Potential Course and Unit Titles
Need help thinking of a topic and a course title? Consider the following titles used on a survey of parents of gifted students.These are suggestions but not requirements; Duke TIP Independent Learning is open to considering creative ideas that serve the gifted population's needs and interests.
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ABC's of Citizenship: Understanding American Government |
Africa: From Kingdoms through Postcolonialism |
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Anatomy, Physiology & the Science of Medicine |
Astronomy & Astrophysics |
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Body Chemistry: What Makes us Tick |
Chances are...Probability & Statistics in Games, Politics and Sports |
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Communication Skills: Public Speaking and Writing |
Evolution of Government: Despotism to Democracy |
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Is There Anybody Out There? Explorations in Astrobiology |
Let's Philosophize: Moral & Ethical Decision Making |
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Literary Ventures: Heroes & Monsters |
Discovering Science Indoors: Physics and Chemistry |
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Mass Media Literacy: Film, TV, Advertising & the Web |
Medieval Manners & Renaissance Revolution: Knights to Rebels |
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Microcosms: Cell Biology & Genetics |
Modern Asia: Diversity, Homogeneity, and Globalization |
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Money Matters: Macro and Microeconomics |
Museum Maze: Ancient Art to Abstract Expressionism |
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Path to the Parthenon: Ancient Greek Philosophy & Mathematics |
Physics: Matter, Machines & Motion |
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Profiles in Leadership: History's Heroes & Villains |
Psyching it Out: Stereotypes, Persuasion & Prejudice |
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Shakespeare Scholars: Reading Critically & Creating Drama |
Sherlock Science & Logic: Fiction, Forensics & Fallacies |
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The Five Faiths: Comparative Religions |
Nanotechnology |
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Truth & Reconciliation: Justice in Global Politics |
U.S. History, 1865-1965: Civil War to Civil Rights |
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Investigations: Radicals, Roots, Functions & Equations |
Social Psychology |
For information about gifted students, see the following page.