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Courses

Here are some examples of TYP courses that have been taught in the past. Click on the course title for available syllabi.


Critical Reading and Writing

This course will teach students how to think, argue, and write at the college level.  Students will read academic essays, research self-directed topics, and write critical papers that demonstrate sophisticated understandings of class texts. Additionally, students will refine the grammar and mechanics in their prose, and learn to do effective oral presentations, both formal and informal.


Nature V. Nurture: Arguments in American Literature

This course is designed much like a Brandeis University Seminar course in the Humanities. We will focus on critical reading skills, essay composition, correct grammar, and proper documentation. You will be asked to read complicated texts closely and quickly. You will develop your ability to think about texts critically and you will learn how to express your thoughts, opinions, and ideas clearly through your writing.


Mathematics 1: Pre-Calculus Fundamentals

This course is aimed at students who are comfortable with algebra and geometry and are poised to embark on the study of a full-intensity  college-level pre-calculus course. The course shares the format of a typical college-level math class, and will move students toward mastery of material and concepts while stimulating interest and building confidence in their ability to excel in pre-calculus.


Mathematics 2: Mastery and Confidence in Calcuating

This course will introduce students to the format of a typical college-level math class. It will cover some arithmetic, but will quickly pick up pace and lead students through algebra and geometry.   The course will focus on developing students' mastery of the material necessary for courses with an emphasis on quantitative reasoning.  The class design is thorough in the treatment of the material with its main goal being solidification of the students'  knowledge while building their confidence in the execution of calculations. Ultimately, it will take them to new levels of thinking and show them the exciting opportunities that math can present.


Introductory Computer Science

This course is designed to allow non-programmers and novice computer users a chance to experience some of what computer science has to offer. Students will build, design and maintain web sites after learning how the Internet works. During the semester students learn about programming languages and will do some web programming using HTML, CSS and Scheme. We will also go over some of the fundamental concepts of computing.


Status, Power, and Social Justice

This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to several key principles of sociological analysis. This course represents the first half of a year-long curriculum designed to provide students with the opportunity to think critically about issues of status, power, and social justice.  We will be using the ‘sociological imagination’ to understand (1) the ways in which individual-level decisions, attitudes, and actions are informed by, and also inform, broader social forces, (2)   the mechanisms through which systemic/institutionalized power structures reproduce societal inequalities, and (3) the processes through which individuals and groups may either act to sustain status quo power dynamics, or challenge social institutions and systems to effect change in the interest of social justice.


 

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