In their sophomore year, Milstein Scholars choose one class from this highly select group of courses across Arts & Sciences (and occasionally outside the College). These courses connect technological themes with humanities-oriented methodologies, combine praxis and theory, and showcase the excellence of Cornell faculty and the breadth of their research.
Students may petition to add a course to this list. They may also take this course in the fall of their Junior year (but they must have taken it by the spring semester of their Junior year or their Junior Project will not move forward).
Milstein Scholars should consider this Sophomore Course as an opportunity to begin formulating a Junior Project and building a faculty-mentor relationship. Some of the included faculty have been guests in the M Studio or are Faculty Fellows. (Interested in studying novels like data? Take INFO 3350; Passionate about making video essays or interactive films? Check out GERST 2703; Curious about building a bio-tech device? Take PHIL 2455; Want to know more about "design thinking"? DEA 1110 is the place to start).
Sophomore Course Choices 2022-23
CLASS 2641 - The Technology of Ancient Rome
(crosslisted) ARKEO 2641, STS 2641
(HB) (HA-AS, ALC-AS, HST-AS)
Fall. 4 credits. Student option grading.
C. Roby
GERST 2703 - Thinking Media
(crosslisted) COML 2703, ENGL 2703, MUSIC 2703, PMA 2703
(CA-AS, ALC-AS)
Spring. 3 credits. Student option grading.
E. Born
PHIL 2455 - Introduction to Bioethics
(crosslisted) SHUM 2455, STS 2451,
(KCM-AS, ETM-AS)
Fall. 4 credits. Student option grading.
J. Markovits.
PAM 3120 - Research Design, Practice, and Policy
(SBA-HE) (CU-CEL)
Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: PAM 2100 or equivalent.
Staff
INFO 1260/CS 1340: Choices and Consequences in Computing
(crosslisted) INFO 1260 /(KCM-AS, ETM-AS, SDS-AS)
Spring. 3 credits.
J. Kleinberg, K. Levy.
INFO 4240 Designing Technology for Social Impact
(crosslisted) STS 4240 /(CA-AS, SSC-AS)
Fall. 3 credits. Student option grading.
C. Csikszentmihalyi.
INFO 3350: Text Mining History and Literature
Co-meets with INFO 3350.
Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only. Intended for: students with programming experience, or permission of instructor required.
M. Wilkens
INFO 3450 - Human-Computer Interaction Design
(crosslisted) COMM 3450 Co-meets with INFO 5355.
Fall, Spring 4 credits. Letter grades only.
Fall: G. Leshed; Spring: Q. Yang.
PSYCH 4420 - The Psychology and Ethics of 21st Century Technology
(crosslisted) COGST 4420
(KCM-AS, ETM-AS)
Fall. 3 credits. Student option grading.
Recommended prerequisite: PSYCH 3420. Permission of instructor required.
D. Field.
DEA 1110 - Making a Difference by Design
(crosslisted) COGST 1111 (CU-CEL)
Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
H. Kao
DEA 1150 - Design Graphics and Visualization
(LAD-HE)
Spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.
N. Ahmadi, S. Yoon.