Approaches: Technology and Music Culture

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Everyone listens to music, and today there are more ways to listen to music than ever before. This course explores advances in music technology and how those advances impact our daily lives.

This course offers an overview of the basic theories explaining behavior between states and uses these theories to explore the international political arena.  We introduce the role of power, diplomacy, international law, and force in advancing national interests and global cooperation.  Offered Tuesday and Thursday afternoons 05/29/2018 - 07/06/2018.

This introduction to political theory explores the foundational theories of human behavior and political action from the ancient Greeks to the modern day.  Students get their first exploration of natural law, the state of nature, the origins of the idea of freedom, and political sovereignty.  The class is offered in a face-to-face setting and thus is especially relevant to high school students looking to start their political science training here at Rutgers.  Offered Tuesday and Thursday evenings 05/29/2018 - 07/06/2018.

One of the most important developing economies today, “Israel has more tech start-ups and venture-capital funding per head of population than anywhere—even the United States” according to a CNBC news article. During the brand new Rutgers University–New Brunswick Summer Session course, Doing Business in Israel, students will not only learn about Israeli’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, but also be a part of it.

This course is designed for aspiring and established writers to help them hone their skills and get published. As part of the course, students will attend the Rutgers–New Brunswick Writers' Conference, a two-day conference featuring bestselling novelists Alice Hoffman, Chris Bohjalian, and many others.

Have you ever considered what science, medicine, and technology looked like during the Roman Civilization? How has it changed since then? This online course, designed for students of all majors, offers a history of science, medicine and technology in antiquity. Students will learn about its origins by focusing on ancient Greece and Rome and understanding the legacy of that period. It also explores ancient attitudes towards the fields, and their intersection with religion and culture.