1-Week Courses

Immersive, Collaborative Classes for Outstanding Students

Students in the 1-week program select one curricular option per session. Explore your course options below. General information about program academics can be found here.

Most curricular options meet four hours per day; two hours in the morning and two hours in the afternoon, Monday through Friday.
All meeting times are scheduled in New York time.

= Session 3 (August 7–August 11)
= Filled
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Arts

Drawing Intensive: Developing a Portfolio
III

Biology and Neuroscience

Cell and Molecular Biology of Medicine
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Introduction to Neuroscience: Understanding the Brain
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The Neuroscience of Psychiatric Disorders
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Business, Economics, and Entrepreneurship

Better Capitalism: Startup Design (New!)
III
Big Data, Machine Learning, and their Real World Applications
III
Day in the Life of the Strategic CFO (New!)
III
Economics, Entrepreneurship, and Social Justice
III
Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Changing the World via Venture Creation
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Globalization: Challenges in International Economics and Politics
III
Introduction to Business, Finance, and Economics
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Introduction to Finance and Investment Management
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Introduction to Labor Studies
III
The Future of the Space Economy
III

Core Skills

Expository Writing Intensive: How to Write Great Papers
III

Engineering

Introduction to Engineering (New!)
III

Law and Conflict Resolution

Human Rights in the 21st Century: Challenges in International Law and Advocacy
III
Introduction to Labor Studies
III
The Supreme Court and Major Topics in U.S. Law
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Marketing, Media, and Communications

Communicating with Consumers: The Basics of Marketing, Advertising, and Public Relations
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Mathematics

Thinking and Problem Solving: Math in the Real World
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Philosophy and Humanities

Radical Skepticism, Reliability & Evidence: An Introduction to Epistemology
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Politics, Public Policy, and International Affairs

Globalization: Challenges in International Economics and Politics
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Human Rights in the 21st Century: Challenges in International Law and Advocacy
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Issues in Terrorism and Counterterrorism
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Science and Medicine

Cell and Molecular Biology of Medicine
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Medicine as a Career Choice: Thinking Like a Doctor
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Social Impact and Sustainability

Climate Change, Disasters, and Recovery: Introduction to Community Planning for Resilience
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Economics, Entrepreneurship, and Social Justice
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Social Sciences and Psychology

Introduction to Labor Studies
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Social Psychology: Understanding Human Behavior
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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
III
Cyber-Threat Intelligence
III
Introduction to Programming with Java
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Introduction to Programming with Python
III
Understanding Blockchain & Cryptocurrency (New!)
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Specific course details such as topics, activities, hours, and instructors are subject to change at the discretion of the University. Not all instructors listed for a course teach all sections of that course.