Find Your Courses

Summer 2019 courses available now! Check back regularly for updates.

Understanding a Course Page

Aside from course descriptions, a course page may include important information specifically for visiting Summer Session students, such as enrollment instructions beyond Axess, so read the course notes carefully. If you are unsure about how the University defines units and course loads, please refer to the Unit and Course Load page on our website. For any further questions, please contact the Summer Session Office.

Search by Keyword

Student Population Pick a LevelHigh SchoolHorizon ScholarVeteranUndergraduateGraduate

Department Select a DepartmentAnthropologyArt & Art HistoryBiologyChemistryCivil & Environmental Engineering (SEWSS)ClassicsCommunicationComparative LiteratureComputer ScienceEarth System ScienceEconomicsEducation, Graduate School ofElectrical EngineeringEngineeringEnglishEnglish for Foreign StudentsFeminist, Gender, and Sexuality StudiesHealth & Human Performance HistoryICMEInternational RelationsLanguage CenterLinguisticsManagement Science & EngineeringMarine Biology, Hopkins Marine StationMathematicsMechanical EngineeringMusicOral CommunicationPhilosophyPhysicsPolitical ScienceProgram in Writing and RhetoricPsychiatryPsychologyReligious StudiesScience, Technology, and SocietySociologyStatisticsSymbolic SystemsTeaching & Learning (VPTL)Theater and Performance Studies

Course List

1. A

   Anthropology (1)

   • ANTHRO 1S - Introduction to Cultural and Social Anthropology

   Art & Art History (5)

   • ARTSTUDI 141S - Drawing Outdoors
   • ARTSTUDI 147S - Drawing and Painting Intensive
   • ARTSTUDI 173S - Cell Phone Photography
   • FILMPROD 106S - Image and Sound
   • FILMSTUD 4S - Language of Film

2. B

   Biology (3)

   • BIO 27S - Evolution: From DNA to Dinosaurs
   • BIO 28S - Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology
   • BIO 8S - Introduction to Human Physiology

3. C

   Chemistry (4)

   • CHEM 31A - Chemical Principles I
   • CHEM 31B - Chemical Principles II
   • CHEM 33 - Structure and Reactivity of Organic Molecules
   • CHEM 35 - Organic Chemistry of Bioactive Molecules

   Civil & Environmental Engineering (SEWSS) (9)

   • CEE 101S - Science and Engineering Problem Solving with MatLab
   • CEE 107S - Understanding Energy - Essentials
   • CEE 165C - Water Resources Management
   • CEE 171G - Environmental & Ecological Economics
   • CEE 175S - Environmental Entrepreneurship & Innovation
   • CEE 176G - Sustainability Design Thinking
   • CEE 177L - Smart Cities & Communities
   • CEE 179S - Seminar: Issues in Environmental Engineering, Science & Sustainability
   • CEE 73 - Water: An Introduction

   Classics (3)

   • CLASSICS 14 - Greek and Latin Roots of English
   • CLASSICS 31 - Greek Mythology
   • CLASSICS 4L - Intensive Latin

   Communication (3)

   • COMM 100S - Introduction to Digital Labor
   • COMM 102S - Technology and Inequality
   • COMM 121S - Audience 2.0: Changing Practices and Experiences of Audiencing in the Digital Age

   Comparative Literature (1)

   • COMPLIT 57 - Human Rights and World Literature

   Computer Science (10)

   • CS 103 - Mathematical Foundations of Computing
   • CS 106A - Programming Methodology
   • CS 106AP - Programming Methodology in Python
   • CS 106B - Programming Abstractions
   • CS 109 - Introduction to Probability for Computer Scientists
   • CS 110 - Principles of Computer Systems
   • CS 161 - Design and Analysis of Algorithms
   • CS 193C - Client-side Internet Technologies
   • CS 221 - Artificial Intelligence: Principles and Techniques
   • CS 229 - Machine Learning

4. E

   Earth System Science (2)

   • EARTHSYS 41N - The Global Warming Paradox
   • ESS 86N - The Most Rational People in the World

   Economics (5)

   • ECON 1 - Principles of Economics
   • ECON 111 - Money and Banking
   • ECON 140 - Introduction to Financial Economics
   • ECON 1V - Principles of Economics
   • ECON 50 - Economic Analysis I

   Education, Graduate School of (1)

   • EDUC 117N - The Fourth "R": Religion and American Schools

   Electrical Engineering (10)

   • EE 101A - Circuits I
   • EE 102A - Signal Processing and Linear Systems I
   • EE 103 - Introduction to Matrix Methods
   • EE 216 - Principles and Models of Semiconductor Devices
   • EE 261 - The Fourier Transform and Its Applications
   • EE 263 - Introduction to Linear Dynamical Systems
   • EE 264 - Digital Signal Processing
   • EE 278 - Introduction to Statistical Signal Processing
   • EE 364A - Convex Optimization I
   • EE 380 - Colloquium on Computer Systems

   Engineering (2)

   • ENGR 40A - Introductory Electronics
   • ENGR 40M - An Intro to Making: What is EE

   English (9)

   • ENGLISH 120C - California: A Sense of Place
   • ENGLISH 121C - Superheroes, Supercops: American Police Power
   • ENGLISH 122C - Medieval Fantasy Literature
   • ENGLISH 90 - Fiction Writing
   • English 90V - Fiction Writing Online
   • ENGLISH 91 - Creative Nonfiction
   • ENGLISH 91V - Creative Nonfiction Online
   • ENGLISH 92 - Reading and Writing Poetry
   • English 9CV - Creative Expression in Writing

   English for Foreign Students (19)

   • EFSLANG 683R - Workshop in Reading and Vocabulary for International Students
   • EFSLANG 683S - Workshop in Oral Communication for International Students
   • EFSLANG 683W - Workshop in Written Communication for International Students
   • EFSLANG 684C - Communicating in the Sciences and Engineering
   • EFSLANG 684D - Effective Negotiation and Persuasion in English
   • EFSLANG 684S - Language and Culture of Silicon Valley
   • EFSLANG 687X - American Language and Culture: Silicon Valley First Session
   • EFSLANG 687Y - American Language and Culture: Silicon Valley Second Session
   • EFSLANG 688 - Intensive English and Academic Orientation for Foreign 21 Students
   • EFSLANG 688A - Intensive Spoken English
   • EFSLANG 688B - Intensive Academic Writing
   • EFSLANG 688V - Intensive English and Academic Orientation for Stanford Visiting Scholars
   • EFSLANG 689B - Building Communication Skills through Improvisation
   • EFSLANG 689H - American Humor
   • EFSLANG 689P - Pronunciation
   • EFSLANG 689S - Exploring Silicon Valley Language and Culture
   • EFSLANG 689T - Interacting in California's Vineyard Culture
   • EFSLANG 691S - Oral Presentation
   • EFSLANG 698S - Writing Academic English

5. F

   Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (1)

   • FEMGEN 109E - Global Women Leaders: Past and Present

6. H

   Health & Human Performance (19)

   • PE 17 - Total Body Training
   • OUTDOOR 10 - Rock Climbing 1: Beginning
   • OUTDOOR 105 - Outdoor Living Skills
   • PE 26 - Tennis: Beginning
   • PE 27 - Tennis: Advanced Beginning
   • PE 28 - Tennis: Intermediate
   • PE 29 - Tennis: Advanced
   • PE 33 - Golf: Beginning
   • PE 34 - Golf: Advanced Beginning
   • PE 35 - Golf: Intermediate
   • PE 50 - Swimming: Beginning I
   • PE 51 - Swimming: Beginning II
   • PE 52 - Swimming: Intermediate
   • PE 81 - Yoga
   • PE 84 - Yoga/Pilates Fusion
   • WELLNESS 111 - Exploring Happiness
   • WELLNESS 130 - Meditation
   • WELLNESS 133 - Meditation Retreat
   • WELLNESS 138 - Mindfulness and Stress Management

   History (1)

   • HISTORY 168 - American History in Film Since World War II

7. I

   ICME (4)

   • CME 102 - Ordinary Differential Equations for Engineers
   • CME 106 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Engineers
   • CME 108 - Introduction to Scientific Computing
   • CME 195 - Introduction to R

   International Relations (2)

   • INTNLREL 140A - International Law and International Relations
   • INTNLREL 145 - Genocide and Humanitarian Intervention

8. L

   Language Center (12)

   • CHINLANG 1A - Accelerated First-Year Chinese, Part 1
   • CHINLANG 2A - Accelerated First-Year Chinese, Part 2
   • FRENLANG 15S - Intermediate Conversation French
   • FRENLANG 1A - Accelerated First-Year French, Part 1
   • FRENLANG 2A - Accelerated First-Year French, Part 2
   • GERLANG 1A - Accelerated First-Year German, Part 1
   • GERLANG 2A - Accelerated First-Year German, Part 2
   • JAPANLNG 1A - Accelerated First-Year Japanese, Part 1
   • JAPANLNG 2A - Accelerated First-Year Japanese, Part 2
   • SPANLANG 15S - Intermediate Oral Communication
   • SPANLANG 1A - Accelerated First-Year Spanish, Part 1
   • SPANLANG 2A - Accelerated First-Year Spanish, Part 2

9. M

   Management Science & Engineering (12)

   • ENGR 145 - Technology Entrepreneurship
   • MS&E 140 - Accounting for Managers and Entrepreneurs
   • MS&E 20 - Discrete Probability Concepts and Models
   • MS&E 208A - Practical Training
   • MS&E 208B - Practical Training
   • MS&E 208C - Practical Training
   • MS&E 208D - Practical Training
   • MS&E 208E - Part-Time Practical Training
   • MS&E 220 - Probabilistic Analysis
   • MS&E 260 - Introduction to Operations Management
   • MS&E 52 - Introduction to Decision Making
   • MS&E 92 - Introduction to Health Policy Modeling

   Marine Biology, Hopkins Marine Station (1)

   • BIOHOPK 185H - Ecology & Conservation of Kelp Forest Communities

   Mathematics (8)

   • MATH 104 - Applied Matrix Theory
   • MATH 106 - Functions of a Complex Variable
   • MATH 113 - Linear Algebra and Matrix Theory
   • MATH 115 - Functions of a Real Variable
   • MATH 19 - Calculus
   • MATH 382 - Qualifying Examination Seminar
   • MATH 51 - Linear Algebra, Multivariable Calculus, and Modern Applications
   • MATH 53 - Ordinary Differential Equations with Linear Algebra

   Mechanical Engineering (10)

   • ENGR 10 - Introduction to Engineering Analysis
   • ME 17 - The Science of Flames
   • ME 232 - Additive Manufacturing- From Fundamentals to Applications
   • ME 30 - Engineering Thermodynamics
   • ME 335B - Finite Element Analysis
   • ME 344 - Introduction to High Performance Computing Systems
   • ME 344S - HPC-AI Summer Seminar Series
   • ME 346C - Advanced Techniques for Molecular Simulations
   • ME 414 - Solid State Physics for Mechanical Engineering Experiments
   • ME 420 - Applied Electrochemistry at Micro- and Nanoscale

   Music (7)

   • MUSIC 12AS - Introductory Piano Class, Level 1 (Group)
   • MUSIC 12BS - Introductory Piano Class, Level 2 (Group)
   • MUSIC 12CS - Introductory Piano Class, Level 3 (Group)
   • MUSIC 160S - Summer Orchestra
   • MUSIC 167S - Summer Chorus
   • MUSIC 65AS - Voice Class 1: Beginning Voice, Level 1 (Group)
   • MUSIC 65BS - Voice Class 2: Beginning Voice, Level 2 (Group)

10. O

    Oral Communication (2)

    • ORALCOMM 118 - Public Speaking: Romancing the Room
    • ORALCOMM 219 - Public Speaking for 21 Students

11. P

    Philosophy (3)

    • PHIL 21S - Happiness in Ancient Greek Philosophy
    • PHIL 23S - Philosophy of Freedom
    • PHIL 24S - Environmental Ethics

    Physics (5)

    • PHYSICS 15 - Stars and Planets in a Habitable Universe
    • PHYSICS 16 - The Origin and Development of the Cosmos
    • PHYSICS 21S - Mechanics and Heat with Laboratory
    • PHYSICS 23S - Electricity and Optics with Lab
    • PHYSICS 50 - Astronomy Laboratory and Observational Astronomy

    Political Science (3)

    • POLISCI 101Z - Introduction to International Relations
    • POLISCI 120Z - What's Wrong with American Government? An Institutional Approach
    • POLISCI 133Z - Ethics and Politics of Public Service

    Program in Writing and Rhetoric (6)

    • PWR 1D-01 - Writing Academic Arguments: Multicultural Identities
    • PWR 1D-02 - Writing Academic Arguments: The Rhetoric of Consumer Culture
    • PWR 1HZ-01 - An Introduction to College Writing
    • PWR 1HZ-02 - An Introduction to College Writing
    • PWR 2HLA - Communicating Your Research: Meaningful Academic Writing and Speaking
    • PWR 6VT - Writing in the University: Debates about the Politics and Technologies of Journalism

    Psychiatry (1)

    • PSYC 54N - Genes, Memes, and Behavior

    Psychology (7)

    • PSYCH 102S - Introduction to Neuroscience
    • PSYCH 108S - Introduction to Social Psychology
    • PSYCH 113S - Developmental Psychology
    • PSYCH 115S - Personality Psychology
    • PSYCH 141S - The Psychology of Health: Culture, Self, and Society
    • PSYCH 147S - Introduction to the Psychology of Emotion
    • PSYCH 149S - Vertical Neuroscience: How the Brain Enables Climbing

12. R

    Religious Studies (2)

    • RELIGST 133 - Muslims, Jews and Christians
    • RELIGST 13N - The Fourth "R": Religion and American Schools

13. S

    Science, Technology, and Society (1)

    • STS 123 - Making of a Nuclear World: History, Politics, and Culture

    Sociology (4)

    • SOC 119D - The Power of Social Networks in Everyday Life
    • SOC 183D - Addictions, Self, and Society
    • SOC 184D - Policing: From Precincts to Playgrounds
    • SOC 185D - Gender, Politics, and Power

    Statistics (14)

    • STATS 110 - Statistical Methods in Engineering and the Physical Sciences
    • STATS 116 - Theory of Probability
    • STATS 202 - Data Mining and Analysis
    • STATS 203 - Introduction to Regression Models and Analysis of Variance
    • STATS 216V - Introduction to Statistical Learning
    • STATS 217 - Introduction to Stochastic Processes I
    • STATS 237 - Risk Management, Insurance, Portfolios and Derivative Securities
    • STATS 241 - Data-driven Financial Econometrics
    • STATS 245 - Data, Models, and Applications to Healthcare Analytics
    • STATS 302 - Qualifying Exams Workshop
    • STATS 303 - PhD First Year Student Workshop
    • STATS 366 - Modern Statistics for Modern Biology
    • STATS 390 - Consulting Workshop
    • STATS 60 - Introduction to Statistical Methods: Precalculus

    Symbolic Systems (1)

    • SYMSYS 1 - Minds and Machines

14. T

    Teaching & Learning (VPTL) (1)

    • VPTL 53 - Working Smarter

    Theater and Performance Studies (7)

    • DANCE 148 - Intermediate Ballet
    • DANCE 48 - Beginning Ballet
    • DANCE 58 - Beginning Hip Hop
    • DANCE 59 - Intermediate-Advanced Hip-Hop
    • TAPS 120A - Acting I: Fundamentals of Acting
    • TAPS 127 - Movement for the Actor
    • TAPS 127 - Movement for the Actor