This is a three-week intensive term that follows the end of Spring term finals and concludes before the regular summer session begins. Many of these courses are not offered in the academic year and some are opportunities that take students out in the community. All of these courses are taught by regular Case faculty who have crafted these courses to take advantage of the longer meeting times that are only available in an intensive format. Read through the course descriptions and find a learning experience that fits your interests and curricular needs. Contact the faculty for more information.
Most campus-based May Term courses meet daily, MTWRF, from 9:30 a.m.-noon. Occasionally, faculty might extend class to accommodate trips into the community.
May term housing is available for continuing CWRU students with a Spring 2012 housing assignment. For more information, contact housing@case.edu; 368-3780.
Tuition for all May and Summer Session courses numbered 1-399 is discounted 50%. Students may apply for loans and work-study by March 29 through the Office of Financial Aid; 368-3780. Follow "tuition" link above for specific infomration.
Visiting students are welcome to enroll in all May and Summer Session courses. Please follow the menu link above for Visiting Students for information on how to enroll.
Follow the links below for more information.
* BIOL 216 Physiology and Development
* BIOL 216L Physiology and Development Laboratory
* EBME 370 Principles of Biomedical Engineering Design
* ENGR 225B Thermodynamics, Fluid Dynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer - Botswana
* ENGL 368C/468C Topics in Film: Asian Cinemas
* ETHS 338/438 The Cameroon Experience
* FRCH 308/408 The Paris Experience
* FRCH 338/438 The Cameroon Experience
* PHIL 201 Introduction to Logic
* PHIL 315 Special Topics: Animal Cognition
* PHIL 315 Special Topics: Islamic Thought
* POSC 389 Special Topics: The Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street
* SOCI 255 Special Topics: Sociology of Law: Law, Rights, and Policy
* SPAN 306 The Cuban Experience: An Immersion in its Culture and Society
* THTR 206 Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang: James Bond and Popular Culture
* WLIT 308/408 The Paris Experience
* WLIT 338/438 The Cameroon Experience
* WLIT 368C/468C Topics in Film: Asian Cinemas
BIOL 216 — 3 credits
Physiology and Development
May 14 - June 1
MTWRF 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Barbara Kuemerle
Contact: barbara.kuemerle@case.edu
This is the final class in the series of three courses required of the Biology major. As with the two previous courses, BIOL 214 and 215, this course is designed to provide an overview of fundamental biological processes. It will examine the complexity of interactions controlling reproduction, development and physiological function in animals. The Developmental Biology section will review topics such as gametogenesis, fertilization, cleavage, gastrulation, the genetic control of development, stem cells and cloning. Main topics included in the Physiology portion consist of : homeostasis, the function of neurons and nervous systems; the major organ systems and processes involved in circulation, excretion, osmoregulation, gas exchange, feeding, digestion, temperature regulation, endocrine function and the immunologic response. Prereq: BIOL 214.
BIOL 216L — 1 credit
Physiology and Development Laboratory
May 14 - June 1
MW 1:00-2:00 p.m. R
TR 1:00-4:00 p.m. L
Barbara Kuemerle
Contact: barbara.kuemerle@case.edu
Third in a series of three laboratory courses required of the Biology major. Students will conduct laboratory experiments designed to provide hands-on, empirical laboratory experience in order to better understand the complex interactions governing the basic physiology and development of organisms. Laboratories and discussion sessions offered in alternate weeks. Prereq: BIOL 214L and Prereq or Coreq: BIOL 216.
EBME 370 — 2 credits
Principles of Biomedical Engineering Design
May 14 - June 1
MTWRF 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Dustin Tyler
Contact dustin.tyler@case.edu; 368-0319
The design process required to produce biomedical devices, research equipment, and clinical tools is developed. Topics include identification of need; requirements specification; project management; working in teams; solutions conceptualization, refinement, and selection; hazard and risk analysis and mitigation; verification; validation; regulatory requirements; and medical device pathways to the market. Through critical examination of contemporary medical research and clinical problems, students, working in teams, will identify a need to develop a specific problem statement, project plan, input requirements, solution concept and risk analysis. Recommended preparation: EBME 310.
ENGL 368C/468C — 3 credits
Topics in Film: Asian Cinemas
May 14 - June 1
MWF 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
TR 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Linda Ehrlich
Contact: linda.ehrlich@case.edu
Asian cinema’s popularity and importance can be seen in the list of awards at film festivals, and in cinematheque schedules, and home-viewing sales, but what might the term “Asian cinema” actually mean? Is “Asia” a region that stretches from Japan to Turkey, or does it have other geographical boundaries? In this¨Topics in Film” course, we look at films as examples of national film industries and trans-national co-productions. In particular, we will analyze films from India, the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, and Hong Kong.
ENGR 225B — 4 credits
Thermodynamics, Fluid Dynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer
Taught in Botswana
May 16 - June 4
MTWRF 8:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
REC MTWRF 1:00 p.m.-2:15 p.m.
Daniel Lacks and R. Mohan Sankaran
Contact: daniel.lacks@case.edu
Elementary thermodynamic concepts: first and second laws, and equilibrium. Basic fluid dynamics, heat transfer, and mass transfer: microscopic and macroscopic perspectives. The course will be taught at the University of Botswana, and engineering applications will be discussed in the context of regional issues specific to Botswana. Prereq: CHEM 111 and ENGR 145 and PHYS 121.
The Cameroon Experience
May 14 - June 4
Gilbert Dojo
Contact: gilbert.doho@case.edu
Three-week immersion learning experience living and studying in Buéa, Yaoundé, and Dschang. Students will live near the universities; have one-on-one interaction with faculty, intellectual, artists, writers, visit classes, political institutions, museums, historical sites and monuments. They will discuss an individualized research project drawn up in consultation with a faculty member at Case with a Cameroonian expert. During the last week of the trip, they will participate in experiential/service learning to gain a better understanding of the people of Cameroon as well as their arts, history, political conflicts, economy, religions, and literature. Coursework is in French for FRCH 338/438. To do coursework in English, students should enroll in WLIT 338/438 or ETHS 338/438. Offered as ETHS 338, FRCH 338, WLIT 338, ETHS 438, FRCH 438, and WLIT 438. Prereq for FRCH 338/438: FRCH 202. Please contact instructor for more information.
The Paris Experience
May 13 - June 2
Cheryl Toman
Contact: cheryl.toman@case.edu
Paris is a tourist-friendly city, but there are fascinating neighborhoods of France’s capital that many tourists don’t get a chance to see. The focus of this course is to discover Paris’s ethnic neighborhoods though the literature and culture of its African, Arab, and Asian communities. Students visit cultural centers and museums, but also meet with authors and community leaders, attend an African dance session, and observe a literacy program for France’s newly arrived immigrants. Students also debate social issues with French students concerning immigration and French identity. Those enrolled in FRCH 308/408 do coursework in French, WLIT students have the option of completing all coursework in English. Prerequisite: FRCH 202 for those enrolled in FRCH 308 or 408. No prerequisite for those enrolled in WLIT 308. Graduate cross-lists are also available. View the course flyer here.
The Cameroon Experience
May 14 - June 4
Gilbert Dojo
Contact: gilbert.doho@case.ed
Three-week immersion learning experience living and studying in Buéa, Yaoundé, and Dschang. Students will live near the universities; have one-on-one interaction with faculty, intellectual, artists, writers, visit classes, political institutions, museums, historical sites and monuments. They will discuss an individualized research project drawn up in consultation with a faculty member at Case with a Cameroonian expert. During the last week of the trip, they will participate in experiential/service learning to gain a better understanding of the people of Cameroon as well as their arts, history, political conflicts, economy, religions, and literature. Coursework is in French for FRCH 338/438. To do coursework in English, students should enroll in WLIT 338/438 or ETHS 338/438. Offered as ETHS 338, FRCH 338, WLIT 338, ETHS 438, FRCH 438, and WLIT 438. Prereq for FRCH 338/438: FRCH 202. Please contact instructor for more information.
PHIL 201 — 3 credits
Introduction to Logic
May 14 - June 1
MTWRF 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Colin McLarty
Contact: colin.mclarty@case.edu
Presentation, application, and evaluation of formal methods for determining the validity of arguments. Discussion of the relationship between logic and other disciplines.
PHIL 315 — 3 credits
Special Topics: Animal Cognition
May 14 - June 1
MTWRF 9:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Sara Waller
Contact: sara.waller@case.edu
This course examines the notions of intelligence, cognition, reasoning,
consciousness, and mental content as they appear in the philosophical views and
empirical studies of animals in individual and social contexts. Cognitive
ethology strives to scientifically measure the extent and limits of the mental
lives of animals. We will review scientific findings that suggest striking
likenesses and intriguing differences in the (apparent) thought processes of
humans and animals, and ask whether the research techniques that brought us
these results are fully adequate to measuring such unobservable entities as
conscious experience and thought. Techniques of measurement range from
naturalistic observation, to the processing of vocalizations, to memory and
problem solving tasks, to the imaging of brain processes through fMRI scans,
etc. We will compare methods for measuring consciousness and intelligence in
animals to those used for human beings, and ask questions about types of
consciousness, and the process of dividing unobservable entities into types.
These issues provide a forum for a review of the relevance and impact of
philosophy on science, and vice versa. How much does theory create data, and how
much does data merely inform theory? Do scientists assume a specific
philosophical position in order to do science? Finally, we will survey
axiological questions and explore how theories developed by communities of
humans do, and should, impact the care, use and treatment of animals in our
society. |
PHIL 315 — 3 credits
Special Topics: Islamic Thought
May 14 - June 1
MTWRF 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Chris Haufe
Contact: christopher.haufe.edu
From the time of Muhammad, Islamic thought has revolved around what contemporary
philosophers recognize as distinctively philosophical problems. Puzzles such as
those surrounding the nature of ethical truth, the reliability of our beliefs,
and our ability to discover facts about God were at the center of Muslims'
efforts to achieve salvation. We will examine the role of philosophical thought
in Islamic history in order to better understand the nature of religious belief,
the scope of general philosophical problems, and contemporary Islam.
POSC 389 — 3 credits
Special Topics: The Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street
May 14 - June 1
MTWRF 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Karen Beckwith
Contact: karen.beckwith@case.edu; 368-4129
This course will consider the extent to which these phenomena constitute political movements, their relationships with political parties and the U.S. party system, and their likely impact on the 2012 presidential election and the future of U.S. politics. Readings in the course include political movement theory, case studies of related organizations and movements in the U.S. and contemporary readings and analyses of the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street. No prerequisites.
SOCI 255 — 3 credits
Special Topics: Sociology of Law: Law, Rights, and Policy
May 14 - June 1
MTWRF 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Brian Gran
Contact: brian.gran@case.edu; 368-4129
How does the U.S. legal system “work?” How does a judge make a decision? Do rights matter? Do human rights work the same way? Class participants will examine how rights, including human rights, fit in the legal system and society. We will ask how legal actors, like judges and lawyers, think about rights compared to non-lawyers. Class participants will observe court hearings in a Federal District Court, an Ohio Appellate Court, as well as a local small claims court. We will benefit from hearing experts, local, national, and international, discuss how “law” works and whether rights are useful to making change.
The Cuban Experience: An Immersion in its Culture and Society
May 12 - June 4
Damaris Punales-Alpizar
Contact: damaris.punales-alpizar@case.edu
This is a three week study-abroad intensive course that takes place at Editorial Vigia, in Matanzas, Cuba. The course combines the unique advantages of a total immersion environment in Spanish with a classroom curriculum that includes conversation practice and study of relevant cultural, literary and historical issues. Students complete three hours of classroom instruction and an hour and a half of publishing workshop four days per week. In this workshop, they work in the edition of a bilingual book. In addition, they participate in organized visits to historic sites and museums connected to the culture curriculum. The focus of the culture curriculum is the study of Cuban history and culture through its literature, visual arts, films, and music. After applying and being accepted in the program, students meet for personal advising with the program director and attend four different one hour orientation-information meetings in the spring semester. After successful completion of the study-abroad program, students receive 3 upper-level credits in Spanish. The course is interdisciplinary in approach and provides students with the tools they need to analyze and understand the complexities of modern Cuba. Students will have formal classes taught by their professor and talks and meetings with specialists on Cuban literature, art, architecture, history and other aspects of culture and society. In addition, they will attend lectures, participate in discussions, and take field trips that will expose them to many aspects of Cuban culture, such as art, architecture, music, dance, film, literature, artisan work, folklore, history and urban growth. Prereq: SPAN 202.
THTR 206 — 3 credits
Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang: James Bond and Popular Culture
May 14 - June 1
MTWRF 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
MW 12:00-1:00 p.m.
Jeffrey Ullom
Contact: JeffUllom@aol.com; 368-6097 for more information
The twenty-one films of James Bond have become part of popular culture, and the figure of the superspy has become mythic in proportion. This series, from its first installment in 1963 to the latest reinvention of James Bond in 2006, not only depicts one dashing man's efforts to save the world again and again from disaster, but also traces the development of our popular culture. Issues such as violence, sex, the presentation and treatment of women, racial stereotypes, and spectacle will be discussed, providing an opportunity to explore the changing expectations of American audiences and the developing form of contemporary cinema. Students who have taken USSO 286D may not receive credit for this class.
The Paris Experience
May 13 - June 2
Cheryl Toman
Contact: cheryl.toman@case.edu
Paris is a tourist-friendly city, but there are fascinating neighborhoods of France’s capital that many tourists don’t get a chance to see. The focus of this course is to discover Paris’s ethnic neighborhoods though the literature and culture of its African, Arab, and Asian communities. Students visit cultural centers and museums, but also meet with authors and community leaders, attend an African dance session, and observe a literacy program for France’s newly arrived immigrants. Students also debate social issues with French students concerning immigration and French identity. Those enrolled in FRCH 308/408 do coursework in French, WLIT students have the option of completing all coursework in English. Prerequisite: FRCH 202 for those enrolled in FRCH 308 or 408. No prerequisite for those enrolled in WLIT 308. Graduate cross-lists are also available. View the course flyer here.
The Cameroon Experience
May 14 - June 4
Gilbert Dojo
Contact: gilbert.doho@case.edu
Three-week immersion learning experience living and studying in Buéa, Yaoundé, and Dschang. Students will live near the universities; have one-on-one interaction with faculty, intellectual, artists, writers, visit classes, political institutions, museums, historical sites and monuments. They will discuss an individualized research project drawn up in consultation with a faculty member at Case with a Cameroonian expert. During the last week of the trip, they will participate in experiential/service learning to gain a better understanding of the people of Cameroon as well as their arts, history, political conflicts, economy, religions, and literature. Coursework is in French for FRCH 338/438. To do coursework in English, students should enroll in WLIT 338/438 or ETHS 338/438. Offered as ETHS 338, FRCH 338, WLIT 338, ETHS 438, FRCH 438, and WLIT 438. Prereq for FRCH 338/438: FRCH 202. Please contact instructor for more information.
WLIT 368C/468C — 3 credits
Topics in Film: Asian Cinemas
May 14 - June 1
MWF 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
TR 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Linda Ehrlich
Contact: linda.ehrlich@case.edu
Asian cinema’s popularity and importance can be seen in the list of awards at film festivals, and in cinematheque schedules, and home-viewing sales, but what might the term “Asian cinema” actually mean? Is “Asia” a region that stretches from Japan to Turkey, or does it have other geographical boundaries? In this¨Topics in Film” course, we look at films as examples of national film industries and trans-national co-productions. In particular, we will analyze films from India, the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, and Hong Kong.