CTY: Intensive Studies for 7th Graders and Above
Sample Syllabi

Below you will find links to sample syllabi for all courses offered in the CTY: Intensive Studies summer program for students in 7th grade and above. By putting syllabi that have been used in the past on-line, we are hoping to give parents, students, and teachers an idea of what has been done in these courses in the past. Actual lessons, readings, and activities for these classes this summer may be different. These syllabi can be downloaded using Adobe Acrobat.

Humanities Courses

Beginning Ancient Greek
Sample 1
Sample 2

Latin 1
Sample 1
Sample 2

Logic: Principles of Reasoning
Sample 1
Sample 2

Ethics
Sample 1
Sample 2

Existentialism
Sample 1
Sample 2

Philosophy of Mind
Sample 1
Sample 2

Russian History
Sample 1

American Studies: The Sixties
Sample 1

Law and Politics in US History
Sample 1
Sample 2

International Politics
Sample 1
Sample 2

Cognitive Psychology
Sample 1
Sample 2

Taking Action: Leadership and Service
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Writing Courses

Creative Nonfiction
Sample 1

Fiction and Poetry
Sample 1
Sample 2

The Critical Essay: Literature and the Arts
Sample 1
Sample 2

The Critical Essay: Popular Culture
Sample 1
Sample 2

The Critical Essay: Film
Sample 1

Utopias and Dystopias
Sample 1
Sample 2

Advanced Fiction
Sample 1
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Math Courses

Cryptology
Sample 1
Sample 2

Advanced Cryptology
Sample 1
Sample 2

Probability and Game Theory
Sample 1
Sample 2

Mathematical Logic
Sample 1
Sample 2

Number Theory
Sample 1
Sample 2

Individually Paced Mathematics Sequence
No syllabus available. For more information, visit the Math Sequence page.

Principles of Microeconomics
Sample 1

Macroeconomics and the Global Economy
Sample 1
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Computer Science Courses

Fundamentals of Computer Science
Sample 1
Sample 2

Data Structures and Algorithms
Sample 1
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Science Courses

Introduction to Biomedical Sciences
Sample 1
Sample 2

The History of Disease
Sample 1
Sample 2

Fast-Paced High School Biology
Sample 1
Sample 2

Neuroscience
Sample 1
Sample 2

Genetics
Sample 1
Sample 2

Genomics
Sample 1
Sample 2

Fast-Paced High School Chemistry
Sample 1
Sample 2

Electrical Engineering
Sample 1

Astrophysics
Sample 1

Fast-Paced High School Physics
Sample 1
Sample 2

Special Relativity
New course; no syllabus available.

Investigations in Engineering
Sample 1

Paleobiology
Sample 1
Sample 2

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