The Canon

A text + a film + an album, every unit, all eight semesters.

HUM 101The Ancient World2 u · day 1 live
HUM 102Rome to the Renaissance2 u · coming soon
HUM 201The Enlightenment2 u · coming soon
HUM 202The Industrial Mind2 u · coming soon
HUM 301The Age of Intelligence2 u · coming soon
HUM 302Ethics & Statecraft2 u · coming soon
HUM 401The California Canon2 u · coming soon
HUM 402The Long View2 u · coming soon

Mathematics & Science

Physical before formal — the ocean, the ramp, the studio.

MATH 110Calculus I4 u · day 1 live
PHYS 110Mechanics4 u · day 1 live
MATH 120Calculus II4 u · coming soon
PHYS 120Waves, Energy & Fluids4 u · coming soon
MATH 210Linear Algebra4 u · coming soon
MATH 220Probability & Statistics4 u · coming soon

Computation & Intelligent Systems

Code and AI as a native medium; unassisted exams keep it honest.

CS 110Programming Fundamentals4 u · day 1 live
CS 120Computational Thinking & Systems4 u · coming soon
CS 210Data Structures & Algorithms4 u · coming soon
CS 220Machine Learning I4 u · coming soon
CS 320Human-AI Collaboration as Craft4 u · coming soon

Rhetoric & Epistemics

Writing with force; knowing what's true.

RHET 110Writing Seminar4 u · coming soon
RHET 210Epistemic Self-Defense4 u · coming soon

Culture & Signal

One unit per year — how music, images, scenes, and signals move.

SIG 101How Music Moves1 u · coming soon
SIG 201How Images Move1 u · coming soon
SIG 301How Scenes Form1 u · coming soon
SIG 401How to Build a Signal1 u · coming soon

The Workshop

Every semester, a project team that ships.

WKSP 101–402The Workshop (Bottega)2/sem u · day 1 live

Field Term & Capstone

A real organization in Year 3; a defended original work in Year 4.

FLD 301Field Term4 u · coming soon
CAP 401–402Thesis / Venture Capstone4 u · coming soon

The Depths — eight studios, declared Year 2

Your concentration — Media, Design, or Engineering — prescribes four; the Crossing adds one from outside it.

ART 310Interactive Media & InterfacesMedia · Design4 u · coming soon
ART 320Film & the Moving ImageMedia4 u · coming soon
ART 330Music Production & Sound DesignMedia4 u · coming soon
ART 410Generative Media & Creative CodeMedia · Design4 u · coming soon
CS 310Machine Learning II / AI SystemsEngineering4 u · coming soon
ENGR 310Mechanical Design & FabricationDesign · Engineering4 u · coming soon
ENGR 320Embedded Systems & SensorsDesign · Engineering4 u · coming soon
ENGR 410Robotics & Autonomous SystemsEngineering4 u · coming soon