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Set yourself apart this summer with the Newcomb-Tulane College Summer Academy.
The NTC Summer Academy invites rising high school seniors to spend their summer studying at Tulane University in the heart of New Orleans. NTC Summer Academy students will explore our academics while challenging themselves alongside Tulane undergraduates.
Program Details
- Learn from anywhere! The 2021 Newcomb-Tulane College Summer Academy will be virtual.
- Challenge yourself with Tulane's undergraduate courses and taught by Tulane faculty.
- Take a course in one or both of our 5-week sessions:
- NTC Early Summer Session: June 1 - July 2, 2021
- NTC Late Summer Session: July 6 - August 6, 2021
- Earn up to 8 hours of college credit!
Program Requirements
- NTC Summer Academy students must be rising high school seniors.
- Interested students need to fill our the online application and participate in an admissions process. Application requirements can be found on our Admission and Enrollment page.
Course Offerings
Art History
ARHS 1010 Art Survey I: Prehistory to Middle Ages
Late Summer Session Dates: July 6 - August 6, 2021
Days: MTWRF
Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm
$20 Course Fee
3 Credit Hours
Description: An introduction to the history of painting, sculpture and architecture from the Old Stone Age through the ancient Mediterranean world to the end of the medieval period in Western Europe. Considers issues including technique, style, iconography, patronage, historical context, and art theory.
Latin American Studies
LAST 1010: Introduction to Latin American Studies
Early Summer Session Dates: June 1 - July 2, 2021
Days: MTWRF
Time: 11:00am – 12:30pm
3 Credit Hours
Description: This course provides a basic historical, cultural, and socio-political introduction to the study of Latin America, including the Latinx influence on US culture and society. The class seeks to find cultural and historic continuity within this vastly diverse region relative to a complex history of exchange and interchange with the US and Europe. Students discuss the influence of foreign perceptions on our understanding of Latin America and Latinx America and survey how Latin American and Latinx artists, writers and intellectuals represent their nations and cultures to themselves and to the world. The class equips students for more advanced coursework on the region in a wide array of disciplines at Tulane. Focusing on the development of cultural understanding and intercultural communication and creating the foundations for area expertise, the class provides critical skills for numerous professions an increasingly globalized society and economy including business, social policy, public health, law and advocacy, among others.
Sociology
SOCI 1080: Deviant Behavior
Early Summer Session Dates: June 1 - July 2, 2021
Days: MTWRF
Time: 1:00pm – 2:45pm
3 Credit Hours
Description: Examines forms of human behavior that have been defined as deviant by the larger society. An emphasis is placed on understanding the social construction of such definitions, especially their cross-cultural variations, as well as motivations and social implications for those whose behavior is judged as deviant.
If you have been accepted into Tulane for the fall and are interested in taking a summer course, visit us here.
If you have questions about our application, the admissions process, or are a faculty member interested in teaching a course, contact the Summer School office at summerschool@tulane.edu.
