Summer Studies at Drew: Writing, Research and Programming

Madison, N.J. – Want to learn the basics of computer programming?

Or are you more interested in chemistry or how the federal government works? Well, all those subjects and more are covered during Drew University’s second summer session, which begins July 5.

Some 24 courses across 13 disciplines are offered during a five-week period ending Aug. 11. The programming course explores how to design, implement, document and test programs in JavaScript. Here’s a look at three other courses:

– Experiential Learning Through Cinema: Images of Africana People Through Cinema. Featured films include A Raisin in the Sun, The Harder They Come, Twelve Years a Slave and Places in the Heart.

– Introduction to Neuroscience. Investigate challenges to neuroscience research, including Alzheimer’s disease and the biological basis of memory.

– Topics in Creative Writing Workshop: Fiction and Non-Fiction. What are the boundaries of creative non-fiction and how can we write fiction that feels true?

The classes are open to high school students, and college students and adults. Also, high school students receive a 29 percent discount on the cost of a credit for all but one class.

There’s still time to enroll. Click here for more details, including the full list of courses and the professors teaching them.

About Drew University

Drew University, a Phi Beta Kappa liberal arts university, includes the College of Liberal Arts, the Drew Theological School and the Caspersen School of Graduate Studies. Drew is located on a beautiful, wooded, 186-acre campus in Madison, New Jersey, a thriving small town close to New York City. It has a total enrollment of more than 2,000 students and 145 full-time faculty members, with 94% holding the terminal degree in their field. The Theological and Caspersen Schools offer MA and PhD degrees and the College confers BA degrees in 30 disciplines.

Drew is dedicated to exceptional faculty mentorship, a commitment to connecting the campus with the community and a focus on experiential learning. Particularly noteworthy opportunities for undergraduates include the Charles A. Dana Research Institute for Scientists Emeriti (RISE), home of 2015 Nobel Prize Winner for Medicine and Drew Fellow William Campbell, the Drew Summer Science Institute, the Center for Civic Engagement, six semesters in New York City (Wall Street, United Nations, Contemporary Art, Communications and Media, Social Entrepreneurship and Theatre) and several international semester programs. The University also houses the Center for Civic Engagement, the Drew Summer Science Institute, the Center for Religion, Culture & Conflict, the Center for Holocaust/Genocide Study and The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, an independent professional theater, as well as the United Methodist Archives and History Center and one of the country’s leading concentrations of materials on Willa Cather.