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2009 Course Catalog
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Brown Environmental Leadership Lab: Sustainable Development (ES900-2BL)
Program: Leadership Institute
BELL is a unique outdoor learning laboratory. The courses draw their curricula from many different disciplines: biology, chemistry, geology, environmental studies, leadership theory... (more »)
An Introduction to Electricity and Electronics for Engineering Design (EN902-2B)
Program: Pre-College
One of the great joys of engineering is to be creative – to design and implement solutions to improve the world around us. For many students learning how to design things... (more »)
Introduction to Clinical Psychology (PY907-2B)
Program: Pre-College
Can you find out your IQ from an Internet test? Is Dr. Phil a good therapist? Is there an addictive personality? For most people, their exposure to psychology comes mostly from... (more »)
The Art of Reading/Writing: Contemporary Literature from the Inside Out (EL918-2B)
Program: Pre-College
A story happens, a poem occurs, an essay unfolds: literature is an event. In this introductory "art appreciation" course for contemporary literature, we will approach the literary... (more »)
Discovering the Past: Introduction to Prehistory and Archaeology (AN907-2B)
Program: Pre-College
What is archaeology? How has it contributed to the study of past human history and present-day human behavior? This course offers an introduction to the basic principles and methods... (more »)
Global Development (AN905-2B)
Program: Pre-College
Addressing global issues like poverty, hunger, and disease often seems overwhelming. Long-established institutions like governments, the United Nations, and the World Bank, have... (more »)
Writing Speculative Fiction (EL903-2B)
Program: Pre-College
Science fiction, fantasy, magical realism, slipstream, alternate history, New Weird, cyberpunk, steampunk, Infernokrusher: we lump together under the term "speculative fiction"... (more »)
Freedom and Responsibility (PL901-2B)
Program: Pre-College
If the course's title interests you, it is very likely that you have considered the following sort of story and wondered how it ought to be evaluated: A young man is raised in... (more »)
Nazi Germany and the Holocaust (HI901-2B)
Program: Pre-College
The history of Nazi Germany and the Holocaust are crucial for understanding the development and outlook of the 20th century. This two-week course provides an introduction into... (more »)
Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘n’ Roll?: Understanding the 1960s (HI915-2B)
Program: Pre-College
The 1960s was a watershed decade in modern American history. The United States that emerged in its aftermath was very different from the United States that existed before it. The... (more »)
Special Topics in Developmental Psychology: Socio-emotional Development in Children and Adolescents (PY914-2B)
Program: Pre-College
This course covers normative and pathological aspects of socio-emotional development from infancy through adolescence. This seminar will provide the students with opportunities... (more »)
Writing Flash Fiction (EL927-2B)
Program: Pre-College
In this course we’ll take a look at flash fiction and how to write it. Flash fiction is a catch-all for narrative in miniature – instead of a novel, or even a short... (more »)
From Mad Cow Disease to Alzheimer’s: The Biological Basis of Disease (BN902-2B)
Program: Pre-College
The primary focus of this course will be on key diseases that are caused by protein misfolding, including symptoms, cellular physiology, and current methods of treatment for these... (more »)
The Tiniest Bits of Reality (PH903-2B)
Program: Pre-College
This course will take you on a journey back in time, to the universe as it was when it was forming. Along the way we will make several stops in order to meet physicists and philosophers... (more »)
Modern & Contemporary International Short Fiction (EL911-2B)
Program: Pre-College
In 2008 the head of the Nobel committee for literature declared that the Nobel Prize would not be awarded to an American author because, “The U.S. is too isolated, too insular.... (more »)
Unlocking the Writer’s Voice: Personal History and Solo Performance (EL909-2B)
Program: Pre-College
Solo performance is a popular and distinctly contemporary theatrical form; variations of the solo can be found on Broadway, in stand-up comedy clubs, on TV, and in the experimental... (more »)
ESL-English as a Second Language (EL814-2B)
Program: Intensive English Program (IEP)
Develop higher-level English language skills in this intensive course. Fine-tune your English grammar, experiment with rhetorical styles, dream, argue, persuade. With your instructor,... (more »)