Brown University Pre-College Programs provide high school students with an opportunity to engage in intellectually and socially formative experiences that mirror the college environment. The main objective is to foster independent thinking, critical engagement, and personal responsibility among students. The programs offer over 300 courses across various disciplines, including environmental studies, medicine, visual art, leadership, law, psychology, mathematics, creative writing, and history. These courses are non-credit and designed to encourage students to explore and take academic risks without the pressure of formal grades. The programs are delivered in multiple formats, including on-campus, online, and in domestic and international locations. Online courses are available in asynchronous, mostly asynchronous, and blended formats, allowing flexibility in participation. Students can choose courses ranging from one to six weeks in duration, with the curriculum reflecting the breadth of Brown's liberal arts offerings. Participants are taught by a diverse group of instructors and staff in an academically rigorous environment. While specific instructor qualifications are not detailed, the program emphasizes a commitment to high-quality education and diverse perspectives. To participate, students must have a strong command of the English language, and international students may need to submit language proficiency assessments such as Duolingo, TOEFL, or IELTS. The outcomes of the Brown Pre-College Programs include a deeper awareness of personal abilities and interests, expanded knowledge of diverse perspectives, and preparation for the challenges of college life. Although the program does not directly influence Brown's undergraduate admissions, it equips students with skills and experiences that can be beneficial in any college application process. Below is a list of courses offered this summer. Course descriptions, dates, costs, and instructor details can be found on the Pre-College Program website. Acting Psychology of Willpower and Motivation Documentary Production and Practice Power and the Production of History Anthropology of Religion Characterizing C. elegans Using Reverse Genetics Psychopathology: Investigating the Biology and Psychology of Mental Illness Research Methods in Marine Science Animal Minds: Comparative Neuroanatomy and Animal Behavior Factory to Faucet: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Ancient DNA: Uncovering the Secrets of Our Species Great Trials That Changed History: A Judge's Perspective Set Theory: The Dazzling Foundation of Abstract Mathematics Antibiotic Drug Discovery: Identifying Novel Soil Microbes to Combat Resistance Artificial Intelligence: A Computational Account of Intelligence Mathematical Modeling of Finance: An Introduction to Quantitative Analysis Race, Justice, and American Democracy Love Stories Leadership for Educational Equity All of them Witches!: Race, Gender, and Witchcraft in Popular Culture Climate, Migration, and Human Rights How do you Feel? The History of Emotions Real-World Networks: Using Math to Understand Complex Systems Comedy and Cruelty Introduction to Computational Mathematics and Big Data Visualization An Introduction to Quantum Computing Cancer Biology: Discovering Molecular Mechanisms & Novel Therapeutic Strategies Mythology Ethical Questions of the Information Age Persuasive Communication and Public Speaking Statistical Methods Conflict Transformation: Leadership in a Divided World Medicine in Action: A View into the Life of a Medical Student Leadership, Law and Social Movements Writing for College Admissions Financial Mathematics: Applications in Investment Analysis Marine Ecology: Studying and Safeguarding Our Most Vulnerable Ecosystems You Can’t Spell “Earth” Without “Art”: Art & Environmental Leadership Nanotechnology: Mystery Science or Small Materials Doing Big Things? Genetics Beyond Mendel May The Force Be With You: Physics for the Ages Abnormal Adolescent Psychology Behind the Breakthroughs: Using Laboratory Organisms in Biomedical Research The @#% Media: Enough Disinformation! Engineering Design Studio: Learning by Making in the Brown Design Workshop Gender, Race and Class in Medical Research and Practice Personality Disorders: Research and Treatments The Theory and Practice of Sustainable Investing Identification and Study of Wild-Caught Nematodes Introduction to Engineering with Arduino: Electronics and Programming Quantum Mechanics: The Intersection of Physics and Philosophy Introduction to Medicine: Do You Want to Be a Doctor? Creative Writing Workshop: Fiction Hands-On Medicine: A Week in the Life of a Medical Student Creative Writing Workshop: Poetry How a Nation's Economy Works: An Introduction to Macroeconomics Scholar-Athlete: Sport Physiology Writing Seminar I: Presenting Yourself in Words Principles of Economics Brain Basics: From Biology to Behavior Women and Leadership Critical Thinking About Human Behavior Genetics, Epigenetics and Human Behavior Introduction to Clinical Psychology Current Controversies in Mood Disorders An Introduction to Game Theory Critical Reasoning Leadership and Social Justice Writing Speculative Fiction Number Theory: An Introduction to Higher Mathematics Writing Flash Fiction Alternative Energy Engineering: An Introduction Leadership in Changing Business: Social Entrepreneurship Writing Seminar III: Composing the Academic Essay Psychoactive Drugs: Brain, Body, and Society Media and Mental Health Organic and Biochemistry: Key Pathways to Success for the Pre-Med Student Making Informed Financial Decisions in Today's World Economy Economics, Technology and Innovation Laboratory Research in Biomedicine Economania Psychology of Stress and Trauma Abnormal Psychology Trends in Modern Art Behavioral Game Theory: Experiments in Strategic Interaction Econometrics: Statistical Tools to Understand Economic Data Materials Engineering: A Revolution in the Making Introduction to Microeconomics Introduction to Computer Aided Design (CAD) and 3D Printing German for Reading Drawing Intensive The Great Diseases: Cancer, Heart Disease, Diabetes, and Epidemics Psychology and Health: Emotions, Behaviors, and Disease Constitutional Law & Political Theory Biomedical Engineering: The Smart Design of Medical Implants and Devices Materials Science and Engineering: Designing for Society's Needs Renewable Energy Engineering: Wind and Solar Power Research Techniques in Molecular Biology Writing Seminar II: Writing About Media Cancer Biology: An Evolving Puzzle Logic & Paradox Human Behavior and Addiction Debating Democracy: Threats and Prospects Introduction to Econometrics Ancient Art in the Flesh: Discovering Ancient Art at the RISD Museum Brown Environmental Leadership Lab: Alaska Introduction to Nanotechnology Introduction to Engineering and Design Engineering Biomedical Systems Linear Algebra Children's Thinking Greek Mythology Systems Thinking and Principles of Game Design Global Health: Inequality, Culture, and Human Well-being Around the World Introduction to Statistical Programming in R The Mind, Brain, and Behavior Breakthroughs: An Exploration of Laboratory Organisms in Biomedical Research Becoming You: Human Development Across the Lifespan Marine Ecosystems in the Balance: Protecting a Changing Estuary Applied Ordinary Differential Equations Introduction to U.S. Law and The Way Lawyers Think Moral Medicine: Questions in Bioethics at the Cutting Edge Effective Communication: Presenting to the Public Medical Diagnostics: Observation, Interpretation, the Art of Being a Better MD Informed Leadership: Science, Technology and Society Introduction to Applied Geometry I Heart Startups: An Entrepreneurship Incubator Athlete 101: The Simplified Science of Training Conducting Research at the Forefront of Science: Cannabis Use in the U.S. Social Impact of Natural and Human-made Disasters Acid/Base Chemistry: From Food to Everyday Phenomena Culture and Psychology Cybersecurity Ethics Smartphone & Computational Physics Terahertz Science and Technology Introduction to Engineering and Programming with MATLAB Introduction to Neural Networks and the Philosophy of AI Constitutional Law: Individual Rights Apply ChatGPT to Accelerate Your IoT Innovation From Inquiry to Self-Expression: Communicating and Presenting Academic Research Leadership and Civic Engagement: Democracy at a Crossroads The Economics of Inequality Understanding and Allyship: Native American and Indigenous Issues Kings and Criminals: How Power Works Across Cultures Introduction to Law, Mental Health & Adolescence Brown Environmental Leadership Lab: Eastern Sierras Leadership and Storytelling for Social Change Form and Obstacle: A Fiction Workshop Visions of a Just City: Urban Anthropology for All Palaces: Picturing Power in Modern Media The Answer is 42: Histories of the Origins of the Universe RealiTV: The Politics of Reality Television Branding & Graphic Design: Principles & Tools for Creating Your Personal Brand The Psychology and Philosophy of Happiness Do You Even Lift Bro?: Understanding and Implementing Exercise Science Global Climate Change: Why We Must Act Now Formal Reasoning and Logic The Merits of Failing at Physics The Real Animal Kingdom: A Hands-on Survey of Invertebrate Biodiversity Techniques in Molecular Biology Can We Build Organs? Techniques in Regenerative Medicine Computational Art: How to Get Creative with Code Understanding and Treating Addiction Health Psychology: Cognition, Behavior, and Emotions Codes, Ciphers, and Cryptography: An Introduction through Math Understanding the Universe Fermentation Frontiers: Adventures in Wild Yeast Identification Hands-On Research The Brain/Body Connection: A Deep Dive into Neurologic Physical Sciences Origins of the Universe: From the Big Bang to Black Holes Probiotics & The Gut Microbiome Politics and the Self Health Justice in the Global South Questioning & Crafting Citizenship: Critical and Holistic Political Engagement Inside The Mind of the Criminal: Through Psychology, Forensics, and Neuroscience Data Skills for Bioinformatics Advanced Topics in CAD: FEA, Motion, and Complex Assemblies A Week as a Psychologist: Diagnosis and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders My Life So Far... a Memoir Workshop Mystics and Politics in Modern Catholic Europe Mind the Gap: Leadership in an Unequal World The Racial Politics of Skepticism Ekphrasis and Art Writing Introduction to Linguistics Comparative Legal Systems & International Criminal Justice: A Global Perspective Storytelling in Medicine Planetary Health: Global Environmental Change and Emerging Infectious Disease What Is Literature For? The Quest for Immortality in the Ancient World Introduction to Genetics and Epigenetics: We are not just our DNA! Space Tourism: The Science and Engineering Behind the Trend Social Psychology: How Attitudes and Relationships Shape Human Behavior Leadership and Intercultural Communication Introduction to Machine Learning and AI with Python Psychology Across Species: Animal Cognition and Behavior Child Development in Societal and Cultural Contexts Deja-Vu and Tricks of the Mind Female Forces: Hidden Histories of Art + Design Queer Strategies of Resistance: Fools, Tricksters, Shapeshifters Conservation of Endangered Species Economics for Beginners: Principles and Applications Around the World in a Week: Exploring Tourism Reimagining Leadership: Art and Activism The F-Word: Examining the Science, Culture, and Politics of Fatness Why Do People Use Drugs? Contemporary Theories of Health Behaviors and Addiction Laboratory Medicine: Using Model Organisms in Biomedical Research Language and Social Justice Who Run the World? Girls: Women's Music for Social Change One True Pairing: The Courtship Plot from Jane Austen to Jane the Virgin Biomarkers: How Can We Democratize Health? People and Their Environment Unlocking Tactical Performance to Optimize Human Physicality Frontiers of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology Introductory Astronomy: Exploring the Cosmos Food, Identity, and Place: You Are What You Eat and Where You Eat It AI, Data Science and Machine Learning Introduction to Women’s Studies Language, Oppression, and Empowerment Behavior Change Counseling: Learning the Skills of Communication and Connection Cancer Informatics Fictions of Science: Time Travel and Natural Disasters in Film and Literature The 21st-century Museum: Ethics of Curating and Studying Art Spiritual But Not Religious Fiction Writing with Archives Embodied Poetics: Queer and Experimental Approaches to Poetry Optical Engineering Consuming Culture: Food and Media Literacy America in the Middle East, Middle East in America: Connections & Contestations Climate Change: How Did We Get Here and Where Do We Go?? Design Thinking for Change: Innovate and Elevate Politics and American Film History War and Society Historical Trauma & Oppression: The Foundation of Modern Day Health Disparities Humanitarianism: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Stigma and Mental Health What Is the Rule of Law, and Why Should We Uphold It? Plague, Scurvy, Smallpox, et al: Infectious Diseases that Shaped Public Health Ancient Health and Disease: Human-Disease Interactions in the Past Becoming a Millionaire: Entrepreneurial Algebra for Financial Success Money Talks: Toward a Philosophy of Financial Markets The Grand Tour: Art and Travel in Eighteenth-Century Italy and Beyond Experimental! Cinema! Now! Graphic History: Comic Books, Visual Storytelling, and Historical Method Human Rights and Advocacy in the US Product Design for a Healthier Planet: Intro to Circular Economy Thinking A Humanist Approach to Artificial Intelligence Scrappy Theater from Scratch Drug Use Prevention and Policies: A Health Equity Focus Introduction to Finance: Money, Markets, and You Secondhand Writing: Found Poetry From the Thrift Store to the Archive Sex, Sin, Sonnets: The Poetry of Love and Desire Religion, Race, and Comedy The Classic Twilight Zone Television Series: What Does It Mean To Be Human? Protein Function, Folding, and Disease Towards a Theory of Everything: An Exploration Through Modern Physics Gene Therapy Pioneers: Designing Novel Treatments for Rare Neurogenetic Diseases Sustainability and Resiliency: From Theory to Practice Measuring Business Success: An Introduction to Financial Accounting A Story Book of Particle Physics BELL Rhode Island: Digging Into Rhode Island's Food System Race, War, & Medicine: A Modern History Women and Migration in Literature A Look Inside the Modern-Day Criminal Mind Stepping In and Out of Ink Painting Belief and Bias: Examining Contentious Convictions Exploring Gendered Spaces in Modern Architecture Computing and AI for the Public Good Asylum: Finding Sanctuary in a Bordered World Beyond Work: Life and Labor in Modern Times BELL Rhode Island: Geological, Recent and Modern Climate Change BELL Rhode Island: Marine Ecosystems, Coastal Communities and Climate Resilience Sports Statistics: The Math Behind the Games Exploring the Effects of Substance Use and Abuse on Sleep and Circadian Rhythms Building a Tesla Coil Through Discovering the Laws of Electromagnetic Physics Whiteness and Language Literature and Photography: Writing and Thinking with Light Creative Process Workshop Logic Lessons in Leadership: How the World Changes