Princeton

Not much is known about this site as of yet. It started in 2006 for students going into 10th to 12th grade as a bridge between CTY and college.

More people will slowly show up over the years as more hear of it. I personally am going next year, and I will tell all when I come back, but until then, that's a full year to wait. ~Yulia

Princeton Courses:

Advanced Cryptology

In today’s environment, data transmission and data security play an ever critical role in the global marketplace and national security. This course focuses on code making and code breaking. By examining vulnerabilities of encryption systems and writing their own code, students learn the complexity of topics ranging from securely transmitting personal information during online business transactions to decoding secret communiqués that threaten our collective welfare.

Prerequisite: CTY’s Cryptology course or at least a “B” in Algebra II.

Epidemiology, Re-emerging Infectious Diseases, and Pandemics

Students in this course investigate the science and politics of disease. From examining the role that epidemiologists play in unlocking the points of origin of pandemics to dissecting the behavior of policymakers as they address AIDS or the avian flu, students gain insight into the cause and spread of global diseases, the role of scientists in identifying, controlling, and/or preventing diseases, and the political and ethical implications therein. This course focuses throughout on the tools scientists use—from statistical analysis to computer modeling to biomedical research—as they combat diseases in the present and prepare for diseases in the future.

Prerequisite: CTY’s Fast-Paced High School Biology or at least a “B” in first-year high school biology.

Global Politics: Human Rights and Justice

This course examines the roles and responsibilities of nations and international organizations (governmental and non-governmental) in areas of human rights and justice. Focusing on recent cases ranging from Rwanda to Yugoslavia to China to Iraq, students ask questions including how much independence individual nations should have in defining human rights standards, when a nation’s economic stability should outweigh other global responsibilities, and how nations can heal themselves in the aftermath of atrocities.

Human Nature and Technology

This philosophy course explores the question of human nature in light of the extraordinary technological advancements of the 20 th century. Students examine how new modes of communication (e.g., the Internet), developments in biotechnology, developments in artificial intelligence and cybernetics, and modern devices of warfare (e.g., nuclear weapons), among others have affected and perhaps changed what it means to be human.

Memoirs of War

From aerial bombing, torture, and mass detentions, to genocide and famine, war and its aftermath expose society to violence and trauma. Focusing on recent conflicts in countries such as Rwanda and Iraq, memoirs of war recount the personal, and sometimes collective, experience of conflict from the point of view of doctors, soldiers, diplomats, and families entangled in the events. Through rigorFrom aerial bombing, torture, and mass detentions, to genocide and famine, war and its aftermath expose society to violence and trauma. Focusing on recent conflicts in countries such as Rwanda and Iraq, memoirs of war recount the personal, and sometimes collective, experience of conflict from the point of view of doctors, soldiers, diplomats, and families entangled in the events. Through rigorous discussion and critical essays, students consider the intent and truthfulness of these accounts; debate the impact of the political, environmental, religious, racial, and historical factors leading to war; and examine how one's role in war—combatant or commander, nurse or refugee—affects one's perception of the complex interplay of identity, power, and guilt.

Politics and Film

This course examines films from different cultures and traditions that explore some of the most pressing global political issues of our time. Students begin by learning the language of contemporary film criticism, including technical terms for film techniques and then progress to developing in-depth critical analyses of specific films. They then analyze key works of world cinema within the complex historical and political contexts in which they were produced.

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