Course Syllabi

[Note] The syllabi included on this page are for Summer 2026 courses, unless otherwise noted. We will continue to update syllabi for Summer 2026 courses as we receive them from our instructors.

These syllabi are provided as a reference for students; they are subject to change prior to the start of the course. The instructor will provide the official course syllabus upon the first day of class.

[FAQ]African American Studies (AFAM)

AFAM S3359 - Black Women Writers

AFAM S3372 - Contemporary Black Artists: The Post-Black Generation

[FAQ]American Studies (AMST)

AMST S1021 - Sports and Media

AMST S2254 - Asian American Affect: The Cultural Politics of Emotion

AMST S3365 - Digital Platforms and Cultural Production

[FAQ]Anthropology (ANTH)

ANTH S2255 - Political & Legal Anthropology

ANTH S3245 - Urban Education & Housing Policy (2025)

ANTH S3809 - Language and Culture

ANTH S4564 - Human Osteology

[FAQ]Applied Mathematics (AMTH)

AMTH S2220 - Linear Algebra with Applications (2025)

AMTH S2440 - Discrete Mathematics (2025)

[FAQ]Applied Physics (APHY)

APHY S1000 - Energy, Environment, and Policy

APHY S1510 - Multivariable Calculus for Engineers

APHY S1940 - Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations with Applications

[FAQ]Archaeological Studies (ARCG)

ARCG S4564 - Human Osteology

[FAQ]Art (ART)

ART S1514 - Basic Drawing

ART S1530 - Painting Basics

ART S1838 - Introduction to Digital Photography

[FAQ]American Sign Language (ASL)

ASL S1100 - American Sign Language I

ASL S1200 - American Sign Language II (2025)

[FAQ]Astronomy (ASTR)

ASTR S1100 - Planets and Stars

ASTR S1200 - Galaxies and the Universe (2025)

[FAQ]Biology (BIOL)

BIOL S1050 - Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Cell Biology

BIOL S1060 - Genes, Ecology, and Evolutionary Biology

BIOL S3000 - Biochemistry

[FAQ]Chemical Engineering (CENG)

CENG S1050 - Introduction to Green Energy Systems (GES)

CENG S1500 - Engineering Improv: An Introduction to Engineering Analysis

CENG S3000 - Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

[FAQ]Chemistry (CHEM)

CHEM S1010 - Everyday Chemistry: Cooking, Art, Medicine & More

CHEM S1340 - General Chemistry Laboratory I

CHEM S1610 - General Chemistry I

CHEM S2200 - Organic Chemistry I

CHEM S2210 - Organic Chemistry II

CHEM S2220 - Lab for Organic Chemistry I

CHEM S2230 - Lab for Organic Chemistry II

[FAQ]Child Study (CHLD)

CHLD S3500 - Autism and Related Disorders

[FAQ]Classical Civilization (CLCV)

CLCV S1301 - Classical Mythology

CLCV S4691 - Ancient Empires

[FAQ]Cognitive Science (CGSC)

CGSC S1520 - Moralities of Everyday Life

[FAQ] Comparative Literature (CPLT)

CPLT S1640 - Classical Mythology

CPLT S3110 - The Logic of Dreams

[FAQ]Computer Science (CPSC)

CPSC S1001- Introduction to Programming

CPSC S1230 - YData: An Introduction to Data Science

CPSC S2020 - Mathematical Tools for Computer Science

CPSC S3650 - Algorithms

CPSC S4794 - Applied Computational Geometry Programming

[FAQ]Earth and Planetary Sciences (EPS)

EPS S1050 - Energy, Environment, and Public Policy

EPS S1030 - Regional Climate and Climate Impacts

[FAQ]East Asian Studies (EAST)

EAST S3455 - China in Modern Wars and Conflicts

EAST S3520 - Chinese Foreign Policy

[FAQ]Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (E&EB)

E&EB S1115 - Conservation Biology (2025)

E&EB S3464 - Human Osteology

[FAQ]Economics (ECON)

ECON S1115 - Introduction to Microeconomics

ECON S1116 - Introduction to Macroeconomics

ECON S1117 - Introduction to Data Analysis and Econometrics

ECON S2159 - Game Theory

ECON S2226 - Introduction to Behavioral Economics

ECON S3365 - Algorithms

ECON S3378 - Introduction to Macro-Finance

[FAQ]Education Studies (EDST)

EDST S1350 - Autism and Related Disorders

EDST S2555 - Race, Inequality, and Urban Education and Housing Policy (2025)

[FAQ]Engineering and Applied Science (ENAS)

ENAS S1000 - Energy, Environment, and Public Policy

ENAS S1510 - Multivariable Calculus for Engineers

ENAS S1940 - Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations with Applications

ENAS S4030 - Funding It: Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Venture Capital

[FAQ]English (ENGL)

ENGL S1014 - Writing Seminars I: The Politics of Anger (30064)

ENGL S1014 - Writing Seminars I: Invented Languages (30065)

ENGL S1020 - Reading and Writing the Modern Essay

ENGL S1021 - Writing about Politics (YSS Politics Program)

ENGL S1023 - Introduction to Creative Writing

ENGL S1026 - Readings in English Poetry II

ENGL S1027 - Readings in American Literature

ENGL S2461 - Stories that Matter: The Craft of Writing Nonfiction (YSS Journalism Program)

ENGL S3630 - Shakespeare: Histories and Tragedies

[FAQ]Environmental Studies (EVST)

EVST S1000 - Energy, Environment, and Public Policy

EVST S1030 - Regional Climate and Climate Impacts

[FAQ]Ethics, Politics and Economics (EP&E)

EP&E S2270 - Lies and Deception

EP&E S3306 - First Amendment, Freedom of Speech, and the Ethics of Law

EP&E S4295 - Game Theory and Political Science

EP&E S4399 - Digital Platforms and Cultural Production

[FAQ]Ethnicity, Race, and Migration (ER&M)

ER&M S3626 - Asian American Affect: The Cultural Politics of Emotion

ER&M S3365 - Digital Platforms and Cultural Production

[FAQ]Film & Media Studies (FILM)

FILM S1210 - Sports and Media

FILM S1601 - Introduction to Media

FILM S2680 - Digital Platforms and Cultural Production

FILM S3500 - Screenwriting

FILM S3930 - Introduction to Internet Studies

[FAQ]French (FREN)

FREN S9999 - French for Reading

[FAQ]German (GMAN)

GMAN S1900 - The Logic of Dreams

GMAN S9999 - German for Reading

[FAQ]Global Affairs (GLBL)

GLBL S2159 - Game Theory

GLBL S3129 - Chinese Foreign Policy

GLBL S3430 - Disinformation and Democracy

[FAQ]History (HIST)

HIST S2252 - Russian Rulers in History and Myth: From Ivan the Terrible to Putin

HIST S2455 - China in Modern Wars and Conflicts 

HIST S3174 - Technology and American Medicine

HIST S3768 - The Global Right: From the French Revolution to the American Insurrection (2025)

[FAQ]History of Art (HSAR)

HSAR S4372 - Contemporary Black Artists: The Post-Black Generation

[FAQ]History of Science and Medicine (HSHM)

HSHM S4280 - Technology and American Medicine

[FAQ]Humanities (HUMS)

HUMS S2130 - Classical Mythology

HUMS S2210 - The Logic of Dreams

HUMS S2730 - Introduction to Internet Studies

HUMS S3411 - Life Worth Living (2025)

[FAQ]Italian (ITAL)

ITAL S9999 - Italian for Reading

[FAQ]Judaic Studies (JDST)

JDST S3451 - The Global Right: From the French Revolution to the American Insurrection (2025)

[FAQ]Mathematics (MATH)

MATH S1120 - Calculus of Functions of One Variable I

MATH S1150 - Calculus of Functions of One Variable II

MATH S1200 - Calculus of Functions of Several Variables

MATH S2220 - Linear Algebra with Applications (2025)

MATH S2440 - Discrete Mathematics (2025)

[FAQ]Mechanical Engineering (MENG)

MENG S2050 - Computer-Aided Engineering

MENG S2311 - Mechanical Engineering I: Strength and Deformation of Mechanical Elements

MENG S3323 - Mechanical Engineering III: Dynamics

[FAQ]Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry (MB&B)

MB&B S2000 - Biochemistry

MB&B S2510 - Laboratory for Biochemistry

[FAQ]Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology (MCDB)

MCDB S3000 - Biochemistry

MCDB S3010 - Laboratory for Biochemistry

MCDB S3200 - Neurobiology

[FAQ]Music (MUSI)

MUSI S4481 - Electronic Dance Music: Fundamentals

[FAQ]Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations (NELC)

NELC S1190 - Ancient Empires

[FAQ]Neuroscience (NSCI)

NSCI S3200 - Neurobiology

[FAQ]Philosophy (PHIL)

PHIL S1100 - Introduction to Philosophy

PHIL S1116 - Moralities of Everyday Life

PHIL S1178 - Introduction to Political Philosophy

PHIL S1183 - Philosophy and Technology

PHIL S3337 - Lies and Deception

[FAQ]Physics (PHYS)

PHYS S1000 - Energy, Environment, and Public Policy

PHYS S1020 - Hollywood Astrophysics (2025)

PHYS S1800 - University Physics

PHYS S1810 - University Physics

[FAQ]Political Science (PLSC)

PLSC S1222 - Introduction to American Politics

PLSC S2227 - The United States Congress (2025)

PLSC S2228 - First Amendment, Freedom of Speech, and the Ethics of Law

PLSC S2253 - Women, Politics, and Policy

PLSC S2321 - Foundations of Modern Social Theory

PLSC S2336 - Lies and Deception

PLSC S2470 - Disinformation and Democracy

PLSC S2600 - Game Theory and Political Science

PLSC S3101 - Chinese Foreign Policy

PLSC S3250 - U.S. State and Local Politics

PLSC S3437 - Nationalism and Democracy (YSS Politics Program)

PLSC S3464 - The Global Right: From the French Revolution to the American Insurrection (2025)

PLSC S3508 - YData: An Introduction to Data Science

[FAQ]Psychology (PSYC)

PSYC S1100 - Introduction to Psychology (Session A)

PSYC S1100 - Introduction to Psychology (Session B)

PSYC S1379 - Thinking

PSYC S1520 - Moralities of Everyday Life

PSYC S1700 - Introduction to Clinical Psychology

PSYC S3450 - Autism and Related Disorders

PSYC S4340 - The Psychology of Changing One's Mind (2025)

[FAQ]Religious Studies (RLST)

RLST S3240 - The Global Right: From the French Revolution to the American Insurrection (2025)

[FAQ]Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies (RSEE)

RSEE S2730 - Introduction to Internet Studies

[FAQ]Russian (RUSS)

RUSS S3032 - Russian Rulers in History and Myth: From Ivan the Terrible to Putin

[FAQ]Slavic (SLAV)

SLAV S3032 - Russian Rulers in History and Myth: From Ivan the Terrible to Putin

[FAQ]Sociology (SOCI)

SOCY S1001 - Introduction to Sociology

SOCY S2001 - Foundations of Modern Social Theory

[FAQ]Spanish (SPAN)

SPAN S9999 - Spanish for Reading

[FAQ]Statistics and Data Sciences (S&DS)

S&DS S1000 - Introductory Statistics

S&DS S1230 - YData: An Introduction to Data Science

S&DS S2300 - Data Exploration and Analysis

[FAQ]Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies (TDPS)

TDPS S3001 - Modern Drama in Literature and Art (2025)

TDPS S3025 - Public Speaking

[FAQ]Urban Studies (URBN)

URBN S3319 - Urban Education & Housing Policy (2025)

[FAQ]Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS)

WGSS S2204 - Women, Politics, and Policy

WGSS S2254 - Asian American Affect: The Cultural Politics of Emotion

WGSS S2255 - Political & Legal Anthropology

WGSS S2263 - Rye: Cultural History and Embodied Practice