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2023 Summer Session Course Syllabi

These syllabi are provided as a reference for students, but are subject to change prior to the start of the course. Summer 2023 syllabi will be added to this page as they are received from the instructors.

Please note that syllabi will be added as received. 

FAQ: African American Studies

AFAM S137 - Rethinking Civil Rights and Black Power

AFAM S259 - Education and Empire

AFAM S305 - African American Autobiography

AFAM S312 - Geographies of Freedom: Race, Space, and Gender in the Caribbean

AFAM S348 - Race, Gender, and Class Inequities in the U.S.

AFAM S385E - Plantation, Prison, and Ghetto in the United States

FAQ: American Studies

AMST S137 - Rethinking Civil Rights and Black Power

AMST S221 - What is Law?

AMST S253 - Education and Empire

AMST S303E - Plantation, Prison, and Ghetto in the United States

AMST S310 - Geographies of Freedom: Race, Space, and Gender in the Caribbean

AMST S314 - Introduction to Transgender Studies

AMST S483 - Film, Video, and American History

FAQ: Anthropology 

ANTH S110 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

ANTH S233 - Ancient Civilizations of Mesoamerica

ANTH S308E - Feminist & Queer Ethnographies: Dystopia, Catastrophe, Extinction

ANTH S324E - Race, Inequality, Urban Education and Housing Policy

ANTH S423 - The Anthropology of Possible Worlds

ANTH S462 - Global Health Ethnography

ANTH S464 - Human Osteology

ANTH S473E - Climate Change, Societal Collapse and Resilience

FAQ: Applied Physics

APHY S100E - Science of Modern Technology and Public Policy

APHY S120 - Energy, Environment, and Policy

APHY S151E - Multivariable Calculus for Engineers

APHY S194E - Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations with Applications

FAQ: Arabic

ARBC S110E - Elementary Modern Standard Arabic I

ARBC S120E - Elementary Modern Standard Arabic II

FAQ: Archeological Studies

ARCG S233 - Ancient Civilizations of Mesoamerica

ARCG S464 - Human Osteology

ARCG S473E - Climate Change, Societal Collapse and Resilience

FAQ: Art

ART S111 - Visual Thinking

ART S130 - Painting Basics

ART S131 - Introduction to Graphic Design: Typography for Print and Video

ART S167 - Introduction to Interactive Design: WWW

FAQ: Astronomy

ASTR S110E - Planets and Stars 

ASTR S120 - Galaxies and the Universe

FAQ: Biology

BIOL S105 - Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Cell Biology

BIOL S106 - Genes, Ecology, and Evolutionary Biology

BIOL S300 - Biochemistry

FAQ: Chemical Engineering

CENG S105E - Introduction to Green Energy Systems (GES)

CENG S150E - Engineering Improv: An Introduction to Engineering Analysis

CENG S300E - Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

FAQ: Chemistry

CHEM S101 - Chemistry in Context

CHEM S134 - General Chemistry Laboratory I

CHEM S136 - General Chemistry Laboratory II

CHEM S161 - General Chemistry I

CHEM S165 - General Chemistry II

CHEM S220 - Organic Chemistry I

CHEM S221 - Organic Chemistry II

CHEM S222 - Lab for Organic Chemistry I

CHEM S223 - Lab for Organic Chemistry II

FAQ: Child Study

CHLD S350E - Autism and Related Disorders

FAQ: Chinese 

CHNS S130E - Intermediate Modern Chinese I

CHNS S140E - Intermediate Modern Chinese II

FAQ: Classical Civilization

CLCV S115 - Classical Mythologies

CLCV S419 - Ancient Empires

FAQ: Cognitive Science

CGSC S152E - Moralities of Everyday Life

FAQ: Computer Science

CPSC S100 - Introduction to Computing and Programming

CPSC S112E - Introduction to Programming

CPSC S202 - Mathematical Tools for Computer Science

FAQ: Drama & Directing

DIR S997 - A Practical Approach to Directing 

DRMA S001 - Yale Summer Conservatory for Actors

FAQ: Earth and Planetary Sciences

EPS S120 - Energy, Environment, and Public Policy

EPS S130 - Global Climate Change and the Carbon Cycle

FAQ: East Asian Languages and Literature

EALL S212 - Ancient Chinese Thought 

EALL S226E - Hallyu: Korean Film, Music, and Pop Culture

FAQ: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

E&EB S375 - Conservation & Biodiversity of Aquatic Habitats 

E&EB S464 - Human Osteology

FAQ: Economics

ECON S115E - Introduction to Microeconomics

ECON S116E - Introduction to Macroeconomics

ECON S117E - Introduction to Data Analysis and Econometrics

ECON S159 - Game Theory

ECON S281E - Causes and Consequences of Corruption

ECON S328 - Topics in International Economics

FAQ: Education Studies 

EDST S250 - Education and Empire

EDST S255 - Race, Inequality, and Urban Education and Housing Policy

FAQ: Energy Studies

ENRG S120 - Energy, Environment, and Public Policy

FAQ: Engineering and Applied Science

ENAS S100E - Science of Modern Technology and Public Policy

ENAS S101E - Energy, Engines, and the Environment

ENAS S120 - Energy, Environment, and Public Policy

ENAS S151E - Multivariable Calculus for Engineers

ENAS S194E - Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations with Applications

FAQ: English

ENGL S114 - Writing Seminars I (30354)

ENGL S114 - Writing Seminars I (30355)

ENGL S114E - Writing Seminars I (30489)

ENGL S114E - Writing Seminars I (30490)

ENGL S120E - Reading and Writing the Modern Essay

ENGL S127E - Readings in American Literature

ENGL S192 - World Cinema

ENGL S220E - Milton

ENGL S256 - Writing about Family

ENGL S305 - African American Autobiography

ENGL S361E - Modern American Drama

ENGL S404 - Reading Fiction for Craft

ENGL S409E - Introduction to Poetry

ENGL S456 - Investigative Journalism

FAQ: Environmental Engineering 

ENVE S101 - Energy, Engines, and the Environment

FAQ: Environmental Studies 

EVST S105E - Energy, Engines, and the Environment

EVST S121 - Energy, Environment, and Public Policy

EVST S473E - Climate Change, Societal Collapse, and Resilience

FAQ: Ethics, Politics and Economics

EP&E S270 - Lies and Deception

EP&E S306E - First Amendment and the Ethics of Law

EP&E S421E - Death Penalty, Wrongful Convictions and Criminal Justice Through the Lens of Film

FAQ: Ethnicity, Race, and Migration

ER&M S220 - Race and Immigration in U.S. History

ER&M S312 - Geographies of Freedom: Race, Space, and Gender in the Caribbean

ER&M S348 - Race, Gender, and Class Inequities in the U.S.

ER&M S375E - Plantation, Prison, and Ghetto in the United States

ER&M S391 - Histories of Racism in Science, Medicine, and the University

FAQ: Film Studies

FILM S188E - Sports and Media

FILM S208E - Money and Media: The Business of Hollywood

FILM S240 - World Cinema

FILM S247 - Film, Video, and American History

FILM S339E - Hallyu: Korean Film, Music, and Pop Culture

FAQ: French

FREN S110 - Elementary & Intermediate French I

FREN S120 - Elementary & Intermediate French II

FREN S999E - French for Reading

FAQ: German 

GMAN S190 - The Logic of Dreams

GMAN S221 - What is Law?

GMAN S999E - German for Reading 

FAQ: Global Affairs

GLBL S216E - Democracy Promotion and Its Critics

GLBL S343E - Disinformation and Democracy

FAQ: History

HIST S132 - Race and Immigration in U.S. History

HIST S133 - Rethinking Civil Rights and Black Power

HIST S187 - Film, Video, and American History

HIST S228 - Vikings and the Viking World

HIST S352E - Culture and Politics in Lusophone Africa

HIST S440 - Being Human since 1945

FAQ: History of Art

HSAR S207E - Classicism and Its Controversies

FAQ: History of Science and Medicine

HSHM S400 - Being Human since 1945

FAQ: Humanities

HUMS S106 - Archive, Book, Record: An Introduction to Yale's Special Collections

HUMS S190 - World Cinema

HUMS S199 - What is Law?

HUMS S213 - Classical Mythologies

HUMS S221 - The Logic of Dreams

HUMS S225 - Medicine and the Humanities: Certainty and Unknowing

HUMS S332 - Trust - and Mistrust

FAQ: Italian

ITAL S999E - Italian for Reading

FAQ: Latin

LATN S110 - Beginning Latin: The Elements of Latin Grammar

LATN S120 - Beginning Latin: Review of Grammar and Selected Readings

FAQ: Latin American Studies

LAST S229 - Advanced Spanish: Language and Culture through Art

FAQ: Literature

LITR S105 - Archive, Book, Record: An Introduction to Yale's Special Collections

LITR S143 - World Cinema

LITR S164 - Classical Mythologies

LITR S311 - The Logic of Dreams

LITR S385 - What is Law?

FAQ: Mathematics 

MATH S112E - Calculus of Functions of One Variable I

MATH S115E - Calculus of Functions of One Variable II

MATH S118E - Introduction to Functions of Several Variables

MATH S120E - Calculus of Functions of Several Variables

MATH S222E - Linear Algebra with Applications

MATH S244 - Discrete Mathematics

FAQ: Mechanical Engineering

MENG S101E - Energy, Engines, and the Environment

MENG S280E - Mechanical Engineering I: Strength and Deformation of Mechanical Elements

MENG S383E - Mechanical Engineering III: Dynamics

FAQ: Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry

MB&B S200 - Biochemistry

FAQ: Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology

MCDB S205 - Cell Biology

MCDB S300 - Biochemistry

MCDB S320 - Neurobiology

FAQ: Music

MUSI S121E - 1000 Years of Love Songs

MUSI S265E - Introduction to Jazz, Race, and Gender

MUSI S290E - Electronic Dance Music: Fundamentals

FAQ: Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations

NELC S119 - Ancient Empires

NELC S473E - Climate Change, Societal Collapse, and Resilience

FAQ: Neuroscience

NSCI S320 - Neurobiology

FAQ: Philosophy

PHIL S110 - Introduction to Philosophy

PHIL S140 - Perception, Illusion, and Hallucination

PHIL S152E - Moralities of Everyday Life

PHIL S175E - Introduction to Ethics

PHIL S178 - Introduction to Political Philosophy

PHIL S203 - Ancient Chinese Thought

PHIL S337 - Lies and Deception

PHIL S350 - Trust - and Mistrust 

FAQ: Physics

PHYS S100E - Science of Modern Technology and Public Policy

PHYS S101E - Movie Physics

PHYS S120 - Energy, Environment, and Public Policy

PHYS S165 - General Physics Laboratory

PHYS S166 - General Physics Laboratory

PHYS S180E - University Physics

PHYS S181E - University Physics

FAQ: Political Science

PLSC S113 - Introduction to American Politics 

PLSC S167 - International Human Rights and Politics

PLSC S173E - Democracy Promotion and Its Critics

PLSC S227E - The United States Congress 

PLSC S228E - First Amendment Freedom of Speech and the Ethics of Law

PLSC S258E - Reading the Constitution

PLSC S270E - Disinformation and Democracy

PLSC S281 - Trust - and Mistrust

PLSC S336 - Lies and Deception

PLSC S410E - Political Protests

FAQ: Psychology

PSYC S110E - Introduction to Psychology

PSYC S152E - Moralities of Everyday Life

PSYC S179E - Thinking (Session A)

PSYC S179E - Thinking (Session B)

PSYC S180E - Introduction to Clinical Psychology

PSYC S350E - Autism and Related Disorders

FAQ: Sociology

SOCY S151E - Foundations of Modern Social Theory

SOCY S207 - Multiracial Identities, Experiences, and Politics 

SOCY S348 - Race, Gender, and Class Inequities in the U.S.

FAQ: Spanish

SPAN S229 - Advanced Spanish: Language and Culture through Art

SPAN S999E - Spanish for Reading

FAQ: Statistics and Data Sciences

S&DS S107E - Introduction to Statistics

S&DS S230E - Data Exploration and Analysis

FAQ: Theater Studies

THST S343 - Public Speaking

THST S392E - Modern American Drama

THST S464 - Acting: Constructing a Character

FAQ: Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

WGSS S230E - Topics in Human Sexuality

WGSS S263E - Rye: Cultural History and Embodied Practice

WGSS S306 - Introduction to Transgender Studies

WGSS S308E - Feminist & Queer Ethnographies: Dystopia, Catastrophe, Extinction

WGSS S312 - Geographies of Freedom: Race, Space, and Gender in the Caribbean

WGSS S348 - Race, Gender, and Class Inequities in the U.S.