SEM 131/132: The Science of Emotions
This course uses cutting-edge research on the brain to explore the ways in which we experience, express, and understand our feelings.
SEM 241/242: Evolution, Genetics, & Radical Poetry
This course connects hard science with literary activism to explore the ramifications of natural selection.
SEM 301/302: El Norte: Latinx North America
This course combines language, history, human geography, demographic research, and socio-economic critical theory in a survey of Latinx North America.
SEM 311/312: Global Humanitarian Aid
This course invites students to explore frameworks of moral philosophy, military doctrine, international codes of conduct, and the Humanitarian Charter, applying them to real-life global crises.
SEM 321/322: Technology, Innovation, & Globalization
This STEM-oriented course examines the intersection of emerging tech and the forces driving the world together.
SEM 500: PG Seminar
This course prepares postgraduates for college and life outside school. The first semester focuses on the college preparation process, with dedicated time for work on applications (including essays and supplements), as well as discussions around learning styles, the recruitment process, practice for on-campus tours and interviews, and college athletics. The semester concludes with lessons on leadership […]
SEM 400-IB: Theory of Knowledge 1/2
This course prompts students to be aware of themselves as thinkers, encouraging them to become more acquainted with the complexity of knowledge. Students come to recognize the need to act responsibly in an increasingly interconnected but uncertain world. This course for full IB Diploma Programme candidates asks students to reflect critically on diverse ways of […]
INT 301/302: The Art of Argument
Engaging in civil dialogue and conversation makes us effective mechanisms of change in society. The ability to deliver a convincing message benefits students throughout their public, personal, and professional lives. This course explores persuasive writing and speaking and helps students learn to craft messages of influence. Students create and assess arguments, detect discrepancies and faults […]
SEM 231/232: Representations of Women on Stage & Screen
This course combines film studies, theater studies, and women’s studies to explore the ways in which culture shapes gender and the ways gender shapes culture.
SEM 221/222: Media & News Consumption
This course tackles the information age in all of its complexity and confusion so that students can become strong synthesizers and analysts of the information that bombards them every day.
