Learning Where you Live (UNILWYL)Cornell University
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Course descriptions provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.
Last Updated
- Schedule of Classes - September 7, 2025 7:07PM EDT
Classes
UNILWYL 1122
Course Description
The purpose of this course is to give students the opportunity to explore the international field of film studies by watching, discussing, and writing about films that depict youth from a global perspective. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M
- Sep 8, 2025
Instructors
Menard, C
- M
- Sep 22, 2025
Instructors
Menard, C
- M
- Oct 6, 2025
Instructors
Menard, C
- M
- Oct 20, 2025
Instructors
Menard, C
- M
- Nov 3, 2025
Instructors
Menard, C
- M
- Nov 17, 2025
Instructors
Menard, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
This is a Learning Where You Live course.
UNILWYL 1136
Course Description
You are a sentient collection of chemicals that interacts all day long with chemicals in the world around you. You smell them, taste them, touch them, inhale them and ingest them. Some will kill you, others ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
UNILWYL 1140
Course Description
In this course, students will explore the surprising ways economics can shed light on the contemporary challenges we, as humans, face. There is no math in this course and no prior economics experience ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit S/U NoAud(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (no audit))
UNILWYL 1150
Course Description
Get ready for an adventure and prepare to embark on a journey through Cornell's beautiful campus in this one-of-a-kind course! From hidden gardens to majestic gorges, students will explore nature's wonders ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
UNILWYL 1156
Course Description
Optimizing Your First Year Experience: Queer Identities & Beyond is designed to provide community, education and supportive matriculation for our LGBTQIA+ and ally identifying students at Cornell University ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
UNILWYL 1160
Course Description
This class will experimentally investigate the science that underlies food preparation techniques and the tastes they produce. We will read about and discuss the relevant science for different culinary ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit S/U NoAud(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (no audit))
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- M
- Sep 8, 2025
Instructors
Nishimura, N
Schaffer, C
- M
- Sep 15, 2025
Instructors
Nishimura, N
Schaffer, C
- M
- Sep 22, 2025
Instructors
Nishimura, N
Schaffer, C
- M
- Oct 6, 2025
Instructors
Nishimura, N
Schaffer, C
- M
- Oct 20, 2025
Instructors
Nishimura, N
Schaffer, C
- M
- Nov 3, 2025
Instructors
Nishimura, N
Schaffer, C
- M
- Nov 10, 2025
Instructors
Nishimura, N
Schaffer, C
- M
- Nov 24, 2025
Instructors
Nishimura, N
Schaffer, C
- M
- Dec 1, 2025
Instructors
Nishimura, N
Schaffer, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Primarily intended for: first-years undergraduate students.
This is a Learning Where You Live course.
UNILWYL 1402
Course Description
Rose Scholars program is an interdisciplinary course available only to residents of Flora Rose House. The program requires weekly participation in one of about five guided trips, workshops, discussions, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit S/U NoAud(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (no audit))
UNILWYL 1404
Course Description
This interdisciplinary course serves as a gateway for engagement in the Alice Cook House living and learning community, which is part of the West Campus House System. This guest speaker series is an informal ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
UNILWYL 1406
Course Description
On a weekly basis, Bethe Ansatz brings together students, Cornell faculty, and other distinguished guests for informal, substantive engagement around a wide range of issues and endeavors: intellectual, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
UNILWYL 1407
Course Description
Join us for "Conversations at Keeton," an engaging informal discussion every Wednesday evening. This series showcases guest speakers who share their insights and experiences, often addressing the pressing ... view course details
Seven Week - First.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit S/U NoAud(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (no audit))
UNILWYL 1408
Course Description
The cafe series is a weekly informal discussion held every Wednesday evening. The cafe features guest speakers who share their experience and expertise and often speak to challenging issues of our time. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
UNILWYL 1414
Course Description
This course is designed to expose students to potential career paths in a variety of fields including healthcare, law and government, non-profits and service, tech and engineering, consulting, creative ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
UNILWYL 1420
Course Description
Using a public health approach, Sexual Citizenship draws on the Sexual Health Initiative to Foster Transformation (SHIFT) study from Columbia University and the work of Jennifer Hirsh and Seamus Kahn, ... view course details
Seven Week - Second.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit S/U NoAud(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (no audit))
UNILWYL 1430
Course Description
How are notions of race, gender and sexuality shaped through reality dating shows? How does reality television normalize surveillance? Why are networks and streaming services investing in new reality television ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit S/U NoAud(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (no audit))
UNILWYL 1515
Course Description
This course will be a space for genuine conversation about and across political differences. Throughout the course, students will connect with themselves and others about who they are, what they believe, ... view course details
Seven Week - Second.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit S/U NoAud(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (no audit))
UNILWYL 1560
Course Description
What happens to the human when it is enhanced by machines? For over a century, writers have imagined how technology might transform what it means to be human. In this seven-week course, students will examine ... view course details
Seven Week - Second.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)