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Don't let summer pass you by! Fairfield University makes it easy for you to earn credits towards your degree. Day, evening, weekend, online and one-week courses are available covering a range of fun and fascinating topics.

In addition to day and evening courses, Fairfield offers many online course choices and makes transferring credits to other accredited colleges or universities simple. Classes are open to all - including qualified high school students looking to obtain additional credits this summer.

Online courses are offered every summer and accomodate students accelerating their degree program. To design the schedule that fits your lifestyle and goals, or help you determine whether online courses are right for you, please contact an academic advisor at ptadvise@fairfield.edu.

If you're a high school student looking to get a tastes for what college is really like, check out our Summer Scholars Program, a two-week college residential and academic experience for talented high school students.

For more information, contact Sandy Richardson: arichardson@fairfield.edu

 

*Courses, dates, times, and faculty are subject to change. Please check with the Registrar office to ensure accurate information.

Check out courses for each summer session: May (one week), June (daytime, four weeks), June (evening, four weeks), July (two weeks), July (daytime, four weeks), July (evening, four weeks), August (one week), Online.

Summer 2013 Course Schedule

COURSE NUMBER COURSE TITLE DATES DAYS/TIMES FACULTY

May 2013 - One Week Courses (Classes are three credits; there is no class on Monday, 5/27/13)

Every one-week intensive course requires advance preparation. Students who register for a course will be e-mailed a syllabus to their student Gmail account. Students must buy textbooks and complete assignments prior to the start of classes. Registration Deadline: Monday, May 13, 2013.
Art History
AH 164 (A) American Art: Civil War to Civil Rights 5/22/13 - 5/29/13 Wed.-Wed., 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. P. Eliasoph
Communication
CO 246 (A) Family Communication Meets the U.S. diversity requirement 5/22/13 - 5/29/13 Wed.-Wed., 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Wills
Economics
EC 112 (A) Economic Aspects of Current Social Problems 5/22/13 - 5/29/13 Wed.-Wed., 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Lane
Music
MU 102 (A) The History and Development of Rock 5/22/13 - 5/29/13 Wed.-Wed., 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Torff
Psychology
PY 138 (A) Psychology and the Law 5/22/13 - 5/29/13 Wed.-Wed., 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Braginsky
Sociology
SO 279 (A) Criminal Justice System Seminar 5/22/13 - 5/29/13 Wed.-Wed., 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Rodrigues

May 2013 - One Week Course Special Times (Class is three credits)

Business
BU 211 (A) Legal Environment of Business 5/20/13 - 5/24/13 Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. McEvoy

June 2013 Courses - Daytime (Classes are three credits, unless otherwise noted.)

Applied Ethics
AE 295 (A) Ethics in Law and Society 6/3/13 - 6/28/13 Mon.-Fri., 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Sticca-Conrad
Art History
AH 130 (A) Early Renaissance Art in Italy (one week) 6/3/13 - 6/7/13 Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. P. Eliasoph
Biology
BI 18 (A) Human Biology: Form and Function 5/28/13 - 6/21/13 Mon.-Fri., 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (First class begins on Tuesday, 5/28) Dutta
Chemistry
CH 111 (A) General Chemistry I 6/3/13 - 6/28/13 Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. Sobczynski
CH 111L (A) General Chemistry I Lab (1 Credit) 6/4/13 - 6/27/13 Tues./Wed./Thurs., 11:10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Sobczynski
Economics
EC 12 (A) Introduction to Macroeconomics 6/3/13 - 6/28/13 Mon.-Fri., 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Aksan
English
EN 130 (A) Literature by Women: Vision and Revision 6/3/13 - 6/28/13 Mon.-Fri., 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Orlando
History
HI 10 (A) Origins of the Modern World 6/3/13 - 6/28/13 Mon.-Fri., 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Behre
Italian
IT 110 (A) Elementary Italian I 6/3/13 - 6/14/13 Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Y. Eliasoph
IT 111 (A) Elementary Italian II 6/17/13 - 6/28/13 Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Y. Eliasoph
Mathematics
MA 17 (A) Introduction to Probability & Statistics 6/3/13 - 6/28/13 Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m. - 10 a.m. Grant
Marketing
MK 101 (A) Principles of Marketing 6/3/13 - 6/28/13 Mon.-Fri., 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Lee-Wingate
Philosophy
PH 240 (A) Introduction to Asian Philosophies Meets the world diversity requirement 6/3/13 - 6/28/13 Mon.-Fri., 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Gofton
Physics
PS 15 (A) General Physics I 6/3/13 - 6/28/13 Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Das
PS 15L (A) General Physics I lab (1 credit) 6/3/13 - 6/28/13 Mon.-Fri., 10:40 a.m. - 1:45 p.m. Das
Politics
PO 11 (A) Introduction to American Politics 6/3/13 - 6/28/13 Mon.-Fri., 10:30 am - 12:30 pm Alphonso
Religious Studies
RS 221 (A) The Good New of the Gospels 6/3/13 - 6/28/13 Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m. - 10 a.m. Humphrey
Sociology
SO 162 (A) Race, Gender and Ethnic Relations Meets the U.S. diversity requirement 6/3/13 - 6/28/13 Mon.-Fri., 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Ramlal-Nankoe
SO 175 (A) Sociology of Law 6/3/13 - 6/28/13 Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m. - 10 a.m. Rodrigues
Spanish
SP 110 (A) Elementary Spanish I 6/3/13 - 6/28/13 Mon.-Fri., 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Pavon
SP 210 (A) Intermediate Spanish I 6/3/13 - 6/28/13 Mon.-Fri., 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Pavon
Studio Arts
SA 13 (A) Foundation: Figure Drawing 6/3/13 - 6/28/13 Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m. - 10 a.m. K. Ford

June 2013 Courses - Evening (Classes are three credits, unless otherwise noted.)

Biology
BI 107 (A) Human Anatomy and Physiology I (4credits) 5/28/13 - 6/28/13* Mon.-Thurs., 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. (*Final is scheduled for Friday, 6/28) Dolyak
BI 107L (A) Human Anatomy and Physiology I lab (0 credits) 5/28/13 - 6/28/13* Mon.-Thurs., 8 p.m. - 10 p.m. (*Final is scheduled for Friday, 6/28) Dolyak
Economics
EC 210 (A) Money and Banking 6/3/13 - 6/27/13 Mon./Tues./Thurs., 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m. Lane
EC 278 (A) Statistics 6/3/13 - 6/27/13 Mon./Tues./Thurs., 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m. LeClair
English
EN 11 (A) Texts and Contexts I: Writing As Craft and Inquiry 6/3/13 - 6/27/13 Mon./Tues./Thurs., 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m. Burlinson
EN 124 (A) American Literature: Myths and Legends 6/3/13 - 6/27/13 Mon./Tues./Thurs., 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m. Shaw
English Writing
EN/W 202 (A) Creative Writing: Poetry I 6/3/13 - 6/27/13 Mon./Tues./Thurs., 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m. Sweeney
History
HI 246 (A) Women and Gender in U.S. History Meets the U.S. diversity requirement 6/4/13 - 6/27/13 Mon./Tues./Thurs., 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m. (Please note: first class meets on Tuesday) Hohl
Mathematics
MA 119 (A) Applied Calculus I 6/3/13 - 6/27/13 Mon./Tues./Thurs., 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m. Giegengack
Music
MU 101 (A) The History of Jazz Meets the US diversity requirement 6/3/13 - 6/27/13 Mon./Tues./Thurs., 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m. Torff
Psychology
PY 101 (A) General Psychology 6/3/13 - 6/27/13 Mon./Tues./Thurs., 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m. Collins-Praino
Religious Studies
RS 238 (A) Evil 6/3/13 - 6/27/13 Mon./Tues./Thurs., 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m. Thiel
Sociology        
SO 11 (A) Introduction to Sociology 6/3/13 - 6/27/13 Mon./Tues./Thurs., 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m. Rodrigues

July 2013 Two Week Courses - Daytime (Classes are three credits.)

Students are required to complete approximately 5 hours of pre-work through an online communication website prior to the start of the program and to complete 5 hours during the running of the course.
Biology
BI 71 (A) Identity and the Human Genome 7/8/13 - 7/19/13 Mon.-Fri., 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Harriott
Economics
EC 11 (B) Introduction to Microeconomics 7/8/13 - 7/19/13 Mon.-Fri., 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Lane
English
EN 103 (A) Fairy Tales 7/8/13 - 7/19/13 Mon.-Fri., 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Epstein
English Writing
EN/W 200 (A) Creative Writing 7/8/13 - 7/19/13 Mon.-Fri., 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Opidee
EN/W 220 (A) News Writing 7/8/13 - 7/19/13 Mon.-Fri., 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Simon
Film Media
FM 102 (A) American Films of the 90's 7/8/13 - 7/19/13 Mon.-Fri., 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Haas
History
HI 10 (B) Origins of the Modern World 7/8/13 - 7/19/13 Mon.-Fri., 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Behre
Music
MU 102 (B) The History and Development of Rock 7/8/13 - 7/19/13 Mon.-Fri., 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Torff
Sociology
SO 162 (B) Race, Gender, and Ethnic Relations Meets the U.S. diversity requirement 7/8/13 - 7/19/13 Mon.-Fri., 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Ramlal-Nankoe
Studio Arts
SA 130 (A) Painting I 7/8/13 - 7/19/13 Mon.-Fri., 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Joo

July 2013 Courses - Daytime (Classes are three credits, unless otherwise noted.)

Chemistry
CH 112 (A) General Chemistry II 7/8/13 - 8/2/13 Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. Sobczynski
CH 112L (A) General Chemistry II lab (1 credit) 7/9/13 - 8/1/13 Tues./Wed./Thurs., 11:10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Sobczynski
History
HI 10 (C) Origins of the Modern World 7/8/13 - 8/2/13 Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m. - 10 a.m. McFadden
HI 239 (A) Twentieth-century United States Meets the U.S. diversity requirement 7/8/13 - 8/2/13 Mon.-Fri., 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. McFadden
Marketing
MK 212 (A) Consumer Behavior 7/8/13 - 8/2/13 Mon.-Fri., 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Neal
Mathematics
MA 11 (A) Precalculus 7/8/13 - 8/2/13 Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m. - 10 a.m. Danaher
Philosophy
PH 250 (A) Ethical Theory 7/8/13 - 8/2/13 Mon.-Fri., 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Ben-Shai
Physics
PS 16 (A) General Physics II 7/8/13 - 8/2/13 Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Das
PS 16L (A) General Physics II lab (1 credit) 7/8/13 - 8/2/13 Mon.-Fri., 10:40 a.m. - 1:45 p.m. Das
Politics        
PO 190C (A) Special Topics in Politics 7/8/13-8/2/13 Mon.-Fri., 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Dodd
Spanish
SP 111 (A) Elementary Spanish II 7/8/13 - 8/2/13 Mon.-Fri., 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. DeLuca
SP 211 (A) Intermediate Spanish II 7/8/13 - 8/2/13 Mon.-Fri., 1:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. DeLuca

July 2013 Courses - Evening (Classes are three credits, unless otherwise noted.)

Art History
AH 12 (A) Introduction to the Art History of Asia, Africa, and the Americas Meets the world diversity requirement 7/8/13 - 8/1/13 Mon./Tues./Thurs., 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m. Pilotti
Biology
BI 108 (A) Human Anatomy and Physiology II (4 credits) 7/8/13 - 8/8/13 Mon.-Thurs., 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Dolyak
BI 108L (A) Human Anatomy and Physiology II lab (0 credits) 7/8/13 - 8/8/13 Mon.-Thurs., 8 p.m. - 10 p.m. Dolyak
Economics
EC 11 (A) Introduction to Microeconomics 7/8/13 - 8/1/13 Mon./Tues./Thurs., 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m. LeClair
English
EN 12 (A) Texts and Contexts II: Writing About Literature 7/8/13 - 8/1/13 Mon./Tues./Thurs., 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m. Burlinson
EN 162 (A) Irish Women Writers 7/8/13 - 8/1/13 Mon./Tues./Thurs., 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m. Marion White
History
HI 10 (D) Origins of the Modern World 7/15/13 - 7/26/13 Mon.-Thurs., 6 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.; Sat. 7/20 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. plus an online component for Fridays for an additional 6 virtual hours (web-enhanced) Hohl
Mathematics
MA 19 (A) Introduction to Calculus 7/8/13 - 8/1/13 Mon./Tues./Thurs., 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m. Levai
MA 120 (A) Applied Calculus II 7/8/13 - 8/1/13 Mon./Tues./Thurs., 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m. Williamson
Psychology
PY 101 (B) General Psychology 7/8/13 - 8/1/13 Mon./Tues./Thurs., 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m. Collins-Praino
Religious Studies
RS 231 (A) The Problem of God 7/8/13 - 8/1/13 Mon./Tues./Thurs., 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m. Thiel
Studio Arts
SA 134 (A) Digital Photography 7/8/13 - 8/1/13 Mon./Tues./Thurs., 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m. Belanger

August 2013 - One Week Courses (Classes are three credits)

Every one-week intensive course requires advance preparation. Students who register for a course will be e-mailed a syllabus to their student Gmail account. Students must buy textbooks and complete assignments prior to the start of classes. Registration Deadline: Monday, July 29, 2013.
Communication
CO 220 (A) Introduction to Organizational Communication 8/7/13 - 8/13/13 Wed.-Tues., 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Arendt
Music
MU 102 (C) The History and Development of Rock 8/7/13 - 8/13/13 Wed.-Tues., 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Torff
Psychology
PY 138 (B) Psychology and the Law 8/7/13 - 8/13/13 Wed.-Tues., 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Braginsky
Sociology
SO 279 (B) Criminal Justice System Seminar 8/7/13 - 8/13/13 Wed.-Tues., 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Rodrigues

August 2013 Course - Evening (Class is three credits.)

Religious Studies
RS 101D (A) Exploring Religion: Religion in a Comparative Key This course is not eligible for August 2013 graduation. 8/5/13 - 8/29/13 Mon./Tues./Thurs., 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m. Thiel

Special Times Courses (Classes are three credits)

Accounting
AC 203 (A) Intermediate Accounting I 6/10/13 - 7/17/13 Mon./Wed., 6:15 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Pruslin
AC 204 (A) Intermediate Accounting II 7/24/13 - 8/28/13 Mon./Wed., 6:15 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Pruslin

Online Courses (Classes are three credits; students will need internet access.)

Applied Ethics
AE 291 (1) Business Ethics 6/3/13 - 7/12/13 Schmidt
Art History
AH 11 (1) Visual Culture Since 1400: Expression and Experimentation 7/15/13 - 8/23/13 V. Deupi
AH 15 (1) History of Architecture 6/3/13 - 7/12/13 V. Deupi
Biology
BI 75 (1) Ecology and Society 7/15/13 - 8/23/13 Cunningham
BI 78 (1) Introduction to Marine Science 6/3/13 - 7/12/13 Cunningham
BI 96 (1) God and Modern Biology 6/3/13 - 7/12/13 G. Sauer
Communication
CO 100 (1) Human Communication Theories 6/3/13 - 7/12/13 Gudelunas
CO 130 (1) Mass Media and Society 6/3/13 - 7/12/13 FACULTY
CO 200 (1) Interpersonal Communication Theories 7/15/13 - 8/23/13 Pagano
CO 240 (1) Intercultural Communication Meets the U.S. diversity requirement 6/3/13 - 7/12/13 Zhang
Economics
EC 11 (1) Introduction to Microeconomics 6/3/13 - 7/12/13 Vasquez Mazariegos
EC 12 (2) Introduction to Macroeconomics 7/15/13 - 8/23/13 Vasquez Mazariegos
English
EN 110 (1) Major Works of European Literature 6/3/13 - 7/12/13 Perkus
EN 111 (1) International Short Fiction 7/22/13 - 8/23/13 Perkus
EN 141 (1) Imagining Shakespeare 6/3/13 - 7/12/13 Regan
EN 141 (2) Imagining Shakespeare 7/15/13 - 8/23/13 Regan
EN 205 (1) Writing the Self: Autobiography: Literature of Illness and Healing Meets the U.S. diversity requirement 7/15/13 - 8/23/13 J. Rinaldi
English Writing
EN/W 206 (1) Creative Writing: Nonfiction I 7/15/13 - 8/23/13 Chesbro
Mathematics
MA 17 (1) Introduction to Probability and Statistics 7/15/13 - 8/23/13 Parisi
Operations Management
OM 101 (A) Operations Management 6/3/13 - 7/12/13 He
Philosophy
PH 101 (1) Introduction to Philosophy 6/3/13 - 7/12/13 Im
PH 101 (2) Introduction to Philosophy 7/15/13 - 8/23/13 Im
Physics
PS 87 (1) Fundamentals of Astronomy 6/3/13 - 7/12/13 Heiden
Psychology
PY 148 (1) Fundamentals of Social Psychology 7/15/13 - 8/23/13 Braginsky
PY 163 (1) Developmental Psychology for Non-Majors Meets the U.S. diversity requirement 7/15/13 - 8/23/13 Primavera
Religious Studies
RS 250 (1) Contemporary Morality: Basic Questions 7/15/13 - 8/23/13 Gorman
       
MF 319 (A) Applications of Finite Element Analysis 5/22/13-7/30/13 Tues 6 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Bauer
MF 350 (A) Adv. Programmable Logic Control Systems 5/22/13-7/31/13 Wed 6 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Botosani
MF 205L (A) Adv. Programmable Logic Control Sys Lab 5/20/13-8/5/13 Mon 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Craciun
SW 304 (A) Web Development 5/20/13-8/8/13 Online Yoo
SW 348 (A) Server Management 5/23/13-8/8/13 Thurs. 6 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Ramsey
SW 355 (A) Database Management Systems 5/21/13-7/30/13 Tues. 6 p.m. - 10:00p.m. Galasso
SW383 (A) Independent Study 5/20/13-8/8/13 By appointment Yoo

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