1. Online Courses for Academic Credit
Summer 2014
Mount Holyoke Professional and Graduate Education courses are open to university students and
community members seeking academic credit, professional development and personal
enrichment. We welcome applicants from around the world who seek academically challenging
courses taught by US university professors. English language proficiency, particularly in writing,
is required.
May 27 – July 2, 2014
The Hunger Games: Young Adult Dystopia in Popular Culture (Two credits - $600)
This course will focus on The Hunger Games (first book) to consider how it understands, interrogates, and
shapes young adulthood for a contemporary audience. Questions of gender and agency will direct the
explorations of this literary text and its film adaptation. The course is designed to develop the skills of
careful reading and effective writing essential to success in undergraduate study. Read more.
Chinese Hollywood-Through the Lens of Visual Literacy (Four credits - $1200)
This is an intensive, interdisciplinary course, exploring literature and research about China and more
specifically, Chinese women, through the analysis of Chinese film from historical, social, economic,
political, and cultural perspectives. Students develop visual literacy skills to learn to read and do a critical
cultural analysis of Chinese film as visual texts. Read more.
Social Psychology (Four credits - $1200)
This course surveys a range of topics within social psychology. How do other people influence us? How do
people perceive one another? How do attitudes develop and change? Under what conditions do people
conform to, or deviate from, social norms? We will survey concepts across several areas of social
psychology with an emphasis on empirical research evidence. Read more.
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Mount Holyoke Professional and Graduate Education
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