Courses
Law
- Pre-Law Institute: Controversy in the Court–07/06-07/20 (Duke University, Durham, NC)
Pre-Law Institute: Controversy in the Court
Duke University, Durham, NC
- Open to students currently enrolled in Grades 9–12
- July 6, 2013–July 20, 2013
- $3,650 Airfare, books, and some meals not included
Watch a video about the course on YouTube.
Explore in depth some of today's most divisive constitutional issues: the death penalty, hate speech, abortion, gun control, private property rights, the role of religion in public life, same-sex marriage, and more.
Debate a famous controversial Supreme Court case with your academically gifted peers in Duke's state-of-the-art moot courtroom.
Learn the principles of legal writing and prepare a final project on a current constitutional case upon which the Supreme Court has not yet ruled.
Students may have the opportunity to take academic field trips or engage in residential activities that take place off campus.
Students will be transported by Duke TIP staff members in a rental vehicle.
Students will visit select locations on and off of the Duke University campus in groups of two or more without adult supervision, but will not be permitted off campus without adult supervision after dark (9 PM at the latest) throughout the duration of the program.
When you attend a Duke TIP Institute, you will experience college life first-hand.
In addition to studying college-level material in one of the courses below, you'll spend time attending workshops focused on the college admissions process, living in residence halls, and touring the beautiful campus of Duke University in North Carolina or New College in Florida.
With the prospect of college just around the corner, the opportunity to experience college life prior to attending can be a beneficial experience, and can assist you in reaching your maximum potential.
- Pre-Law Institute: Human Rights Advocacy–06/15-06/29 (Duke University, Durham, NC)
Pre-Law Institute: Human Rights Advocacy
Duke University, Durham, NC
- Open to students currently enrolled in Grades 9–12
- June 15, 2013–June 29, 2013
- $3,650 Airfare, books, and some meals not included
Watch a video about the course on YouTube.
Explore important areas of human rights advocacy based on identity, including discrimination based on gender, race, ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation, hate crimes, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights issues.
Learn about human rights issues that particularly affect minors, including juvenile justice, child soldiers, and child labor.
Explore human rights abuses by states and governments, including torture, unlawful detention, enforced disappearances, censorship, and political repression and the efforts to combat such abuses.
Research cross-border human rights issues including exploitation of migrant workers, human trafficking, refugee protection, and political asylum.
Present a culminating project that will focus on the development of a comprehensive human rights campaign.
Students may have the opportunity to take academic field trips or engage in residential activities that take place off campus.
Students will be transported by Duke TIP staff members in a rental vehicle.
Students will visit select locations on and off of the Duke University campus in groups of two or more without adult supervision, but will not be permitted off campus without adult supervision after dark (9 PM at the latest) throughout the duration of the program.
When you attend a Duke TIP Institute, you will experience college life first-hand.
In addition to studying college-level material in one of the courses below, you'll spend time attending workshops focused on the college admissions process, living in residence halls, and touring the beautiful campus of Duke University in North Carolina or New College in Florida.
With the prospect of college just around the corner, the opportunity to experience college life prior to attending can be a beneficial experience, and can assist you in reaching your maximum potential.
- War, Children, and International Justice: The War Crimes Tribunals of The Hague–06/23-07/07 (Duke University, North Carolina and The Hague, Netherlands)
War, Children, and International Justice: The War Crimes Tribunals of The Hague
Duke University, North Carolina and The Hague, Netherlands
- Open to students currently enrolled in Grades 10–12
- June 23, 2013–July 7, 2013
- $3,950 Airfare, books, and some meals not included
Watch a video about the course on YouTube.
Learn from seminal court opinions establishing principles of international justice with special focus on war crimes that affect children, such as the recruitment of child soldiers.
Examine international efforts to bring war criminals to justice by studying and/or visiting the international war crimes tribunals of Nuremburg, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, and the former Yugoslavia.
Study at Duke University for one week to develop a foundation in international law and then become fully immersed in the Netherlands by visiting such places as the Van Gogh Museum and the Anne Frank House.
Students may have the opportunity to take academic field trips or engage in residential activities that take place off campus.
Students will be transported by Duke TIP staff members in a rental vehicle.
Social Sciences
- Leadership Institute: Leading Strategically in the 21st Century–06/15-06/29 (Duke University, Durham, NC)
Leadership Institute: Leading Strategically in the 21st Century
Duke University, Durham, NC
- Open to students currently enrolled in Grades 9–12
- June 15, 2013–June 29, 2013
- $3,650 Airfare, books, and some meals not included
Watch a video about the course on YouTube.
Explore your own unique personality traits and discover your leadership style.
Be challenged to enhance your leadership skills through participation in class discussions, workshops, presentations, research assignments, service learning experiences, and a ropes course.
Increase team building and community problem-solving skills through strategic planning exercises and development of your own service learning project.
Students may have the opportunity to take academic field trips or engage in residential activities that take place off campus.
Students will be transported by Duke TIP staff members in a rental vehicle.
Students will visit select locations on and off the Duke University campus in groups of two or more without adult supervision, but will not be permitted off campus without adult supervision after dark (9 PM at the latest) throughout the duration of the program.
With parental permission, students may be permitted to participate in a low ropes course.
When you attend a Duke TIP Institute, you will experience college life first-hand.
In addition to studying college-level material in one of the courses below, you'll spend time attending workshops focused on the college admissions process, living in residence halls, and touring the beautiful campus of Duke University in North Carolina or New College in Florida.
With the prospect of college just around the corner, the opportunity to experience college life prior to attending can be a beneficial experience, and can assist you in reaching your maximum potential.
- Political Science and International Relations–06/27-07/11 (Shanghai, Xian, Beijing, China)
Political Science and International Relations
Shanghai, Xian, Beijing, China
- Open to students currently enrolled in Grades 10–12
- June 27, 2013–July 11, 2013
- $4,250 Airfare, books, and some meals not included
Watch a video about the course on YouTube.
Study the historical, political, and economic development of China and its role in the global economy; discuss China's economic and political future.
Experience China's rich culture as you travel through Shanghai, Xian, and Beijing witnessing such sights as the Ming Dynasty City Wall, the Jade Buddha Temple, the Terracotta Warriors, and the Great Wall of China.
Learn from local experts who have conducted business in China for decades.
- The Philosophy Institute: the Public and Its Problems–07/06-07/20 (Duke University, Durham, NC)
The Philosophy Institute: the Public and Its Problems
Duke University, Durham, NC
- Open to students currently enrolled in Grades 9–12
- July 6, 2013–July 20, 2013
- $3,650 Airfare, books, and some meals not included
Watch a video about the course on YouTube.
Learn how to apply philosophical thought to the dilemmas confronting today?s democratic conversations about topics such as healthcare, warfare, and scientific literacy.
Discover the observable effects of philosophical problems by studying thinkers like Socrates, Gandhi, Immanuel Kant, Mary Wollstonecraft, and W.E.B.
Du Bois.
Through debate, practice bringing collaborative, philosophical thinking to bear on public discourse.
Students may have the opportunity to take academic field trips or engage in residential activities that take place off campus.
Students will be transported by Duke TIP staff members in a rental vehicle.
When you attend a Duke TIP Institute, you will experience college life first-hand.
In addition to studying college-level material in one of the courses below, you'll spend time attending workshops focused on the college admissions process, living in residence halls, and touring the beautiful campus of Duke University in North Carolina or New College in Florida.
With the prospect of college just around the corner, the opportunity to experience college life prior to attending can be a beneficial experience, and can assist you in reaching your maximum potential.
Math and Science
- Above and Beyond: Astronomy, Physics and Astrobiology–06/17-07/01 (Pari Observatory, Rosman, NC) No longer accepting applications
Above and Beyond: Astronomy, Physics and Astrobiology
Pari Observatory, Rosman, NC
- Open to students currently enrolled in Grades 9–12
- June 17, 2013–July 1, 2013
- $3,450 Airfare, books, and some meals not included
Watch a video about the course on YouTube.
Study and live at the PARI Observatory, once a high-security satellite tracking station for NASA, and conduct research with leading experts in the field.
Utilize high-tech equipment, including two 26-meter radio telescopes similar to those in the Very Large Array in New Mexico, and operate optical and radio telescopes.
Investigate cosmic motion and analyze galaxy star formations, black holes, and quasars.
Canoe along the magnificent French Broad River and hike through the scenic Pisgah National Forest.
Students may have the opportunity to take academic field trips or engage in residential activities that take place off campus.
Students will be transported by Duke TIP staff members in a rental vehicle.
With parental permission, students may be permitted to participate in a canoe trip along the French Broad River.
Students will be hiking through the Pisgah National Forest.
- Exotica: Biological Diversity in Costa Rica–07/10-07/24 (Costa Rica)
Exotica: Biological Diversity in Costa Rica
Costa Rica
- Open to students currently enrolled in Grades 10–12
- July 10, 2013–July 24, 2013
- $3,950 Airfare, books, and some meals not included
Learn from local experts and observe the abundant wildlife of Costa Rica in the unique ecosystems of tropical rainforests, cloud forests, rivers, and volcanoes.
Study alongside current researchers in the field of tropical biology at La Selva Biological Station, a world-famous research station in the heart of the rainforest.
Utilize techniques to design, conduct, and evaluate group and individual experiments from start to finish.
Understand the environmental impact of industry and tourism on the ecological and biological treasures of this Central American paradise.
Nurture a fascination of biology, a love of the outdoors, and an interest in working with other cultures.
- Institute of Advanced Cancer Therapies–07/06-07/20 (Duke University, Durham, NC) No longer accepting applications
Institute of Advanced Cancer Therapies
Duke University, Durham, NC
- Open to students currently enrolled in Grades 9–12
- July 6, 2013–July 20, 2013
- $3,650 Airfare, books, and some meals not included
Watch a video about the course on YouTube.
Recognize that the burden of cancer and the approaches to cancer prevention, screening and care differ in different parts of the world.
Analyze special topics in cancer care including: cancer prevention, genetics and genomics cancer, cancer cell signaling and pharmacology immunology and cellular therapy related to cancer.
Investigate the diagnostic and treatment models available to practicing cancer physicians around the world.
Learn how cancer physicians evaluate patients in the era of personalized medicine.
Learn how we develop information about the effectiveness of cancer therapies.
Engage in a variety of interactive learning opportunities and dynamic discussions related to cutting-edge research and therapies.
Students may have the opportunity to take academic field trips or engage in residential activities that take place off campus.
Students will be transported by Duke TIP staff members in a rental vehicle.
When you attend a Duke TIP Institute, you will experience college life first-hand.
In addition to studying college-level material in one of the courses below, you'll spend time attending workshops focused on the college admissions process, living in residence halls, and touring the beautiful campus of Duke University in North Carolina or New College in Florida.
With the prospect of college just around the corner, the opportunity to experience college life prior to attending can be a beneficial experience, and can assist you in reaching your maximum potential.
- Institute of Advanced Mathematics: Dynamical Systems and Chaos Theory–07/06-07/20 (Duke University, Durham, NC)
Institute of Advanced Mathematics: Dynamical Systems and Chaos Theory
Duke University, Durham, NC
- Open to students currently enrolled in Grades 9–12
- July 6, 2013–July 20, 2013
- $3,650 Airfare, books, and some meals not included
Watch a video about the course on YouTube.
Learn why phenomena such as the motion of galaxies and planets, population growth, and weather patterns behave "chaotically."
Discover the splendor of fractals, a mathematical object of immense beauty and infinite complexity.
Learn about advanced applications of complex numbers, otherwise known as "imaginary" numbers, and recent developments in dynamical systems, one of the most active branches of mathematics.
Students may have the opportunity to take academic field trips or engage in residential activities that take place off campus.
Students will be transported by Duke TIP staff members in a rental vehicle.
Students will visit select locations on and off of the Duke University campus in groups of two or more without adult supervision, but will not be permitted off campus without adult supervision after dark (9 PM at the latest) throughout the duration of the program.
When you attend a Duke TIP Institute, you will experience college life first-hand.
In addition to studying college-level material in one of the courses below, you'll spend time attending workshops focused on the college admissions process, living in residence halls, and touring the beautiful campus of Duke University in North Carolina or New College in Florida.
With the prospect of college just around the corner, the opportunity to experience college life prior to attending can be a beneficial experience, and can assist you in reaching your maximum potential.
- Songs from the Sea: Inst of Sensory Biology and Neuroscience of Marine Organisms–07/13-07/27 (New College, Sarasota, FL)
Songs from the Sea: Inst of Sensory Biology and Neuroscience of Marine Organisms
New College, Sarasota, FL
- Open to students currently enrolled in Grades 9–12
- July 13, 2013–July 27, 2013
- $3,650 Airfare, books, and some meals not included
Watch a video about the course on YouTube.
Learn about cutting edge research in marine biology, ecology, conservation, acoustics, cognition, and neurobiology.
Visit research and aquarium facilities to observe animal training, rehabilitation, and research procedures.
Study the environmental effects of industry on marine mammal mortality and engage in hands-on activities with live organisms.
Students will be transported by Duke TIP staff members in a rental vehicle.
Field trips may include a boat tour through various Florida ecosystems, beach picnics, an overnight visit to The Florida Aquarium, and Disney's Epcot Center.
Duke TIP reserves the right to make alterations to the field trips schedule and activities.
When you attend a Duke TIP Institute, you will experience college life first-hand.
In addition to studying college-level material in one of the courses below, you'll spend time attending workshops focused on the college admissions process, living in residence halls, and touring the beautiful campus of Duke University in North Carolina or New College in Florida.
With the prospect of college just around the corner, the opportunity to experience college life prior to attending can be a beneficial experience, and can assist you in reaching your maximum potential.
- The Futures Institute: Shaping Tomorrow Now–06/15-06/29 (Duke University, Durham, NC)
The Futures Institute: Shaping Tomorrow Now
Duke University, Durham, NC
- Open to students currently enrolled in Grades 9–12
- June 15, 2013–June 29, 2013
- $3,650 Airfare, books, and some meals not included
Watch a video about the course on YouTube.
Discover emerging trends in sustainability, nanotechnology, urbanization, biotechnology, medicine, artificial intelligence, robotics, brain science, and digital communication.
Create working strategies and bold responses to real world questions, helping to establish global transformation and solve planetary dilemmas.
Develop critical thinking that puts you on the cutting edge of social change and human development.
Develop a deeper understanding of the driving forces that are producing a rapidly expanding, volatile, and increasingly complex future.
Understand major cultural and economic shifts that can position you as a leader of tomorrow.
Students may have the opportunity to take academic field trips or engage in residential activities that take place off campus.
Students will be transported by Duke TIP staff members in a rental vehicle.
Students will be permitted to visit select locations on and off of the Duke University campus in groups of two or more without adult supervision, but will not be permitted off campus without adult supervision after dark (9 PM at the latest) throughout the duration of the program.
When you attend a Duke TIP Institute, you will experience college life first-hand.
In addition to studying college-level material in one of the courses below, you'll spend time attending workshops focused on the college admissions process, living in residence halls, and touring the beautiful campus of Duke University in North Carolina or New College in Florida.
With the prospect of college just around the corner, the opportunity to experience college life prior to attending can be a beneficial experience, and can assist you in reaching your maximum potential.
- The Institute of Amphibian Biology and Conservation–07/13-07/27 (New College, Sarasota, FL) No longer accepting applications
The Institute of Amphibian Biology and Conservation
New College, Sarasota, FL
- Open to students currently enrolled in Grades 9–12
- July 13, 2013–July 27, 2013
- $3,650 Airfare, books, and some meals not included
Watch a video about the course on YouTube.
Investigate how and why amphibians and reptiles have been so successful as species and examine the adaptations that have allowed them to diversify and live in a wide variety of habitats.
Through research with live animals, understand biological concepts such as biodiversity, experiment design, data analysis, and more complex biological concepts.
Examine the amphibian?s role as a key bio-indicator, including how the same characteristics that defined amphibians at the beginning are now central to their struggle against extinction and global anthropomorphic disturbance.
Study major techniques of applied ecological research.
Students may have the opportunity to take academic field trips or engage in residential activities that take place off campus.
Students will be transported by Duke TIP staff members in a rental vehicle.
Students will visit select locations on and off of campus in groups of two or more without adult supervision, but will not be permitted off campus without adult supervision after dark (9 PM at the latest) throughout the duration of the program.
When you attend a Duke TIP Institute, you will experience college life first-hand.
In addition to studying college-level material in one of the courses below, you'll spend time attending workshops focused on the college admissions process, living in residence halls, and touring the beautiful campus of Duke University in North Carolina or New College in Florida.
With the prospect of college just around the corner, the opportunity to experience college life prior to attending can be a beneficial experience, and can assist you in reaching your maximum potential.
- The Institute of Clinical Psychology - Session 1–06/15-06/29 (Duke University, Durham, NC)
The Institute of Clinical Psychology - Session 1
Duke University, Durham, NC
- Open to students currently enrolled in Grades 9–12
- June 15, 2013–June 29, 2013
- $3,650 Airfare, books, and some meals not included
Watch a video about the course on YouTube.
Analyze special topics in clinical psychology such as identity formation, relationship therapy, health psychology, neuropsychology, and cognitive neuroscience.
Learn how clinical psychologists understand and assess personality, psychopathology, and intelligence and explore how this understanding translates to intervention and treatment modalities.
Learn how clinical psychologists approach ethical dilemmas and apply ethical decision-making to research and practice.
Students will be transported by Duke TIP staff members in a rental vehicle.
Students will visit select locations on and off of the Duke University campus in groups of two or more without adult supervision, but will not be permitted off campus without adult supervision after dark (9 PM at the latest) throughout the duration of the program.
When you attend a Duke TIP Institute, you will experience college life first-hand.
In addition to studying college-level material in one of the courses below, you'll spend time attending workshops focused on the college admissions process, living in residence halls, and touring the beautiful campus of Duke University in North Carolina or New College in Florida.
With the prospect of college just around the corner, the opportunity to experience college life prior to attending can be a beneficial experience, and can assist you in reaching your maximum potential.
- The Institute of Clinical Psychology - Session 2–07/06-07/20 (Duke University, Durham, NC)
The Institute of Clinical Psychology - Session 2
Duke University, Durham, NC
- Open to students currently enrolled in Grades 9–12
- July 6, 2013–July 20, 2013
- $3,650 Airfare, books, and some meals not included
Watch a video about the course on YouTube.
Analyze special topics in clinical psychology such as identity formation, relationship therapy, health psychology, neuropsychology, and cognitive neuroscience.
Learn how clinical psychologists understand and assess personality, psychopathology, and intelligence and explore how this understanding translates to intervention and treatment modalities.
Learn how clinical psychologists approach ethical dilemmas and apply ethical decision-making to research and practice.
Students will be transported by Duke TIP staff members in a rental vehicle.
Students will visit select locations on and off of the Duke University campus in groups of two or more without adult supervision, but will not be permitted off campus without adult supervision after dark (9 PM at the latest) throughout the duration of the program.
When you attend a Duke TIP Institute, you will experience college life first-hand.
In addition to studying college-level material in one of the courses below, you'll spend time attending workshops focused on the college admissions process, living in residence halls, and touring the beautiful campus of Duke University in North Carolina or New College in Florida.
With the prospect of college just around the corner, the opportunity to experience college life prior to attending can be a beneficial experience, and can assist you in reaching your maximum potential.
- The Institute of Human Genetics - Session 1–06/15-06/29 (Duke University, Durham, NC) No longer accepting applications
The Institute of Human Genetics - Session 1
Duke University, Durham, NC
- Open to students currently enrolled in Grades 9–12
- June 15, 2013–June 29, 2013
- $3,650 Airfare, books, and some meals not included
Watch a video about the course on YouTube.
Discover modern techniques used in the identification of human disease genes, including mapping and identification of genes, conferring susceptibility to Mendelian and complex diseases.
Delve into cutting-edge human genetic research, human gene expression, pharmacogenomics, and epigenetic control of DNA, SNP genotyping, gene sequencing, forensic biology, and medical genetics.
Create an individual laboratory project and gain hands-on experience with innovative technology while interacting with researchers who are studying a wide variety of diseases.
Students may have the opportunity to take academic field trips or engage in residential activities that take place off campus.
Students will be transported by Duke TIP staff members in a rental vehicle.
Students will visit select locations on and off of the Duke University campus in groups of two or more without adult supervision, but will not be permitted off campus without adult supervision after dark (9 PM at the latest) throughout the duration of the program.
When you attend a Duke TIP Institute, you will experience college life first-hand.
In addition to studying college-level material in one of the courses below, you'll spend time attending workshops focused on the college admissions process, living in residence halls, and touring the beautiful campus of Duke University in North Carolina or New College in Florida.
With the prospect of college just around the corner, the opportunity to experience college life prior to attending can be a beneficial experience, and can assist you in reaching your maximum potential.
- The Institute of Human Genetics - Session 2–07/06-07/20 (Duke University, Durham, NC) No longer accepting applications
The Institute of Human Genetics - Session 2
Duke University, Durham, NC
- Open to students currently enrolled in Grades 9–12
- July 6, 2013–July 20, 2013
- $3,650 Airfare, books, and some meals not included
Watch a video about the course on YouTube.
Discover modern techniques used in the identification of human disease genes, including mapping and identification of genes, conferring susceptibility to Mendelian and complex diseases.
Delve into cutting-edge human genetic research, human gene expression, pharmacogenomics, and epigenetic control of DNA, SNP genotyping, gene sequencing, forensic biology, and medical genetics.
Create an individual laboratory project and gain hands-on experience with innovative technology while interacting with researchers who are studying a wide variety of diseases.
Students may have the opportunity to take academic field trips or engage in residential activities that take place off campus.
Students will be transported by Duke TIP staff members in a rental vehicle.
Students will visit select locations on and off of the Duke University campus in groups of two or more without adult supervision, but will not be permitted off campus without adult supervision after dark (9 PM at the latest) throughout the duration of the program.
When you attend a Duke TIP Institute, you will experience college life first-hand.
In addition to studying college-level material in one of the courses below, you'll spend time attending workshops focused on the college admissions process, living in residence halls, and touring the beautiful campus of Duke University in North Carolina or New College in Florida.
With the prospect of college just around the corner, the opportunity to experience college life prior to attending can be a beneficial experience, and can assist you in reaching your maximum potential.
- Tropical Medicine and Ethnobiology–06/21-07/05 (Las Cruces, Costa Rica)
Tropical Medicine and Ethnobiology
Las Cruces, Costa Rica
- Open to students currently enrolled in Grades 10–12
- June 21, 2013–July 5, 2013
- $3,950 Airfare, books, and some meals not included
Watch a video about the course on YouTube.
Explore the relationships between tropical medicine, ethnobiology, and ecology while investigating many issues related to health and social sciences.
Learn from doctors and guest lecturers who offer insight into specific fields of tropical medicine, such as the Costa Rican public health system, agrotoxicology, and primary care in indigenous communities.
Become immersed in the culture of Costa Rica and hike through the spectacular rainforest to observe the Costa Rican wildlife.
Meet indigenous cultures and learn from their traditional ecological wisdom.
- Water: the Institute of Science, Technology and Sustainability–07/13-07/27 (New College, Sarasota, FL)
Water: the Institute of Science, Technology and Sustainability
New College, Sarasota, FL
- Open to students currently enrolled in Grades 9–12
- July 13, 2013–July 27, 2013
- $3,650 Airfare, books, and some meals not included
Watch a video about the course on YouTube.
Delve into physics, chemistry, environmental science, and biology to understand watershed sciences and the anthropogenic impacts that threaten water resources.
Conduct laboratory analyses, both chemical and microbiological, to determine the health of Tampa Bay and the differences between bottled and tap water.
Explore a variety of Florida?s subtropical, coastal habitats and the organisms that inhabit them. Learn about environmental policies regarding water resources in the United States and abroad and produce a professional, scientific report on the state of water resources in your home town.
Students may have the opportunity to take academic field trips or engage in residential activities that take place off campus.
Students will be transported by Duke TIP staff members in a rental vehicle.
Students will visit select locations on and off of campus in groups of two or more without adult supervision, but will not be permitted off campus without adult supervision after dark (9 PM at the latest) throughout the duration of the program.
When you attend a Duke TIP Institute, you will experience college life first-hand.
In addition to studying college-level material in one of the courses below, you'll spend time attending workshops focused on the college admissions process, living in residence halls, and touring the beautiful campus of Duke University in North Carolina or New College in Florida.
With the prospect of college just around the corner, the opportunity to experience college life prior to attending can be a beneficial experience, and can assist you in reaching your maximum potential.
- Wonders in the Waves: Inst of Marine Research and Biological Study of Sea Life–07/13-07/27 (New College, Sarasota, FL)
Wonders in the Waves: Inst of Marine Research and Biological Study of Sea Life
New College, Sarasota, FL
- Open to students currently enrolled in Grades 9–12
- July 13, 2013–July 27, 2013
- $3,650 Airfare, books, and some meals not included
Watch a video about the course on YouTube.
Study the biology of dolphins, manatees, sharks, sea turtles, and tropical marine life.
Discover the distinct oceanographic systems of the Gulf of Mexico and conduct field research in those ecosystems.
Learn about the unusual and sometimes bizarre adaptations and behaviors that marine animals use for survival.
Explore mangrove forests, sea grass beds, barrier islands, and intertidal ecosystems and collect organisms for observation in the lab.
Students will be transported by Duke TIP staff members in a rental vehicle.
Field trips may include a boat tour through various Florida ecosystems, beach picnics, an overnight visit to The Florida Aquarium, and Disney's Epcot Center.
Duke TIP reserves the right to make alterations to the field trips schedule and activities.
When you attend a Duke TIP Institute, you will experience college life first-hand.
In addition to studying college-level material in one of the courses below, you'll spend time attending workshops focused on the college admissions process, living in residence halls, and touring the beautiful campus of Duke University in North Carolina or New College in Florida.
With the prospect of college just around the corner, the opportunity to experience college life prior to attending can be a beneficial experience, and can assist you in reaching your maximum potential.
Arts and Humanities
- A Writer's Art: Creative Writing–06/17-07/01 (Ghost Ranch, New Mexico)
A Writer's Art: Creative Writing
Ghost Ranch, New Mexico
- Open to students currently enrolled in Grades 9–12
- June 17, 2013–July 1, 2013
- $3,550 Airfare, books, and some meals not included
Watch a video about the course on YouTube.
Develop a creative writing style, learn professional writing techniques, participate in supportive critique workshops, and experience the process of writing.
Visit with local artists and writers, explore Taos Pueblo, hike through areas such as Chimney Rock and Box Canyon, and experience the local history and culture of New Mexico.
Immerse yourself in the creative process and enjoy the natural landscape.
Develop strategies for creating characters, setting, and plot; hone descriptive techniques; and learn to read with a writer's eye.
Students may have the opportunity to take academic field trips or engage in residential activities that take place on and off the Ghost Ranch property.
Students will be transported by Duke TIP staff members in a rental vehicle.
Students will be hiking through the New Mexico desert and taking field trips to various locations.
With parental permission, students may be permitted to participate in a low ropes course.
- Institute of Architecture: Living Green/Building Green–06/15-06/29 (Duke University, Durham, NC)
Institute of Architecture: Living Green/Building Green
Duke University, Durham, NC
- Open to students currently enrolled in Grades 9–12
- June 15, 2013–June 29, 2013
- $3,650 Airfare, books, and some meals not included
Watch a video about the course on YouTube.
Investigate international viewpoints on high-performance design and research important green building projects worldwide.
Experience 21st century architecture at Duke University's "Smart House," where technology and contemporary design combine to create a living laboratory in which residents test the limits of green building systems.
Study the relationship of the natural environment to the rapidly evolving fields of energy conservation, alternative power generation, biomimicry, and material science and use your imagination to design a sustainable building of your own creation.
Explore innovation through hand drawing, three-dimensional computer modeling, interactive workshops, and peer-to-peer discussions.
Students may have the opportunity to take academic field trips or engage in residential activities that take place off campus.
Students will be transported by Duke TIP staff members in a rental vehicle.
Students will visit select locations on and off of the Duke University campus in groups of two or more without adult supervision, but will not be permitted off campus without adult supervision after dark (9 PM at the latest) throughout the duration of the program.
When you attend a Duke TIP Institute, you will experience college life first-hand.
In addition to studying college-level material in one of the courses below, you'll spend time attending workshops focused on the college admissions process, living in residence halls, and touring the beautiful campus of Duke University in North Carolina or New College in Florida.
With the prospect of college just around the corner, the opportunity to experience college life prior to attending can be a beneficial experience, and can assist you in reaching your maximum potential.