If you have a passion for STEM and would like to explore it before college, here is your chance to do so—with one of the world's leading research universities. The University of Rochester offers online courses in STEM designed for high school students ages 13 and up. The program is available year-round, and the online format lets you study anywhere, anytime, at your own pace.
The courses are 100% online, allowing you to complete the course whenever it works with your schedule. There will be 30 hours of overall course time over 2 or 4 weeks, depending on the session you choose, including recorded video lessons, unit assignments, and access to an expert mentor.
The STEM courses offered are:
Biomedical Engineering: Solving the Body’s Challenges with Technology
Artificial limbs and implantable devices, diagnostic screening equipment and technical advances to solve health problems — these are all made possible by Biomedical Engineering. This online course teaches you how to marry the techniques of engineering with biology and medicine. Identify the stages of engineering design, how to measure, collect and display data, and delve into topics around medical innovation. If you’re interested in a future in engineering or healthcare, you’ll love this course.
Intro to Video Game Design
Ever wondered what it takes to customize your own video game? In this course, you’ll do just that. Discover how digital games are built and the skills game designers and developers use. Learn the art of storytelling and the techniques used to embed puzzles, action-adventure, and drama. See interviews with top game designers and explore careers in the field. If you are a committed gamer, a tech wiz, or someone who is intrigued with design, this course is a must.
Personalized Medicine: Customizing Care Through Genetics
Why do some people respond well to certain therapies while others do not? If a parent has a particular disease, what are your chances of getting it? This course will unlock the mysteries of human genetics and connect specific patterns to traits and diseases. Learn about how the breakthroughs in Personalized Medicine are being used to create tests and treatments more precisely targeted than ever before. Study genomic sequencing. Practice reading gene data. Identify mutations that cause disease. Discover how genomic information makes you unique. Step into the brave new world of tomorrow’s medicine. If you’re thinking about taking pre-med in college or are interested in STEM, this course is for you.
Orthopedic Medicine: Treatments & Surgery
Arthritis. Osteoporosis. Degenerative joint disease. Cracks, breaks, and cancer. All are conditions that affect the bones, and all are treated by specialists in orthopedics. Delve into the surgical specialties and subspecialties of this competitive field. Study trauma; pediatric issues related to growth and development; total joint replacement for the knee; and injuries of the foot, hip, and ankle. Learn the most common orthopedic conditions, how they present in the body, and the broad range of operative and non-operative treatments available. If you think orthopedics could be in your future, this course is for you.
All course options, whether 2 or 4 weeks, have the identical educational content, learning materials, and number of assignments. The difference in length of course is due to time of year (not amount of instruction). We know the school year keeps you busy, so we’ve made the course longer during that time so that you can get assignments done.
Cost: $1,495
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