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.
APHY S194E (CRN: 30145) | 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
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.
ARCG S464 (CRN: 30054) | Learn More
Instructors: Eric Sargis
Dates: Session B, June 30 - August 1, 2025
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: TTh 1.00-4.15
Distributional Requirements: Science, Social Sciences
In-person Course. A lecture and laboratory course focusing on the characteristics of the human skeleton and its use in studies of functional morphology, paleodemography, and paleopathology. Laboratories familiarize students with skeletal parts; lectures focus on the nature of bone tissue, its biomechanical modification, sexing, aging, and interpretation of lesions. Enrollment limited to 23 students. 1 Credit. Session B: June 30 – August 1. Tuition: $5270.
ARCG S473E (CRN: 30118) | Learn More
Instructors: Harvey Weiss
Dates: Session A, May 26 - June 27, 2025
Course Mode: Online
Meeting Times: TTh 9.00-12.15
Distributional Requirements: Social Sciences
Online Course. The coincidence of societal collapses throughout history with decadal and century-scale abrupt climate change events. Challenges to anthropological and historical paradigms of cultural adaptation and resilience. Examination of archaeological and historical records and high-resolution sets of paleoclimate proxies. Enrollment limited to 22 students. 1 Credit. Session A: May 26 – June 27. Tuition: $5270. Technology Fee: $85.
ARCH S326 (CRN: 30172) | Learn More
Instructors: Iris Giannakopoulou Karamouzi
Dates: Session A, May 26 - June 27, 2025
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: TTh 1.00-4.15
Distributional Requirements: Humanities
In-person Course. What is modernism? What is modernity? What does it mean to call something “modern?” How has the field of architecture defined its relationship to the modern, as such? How have architects articulated this idea in their buildings and writings? How have different cultures and countries employed and engaged with the concept of modernity? This course will address these and other, related questions through the exploration of a range of buildings, artworks, texts, and intellectual movements, emphasizing the transmission, translation, reception, and transformation of modernist approaches to architecture and urbanism, from their roots in the 19th century to their continued dissemination on the global stage today. Key themes will include: the role of technology and scientific development in the evolution of architectural character; the architectural response to industrialization and urbanization; the emergence and development of novel building types; the translation and transformation of regionally specific strains of modernism; and the shifting dialogue over the course of the last century between architecture and the other arts, including various forms of new media. Enrollment limited to 20 students. 1 Credit. Session A: May 26 – June 27. Tuition: $5270.
ART S111 (CRN: 30062) | Learn More
Instructors: Alexander Valentine
Dates: Session B, June 30 - August 1, 2025
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: TTh 9.00-12.15
Distributional Requirements: Humanities
In-person Course. An introduction to the language of visual expression, using studio projects to explore the fundamental principles of visual art. Students acquire a working knowledge of visual syntax applicable to the study of art history, popular culture, and art. Projects address all four major concentrations (graphic design, printing/printmaking, photography, and sculpture). A list of materials necessary for the course will be distributed to each student on the first day of class and must be purchased by the student. Enrollment limited to 15 students. 1 Credit. Session B: June 30 – August 1. Tuition: $5270.
ART S115 (CRN: 30063) | Learn More
Instructors: Cameron Barker
Dates: Session B, June 30 - August 1, 2025
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: TTh 1.00-4.15
Distributional Requirements: Humanities
In-person course. This introductory drawing course teaches students to recognize and manipulate fundamental elements of line, tone, volume, form, and composition. Assignments address technical and conceptual issues evoked by Art History and contemporary art practice. Through intense observation, drawing, and critiques, students will develop a drawing practice that combines technical mastery, experimentation, and critical thinking. No prior drawing experience is required. Enrollment limited to 15 students. 1 Credit. Session B: June 30 – August 1. Tuition: $5270.
ART S130 (CRN: 30064) | Learn More
Instructors: Ryan Sluggett
Dates: Session B, June 30 - August 1, 2025
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: MW 9.00-12.15
Distributional Requirements: Humanities
In-person Course. An introduction to basic painting issues, stressing a beginning command of the conventions of pictorial space and the language of color. Class assignments and individual projects explore technical, conceptual, and historical issues central to the language of painting. Enrollment limited to 15 students. 1 Credit. Session B: June 30 – August 1. Tuition: $5270.
ART S138E (CRN: 30099) | Learn More
Instructors: Lisa Kereszi
Dates: Session A, May 26 - June 27, 2025
Course Mode: Online
Meeting Times: TTh 9.00-12.15
Distributional Requirements: Humanities
Online Course. The focus of this class is the digital making of still color photographs with particular emphasis on the potential meaning of images in a photo-saturated world. Through picture-making, students develop a personal visual syntax using color and composition for effect, meaning, psychology and narrative possibility. Students produce original work using a required digital camera. Introduction to a range of tools including color correction and fine-tuning. Assignments include prompts, regular critiques with active participation and a final project. Lectures examine the progression of photography as fine art medium and the tradition of handheld, natural-light photography through the 20th century and into contemporary practices in the 21st, focusing on a diversity of voices. Images are discussed and critiqued projected onscreen, and the focus is on the image rather than on the print as object, as students will not learn inkjet printing or have after-hours lab access in this course. Students must have access to a digital camera (DSLR, point-and-shoot or smartphone) and bring it to class. Enrollment limited to 16 students. 1 Credit. Session A: May 26 – June 27. Tuition: $5270. Technology Fee: $85.
ART S144 (CRN: 30279) | Learn More
Instructors: Sahraa Karimi
Dates: Learn more on the Yale Study Abroad program page
Course Mode: Study Abroad
Meeting Times: M-F 10.00-4.00
Distributional Requirements: Humanities
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.
ART S167 (CRN: 30027) | Learn More
Instructors: Mianwei Wang
Dates: Session A, May 26 - June 27, 2025
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: TTh 1.00-4.15
Distributional Requirements: Humanities
In-person Course. Interactive design explored through the development of projects that are based online. Concepts of prompt, feedback, and variable conditions; Web-specific design issues such as navigation and pacing, as well as design for variable sizes and devices; best practices in code craft and design. The Web as a social ecosystem in which time and performance play important roles. Instruction in HTML, CSS, and some Javascript. No prior programming experience required. A list of materials necessary for the course will be distributed to each student on the first day of class and must be purchased by the student. Enrollment limited to 15 students. 1 Credit. Session A: May 26 – June 27. Tuition: $5270.
ASL S110 (CRN: 30028) | Learn More
Instructors: Zen Mompremier
Dates: Session A, May 26 - June 27, 2025
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: M-F 9.00-12.00
Distributional Requirements: N/A
In-person Course. An introduction to American Sign Language (ASL), with emphasis on vocabulary, ASL grammar, Deaf Culture and Conversational skills. Use of visual material, communicative activities, grammar drills, classifiers and Deaf Culture study. Enrollment limited to 16 students. 1.5 Credits. Session A: May 26 – June 27. Tuition: $5270.
ASL S120 (CRN: 30065) | Learn More
Instructors: Leslie Rubin
Dates: Session B, June 30 - August 1, 2025
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: M-F 9.00-12.00
Distributional Requirements: N/A
In-person Course. The purpose of this course is for students to increase narrative and conversational fluency in American Sign Language with emphasis on character development, role shifting, and story cohesion. Students will continue to strengthen visual-spatial communication skills, build fluency in vocabulary, grammar, and compositional structures; and cultivate their awareness of deaf people in society. Prerequisite: Completion of ASL 110. Enrollment limited to 16 students. 1.5 Credits. Session B: June 30 – August 1. Tuition: $5270.
ASTR S110E (CRN: 30100) | Learn More
Instructors: Michael Faison
Dates: Session A, May 26 - June 27, 2025
Course Mode: Online
Meeting Times: MW 7.00-8.30p
Distributional Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning, Science
Online Course. An introduction to stars and planetary systems. Topics include the solar system and extrasolar planets, planet and star formation, and the evolution of stars from birth to death. No prerequisite other than a working knowledge of elementary algebra. Enrollment limited to 20 students. 1 Credit. Session A: May 26 – June 27. Tuition: $5270. Technology Fee: $85.
ASTR S120 (CRN: 30066) | Learn More
Instructors: Robert Zinn
Dates: Session B, June 30 - August 1, 2025
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: M-F 1.00-2.20
Distributional Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning, Science
In-person Course. A nontechnical introduction to stellar populations and the structure and evolution of the Milky Way galaxy; external galaxies, radio galaxies, and quasars; cosmology and the expanding universe. No prerequisite other than a working knowledge of elementary algebra. Enrollment limited to 20 students. 1 Credit. Session B: June 30 – August 1. Tuition: $5270.
BIOL S105 (CRN: 30029) | Learn More
Instructors: Thomas Loreng, Amaleah Hartman
Dates: Session A, May 26 - June 27, 2025
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: M-F 10.30-12.15
Distributional Requirements: Science
In-person Course. Introduction to the study of life at the molecular level and to cell biology and membrane physiology. Topics include the three-dimensional structures and function of large biological molecules, the human genome, the design of antiviral drugs to treat HIV/AIDS, organization and functional properties of biological membranes, membrane physiology and signaling, rough endoplasmic reticulum and synthesis of membrane/secretory membrane proteins, endocytosis, the cytoskeleton, and cell division. Covers the material of BIOL 101 and 102, the first half of the yearlong introductory biology sequence. Followed in the summer by BIOL S106. Enrollment limited to 20 students. 1 Credit. Session A: May 26 – June 27. Tuition: $5270.
BIOL S106 (CRN: 30067) | Learn More
Instructors: Amaleah Hartman, Thomas Near
Dates: Session B, June 30 - August 1, 2025
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: M-F 10.30-12.15
Distributional Requirements: Science
In-person Course. Introduction to genes, genetics, developmental biology, ecology, evolutionary biology, animal behavior, and the history of life. How genes control development and disease; Mendel's rules; examples of organ physiology; evolutionary transitions and natural selection; adaptation at genic, chromosomal, cellular, organismal, and supra-organismal levels; distributional and social consequences of particular suites of organismal adaptations. Covers the material of BIOL 103 and 104, the second half of the yearlong introductory biology sequence. Prerequisite: BIOL 101 and 102, or BIOL S105. Enrollment limited to 20 students. For college students and beyond. 1 Credit. Session B: June 30 – August 1. Tuition: $5270.
BIOL S300 (CRN: 30045) | Learn More
Instructors: Robert Collins
Dates: Session A, May 26 - June 27, 2025
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: MWF 10.00-12.15
Distributional Requirements: Science
In-person Course. An introduction to the biochemistry of animals, plants, and microorganisms, emphasizing the relations of chemical principles and structure to the evolution and regulation of living systems. Prerequisite: BIOL 101 or BIOL 105 and one term of organic chemistry. Enrollment limited to 20 students. For college students and beyond. 1 Credit. Session A: May 26 – June 27. Tuition: $5270.
CENG S105E (CRN: 30139) | Learn More
Instructors: Yehia Khalil
Dates: Session B, June 30 - August 1, 2025
Course Mode: Online
Meeting Times: TTh 6.30-8.00p
Distributional Requirements: Science
Online Course. Environmental sustainability and the role of green energy in mitigating the impact of greenhouse gases and global warming. Solar thermal, solar photovoltaic, wind, biofuel, hydro, geothermal, and nuclear power; ocean thermal energy conversion and harvesting of tidal power. System-level performance, overall efficiency, cost, and environmental impact of integrated green energy systems. Enrollment limited to 25 students. 1 Credit. Session B: June 30 – August 1. Tuition: $5270. Technology Fee: $85.
CENG S150E (CRN: 30140) | Learn More
Instructors: Michael Loewenberg
Dates: Session B, June 30 - August 1, 2025
Course Mode: Online
Meeting Times: MWTh 6.30-8.00p
Distributional Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning, Science
Online Course. Mathematical modeling is not a scripted procedure. Models are constrained by physical principles, including conservation laws and experimental observations but this does not provide a closed description. There is a lot more art in mathematical modeling than is commonly acknowledged and improvisation plays a significant role. The artistic aspects are important and intellectually engaging because they often lead to a deeper understanding. This course provides a general introduction to engineering analysis and to chemical engineering principles. Material includes the derivation of governing equations from first principles and the analysis of these equations, including underlying assumptions, degrees of freedom, dimensional analysis, scaling arguments, and approximation techniques. The goal of this course is to obtain the necessary skills for improvising mathematical models for a broad range of problems that arise in engineering, science and everyday life. Students from all majors are encouraged to take this course. Prerequisite: student must have a knowledge of basic calculus. Enrollment limited to 25 students. 1 Credit. Session B: June 30 – August 1. Tuition: $5270. Technology Fee: $85.
CENG S300E (CRN: 30101) | Learn More
Instructors: Michael Loewenberg
Dates: Session A, May 26 - June 27, 2025
Course Mode: Online
Meeting Times: MWTh 6.30-8.00p
Distributional Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning, Science
Online Course. This is a rigorous introductory course in thermodynamics. Material will include the first and second laws of thermodynamics, cyclic processes, chemical reaction and phase equilibria, and an introduction to statistical thermodynamics. The goal of this course is for students to obtain the necessary qualitative knowledge and quantitative skills for solving engineering science problems in thermodynamics. Prerequisite: MATH 120 or ENAS 151 or multivariable calculus. For college students and beyond. Enrollment limited to 25 students. 1 Credit. Session A: May 26 – June 27. Tuition: $5270. Technology Fee: $85.
