College Credit Courses

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 30, 2021

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

This class will examine a cultural history and genealogy of black athletes who have been dominant and successful in three specific areas: sports, cultural arts, and politics. It will demonstrate how these athletes used each arena to create new knowledge about being human and black human being despite the dehumanizing histories of slavery, colonization, and segregation in the Americas

This course meets entirely online during the Cross Session (6/7/2021-7/30/2021).

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 30, 2021

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

The class will involve a deep dive into human-technology interfaces, with future ethics taking a central concern as technology develops exponentially. Can regulations keep up? Do we need to consider robot ethics? Can human biases embeddedness within machine learning algorithms be understood or do they constitute black boxes? These are some of the questions this course will explore. Students will: • Understand current and future trends in AI • Develop critical thinking around ethics and philosophy of human machine enhancement • Learn how bias is encoded into algorithms • Debate how to regulate AI • Explore potential futures through literature and film • Debate robot personhood

This course meets entirely online during the Cross Session (6/7/2021-7/30/2021).

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

This course explores the city as a product of, and a rich site for, humans’ negotiations over social and economic rights, identity, meaning, and community. Drawing on a variety of analytical, historical, geographic, and ethnographic studies, we will ask whether urban life is qualitatively distinct from rural life, and whether there are different types of urban life in different places and times. Debates over urban planning encompass moral, cultural, and personal concerns, not simply the planning schemes of economists, policymakers, and architects. Throughout the course, methodological questions regarding the city as an object of historical and ethnographic study are highlighted.

This course explores the city as a product of, and a rich site for, humans’ negotiations over social and economic rights, identity, meaning, and community. Drawing on a variety of analytical, historical, geographic, and ethnographic studies, we will ask whether urban life is qualitatively distinct from rural life, and whether there are different types of urban life in different places and times. Debates over urban planning encompass moral, cultural, and personal concerns, not simply the planning schemes of economists, policymakers, and architects. Throughout the course, methodological questions regarding the city as an object of historical and ethnographic study are highlighted.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 30, 2021

Format & Location:

Online

Credits:

3

Major achievements in European and American pictorial art, sculpture, and architecture from the early Renaissance through the early twenty-first century. Emphasis is on functions, meanings, and styles of individual works within a historical context. Only in unusual circumstances and with the approval of the department may a student with AP credit (ARTH 01) be permitted to take ARTH 101 or 102 for credit.

This course meets entirely online during the Cross Session (6/7/2021-7/30/2021).

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
10:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

Major achievements in European and American pictorial art, sculpture, and architecture from the early Renaissance through the early twenty-first century. Emphasis is on functions, meanings, and styles of individual works within a historical context. Only in unusual circumstances and with the approval of the department may a student with AP credit (ARTH 01) be permitted to take ARTH 101 or 102 for credit.

For more information about this and other courses in the Department of Art and Art History, please visit https://art.georgetown.edu This class is not available to audit.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 30, 2021

Format & Location:

Online

Credits:

3

Photography I: Digital is a basic digital photography studio art course designed to develop the hands-on skills necessary to produce and identify the elements of a good photograph and to acquire a thorough working knowledge of digital equipment. Students will gain an understanding of the aesthetic and technical areas of photography as a fine art. Class lectures, discussions and digital lab assignments will deal with photographic composition, criticism and history, camera and paper types, and printer systems. Fundamental knowledge of computer programs such as Photoshop will be introduced in the semester to develop photographic imagery. Students enrolled in Studio courses must devote a minimum of 4 - 6 hours per week outside of class to develop and complete assignments. These times are flexible and can be rearranged with the instructor. Fall and Spring. No prerequisite.

This course meets entirely online during the Cross Session (6/7/2021-7/30/2021).

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Format & Location:

Studio

Credits:

3

Photography I: Digital is a basic digital photography studio art course designed to develop the hands-on skills necessary to produce and identify the elements of a good photograph and to acquire a thorough working knowledge of digital equipment. Students will gain an understanding of the aesthetic and technical areas of photography as a fine art. Class lectures, discussions and digital lab assignments will deal with photographic composition, criticism and history, camera and paper types, and printer systems. Fundamental knowledge of computer programs such as Photoshop will be introduced in the semester to develop photographic imagery. Students enrolled in Studio courses must devote a minimum of 4 - 6 hours per week outside of class to develop and complete assignments. These times are flexible and can be rearranged with the instructor. Fall and Spring. No prerequisite.

A basic digital photography studio art course designed to develop the hands-on skills necessary to produce and identify the elements of a good photograph and to acquire a thorough working knowledge of digital equipment. Students will gain an understanding of the aesthetic and technical areas of photography as fine art. Class lectures, discussions, and digital assignments will deal with photographic composition, criticism, and history. Fundamental knowledge of computer programs such as Photoshop will be introduced in the semester to develop photographic imagery. For more information about this and other courses in the Department of Art and Art History, please visit https://art.georgetown.edu This class is not available to audit.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
3:15 PM - 5:15 PM

Format & Location:

Laboratory

Credits:

3

This course is an introduction to the materials and techniques used in painting, with an emphasis on oils. It will cover mastery of technique, composition and color as vehicles for individual expression. Fall and Spring. No prerequisite.

For more information about this and other courses in the Department of Art and Art History, please visit https://art.georgetown.edu This class is not available to audit.

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
5:45 PM - 7:45 PM

Format & Location:

Studio

Credits:

3

This course is an introduction to the materials and techniques used in painting, with an emphasis on oils. It will cover mastery of technique, composition and color as vehicles for individual expression. Fall and Spring. No prerequisite.

For more information about this and other courses in the Department of Art and Art History, please visit https://art.georgetown.edu This class is not available to audit.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Format & Location:

Laboratory

Credits:

3

This is an introduction to the Art of Handmade books. Students will create unique books utilizing printmaking, letterpress, fine papers and found objects. Craftsmanship, creativity, patience and neatness will be keys to a successful completion of this course. Students will be required to complete 5-7 projects depending on complexity. Everyone is required to participate in the first project, an book relevant to Georgetown University. A copy of this first project goes to the University Library. There will be demos by instructor, videos, and required visits galleries and museums and private collections to assist student project selections.

For more information about this and other courses in the Department of Art and Art History, please visit https://art.georgetown.edu This class is not available to audit.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
3:15 PM - 5:15 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

At a time when we face a number of serious environmental challenges, an understanding of ecology is important. The objectives of this course are to provide nonscience majors with an introduction to ecologic concepts and to discuss several important environmental issues. Includes a survey of mechanisms and processes at work in the environment, with a focus on current understanding of environmental issues such as climate change, population growth, pollution, agriculture, and emerging diseases. The course explores environmental sustainability and the connection between individual actions and global processes.

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
5:45 PM - 7:45 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

This course is designed for the non-science major students to stimulate their interest in the forensic chemistry and help them appreciate and understand the basic fundamental concepts of chemistry. In each chapter, chemical concepts related to a forensic topic are introduced in addition to a brief description of an analytical instrumentation or methodology used in crime investigation lab and a case study. The main purpose of this course is to deliver the chemistry concepts to students without going into great details.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
3:15 PM - 5:15 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

For students who have completed Chinese 212 or equivalent, this course is designed as the first half of a year-long fourth-level Chinese course. It provides integrated, proficiency-oriented language instruction that aims at improving students’ comprehensive Chinese language skills, including speaking, listening, reading and writing at a relatively advanced level. The broad range of reading material includes reports and analyses of Chinese society, news and popular culture in a variety of media, and short literary works. Students will learn colloquial and formal Chinese expressions and grammatical structures, and better understand Chinese political and cultural events. In addition to regular quizzes and short essay assignments, students are expected to prepare group projects, give classroom presentations, and engage in classroom discussions. This course has both mid-term and final exams.

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
3:15 PM - 5:15 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

For students who have completed Chinese 212 or equivalent, this course is designed as the second half of a year-long fourth-level Chinese course. It provides integrated, proficiency-oriented language instruction that aims at improving students’ comprehensive Chinese language skills, including speaking, listening, reading and writing at a relatively advanced level. The broad range of reading material includes reports and analyses of Chinese society, news and popular culture in a variety of media, and short literary works. Students will learn colloquial and formal Chinese expressions and grammatical structures, and better understand Chinese political and cultural events. In addition to regular quizzes and short essay assignments, students are expected to prepare group projects, give classroom presentations, and engage in classroom discussions. This course has both mid-term and final exams.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
5:45 PM - 7:45 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

This course is intended for non-majors seeking an introduction to computer science and Python programming. The course covers the following topics: basic data types in Python, variables and constants, input and output, Python reserved words and built-in functions, operators, conditional control structures, repetition control structures, basic file operations, user-defined functions, value parameters, lists, scope rules, importing packages, elementary data processing and visualization, and elementary software engineering principles. This course may be used to fulfill the math/computer science portion of the Gen Ed Math/Science requirement.

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
3:15 PM - 5:15 PM

Format & Location:

Laboratory

Credits:

3

This course is intended for non-majors seeking an introduction to computer science and Python programming. The course covers the following topics: basic data types in Python, variables and constants, input and output, Python reserved words and built-in functions, operators, conditional control structures, repetition control structures, basic file operations, user-defined functions, value parameters, lists, scope rules, importing packages, elementary data processing and visualization, and elementary software engineering principles. This course may be used to fulfill the math/computer science portion of the Gen Ed Math/Science requirement.

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
3:15 PM - 5:15 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

This course explores the impact of "connecteness'" of modern society. Social, technological and natural interactions can be represented using links in a network formed by people and other entities. This network impacts many phenomenon, including the manner in which opinions and epidemics spread through society. This course will explore topics such as spread of opinions, the small-world phenomenon, robustness and fragility of financial markets, and the structure of the Web. This course may be used to fulfill the math/computer science portion of the Gen Ed Math/Science requirement.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
3:15 PM - 5:15 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

This course, designed to be taken concurrently with COSC-052, covers mathematical tools and principles that are valuable to the computer scientist. Topics include: propositional and predicate logic; mathematical proofs, including induction; counting and basic probability theory; logarithmic and exponential functions; elementary graph theory; and "Big-O" notation and asymptotics.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

This course is intended for computer science majors and minors, and other students with a serious interest in learning C++ programming. The course covers the following topics: basic data types, the C++ string class, variables and constants, and their declaration, input/output (cin/cout) operators, assignment operators, arithmetic operators, conditional control structures, repetition control structures, basic file operations, user-defined functions, value and reference parameters, scope rules, name precedence, function overloading, template functions, elementary software engineering principles, Standard Template Library (STL), the vector class, elementary searching and sorting, user-defined classes, operator overloading, pointers, self-referential classes, dynamic object creation and destruction, linked lists, and recursion. This course may be used to fulfill the math/computer science portion of the Gen Ed Math/Science requirement. COSC-051 followed by COSC-052 is a major introductory sequence and together complete the General Education requirement for math/science.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
10:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

This course first develops simple graphical and mathematical models of decision-making by individual economic agents: consumers, workers, and businesses. We analyze interactions between these agents in product and factor markets using concepts of market demand, supply, and equilibrium. Finally, we demonstrate the efficiency of perfectly competitive markets, describe the conditions under which that efficiency arises, and examine market failures that occur when those conditions are not met.

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
3:15 PM - 5:15 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

This course first develops simple graphical and mathematical models of decision-making by individual economic agents: consumers, workers, and businesses. We analyze interactions between these agents in product and factor markets using concepts of market demand, supply, and equilibrium. Finally, we demonstrate the efficiency of perfectly competitive markets, describe the conditions under which that efficiency arises, and examine market failures that occur when those conditions are not met.

Some seats in this class are reserved.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

This course provides an introduction to macroeconomics. The first part of the course explores how GDP, inflation, unemployment, and other macroeconomic aggregates are measured in practice. The second part develops analytical models of macroeconomic performance and growth in the long run. The third part focuses on short-run (business-cycle) fluctuations and fiscal and monetary policies. Fall and Spring.

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
3:15 PM - 5:15 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

This course provides an introduction to macroeconomics. The first part of the course explores how GDP, inflation, unemployment, and other macroeconomic aggregates are measured in practice. The second part develops analytical models of macroeconomic performance and growth in the long run. The third part focuses on short-run (business-cycle) fluctuations and fiscal and monetary policies. Fall and Spring.

Some seats in this class are reserved.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

This course covers the basic elements of microeconomic theory including consumer choice, the impact on resource allocation of different market structures ranging from competition to monopoly, game theory, general equilibrium analysis, and asymmetric information. We will focus on equilibrium and optimization throughout.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

A two-semester survey of Anglophone literary and cultural history. Literary History I focuses on texts from the medieval period through the eighteenth century; Literary History II focuses on texts from the nineteenth century to the present. These courses will highlight a number of critical and / or representative texts, debates, developments, and crises illustrative of the time periods studied. (These courses will NOT fulfill the HALC requirement).

This introductory course explores U.S., British, and global Anglophone literature from the late 18th century to the present. It is not a comprehensive chronological survey, though we will be interested in the dynamics of influence. Instead, we will organize our journey through time and place around the notion that literature performs significant acts or functions in its historical moment, even as it participates in conversations with texts committed to similar projects at different historical and geographical junctures. Specifically, we will examine works across a range of genres (with a special emphasis on poetry) that: 1.) Make history, 2.) Fashion selfhood 3.) Mourn losses, 4.) Instigate political change. Our close readings will focus on how texts perform these primary functions and on the relationships among them—for instance, we’ll look at the politics of mourning, or consider how writers forge subjectivity through a consideration of their place in history or within a particular political struggle. Throughout, we will interrogate the primary terms of the course, examining how the meanings of “the literary” and “history” have evolved individually and in relation to each other over the last two hundred plus years and throughout a range of cultural contexts.

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

In this course we will explore the haunted houses, woods, and cities of the American imagination. Through our study of mid-19th-Century American Gothic writers, we will engage the persistent question of why a country that values clarity, freedom, religious purity, inclusion, and progress, produces literature so often characterized by darkness, claustrophobia, madness, monstrosity, and haunting. Specifically, we will look at dialogues between the American dream and madness, between “normal” communities and maniacal individuals, between “The City on the Hill” and the “wilderness” beneath. Then, as we move into the late 19th Century and 20th Century, we will focus on specific contexts of Gothic fiction—namely, the female Gothic, African-American Gothic, Southern Gothic, urban Gothic—and we will consider what these novels and short stories reveal about alternative narratives (especially narratives of otherness) that confront the dominant story of a “self-evident” culture. Among many questions we will address: What is the relationship between the distinctly interior notion of America as an idea (a dream) and the psychological nightmares expressed in many of these texts? What are the distinct forms of dominant culture paranoia that issue from nature spaces and urban spaces? Why might the American South be a repository for the Gothic and the grotesque? Major works to be discussed may include: Hawthorne’s Young Goodman Brown and Other Tales, Poe’s Great Tales and Poems, Bloch's Psycho, Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper,” Wright’s Native Son, O’Connor’s Selected Short Stories, Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House, and Selby Jr’s Requiem for a Dream.

In this course we will explore the haunted houses, woods, and cities of the American imagination. Through our study of mid-19th-Century American Gothic writers, we will engage the persistent question of why a country that values clarity, freedom, religious purity, inclusion, and progress, produces literature so often characterized by darkness, claustrophobia, madness, monstrosity, and haunting. Specifically, we will look at dialogues between the American dream and madness, between “normal” communities and maniacal individuals, between “The City on the Hill” and the “wilderness” beneath. Then, as we move into the late 19th Century and 20th Century, we will focus on specific contexts of Gothic fiction—namely, the female Gothic, African-American Gothic, Southern Gothic, urban Gothic—and we will consider what these novels and short stories reveal about alternative narratives (especially narratives of otherness) that confront the dominant story of a “self-evident” culture. Among many questions we will address: What is the relationship between the distinctly interior notion of America as an idea (a dream) and the psychological nightmares expressed in many of these texts? What are the distinct forms of dominant culture paranoia that issue from nature spaces and urban spaces? Why might the American South be a repository for the Gothic and the grotesque? Major works to be discussed may include: Hawthorne’s Young Goodman Brown and Other Tales, Poe’s Great Tales and Poems, Bloch's Psycho, Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper,” Wright’s Native Son, O’Connor’s Selected Short Stories, Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House, and Selby Jr’s Requiem for a Dream.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 30, 2021

Format & Location:

Online

Credits:

3

A special topics course for sections on American Cultural Studies

This course meets entirely online during the Cross Session (6/7/2021-7/30/2021). Race, Rap, Power: Hip Hop in Lyric, Literature, and Film. What relationship does the political power of the Hip Hop movement have to the corporatization of rap as a genre, and how has that affected racial politics in America in the last thirty years? We will look at a wide variety of texts in this course, including literature, film, lyrics and video in order to discuss Hip Hop and Rap as aesthetic movements and genres, and how they are viewed as both empowering and marginalizing in their commodification in the US. In this course you will be asked to read and then to think critically about what you have read. You will also be asked to articulate and make claims about your interpretations in your writing, and participate in collaborative discussions, class debates and a one-on-one discussion with the instructor during the eight week period.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
3:15 PM - 5:15 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

This course will investigate the highly stylized world of popular fiction, including the literary genres of the western, the adventure story, hard-boiled detective fiction, true crime, the historical romance, the suspense thriller, sci-fi and fantasy. We will observe the beginnings of pulp fiction from the dime novels and the penny dreadfuls in the 19th century to the literary boom of pulp fiction in the 1920s and 1930s. We will be connecting major themes in popular fiction to the growth of old time radio programs and to the study of manga, media, television and film and will be watching a series of documentaries and analyzing pulp magazine jackets. Pulp fiction writers may include Edgar Rice Burroughs, Zane Grey, Dashiell Hammett, Mickey Spillane, Ted Chiang, Koushun Takami, Truman Capote, Margaret Atwood and J. K. Rowling.

This course will investigate the highly stylized world of popular fiction, including the literary genres of the western, the adventure story, hard-boiled detective fiction, true crime, the historical romance, the suspense thriller, sci-fi and fantasy. We will observe the beginnings of pulp fiction from the dime novels and the penny dreadfuls in the 19th century to the literary boom of pulp fiction in the 1920s and 1930s. We will be connecting major themes in popular fiction to the growth of old time radio programs and to the study of manga, media, television and film and will be watching a series of documentaries and analyzing pulp magazine jackets. Pulp fiction writers may include Edgar Rice Burroughs, Zane Grey, Dashiell Hammett, Mickey Spillane, Ted Chiang, Koushun Takami, Truman Capote, Margaret Atwood and J. K. Rowling.

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
3:15 PM - 5:15 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

How are war and terrorism reimagined and imbricated into popular culture? What are the affects of aestheticizing violence? This course will examine the proliferation of artistic forms, which seek to address the issue of war and the attendant concern about terrorism in America by looking at contemporary conflicts and their impact on texts including literature, film, television, video song lyrics and poetry..

How are war and terrorism reimagined and imbricated into popular culture? What are the affects of aestheticizing violence? This course will examine the proliferation of artistic forms, which seek to address the issue of war and the attendant concern about terrorism in America by looking at contemporary conflicts and their impact on texts including literature, film, television, video song lyrics and poetry.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 30, 2021

Format & Location:

Online

Credits:

3

THIS IS AN ONLINE COURSE. In this course, we will not only explore how digital technology affects reading, but we will also examine technologies of reading, such as close reading, distant reading, and data mining, as strategies for literary interpretation. Our readings will be focused on literary texts that feature machines and artificial intelligence as part of an investigation of what it means to be human. Reading texts like Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray, and Kazou Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go, we will pursue the following questions: What does it mean to read? What does it mean to be human? How do writers represent the relationship between reading and humanity? Can literary texts be treated as data, and, if so, what are the implications of such an approach?

This course meets entirely online during the Cross Session (6/7/2021-7/30/2021).

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

Why is Hamilton such a hit? How does Lemonade capture the movement for black lives? We will try to answer some of these questions using the critical method of Cultural Studies. As developed since the early 1960s, Cultural Studies is the critical study of contemporary culture with the goal of changing it. We will explore generally how intellectuals, artists and writers have effected social change. This course focuses on the great books and cultural events that have shaped the modern world. We will see how certain key books gave rise to social movements beyond private reading, and how these movements in turn inspired cultural shifts. Our goal will be to understand and engage the process of cultural transformation, and to participate in it. We will analyze how cultural objects interlace categories of class, race, gender, nation and sexuality to produce a “cultural ensemble of power” that performs actual work in the world. Our job will be to understand how this works and how to use it to produce non-violent but revolutionary change. We will cover the history and theory of the field from the formation of the Birmingham Center for the Study of Contemporary Culture in the 1960s to the present, charting its main interaction with contemporary social movements such as civil rights, women’s liberation, LGBTQ equality, and third world decolonization. We will explore the older historical genealogies of Marxism, feminism, anti-slavery, sexual equality, deconstruction, postcolonialism, postmodernism and media literacy to see how this works. We will also look at activism on campus and at large, such as the fossil fuel divestment campaign and 350.org, LGBTQ demands and the diversity drive, Black Lives Matter and the Occupy Movement, United Students Against Sweatshops, and criminal justice reform. Students will develop independent research projects. The teaching approach to this course will be heavily influenced by methods developed in the Doyle and ITEL programs, which seek to foster active student engagement with difference and the diversity of human experience.

Suffragettes. World War One. Surrealism. Jazz. Downton Abbey. Telegrams. The Easter Rising. The Great Depression. Paris. Fascism. Picasso. World War Two. The course will survey modernist literature from a transatlantic approach, representing the modernist writers, artists, and influences in England, Ireland, New Zealand, the Caribbean (Jamaica), Japan, China, the US (and its Native American cultures), and the Pacific. We will read short stories, poetry, memoir, essays, and novels. We will view different examples of visual culture, as well, like photographs and newsreels, tracing the innovations and experiments of modernism across different types of texts. Loosely confined to the years between 1910-1945, the modernist period is defined by its experimentation with language and the visual, but also by locations like Paris, London, and New York, and literary movements such as the Harlem Renaissance or Surrealism. This period produced some of the “Greats” of both American and British literature – like Langston Hughes, Gertrude Stein, and W.B. Yeats. With two World Wars and the Great Depression occurring within this time frame, the modernist period experienced tremendous violence and political upheaval. Writers, many of them soldiers or war volunteers, responded to these historical events by experimenting with new techniques that would reflect the psychological trauma of these modern wars. As this period brought increased mobility and communication technologies, the authors we study in this course will also be more mobile, with Americans regularly visiting and living in Europe, and artists from other countries coming to the Americas. We will pay special attention to how the periphery (such as colonized spaces) and marginalized voices (such as women of different races and origins, and the American black person) transform and respond to the cultural moment of modernism. In spite of the varied, even protean definitions of modernism throughout the twentieth century, today we note a movement from the margins of literary power to the center that enables formerly disenfranchised subjects to find their voice – and their place – in the canon. We will regularly explore photographs, propaganda posters, sculpture, newsreels, and paintings from the modernist period in digital archives such as the Imperial War Museum. We will also explore pamphlets and other historical visual culture items from the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) in the classroom.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Format & Location:

Seminar

Credits:

3

FMST 181-20: This course explores introductory film production techniques and strategies. Students will learn video and audio recording, scriptwriting and non-linear editing using Adobe Premiere Pro software. Visual storytelling concepts and creative post-production editing will be emphasized. In-class exercises and short film projects will allow students to become comfortable working in various film production roles. Additionally, critiques and screenings of student and professional film work will provide students with an understanding of the narrative film genre.

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Format & Location:

Seminar

Credits:

3

FMST 181-20: This course explores introductory film production techniques and strategies. Students will learn video and audio recording, scriptwriting and non-linear editing using Adobe Premiere Pro software. Visual storytelling concepts and creative post-production editing will be emphasized. In-class exercises and short film projects will allow students to become comfortable working in various film production roles. Additionally, critiques and screenings of student and professional film work will provide students with an understanding of the narrative film genre.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
10:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

Introductory French I (FREN 001) is the first course in the non-intensive Introductory French sequence and is intended for students with little to no previous background in French. This course covers the basics of French grammar and conversation through lectures, cultural readings, pronunciation drills, oral and written exercises, and conversational practice. Course materials include the Introductory French textbook, En Avant (Third Edition) as well as various French-language audio, visual, and written materials.

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
10:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

Introductory French II (FREN 002) is the continuation of Introductory French I (FREN 001) and is aimed at preparing students for the Intermediate French sequence. Students who enroll in this course have typically taken Introductory French I (FREN 001) or have placed into this course by means of the Department of French & Francophone Studies' online French Placement Exam. This course continues with the basics of French grammar and conversation through lectures, cultural readings, pronunciation drills, oral and written exercises, and conversational practice. Course materials include the Introductory French textbook, En Avant (Third Edition) as well as various French-language audio, visual, and written materials.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
10:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

Non-Intensive Intermediate French I (FREN 021) builds on the Introductory sequence (Introductory French I and II) and its initial presentation of French and Francophone cultures, the study and practice of basic and functional vocabulary, and essential grammatical structures. The Intermediate sequence (FREN 021 and FREN 022) provides students with a solid foundation for pursuing further study of the language and culture at the Advanced level (FREN 101 or FREN 111). The prerequisite for this course (FREN 021) is the successful completion of Introductory II (FREN 002) or Intensive Basic (FREN 011) or French for Spanish Speakers (FREN 009) at Georgetown U., a score of 41-55 on the French Placement or Confirmation Exam (see the departmental web page), or a recommendation from a Georgetown University French Department instructor.

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
10:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

Non-Intensive Intermediate French II (FREN 022) builds on Non-Intensive Intermediate French I (FREN 021) and its presentation of French and Francophone cultures through various themes, the study and practice of fundamental vocabulary to explore these themes, and essential grammatical structures. FREN 022 provides students with a solid foundation for pursuing further study of the language and culture at the Advanced level (FREN 101 or FREN 111). The prerequisite for this course is the successful completion of Intermediate French I (FREN 021) at Georgetown, a score of 56-65 on the French Placement or Confirmation Exam (see the departmental web page), or a recommendation from a Georgetown University French Department instructor.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

A general survey of French civilization is integrated with continued work on mastery of all requisite language skills. Readings and compositions focus on material from the French media.

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

A general survey of French civilization is integrated with continued work on mastery of all requisite language skills. Readings and compositions focus on material from the French media.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
3:15 PM - 5:15 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

Part I of Level I. The two-course sequence of Level I introduces students to various aspects of the German-speaking world as a way of enabling them to begin building communicative abilities in German in all four language modalities: reading, listening, writing, and speaking. Instruction proceeds from guided to more creative and independent work. The courses incorporate a variety of activities that are based on a range of topics, text types, and different socio-cultural situations. Through diverse collaborative and individual tasks, students begin to find personal forms of expression that are based on these materials. Students learn basic strategies for reading, listening, and writing, and for participating in every-day conversations. In the process they become familiar with and learn to use with some confidence the major sentence patterns and grammatical features of German as well as high-frequency vocabulary of everyday life. Integration of current technology (e.g., the Internet, e-mail, video) familiarizes students with the German-speaking world while at the same time enhancing language learning.

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
3:15 PM - 5:15 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

Part 2 of Level I. The two-course sequence of Level I introduces students to various aspects of the German-speaking world as a way of enabling them to begin building communicative abilities in German in all four language modalities: reading, listening, writing, and speaking. Instruction proceeds from guided to more creative and independent work. The courses incorporate a variety of activities that are based on a range of topics, text types, and different socio-cultural situations. Through diverse collaborative and individual tasks, students begin to find personal forms of expression that are based on these materials. Students learn basic strategies for reading, listening, and writing, and for participating in every-day conversations. In the process they become familiar with and learn to use with some confidence the major sentence patterns and grammatical features of German as well as high-frequency vocabulary of everyday life. Integration of current technology (e.g., the Internet, e-mail, video) familiarizes students with the German-speaking world while at the same time enhancing language learning.

Part 2 of Level I. The two-course sequence of Level I introduces students to various aspects of the German-speaking world as a way of enabling them to begin building communicative abilities in German in all four language modalities: reading, listening, writing, and speaking. Instruction proceeds from guided to more creative and independent work. The courses incorporate a variety of activities that are based on a range of topics, text types, and different socio-cultural situations. Through diverse collaborative and individual tasks, students begin to find personal forms of expression that are based on these materials. Students learn basic strategies for reading, listening, and writing, and for participating in every-day conversations. In the process they become familiar with and learn to use with some confidence the major sentence patterns and grammatical features of German as well as high-frequency vocabulary of everyday life. Integration of current technology (e.g., the Internet, e-mail, video) familiarizes students with the German-speaking world while at the same time enhancing language learning.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
3:15 PM - 5:15 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

This course is the first half of the two-part course sequence at Level II. The course is organized topically to familiarize students with contemporary life in the German-speaking world. In Intermediate I, students explore the following themes: • Where home is: What does “Heimat” mean? • National pride – a German debate • From art to kitsch: the cultural city of Vienna The primary text type that is used at this level to explore each theme is the story, — personal, public and literary stories. Students typically encounter each text first in class and then engage it further out of class in preparation for subsequent in-depth thematic discussions in class. Class discussions often involve role play and/or group work as a way to enhance conversational and negotiating abilities. The course’s emphasis on improving students ability to narrate, compare and contrast, express opinions, and establish causal relationships in speaking and writing lays the groundwork for the historical treatment of stories and histories in Level III. By the end of the level II students • will have a good understanding of contemporary life in the German-speaking world with some in-depth knowledge of major social, political and cultural issues; • will be able to comprehend authentic materials ( video, native speaker conversation) with global comprehension and some fine point knowledge analysis; • will be able to produce spoken and written discourse from description to narration, to formulation of argument and/or hypothesis, incorporating an increasing variety of style and complexity.

Visiting students and students who have not taken German at Georgetown must take placement test prior to registering. Please contact Director of Curriculum, Prof. Joe Cunningham, at joe.cunningham@georgetown.edu for instructions on completing the placement exam.

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
3:15 PM - 5:15 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

This course is the second half of the two-part course sequence at Level II. The course is organized topically to familiarize students with contemporary life in the German-speaking world. In Intensive Intermediate, students explore the following themes: • Nature, people, environment • Fairy tales • The German-speaking world from a view of a foreigner The primary text type that is used at this level to explore each theme is the story, — personal, public and literary stories. Students typically encounter each text first in class and then engage it further out of class in preparation for subsequent in-depth thematic discussions in class. Class discussions often involve role play and/or group work as a way to enhance conversational and negotiating abilities. The course’s emphasis on improving students ability to narrate, compare and contrast, express opinions, and establish causal relationships in speaking and writing lays the groundwork for the historical treatment of stories and histories in Level III. By the end of the level II students • will have a good understanding of contemporary life in the German-speaking world with some in-depth knowledge of major social, political and cultural issues; • will be able to comprehend authentic materials (video, native speaker conversation) with global comprehension and some fine point knowledge analysis; • will be able to produce spoken and written discourse from description to narration, to formulation of argument and/or hypothesis, incorporating an increasing variety of style and complexity.

Visiting students and students who have not taken German at Georgetown must take placement test prior to registering. Please contact Director of Curriculum, Prof. Joe Cunningham, at joe.cunningham@georgetown.edu for instructions on completing the placement exam.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
3:15 PM - 5:15 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

This course is the first half of the two-part course sequence at Level III. The course is designed to provide students thorough exposure to contemporary historical and social issues in Germany from 1945 to the present. In Advanced I, the students explore the following two themes: • Germany after 1945: end of war, division of Germany, rebuilding the country • Two German states (1949-1989) Drawing on the dual meaning of the German word Geschichte (i.e., history and story), the theme-oriented instructional units in Level III emphasize personal and public stories in German history, while connecting oral narratives with written narratives. Students improve their ability to narrate, compare and contrast and establish causal relationships in speaking and writing. Through the integration of all modalities, this course promotes accuracy, fluency and complexity in language use. The development of advanced reading and writing is considered the primary means for expanding students' language abilities at this level of language instruction. By the end of Level III, students will • have an understanding of post-war historical events and of contemporary life in Germany; • know how to approach authentic materials (television, news programs; videos) and use acquired knowledge to discuss and understand related issues; • produce paragraph-length dialogue, moving from the personal to the public narrative and to the formulation of argument and critical analysis in a formal setting; • possess knowledge of phrases necessary to engage in meaningful interactive discussion; • read non-fiction and literary texts independently; • improve their writing abilities through regular composition assignments • possess strategies for vocabulary building and reading.

Visiting students and students who have not taken German at Georgetown must take placement test prior to registering. Please contact Director of Curriculum, Prof. Joe Cunningham, at joe.cunningham@georgetown.edu for instructions on completing the placement exam.

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
3:15 PM - 5:15 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

This course is the second half of the two-part course sequence at Level III. The course is designed to provide students thorough exposure to contemporary historical and social issues in Germany from 1945 to the present. In Advanced II, the students explore the following two themes: • Fall of the wall and its consequences • Germany: en route to a multi-cultural society Drawing on the dual meaning of the German word Geschichte (i.e., history and story), the theme-oriented instructional units in Level III emphasize personal and public stories in German history, while connecting oral narratives with written narratives. Students improve their ability to narrate, compare and contrast and establish causal relationships in speaking and writing. Through the integration of all modalities, this course promotes accuracy, fluency and complexity in language use. The development of advanced reading and writing is considered the primary means for expanding students' language abilities at this level of language instruction. By the end of Level III, students will • have an understanding of post-war historical events and of contemporary life in Germany; • know how to approach authentic materials (television, news programs; videos) and use acquired knowledge to discuss and understand related issues; • produce paragraph-length dialogue, moving from the personal to the public narrative and to the formulation of argument and critical analysis in a formal setting; • possess knowledge of phrases necessary to engage in meaningful interactive discussion; • read non-fiction and literary texts independently; • improve their writing abilities through regular composition assignments • possess strategies for vocabulary building and reading.

Visiting students and students who have not taken German at Georgetown must take placement test prior to registering. Please contact Director of Curriculum, Prof. Joe Cunningham, at joe.cunningham@georgetown.edu for instructions on completing the placement exam.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 30, 2021

Format & Location:

Online

Credits:

3

Government 020 provides students with a broad understanding of the political system in the United States. It is one of the four introductory courses in the Department of Government. The goal of the class is to train students both as citizens and as scholars. As citizens, students will learn the shared history of U.S. politics and be able to think critically about how the system has succeeded and failed. As scholars, students will be introduced to the theoretical and analytical tools of political science as applied to American government. By the end of the semester students will 1) Be politically literate, knowing core historical and contemporary facts about the U.S. political system 2) Understand important theories about U.S. politics, including theories about the importance and functioning of political institutions, the roots of popular political preferences, and the functioning and consequences of elections.

This course meets entirely online during the Cross Session (6/7/2021-7/30/2021).

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
10:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

Government 020 provides students with a broad understanding of the political system in the United States. It is one of the four introductory courses in the Department of Government. The goal of the class is to train students both as citizens and as scholars. As citizens, students will learn the shared history of U.S. politics and be able to think critically about how the system has succeeded and failed. As scholars, students will be introduced to the theoretical and analytical tools of political science as applied to American government. By the end of the semester students will 1) Be politically literate, knowing core historical and contemporary facts about the U.S. political system 2) Understand important theories about U.S. politics, including theories about the importance and functioning of political institutions, the roots of popular political preferences, and the functioning and consequences of elections.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
3:15 PM - 5:15 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

This course offers a broad introduction to comparative politics, the subfield of political science concerned mainly with political ideas, institutions, and behavior within states. The course examines such themes as the origins and functions of states, formal institutions such as legislatures and executives, the variety and impact of electoral systems, the nature of democracy and autocracy, internal and external challenges to political order, and the impact of international and domestic factors on state performance. Discussions of theoretical and cross-regional issues will be accompanied by treatment of individual countries and contexts. This course counts for the Comparative Government distribution requirement. This course has been renumbered, effective Fall 2014. A student who earned credit for GOVT 121 Comparative Political Systems in a prior term should not enroll and cannot earn credit in this class.

This course has been renumbered, effective Fall 2014. A student who earned credit for GOVT 121 Comparative Political Systems in a prior term should not enroll and cannot earn credit in this class.

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
5:45 PM - 7:45 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

This course offers a broad introduction to comparative politics, the subfield of political science concerned mainly with political ideas, institutions, and behavior within states. The course examines such themes as the origins and functions of states, formal institutions such as legislatures and executives, the variety and impact of electoral systems, the nature of democracy and autocracy, internal and external challenges to political order, and the impact of international and domestic factors on state performance. Discussions of theoretical and cross-regional issues will be accompanied by treatment of individual countries and contexts. This course counts for the Comparative Government distribution requirement. This course has been renumbered, effective Fall 2014. A student who earned credit for GOVT 121 Comparative Political Systems in a prior term should not enroll and cannot earn credit in this class.

This course has been renumbered, effective Fall 2014. A studeht who earned credif for GOVT 121 Comparative Political Systems in a prior term should not enroll and cannot earn credit in this class.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
10:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

This course provides an introduction to key theories, concepts, historical events, and contemporary issues in the study of international relations (IR). The course has six learning objectives: Students will come to understand (1) the fundamental concepts unique to the field of international relations; (2) the major theories of international conflict and cooperation, particularly realist, liberal, and constructivist theories; and (3) several watershed conflicts in the last century, including World War I, World War II, and the Cold War. Students will then apply this theoretical and empirical knowledge to make sense of salient contemporary issues in (4) international security (including nuclear weapons and proliferation, ethnic conflict, civil war, and terrorism), (5) political economy (including trade, finance, and globalization), and (6) global governance (including international law, human rights, humanitarian intervention, and the environment). In short, the course is meant to provide students with the tools to analyze contemporary international affairs and debates in a rigorous and sophisticated manner.

This course has been renumbered, effective Fall 2014. A student who earned credit in GOVT 006 International Relations in a prior term should not enroll and cannot earn credit in this class.

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
3:15 PM - 5:15 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

This course provides an introduction to key theories, concepts, historical events, and contemporary issues in the study of international relations (IR). The course has six learning objectives: Students will come to understand (1) the fundamental concepts unique to the field of international relations; (2) the major theories of international conflict and cooperation, particularly realist, liberal, and constructivist theories; and (3) several watershed conflicts in the last century, including World War I, World War II, and the Cold War. Students will then apply this theoretical and empirical knowledge to make sense of salient contemporary issues in (4) international security (including nuclear weapons and proliferation, ethnic conflict, civil war, and terrorism), (5) political economy (including trade, finance, and globalization), and (6) global governance (including international law, human rights, humanitarian intervention, and the environment). In short, the course is meant to provide students with the tools to analyze contemporary international affairs and debates in a rigorous and sophisticated manner.

This course has been renumbered, effective Fall 2014. A student who earned credit in GOVT 006 International Relations in a prior term should not enroll and cannot earn credit in this class. Some seats in this class are reserved.

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

This course provides an introduction to key theories, concepts, historical events, and contemporary issues in the study of international relations (IR). The course has six learning objectives: Students will come to understand (1) the fundamental concepts unique to the field of international relations; (2) the major theories of international conflict and cooperation, particularly realist, liberal, and constructivist theories; and (3) several watershed conflicts in the last century, including World War I, World War II, and the Cold War. Students will then apply this theoretical and empirical knowledge to make sense of salient contemporary issues in (4) international security (including nuclear weapons and proliferation, ethnic conflict, civil war, and terrorism), (5) political economy (including trade, finance, and globalization), and (6) global governance (including international law, human rights, humanitarian intervention, and the environment). In short, the course is meant to provide students with the tools to analyze contemporary international affairs and debates in a rigorous and sophisticated manner.

This course has been renumbered, effective Fall 2014. A student who has earned credit in GOVT 006 International Relations in a prior term should not enroll and cannot earn credits in this class.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
10:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

Who should rule? Should it be the few or the many? The most virtuous or the most calculating? Or should we decide who rules by lot? This is, in many ways, the fundamental question of politics that has been animating political philosophy to this day. In the course of considering this fundamental question, we will come upon others: How should one live as an individual, as a citizen, as a politician? Is politics a science? Can it be taught? Where does the legitimacy of states and laws come from? What goals should rulers pursue? Is liberal, representative democracy the end of history? In pursuing these thematic questions, we will proceed in chronological order from antiquity to modernity, emphasizing both philosophical and historical approaches to political theory. The objectives for the course are three-fold. First, and most fundamentally, the course is intended as an introduction to political theory as seen through a close examination of some of the most formative and influential texts and thinkers of the Western political tradition. Second, the course will help you develop your analytical, interpretive, and writing skills by reading and critically engaging the arguments of some of the most interesting minds from the past. Finally, the course aims to prepare you to become an engaged citizen of your respective country and the world by allowing you to think about the foundations of political institutions and their claims to our obedience.

This course has been renumbered, effective Fall 2014. A student who has earned credit in GOVT 117 Elements of Political Theory should not enroll and cannot earn credit in this class.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 30, 2021

Format & Location:

Online

Credits:

3

This course introduces students to the tools, methods, and skills necessary for making compelling quantitative graphics for politics (and other social behavior). Students are introduced to the elements of visual design. Students are trained to use the Tableau software to clean, analyze, and visualize data so that they can make both static and interactive portfolios. Students are required to create an aesthetically compelling and analytically sound graphic portfolio containing multiple graphs in a cohesive format. This is an ‘active learning’ course. Lectures will be minimal. Students will work individually and collaboratively to develop their skills in data manipulation and analysis, software programming, and graphical design. Graphical design and software training will emphasize creative problem solving.

This course meets entirely online during the Cross Session (6/7/2021-7/30/2021).

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
3:15 PM - 5:15 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

HIST 007 Intro Early History: World I or Europe I For College students, all sections of HIST 007 or HIST 008 fulfill the core requirement in History for a broad introductory survey; these students complete the requirement by taking HIST 099. Please note that if you receive AP/IB placement or credit, you cannot take HIST 007 (or 008 or 099) for credit. The various sections of HIST 007 have different focuses, for which see below; moreover, each instructor may develop or stress particular themes within her/his focus. Students are urged to consult syllabi available on line or at the History Department. The World I sections examine the history of the human experience from a global perspective. The bulk of the semester concerns societies and states from the time of ancient civilizations to about 1500 AD. The course pays particular attention to political, economic, and social changes, but also considers cultural, technological, and ecological history. The evolving relationship between human identities and their social and material environments forms one of the major points of analytical focus for this course. The overarching goal is to provide a general framework for the history of the world to help students understand the big picture, and to help them to contextualize what they will later study about history, politics, religion--in short, about the human experience. The Europe I sections offer an analysis of the major political, social, economic, diplomatic, religious, intellectual, and scientific developments in European Civilization to 1789.

The core requirement in History for COLLEGE students is as follows: 1 HIST Focus course: HIST 099, any section. 1 introductory History survey: 007, 008, 106, 107, 111, 112, 128, 129, 158, 159, 160, or 161. Note that students who receive AP or IB credit for History CANNOT take HIST 007, 008, or 099 for credit. Please note that HIST 099 must be taken at GU and cannot be transferred.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

HIST 099 is one of the required core classes in History. All sections of HIST 099 fulfill the same role, though each instructor will develop a specific topic. Students are urged to consult syllabi available on line or at the History Department. Please note that if you receive AP/IB placement or credit, you cannot take HIST 099 (or 007 or 008) for credit. Please note that HIST 099 must be taken at GU and cannot be transferred. The general aim of HIST 099 is to introduce students to various elements of historical work and thinking, within the context of looking at a particular historical period, event, or theme in some depth. Though lectures and discussion will focus on particular topics, there will also be class exercises, assignments, and readings that will allow instructors and students to explore how historians identify, define, and employ primary sources of all types, how historians analyze those sources, how they formulate questions, how they engage with the work of prior historians, and how they aim to reconstruct various elements of the human experience in particular times and places.

History of Rio de Janeiro - is a History focus course on the social and cultural history of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in the 19th, 20th, and early 21st centuries. The course focuses especially on the African and Afro-descended populations of Rio from the 19th century to today. We work with music, paintings, photography, short stories, documentary films, and translated primary documents like letters and court cases to identify continuities and change over time in the richly diverse yet dramatically unequal city. The core requirement in History for COLLEGE students is as follows: 1 HIST Focus course: HIST 099, any section. 1 introductory History survey: 007, 008, 106, 107, 111, 112, 128, 129, 158, 159, 160, or 161. Note that students who receive AP or IB credit for History CANNOT take HIST 007, 008, or 099 for credit. Please note that HIST 099 must be taken at GU and cannot be transferred.

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Format & Location:

Discussion

Credits:

3

HIST 099 is one of the required core classes in History. All sections of HIST 099 fulfill the same role, though each instructor will develop a specific topic. Students are urged to consult syllabi available on line or at the History Department. Please note that if you receive AP/IB placement or credit, you cannot take HIST 099 (or 007 or 008) for credit. Please note that HIST 099 must be taken at GU and cannot be transferred. The general aim of HIST 099 is to introduce students to various elements of historical work and thinking, within the context of looking at a particular historical period, event, or theme in some depth. Though lectures and discussion will focus on particular topics, there will also be class exercises, assignments, and readings that will allow instructors and students to explore how historians identify, define, and employ primary sources of all types, how historians analyze those sources, how they formulate questions, how they engage with the work of prior historians, and how they aim to reconstruct various elements of the human experience in particular times and places.

Disease and Society in African History: In this course, we will focus on building critical skillsets to unpack and reconstruct the societal and demographic impacts of major disease events in African history. From zoonotic transfers of ancient pathogens to the global pandemic of HIV/AIDS, we will survey the ways in which Africans and others on the continent understood and coped with illness and infection. The course will equip undergraduates with a solid foundation in the methods and history of disease, health, and healing in the African context. The core requirement in History for COLLEGE students is as follows: 1 HIST Focus course: HIST 099, any section. 1 introductory History survey: 007, 008, 106, 107, 111, 112, 128, 129, 158, 159, 160, or 161. Note that students who receive AP or IB credit for History CANNOT take HIST 007, 008, or 099 for credit. Please note that HIST 099 must be taken at GU and cannot be transferred.

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
3:15 PM - 5:15 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

HIST 099 is one of the required core classes in History. All sections of HIST 099 fulfill the same role, though each instructor will develop a specific topic. Students are urged to consult syllabi available on line or at the History Department. Please note that if you receive AP/IB placement or credit, you cannot take HIST 099 (or 007 or 008) for credit. Please note that HIST 099 must be taken at GU and cannot be transferred. The general aim of HIST 099 is to introduce students to various elements of historical work and thinking, within the context of looking at a particular historical period, event, or theme in some depth. Though lectures and discussion will focus on particular topics, there will also be class exercises, assignments, and readings that will allow instructors and students to explore how historians identify, define, and employ primary sources of all types, how historians analyze those sources, how they formulate questions, how they engage with the work of prior historians, and how they aim to reconstruct various elements of the human experience in particular times and places.

Students in this course will examine the establishment, operation, and eradication of slavery in the American North between colonization and civil war. As with all sections of HIST099, our topic of study, while vital in its own right, serves primarily as a setting for grappling with the historical method: how to formulate meaningful questions, to read complex sources, to identify competing perspectives, and to develop persuasive arguments like a historian. In our examination of northern slavery, we will necessarily engage in frank, often difficult discussions about settler colonialism, violence and exploitation, and racial segregation. At the same time, our readings and conversations will confront issues pertaining to the dignity of labor, the challenges of political organizing, the formation of Black communities, and freedom’s promises. In all places, slavery and freedom coexisted in desperate tension. Please note: HIST 099 is one of the required core classes in History. Although all sections of HIST 099 fulfill the same role, each instructor will develop a specific topic. If you receive AP/IB placement or credit, you cannot take HIST 099 (or 007 or 008) for credit. HIST 099 must be taken at GU and cannot be transferred. Some seats in this class are reserved.

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
10:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

For College students all sections of HIST 106 fulfill the core requirement in History for a broad introductory survey; these students complete the requirement by taking HIST 099. Atlantic World draws together the histories of four continents, Europe, Africa, North America, and South America, to investigate the new Atlantic world created as a consequence of the Columbian encounter in 1492. The class traces the creation of this world from the first European forays in the Atlantic and on the coast of Africa in the fifteenth century to the first wars for colonial independence and the abolition of slavery. Topics include the destruction and reconfiguration of indigenous societies; the crucial labor migrations of Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans; and the various strategies of accommodation, resistance, and rebellion demonstrated by the many different inhabitants of the Americas.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
10:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

For College students all sections of HIST 107 fulfill the core requirement in History for a broad introductory survey; these students complete the requirement by taking HIST 099. Pacific World focuses on the Pacific Ocean world, which has historically been regarded as a vast and prohibitive void rather than an avenue for integration. Yet over the last five centuries motions of people, commodities, and capital have created important relationships between the diverse societies situated on the "Pacific Rim." This course examines the history of trans-Pacific interactions from 1500 to the present. It takes the ocean itself as the principal framework of analysis in order to bring into focus large-scale processes--migration, imperial expansion, cross-cultural trade, transfers of technology, cultural and religious exchange, and warfare and diplomacy. This "oceans connect" approach to world history brings these processes into sharp relief while also allowing for attention to the extraordinary diversity of cultures located within and around the Pacific.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
10:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

Nineteenth century Africa was the site of continued and intensifying engagement with both the East and the West as well as a host of in situ changes and episodes. For example, towards the middle of that century, the Sultan of Muscat and Oman moved his capital from the Middle East to the East African coast to expand and consolidate his control over the region’s commercial activities. France, Britain, Portugal, Belgium, Italy and Spain intensified their activities on the continent which by the end of the century they had formalised at a conference in Berlin (1884 – 1885). It was also the site of internal events of great socio-political and economic repercussions. In Southern Africa, a variety of environmental and socio-political pressures combined to produce a period of upheaval whose repercussions were felt as far north as the Great Lakes region of East Central Africa, the gradual abolition of the slave trade was changing socio-economics and politics along huge swathes of the continent while in West Africa the revival of Islam in the western Sudan was accompanied by jihads. In this course, we shall delve into these events in different parts of the continent. As we do so we shall also have the opportunity to analyse critically related primary sources. Amongst other things, we shall study the authors, query their motivations and the circumstances in which they wrote

This course is a survey of modern African history from the late 19th century to the present. We will explore the period of European colonialism and its postcolonial legacy, focusing on the experiences of Africans during this time. One of the goals of this course will be to counter Western-centric ideas of Africa, both through the lens of the colonial encounter and the continent’s postcolonial relationship with the rest of the world. With that in mind, students will be guided toward a more critical view of these depictions, drawing them towards African perspectives that have become more centered in the field of African history in recent decades to explore the relationship between narratives of African history and the historical contexts in which they were produced. The course will take a chronological and thematic trajectory, addressing major themes in African history from the end of the slave trade, to colonialism and nationalist movements, to independence and postcolonialism in the African context. Themes addressed in the class will include gender, age, class, race and ethnicity, and the historical legacies of both the precolonial and colonial eras to the construction of the postcolonial nation-state. By the end of the course, students will be able to challenge the meanings and boundaries of terms such as “European” or “African,” “modern” or “traditional,” with an understanding that the interaction between Europe and Africa was one of mutual historical entanglement, rather than a single narrative defined by Western understandings of the continent."

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
3:15 PM - 5:15 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

Beginning with a survey of the diverse societies of the Americas before 1500, this classes focuses on the coming of Europeans, the deadly impact of the disease they brought, and the integration of the hemisphere into European empires and a new global economy during three subsequent centuries. We will emphasize how the long state-organized peoples of regions subjected to Spanish rule adapted socially and culturally to sustain silver as a key global commodity; we will explore how Africans were dragged in bondage to Atlantic America to labor in booming sugar economies ruled by every European power: Portugal, Britain, France, Spain, and more. The interactions among Europeans and the diverse peoples who produced everything focus much of the analysis—culminating in the rising resistance that challenged Europeans in regions from the Andes to Haiti in the late eighteenth century. For College students, HIST 158 fulfills the core requirement in History for a broad introductory survey; these students complete the requirement by taking HIST 099.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
10:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

For College students, HIST 159 fulfills the core requirement in History for a broad introductory survey; these students complete the requirement by taking HIST 099. This course explores the period from independence to the present. The course is divided into three sections. First, it discusses some of the salient issues of the nineteenth century in a thematic format, such as frontier societies, the role of the peasants, and the phenomenon of caudillismo. The second section provides an overview of the national political histories of most Latin American countries, whereas the third section returns to a thematic forma, providing analysis of important topics such as the role of women, U.S.-Latin American relations, structural adjustment policies, and the drug trade. The course uses as examples the lives of ordinary and extraordinary Latin Americans to illustrate the analysis.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

For College students, HIST 161 fulfills the core requirement in History for a broad introductory survey; these students complete the requirement by taking HIST 099. The course outlines the factors that have shaped the political and social features of the modern Middle East from 1500 to the present. Its geographic scope comprises the central provinces and territories of the former Ottoman and Safavid empires: Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Palestine, Egypt, Arabia, and Iran. The syllabus emphasizes three analytical themes: first, the historical evolution of "Middle Eastern" polities from dynastic and religious empires in the 16th century to modern "nation-states" in the 20th; second, the impact of industrial capitalism and European imperial expansion on local societies and their modes of production; and third, the socio-cultural and ideological dimensions of these large-scale transformations, specifically the rise of mass ideologies of liberation and development (nationalism, socialism, rights movements, political Islam), and the emergence of structural and social imbalances (economic polarization, cultural/ethnic conflicts, demographic growth, urbanization).

The core requirement in History for COLLEGE students is as follows: 1 HIST Focus course: HIST 099, any section. 1 introductory History survey: 007, 008, 106, 107, 111, 112, 128, 129, 158, 159, 160, or 161. Note that students who receive AP or IB credit for History CANNOT take HIST 007, 008, or 099 for credit. Please note that HIST 099 must be taken at GU and cannot be transfered.

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

For College students, HIST 161 fulfills the core requirement in History for a broad introductory survey; these students complete the requirement by taking HIST 099. The course outlines the factors that have shaped the political and social features of the modern Middle East from 1500 to the present. Its geographic scope comprises the central provinces and territories of the former Ottoman and Safavid empires: Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Palestine, Egypt, Arabia, and Iran. The syllabus emphasizes three analytical themes: first, the historical evolution of "Middle Eastern" polities from dynastic and religious empires in the 16th century to modern "nation-states" in the 20th; second, the impact of industrial capitalism and European imperial expansion on local societies and their modes of production; and third, the socio-cultural and ideological dimensions of these large-scale transformations, specifically the rise of mass ideologies of liberation and development (nationalism, socialism, rights movements, political Islam), and the emergence of structural and social imbalances (economic polarization, cultural/ethnic conflicts, demographic growth, urbanization).

Date & Time:

May 24 to Jul 2, 2021

Format & Location:

Online, Online REMOTE

Credits:

6

Italian Language and Culture: Beginner is a first-year intensive course that meets entirely online. It provides a first approach to the Italian language for absolute beginners. Attention is devoted to the four skills of speaking, understanding, reading and writing. Aspects of Italian history, culture, and contemporary life are also introduced through readings, listening materials, videos and films and through the use of language technologies (such as Canvas and other digital tools). The general objectives are to provide students with basic tools for oral and written communication in Italian, but also to offer them the opportunity to learn about Italian culture and life and to reflect about intercultural differences and similarities.

This course meets entirely online during the 6-Week Session I (5/24/2021-7/2/2021).

Date & Time:

Jul 6 to Aug 13, 2021

Format & Location:

Online, Online REMOTE

Credits:

6

Italian Language & Culture - Intermediate (Summer 2021) is a 6-credit course that is fully delivered online and asynchronously in a 6-week period. It is designed to further develop language ability and knowledge of the Italian culture for students who have completed ITAL 011 or have already had some exposure to the language. As in the case of ITAL 011, the four skills of speaking, understanding, reading and writing are developed in a balanced way. Aspects of Italian history, culture, and contemporary life are also introduced through readings, listening materials, videos and films and through the use of language technologies (like Canvas and digital tools). The general objective is to provide students with basic tools for oral and written communication in Italian and to offer them the opportunity to learn about Italian culture and life, but also to reflect about intercultural differences and similarities.

This course meets entirely online during the 6-Week Session II (7/6/2021-8/13/2021). Italian Language & Culture - Intermediate (Summer 2021) is fully online and asynchronously.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 30, 2021

Format & Location:

Distance

Credits:

3

This gateway course surveys the histories, theories, concepts, actors, and pedagogies that compose the growing transdisciplinary field of justice and peace studies. We will familiarize ourselves with current issues in the field, as well as the movements and structures that both contribute to and provide obstacles to the creation and sustainability of a more just and peaceful world. The course presents a wide range of theoretical and practical perspectives on peace and social justice, including: poverty, hunger, and homelessness; racism, sexism, and homophobia; violence, oppression, slavery, and colonization; and complex issues of sustainable development and humanitarian aid. Through historical and contemporary analyses, the course addresses critical issues of militarism, inequality, and injustice, emphasizing the development of viable alternatives. This course is highly recommended for first-year students and sophomores interested in pursuing the JUPS major or minor. As an introductory course, it requires permission for seniors.

This course meets entirely online during the Cross Session (6/7/2021-7/30/2021).

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
10:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

A first course on tools and approaches for making marketing decisions. Marketing is viewed as a broad technology for influencing behavior, beyond functions like selling and advertising. Topics covered include consumer behavior, marketing research, and marketing planning, with emphasis on marketing mix decisions: product strategy, communications, pricing, and distribution.

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

This course is designed to assist students whose high school mathematics background is insufficient for the standard first-year mathematics courses. It is primarily intended as a preparation for MATH-035. Topics include: algebraic operations, factoring, exponents and logarithms, polynomials, rational functions, trigonometric functions, and the logarithmic and exponential functions. Graphing and word problems will be stressed. This course is not intended to complete the math/science requirement in the College. Fall.

Prerequisite Algebra II.

Date & Time:

Jul 6 to Aug 13, 2021

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

4

This is the first part of the four semester calculus sequence (Math-035-036 and 137-150) for mathematics and science majors. Students do not need to have any familiarity with calculus, but do need good algebra/precalculus preparation. Topics include limits, derivatives, techniques of differentiation, applications of the derivative, the Riemann integral, the trigonometric and inverse trigonometric functions, and the logarithmic and exponential functions. Fall and Spring. A student who hasn't taken MATH 029 prior to MATH 035 will need to take the Calculus Readiness test and be able to show their MATH 035 professor their results at the start of the semester.

This course meets entirely online during the 6-Week Session II (7/6/2021-8/13/2021). Need to take the Calculus Readiness Test and earn a minimum score of 18.

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
3:05 PM - 5:35 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

4

This is the first part of the four semester calculus sequence (Math-035-036 and 137-150) for mathematics and science majors. Students do not need to have any familiarity with calculus, but do need good algebra/precalculus preparation. Topics include limits, derivatives, techniques of differentiation, applications of the derivative, the Riemann integral, the trigonometric and inverse trigonometric functions, and the logarithmic and exponential functions. Fall and Spring. A student who hasn't taken MATH 029 prior to MATH 035 will need to take the Calculus Readiness test and be able to show their MATH 035 professor their results at the start of the semester.

Need to take the Calculus Readiness Test and earn a minimum score of 18.

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
3:15 PM - 5:45 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

4

A continuation of MATH-035. Topics include techniques of integration, applications of the definite integral, improper integrals, Newton's method and numerical integration, sequences and series including Taylor's theorem and power series, and elementary separable and first and second order linear differential equations. Fall and Spring.

Prerequisite Calculus I.

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
10:45 AM - 1:15 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

4

This course will introduce students to the basic concepts, logic, and issues involved in statistical reasoning, as well as basic statistical methods used to analyze data and evaluate studies. The major topics to be covered include methods for exploratory data analysis, an introduction to sampling and experimental design, elementary probability theory and random variables, and methods for statistical inference including simple linear regression. The objectives of this course are to help students develop a critical approach to the evaluation of study designs, data and results, and to develop skills in the application of basic statistical methods in empirical research. An important feature of the course will be the use of statistical software to facilitate the understanding of important statistical ideas and for the implementation of data analysis. The course has two lectures and one lab section. Cannot be taken for credit if the student has already taken ECON 121, Gov 201, OPIM 173, IPOL 320 or MATH 140. College Economics and Political Economy majors should enroll in ECON 121, rather than MATH 040. This course does NOT satisfy the Mathematics minor or majors requirement for a Statistics class--these students should enroll in MATH 140. Seniors and Post Baccalaureate Pre-Medical students must get special permission to enroll in this course.

Cannot be taken for credit if the student has already taken ECON 121, OPIM 173, IPOL 320 or MATH 140.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
3:15 PM - 5:15 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

Philosophy 010 is a general introduction to philosophical ethics. Questions addressed include: What is the nature of morality? How do we know what is right and what is wrong? What sorts of moral obligations do we stand under? What are our duties to others and to ourselves? What is the nature of virtue and vice? How do we assess moral character? Readings are generally drawn from both traditional and contemporary philosophical authors. Reading lists and specific topics addressed vary from semester to semester and from instructor to instructor, as do required work and expectations. Please consult the syllabi posted online by individual instructors for more detail.

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
10:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

Philosophy 010 is a general introduction to philosophical ethics. Questions addressed include: What is the nature of morality? How do we know what is right and what is wrong? What sorts of moral obligations do we stand under? What are our duties to others and to ourselves? What is the nature of virtue and vice? How do we assess moral character? Readings are generally drawn from both traditional and contemporary philosophical authors. Reading lists and specific topics addressed vary from semester to semester and from instructor to instructor, as do required work and expectations. Please consult the syllabi posted online by individual instructors for more detail.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
10:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

An introduction to some of the central questions of philosophy through the writings of both traditional and contemporary authors. Questions addressed may include the relationship between mind and matter; between causation and free will; meaning, truth, and reality; knowledge, perception, belief, and thought. Topics and readings vary from semester to semester and instructor to instructor, as do the course requirements and expectations. Please consult the syllabi of the individual instructors for more detail.

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
5:45 PM - 7:45 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

An introduction to some of the central questions of philosophy through the writings of both traditional and contemporary authors. Questions addressed may include the relationship between mind and matter; between causation and free will; meaning, truth, and reality; knowledge, perception, belief, and thought. Topics and readings vary from semester to semester and instructor to instructor, as do the course requirements and expectations. Please consult the syllabi of the individual instructors for more detail.

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

In this 3-credit, algebra based course, we will study the basic principles used to describe and explain physical phenomena. We will cover topics in Classical Physics, which include Mechanics, Waves, Sound, Heat, Electricity, Magnetism, Light Waves, basic ideas in Quantum Physics, and time permitting, a brief introduction to Special Theory of Relativity. This course is appropriate for nonscience majors and for those who desire a more conceptual and less mathematical introduction to physics before taking a two semester physics course required for science majors, and for those interested in gaining insight into the physical laws that governs observed phenomena. We will emphasize the conceptual understanding of the laws of nature and their applications in explaining and predicting the way matter and energy interact.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Tuesday, Thursday
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Format & Location:

Recitation

Credits:

4

PHYS-101 and 102 constitute a year-long comprehensive calculus-based introduction to physics, particularly suited to the needs and interests of pre-medical students. Topics covered are Newton's laws, linear, planar, and rotational motions, work, energy, momentum, gravitation, periodic motion and waves, fluid mechanics, acoustics, thermodynamics, electric fields, electric potential, dielectrics, magnetic fields, induction, DC circuits, electromagnetic waves and light, interference and diffraction of light, geometric optics, atomic, quantum, nuclear, and condensed matter physics, and cosmology. Important note: Familiarity with calculus is assumed. Three lecture hours, one recitation hour, and two laboratory hours.

This is the lecture and recitation only. The lab section must be registered for separately.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Monday, Wednesday
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Format & Location:

Recitation

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

4

PHYS-101 and 102 constitute a year-long comprehensive calculus-based introduction to physics, particularly suited to the needs and interests of pre-medical students. Topics covered are Newton's laws, linear, planar, and rotational motions, work, energy, momentum, gravitation, periodic motion and waves, fluid mechanics, acoustics, thermodynamics, electric fields, electric potential, dielectrics, magnetic fields, induction, DC circuits, electromagnetic waves and light, interference and diffraction of light, geometric optics, atomic, quantum, nuclear, and condensed matter physics, and cosmology. Important note: Familiarity with calculus is assumed. Three lecture hours, one recitation hour, and two laboratory hours.

This is the lecture and recitation only. The lab section must be registered for separately.

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Tuesday, Thursday
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Format & Location:

Recitation

Credits:

4

PHYS-101 and 102 constitute a year-long comprehensive calculus-based introduction to physics, particularly suited to the needs and interests of pre-medical students. Topics covered are Newton's laws, linear, planar, and rotational motions, work, energy, momentum, gravitation, periodic motion and waves, fluid mechanics, acoustics, thermodynamics, electric fields, electric potential, dielectrics, magnetic fields, induction, DC circuits, electromagnetic waves and light, interference and diffraction of light, geometric optics, atomic, quantum, nuclear, and condensed matter physics, and cosmology. Important note: Familiarity with calculus is assumed. Three lecture hours, one recitation hour, and two laboratory hours.

This is the lecture and recitation only. The lab section must be registered for separately.

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Wednesday
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Format & Location:

Recitation

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

4

PHYS-101 and 102 constitute a year-long comprehensive calculus-based introduction to physics, particularly suited to the needs and interests of pre-medical students. Topics covered are Newton's laws, linear, planar, and rotational motions, work, energy, momentum, gravitation, periodic motion and waves, fluid mechanics, acoustics, thermodynamics, electric fields, electric potential, dielectrics, magnetic fields, induction, DC circuits, electromagnetic waves and light, interference and diffraction of light, geometric optics, atomic, quantum, nuclear, and condensed matter physics, and cosmology. Important note: Familiarity with calculus is assumed. Three lecture hours, one recitation hour, and two laboratory hours.

This is the lecture and recitation only. The lab section must be registered for separately.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Monday, Wednesday
10:15 AM - 12:45 PM

Format & Location:

Laboratory, Regents Hall 119

Credits:

1

PHYS-103 is the lab section for Principles of Physics I (PHYS-101).

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Tuesday, Thursday
10:15 AM - 12:45 PM

Format & Location:

Laboratory, Regents Hall 119

Credits:

1

PHYS-103 is the lab section for Principles of Physics I (PHYS-101).

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Wednesday
10:15 AM - 12:45 PM

Format & Location:

Laboratory, Regents Hall 119

Credits:

1

PHYS-104 is the lab section for Principles of Physics II (PHYS-102).

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Tuesday, Thursday
10:15 AM - 12:45 PM

Format & Location:

Laboratory, Regents Hall 119

Credits:

1

PHYS-104 is the lab section for Principles of Physics II (PHYS-102).

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 30, 2021

Format & Location:

Online

Credits:

3

A performance course designed to introduce basic principles of communication and the classical roots from which they were derived. Students will prepare and present speeches in both formal platform settings and informal group discussions. While attention will be given to extemporaneous delivery, the emphasis of the course is on work behind-the-scenes: organizing ideas, structuring messages, and adapting messages for specific audiences. Attention will also be given to methods for evaluating oral discourse. Students who experience anxiety in public speaking situations are encouraged to enroll. Fall and Spring..

This course meets entirely online during the Cross Session (6/7/2021-7/30/2021).

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
3:15 PM - 5:15 PM

Format & Location:

Studio

Credits:

3

This course is an introduction to the fundamental practice and theory of public speaking and oral communication using theatrical techniques of both performance and the craft of storytelling. Students will investigate communication through the lens of the performer and apply performance techniques to enhance communication and presentation skills. The class will explore how to speak authentically to a group of people, use body language to express ideas, develop a more dynamic vocal presence, and engage more deeply with an audience. This class focuses particularly on how presence can be utilized to awaken powerful, persuasive and connected communication. Some of the performance techniques used in class include skills and exercises for voice, breath, body awareness, listening, relaxation, collaboration and improvisation. Emphasis will also be given to ways in which a performer uses language and text analysis to convey complex thoughts and emotions to an audience. Approaches to communication will be practiced in one-on-one conversations, small group work as well as speaking to large groups of people. Class topics will increase awareness of artful communication in daily social engagement, individual presentations, business practices, leadership roles and global citizenship.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 30, 2021

Format & Location:

Online

Credits:

3

This course is an introduction to the theory and practice of improvisation in connection with public speaking. Over the semester, we will learn the basic techniques of improvisation and how to apply them to communication and collaboration in a variety of settings. Through participatory exercises and group activities students will explore tools for improvisation in relation to ensemble building, listening, playfulness, creativity, and leadership skills. Based on the foundational “Yes, and...” principle of improvisation and approaches to storytelling, the course is designed to develop the ability to respond to unexpected speaking situations in clear, impactful, and engaging ways. Additionally, we will examine specific case studies demonstrating how improvisation has been utilized to affect the way people and organizations work in areas as diverse as business, science, education, government, healthcare, and non-profit sectors. Students will be asked to apply improvisational approaches to their own areas of study and personal interests through course readings, workshops, discussions, assignments, and class presentations.

This course meets entirely online during the Cross Session (6/7/2021-7/30/2021).

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 30, 2021

Format & Location:

Online

Credits:

3

This introductory course surveys the field and acquaints the student with the major areas of Psychology, including perception, memory, cognition, neuroscience, learning, motivation, emotion, personality, social behavior, development, and psychopathology. PSYC-001. GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY IS A PREREQUISITE FOR ALL OTHER PSYCHOLOGY COURSES.

This course meets entirely online during the Cross Session (6/7/2021-7/30/2021).

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

This introductory course surveys the field and acquaints the student with the major areas of Psychology, including perception, memory, cognition, neuroscience, learning, motivation, emotion, personality, social behavior, development, and psychopathology. PSYC-001. GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY IS A PREREQUISITE FOR ALL OTHER PSYCHOLOGY COURSES.

Some seats in this class are reserved.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
10:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

In this course you will learn in numerous ways that sociology is the systematic study of human society and social life. This course is designed to be an introduction to the development of sociology, and an examination of the range of concepts, principles, and methods that comprise modern sociology using a core text and academic journal articles. We will examine important issues and institutions of contemporary society, including culture, socialization, gender, race and ethnicity, education, family, inequality, and social change. A particular focus will be on the examination of intersectionality in formal organizations (i.e., workplaces). By the semester’s end it is anticipated that students will understand the sociological perspective and be able to discuss sociological issues using the language of the discipline.

Sociology Required Course for Majors/Minors: We live in an increasingly complex world today. To what extent are things that seem natural socially constructed? Does the individual matter? Can sociology make our lives better? In this course we will learn the introduction to the development of sociology as a discipline, its methodologies and theories. Students will explore how sociology can help us understand contemporary globalized society, family, culture, identities, socialization, education, inequality, social change and social mobility. The focus of the course will be on the Sociological Imagination, everyday experiences of race & ethnicity, gender, global inequalities and social movements (civil rights, feminism and gay rights, digital activism), and democracy.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 30, 2021

Format & Location:

Online

Credits:

3

In this course you will learn in numerous ways that sociology is the systematic study of human society and social life. This course is designed to be an introduction to the development of sociology, and an examination of the range of concepts, principles, and methods that comprise modern sociology using a core text and academic journal articles. We will examine important issues and institutions of contemporary society, including culture, socialization, gender, race and ethnicity, education, family, inequality, and social change. A particular focus will be on the examination of intersectionality in formal organizations (i.e., workplaces). By the semester’s end it is anticipated that students will understand the sociological perspective and be able to discuss sociological issues using the language of the discipline.

This course meets entirely online during the Cross Session (6/7/2021-7/30/2021).

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
10:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

In this course you will learn in numerous ways that sociology is the systematic study of human society and social life. This course is designed to be an introduction to the development of sociology, and an examination of the range of concepts, principles, and methods that comprise modern sociology using a core text and academic journal articles. We will examine important issues and institutions of contemporary society, including culture, socialization, gender, race and ethnicity, education, family, inequality, and social change. A particular focus will be on the examination of intersectionality in formal organizations (i.e., workplaces). By the semester’s end it is anticipated that students will understand the sociological perspective and be able to discuss sociological issues using the language of the discipline.

Sociology Required Course for Majors/Minors: In this course you will learn in numerous ways that sociology is the systematic study of human society and social life. This course is designed to be an introduction to the development of sociology, and an examination of the range of concepts, principles, and methods that comprise modern sociology using a core text and academic journal articles. We will examine important issues and institutions of contemporary society, including culture, socialization, gender, race and ethnicity, education, family, inequality, and social change. A particular focus will be on the examination of intersectionality in formal organizations (i.e., workplaces). By the semester’s end it is anticipated that students will understand the sociological perspective and be able to discuss sociological issues using the language of the discipline.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
5:45 PM - 7:45 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

This course is for students with some prior high school knowledge of Spanish. Students will fulfill their needs to 1) develop their ability to communicate satisfactorily in Spanish in everyday practical situations that may occur either here in the U.S or abroad, 2) to acquire some of the skills necessary for effective reading in Spanish, and 3) to write Spanish with a satisfactory level of accuracy. Students will be exposed to aspects of Hispanic culture via videos and written texts. Three key components that will assist students to attain these three goals are vocabulary, language awareness, and practice/participation.

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
5:45 PM - 7:45 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

This course is a continuation of SPAN 001/003 in which students will further fulfill their needs to 1) develop their ability to communicate satisfactorily in Spanish in everyday practical situations that may occur either here in the U.S or abroad, 2) to acquire some of the skills necessary for effective reading in Spanish, and 3) to write Spanish with a satisfactory level of accuracy. Students will be exposed to aspects of Hispanic culture via videos and written texts. Three key components that will assist students to attain these three goals are vocabulary, language awareness, and practice/participation.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
9:30 AM - 12:40 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

6

Along with Intensive Intermediate Spanish, this course was originally developed for FLL students and therefore assumes a certain level of motivation to learn languages. The course aims to develop students' ability to communicate in Spanish and to help them acquire the skills necessary to understand oral and written texts. Different aspects of Hispanic culture will be introduced in reading passages and videos. Grading criteria are based on lexical breadth, grammatical accuracy, reading and listening comprehension skills, and a basic knowledge of Spanish-speaking areas.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 9, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
5:45 PM - 7:45 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

In this intermediate course, students will reinforce their knowledge of the first year courses and further develop their ability to 1) communicate satisfactorily in Spanish in everyday practical situations that may occur either here in the U.S or abroad, 2) continue acquiring some of the skills necessary for effective reading in Spanish, and 3) write Spanish with a satisfactory level of accuracy. Students will be exposed to aspects of Hispanic culture and literature via movies and written texts. Three key components that will assist students to attain these three goals are vocabulary, language awareness, and practice/participation.

Student who have not previously taken a Spanish class at Georgetown must take a placement test prior to registering for this course. The Spanish Placement Test is available online in Canvas. Please contact Prof. Morales-Front (morales@georgetown.edu) if you have problems finding or accessing the test.

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
5:45 PM - 7:45 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

This course is a continuation of SPAN 021 that further develops students’ ability to 1) communicate satisfactorily in Spanish in everyday practical situations that may occur either here in the U.S or abroad, 2) continue acquiring some of the skills necessary for effective reading in Spanish, and 3) write Spanish with a satisfactory level of accuracy. Students will be exposed to aspects of Hispanic culture and literature via movies and written texts. Three key components that will assist students to attain these three goals are vocabulary, language awareness, and practice/participation.

Student who have not previously taken a Spanish class at Georgetown must take a placement test prior to registering for this course. The Spanish Placement Test is available online in Canvas. Please contact Prof. Morales-Front (morales@georgetown.edu) if you have problems finding or accessing the test.

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

6

Continuing from Intensive Basic Spanish, and designed for highly motivated students who seek daily contact with the language, this course is designed to further develop students' ability to communicate satisfactorily in Spanish in everyday situations and to help them acquire skills necessary for effective speaking and writing in Spanish. Taking readings, documentaries and films as point of departure, the cultural component of the course grows significantly to include current issues encompassing the economy, politics, and culture of the Spanish-speaking areas on both sides of the Atlantic.

Student who have not previously taken a Spanish class at Georgetown must take a placement test prior to registering for this course. The Spanish Placement Test is available online in Canvas. Please contact Prof. Morales-Front (morales@georgetown.edu) if you have problems finding or accessing the test.

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
5:45 PM - 7:45 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

A first course in the theory and practice of international business. After building a foundation of international trade, foreign direct investment, exchange rates, and government policy, the course emphasis is on the application of concepts to the solution of international business problems. It focuses on areas such as international market entry, the internationalization of the marketing, finance and management functions within the firm, and the development of global business strategies.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 30, 2021

Format & Location:

Online

Credits:

3

The Problem of God introduces students to the study of religion and theology, broadly understood. Our aim in the course is not only to introduce students to different religious traditions and perspectives, but, as the title of the course suggests, to encourage critical reflection on some of the most challenging questions relating to religious commitment. In other words, the goal of the course is not only to help students learn about religious traditions, but to reflect critically on what it means to be a religious person, what it means to study religion and theology, and what the significance of religious belief is. It is one of two courses (along with IBL) that fulfill the first Theology course requirement at Georgetown, and the importance of promoting critical reflection on religious belief through this requirement has taken on new meaning in a post-9/11 world, in which religious literacy and understanding are more important than they have ever been. Mirroring the diversity of our faculty, the course is taught in a diverse number of ways, including a variety of different primary texts and focusing on a variety of significant questions relating to religion and theology. Georgetown graduates consistently report that The Problem of God was one of the most important courses that they took during their time at Georgetown.

This course meets entirely online during the Cross Session (6/7/2021-7/30/2021). This course engages with the problem of evil and suffering which has been one of the most challenging issues facing both religious and non-religious. On the one hand, it is believed that faith in God provides the best explanation to the question of evil and comforts those who suffer because of various reasons such as losing loved ones to death, sickness or natural disasters. On the other hand, many philosophers have been pointing out that the idea of a powerful, just and loving God cannot be reconciled with the evil and suffering that exist in the world. We will examine various perspectives developed by world religions and put both religious and non-religious views in conversation. The course does not claim to solve the problem, but will engage with the issue creatively and critically.

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

The Problem of God introduces students to the study of religion and theology, broadly understood. Our aim in the course is not only to introduce students to different religious traditions and perspectives, but, as the title of the course suggests, to encourage critical reflection on some of the most challenging questions relating to religious commitment. In other words, the goal of the course is not only to help students learn about religious traditions, but to reflect critically on what it means to be a religious person, what it means to study religion and theology, and what the significance of religious belief is. It is one of two courses (along with IBL) that fulfill the first Theology course requirement at Georgetown, and the importance of promoting critical reflection on religious belief through this requirement has taken on new meaning in a post-9/11 world, in which religious literacy and understanding are more important than they have ever been. Mirroring the diversity of our faculty, the course is taught in a diverse number of ways, including a variety of different primary texts and focusing on a variety of significant questions relating to religion and theology. Georgetown graduates consistently report that The Problem of God was one of the most important courses that they took during their time at Georgetown.

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

The Problem of God introduces students to the study of religion and theology, broadly understood. Our aim in the course is not only to introduce students to different religious traditions and perspectives, but, as the title of the course suggests, to encourage critical reflection on some of the most challenging questions relating to religious commitment. In other words, the goal of the course is not only to help students learn about religious traditions, but to reflect critically on what it means to be a religious person, what it means to study religion and theology, and what the significance of religious belief is. It is one of two courses (along with IBL) that fulfill the first Theology course requirement at Georgetown, and the importance of promoting critical reflection on religious belief through this requirement has taken on new meaning in a post-9/11 world, in which religious literacy and understanding are more important than they have ever been. Mirroring the diversity of our faculty, the course is taught in a diverse number of ways, including a variety of different primary texts and focusing on a variety of significant questions relating to religion and theology. Georgetown graduates consistently report that The Problem of God was one of the most important courses that they took during their time at Georgetown.

Some seats in this class are reserved.

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 30, 2021

Format & Location:

Online

Credits:

3

Introduction to Biblical Literature promotes the close reading of ancient texts, first on their own terms and then in relation to how they have been interpreted over time and may be interpreted today. As such, IBL teaches students to think critically about what a text is, and how it functions for those who value it. Learning to read texts in context challenges students to question the assumptions they bring to biblical texts and to enter into an adventure of discovery of the Bible, its origins and significance over time. IBL asks students to become “strangers in a strange land” as they confront the various “distances” they experience when reading biblical texts. Meeting unfamiliar language, cultures, customs, mores, and ideas requires that students suspend their judgment about what they think they know and asks them to learn how to expect the unexpected, as they delve deeper and deeper into biblical literature and the worlds from which it emerged. In this way, IBL can be a very liberating experience for students and lays a foundation that they can rely on in other courses they will take in during their undergraduate years.

This course meets entirely online during the Cross Session (6/7/2021-7/30/2021).

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

The purpose of this course is to introduce you to the complex history of Jewish American and African American relations in the United States. Our inquiry will begin by exploring the historical roots of each group’s discreet experiences in this country. Then we will focus on how they have coalesced sometimes in friendship, sometimes in antagonism, in the past century. Some of the questions we seek to explore are: Do there exist similarities between Blacks and Jews that account for the gravitational pull they exert upon one another? Are there differences between them that explain the unique texture of their interaction? How are both related to mainstream White Anglo-Saxon culture in the United States? How do issues of gender and sexual orientation refract the nature of their interaction?

Date & Time:

Jun 7 to Jul 30, 2021

Format & Location:

Online

Credits:

3

This course is an introduction to the theory and practice of improvisation in connection with public speaking. Over the semester, we will learn the basic techniques of improvisation and how to apply them to communication and collaboration in a variety of settings. Through participatory exercises and group activities students will explore tools for improvisation in relation to ensemble building, listening, playfulness, creativity, and leadership skills. Based on the foundational “Yes, and...” principle of improvisation and approaches to storytelling, the course is designed to develop the ability to respond to unexpected speaking situations in clear, impactful, and engaging ways. Additionally, we will examine specific case studies demonstrating how improvisation has been utilized to affect the way people and organizations work in areas as diverse as business, science, education, government, healthcare, and non-profit sectors. Students will be asked to apply improvisational approaches to their own areas of study and personal interests through course readings, workshops, discussions, assignments, and class presentations.

This course meets entirely online during the Cross Session (6/7/2021-7/30/2021).

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Format & Location:

Studio

Credits:

3

Taught by experts in the field, Acting I provides an experiential introduction to the study of acting for the stage based in psychological and physical realism. Emphasis is placed on the critical and creative theories and techniques to cultivate imagination, focus, embodied creativity, self-awareness, vocal range, collaboration, and script analysis. Acting projects include scenes, monologues, and acting exercises. Students will fulfill readings (e.g. by Stanislavski and Uta Hagen), writing assignments, and performance projects. Suitable for students with considerable performance experience but without college coursework in acting, and for complete beginners.

Must attend first and second class or lose your seat in the course.

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
3:15 PM - 5:15 PM

Format & Location:

Studio

Credits:

3

This course is an introduction to the fundamental practice and theory of public speaking and oral communication using theatrical techniques of both performance and the craft of storytelling. Students will investigate communication through the lens of the performer and apply performance techniques to enhance communication and presentation skills. The class will explore how to speak authentically to a group of people, use body language to express ideas, develop a more dynamic vocal presence, and engage more deeply with an audience. This class focuses particularly on how presence can be utilized to awaken powerful, persuasive and connected communication. Some of the performance techniques used in class include skills and exercises for voice, breath, body awareness, listening, relaxation, collaboration and improvisation. Emphasis will also be given to ways in which a performer uses language and text analysis to convey complex thoughts and emotions to an audience. Approaches to communication will be practiced in one-on-one conversations, small group work as well as speaking to large groups of people. Class topics will increase awareness of artful communication in daily social engagement, individual presentations, business practices, leadership roles and global citizenship.

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
3:15 PM - 5:15 PM

Format & Location:

Online

Credits:

3

Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies explores the broadly and critically defined “genealogies” of women’s and gender studies, investigating key concepts, theoretical debates, ideologies, and historical significance of the discipline of Women's and Gender Studies. Drawing from multidisciplinary perspectives and materials, we attempt to construct a theoretical framework that will be helpful and challenging to our pursuit of a just world in which both women and men can celebrate themselves and each other.

Date & Time:

Jul 12 to Aug 13, 2021
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Format & Location:

Lecture

Credits:

3

An intensive seminar, enrolling no more than 15 students, focused on developing students’ ability to use writing as a tool for inquiry, to develop their writing through an iterative process, and to practice writing in different rhetorical situations. Students should take this course as early as possible and no later than the end of the sophomore year. The Writing and Culture Seminar helps students develop their ability to: • read critically in ways that are attentive to language, context, and form • write in ways that are appropriate for different rhetorical situations, with awareness of genre, context, and technology • deploy language’s many resources, including its figurative power as well as conventions of grammar, punctuation, syntax, and semantics, to shape and communicate meaning with clarity and fluency • research, evaluate, and synthesize appropriate evidence in order to build and support effective analyses and arguments On the surface, social media promises connection: a tool that lets us communicate across physical, cultural, and generational divides. In practice however, it's much more complicated. This semester, you’ll hone your critical reading and writing skills by diving into those complications. We’ll unpack what happens when a new form of communication springs up within the space of a single generation - with a specific focus on the challenges and problems social media has brought. We’ll think about how we navigate these social spaces, and how our behavior and identity differs across different digital spaces, as well as how it compares to how we present ourselves in the physical world. Just as importantly, I'll be challenging us to think about why those differences matter, and what they mean for us as citizens (and, for some of us) future designers and gatekeepers of the ever-expanding digital world.

Section Title: Writing Complexity & the Becoming of the Citizen-Rhetor This first-year writing course seeks to develop technologically-savvy writers who thrive within complexity, rather than fear it. Scholars such as Cathy N. Davidson argue that today’s complex global economy favors those who can "make connections, synthesize, collaborate, network, manage projects, solve problems, and respond to constantly changing technologies.” For Davidson, then, rather than becoming an expert in a single subject, which quickly becomes outmoded, we must think holistically to connect our local, personal experience to an ever shifting complex global network. This writing course, then, gives students opportunity to write in myriad genres for myriad audiences in myriad platforms in order to develop their rhetorical agility. By course's end, students will not only have practiced the reading, writing, research, and editing skills necessary for academic success, but they will also have worked extensively in multimodal technologies to write themselves into a complex network as a citizen-rhetor. They will also have a fancy Wordpress site to show off to potential employers.