Explore our diverse range of academic offerings designed to inspire, challenge, and expand your intellectual horizons. Whether you're looking to deepen your expertise in a specific field, explore new areas of interest, or engage with world-class instructors, our courses cater to a variety of academic goals. Browse through our list to discover the opportunities awaiting you this summer, and take the next step in your academic journey at Yale.
CLCV S419 (CRN: 30083) | Learn More
Instructors: Kevin van Bladel
Dates: Session B, June 30 - August 1, 2025
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: TTh 9.00-12.15
Distributional Requirements: Humanities
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
In-person Course. Introduction to the history and cultures of the ancient empires of the Near East (Middle East), focusing on the period from the Assyrian and Persian Empires to the establishment of Islam (ca 900 BCE–ca 750 CE). Use of ancient primary sources critically to create a historical narrative and to understand the modern appropriation of ancient history for political and other purposes. An introduction to the geography of southwestern Asia and a survey of languages, Iranian and other religions, and some ancient literature from a variety of cultures. Events covered in this course contributed decisively to the demography of the present-day Near East and the social characteristics of its people, from the distribution of language communities to the variety of Near Eastern religions. 1 Credit. Session B: June 30 – August 1. Tuition: $5270.
CPSC S112 (CRN: 30352) | Syllabus | Learn More
Instructors: Cody Murphey
Dates: Session B, June 30 - August 1, 2025
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: MWF 10.00-12.15
Distributional Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
In-person Course. Development on the computer of programming skills, problem-solving methods, and selected applications. No previous experience with computers necessary. Enrollment limited to 30 students. 1 Credit. Session B: June 30 – August 1. Tuition: $5270.
CPSC S134 (CRN: 30361) | Learn More
Instructors: Scott Petersen
Dates: Session B, June 30 - August 1, 2025
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: MW 1.00-4.15
Distributional Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
In-person Course. Topics in computer music, including musical representations for computing, automated music analysis and composition, interactive systems, and virtual instrument design. Use of domain-specific programming languages and libraries to explore how the principles of computer science can be applied to music to create new interfaces, instruments, and tools. 1 Credit. Session B: June 30 – August 1. Tuition: $5270.
CPSC S202 (CRN: 30034) | Syllabus | Learn More
Instructors: Cody Murphey
Dates: Session A, May 26 - June 27, 2025
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: MWF 10.00-12.15
Distributional Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
In-person Course. Introduction to formal methods for reasoning and to mathematical techniques basic to computer science. Topics include propositional logic, discrete mathematics, and linear algebra. Emphasis on applications to computer science: recurrences, sorting, graph traversal, Gaussian elimination. Prerequisite: Pre-calculus or equivalent expected for pre-college students. Enrollment limited to 45 students. 1 Credit. Session A: May 26 – June 27. Tuition: $5270.
CPSC S365 (CRN: 30208) | Learn More
Instructors: Dylan McKay
Dates: Session B, June 30 - August 1, 2025
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: M-F 10.00-11.15, TTh 1.00-2.00
Distributional Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning
Eligibility: Open to college students only
In-person Course. Paradigms for algorithmic problem solving: greedy algorithms, divide and conquer, dynamic programming, and network flow. NP completeness and approximation algorithms for NP-complete problems. Algorithms for problems from economics, scheduling, network design and navigation, geometry, biology, and optimization. This course provides algorithmic background essential to further study of computer science. Prerequisite: CPSC S202 or equivalent and CPSC S223. For college students and beyond. 1 Credit. Session B: June 30 – August 1. Tuition: $5270.
DRMA S001 (CRN: 30210) | Learn More
Instructors: Jon Hackler
Dates: Session B, June 30 - August 1, 2025
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: M-F 9.00-4.00
Distributional Requirements: N/A
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
In-person Course. Exploration and development of the fundamentals of the actor's craft based on the principles of Stanislavski. The course is a concise training program in which each student takes more than one class. The classes are in the following areas: (1) play analysis class, to understand what is to be acted; (2) acting class, to learn the application of basic acting techniques; (3) vocal production class, to improve vocal and articulation skills; (4) improvisation and mask class, to help free the imagination and to build confidence in spontaneous self-expression; (5)clowning class, to encourage the use of the face for emotional expression; and (6) scene study class, to understand how the classes listed above come together when working on a scene. The instructors constitute a teaching staff of working professionals and are assisted by teaching associates giving the students individual attention. The summer drama program requires a full commitment of the student's time. Classes are held in the mornings, afternoons, and two evenings each week, Monday through Friday, with 26 to 28 classroom hours each week, plus additional hours for individual tutorials and scheduled rehearsal time. Extra evening and Saturday morning sessions may be scheduled for group activities and additional classes. A single grade will be awarded for the course. Enrollment is limited. Complete applications must include a resume of relevant experience and a letter of recommendation from a drama teacher or other theater professional. Application deadline: March 31. 2 Credits. Session B: June 30 – August 1. Tuition: $10,295.
EALL S212 (CRN: 30073) | Syllabus | Learn More
Instructors: Mick Hunter
Dates: Session B, June 30 - August 1, 2025
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: MWF 9.00-11.15
Distributional Requirements: Humanities
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
In-person course. An introduction to the foundational works of ancient Chinese thought from the ruling ideologies of the earliest historical dynasties, through the Warring States masters, to the Qin and Han empires. Topics include Confucianism and Daoism, the role of the intellectual in ancient Chinese society, and the nature and performance of wisdom. 1 Credit. Session B: June 30 – August 1. Tuition: $5270.
EALL S260 (CRN: 30253) | Learn More
Instructors: Kurtis Hanlon
Dates: Session B, June 30 - August 1, 2025
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: MW 1.00-4.15
Distributional Requirements: Humanities
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
In-person Course. This course explores the art forms of manga (Japanese comics) and anime (Japanese animation), examining their unique media characteristics and intermedial connections. Students view and analyze manga and anime, not merely as stories but as narratives shaped by specific visual languages and technological mediation. Major course units incorporate themes of "play," examining how narrative content and media-specific conventions invite interaction and reflection. The course is organized into three thematic units: Adaptation – Playing with the past; Who am I? – Playing with identity; War Games – Playing with the future. Enrollment limited to 35 students. 1 Credit. Session B: June 30 – August 1. Tuition: $5270.
EALL S374E (CRN: 30325) | Learn More
Instructors: Xueli Wang
Dates: Session B, June 30 - August 1, 2025
Course Mode: Online
Meeting Times: TTh 1.00-4.15
Distributional Requirements: N/A
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
Online Course. The Hong Kong New Wave (1980s-2000s) was an intensely creative period of film and cultural production whose influence continues to reverberate through the world today. This course will survey key figures, works, trends, and contexts of the Hong Kong New Wave movement, beginning with proto-New Wave developments in the 1960s and 70s and ending with its afterlives in recent Hollywood productions. Sessions will be structured around ten films by directors including Wong Kar-Wai, Tsui Hark, Patrick Tam, Tang Shu Shuen, Angie Chen, Stanley Kwan, and Ann Hui. We will examine their works formally, through shot-by-shot analysis, as well as in relation to broader cultural and political developments, such as the 1967 anti-colonial riots, the 1989 Tiananmen Square uprising, the 1997 handover, the formation of new ciné-clubs and film magazines, the rise of television and piracy, and recent pro-democracy movements. We will also consider pertinent questions of genre, stardom, reception and fandom, history and memory, gender and sexuality, protest and dissent, and what constitutes “Hong Kongness” in relation to postcoloniality, globalization, and nationalism. 1 Credit. Session B: June 30 – August 1. Tuition: $5270. Technology Fee: $85.
ECON S115E (CRN: 30141) | Syllabus | Learn More
Instructors: Tolga Koker
Dates: Session B, June 30 - August 1, 2025
Course Mode: Online
Meeting Times: TTh 1.00-2.30
Distributional Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning, Social Sciences
Eligibility: Open to college students only
Online Course. Introduction to the principles of microeconomics, supply and demand, consumer theory, and competitive markets. Applications to contemporary policy issues such as rent control, minimum wage, antitrust policy, pollution, and income inequality. May not be taken after ECON 108 or 110. Enrollment limited to 20 students. For college students and beyond. 1 Credit. Session A: May 26 – June 27. Session B: June 30 – August 1. Tuition: $5270. Technology Fee: $85.
ECON S117E (CRN: 30143) | Learn More
Instructors: Helen Pushkarskaya
Dates: Session B, June 30 - August 1, 2025
Course Mode: Online
Meeting Times: TTh 9.45-11.15
Distributional Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning, Social Sciences
Eligibility: Open to college students only
Online Course. Introduction to data analysis from the beginning of the econometrics sequence; exposure to modern empirical economics; and development of credible economic analysis. This course emphasizes working directly and early with data, through such economic examples as studies of environmental/natural resource economics, intergenerational mobility, discrimination, and finance. Topics include: probability, statistics, and sampling; selection, causation and causal inference; regression and model specification; and machine learning and big data. Prerequisites: ECON 108, 110, 115, or equivalent, or completed AP Microeconomics with a score of 4 or 5. Enrollment limited to 20 students. For college students and beyond. 1 Credit. Session A: May 26 – June 27. Session B: June 30 – August 1. Tuition: $5270. Technology Fee: $85.
ECON S117E (CRN: 30105) | Learn More
Instructors: Helen Pushkarskaya
Dates: Session A, May 26 - June 27, 2025
Course Mode: Online
Meeting Times: TTh 9.45-11.15
Distributional Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning, Social Sciences
Eligibility: Open to college students only
Online Course. Introduction to data analysis from the beginning of the econometrics sequence; exposure to modern empirical economics; and development of credible economic analysis. This course emphasizes working directly and early with data, through such economic examples as studies of environmental/natural resource economics, intergenerational mobility, discrimination, and finance. Topics include: probability, statistics, and sampling; selection, causation and causal inference; regression and model specification; and machine learning and big data. Prerequisites: ECON 108, 110, 115, or equivalent, or completed AP Microeconomics with a score of 4 or 5. Enrollment limited to 20 students. For college students and beyond. 1 Credit. Session A: May 26 – June 27. Session B: June 30 – August 1. Tuition: $5270. Technology Fee: $85.
ECON S159 (CRN: 30075) | Learn More
Instructors: Zvika Neeman
Dates: Session B, June 30 - August 1, 2025
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: MW 9.00-12.15
Distributional Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning, Social Sciences
Eligibility: Open to college students only
In-person Course. An introduction to the theory of multi-person decision problems and its application in economic analysis. Discussion of static and dynamic noncooperative games with particular attention to the notions of Nash equilibrium and sub-game perfect equilibrium. Prerequisite: knowledge of basic calculus and probability recommended. For college students and beyond. 1 Credit. Session B: June 30 – August 1. Tuition: $5270.
ECON S276 (CRN: 30176) | Learn More
Instructors: Sarath Sanga
Dates: Learn more on the Yale Study Abroad program page
Course Mode: Study Abroad
Meeting Times: MTWTh 9.00-1.00
Distributional Requirements: Social Sciences
Eligibility: Open to college students only
This course is part of a Yale Summer Session Program Abroad and cannot be taken independent of the program. Interested students must apply to Yale Study Abroad by February 4th. For more detailed information about the program, including a description of the courses, housing, excursions, and budget, visit the Yale Study Abroad program page.
ECON S328 (CRN: 30076) | Learn More
Instructors: Miguel Ramirez
Dates: Session B, June 30 - August 1, 2025
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: TTh 1.00-4.15
Distributional Requirements: Social Sciences
Eligibility: Open to college students only
In-person Course. Recent developments in international economics. Trade policy and market structure; the economics of trading blocs such as the EU and NAFTA; the economic consequences of continued U.S. external deficits; globalization and inequality; exchange rates, interest rates, and volatility; speculative capital flows and exchange rate policies; and financial crises and the prospects for the European Monetary Union. Prerequisites: intermediate microeconomics (ECON 121 OR ECON 125) or equivalents and macroeconomics (ECON 122 OR 126) or equivalents. Econometrics (ECON 117) recommended, but not required. Enrollment limited to 16 students. For college students and beyond. 1 Credit. Session B: June 30 – August 1. Tuition: $5270.
ECON S365 (CRN: 30209) | Learn More
Instructors: Dylan McKay
Dates: Session B, June 30 - August 1, 2025
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: M-F 10.00-11.15, TTh 1.00-2.00
Distributional Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning
Eligibility: Open to college students only
In-person Course. Paradigms for algorithmic problem solving: greedy algorithms, divide and conquer, dynamic programming, and network flow. NP completeness and approximation algorithms for NP-complete problems. Algorithms for problems from economics, scheduling, network design and navigation, geometry, biology, and optimization. This course provides algorithmic background essential to further study of computer science. Prerequisite: CPSC S202 or equivalent and CPSC S223. For college students and beyond. 1 Credit. Session B: June 30 – August 1. Tuition: $5270.
EDST S255E (CRN: 30107) | Syllabus | Learn More
Instructors: Riché Barnes
Dates: Session A, May 26 - June 27, 2025
Course Mode: Online
Meeting Times: TTh 1.00-4.15
Distributional Requirements: Social Sciences, Writing
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
Online Course. Blends urban history with educational and housing policy to explore how spatial relationships have shaped opportunity since the groundbreaking supreme court decision, Brown V. Board of Education. Investigates a range of historical, legal, and contemporary issues relevant to both the segregation and desegregation of American cities and their public schools in the twentieth century. Uses Atlanta, GA as a case study in how race, cities, schools and space have been differently understood in the South as compared to the North, and to Atlanta as compared to other “Deep South” cities. Enrollment limited to 25 students. 1 Credit. Session A: May 26 – June 27. Tuition: $5270. Technology Fee: $85.
ENAS S120 (CRN: 30057) | Syllabus | Learn More
Instructors: Daniel Prober
Dates: Session B, June 30 - August 1, 2025
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: TTh 9.00-12.15
Distributional Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning, Science
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
In-person Course. Seminar that covers the technology, use, and impact of energy on the environment, climate, security, and the economy. Emphasis on what drives people's choices and how to transition to renewable energy. Tours of energy facilities on the Yale campus. Prerequisite: completion of high school physics and chemistry. Enrollment limited to 30 students. 1 Credit. Session B: June 30 – August 1. Tuition: $5270.
ENAS S120E (CRN: 30094) | Syllabus | Learn More
Instructors: Daniel Prober
Dates: Session A, May 26 - June 27, 2025
Course Mode: Online
Meeting Times: TTh 9.00-12.15
Distributional Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning, Science
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
Online Course. Seminar that covers the technology, use, and impact of energy on the environment, climate, security, and the economy. Emphasis on what drives people's choices and how to transition to renewable energy. Tours of energy facilities on the Yale campus. Prerequisite: completion of high school physics and chemistry. Enrollment limited to 30 students. 1 Credit. Session A: May 26 – June 27. Tuition: $5270. Technology Fee: $85.
ENAS S194E (CRN: 30144) | Syllabus | Learn More
Instructors: Mitchell Smooke
Dates: Session B, June 30 - August 1, 2025
Course Mode: Online
Meeting Times: TWTh 10.00-12.15
Distributional Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning
Eligibility: Open to college students only
Online Course. Basic theory of ordinary and partial differential equations useful in applications. First- and second-order equations, separation of variables, power series solutions, Fourier series, Laplace transforms. Prerequisites: ENAS 151 or MATH 120 or equivalent and knowledge of matrix-based operations. For college students and beyond. 1 Credit. Session B: June 30 – August 1. Tuition: $5270. Technology Fee: $85.
