Brown University courses

...What motivates terrorist violence? How do we (as a people, a society, a government) typically respond to terrorist violence? And how do issues like...

...framework and the ways you can inhabit this framework to make it more inclusive and more just. On a more general level, this class develops students’ reading...

...of the main themes and questions in both media and political theory, including the work of Marshall McLuhan, Hannah Arendt, and Wendy Chun among others... Learn about: New Media, Political Theory...

...from social democracy, anarchism and other related ideas? Students will leave the class having developed skills of reading, analyzing, and criticizing texts... Learn about: Political Theory...

...the course focuses on a number of substantive issues, ranging from the spread of nuclear weapons, transnational terrorism, the role of human rights in American foreign policy... Learn about: World Politics...

...transnational terrorism, the role of human rights in American foreign policy, and the appropriate grand strategy for the United States in the twenty-first century... Learn about: World Politics, English Language...

...offering over 200 non-credit courses, one- to four-weeks long, taught on Brown’s campus. For students completing grades 9-12 by June 2020. VISIT PROGRAM... Learn about: Public Health...

...learning, autism spectrum, psychotic, eating, and substance use disorders. • Develop critical thinking skills as applied to causes, assessment...

...Tuesdays with Morrie. By the end of this course, students will be able to: • Critically evaluate the role of biological, psychological, and social influences for human development...

...If so, you have already thought about abnormal psychology. Abnormal psychology involves understanding the nature, causes, and treatment of different mental disorders...

...to scientifically evaluative therapeutic uses of cannabis, while others are discovering detrimental effects cannabis can have on the developing brain... Learn about: Critical Thinking, Mental Health...

...social, and historical contexts drive and hinder social change efforts within our communities and ourselves. You will also learn about different youth-led social-justice movements... Learn about: Social Change, Professor Training...

...of professional and personal practice in the context of psychological science. 1. Develop self-awareness to personal biases that influence one’s behavior...

...claims require extraordinary evidence,” and James Oberg’s warning that one should keep an open mind, “but not so open that one’s brains fall out.” Objectives... Learn about: Critical Thinking...

...VISIT PROGRAM PAGE INFORMATION SESSIONS LEARN HOW TO APPLY Course Description Can bipolar disorder be accurately diagnosed in children? Do certain antidepressant...

...All topics will be contrasted across cultures. Varied modes of instruction are used in addition to lecture, including class discussions, debates...

...including individual, family, groups and system approaches, for trauma-effected populations in Israel and Palestine, with Syrian refugees, in Rwanda... Learn about: Mental Health...

...It will explore meaning, freedom, courage, and consciousness of self as remedies for the existential dilemmas plaguing modernity. Utilizing his...

...Writing is a key part of the class, and essays and short responses will strengthen students’ command of the written word, from structure to style...

...of study that combines statistics and molecular biology to answer these questions. This course will provide an overview to the exciting and increasingly...