Thematic Strands Across the Curriculum

The Upper School curriculum features a number of curricular themes spanning multiple departments. These lists highlight connections between courses that may not sit within the same department.

SOCIAL JUSTICE AND INCLUSION

African American History Climate Change and Global Inequality (GOA) Environmental Science History and Impact of Hip Hop Girls Who Code Prison and Criminal Justice System (GOA) Public Health and Modern Society Queer Culture Race and Society (GOA) Social Justice Dialogue

SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, PROGRAMMING AND MATH

Abnormal Psychology (GOA) Accelerated Statistics Application in Statistics Architecture (GOA) Bioethics (GOA) Computer Science Programming Capstone Cybersecurity (GOA) Developmental Psychology (GOA) Differential Calculus Game Theory (GOA) Environmental Science Human Anatomy and Physiology Integral Calculus and Series Linear Algebra (GOA) Medical Problem Solving (GOA) Mobile Application Development I Multivariable Calculus (GOA) Number Theory (GOA) Principles of Engineering Psychology: Introduction to Psychology (GOA) Robotics Social Psychology (GOA) Topics in Advanced Mathematics

DIGITAL MAKING & DESIGN

Digital Art Digital Design I and II Digital Music and Recording Filmmaking Film Editing and Post-Production Machine Studio Mixed-Media Animation Photography Web Design and Development

INTERDISCIPLINARY

African American Studies Art History Bioethics (GOA) Digital Humanities History of Science Macroeconomics (GOA) Microeconomics (GOA) Positive Psychology (GOA) Queer Culture Shakespeare Studio History and the Future of Language Media Studies Film Making I, II and III

WRITING & MEDIA

Poetry Workshop Short Story Workshop Scriptwriting Workshop Peer Writing Advisors Introduction to Journalism Narrative Journalism

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Arts & Entrepreneurship (GOA) Applied Economics Investment (DIS) Business Problem Solving (GOA) Entrepreneurship in a Global Context (GOA)