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.