April 20, 2001
Summer is right around the corner, and summer school registration is now open. More than 200 classes offer students everything from accounting to Zen Buddhism.
Summer courses are offered during three-, five- and eight-week sessions with both day and evening hours:
¥ Session 1: May 21-June 8;
¥ Session 2: June 11-July 13;
¥ Session 3: June 11-Aug. 3;
¥ Session 4: July 16-Aug. 17.
Full-time staff and their spouses or domestic partners receive 50 percent tuition remission for undergraduate summer courses offered at the University.
The Summer School has awarded faculty grants to develop creative new additions to the curriculum.
"It's very important to encourage regular faculty members to teach courses that reflect their research interests and appeal to a wide range of students," said Mark Rollins, director of the Summer School.
New classes created from the grant are:
¥ "Topics in English & American literature: Children & censorship: What we permit our children to read & why," is taught by Gerald Early, Ph.D., the Merle Kling Professor of Modern Letters in English and professor of African & Afro-American studies in Arts & Sciences. The course examines the issue of censorship, who determines what is appropriate for children to read, balancing the civil liberty of free speech against concern about what children are exposed to, etc.
¥ Itai Sened, Ph.D., associate professor of political science in Arts & Sciences, will teach "Learning by playing games in economics and politics." This course covers basic and more sophisticated game theory concepts as they are used to study politics, economics and business. Real case studies will be examined and several basic game experiments will be part of the class.
¥ "Aspects of Native American and Hispanic music and culture in New Mexico" takes students West. Held in Santa Fe, the class delves into Pueblo, Navajo, Hispanic and Anglo cultures, focusing mainly on Native American prehistory and history. Students will visit numerous historical sites and view traditional sand painting, song and dance demonstrations during the two-week sojourn. Craig Monson, Ph.D., professor of music in Arts & Sciences, is the instructor.
¥ "Warrior culture of Japan," taught by Elizabeth Oyler, Ph.D., assistant professor of Japanese language & literature in Arts & Sciences, explores a different world. Whether samurais or imperial army soldiers, warriors are a core part of Japanese history. Students will identify sources of the perceptions of the Japanese warrior over time and investigate the differences between early images of the samurai and their portrayals in later literature and film.
In addition to a wide range of courses, the Summer School and the College of Arts & Sciences find new ways to enrich summer social and cultural life on campus. A theater company will produce two plays and new music and dance events are being planned for the Hilltop this summer. The popular Holmes Jazz Series also will continue. A calendar of events will be published in May, listing these and other events.
To register for a class or for more information about Summer School, call 935-6720 or visit the Summer School Web site: http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/summer.
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