What to Study
Taking on the demands of full-time college-level study, compressed into 5 weeks, is challenging for any student. For this reason, we encourage pre-college students to study what they want to study, not so much what they think they ought to study. Choose a class in an area where you feel your strengths lie. Or delve into an unexplored subject to challenge your perceptions and discover new fields of knowledge. The path you take to prepare for your future as a college student is as unique as you are.
Pre-College students may enroll in any foundation-level liberal or studio art course offered as part of Skidmore’s Summer Session for college students. Skidmore's unique curriculum allows students to take either two studio art courses, two liberal arts courses or one of each. Offerings typically include a wide range of courses drawn from the humanities, social and natural sciences; studio art courses and workshops; and an array of special topics courses from diverse disciplines that provide singular experiences. In addition to the courses that carry standard Skidmore credit, generally transferable to any other college or university, students who wish to investigate the studio arts without the pressure of grades may enroll in non-credit workshops.
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Summer 2012 Courses
STUDIO ARTS
Introduction to Painting
Life Modeling - course and workshop
Introduction to Fiber Arts - course and workshop
Basic Ceramics - course and workshop
Visual Concepts - course and workshop
Color
Beginning Photography - Workshop
Printmaking: Image + Process = Book - workshop
Digital Film Making- course and workshop
Silkscreen - workshop
Drawing Project - Workshop
Installation - Workshop
HUMANITIES
Writing Seminar I
Writing Seminar II
Fiction
Poetry
Viewing China: Cinema
Japanese Popular Culture
Religious Ethics
Religion and Culture
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Regional Culture: Hudson River
Introduction to Macroeconomics
Introduction to Psychology
Sociological Perspectives
NATURAL SCIENCES/MATHEMATICS
Fundamentals of Chemistry
Calculus with Algebra I
Calculus I
Introduction to Neuroscience
Breakthroughs in Physics w/Lab
