AS 1102: First-Year Advising Seminar
All first-year Milstein students are enrolled in AS 1102 in the Fall, a small and close-knit advising seminar with 7-10 fellow Milsteiners, taught by the Milstein Program Director.
AS 1111: Milstein First-Year Foundations
Milstein First-Year Foundations introduces students to the conceptual and practical tools needed for the pursuit and communication of interdisciplinary research. Drawing on perspectives from technology studies, media theory, and the arts, the course examines how text, images, and sound function as systems for producing and communicating knowledge. The course incorporates visits from guest faculty and hands-on activities that explore issues of mediation, representation, and interpretation. From literature, music, and art to AI-generated text, sounds, and images, students will learn to analyze how technologies shape meaning. Through iterative assignments, they will develop skills in designing research questions, working across media, and critically evaluating sources, preparing them to undertake independent research in the future.
AS 3113: Milstein Studio
The Milstein Studio, or "MStudio," course is a 1 credit required course for first-years and sophomores. The course includes a series of public talks and dynamic workshops throughout the year. Milstein scholars are required to attend all public MStudio events (with the option to make up one absense with the use of a "scouting report"). Skill Sessions are optional. This course is required for Milstein scholars.
Sophomore Courses
Program requirements in sophomore year are intentionally open and flexible. We encourage students to pursue courses offered by Faculty Fellows or in one of our suggested tracts (all of which offer minors in the college of Arts & Sciences): Media Studies, Science & Technology Studies, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Studies.
AS 3200: Junior Project
In their Junior year, Milstein scholars are encouraged to undertake a year-long original project, whether an independent study of their own design, assisting in research in a lab, or a project with a local community partner. Milstein scholars present their research at the end of their Junior year at the annual Expo.