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Summer Institute for the Gifted at UT Austin
Course Descriptions - Session I

Typically, students choose two or three academic courses, one or two arts and/or recreational courses, and one study/tutorial.

There are five seventy-five minute periods (Periods I - V) in the daily schedule Monday through Friday. Students select from the course listing, choosing courses from the appropriate level.

Please note: Although a very high percentage of the courses listed below will run at the campus, we cannot guarantee a given course will run. Students should select alternate courses when registering for courses.

 
In this section:
Courses for students currently in grades 4, 5 & 6
Courses for students currently in grades 7 & 8
Courses for students currently in grades 9, 10 & 11
Visual and performing arts courses (all grades, unless noted)
Fitness and recreation courses (all grades, unless noted)
Study/Tutorials (all grades)
 
Courses for students currently in grades 4, 5 & 6
Humanities | Math & Science | Multi-Disciplinary | Visual & Performing Arts | Fitness & Recreation | Study/Tutorial
HUMANITIES
Speaking, Writing, Empowering! (J01)
Period 1
NEW! The Agony and the Ecstasy of Discovery (J02):
Period 4
Going to Court (J03):
Period 5
Fantasy Fiction Fun (J04):
Period 4
MATH AND SCIENCE
Creative Math Paths (J05):
Period 2
Anticipating Algebra (J06):
Period 3
Chemistry: The Essential Element (J08):
Period 3
DNA: Your Unique Code (J09):
Period 4
NEW! Remarkable Radiation (J10):
Period 5
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY
NEW! Cunning Camouflage (J11):
Period 3
Sneaker Economics (J12):
Period 5
Spying: Secrets, Surveillance, and Science (J13):
Period 1
Move Over Sherlock (J14):
Period 2
NEW! Disasters: Preparation and Prevention (J15):
Period 2
 
Courses for students currently in grades 7 & 8
Humanities | Math & Science | Multi-Disciplinary | Visual & Performing Arts | Fitness & Recreation | Study/Tutorial
HUMANITIES
The Writer’s Palette (M16):
Period 2
Word Power (M17):
Period 1
What’s Your Point? (M18):
Period 3
Roots of Human Behavior (M19):
Period 5
Political Strategy: Power to the People or the Pundit (M20):
Period 4
Journey into Jurisprudence (M21):
Period 4
NEW! Existentialism Essentials (M22):
Period 1
MATH AND SCIENCE
Algebraic Expressions (M23):
Period 4
Geometric Highlights (M24):
Period 1
Bonding with Chemistry (M26):
Period 2
Biology Basics (M27):
Period 1
NEW! Engineering in Action (M28):
Period 4
Robot Rendezvous (M29):
Period 5
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY
NEW! Analyzing Aviation: Airfoils to Zeppelins (M30):
Period 2
Thinking Outside and Beyond the Box (M31):
Period 5
Business Basics (M32):
Period 3
NEW! The Future of Foods: Chew the Right Thing (M33):
Period 5
Theories of Time Travel: Space-Time Physics and Wormholes (M34):
Period 3
NEW! Got Confidence? Get SIG-nificance! (M35):
Period 2
 
Courses for students currently in grades 9, 10 & 11
Humanities | Math & Science | Multi-Disciplinary | Visual & Performing Arts | Fitness & Recreation | Study/Tutorial
HUMANITIES
Word Origins for SAT Success (S36):
Period 4
Writing Matters (S37):
Period 3
Guiding Principles of Philosophy (S38):
Period 2
NEW! Public Policy, Private Interests (S39):
Period 1
MATH AND SCIENCE
Highlights of Algebra II with Trigonometry (S40):
Period 5
Getting Into Calculus (S41):
Period 4
Jump Start Your SAT Math Score (S42):
Period 3
Physics: Fundamentals in Motion (S43):
Period 2
Applications of Chemistry (S44):
Period 1
Medical Research: Is it in Your Future? (S45):
Period 2
NEW! Integrative Medicine: Wholly Healing! (S46):
Period 3
Crime Scene Investigation (S47):
Period 5
MULTI-DISCIPLINARY
The Brain and Dreaming: To Sleep, Perchance to Dream (S48):
Period 1
NEW! SIG Apprentice (S49):
Period 4
College Preparation (S50)
Period 5
 
Visual and Performing Arts Courses
Lock, Pop, and Hip Hop (A51):
Period 3
Laugh Tracks (A53):
Period 4
Broadway Beckons (A54):
Period 5
Digital Photography (A56):
Period 3
 
Fitness and Recreation Courses
Getting in the Swim of Things (R57):
Period 5
Volleyball Vitals (R58):
Period 3
NEW! Fit for Life (R59):
Period 1
Fencing: Foils to Épées (R60):
Period 2
Self-Defense Sense (R61):
Period 4
 
Study/Tutorials
Most students choose to have a study/tutorial as one of their courses during the five-period academic day. All students have a supervised evening study/tutorial. In the study/tutorial, students work on projects, do research, and complete assignments.
 
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