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.
ENGL S114 (CRN: 30024) | Syllabus | Learn More
Instructors: Steven Shoemaker
Dates: Session B, June 30 - August 1, 2025
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: MWF 9.00-11.15
Distributional Requirements: Writing
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
CRN 30025 closed to further enrollment. In-person Course. An introduction to academic argument and well-reasoned analysis, using a broad spectrum of nonfiction prose. Intensive instruction and practice in writing argumentative essays. Enrollment limited to 12 students. 1 Credit. Session B: June 30 – August 1. (CRN 30024: The Art of Time; CRN 30025: Nostalgia). Tuition: $5270.
ENGL S120E (CRN: 30112) | Syllabus | Learn More
Instructors: Jessie Royce Hill
Dates: Session A, May 26 - June 27, 2025
Course Mode: Online
Meeting Times: MWF 10.00-11.30
Distributional Requirements: Writing
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
Online Course. Close study of modern nonfiction prose prepares students to become critical readers and to apply professional strategies to their own writing. Readings from such authors as Joan Didion, Zadie Smith, George Orwell, Jia Tolentino, and James Baldwin. Written assignments, involving frequent revision, include personal experience, profile, cultural critique, and humor. Prerequisite: Pre-college students must have completed AP English with a score of 4 or 5. Enrollment limited to 14 students. 1 Credit. Session A: May 26 – June 27. Tuition: $5270. Technology Fee: $85.
ENGL S126 (CRN: 30173) | Syllabus | Learn More
Instructors: Leslie Brisman
Dates: Session A, May 26 - June 27, 2025
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: MWF 1.00-3.30
Distributional Requirements: Humanities, Writing
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
In-person Course. This course has three purposes: To acquaint students with some of the greatest poetry from the English Revolution to our own time; to develop critical thinking about "what's in, what's out" (the problem of canonicity or the relation of what others have chosen to what one holds dear oneself); and to develop writing skills (especially those skills and practices that differentiate good high school writing from collegiate writing and adult essay writing generally). 1 Credit. Session A: May 26 – June 27. Tuition: $5270.
ENGL S127E (CRN: 30146) | Syllabus | Learn More
Instructors: John Williams
Dates: Session B, June 30 - August 1, 2025
Course Mode: Online
Meeting Times: TTh 6.00-9.15p
Distributional Requirements: Humanities, Writing
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
Online Course. This course serves as both an introduction to as well as an exploration of American literature from the nineteenth century to the present. We will ask many questions of these texts, not the least of which is “what do we mean when we say ‘American?’” Given the wide range of the body of work that comprises American literature, however, we will also periodically ask in passing what we mean by “literature,” so as to consider what roles the literary plays in creating and shaping the possibilities of social imagination, private and public discourse, as well as one’s own identity. Emphasis on analytical reading, critical writing, and class discussions. Authors include Melville, Poe, Hawthorne, Whitman, Dickinson, Barnes, Toomer, H. Crane, W. C. Williams, L. Hughes, and M. Robinson. 1 Credit. Session B: June 30 – August 1. Tuition: $5270. Technology Fee: $85.
ENGL S128 (CRN: 30077) | Syllabus | Learn More
Instructors: Juno Richards
Dates: Session B, June 30 - August 1, 2025
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: MW 9.00-12.15
Distributional Requirements: Humanities, Writing
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
In-person Course. An introduction to the literary traditions of the Anglophone world in a variety of poetic and narrative forms and historical contexts. Emphasis on developing skills of literary interpretation and critical writing; diverse linguistic, cultural and racial histories; and on the politics of empire and liberation struggles. Authors may include Daniel Defoe, Mary Prince, J. M. Synge, James Joyce, C. L. R. James, Claude McKay, Jean Rhys, Yvonne Vera, Chinua Achebe, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, J. M. Coetzee, Brian Friel, Amitav Ghosh, Salman Rushdie, Alice Munro, Derek Walcott, and Patrick White, among others. Enrollment limited to 18 students. 1 Credit. Session B: June 30 – August 1. Tuition: $5270.
ENGL S201E (CRN: 30114) | Syllabus | Learn More
Instructors: David Kastan
Dates: Session A, May 26 - June 27, 2025
Course Mode: Online
Meeting Times: TTh 9.00-12.15
Distributional Requirements: Humanities, Writing
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
Online Course. The class is is designed to explore examples of Shakespeare’s Histories and Tragedies, trying to see what makes them great in the way that almost all readers and audiences have recognized (and also to think about what the generic disinction means and how useful it might be). The course attempts to discover the reasons for Shakespeare’s unparalleled success, not in some fantasy of his timelessness but by seeing the plays as deeply embedded in the history of their own moment, as well as in later histories, including our own, which they in some part are responsible for. We will think about these as plays to be performed, as drama to be read, and as texts that have been constructed by the activities of various people, Shakespeare of course the first among them. There will be a short writing assignment for each session and a final project. Enrollment limited to 20 students. 1 Credit. Session A: May 26 – June 27. Tuition: $5270. Technology Fee: $85.
ENGL S247 (CRN: 30177) | Learn More
Instructors: Colleen Kinder
Dates: Learn more on the Yale Study Abroad program page
Course Mode: Study Abroad
Meeting Times: MTWF 11.00-1.00
Distributional Requirements: Humanities, Writing
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.
ENGL S410 (CRN: 30078) | Syllabus | Learn More
Instructors: Tara McKelvey
Dates: Session B, June 30 - August 1, 2025
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: MF 9.00-12.15
Distributional Requirements: N/A
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
In-person Course. Students in this course will learn the craft of writing features, essays, and profiles while maintaining the highest standards of journalistic ethics. They will study the mechanics of non-fiction writing and develop skills in critical thinking. Through close readings of reportage, they will acquire a deeper understanding of narrative structure. 1 Credit. Session B: June 30 – August 1. Tuition: $5270.
ENRG S120 (CRN: 30058) | 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.
ENRG S120E (CRN: 30095) | 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.
EP&E S354 (CRN: 30316) | Learn More
Instructors: Max Lewis
Dates: Session A, May 26 - June 27, 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. In this immersive course, we explore the ethical challenges shaping the AI revolution. From understanding AI’s foundations to debating its most controversial uses, we critically engage with the pressing questions that define the future of technology and society. We explore three major sets of questions. First, we look at the moral permissibility of using and interacting with AI: Are AI algorithms biased, and if so, should we still rely on them? Do digital surveillance systems violate our right to privacy? Is it moral to use AI and robots in warfare? Could advanced AI even have moral rights? Second, we look at moral responsibility and AI: When AI causes harm—such as in war and self-driving car accidents—who should bear the responsibility? Finally, we look at AI and personal relationships: Is it wrong to use AI for grief counseling, love letters, wedding vows, or eulogies? Can true friendship or romance exist between humans and machines? This course gives you the opportunity to think critically, debate passionately, and gain the conceptual, technical, and ethical tools to navigate the AI-driven future. 1 Credit. Session A: May 26 – June 27. Tuition: $5270.
EP&E S399E (CRN: 30136) | Learn More
Instructors: Julian Posada
Dates: Session B, June 30 - August 1, 2025
Course Mode: Online
Meeting Times: TTh 9.00-12.15
Distributional Requirements: Humanities, Social Sciences
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
Online Course. This seminar explores the phenomenon of digital platforms – intermediary infrastructures that connect end-users and complementors. These platforms have emerged in diverse socio-economic contexts, including social media (e.g., Instagram), video streaming (e.g., Twitch), digital labor (e.g., Uber), and e-commerce (e.g., Amazon). The course offers a multidisciplinary perspective on studying these platforms, viewed as an amalgamation of firms and multi-sided markets, each with their own distinctive history, governance, and infrastructures. Throughout this course, we will delve into the transformative role of these platforms in areas such as culture, labor, creativity, and democracy. Our discussions will draw upon comparative cases from the United States and abroad. In addition, the seminar aims to facilitate an in-depth dialogue on contemporary capitalism and the process of cultural production. We will engage with pertinent topics like inequality, surveillance, decentralization, and ethics in the digital age. Students are invited to contribute to these discussions by bringing examples and case studies from their personal experiences. 1 Credit. Session B: June 30 – August 1. Tuition: $5270. Technology Fee: $85.
EP&E S404 (CRN: 30364) | Learn More
Instructors: Attilio Bernasconi
Dates: Session B, June 30 - August 1, 2025
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: TTh 9.00-12.15
Distributional Requirements: N/A
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
In-person Course. Struggle is a transversal notion in contemporary ethnographies and political theory. Struggle is present in ontological debates, as well as in the everyday practices of people or social movements that suffer from injustice or actively struggle against it. In this course, we examine the different dimensions of struggle and what this means for ethnographic research. This course is designed to challenge perspectives, foster critical discussions, and engage students in real-world applications of anthropology, politics, and environmental studies. Enrollment limited to 18 students. 1 Credit. Session B: June 30 – August 1. Tuition: $5270.
EPS S120 (CRN: 30059) | 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.
EPS S120E (CRN: 30096) | 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.
EPS S130 (CRN: 30036) | Syllabus | Learn More
Instructors: Edward Bolton
Dates: Session A, May 26 - June 27, 2025
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: MWF 1.00-3.15
Distributional Requirements: Science
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
In-person Course. An introductory science course for the general student interested in better understanding Earth's climate system, covering mechanisms of the carbon cycle, greenhouse gases, insolation, and weathering. Measurements of ancient climate cycles, ice age cycles, and post-industrial climate trends and causes will be discussed. Prerequisite of high school algebra. 1 Credit. Session A: May 26 – June 27. Tuition: $5270.
ER&M S281 (CRN: 30283) | Syllabus | Learn More
Instructors: Jasmina Besirevic Regan
Dates: Learn more on the Yale Study Abroad program page
Course Mode: Study Abroad
Meeting Times: M-F 10.00-12.00
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.
ER&M S295E (CRN: 30137) | Learn More
Instructors: Julian Posada
Dates: Session B, June 30 - August 1, 2025
Course Mode: Online
Meeting Times: TTh 9.00-12.15
Distributional Requirements: Humanities, Social Sciences
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
Online Course. This seminar explores the phenomenon of digital platforms – intermediary infrastructures that connect end-users and complementors. These platforms have emerged in diverse socio-economic contexts, including social media (e.g., Instagram), video streaming (e.g., Twitch), digital labor (e.g., Uber), and e-commerce (e.g., Amazon). The course offers a multidisciplinary perspective on studying these platforms, viewed as an amalgamation of firms and multi-sided markets, each with their own distinctive history, governance, and infrastructures. Throughout this course, we will delve into the transformative role of these platforms in areas such as culture, labor, creativity, and democracy. Our discussions will draw upon comparative cases from the United States and abroad. In addition, the seminar aims to facilitate an in-depth dialogue on contemporary capitalism and the process of cultural production. We will engage with pertinent topics like inequality, surveillance, decentralization, and ethics in the digital age. Students are invited to contribute to these discussions by bringing examples and case studies from their personal experiences. 1 Credit. Session B: June 30 – August 1. Tuition: $5270. Technology Fee: $85.
ER&M S340E (CRN: 30339) | Learn More
Instructors: Stephen Pitti
Dates: Session A, May 26 - June 27, 2025
Course Mode: Online
Meeting Times: MW 1.00-4.15
Distributional Requirements: Humanities
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
Online Course. This seminar explores the American West from the sixteenth century to the present, attending to how colonial and national projects have shaped the region, how borders have been understood and policed, how Asian American and Latinx communities have remade rural and urban areas, how activists have driven and responded to contemporary debates, how musicians and visual artists have imagined regional identities, and more. In addition to reading published accounts, participants explore unique archival collections related to the American West at Yale. Enrollment limited to 18 students. 1 Credit. Session A: May 26 – June 27. Tuition: $5270. Technology Fee: $85.
EVST S121 (CRN: 30060) | 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.
