Whether you're a Tulane student or alum, a local New Orleans professional, or a remote learner—our 25+ summer courses across 5 program areas offer something for everyone.
With options for May, June, or July sessions as well as in-person, remote or hybrid formats, Tulane Liberal Arts summer courses are designed to help all students:
- Gain Industry-Specific Results & Skills
- Learn Directly from Key Industry Experts
- Make an Impact via Service-Learning in NOLA
- Start or Finish a Minor Degree
- Work Toward Core Tulane Requirements
To sum it up? Immersive Learning + Digital Flexibility = Leveling Up with Tulane Liberal Arts!
Questions?
Reach out to Kendra Paige, Administrative Program Coordinator at kpaige@tulane.edu.
- Current Students: Register Now!
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Tulane Liberal Arts — Summer 2025 Course Offerings
SUMMER OF SLAM
Embrace the entrepreneurial & business sides of the arts and humanities while examining current trends in fields like media, fashion, and sports.
SUMMER OF SLAM Courses
- SLAM 2020: Financial Analysis and Budgets
Instructor: Lyndrison Lincoln | 3 credit hours | Early Summer, May 27–June 27 | M–F, 1:00–2:30 pm, online
This course offers an accessible introduction for students who may not have a business background to the fundamentals of financial analysis and budgets within business, philanthropic, and arts organizations. Looks at the role of financial budgets in three key areas of an organization’s activities: creating financial assessment information; providing financial decision-making information for strategic organizational planning; and generating market-specific information for the purposes of managing an organization’s operations, such as product or service development, marketing, and go-to-market strategies. This course will help students better understand the central operations of an organization for which they work and the important roles played by different parts or individuals within an organization. This course can be taken in lieu of ACCN-2010 for the Liberal Arts Management Minor. No pre- or co-requisites. - SLAM 3030: Marketing Strategies
Instructor: Erica Larsen | 3 credit hours | Late Summer, June 30-August 01 | M–F,11:00 am–12:30 pm, online
This course will explore all of these questions plus: significant moments in the history of the manufacturing industry, the garment industry’s historical contribution to scientific advancements, and the current advances being made by the garment industry in comfort, sustainability, and gender affirmation. - SLAM 3070: Non-Profit Development
Instructor: Leslie Scott | 3 credit hours | Special Term May 27-June 20 | M–F, 9:00–11:00 am, online
This course considers the multibillion dollar sports industry. mostly in the United States but also on a global scale in the cases of soccer and the Olympic Games. We examine professional sports -ownership structure of teams. organization of leagues. revenue generation and division, player compensation, race and gender inequities. and the costs and benefits of stadium construction. We also examine the development of intercollegiate sports, their financial aspects. and the impact of Title IX.
SLAM 3070 Mandatory 40 HR SRVC Learning, SLAM 3890 - SLAM 3100: Digital Entrepreneurship
Instructor: Ron Gard | 3 credit hours | Special Term May 27–June 20 | M–F, 3:00–5:00 pm, online
This course surveys developments in the areas of entrepreneurship and new media/communication/digital technologies, explores and examines the cultural transformations occurring as a result, and gives students an opportunity to initiate their own, original entrepreneurial activity in a hands on way, utilizing emergent technological resources. - SLAM 3911: Industry: Death in New Orleans
Instructor: Nancy Gunn | 3 credit hours | Maymester, May 12-23 | M-F 11:00 am–3:00 pm, in-person
In New Orleans, the business of death is woven into the city's very soul. Shaped by West African, Caribbean, and European influences, death rituals have been integral to life and work for over 300 years. An industry whose history is laden with gendered dynamics, New Orleans' death care industries today are being trailblazed by enterprising women. They lead ventures in palliative care, funerary services, grief counseling, spirit communication, and dark tourism, including ghost and cemetery tours. These women are modernizing and making profitable long-standing traditions of support and compassion, in an industry recently transformed by the COVID-19 pandemic. In this class, we will engage with death care entrepreneurs through guest speakers and site visits, offering a behind-the-scenes look at New Orleans' fascinating business of death. - SLAM 3912: AI and Society
Instructor: Knud Berthelsen | 3 credit hours | Maymester, May 12–23 | M–F, 10:00 am–2:00 pm, online
This course explores the transformative impact of widely available Artificial Intelligence (AI) on society, and its strategic implications. Students will examine how AI has changed and might further change how we live and work by examining its impact on familiar industries such as entertainment, education, and technology. Through a blend of lectures, student-led research, debates, and simulations, students will critically assess the economic, cultural, and strategic implications of widespread adoption of AI. By the end of the course, students will have developed a toolkit of strategies to navigate and lead in an AI-influenced world. - SLAM 3913: Business of Media Production
Instructor: Casey Beck | 3 credit hours | Early Summer, May 27–June 27 | M–F, 11:00 am–12:30 pm, online
From the smallest production company to multinational media conglomerates, the media industry is directed by the market economy. This class provides an introduction to the finances of working as an independent or freelance media producer and aims to support students as they graduate into the industry and become working filmmakers, designers, podcasters, and other digital artists. This intensive, workshop-style course will teach students the fundamentals of transitioning from their undergraduate education to the professional world and will cover topics such as creating a business plan, legal and tax documents for the media professional, and brand creation. The course culminates in students building personal websites. - SLAM 3914: Underwear as Outerwear: Fashion Reimagined
Instructor: Eloise Petro | 3 credit hours | Late Summer, June 30–August 01 | M–F, 9:00–10:30 am, online
For the past 10,000 years, people all over the world have worn garments next to their skin that function as protection and/or support. Throughout history, the shape, materials, and cultural significance of these garments has changed with technological advances and societal trends. Often, these “underwear” evolve into “outerwear” and back again. What drives this evolution? How did strips of linen in the ancient world evolve into a multibillion dollar global industry fraught with concerns regarding fair working conditions, gender roles, and morality? - SLAM 4820/COMM4820: Business of Sports
Instructor: Peter Kunze | 3 credit hours | Special Term: June 30–July 18 | M–F, 1:00–4:00 pm, online
This course provides a critical overview of the business of sports. We will draw upon research in business, communication, economics, geography, legal studies, media industry studies, and sociology. We will talk about labor, management, and marketing as well as the structure of the sports industries and their convergence with the media industries, in particular. Special attention will be paid to how the sports industry intersects in varying contexts, including locally, nationally, and globally. Finally, special attention will be paid to how race, gender, sexuality, and ability shape the business of sports, media, and culture.
Environmental Studies
Dig deep (literally) into vital issues of environmental and social justice and community preservation in the Gulf South region. Minor option.
Environmental Studies Summer Courses
- EVST 3950-01: Race Nature & Disaster
Instructor: Clare Daniel | 3 credit hours | Early Summer, May 27–June 27 | M–F, 10:30 am–12:00 pm, online
Examine the intersection of these concepts in global politics and economic policy, and how structural racism has made marginalized groups disproportionately vulnerable to wide-scale disasters.
Optional 20 HR. SRVC LEARNING, EVST3890 - EVST 3951: Black Lives, Green Spaces
Instructor: Ebony Perro | 3 credit hours | Late Summer, June 30–August 01 | M–F, 10:00–11:30 am, online
From the petrochemical belts of Louisiana’s River Parishes (Cancer Alley) and Port Neches, Texas (Cancer Belt) to New Orleans’ widely discussed “climate refugees” and the water crises in Jackson, Mississippi and Flint, Michigan, marginalized communities— particularly Black people— are disproportionately impacted by anthropogenic pollution and climate change. Black people have also been central to discussions of environmental racism. Paying attention to“sacrifice zones,” we will explore how interlocking oppressions inform experiences with—and reactions to—environmental racism and climate-fueled disasters while illuminating how Black people (in media, climate fiction, and other mediums) represent those experiences. Through discussions of environmental justice, we will also explore the organizing efforts of these communities and illuminate Black people’s contributions to past and present climate action movements. As we think about what Black citizens do to sustain and revitalize their communities, we will consider how environmental justice and Environment Studies are central parts of Black history (and Black futures). - EVST 3952: Writing for a World on Fire
Instructor: Jennifer Urbanek | 3 credit hours | Early Summer, May 27–June 27 | M–F, 3:00-4:30 pm, online
Writing for a world on fire is a class in writing for environmental justice this summer. Students will write zines and engage in other forms of radical media to promote change. An expository research paper will also be assigned. We will examine a number of texts, including Timothy Morton's The Ecological Thought and Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teaching of Plants by Robin Kimmerer. Current and local topics will be discussed, such as Louisiana's cancer alley. We will examine how all life on earth is inextricably connected. It can be disheartening to see the links of our earth's mesh fray and threaten to tear. However, we are not powerless bystanders. We will consider ways that we can generate positive changes through our writing. - EVST 3953 01 & 02: Environmental Crisis in World Cinema
Instructor: Antonio Gomez | 3 or 4 credit hours | Late Summer, June 30–August 01 | M–F, 1:00–2:30 pm, online
As you watch, analyze and consider if these global films about environmental disasters, ecological issues, and climate change promote activism or contribute to the crisis. - EVST 4210: Environmental & Social Justice in NOLA
Instructor: Christopher Oliver | 3 credit hours | Late Summer, June 30–August 01 | M–F, 3:00–4:30 pm, online
Frame and analyze environmental and social justice issues while engaging in impactful field research within the Greater New Orleans region. Mandatory 40hr service-learning (EVST 4890).
U.S. Public Policy
Analyze public policy at local and federal levels, and gain invaluable hands-on research experience within New Orleans local government. Minor option.
U.S. Public Policy Minor Summer Courses
- COMM 3810: Race & Prison in Public Policy
Instructor: Jerome Dent | 3 credit hours | Special Term: Augustmester, August 04–15 | M–F, 9:30 am–1:30 pm, online
Knowing that black and brown folks are overrepresented in our prisons, this course explores the policies responsible for U.S. incarceration rates, with a particular focus on the history of The Louisiana State Penitentiary. - POLA 3011 01 & 02: Religion and U.S. Public Policy
Instructor: Karrie Gaspard | 3 credit hours | Early Summer, May 27–June 27 | M–F, 1:00–2:45 pm, online & in-person
This course investigates the complex interplay between religion and U.S. policy, examining how religious beliefs and institutions influence political decisions and public policy in the United States. Students will explore historical and contemporary cases where religion has played a pivotal role in shaping American politics and policymaking. Through a combination of lectures, discussions, guest speakers, case studies, and critical analysis, students will gain a deeper understanding of the theories and frameworks for understanding the interaction between religion and policy and will explore the dynamic relationship between religious ideologies and governmental policies. - POLA 3240: Public Policy
Instructor: Scott Nolan | 3 credit hours | Maymester, May 12–23 | M–F, 9:30 am–1:30 pm, online
Public Policy: This course covers the policy making process for domestic policy in the United States. We will study the following questions: Why do some problems reach the political agenda and others do not? Who are the important actors in the policy process and what roles do they play? What are the values at stake with policy debates? What explains why certain solutions are offered and others are rejected? How do we know if a policy has been successful? - POLA 4110: sections 1 & 2: Policy Research Shop
Instructor: Brian Brox | 3 credit hours | Late Summer, June 30–August 01 | M–F, 10:00–11:45 am, online & in-person
Produce a product for city government officials while expanding your knowledge of urban politics, governance, public policymaking and policy research. Mandatory 20hr service-learning (POLA 4890).
POLA 4110 01 & 02 Mandatory 20 HR SRVC Learning, POLA 4890 - SLAM 3910-02: Reality TV and U.S. Public Policy
Instructor: Nancy Gunn | 3 credit hours | Late Summer, June 30–August 01 | M–F, 12:00–1:45 pm, online
This course examines the complex relationship between American public policy and the rise of reality television as a dominant cultural force. It explores how reality TV has influenced public perception of policy issues, shaped political discourse, reflected societal values. Through critical analysis, students will investigate the ethical, social, and political implications of reality TV and its impact on democracy, governance, and public opinion in the United States.
Science, Medicine, Technology & Society
Interested in med school? In partnership with Tulane's School of Medicine, untangle the complex and critical disciplines of SMTS to better address current crises.
Science, Medicine, Technology & Society Summer Courses
- EVST 3950-02: Race Nature & Disaster
Instructor: Clare Daniel | 3 credit hours | Early Summer, May 27–June 27 | M–F, 10:30 am–12:00 pm, online
Examine the intersection of these concepts in global politics and economic policy, and how structural racism has made marginalized groups disproportionately vulnerable to wide-scale disasters.
Optional 20 HR. SRVC LEARNING EVST 3890 - GESS 2190 / BEMH 6810: Disability Justice and Health Care
Instructor: Krystal Cleary | 3 credit hours | Late Summer, June 30–August 01 | M–F, 11:00–12:30 pm, online
This interdisciplinary course examines the disability politics of medicine, health, and care. We will approach disability as a social category, culture, civil rights issue, and diverse lived experience that is inclusive of physical and intellectual disability, neurodiversity, chronic illness, and mental health. Students will be introduced to critical disability studies and Disability Justice frameworks to investigate disability’s intersection with sexuality, class, race, and gender in ongoing histories of pathologization and contemporary debates. We will study the nuanced critiques of medicalization advanced by disabled, chronically ill, neurodiverse, and mad scholars, activists, and culture workers. We will also explore disability-related movements and creative projects for reimagining health, care, and justice. Students will engage with academic scholarship, public-facing literature, memoir, commercial and independent media, and guest speakers in this remote, 4-week course. Students may also participate in an optional service-learning project (20 hours) to satisfy a Tier 1 service-learning requirement.
Optional 20 HR SRVC LEARNING, GESS 2890/ BEMH 6810 - HISU 2100 / BEMH 6521: History of Medicine in the US
Instructor: Jacquelyne Howard | 3 credit hours | Early Summer, May 27–June 27 | M–F, 12:00–1:30 pm, online
Students in this course will study the social dimensions of medicine, disease, and health in U.S. history. We will examine how ordinary people were affected by pandemics, advances in medical technologies, and changing ideas about health care. Students will consider how ideas about medicine have been shaped by economic, military, political, and social transformations in U.S. history. - SLAM 3910 / BEMH 6811: AI, Big Data, and Health Ethics
Instructor: Chara Kokkiou | 3 credit hours | Early Summer, May 27–June 27 | M–F, 3:00–4:30 pm, online
This course examines how the rising use of Artificial Intelligence, online communication platforms, and Big Data collection might affect the ethical aspects of healthcare delivery, including the practice of medicine and medical research. A wide array of topics, from the ethical implications of AI-driven decision-making in patient care to concerns surrounding data privacy and security in the digital age will be discussed through an exploration of actual case studies and ethical frameworks. Example of questions to be addressed: Has the proliferation of cutting-edge technologies in healthcare had unintended negative consequences? Should patients have the right to share critical feedback about providers on social media? How can we manage the growing volume of personal patient data collected by healthcare corporations?
Plan to "level up" next summer with boutique courses at Tulane's School of Liberal Arts! Learn from incredible faculty, explore new career paths, expand your education, and experience New Orleans in-person and online. Register today!
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Questions? Email Kendra Paige, Administrative Program Coordinator, at kpaige@tulane.edu.