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2009 Course Catalog
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Techniques in DNA-Based Biotechnology (BI901-3A)
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 »)
Financial Markets and Investments (EC901-3B)
Program: Pre-College
This course first examines types and operations of US financial markets and institutions. Attention is given to financial concepts, investment theories, market practices and government... (more »)
Basic Physics (3) (PHYS 0030)
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 »)
Introduction to Bio-Medical Science: Cells, Tissues and Organs (BI916-3A)
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 building... (more »)
So You Think You Want to Be a Doctor: An Introduction to Medicine (BI903-3A)
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 »)
Introductory Calculus, Part I (MATH 0090)
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 »)
Literature and Film (EL904-3A)
Program: Pre-College
In this course we'll consider a series of thematically related books and movies, and carefully examine how structural elements -- from syntax to editing -- function to create works... (more »)
Culture and Human Behavior (AN901-3A )
Program: Pre-College
This course is an introduction to the theories and concepts as well as the research methods employed by anthropologists. The primary goal will be to challenge our assumptions about... (more »)
Creative Writing Workshop: Fiction (EL905-4A )
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 »)
A Comprehensive Study of Music: Performance and Theory (MU901-3A)
Program: Pre-College
The best way to learn the basics of music is through participation in a variety of musical activities. This course offers a unique opportunity to combine in one course a comprehensive... (more »)
Essentials of the Latin Language (LATN 0100 S01)
Program: Summer Session Credit
An intensive approach to Latin with special emphasis on developing facility in the rapid reading of Latin literature. No previous knowledge of Latin is required
The roots... (more »)
Introductory Calculus, Part II (MATH 0100)
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 »)
International Financial Markets and Investments (EC902-3A)
Program: Pre-College
This course first examines the operations of global financial markets and institutions. These markets include foreign exchange markets, international money markets, international... (more »)
Survey of Art History: Italian Renaissance to Present (HA900-3A)
Program: Pre-College
The course introduces major movements in Western art from around 1400 to the present. A brief overview of the techniques of visual analysis will be followed with a period by period... (more »)
An Introduction to Ancient Egypt (EG906-3B)
Program: Pre-College
The civilization of ancient Egypt has provided us with some of the most renowned and enduring cultural treasures including the pyramids of Giza and the tombs in the Valley of the... (more »)
Introduction to the Global Business Environment (EC900-3B)
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 »)
So What's up Doc? (BI909-1A)
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 »)
Introduction to Psychology and Human Behavior (PY900-3A)
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 »)
Introduction to Creative Nonfiction (ENGL 0180)
Program: Summer Session Credit
Designed to familiarize students with the techniques and narrative structures of creative nonfiction. Reading and writing focus on personal essays, memoir, science writing, travel... (more »)
Designing Mobile Machines: Robot Rover Derby (EN900-3A)
Program: Pre-College
Robot Rover Derby is our framework for you having an experience of what it is like to be an engineer.
Engineers design useful or desirable objects, using scientific principles,... (more »)
Introducing The Craft of Journalism (EL913-3A)
Program: Pre-College
Ever wonder what it takes to be a journalist? In this class -taught by Tracy Breton, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The Providence Journal - you will learn what goes into... (more »)
Leadership and Conflict Resolution (SO904-2EL)
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 »)
Leadership and Global Engagement S1 (SO905-2FL)
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 »)
Themes from Existentialism (PL904-3A)
Program: Pre-College
Based on Brown's most popular philosophy course, this course explores some of the central themes of existentialism. Existentialist philosophy is distinguished by its focus on issues... (more »)
How a Nation's Economy Works: An Introduction to Macroeconomics (EC910-3A)
Program: Pre-College
One out of four workers lost a job during the Great Depression. How could this happen in the absence of war or any natural disaster, with all the production possibilities in place?... (more »)
Introduction to Human Physiology (BIOL 0060)
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 »)
Scholar-Athlete: Sport and Society (SO903-1C)
Program: Pre-College
Participants in sports, athletes and fans alike, are more than just players in an American past time or a competition. Rather, they are part of a powerful social vehicle that... (more »)
Scholar-Athlete: Sport Physiology (BI915-1C)
Program: Pre-College
How does an Olympic sprinter run 200 meters in 20 seconds, an elite cyclist ride at 30 miles per hour for over 4 hours or a marathoner run 26 miles in just over 2 hours? The science... (more »)
How the Legal System Works: Anatomy of a Case (PS913-3B)
Program: Pre-College
What happens from the time a person brings a problem to a lawyer to the time that there is an ultimate resolution of a legal dispute? This workshop will trace that process, using... (more »)
Basic Physics (4) (PHYS 0040)
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 »)
The Brain: An Introduction to Neuroscience (NEUR 0010)
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 »)
Principles of Economics (ECON 0110)
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 »)
Studio Foundation (VISA 0100 S02)
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 »)
Brown Environmental Leadership Lab: Sustainable Development (ES900-2AL)
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 »)
Brown Environmental Leadership Lab: Field Ecology (ES900-2CL)
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 »)
Brown Environmental Leadership Lab: Sustainable Development (ES900-2BL)
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 »)
Forces of Nature: Hurricanes, Global Warming, and the Science of Weather (GE602-1EA)
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
The weather produces some of the most powerful forces on earth. Did you know that a single hurricane has about as much energy as 400 atomic bombs? In this class, we'll take a look... (more »)
Brain Basics: From Biology to Behavior (BN900-3B)
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 »)
Leadership and Global Engagement S2 (SO905-2GL)
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 »)
An Introduction to Electricity and Electronics for Engineering Design (EN902-2B)
Program: Pre-College
One of the great joys of engineering is to be creative – to design and implement solutions to improve the world around us. For many students learning how to design things... (more »)
Introduction to Biochemistry (BI927-3B)
Program: Pre-College
Proceeding from the foundation laid by basic coursework in biology and chemistry, this course will allow students to view living systems at the cellular and molecular levels. ... (more »)
The Laboratory Detective (BI600-1EB)
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
DNA, hair, fibers! These are just a few pieces of evidence that students will collect and analyze during The Laboratory Detective course. Students will begin the week learning... (more »)
The Meaning of Life (PL909-1B)
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 »)
Science, Perception and Reality (PL902-3B)
Program: Pre-College
Modern science throws light on many of the perennial questions of philosophy, sometimes seeming to confirm or refute old answers and sometimes suggesting new ones. Are sensory... (more »)
Women and Leadership (SO906-2FL)
Program: Leadership Institute
Despite a hundred years of political and social gains, women in the 21st century still face unique challenges to becoming effective leaders. In this course, students will explore... (more »)
Scholar-Athlete: Sports Writing (EL921-1C)
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 »)
To Be Human: Minds, Robots, Clones and Zombies (PL905-2A)
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 a plucked... (more »)
Mind and Matter (PL907-1A)
Program: Pre-College
This course will focus on what is known as the mind-body problem, the problem of understanding the relationship between the mind and the brain. Your entire mental life-everything... (more »)
Principles of Computer Programming (CS900-4A)
Program: Pre-College
This course will be a rigorous study of the theory and practice of computer programming. We will study program design, algorithms, data structures, and networking. Additional... (more »)
Introduction to Egyptian Hieroglyphics (EG907-2A)
Program: Pre-College
The hieroglyphic writing system of Ancient Egypt was one of the earliest writing systems in the world. Decoding its meanings has allowed us to understand the culture, religion,... (more »)
The U.S. In World Politics (PS902-2A)
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 »)
Critical Thinking About Human Behavior (PY901-3B)
Program: Pre-College
Why do many people believe in palm reading, alien abductions, past-life regression therapy, and ghosts? Can what you see in an inkblot reveal hidden aspects of your personality?... (more »)
Introduction to Chinese (FL903-4A)
Program: Pre-College
Ni hao! (This is the way you say "hello" in Chinese.)
Maybe China is a country where you've always dreamt of going. Maybe you were taken by the sounds of the... (more »)
Introduction to Standard Arabic (FL901-4A)
Program: Pre-College
There is a rapidly increasing demand for Arabic speakers and translators in such fields as diplomacy, defense, education and government. However, more than just an employment... (more »)
iBT TOEFL Preparation (EL810-4F)
Program: Intensive English Program (IEP)
Core course: speaking, listening, writing and reading in English In the core course, you will use your own experiences and interests to ensure that class time is exciting and meaningful.... (more »)
Intensive English Language in the Globalized World (EL800-4F )
Program: Intensive English Program (IEP)
Core course: speaking, listening, writing and reading in English In the core course, you will use your own experiences and interests to ensure that class time is exciting and meaningful.... (more »)
Genetics and Human Behavior (PY906-3B)
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 »)
Drawing the Human Figure (VA902-3A)
Program: Pre-College
Drawing from a live model, or figure drawing, is an art form that dates back to ancient times, and is still practiced today. Generations of young artists have found working with... (more »)
Equilibrium, Rate, and Structure (CHEM 0330)
Program: Summer Session Credit
Explores the electronic structure of atoms and molecules, thermodynamics, solution equilibrium, electrochemistry, chemical kinetics, and reaction mechanisms. Seven hours of lecture... (more »)
Techniques in DNA-Based Biotechnology (BI901-3B)
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 »)
TheatreBridge (TA901-6A )
Program: TheatreBridge
For more information on SummerTheatre@Brown's new TheatreBridge initiative for pre-college students, please click here:TheatreBridge (more »)
Introduction to Clinical Psychology (PY907-2B)
Program: Pre-College
Can you find out your IQ from an Internet test? Is Dr. Phil a good therapist? Is there an addictive personality? For most people, their exposure to psychology comes mostly from... (more »)
A Checkered Past: The United States and the Third World (HIST 0720)
Program: Summer Session Credit
An indelible post-9/11 image was that of international headlines proclaiming "We are All Americans Now". However, not everyone shared that sentiment, prompting many Americans to... (more »)
From Brain to Sensation (BI602-1EA)
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
You feel grass under your feet and smell the fragrance of flowers in the air. Hearing birdsong, you look up to see a robin jumping from branch to branch in a nearby tree. How do... (more »)
So You Want to be a Scientist? (SI600-2EA)
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
Doctors work to treat diseases but scientists work to understand them. Have you ever wondered about the work that goes on behind the scenes in medicine? Do you want to find out... (more »)
Psychology in Everyday Life: An Applied Introduction to the Science of Social Psychology (PY904-1A)
Program: Pre-College
As active thinkers immersed in a vibrant social world, we face an amazing challenge everyday: how do we make sense of ourselves and the people around us? Each and every day, we... (more »)
Examining Social Policy Issues through Contemporary Fiction (PPAI 0700I)
Program: Summer Session Credit
This course examines how contemporary novelists are addressing poverty, homelessness, mental illness, race relations, domestic abuse, and other important social issues. Students... (more »)
Fundamentals for Calculus: Functions and Equations (MA904-1B)
Program: Pre-College
This course is for students who desire additional preparation for calculus or pre-calculus. Many students find calculus courses difficult to comprehend because they do not have... (more »)
Skepticism (PL903-2C)
Program: Pre-College
Things are not always what they seem. Take it with a grain of salt. Don't judge a book by its cover. Skepticism is not some esoteric intellectual enterprise, but rather it's... (more »)
Creative Writing: Script and Stage (TA903-3B)
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 »)
An Introduction to Game Theory (EC905-3A)
Program: Pre-College
The award-winning film “A Beautiful Mind” introduced many people to the life of the Nobel Prize winning economist John Nash, but what about the theory that won him... (more »)
Introduction to Financial Markets (EC914-1A)
Program: Pre-College
This course introduces students to the basics of finance. We will examine how financial markets and financial institutions work and the economic fundamentals that underlie financial... (more »)
Economic Growth and Development (EC913-2A)
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 »)
Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (ANTH 0100)
Program: Summer Session Credit
This course examines what it means to be human in different cultures. We will study a range of theories and methods used to study culture, including ethnography, the intensive... (more »)
Cryptography (MA906-3A)
Program: Pre-College
This course will cover the history of cryptography from ancient times to the present day. We begin by discussing the simple Caesar-shift cipher and go on to more sophisticated... (more »)
Friends, Significant Others, & Family: Understanding Close Relationships (PY910-1B)
Program: Pre-College
How do you characterize your closest relationships? Are your friends or family essential to your sense of self? What can psychology tell us about attraction and romantic love?... (more »)
Research Techniques in Biomedical Fields (BI917-3A)
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 »)
The Art of Reading/Writing: Contemporary Literature from the Inside Out (EL918-2B)
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 »)
City /Spaces: An Introduction to Psychogeography (LITR 0310B)
Program: Summer Session Credit
Psychogeography is an artistic discipline concerned with the subconscious ways in which we respond to and interact with the physical environment of the city. This course will focus... (more »)
Essentials of the Greek Language (GREK 0100)
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 »)
Leadership and the Civil Rights Movement: A Case Study in Social Activism (SO910-2EL)
Program: Leadership Institute
The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s put young people in a uniquely powerful position to become activists for political and social change. Through effective leadership... (more »)
Exploring Medicine (BI926-1C)
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 »)
Where Rivers Meet the Sea: Ecology of Narragansett Bay (BI601-2EA)
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
Did you know that for many decades coastal estuaries were thought of as unproductive swamps that were best filled and developed? Today, scientists know estuaries to be some of... (more »)
Do You Want to Be an Engineer? (EN903-3B)
Program: Pre-College
Do you ever wonder how things that you use every day work? Do you like to take things apart? Do you like to fix things? Do you wonder how people make iPods, how humans can travel... (more »)
Critical Reading and Writing I: The Academic Essay (ENGL 0110 S01)
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 »)
Biological Illustration (BI900-1A)
Program: Pre-College
This minicourse will introduce students to the field of Biological Illustration. Employing a range of media, students will learn the protocols of scientific rendering in an intensive... (more »)
Putting Ideas into Words (EL991-1D S01)
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?
How... (more »)
From I Love Lucy to Lost: Television and American Culture (AC902-3A)
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 »)
Discovering the Past: Introduction to Prehistory and Archaeology (AN907-2B)
Program: Pre-College
What is archaeology? How has it contributed to the study of past human history and present-day human behavior? This course offers an introduction to the basic principles and methods... (more »)
The Body: An Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology (BI905-3B)
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 »)
Modern Art (HA901-1D)
Program: Pre-College
This course will explore the major artistic movements of the twentieth century. From Picasso's Cubism to Warhol's Pop, we will consider a wide range of artistic styles and media.... (more »)
Critical Reasoning (PHIL 0100)
Program: Summer Session Credit
A study of the techniques and principles of correct reasoning and effective communication. Topics may include deduction and induction, meaning and definition, fallacies in reasoning,... (more »)
Giants of Philosophy (PL906-3B)
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 »)
An Introduction to Philosophy (PL913-3A)
Program: Pre-College
Philosophy focuses around questions we all think about, and which can evidently only be answered by thinking rather than by observing or experimenting or acting. Can we know anything?... (more »)
Theory of Relativity (PH902-1D)
Program: Pre-College
Einstein's theory of relativity is one of the pillars of modern physics.
It is deeply counterintuitive, yet beautiful and ingenious. Special relativity reformulates how... (more »)
The Elegant Universe (PH906-1A)
Program: Pre-College
What is the origin of the Universe? Was there a beginning? What are we made of? For a long time, questions like these were only addressed within the realm of philosophy and religion.... (more »)
Persuasive Communication (TSDA 0220 )
Program: Summer Session Credit
Provides an introduction to public speaking, and helps students develop confidence in public speaking through the presentation of persuasive speeches.
Whether you're... (more »)
Introduction to American Studies (AMCV 0190C)
Program: Summer Session Credit
This course examines the historical context for contemporary political issues including immigration, global warming, and "the war on terror" to better understand how the American... (more »)
Global Development (AN905-2B)
Program: Pre-College
Addressing global issues like poverty, hunger, and disease often seems overwhelming. Long-established institutions like governments, the United Nations, and the World Bank, have... (more »)
Exploring the Interface of Nanotechnology and Biology (EN901-3B)
Program: Pre-College
Imagine being part of the next great technological revolution that will virtually change almost every aspect of your life! Nanotechnology studies the creation, methods, and application... (more »)
Existentialist Questions of the Heart: What is Love and How Can I Find Myself? (PL918-1D)
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 »)
Introduction to Japanese (FL900-4A)
Program: Pre-College
The chances are that you already know more than several Japanese words such as Anime, sushi, Haiku (poem), Karaoke, Origami, Karate, Samurai, Teriyaki, and Tsunami, among others.... (more »)
Leadership and Global Health (SO907-2GL)
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 »)
Studio Foundation (VISA 0100 S01)
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 »)
Digital Video Production (VA901-3A)
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 »)
Popular Music and the City (AMCV 0190D)
Program: Summer Session Credit
This course will examine the relationship between popular music and its sociocultural context by concentrating on three urban music forms: blues, soul, and hip hop. Readings will... (more »)
SeniorBridge (TA900-6A )
Program: TheatreBridge
For more information on SummerTheatre@Brown's new SeniorBridge initiative for pre-college students, please click here: SeniorBridge (more »)
Writing the College Admissions Essay (EL919-1B)
Program: Pre-College
Wondering how you're going to cram yourself into 500 words? Talk about your dreams without using cliche? Set yourself apart from the rest of the college-bound hopefuls? In this... (more »)
Astrobiology: The Search for Life in the Universe (BI606-1EB)
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
Astrobiologists study life in the universe, including the possibility that it exists on other planets. What scientists know about life, they learned from Earth - we study life... (more »)
Understanding the Human Body: An Exploration of Anatomy (BI607-1EB)
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 »)
Leadership for Social Change (SO912-2EL)
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 »)
The Art of the Film (MS900-3B)
Program: Pre-College
In "The Art of the Film" we will examine the dramatic and psychological effects of the techniques used in filmmaking and television, and some of the central developments in film's... (more »)
History in Fact, History in Film: WWII-1980 (HI903-3A)
Program: Pre-College
How did the Cold War shape American culture and politics? Who gets to tell the story of Vietnam? Was racism just a Southern problem? Did sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll ruin the... (more »)
Ancient Egyptian Religion and Magic (EG902-2C)
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 »)
Writing Speculative Fiction (EL903-2B)
Program: Pre-College
Science fiction, fantasy, magical realism, slipstream, alternate history, New Weird, cyberpunk, steampunk, Infernokrusher: we lump together under the term "speculative fiction"... (more »)
Adventures in Narrative Through Contemporary Short Stories (EL914-2C)
Program: Pre-College
What does it mean to categorize fiction: realist, minimalist, lyrical, postmodern? In this reading and writing intensive class, we will examine contemporary short stories, gaining... (more »)
Diplomacy (HI909-1A)
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 »)
The War On Terror: A Case Study for Theories of International Relations (PS903-2C)
Program: Pre-College
Since it began in 2001, the War on Terror has divided our country and the world at large. We continue to debate the U.S. government’s reaction to the terrorist attacks on... (more »)
Fiction I (LITR 0110A)
Program: Summer Session Credit
A workshop for students who have little or no previous experience in writing fiction.
In this introductory course, students will explore the main elements of fiction... (more »)
Freedom and Responsibility (PL901-2B)
Program: Pre-College
If the course's title interests you, it is very likely that you have considered the following sort of story and wondered how it ought to be evaluated: A young man is raised in... (more »)
Word Etymologies: The Greek and Latin Roots of English (CL903-2A)
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 »)
The Quantized World: An Introduction to the Amazing and yet Bizarre Theory of Quantum Mechanics (PH900-3B)
Program: Pre-College
Classical Newtonian Mechanics succeeds in describing the macroscopic world around us. Yet, it terribly fails when it comes to describing the world at the atomic and subatomic scales.... (more »)
Medicine and Society (AN906-2C)
Program: Pre-College
This course challenges students to explore the relationships between medicine and its social, cultural, and political dimensions. Students will be introduced to the ideas and... (more »)
Nazi Germany and the Holocaust (HI901-2B)
Program: Pre-College
The history of Nazi Germany and the Holocaust are crucial for understanding the development and outlook of the 20th century. This two-week course provides an introduction into... (more »)
Health Psychology/Behavioral Medicine (PY912-2C)
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 »)
The Secrets of Learning and Memory (BN901-3A)
Program: Pre-College
The most intensely studied topic of brain research has been learning and memory, which has captivated the interest of scientists ever since the processes underlying it were accidentally... (more »)
Number Theory: An Introduction to Higher Mathematics (MA903-3B)
Program: Pre-College
The whole numbers are the foundation of all of mathematics. Everything we count, everything we measure, everything we quantify depends on them. They have been studied intensely... (more »)
Engineering Biomedical Systems (BI920-3A)
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 »)
Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘n’ Roll?: Understanding the 1960s (HI915-2B)
Program: Pre-College
The 1960s was a watershed decade in modern American history. The United States that emerged in its aftermath was very different from the United States that existed before it. The... (more »)
Ethical Dilemmas in Foreign Policy (PS908-3A)
Program: Pre-College
Foreign policy decision-making is rarely morally neutral or ethically unproblematic. More often than not, foreign policy decision-makers struggle with complex moral questions in... (more »)
Introduction to Women’s Mental Health Issues (PY913-1D)
Program: Pre-College
Why is depression at least twice as prevalent among women as compared to men? Are women really at greater risk for experiencing eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia? ... (more »)
Introduction to Music Theory (MUSC 0400)
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 »)
Introduction to Music Production (MU900-3B)
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 »)
Facebook, MySpace, and the Development of the Social Self (SO909-1C)
Program: Pre-College
This course will use students’ experiences with social networking sites to explore basic sociological concepts of social identity, social roles, membership in various groups... (more »)
Special Topics in Developmental Psychology: Socio-emotional Development in Children and Adolescents (PY914-2B)
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 »)
Designing Mobile Machines: Robot Rover Derby Jr. (EN601-1EB)
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
You and 2 teammates will build and program a stepping motor-driven, tank-steered rover. Each teammate will specialize in a certain skill necessary for the success of the team’s... (more »)
Classic Fairy Tales Reconsidered (EL901-2A)
Program: Pre-College
Originally, fairy tales were not intended for children but throughout much of their history were told among adult audiences for entertainment and instruction. During Romanticism,... (more »)
Writing Flash Fiction (EL927-2B)
Program: Pre-College
In this course we’ll take a look at flash fiction and how to write it. Flash fiction is a catch-all for narrative in miniature – instead of a novel, or even a short... (more »)
Alternative Energy Engineering - An Introduction (EN904-2C)
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 »)
Building a Better Mouse Trap: An Introduction to Design (VA903-3A)
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 »)
Exploring the Planets (GE901-1D)
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 »)
Do You Think You Want To Be A Lawyer? (PS912-1C)
Program: Pre-College
What happens from the time a person brings a problem to a lawyer to the time that there is an ultimate resolution of a legal dispute? This workshop will trace that process, using... (more »)
Financial Accounting (ECON 0710)
Program: Summer Session Credit
This introductory course in basic accounting theory and practice includes accounting procedures for various forms of business organizations and provides a basic review of individual... (more »)
Stem Cells, Cloning, Regenerative Medicine: Changing the Face of Biology (BI912-3A)
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 »)
Putting Ideas into Words (EL991-1A )
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?
How... (more »)
Hello from Mars (GE603-1EA)
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
Over the next year, a fleet of spaceships is traveling to the Red Planet. Why are we going? Where are we going? What will we do? This course will try to answer such questions... (more »)
American Consumer Culture, 1870-present (AC907-2C)
Program: Pre-College
The modern era in the United States has long been described by both critics and adherents as a “culture of consumption.” Beginning with the advent of mass production,... (more »)
Music & Society: From Beethoven to Britney Spears (HI906-3B)
Program: Pre-College
Have you every thought academically about the music we listen to? This course explores the relationship between pieces of music and the societies which produce them. We will... (more »)
The Human Body: Anthropological and Archaeological Perspectives (AN904-2C)
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 »)
Swearing on the Bible: The US Supreme Court and Religion (RS905-1D)
Program: Pre-College
What does the First Amendment say about the separation between church and state? Can the state compel or prohibit certain speech or actions, even if it goes against one's religion?... (more »)
Bioethics and Religion (RS902-2A)
Program: Pre-College
This course will explore interactions between contemporary issues in bioethics and religious beliefs and practices. We will consider how religious traditions, both east and west,... (more »)
Relating Religion and Science (RS903-1B)
Program: Pre-College
What is religion? What is science? How are they related? Are they about different things, in some way compatible, or are they opposed, both about understanding and explaining... (more »)
Documentary Film for Social Change: Production & Theory (SO911-2GL)
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 »)
Nanotechnology: The Small Wonder from Atom to Space (EN602-1EB)
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
When we measure tiny things like germs and water molecules, what unit do we use? Inches? Meters? No, these are far too big for measuring tiny things. One of the most appropriate... (more »)
From Mad Cow Disease to Alzheimer’s: The Biological Basis of Disease (BN902-2B)
Program: Pre-College
The primary focus of this course will be on key diseases that are caused by protein misfolding, including symptoms, cellular physiology, and current methods of treatment for these... (more »)
When the Brain Has a Mind of its Own (BN905-2A)
Program: Pre-College
In this course we shall explore the world of neuroscience from first hand accounts written by patients, physicians, and scientists. Beyond the ever valuable and traditional large... (more »)
Vision: A Glimpse of the Brain (BN903-1D)
Program: Pre-College
Vision; can you imagine your life without it? When asked to name the five sensations of perception, most people begin their list with \"sight\". This magnificent ability to observe... (more »)
Architecture and the Cityscape (HA902-1C)
Program: Pre-College
Do you ever wish you could go back in time? We will rattle a few ghosts of the past when we explore the architectural legacy of a city with a rich and complicated history that... (more »)
Snapshots and Snap Judgments: A History of Photographic Portraiture (HA903-2A)
Program: Pre-College
What does your Facebook picture say about you? We are bombarded by portraits on-line and in magazines, keep them to remember loved ones, and are required to carry them for identification,... (more »)
Persuasive Communication (TA905-1A)
Program: Pre-College
When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid. Audre Lorde
This course will introduce... (more »)
Work in the Global Economy (SO908-2A)
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 »)
Writing Transformation: Metamorphosis in Literature and Myth (EL906-1C)
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 »)
Writing About Writing: Short Stories from the Americas (EL908-3B)
Program: Pre-College
Are you interested in literature, but aren’t sure how to write about literature? Do you want to make a smooth transition between high school and college level reading and... (more »)
The Design of the Human Machine (BI608-1EA)
Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School
Human life expectancy has risen dramatically over the last century due to rapid advances in medicine. The progress of medicine, in turn, has resulted from a better understanding... (more »)
The Tiniest Bits of Reality (PH903-2B)
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 »)
First Aid for the Medicine Cabinet (BI904-3B)
Program: Pre-College
Greater than 99.9% of medical interventions involve the administration of a drug.
Are you or the people you care about, taking drugs without understanding what or why?... (more »)
True-Life Forensic Investigation: How to Solve a Crime (BI908-1B)
Program: Pre-College
What questions are asked? What types of evidence are collected? How are those pieces of evidence analyzed and presented in court? During forensic-based investigations, the questions... (more »)
Modern & Contemporary International Short Fiction (EL911-2B)
Program: Pre-College
In 2008 the head of the Nobel committee for literature declared that the Nobel Prize would not be awarded to an American author because, “The U.S. is too isolated, too insular.... (more »)
Electronic Music (MU902-3A)
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 »)
Introduction to Surrealism (EL917-2A)
Program: Pre-College
Can you write a poem or piece of prose without carefully choosing your words, without ordering them in a coherent fashion? Would you consider the flea market to be a site of inspiration... (more »)
The Neuron: Form and Function (BN904-1B)
Program: Pre-College
Why did South American Indians coat the tips of their arrows with a secretion from the backs of tiny yellow frogs? Why is fugu (Japanese for blowfish) one of the most expensive,... (more »)
Exploring Infectious Disease: The Exotic Misconception (BI907-2A)
Program: Pre-College
What is Yellow fever? How has it impacted the United States? Why are so many parasites common only in developing countries? This course explores these questions and more while... (more »)
Nature vs. Nurture: Genes and Environment in Human Biology (BI922-3B)
Program: Pre-College
Why are people born near the equator more likely to be lactose intolerant? How does the legacy of the Irish Potato Famine impact the obesity epidemic today? Why haven’t deadly... (more »)
Bioethics (PL910-1B)
Program: Pre-College
This course will introduce students to current controversies in bioethics concerning the use of biotechnologies to enhance human traits. We will discuss the ethical issues raised... (more »)
Writing for Performance: Sketch Comedy (TA902-2A)
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 »)
Literature of the Fantastic (EL925-3A)
Program: Pre-College
In this course, students will hone their analytical skills with close readings of some of the most thrillingly strange narratives of the last two centuries. By foregrounding the... (more »)
Environmental Ethics (PL911-3B)
Program: Pre-College
Environmental ethics is a subfield of philosophy that asks what our moral obligations are with regard to the environment. This course is divided into two halves. In the first... (more »)
The History of Sexuality (EL928-2C)
Program: Pre-College
In high school, “History” and “Sexuality” probably are not taught together. In this course, students will learn that these two subjects are so connected... (more »)
Changing Business: Becoming a Social Entrepreneur (SO914-2FL)
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 »)
The Mythology of Literature (COLT 0810Z)
Program: Summer Session Credit
Great authors throughout the ages have been fascinated by ancient mythology and have incorporated elements of it into their texts. Similarly, the ways in which these myths are... (more »)
Tales of Love and Horror, Monsters and Beauties: How to Write about Literature by Reading Beneath the Surface (EL930-2C)
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 »)
So What's up Doc? (BI909-1D)
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 »)
Politics, Poetry and Music (MU903-2A)
Program: Pre-College
To introduce high school students to the practices of reading and writing at the college-level, and to expose them to cutting edge debates about globalization and politics, this... (more »)
A-Bombs, Milkshakes and Love-Ins: Decades of Change in America, 1940-1970 (HI918-3A)
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 to... (more »)
Social Change, Democracy, and Dictatorship (SOC 0111)
Program: Summer Session Credit
Why are some countries more democratic than others? What effects have industrialization and colonization had on developing world democracies? This class probes those questions... (more »)
Children's Thinking (BI911-1B)
Program: Pre-College
What do babies think? What types of knowledge are we born with and what do we need to learn? How does our experience of the world change across development? How is it possible... (more »)
Understanding the Nation's Health (BI910-1C)
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 »)
Unlocking the Writer’s Voice: Personal History and Solo Performance (EL909-2B)
Program: Pre-College
Solo performance is a popular and distinctly contemporary theatrical form; variations of the solo can be found on Broadway, in stand-up comedy clubs, on TV, and in the experimental... (more »)
Writing the Academic Essay (EL902-3B)
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 »)
Psychoactive Drugs: Brain, Body, Society (BN906-1C)
Program: Pre-College
This one week course will introduce students to the basics of how psychoactive drugs interact with the brain and the body. We will also examine how legal and illegal psychoactive... (more »)
Sexuality in American History, 1880-1980 (AMCV 0190E)
Program: Summer Session Credit
This course focuses on popular struggles over sexuality in the United States from 1880-1980. We will study how sexual values have been constructed and have changed over time. Topics... (more »)
Literature and the American Presidency (COLT 0610G)
Program: Summer Session Credit
Literary perspectives on the American presidency are as various as the presidents themselves. This version of Literature and the American Presidency will explore seven presidents... (more »)
Shakespeare Rewrites Shakespeare (ENGL 0200V)
Program: Summer Session Credit
How did Shakespeare’s drama develop thematically, rhetorically, and historically over the span of his literary career? In this course, we will look at Shakespearean drama... (more »)
International Political Economy of Development (POLS 0330)
Program: Summer Session Credit
What does international politics have to do with the economy? How do economic crises in one part of the world affect domestic politics in another part? What is development, and... (more »)
Introduction to Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering (BI902-1A)
Program: Pre-College
This one 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 »)
Introduction to Italian (FL902-4A)
Program: Pre-College
This course is designed for students with little or no previous knowledge of Italian. It covers the fundamentals of the language with emphasis on grammar, speaking, and listening... (more »)
America and the World in the 21st Century: Challenges and Challengers (PS906-3B)
Program: Pre-College
What role will the United States play in world politics in the coming years and decades? What role should it play? Will the United States retain its position as the preeminent... (more »)
Harmonic Convergence: Music’s Intersection with Science, Mathematics, History and Literature (MUSC 0510)
Program: Summer Session Credit
An investigation into music’s relationship to science, mathematics, history and literature. Students will examine connections between music and the brain; parallels between... (more »)
ESL-English as a Second Language (EL814-2A)
Program: Intensive English Program (IEP)
Develop higher-level English language skills in this intensive course. Fine-tune your English grammar, experiment with rhetorical styles, dream, argue, persuade. With your instructor,... (more »)
Mathematical Forms in Architecture (MATH 0580)
Program: Summer Session Credit
The last decade has seen the emergence of a new architecture. Advances in building technology have resulted in structures with complex geometric forms that would not have been... (more »)
Putting Ideas into Words (EL991-1C )
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?
How... (more »)
Putting Ideas into Words (EL991-1B)
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?
How... (more »)
ESL-English as a Second Language (EL814-2B)
Program: Intensive English Program (IEP)
Develop higher-level English language skills in this intensive course. Fine-tune your English grammar, experiment with rhetorical styles, dream, argue, persuade. With your instructor,... (more »)
Writing the Academic Essay (EL902-3A)
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 »)
Scholar-Athlete: Sport Physiology (BI915-1C)
Program: Pre-College
How does an Olympic sprinter run 200 meters in 20 seconds, an elite cyclist ride at 30 miles per hour for over 4 hours or a marathoner run 26 miles in just over 2 hours? The science... (more »)