Syllabi and Websites for Summer 2013 Courses

Links to available syllabi and course websites are below. Links are added as they become available. For full access to websites when classes begin, register by the registration deadline. Most syllabi require Adobe’s Acrobat Reader.

  • AAAS S-129 The Harlem Renaissance (32821)
  • ANTH S-1060 Environmental Crises and State Collapse: Lessons from the Past (32857)
  • ANTH S-1140 Icons: A Material History of Harvard (32787)
  • ANTH S-1750 The Anthropology of Water (32801)
  • ARAB S-Bab Intermediate Modern Standard Arabic (32011)
  • BIOS S-1ab Introductory Biology (32425)
  • BIOS S-10 Introduction to Biochemistry (32376)
  • BIOS S-12 Principles and Techniques of Molecular Biology (32378)
  • BIOS S-14 Principles of Genetics (32374)
  • BIOS S-35 The RNA World (32985)
  • BIOS S-50 Neurobiology (32375)
  • BIOS S-68 Genome and Systems Biology (32572)
  • BIOS S-74 Marine Life and Ecosystems of the Sea (32373)
  • BIOS S-154 Feast and Famine: The Microbiology of Food (32865)
  • BIOS S-175 Imaging in Biology (32731)
  • BIOS S-180 Advanced Systems Biology (33003)
  • BIOS S-200 Graduate Research Methods and Scholarly Writing in the Biological Sciences (32752)
  • CELT S-110 Introduction to Irish Myth, Folklore, and Music (31418)
  • CHEM S-1ab General Chemistry (30877)
  • CHEM S-20ab Organic Chemistry (30609)
  • CSCI S-1 Great Ideas in Computer Science with Java (31441)
  • CSCI S-24 Video Editing and Digital Design (32948)
  • CSCI S-111 Intensive Introduction to Computer Science Using Java (32344)
  • CSCI S-131b Communication Protocols and Internet Architectures (32287)
  • CREA S-25 Beginning Fiction (32442)
  • CREA S-30 Beginning Poetry (32817)
  • CREA S-45a Beginning Screenwriting (32078)
  • CREA S-108r Advanced Creative Nonfiction (32836)
  • CREA S-120r Advanced Screenplay Writing: From Page to Screen (32693)
  • CREA S-180 Effective Business Communication (30141)
  • DRAM S-11 Acting Workshop: Developing a Character (30039)
  • DRAM S-12 Acting Workshop: Shakespeare (30040)
  • DRAM S-17a Intermediate Acting (32123)
  • DRAM S-22 Directing (30043)
  • DRAM S-140 Public Speaking (32727)
  • DRAM S-140 Public Speaking (32763)
  • ECON S-10a Principles of Economics: Microeconomics (30056)
  • ECON S-10b Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics (30058)
  • ECON S-110 Quantitative Methods in Economics and Business (33002)
  • ECON S-190 Introduction to Managerial Finance (30298)
  • ECON S-192 Introduction to Capital Markets and Investments (32419)
  • *ECON S-1010 Microeconomic Theory (30344)
  • *ECON S-1012 Macroeconomic Theory (30345)
  • *ECON S-1123 Introduction to Econometrics (31837)
  • ECON S-1317 The Economics of Emerging Markets: Asia and Eastern Europe (33001)
  • ECON S-1452 Money, Financial Institutions, and Markets (31138)
  • *ECON S-1530 International Monetary Economics (32360)
  • ECON S-1620 Organizations, Management Behavior, and Economics (31390)
  • ECON S-1830 The Economics of Sports (33000)
  • ECON S-1900 Financial Accounting (30071)
  • ECON S-1900 Financial Accounting (30072)
  • ECON S-1901 Managerial Accounting (30073)
  • *ECON S-1913 Financial Strategy and Behavioral Finance (31733)
  • *ECON S-1920 Capital Markets and Investments (33011)
  • *ECON S-1941 Derivatives and Risk Management: Analytics and Applications (31602)
  • ECON S-1944 Economic History of Financial Crises 1637-2013 (32984)
  • EDUC S-037 Financial Management of Nonprofit Organizations (31667)
  • ENSC S-132 Tissue Engineering for Clinical Applications (32841)
  • ENSC S-157 Introduction to Fabrication of Microfluidic Devices (32627)
  • ENGL S-10b British and Irish Literature 1700-2000 (32993)
  • ENGL S-36z Utopia and Anti-Utopia (31795)
  • ENGL S-128a Shakespeare, The Early Plays (33013)
  • ENGL S-128b Shakespeare, The Later Plays (33014)
  • ENGL S-174 Tragedy: Ancient to Modern (32441)
  • ENGL S-191 The Short Story (32793)
  • ENGL S-194j Adolescent Literature (32255)
  • ENVR S-101 Environmental Management (32382)
  • ENVR S-140/W Fundamentals of Ecology (32628)
  • ENVR S-161 Environmental Economics (32629)
  • ENVR S-210 Critical Analysis of Environmental Systems (32858)
  • EXPO S-20a Writing and Literature (31280)
  • EXPO S-20d Writing about Social and Ethical Issues (31711)
  • EXPO S-20d Writing about Social and Ethical Issues (32704)
  • EXPO S-20d Writing about Social and Ethical Issues (32816)
  • EXPO S-20a Writing and Literature (32975)
  • EXPO S-34 Business Rhetoric (32927)
  • EXPO S-39 Advanced Essay Writing (32384)
  • FREN S-Ax French for Reading Knowledge (31123)
  • FREN S-C Intermediate French (32730)
  • GERM S-R Introduction to German for Reading Knowledge (31302)
  • GERM S-Bab Beginning German (31838)
  • GOVT S-20 Introduction to Comparative Politics (32003)
  • GOVT S-30 Introduction to American Government (31773)
  • GOVT S-46j Summer Seminar—Freedom of Expression as Primary Right: The Divide between Europe and the US (33009)
  • GOVT S-1111 Comparative Political Corruption: Causes, Consequences and (Potential) Cures (32983)
  • GOVT S-1112 Pathways to Democracy (32835)
  • GOVT S-1130 Intellectual Property (31596)
  • GOVT S-1241 The Political Economy of Russia and China (32684)
  • GOVT S-1540 The American Presidency (33010)
  • GOVT S-1731 The Future of War: Conflict and Order in the Twenty-First Century (32963)
  • GOVT S-1732 War Crimes, Genocide, and Justice (31212)
  • GOVT S-1733/W Globalization and US National Security (32792)
  • GOVT S-1737 Strategies and Conflict (32979)
  • GOVT S-1900 American Foreign Policy (30164)
  • GOVT S-1925 International Conflict and Cooperation (31739)
  • GREK S-Aab Beginning Greek (31871)
  • HIST S-46t Summer Seminar—Rebels with a Cause: Tiananmen in History and Memory (32861)
  • HIST S-1253 Reform, Republic, Terror, and Empire: The French Revolution, 1787-1804 (32724)
  • HIST S-1412 The War of 1812 (32997)
  • HIST S-1443 New England and the American Nation (32797)
  • HIST S-1460 The Rhetoric of Freedom in America (32715)
  • HIST S-1886 Israel and Palestine: Conflict and Coexistence (31770)
  • HIST S-1887 Perspectives on Islam: Religion, History, and Culture (31789)
  • HIST S-1967/W From Cold War to Global Terror: World History from 1945 to the Present (32150)
  • HARC S-34g Summer Seminar—Rome and Saint Peter's (31843)
  • HARC S-128 Monuments and Cities of the Islamic World: An Introduction (32960)
  • HARC S-183 The Architecture of Boston (31320)
  • HARC S-187 Introduction to Japanese Art (33022)
  • HSCI S-26n Summer Seminar—Child Health in America and Around the Globe (32995)
  • HSCI S-116 Darwin, Freud, and Einstein (32956)
  • HSCI S-175 Self and Society: A Cultural History of Psychology (32974)
  • HUMA S-100 Graduate Research Methods and Scholarly Writing in the Humanities (31145)
  • JAPA S-C Practical Japanese (32880)
  • JOUR S-50 Basic Journalism (32314)
  • JOUR S-50 Basic Journalism (32826)
  • JOUR S-140a News Reporting for the Web, Print, and Other Platforms (32614)
  • LATI S-102a Catullus and Horace (32947)
  • LING S-120 Introduction to Historical Linguistics (32879)
  • LITR S-109 Reality, Desire, and the Epic Form: Homer, Dante, and Joyce (32251)
  • MGMT S-2000 Principles of Finance (32611)
  • MGMT S-2700 Corporate Finance (32884)
  • MGMT S-2700 Corporate Finance (33044)
  • MGMT S-2800 Financial Modeling (33043)
  • MGMT S-3012 The Art of Communication (33039)
  • MGMT S-4000 Organizational Behavior (32882)
  • MGMT S-4100 Managing Yourself and Others (32829)
  • MGMT S-4225 Negotiation and Organizational Conflict Resolution (32814)
  • MGMT S-5000 Strategic Management (32578)
  • MGMT S-5000 Strategic Management (32645)
  • MGMT S-5005 Corporate Strategy (32714)
  • MGMT S-5010 Electronic Commerce Strategies (32577)
  • MGMT S-5012 Systems Thinking (32692)
  • MGMT S-5015 Applied Corporate Responsibility (32870)
  • MGMT S-5018 Corporate Governance (32881)
  • MGMT S-5027 Emerging Markets in the Global Economy (32734)
  • MGMT S-5033 Supply Chain Management (33018)
  • MGMT S-5035 Cross-Border Innovation (32575)
  • MGMT S-5650 International Business: Context and Strategies (33004)
  • *MATH S-1b Calculus II (30393)
  • MATH S-19a Modeling and Differential Equations for the Life Sciences (32998)
  • MATH S-21b Linear Algebra and Differential Equations (30190)
  • MATH S-302 Math for Teaching Geometry (32970)
  • MATH S-322 Real Analysis for Calculus Teachers (32973)
  • GMAT S-1 Mathematics Review for the GMAT and GRE (30257)
  • MUSE S-100 Introduction to Museum Studies (31851)
  • MUSI S-10 Fundamentals of Music (32243)
  • PHIL S-4 Introduction to Philosophy (31849)
  • PHIL S-140 Deductive Logic (33036)
  • PHIL S-158 Philosophy of Mind and the Brain Sciences (32703)
  • PHIL S-167 Introduction to Biomedical Ethics (30201)
  • PHYS S-1ab Principles of Physics (30610)
  • PHYS S-123 Laboratory Electronics: Analog and Digital Circuit Design (33027)
  • PSYC S-980v Summer Seminar—The Insanity Defense (32529)
  • PSYC S-1072 The Psychology of Emotional, Behavioral, and Motivational Self-Regulation (32682)
  • PSYC S-1072 The Psychology of Emotional, Behavioral, and Motivational Self-Regulation (33046)
  • PSYC S-1293 The Aging Mind and Body (32825)
  • PSYC S-1507 Psychology of Diversity (32397)
  • PSYC S-1870 Law and Psychology (30208)
  • RELI S-1010/W World Religions (32778)
  • RELI S-1063 Literature of Journey and Quest (32543)
  • RELI S-1805 Islam: Fundamentals of Thought and Practice (32701)
  • SSCI S-100b Graduate Research Methods and Scholarly Writing in the Social Sciences: Government and History (32496)
  • SSCI S-100b Graduate Research Methods and Scholarly Writing in the Social Sciences: Government and History (32761)
  • SOCI S-102 Classical Social Theory: History, Reasoning, Reception (33020)
  • SOCI S-128 Introduction to Social Science Research (32969)
  • SOCI S-176 Immigration and the Transformation of American Society (32968)
  • SOCI S-192 Globalization and Global Justice (32788)
  • SPAN S-C Intermediate Spanish (32694)
  • STAT S-100 Introduction to Quantitative Methods (32188)
  • STAT S-102 Fundamentals of Biostatistics (32447)
  • SWGS S-1155 Gender, Food and Culture in American History (32992)
  • VISU S-34z Summer Seminar—The Book as Art: Working with Letters, Ink, and Paper (32585)
  • VISU S-107 Scrutinizing the American Environment: The Art, Craft, and Serendipity of Acute Observation (32785)
  • VISU S-151 Art and Technique of Fiction Film Directing (32595)
  • VISU S-159 Cinematic Vision: Scriptwriting for Production (32845)
  • VISU S-160 Visual Trajectories: Forces Shaping Advertising, Landscape, and Popular Visual Imagery (30352)

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