Courses

Immersive, Collaborative Classes for Outstanding Students

Explore your course options below. General information about program academics can be found here.

= Session 1 (June 29–July 17)
= Session 2 (July 21–August 7)
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Architecture and Urban Studies

Introduction to Architectural Design and Theory
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New York City Reimagined: Crisis and Continuity in a Cosmopolitan Capital (New!)
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Arts

Creating Original Theater: Playwriting, Directing, and Acting
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Critical Focus on the Visual Arts: Art and Architecture
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Digital Filmmaking: From Initial Concept to Final Edit
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Drawing: Eye and Idea
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Introduction to Digital Filmmaking
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Painting: The Painted Image
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Understanding Cinema: Analyzing Film Language and Style
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Business, Economics, and Entrepreneurship

Big Data, Machine Learning, and their Real World Applications
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Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, AI, and Beyond
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Economics, Entrepreneurship, and Social Justice
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Changing the World via Venture Creation
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation: New Product Development
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Globalization: Challenges in International Economics and Politics
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Introduction to Business, Finance, and Economics
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Introduction to Entrepreneurship and Innovation
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Introduction to Global Economics and Public Policy
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Investment Portfolio Management
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Understanding the Stock Market
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Core Skills

Core Skills for College and Beyond
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Core Skills Fundamentals
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Creative Writing and Journalism

Crafting the Novel
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Creative Writing: Advanced Workshop
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Creative Writing: Introductory Workshop
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Creative Writing: Journalism & Nonfiction
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Creative Writing: Master Class in Fiction
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Introduction to Creative Writing
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Introduction to Journalism and Nonfiction
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Law and Conflict Resolution

Conflict Resolution: Negotiation, Persuasion, and Mediation
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Constitutional Law
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Contemporary Debates in American Law and Society
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Exploring Careers in Law
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Human Rights in the 21st Century: Challenges in International Law and Advocacy
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Introduction to Criminal Law (New!)
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Legal Reasoning: Thinking Like a Lawyer
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Marketing, Media, and Communications

Communicating with Consumers: The Basics of Marketing, Advertising, and Public Relations
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Conflict Resolution: Negotiation, Persuasion, and Mediation
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Creative Writing: Journalism & Nonfiction
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Introduction to Journalism and Nonfiction
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Introduction to Marketing Communications: How Companies Reach Consumers
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Language and Identity: A Linguistic Exploration of Accents, Dialects, Slang, and Grammar
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The Media and Politics in the United States
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Mathematics

Geometric Topology: A Tool for Modeling the Universe (New!)
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Thinking and Problem Solving: A New Look at Mathematics
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Thinking and Problem Solving: Math in the Real World
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Philosophy and Humanities

Introduction to Philosophical Enquiry: Love, Human Excellence, and Existential Freedom
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Political and Economic Ideologies of the Modern World
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Physical Sciences

Intensive Seminars in Modern Chemistry
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Introduction to Materials Science and Nanotechnology
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Introduction to the Physical Sciences
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Physics and Technologies of the Future
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Social Sciences and Psychology

Inside the Animal Mind: What Animals Think and Feel
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Language and Identity: A Linguistic Exploration of Accents, Dialects, Slang, and Grammar
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The Science of Psychology
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Technology and Computer Programming

Big Data, Machine Learning, and their Real World Applications
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Biomedical Engineering: Physical Effects on Cells
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Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, AI, and Beyond
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Computer Programming for Beginners: Coding in Java
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Introduction to Materials Science and Nanotechnology
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Introduction to Programming in C
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Physics and Technologies of the Future
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