Courses

CTY offers a wide range of courses. The following list has been compiled from the course descriptions listed in CTY's Summer Programs Catalog:

CTY Courses

Humanities Courses

• Linguistics: LNCS
• Logic: Principles of Reasoning: LOGC
• Ethics: ETHC
• Existentialism: EXIT
• Philosophy of Mind: MIND
• Law and Politics in US History: LAWP
• International Politics: POLY
• Cognitive Psychology: COGN
• Goodwives and Witches: Women in Colonial America: GOOD
• Newton, Darwin, and Einstein: NEDE
• Dissent: DSET
• Taking Action: Leadership and Service: SERV

Writing Courses

• Creative Nonfiction: WRT3
• Fiction and Poetry : INCW
• Freaks and Geeks in Popular Media : GEEK
• Utopias and Dystopias: TOPI
• Advanced Fiction: FICT

Math Courses

• Cryptology: CODE
• Probability and Game Theory: GAME
• Mathematical Logic: REAS
• Number Theory: THEO
• Individually Paced Mathematics Sequence: MATH
• Fundamentals of Microeconomics : MICO
• Macroeconomics and the Global Economy : MACR

Computer Science Courses

• Fundamentals of Computer Science: FCPS
• Data Structures and Algorithms: DATA
• Advanced Robotics: AROB
• Theory of Computation: TCOM

Science Courses

• Introduction to Biomedical Sciences: INBS
• Paleobiology: PBIO
• Fast Paced High School Biology: BIOL
• Neuroscience: NEUR
• Genetics: GENE
• Fast Paced High School Chemistry: CHEM
• Electrical Engineering: EENG
• Fast Paced High School Physics: PHYW
• Investigations in Engineering: IENG
• Astrophysics : ASTR
• Advanced Topics in Physics: Special Relativity: SREL
• Intro to Organic Chemistry :INOC

Defunct Courses

Not every course lasts forever. If the course you took long ago is not listed above, it might have undergone a name change, or it might have been phased out. Here are some of the courses that are no longer offered:

• Great Revolutions: HIST
• Modern European History: EUHI
• Women and US Social Reform: AWOM
• American Studies: The Harlem Renaissance: HREN
• Gandhi's India: GAND
• The Critical Essay: Shakespeare: WR4C
• The Crafting of Poetry: POET
• The Crafting of Drama: PLAY
• Calculus: CALC
• Theoretical Foundations of Computer Science: CPS1
• Digital Logic: DIGI
• Introduction to Laboratory Sciences: ISCI
• Selected Topics in Advanced Biology: ABIO
• Selected Topics in Advanced Chemistry: ACHM
• Scientific Investigations: St. Mary's River: RIVR
• The Life Cycle of an Island: Hawaii: LCIS
• Intermediate Ancient Greek: GRK2
• Twentieth Century Art: TWEN
• The Critical Essay: Science Fiction: WR4D
• Mathematical Modeling: MODL (changed to CAA)
• Advanced Mathematical Modeling: AMOD
• Archaeology: ARCH
• Memoirs of War: MWAR
• Statistics: STAT
• Geography: GEOG
• Readings in Western Culture: WEST
• Mathematical Reasoning: MARS
• Writing and Imagination: WRIT (Moved to Baby CTY)
• Civil War Studies: CIVS
• Mathematical Problem Solving: MPSE
• Russian History: RUHI
• History of Western Art: HART
• Music Theory: MUST
• Islam: ISLM
• American Studies: The Sixties: AMST
• Politics in the Middle East: PLME
• The Asian Pacific Rim: PRIM
• The Critical Essay: Film: WR4E
• Set Theory: SETM
• The Chesapeake Bay Oyster : OYST
• The Critical Essay: Literature and the Arts: WR4A
• The Critical Essay: Popular Culture: WR4B
• Shakespeare in Performance: SHEP
• Beginning Ancient Greek: GRK1
• Genomics: GNIC
• Latin I: LAT1
• Wicked Art: Pictures, Pixels, and Pens: WART
• Advanced Cryptology: COD2
• The History of Disease: HDIS
• The Digital Revolution: Writing and Social Media: DIGR

CTY CAA Courses

These courses are part of CTY's lower-lower program, called Academic Exploration courses. These courses are mostly intro level courses and require lower scores to get into than CTY Intensive Studies.

Humanities Courses

• Introduction to Logic : ILOG
• Philosophy : PHIL
• Foundations of Psychology : PSYC
• Great Cases: American Legal History: CASE
• Bioethics : BIOE
• Etymologies : ETML

Writing Courses

• Crafting the Essay: WRTG
• Writing About Place: The Monterey Bay : WBAY
• Whodunit? Mystery and Suspense in Literature and Film : WHOD
• The Graphic Novel : GNOV

Mathematics Courses

• The Mathematics of Money : MONY
• Mathematical Modeling : MATX
• Geometry through Art : GART
• Paradoxes and Infinities : PDOX
• Discrete Math : DMAT
• Game Theory and Economics : GMTH

Science and Engineering Courses

• Principles of Engineering Design: EGRD
• Anatomy and Physiology : ANPY
• Zoology : ANSC
• Biotechnology : BIOT
• Chemistry in Society : CHMS
• The Physics of Sports : PHSP
• Introduction to Astronomy : STAR
• Whales and Estuary Systems: WHLS

Computer Science

• Foundations of Programming : CMPS

CTY Princeton Courses

• The Mathematics of Competitive Behavior: MOCB
• Epidemiology, Re-emerging Infectious Diseases, and Pandemics: EPID
• Science, Technology and Public Policy: SPUB
• Global Politics: Human Rights and Justice: GPOL
• Human Nature and Technology: HTEC
• Politics in the Middle East: PSME
• Politics and Film: POLF
• Race and Politics: RPOL

CTY CLI

The Civic Leadership Institute course is offered at Johns Hopkins (session 1) and Berkeley (session 2).

• Service, Leadership & Community Transformation

CTY HKU

This is the CTY program offered at Hong Kong University which is a combination of Intensive Studies and Academic Explorations.

Mathematics and Computer Science Courses

• Cryptology (Intensive Studies)
• Macroeconomics and the Global Economy (Intensive Studies)
• Fundamentals of Microeconomics (Intensive Studies)
• Fundamentals of Computer Science (Intensive Studies)
• Game Theory and Economics (Academic Explorations)
• Mathematical Modeling (Academic Explorations)
• The Mathematics of Money (Academic Explorations)
• Paradoxes and Infinities (Academic Explorations)

Science Courses

• Fast Paced High School Chemistry (Intensive Studies)
• Introduction to Biomedical Sciences (Intensive Studies)
• Chemistry in Society (Academic Explorations)
• Principles of Engineering Design (Academic Explorations)

Humanities Courses

• Introduction to Logic (Academic Explorations)

Writing Courses

• Crafting the Essay (Academic Explorations)