Course Descriptions

An explanation of instructional tracks, including an explanation of relative course complexity.

NEW! Revised course descriptions for 2008 are now available. We will begin accepting applications on February 20, 2008.

Use the form below to search for courses in the Summer Program. You can search by course title, instructor, or for keywords anywhere in the course description.

Browse the Summer Program Courses

• Track I
• Track II
• Track III: Four Weeks
• Track III: Three to Five Days
• Substantive Workshops: Four Weeks
• Substantive Workshops: Three to Five Days

Syllabi from previous Summer Programs are also available online.

Our time schedule provides a brief overview of the course titles, as well as listing the dates and times on which these courses will be presented.

An alphabetical listing of instructors from the 2008 Summer Program.

There are educational programs offered during the summer by other units at the Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, as well. You may wish to take a look at the Survey Research Center Summer Institute.