2007 Courses

Session 1 | Session 2 | Session 3

Session 1, June 10-16
Rising 8th and 9th graders

Music of the Movement: From American Civil Rights to Hip-Hop
Explore connections between music and the movement for African-American equality.

Environmental Philosophy  
How environmental ethics impacts social justice.

Eyes on the Skies
Introduction to astronomy with observations at Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory.

Math and Music
Use set theory, matrices, serialism, harmonics, and the Fibonacci sequence to create original compositions.

Film at Work
How Hollywood illustrates and shapes our conceptions of work.

Biomedical Engineering
Study anatomy, physics, engineering, and physiology through an investigation of the ECG.

Law, War, and Terror
Investigate the effect of terrorism on the established body of international laws that regulate conflicts between nations.

Comparative Religions
An intensive look at the world's religions.

Visual Literacy
Deepen your creative writing by learning how to truly see.

Session 2, June 17-30
Rising 8th–10th graders

Planes, Trains, and Opposite Angles
Learn a year's worth of geometry in two weeks.

Philosophy: Self and Society
Study conceptions of how the self stands in relation to society.

Robotics
Build your own robot, and explore the world of behavior-based robots.

Autobiography
Constructing one's self through writing.

Forensic Anthropology: Reading the Human Skeleton
Learn about bioarchaeology and anthropological research through hands-on experience.

The Western Canon
Examine what books define the classics—from the Iliad to Machiavelli's Prince.

Bioethics
Explore the intersections between science, medicine, law, philosophy, religion, economics, and the humanities.

The Film's the Thing
Study Shakespeare and how his stories are told today in the movies.

Session 3, July 8-28
Rising 9th–12th graders

Visual Literacy
Deepen your writing by learning how to truly see.

Math Independent Study
Work at your own pace through Algebra II, Pre-Calculus, or Calculus, with support from SAGE faculty.

Philosophy: Humans and Their Others
Examine the varying moral dynamics between humans and that which we perceive as other than ourselves.

Nanotechnology
Learn about this emerging science and its component fields of physics, medicine, engineering, and chemistry.

Digital Storytelling
Use digital media to create and explore narrative in comics, video games, film and more.

Comparative Religions
An intensive study of the world's religions.

Metropolis in Film
Investigate how cinema represents a sense of place in the city, suburbs, and countryside.

Medicine 101
This special offering through the Vanderbilt School of Medicine teaches what it means—practically and ethically—to be a doctor today.