Drew Minicourses Spring 2012

The Spring Term in 2012 continues the twentieth year of the program of Drew University Minicourses at the Madison Public Library. To date these noncredit courses have drawn more than 3000 students from over 60 communities throughout northern New Jersey. Student response has been enthusiastic, with many people returning for classes each term. Several have taken more than 75 courses and over a hundred people have taken ten or more!

The courses are intended to be suitable for the general public without any prerequisites. However they are taught at a level consistent with Drew University’s outstanding academic reputation. The faculty members are chosen both for their scholarship and for their ability as lecturers. All of our teachers this term have given minicourses before and are returning at popular request.

There are no examinations, grades, or required reading, but reading lists are made available for those who wish to further broaden their knowledge. Lectures are recorded for the use of those who find it necessary to miss a class. The classroom is accessible to all.

  • Noncredit short courses by the faculty of Drew University and others.
  • Open to anyone in the general public interested in learning for pleasure.
  • Minicourse format: one two-hour class per week for five weeks.
  • Offered on weekdays during the day.
  • Classes at the Public Library in Madison, New Jersey.
  • Tuition for one course is $85, and $65 for each additional course
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Registration Form  ( Call (973) 408-3118 for information on a possible snow closing.)

  • Russian Musical Genius: Despite Stalin              Instructor: Robert Butts

    • Five Wednesdays: February 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; 1:30-3:30 PM

  • The English Sonnet                             Instructor: Frank Occhiogrosso

    • Five Thursdays: February 2, 9, 16, 23; March 1; 1:30-3:30 PM

  • The Power of the American Presidency, 1945 to the Present           Instructor: J. Perry Leavell

    • Five Mondays: January 30; February 6, 13,20, 27; 1:30-3:30 PM
    • Five Mondays: March 19, 26; April 2, 9, 16; 1:30-3:30 PM
    • Note an additional series has been added!

  • Biomedical Ethics                            Instructor: Darrell Cole

    • Five Tuesdays: March 20, 27; April 3, 10, 24; 10 AM – 12N                              Note: No class on April 17

  • Writing Their Times:History, Society, and Memory in Great French Novels            Instructor: Andre Benhaim

    • Five Wednesdays: March 21; April 4, 11, 18, 25; 10 AM – 12 N                   Note: No class on March 28

  • The Religions of Ancient Israel                                           Instructor: William Stroker

    • Five Wednesdays: March 21, 28; April 4, 11, 18; 1:30-3:30 PM

 

Drew University Minicourses at the Madison Public Library are jointly sponsored by the Friends of the Madison Public Library, 39 Keep Street, Madison, NJ 07940 and the Drew University Office of Graduate and Lifelong Studies, Drew University, Madison, NJ 07940  telephone (973) 408-3118.