Curriculum Details

Course Offerings

Enroll in one course, learn how to work with college faculty, and earn three undergraduate credits.

Communications

Course Name	Faculty	Description
Public Speaking and the Career Pathway	Ann-Marie Adams	Learn how to deliver speeches and improve your public speaking skills! Together we will explore communication styles in the workplace and in groups. You'll learn by doing - with activities, group discussions, or analyzing videos. For required textbooks or course materials, see here.

Environmental Studies

Course Name	Faculty	Description
Wildlife Tracking and Nature Observation	Jason Hamilton	You will be out in the field during this course, developing your skills in nature observation and animal tracking in the context of modern ecology. You will become familiar with the details of the lives of local wildlife including coyotes, deer, foxes, raccoons, opossums, weasels, mice, and bobcats. Topics and skills covered include local natural history, wildlife habitat assessment, clear print track identification, wildlife conservation, and the role of humans in today's ecosystems. For required textbooks or course materials, see here.

Health Sciences and Human Performance

Course Name	Faculty	Description
Introduction to Personal Health	Joanie Groome	Explore what it means to be a healthy college student in our modern world. We will discuss resilience, mental health, communication, fitness, alcohol, addiction, sleep, disability sensitivity, inequities in health resources, and much more. By the end of the course, you will have a solid foundation and a toolbox of strategies you can use to improve your own health and recognize ways to support others. For required textbooks or course materials, see here.

Music, Theatre and Dance

Please see our Summer Theatre Conservatory.

Science, Technology, Engineering, Math

Course Name	Faculty	Description
Chemsational: How to solve puzzles with chemistry in everyday life	Mike Haaf, Becky Craig, and Anna Larsen	Using a theme-based and interdisciplinary approach, we will explore selected fundamental concepts of chemistry along with its societal applications.  You will consider topics such as art, material science, medicine, food, environmental sustainability, and others using active problem-solving and hands-on laboratory activities. You will use the tools and methods that modern scientists use to study various subjects in chemistry. With close faculty mentorship, you will use the state-of-the-art facilities and instrumentation at the Chemistry Department of Ithaca College and participate in several field trips.  In-class activities, home assignments, and a final project will help you make connections between chemistry and your everyday lives and specific areas of interest, while developing skills for making informed educated decisions based on the availability of reliable data. For required textbooks or course materials, see here.

Writing

Please see our Ithaca Young Writer's Institute.