2012 Course Catalog: 49 Courses
Celluloid America
Course Code: AMST 1612B CRN: 60412
In this course, we will explore 20th century American history through film, examining both the history of this quintessentially American medium and the way in which American history...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Race, Inequality, and the American City since 1945
Course Code: AMST 1612R CRN: 60414
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Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Course Code: ANTH 0100 CRN: 60356
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
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
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
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
Introduction to Human Physiology
Course Code: BIOL 0060 CRN: 60357
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
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
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
Introduction to Organic Chemistry
Course Code: CHEM 0350 CRN: 60363
Sequel to CHEM 0330. Investigates the constitution and properties of the different classes of organic compounds, with considerable attention to reaction mechanisms. The laboratory...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Quantitative Methods for Psychological Sciences
Course Code: CLPS 0900 CRN: 60371
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
Sleep and Chronobiology Research
Course Code: CLPS 1194 CRN: 60386
Part of a summer immersion in behavioral science research in human sleep and chronobiology. Instruction in human sleep and circadian rhythms, research techniques in basic physiology,...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Abnormal Psychology
Course Code: CLPS 1700 CRN: 60358
The study of anxiety, stress, and neurotic disorders, psychosomatic disorders, deviant social behavior, affective disorders, and schizophrenia. Considers theories of etiology (causes)...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Literature and the American Presidency
Course Code: COLT 0610G CRN: 60351
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
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
Intermediate Microeconomics
Course Code: ECON 1110 CRN: 60350
Tools for use in microeconomic analysis, with some public policy applications. Theory of consumer demand, theories of the firm, market behavior, welfare economics, and general...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Intermediate Macroeconomics
Course Code: ECON 1210 CRN: 60373
The economy as a whole: Level and growth of national income, inflation, unemployment, role of government policy. Prerequisite: MATH 0060, 0070, 0090, 0100, 0170, 0180, 0190, 0200, or 0350; and ECON 0110.
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Experimental Neurobiology
Course Code: NEUR 1600 CRN: 60345
Intensive laboratory experience in neuroscience appropriate for students with basic background in Neurobiology. Learn and employ the classical neurophysiological techniques of...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
The Place of Persons
Course Code: PHIL 0010 CRN: 60370
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
Clinical Communication in Medicine
Course Code: PHP 1010 CRN: 60369
Communication is central to medical practice and interpersonal relationships between patients and physicians can often be powerful curative agents. This course reviews theory and...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Basic Physics (3)
Course Code: PHYS 0030 CRN: 60407
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
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
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
Provides an introduction to public speaking, and helps students develop confidence in public speaking through the presentation of persuasive speeches.
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Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Persuasive Communication
Course Code: TAPS 0220 CRN: 60418
Provides an introduction to public speaking, and helps students develop confidence in public speaking through the presentation of persuasive speeches.
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Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
Acting
Course Code: TAPS 0230 CRN: 60388
Focus on elements of dramatic analysis and interpretation as applied to the art of acting, and, by extension, directing. Monologues, scene study, and improvisation are basis for...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
The Creative Ensemble
Course Code: TAPS 1280B CRN: 60410
Develops skills in acting, improvisation, directing, teaching, and writing. Through research, performance and collaboration, participants explore individual/group talents and...(more »)
Course Status: Open
When: 7 weeks: Jun 18, 2012 - Aug 3, 2012
The Actor's Instrument: Clown
Course Code: TAPS0930E CRN: 60413
Derived from the teachings of Jacques Lecoq and Philippe Gaulier, this course is physically-based, improvisational, loud and messy. Emphasis is on organic and intuitive response,...(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
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
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
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
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