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.
ANTH S423 (CRN: 30026) | Syllabus | Learn More
Instructors: Paul Kockelman
Dates: Session A, May 26 - June 27, 2025
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: MWF 1.00-3.15
Distributional Requirements: Social Sciences
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
In-person Course. This course focuses on the nature of possible worlds: literary worlds (Narnia), ideological worlds (the world according to a particular political stance), psychological worlds (what someone remembers to be the case, wishes to be the case, or believes to be the case), environmental worlds (possible environmental futures), virtual worlds (the World of Warcraft), and—most of all—ethnographic works in which the actual and possible worlds of others are represented (the world according to the ancient Maya). We don’t focus on the contents of such worlds per se, but rather on the range of resources people have for representing, regimenting, and residing in such worlds; and the roles such resources play in mediating social relations and cultural values. 1 Credit. Session A: May 26 – June 27. Tuition: $5270.
ANTH S441E (CRN: 30322) | Syllabus | Learn More
Instructors: N/A
Dates: Session A, May 26 - June 27, 2025
Course Mode: Online
Meeting Times: N/A
Distributional Requirements: Social Sciences
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
Course cancelled. Online Course. This seminar invites students to explore how gender, sexuality, and citizenship intersect across the Middle East and North Africa, examining how these identities shape—and are shaped by—forces like nationalism, migration, capitalism, family, and religion. Drawing from ethnography, history, and literature, we trace how gender roles and sexual minorities simultaneously fuel and question colonial legacies that uphold racialized ideas of “modernity.” And ask: How do global border regimes and the political economy of intimacies that sustain them reshape what it means to be—or not to be—a citizen? Our approach extends beyond laws to include everyday acts of citizenship across national and cultural divides. Readings highlight how people navigate their lives in the everyday, from the ordinary poetry of identity and belonging to the spectacular drama of war and conflict. 1 Credit. Session A: May 26 – June 27. Tuition: $5270. Technology Fee: $85.
ANTH S462 (CRN: 30052) | Syllabus | Learn More
Instructors: Marcia Inhorn
Dates: Session B, June 30 - August 1, 2025
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: MW 6.00-9.15p
Distributional Requirements: Social Sciences
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
Course closed to further enrollment. In-person Course. Study of anthropological ethnographies on serious health problems facing populations in resource-poor societies. Poverty and structural violence; struggles with infectious disease; the health of women and children; human rights and medical humanitarianism. Focus on sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, South Asia, and the Middle East. Enrollment limited to 16 students. 1 Credit. Session B: June 30 – August 1. Tuition: $5270.
ANTH S464 (CRN: 30053) | Syllabus | 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
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
Course closed to further enrollment. 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.
ANTH S473E (CRN: 30117) | Learn More
Instructors: N/A
Dates: Session A, May 26 - June 27, 2025
Course Mode: Online
Meeting Times: N/A
Distributional Requirements: Social Sciences
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
Course Cancelled. 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.
APHY S120 (CRN: 30056) | 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.
APHY S120E (CRN: 30093) | 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.
APHY S151E (CRN: 30111) | Syllabus | Learn More
Instructors: Mitchell Smooke
Dates: Session A, May 26 - June 27, 2025
Course Mode: Online
Meeting Times: TWTh 10.00-12.15
Distributional Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning
Eligibility: Open to college students only
Online Course. The course will introduce the engineering and applied science student to multivariable calculus for use in solving problems of physical interest. The course will focus on topics including three-dimensional spaces and vectors, vector-valued functions, partial derivatives, multiple integrals, and vector calculus including Greens', Stokes' and the divergence theorems. Prerequisite: MATH 115 or completed AP BC Calculus with a score of a 4 or 5. Enrollment limited to 25 students. For college students and beyond. 1 Credit. Session A: May 26 – June 27. Tuition: $5270. Technology Fee: $85.
APHY S194E (CRN: 30145) | 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.
ARCG S464 (CRN: 30054) | Syllabus | 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
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
Course closed to further enrollment. 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: N/A
Dates: Session A, May 26 - June 27, 2025
Course Mode: Online
Meeting Times: N/A
Distributional Requirements: Social Sciences
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
Course Cancelled. 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: N/A
Dates: Session A, May 26 - June 27, 2025
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: N/A
Distributional Requirements: Humanities
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
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.
ARCH S326E (CRN: 30376) | Syllabus | Learn More
Instructors: N/A
Dates: Session A, May 26 - June 27, 2025
Course Mode: Online
Meeting Times: N/A
Distributional Requirements: Humanities
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
Course cancelled. Online 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. Technology Fee: $85.
ART S111 (CRN: 30062) | Syllabus | 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
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
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) | Syllabus | 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
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
Course closed to further enrollment. 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 S138E (CRN: 30099) | Syllabus | 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
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
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) | Syllabus | 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
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.
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
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
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: N/A
Dates: Session A, May 26 - June 27, 2025
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: N/A
Distributional Requirements: N/A
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
Course cancelled. 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: N/A
Dates: Session B, June 30 - August 1, 2025
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: N/A
Distributional Requirements: N/A
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
Course cancelled. 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.
