is to clearly understand the claims of Buddhism and the different ways they might be interpreted. The second is to critically evaluate...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 30, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
Ethics: Theory and Practice
Course Code: CEPL0925 CRN: 10490
Program: Pre-College
What kind of justification can we give for our ethical decisions? Do other people have to accept our justifications? These are questions everyone grapples with, and wondering about...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 30, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
The U.S. In World Politics
Course Code: CEPS0902 CRN: 10013
Program: Pre-College
Globalization is transforming the relationship between world events and U.S. politics. After 9/11 and Iraq, foreign affairs are no longer distant affairs, yet confusion abounds....(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012
Leadership and Conflict Resolution
Course Code: CEPS0904 CRN: 10300
Program: Leadership Institute
Conflict is ubiquitous. We encounter it in our daily lives with friends, family-members, and colleagues; in our communities between different interest or identity groups; and...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jun 25, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
US vs. Them: America and the World in the 21st Century
Course Code: CEPS0906 CRN: 10100
Program: Pre-College
This class equips you to answer profound questions at the nexus of American politics and international relations, and perhaps even to tackle more challenging questions that are...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
How the Legal System Works: Anatomy of a Case
Course Code: CEPS0913 CRN: 10190
Program: Pre-College
This course analyzes the current legal system by tracing each step of a legal case, from the occurrence of the event to final appeals. The objectives are to create an understanding...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
Nationalist Politics and Conflict
Course Code: CEPS0915 CRN: 10191
Program: Pre-College
Everywhere from Iraq to Western Europe, ethnic identity and nationalism are major sources of political tensions and conflict in the contemporary world. This course will ask why...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
Human Rights: Leadership & Action
Course Code: CEPS0920 CRN: 10297
Program: Leadership Institute
The language of human rights has become a dominant part of the global discourse over the past two decades. Almost all governments today invoke the language of human rights to justify...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
Democracy: Philosophy, Politics, & Power
Course Code: CEPS0922 CRN: 10340
Program: Pre-College
This course seeks to foster critical understanding of the key philosophical conceptions of democracy and their relation to modern social practices.
The objective...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 2, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
The Political Theory of Human Rights
Course Code: CEPS0923 CRN: 10307
Program: Pre-College
What are human rights? Why is torture immoral? Is there a basic right to education, or health care? Is war sometimes justified to protect those who can't protect themselves?
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Leadership and Global Engagement
Course Code: CEPS0924 CRN: 10301
Program: Leadership Institute
World leaders have the same styles, skills, and setbacks as leaders in any walk of life. However, the challenges they face are often much more visible, and the impact of their...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 23, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Leadership and Global Engagement
Course Code: CEPS0924 CRN: 10299
Program: Leadership Institute
World leaders have the same styles, skills, and setbacks as leaders in any walk of life. However, the challenges they face are often much more visible, and the impact of their...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
The Power of Political Ideas
Course Code: CEPS0926 CRN: 10350
Program: Pre-College
This course gives students a chance to undertake a fascinating and highly challenging process of political self-exploration. In addition to well-established far right- and left-wing...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012
Global Business
Course Code: CEPS0930 CRN: 10432
Program: Summer Study Abroad for High School Students
This course is only open to students who are enrolled in the Pre-college Study Abroad program that takes place in Segovia, Spain.
This 3-week course has been developed...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jun 25, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Leadership, Politics, and Religion
Course Code: CEPS0933 CRN: 10466
Program: Leadership Institute
What role should religion play in politics? How do religious beliefs shape our political conflicts? How does faith empower leaders?
These are pressing questions....(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jun 25, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
Politics of Terrorism and Extremism
Course Code: CEPS0934 CRN: 10493
Program: Pre-College
From Islamabad to Moscow to New York to Baghdad, terrorism has become one of the 21st century's most pressing security issues. Political extremism serves as both as a cause...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012
Global Justice and International Politics
Course Code: CEPS0935 CRN: 10492
Program: Pre-College
Do we have duties to help the poor in other countries? Should the UN and World Bank be made more democratic? This course introduces students to the most important ethical debates...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
Tea Parties
Course Code: CEPS0936 CRN: 10487
Program: Pre-College
As everyone from Stephen Colbert to the Tea Party Patriots to the Occupy Wall Street protestors demonstrate, Americans from all sides of the political spectrum have embraced the...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Understanding the Media: Becoming a Critical News Consumer
Course Code: CEPS0937 CRN: 10515
Program: Pre-College
Media surrounds us, but does it inform? It is reported that the average news consumer comes across more information in a day than an informed 17th century citizen came across...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 23, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Understanding the Media: Becoming a Critical News Consumer
Course Code: CEPS0937 CRN: 10516
Program: Pre-College
Media surrounds us, but does it inform? It is reported that the average news consumer comes across more information in a day than an informed 17th century citizen came across...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
Introduction to Psychology and Human Behavior
Course Code: CEPY0900 CRN: 10152
Program: Pre-College
In this class we will define the scope of psychology and explore some of its most interesting and relevant topics. For example, in what ways does our evolutionary history influence...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Critical Thinking About Human Behavior
Course Code: CEPY0901 CRN: 10153
Program: Pre-College
This course will introduce students to methods used by psychological science to help answer these common questions about the “unknown.” We will examine common ways in which...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
Genetics and Human Behavior
Course Code: CEPY0906 CRN: 10155
Program: Pre-College
The completion of the Human Genome Project may be the most important scientific achievement of our lifetime, but how much can genes tell us about complex human behavior? How much...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Introduction to Clinical Psychology
Course Code: CEPY0907 CRN: 10156
Program: Pre-College
In this course, students will be exposed to the science and practice of Clinical Psychology. Students will learn about the clinical characteristics of many major classes of psychiatric...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Current Controversies in Mood Disorders
Course Code: CEPY0909 CRN: 10197
Program: Pre-College
Can bipolar disorder be reliably diagnosed in children? Do certain antidepressant medications increase risk of suicide? Can alternative remedies such as fish oil stabilize mood...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 23, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Positive Psychology: The Key to Happiness
Course Code: CEPY0911 CRN: 10247
Program: Pre-College
For years, psychology has been the study of what ails the human mind. For example, why do certain individuals develop depression or abuse substances? Currently, there is a movement...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 23, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
Health Psychology/Behavioral Medicine
Course Code: CEPY0912 CRN: 10158
Program: Pre-College
Did you know that approximately 50% of the fatalities resulting from the ten leading causes of death are preventable? Psychological interventions are increasingly being used along...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 2, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Special Topics in Developmental Psychology: Socio-emotional Development in Children and Adolescents
Course Code: CEPY0914 CRN: 10118
Program: Pre-College
This course covers normative and pathological aspects of socio-emotional development from infancy through adolescence. This seminar will provide the students with opportunities...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 30, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
So you want to be a Counselor?
Course Code: CEPY0915 CRN: 10198
Program: Pre-College
This course provides an introduction to the profession of counseling. As such, a primary goal of this course is to introduce students to the field of counseling and the multiple...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 30, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
Psychology and the Media
Course Code: CEPY0916 CRN: 10207
Program: Pre-College
In “Psychology and the Media,” we will explore and evaluate the ways in which psychology and psychologists are (mis)-represented in the popular media, including movies,...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Personality: What Makes Us Who We Are?
Course Code: CEPY0917 CRN: 10211
Program: Pre-College
This course will introduce students to what psychologists mean when they use the term personality. Theoretical and empirical approaches to understanding the concept of personality...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012
Community Psychology: Making a Difference in the Real World
Course Code: CEPY0920 CRN: 10347
Program: Pre-College
This course provides a basic overview of the field of community psychology, an area of psychology concerned with the relationship between individuals and communities, in addition...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
The Psychology of Gender
Course Code: CEPY0922 CRN: 10336
Program: Pre-College
What is the latest science about how gender identity develops? Are fathers essential for a child’s well-being? Is fetal sex selection harmful for society? What are the...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012
Psychology of Stress and Trauma
Course Code: CEPY0924 CRN: 10360
Program: Pre-College
How do we cope with war, natural disaster, or terrorism? What about surviving experiences with abuse or torture? How are these experiences different or similar to routine life...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 2, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Introduction to Psychopathology
Course Code: CEPY0925 CRN: 10367
Program: Pre-College
This is an introductory seminar in psychopathology, or the scientific study of mental disorders. This course provides a broad survey of mental health problems, including anxiety...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012
Modern Abnormal Psychology in Research, Practice, and Media
Course Code: CEPY0926 CRN: 10442
Program: Pre-College
This class will introduce students to abnormal psychology through three distinct lenses. We will examine current research findings on major mental disorders, what these findings...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jun 25, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012
Returning from War: An Inside Look at Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Course Code: CEPY0927 CRN: 10443
Program: Pre-College
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder is increasingly discussed in the media and news reports as a consequence of deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan. This course will examine all aspects...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 30, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Uncover to Discover: The Social Myths of Disease
Course Code: CEPY0929 CRN: 10468
Program: Pre-College
The course aims to approach public health in general and diseases causation in particular through a sociological lens. In bridging public health with sociology, this course moves...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 30, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
Public Health Issues in Adolescence
Course Code: CEPY0930 CRN: 10455
Program: Pre-College
Although adolescence is a generally healthy time period in the lifespan, several important public health problems either peak or start during these years. The behavioral patterns...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 2, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Debunking Psuedoscience in Psychology
Course Code: CEPY0931 CRN: 10474
Program: Pre-College
The intended goal of this course is to introduce beginning scholars to the science of human behavior so they may learn how to apply critical thinking to the study of psychology....(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
Child Clinical Psychology: From Research to Clinical Practice
Course Code: CEPY0932 CRN: 10480
Program: Pre-College
This course surveys major theories, research findings, behavioral characteristics, and treatment methods associated with child and adolescent psychological disorders.
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Great Experiments in Psychology
Course Code: CEPY0933 CRN: 10485
Program: Pre-College
The main objectives of this course are to: highlight the scientific and creative ways that psychologists study human behavior, by reviewing seminal studies in psychology; learn...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 30, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
Organizational Behavior
Course Code: CEPY0934 CRN: 10471
Program: Pre-College
This overarching theme of the course is an introduction to theoretical concepts and empirical research in the behavioral sciences as it applies to behavior within organizational...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Scholar-Athlete: Introduction to Sport Psychology
Course Code: CEPY0935 CRN: 10481
Program: Pre-College
The psychology of sport is the study of the interaction between psychological variables and performance in athletic and physical activities. The overall objective of this course...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Social Psychology
Course Code: CEPY0936 CRN: 10484
Program: Pre-College
Social psychology is the intriguing study of social context and the way it influences our thoughts, feelings and behaviors. The overall objective of this course is to introduce...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 23, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
Introduction to Sociology: High School as a Social Laboratory
Course Code: CESO0902 CRN: 10249
Program: Pre-College
Have you ever looked around you and wondered why the popular kids were popular? Have you ever wondered why you were in school in the first place? If so, you are well on your way...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 23, 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
Women and Leadership
Course Code: CESO0906 CRN: 10147
Program: Leadership Institute
Despite over a hundred years of political and social gains, women in the 21st century still face unique societal challenges. In this course, students will learn about the status...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
Work in the Global Economy
Course Code: CESO0908 CRN: 10016
Program: Pre-College
How does manufacturing in China affect jobs in the U.S.? Why do Filipino women represent the largest share of domestic workers in Japan? How does the widespread migration of young...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012
Organize, Mobilize: Leadership for Social Change
Course Code: CESO0912 CRN: 10026
Program: Leadership Institute
Leadership for Social Change is a course designed to provide engaged students and young activists with the tools and theory needed to become successful community organizers. This...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jun 25, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
Changing Business: Becoming a Social Entrepreneur
Course Code: CESO0914 CRN: 10027
Program: Leadership Institute
In this course, students will grapple with how organization innovation can help solve societal problems in areas such as education, job creation, the arts, the environment, poverty,...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
Identity, Diversity, and Leadership
Course Code: CESO0916 CRN: 10161
Program: Leadership Institute
Who am I and how does my personal background impact my life experiences, my world view, and my relationships with others? To work effectively as a leader towards social change,...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 23, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Who are you Calling Sick? The Sociology of Diagnosis
Course Code: CESO0924 CRN: 10348
Program: Pre-College
How do doctors decide what is wrong with you? What happens when your symptoms cannot be explained medically? How do patients negotiate diagnoses, and where does self-diagnosis...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 2, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Irish Life and Culture
Course Code: CESO0927 CRN: 10431
Program: Summer Study Abroad for High School Students
This course is only open to students who are enrolled in the Pre-college Study Abroad program that takes place in Ireland.
This course is an interdisciplinary course...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
TheatreBridge
Course Code: CETA0901 CRN: 10136
Program: TheatreBridge
TheatreBridge offers a connecting link between high school and college theatre and encourages a commitment to a life of creative engagement. This highly selective pre-college company...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 6 weeks: Jun 25, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Writing for Performance: Sketch Comedy
Course Code: CETA0902 CRN: 10035
Program: Pre-College
This two-week course offers a unique workshop experience for young writers and performers interested in the special challenges of writing sketch comedy for performance. Students...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 16, 2012 - Jul 27, 2012
Creative Writing: Script and Stage
Course Code: CETA0903 CRN: 10101
Program: Pre-College
How do you write a play or film script? What's different about writing for the dramatic media, as distinct from developing a short story, poem, or novel? Scripts are strange...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jun 29, 2012
Arts for Social Change
Course Code: CETA0917 CRN: 10457
Program: Leadership Institute
Artists can wield powerful tools for social change. For example, performance/web artists The Yes Men use impersonations and subversive humor to draw attention to criminal greed;...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 2 weeks: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
Digital Video Production
Course Code: CEVA0901 CRN: 10085
Program: Pre-College
Digital video production is for budding movie-makers with an emphasis on experimentation in the use of the video medium. The primary goal of the course will be to serve as a foundation...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
Drawing the Human Figure
Course Code: CEVA0902 CRN: 10086
Program: Pre-College
This challenging and fun course gives students of all levels a concentrated experience drawing from the live model on a daily basis. Each day’s real art-school-based studio...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
Building a Better Mouse Trap: An Introduction to Design
Course Code: CEVA0903 CRN: 10087
Program: Pre-College
How do the clothes you wear convey to others who you are? How do the objects you own reflect your values? We are all a part of a material culture made up of designed objects,...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Jul 6, 2012
The Art of Forgery in the Age of Photoshop
Course Code: CEVA0904 CRN: 10052
Program: Pre-College
Are that Ralph Lauren model's hips really narrower than her head? Did Iran really successfully launch four missiles? Is that an accurate photo of Obama's birth certificate?...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 30, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Digital Photography
Course Code: CEVA0908 CRN: 10415
Program: Summer Study Abroad for High School Students
This course is only open to students who are enrolled in the Pre-college Study Abroad program that takes place in Rome, Italy.
Students will learn the art of photography...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jul 16, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Why Is This Art?
Course Code: CEVA0910 CRN: 10428
Program: Summer Study Abroad for High School Students
This course is only open to students who are enrolled in the Pre-college Study Abroad program that takes place in Segovia, Spain.
“Why is this art?”...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 3 weeks: Jun 25, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Foundations of Creative Process
Course Code: CEVA0911 CRN: 10444
Program: Pre-College
Creativity is typically characterized as the ability to produce work that is both novel and appropriate to a given context, which is to say, useful and meaningful. Through interdisciplinary...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 1 week: Jul 9, 2012 - Jul 13, 2012
Providence Arts and Learning: Using English to Explore the City and Its Culture
Course Code: CEVA0913 CRN: 10506
Program: Intensive English Program (IEP)
Students will focus on Providence's dynamic arts scene, including visual and performing arts and a rich architectural tradition. We will use the nearby RI School of Design...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 4 weeks: Jun 25, 2012 - Jul 20, 2012
Quantitative Methods for Psychological Sciences
Course Code: CLPS 0900 CRN: 60371
Program: Summer Session Credit
A survey of statistical methods used in the behavioral sciences. Topics include graphical data description, probability theory, confidence intervals, principles of hypothesis testing,...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Literature and the American Presidency
Course Code: COLT 0610G CRN: 60351
Program: Summer Session Credit
We will examine the American presidency through (1) written, (2) visual, and (3) archival evidence. Under (1), we will read the words of, and studies about, Washington, Adams,...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Principles of Economics
Course Code: ECON 0110 CRN: 60368
Program: Summer Session Credit
Extensive coverage of economic issues, institutions, and vocabulary, plus an introduction to economic analysis and its application to current social problems. Required for all...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Critical Reading and Writing I: The Academic Essay
Course Code: ENGL 0110 CRN: 60355
Program: Summer Session Credit
An introduction to university-level writing. Students produce and revise multiple drafts of essays, practice essential skills of paragraph organization, and develop techniques...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Shakespeare's Secret Agents
Course Code: ENGL 0201J CRN: 60349
Program: Summer Session Credit
Whether it's women playing men or kings playing paupers, Shakespeare's characters frequently use the art of disguise to right wrongs and wield authority in critical situations....(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Songs of the Self: Poetry as a Way of Life
Course Code: ENGL 0201U CRN: 60379
Program: Summer Session Credit
How does poetry create the self? In this course, we shall engage this vast question by encountering the past, present, and future of poetic expression on and off the page. Using...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Queering Modernism
Course Code: ENGL 0300 CRN: 60348
Program: Summer Session Credit
What role does modernist literature play in queer history? How might queer sexuality inflect modes of poetic and narrative expression? Reading American and Western European literature...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Reading French in the Arts and Sciences
Course Code: FREN 0220 CRN: 60365
Program: Summer Session Credit
Designed to develop the reading competence in French for graduate students (or advanced undergraduates with permission of the instructor). Fundamentals of grammar and syntax are...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Writing and Speaking French I
Course Code: FREN 0500 CRN: 60417
Program: Summer Session Credit
A four-skill language course that stresses oral interaction in class. Thematic units will focus on songs, poems, a short novel (E-E Schmitt), two graphic novels (Sattouf, Larcenet),...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Essentials of the Greek Language
Course Code: GREK 0100 CRN: 60409
Program: Summer Session Credit
An intensive approach to ancient Greek with special emphasis on developing facility in rapid reading of Greek literature. Selections from Attic Greek authors. No previous knowledge...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
A Checkered Past: The United States and the
Course Code: HIST 0720 CRN: 60366
Program: Summer Session Credit
An indelible post-9/11 image was that of international headlines proclaming "We are All Americans Now." However, not everyone shared that sentiment, prompting many Americans to...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
World War II in Europe: History, Experience, Memory
Course Code: HIST 0760 CRN: 60347
Program: Summer Session Credit
World War II was the defining event of the twentieth century. This course will focus on the military, political, social and cultural dimensions of the war in Europe and the USSR....(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Essentials of the Latin Language
Course Code: LATN 0100 CRN: 60362
Program: Summer Session Credit
An intensive introduction to classical Latin grammar, the course will cover all of "Wheelock's Latin," with the aim of developing students' facility in reading Latin...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Fiction I
Course Code: LITR 0110A CRN: 60374
Program: Summer Session Credit
A workshop for students who have little or no previous experience in writing fiction. Enrollment limited to 17 per section. S/NC. WRIT
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Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Intro to Screenwriting
Course Code: LITR 0110E CRN: 60372
Program: Summer Session Credit
A workshop for students who have little or no previous experience in writing screenplays. S/NC. Enrollment limited to 17.
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Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Graphic Novel
Course Code: LITR 0999 CRN: 60367
Program: Summer Session Credit
Focused on the influence of graphic novels and comic art, this course looks at examples of graphic novels and comic art from seminal texts like Art Spiegleman's Maus through...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Introductory Calculus, Part I
Course Code: MATH 0090 CRN: 60375
Program: Summer Session Credit
An intensive course in calculus of one variable including limits, differentiation, maxima and minima, the chain rule, rational functions, trigonometric functions, and exponential...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Introductory Calculus, Part II
Course Code: MATH 0100 CRN: 60354
Program: Summer Session Credit
A continuation of the material of MATH 0090 including further development of integration, inverse trigonometric and logarithmic functions, techniques of integrations, and applications....(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Introduction to Music Theory
Course Code: MUSC 0400 CRN: 60411
Program: Summer Session Credit
An introduction to musical terms, elements, and techniques, including notation, intervals, scales and modes, triads and seventh chords, modulation, melody writing and harmonization,...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
The Brain: An Introduction to Neuroscience
Course Code: NEUR 0010 CRN: 60346
Program: Summer Session Credit
Introduction to the mammalian nervous system with emphasis on the structure and function of the human brain. Topics include the function of nerve cells, sensory systems, control...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
The Place of Persons
Course Code: PHIL 0010 CRN: 60370
Program: Summer Session Credit
An introduction to the practice of philosophy through the study of key questions concerning the nature of persons and their place in the world. Topics covered will include, 'Reason...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Basic Physics (3)
Course Code: PHYS 0030 CRN: 60407
Program: Summer Session Credit
This two course sequence, PHYS 0030 and 0040, is a survey of mechanics, electricity, magnetism, optics, and modern physics for concentrators in sciences other than physics-including...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Basic Physics (4)
Course Code: PHYS 0040 CRN: 60376
Program: Summer Session Credit
This two course sequence, PHYS 0030 and 0040, is a survey of mechanics, electricity, magnetism, optics, and modern physics for concentrators in sciences other than physics-including...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Transformation in Christian Mysticsm
Course Code: RELS 0450 CRN: 60360
Program: Summer Session Credit
This course surveys historically influential views of Christian mysticism. We will look at mystics' texts to get a sense of how they both describe and understand mystical...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Persuasive Communication
Course Code: TAPS 0220 CRN: 60419
Program: Summer Session Credit
Provides an introduction to public speaking, and helps students develop confidence in public speaking through the presentation of persuasive speeches.
...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Persuasive Communication
Course Code: TAPS 0220 CRN: 60418
Program: Summer Session Credit
Provides an introduction to public speaking, and helps students develop confidence in public speaking through the presentation of persuasive speeches.
...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Meditation and the Brain: Applications in Basic and Clinical Science
Course Code: UNIV 0090 CRN: 60385
Program: Summer Session Credit
This class is a detailed exploration of the most recent neuroscientific research of meditation. The course explores the cognitive, affective, and neurophysiological effects of...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
An Introduction to Contemplative Studies
Course Code: UNIV 0540 CRN: 60361
Program: Summer Session Credit
Introduction to the new field of Contemplative Studies focusing on identifying methods human beings have found, across cultures and across time, to concentrate, broaden and deepen...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Studio Foundation
Course Code: VISA 0100 CRN: 60359
Program: Summer Session Credit
An introduction to basic visual art concepts, exploring a range of materials with emphasis on experimentation and analysis of visual relationships. Drawing is a vital part of this...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Studio Foundation
Course Code: VISA 0100 CRN: 60378
Program: Summer Session Credit
An introduction to basic visual art concepts, exploring a range of materials with emphasis on experimentation and analysis of visual relationships. Drawing is a vital part of this...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012