Potential Course or Unit Titles

Need help thinking of a topic and a course or unit title? Consider the following titles used on a survey of parents of gifted students.

These are suggestions but not requirements; Duke TIP is open to creative ideas that serve the gifted population's interests.

ABC's of Citizenship: Understanding American Government	Africa: From Kingdoms through Postcolonialism
Anatomy, Physiology & the Science of Medicine	Astronomy, Mythology & Astrophysics
Body Chemistry: What Makes us Tick	Chances are...Probability & Statistics in Games, Politics and Sports
Environmental Science	Evolution of Government: Despotism to Democracy
Is There Anybody Out There? Explorations in Astrobiology	Let's Philosophize: Moral & Ethical Decision Making
Literary Ventures: Heroes & Monsters	Geology and Earth Science
Mass Media Literacy: Film, TV, Advertising & the Web	Medieval Manners & Renaissance Revolution: Knights to Rebels
Microcosms: Cell Biology & Genetics	Modern Asia: Diversity, Homogeneity, and Globalization
Money Matters: Macro and Microeconomics	Museum Maze: Ancient Art to Abstract Expressionism
Path to the Parthenon: Ancient Greek Philosophy & Mathematics	Physics: Matter, Machines & Motion
Profiles in Leadership: History's Heroes & Villains	Psyching it Out: Stereotypes, Persuasion & Prejudice
Shakespeare Scholars: Reading Critically & Creating Drama	Sherlock Science & Logic: Fiction, Forensics & Fallacies
The Five Faiths: Comparative Religions	The Reader's Journey: Annotation, Journaling, Note-Taking, and Research
Truth & Reconciliation: Justice in Global Politics	U.S. History, 1865-1965: Civil War to Civil Rights
Investigations: Radicals, Roots, Functions & Equations	Creative Writing: Character, Plot, Setting, Theme & Style

For more information about gifted students, see the following pages.

Questions? Contact Teresa Porter of Educational Resources for more information at

919.668.9100 or il@tip.duke.edu