Illinois has more than 600 to choose from.
Have you ever wondered how Snow White and other female fairy tale characters have shaped gender roles? Then you may want to consider enrolling in ENGL 378 (also GWS 378): Fairy Tales & Gender Formation.
The course is one of the 600-plus courses that’s being offered during Summer Session 2022, which runs May 16 through August 5 with 4-, 8-, and 12-week courses available. Check out the Summer 2022 Academic Calendar.
This 3-credit-hour course discusses how femininity and gender formation are related through fairy tales. As children grow, they are taught the difference between male and female roles. One of the main ways this instruction takes place is through the pleasurable media of fairy tales in books, poems, and more recently, films. Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, Beauty and the Beast, and The Little Mermaid, among others, will be examined to understand how sexual identity is constructed differently in different cultures and how issues such as rape and incest are addressed within the narratives. The readings explore the ways that fairy tales work to express psychological reactions to maturation while conditioning both characters and readers to adopt specific social roles in adulthood.
- Runs: May 16 – June 10, 2022
- Satisfies a campus general education requirement: No
- Open to non-degree students: No
If fairy tales aren’t your thing, then there are plenty more course sections in a wide variety of academic disciplines to choose from, including these:
SOC 161: Introduction to Poverty (3 hours)
This course offers an introduction to sociological research about the views, experiences, causes, and consequences of poverty in both advanced and developing countries. The purpose of the course is to set the facts straight about who experiences poverty, why poverty remains pervasive, and what is being done, at home and abroad, to alleviate poverty.
- Runs: May 16 – June 10, 2022
- Satisfies a campus general education requirement: Yes
- Open to non-degree students: No
EALC 250: Intro to Japanese Culture (3 hours)
Are you fascinated with Japan? This course provides a topical introduction to Japanese cultural and aesthetic life with attention to cultural and aesthetic patterns as they are reflected in literature, language, and the arts.
- Runs: May 16 – June 10, 2022
- Satisfies a campus general education requirement: Yes
- Open to non-degree students: No
THEA 101: Introduction to the Theatre Arts (3 hours)
Are you interested in the theater, but it’s not your major? Designed for non-theatre majors, this course offers an introduction to acting, design, directing, dramaturgy, and playwriting. It also offers a survey of theatrical history, minority theater, and plays by women. Attendance at Department of Theater production required (ticket fee required.)
- Runs: May 16 – June 10, 2022
- Satisfies a campus general education requirement: Yes
- Open to non-degree students: No
ATMS 120 and ESE 120: Severe and Hazardous Weather (3 hours)
Most extreme manifestations of weather and climate are analyzed in terms of their physical basis and their historical, economic, and human consequences. Emphasis is placed on the interplay between technological advances, the evolution of meteorology as a science, and the impacts of extreme weather (winter storms, floods, severe thunderstorms, hurricanes, El Nino). The course will also look at technological advances including satellites, weather radars and profilers, and computer models used for weather prediction.
- Runs: May 16 – June 10, 2022
- Satisfies a campus general education requirement: Yes
- Open to non-degree students: No
Math 220: Calculus (5 hours)
This first course in calculus and analytic geometry covers basic techniques of differentiation and integration with applications, including curve sketching; anti-differentiation, the Riemann integral, fundamental theorem, and exponential and trigonometric functions.
- Runs: May 16 – August 5, 2022
- Satisfies a campus general education requirement: Yes
- Open to non-degree students: No
MUS 132: History of Rock (3 hours)
Courses within this rubric provide an analytical and historical introduction to genres of popular music from the United States and around the world. Iterations of the course may focus on a specific genre, such as Rock, Reggae, or Afropop, or may deal with broader subjects, such as the continua of styles including R&B, Soul, Funk, and Hip Hop, or the pan-generic, international phenomenon of pop music globalization in the twentieth century.
- Runs: May 16 – June 10, 2022
- Satisfies a campus general education requirement: Yes
- Open to non-degree students: No
ECON 202: Economic Statistics I (3 hours)
Students are introduced to basic concepts in statistics, including the presentation of data, descriptive statistics, probability theory, discrete and continuous distributions, sampling distributions, estimation, and hypothesis testing. The approach of the class includes both learning the concepts behind basic statistics and how to apply these concepts in "real-life" situations. Utilizes a practical project format.
- Runs: May 16 – June 10, 2022
- Satisfies a campus general education requirement: Yes
- Open to non-degree students: Yes
ESE 117 and GEOL 117: The Oceans (3 hours)
This course is oriented toward non-science majors. It provides an integrated introduction to oceanography and marine geology and geophysics. Topics include ocean-basin formation and evolution (in the context of plate tectonics), ocean ecology, the hydrologic cycle, water chemistry, currents and waves, the interaction of oceans with climate, coastal hazards, resources, pollution, and the Law of the Sea.
- Runs: May 16 – June 10, 2022
- Satisfies a campus general education requirement: Yes
- Open to non-degree students: No
DANC 100: Intro to Contemporary Dance (3 hours)
Designed for non-dance majors, this course provides an overview of major works, figures, and trends responsible for shaping dance as an evolving contemporary art form. It will have lecture, viewing, discussion and experiential (studio participation) components.
- Runs: May 16 – June 10, 2022
- Satisfies a campus general education requirement: Yes
- Open to non-degree students: No
ESE 360 and ENGL 360: Environmental Writing (3 hours)
Students will learn to write about the environment for various audiences with a focus on specific current efforts to promote sustainability on the Urbana-Champaign campus. We will practice effective techniques for each stage of the writing process-from defining topics, to gathering information, to crafting active, engaging prose. Readings will include models of effective environmental writing and "how to" pieces by experts. Research will include visits to campus sites and student-conducted interviews with subjects.
- Runs: May 16 – June 10, 2022
- Satisfies a campus general education requirement: Yes
- Open to non-degree students: No
View the full Summer Session Course List.
Priority registration begins in conjunction with Fall 2022 registration on April 4, and open registration for all students begins on April 21. Get started at online.illinois.edu/online-courses/summer-session.