IAP 2021 | Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Courses

 

 

Greetings MIT Students


The January 2021 Independent Activities Period (IAP) is now underway, running from January 4-29, on virtual platforms.  

Here follow some of the terrific activities available from fields in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.

Explore, have fun, and be your whole self at MIT!  

 


Humanities

 

Comparative Media Studies / Writing

The Writer’s Group
DJ History, Technique, and Technology

http://student.mit.edu/iap/ns81.html

 

Global Languages

Brasilidatde Workshops in Capoeira, Dance, and Percussion
http://student.mit.edu/iap/ns134.html

 

Literature

The Pleasures of Poetry
http://student.mit.edu/iap/ns195.html

 

Stand-Up Comedy Crash Course

http://student.mit.edu/iap/ns154.html

 


Social Sciences

 

Center for International Studies, 9 activities including:

Global Partnerships in a Time of Crisis
Denmark Green Campus Challenge

President Biden’s Foreign Policy Challenges: Views from Abroad
See all at: http://student.mit.edu/iap/ns62.html

 

Economics, 13 activities including:

Countering Rising Poverty
The Economics of Partisan Gerrymandering

Visualizing Data for Beginners
See all at:  http://student.mit.edu/iap/ns103.html

 

Security Studies Program

All sessions will be via Zoom, using the same meeting link found below
https://mit.zoom.us/j/95155652560
Meeting ID: 951 5565 2560
US : +1 646 558 8656 or +1 669 900 6833

Marine Corps Tips for Peak Performance
Thursday, January 14, 3-4:30 PM

Afghanistan Negotiations 2019-2020
Wednesday, January 20, 12-1:30 PM

Fighter Fundamentals
Thursday, January 21, 3-4:30 PM

Perspectives from a military advisor: Advising the Iraqi Army, Kurdish Peshmerga, and Saudi Army
Tuesday, January 26, 12-1:30 PM

Freedom of Navigation Operations: Brinkmanship from a Birds-Eye View
Thursday, January 28, 3-4:30 PM

 



Music and Theater Arts

 

Music and Theater, including
Classical Music in the Social Media Generation

Collision Shop
http://student.mit.edu/iap/ns268.html

 

See the complete list of IAP opportunities here.