Courses

Below you will find the current course offerings listed by semester and then alphabetically by department. Students and Faculty should log in to workday.simmons.edu and view the live course listings for the current semester. The current semester listings below are updated weekly. If you have any questions about these courses, please contact the Registrar's Office at or 617-521-2111.

Summer 2025 Course Schedule

Last Updated: 04/25/2025 08:14PM

Children's Lit.

CHL 435B - Creators and Aesthetics

Provides a unique opportunity to examine the entire body of a writer's work. Develops critical skills through study of the developing, revised, and completed works on writer for children or young adults. Requires corollary readings of literary criticism. A book-by-book exploration of the writer's evolution, style, themes, ideology, and ultimately achievement with an eye to the connections between books and to the author's work as a whole. CHL courses are open ONLY to CHL (MA, MFA, MAMFA, MAMAT, MAMS) students; they are NOT open to UGs and they are not open to other GR students unless by consent.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
OL01 2025/05/20 - 2025/06/24
Tuesday
4:00PM - 7:50PM
TBD
2
TBD

CHL 509 - Summer Symposium and Institute

<div>In seminars during the Symposium, students study the works of speakers (writers, illustrators, publishers, critics) coming to the Institute. The Institute cuts across genre and age groups and engages one particular thematic focus through which to examine the current literature for young people.  Past topics have included:  &#34;Make Way,&#34; &#34;Love Letters,&#34; &#34;(Im)Possible Dreams.&#34;</div><b>Open to MA, MFA, MA/MFA, MA/MS students; other graduate students contact ChLit grad program director.</b>

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
OL01 2025/07/01 - 2025/07/27
Tuesday, Thursday
5:00PM - 7:50PM

Friday
5:00PM - 8:00PM

Saturday, Sunday
8:30AM - 7:30PM
Lauren Rizzuto
4
Main Campus

College of Health Sciences Online

CHSO 404 - Advanced Pathophysiology

This course is an organ system based advanced human pathophysiology course designed to teach the pathologic processes that underpin human diseases. Clinical case scenarios and discussions of common disease states across the lifespan are used to facilitate understanding of pathophysiologic concepts for more broad application to the clinical environment. The knowledge gained in this course provides the foundation for the management of primary care issues of individuals of all ages.<br /> 

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2025/05/13 - 2025/08/12
Tuesday
5:00PM - 7:00PM
Sarah Volkman
3
TBD
02 2025/05/14 - 2025/08/13
Wednesday
8:00AM - 10:00AM
Sarah Volkman
3
TBD

Connect

CNCT 201CD - Pathways to Career and Leadership

Pathways to Career and Leadership focuses on career and life planning. It represents a culmination of a two-course sequence that foregrounds the concepts of metacognition and self-directed learning. The course also focuses on the development of competencies in diversity, equity, and inclusion, and the refinement of leadership skills.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 TBD TBD
Stephen Pusateri
1
TBD

Communications

COMM 312CD - Health Communication

This class surveys the field of health communications, looking at work that is being done in the field at the interpersonal, intercultural, mass media, public health and public campaign levels. It provides an overview to the exciting work being done in this practical and evolving field of communication research.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2025/05/15 - 2025/08/21
Thursday
8:00PM - 9:20PM
Marcie McClellan Dumolga
4
TBD

Computer Science

CS 232CD - Data Structures

Considers topics including abstract data types and objects, strings, vectors, linked lists, stacks, queues, deques, sets, maps, trees, hash tables, and applications of data structures. Surveys fundamental algorithms, including geometric algorithms, graph algorithms, algorithms for string processing, and numerical algorithms. Discusses basic methods for the design and analysis of efficient algorithms.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2025/05/14 - 2025/08/20
Wednesday
6:00PM - 6:50PM
BJ Stubbs
4
TBD

CS 332CD - Algorithms

Surveys fundamental algorithms, including efficient search and sort algorithms, graph algorithms and dynamic programming. Discusses basic methods for the design and analysis of efficient algorithms. Students will understand the purpose and best use of alternatives from the rich canon of computational algorithms. Includes a weekly laboratory. 4 credits.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 TBD TBD
TBD
4
TBD

CS 335CD - Software Engineering

Students learn the principles of industry-quality software development through a series of team projects that require specific, efficient and maintainable code design and development. Team processes, critical thinking and problem solving skills will be emphasized.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 2025/05/13 - 2025/08/19
Tuesday
6:00PM - 7:50PM
Denise Carroll
4
TBD

CS 350 - Independent Study

Consent of instructor required. Requires a written proposal, regular meetings with faculty advisor, a final presentation, and a written report.

Section Section Dates Time Instructor Credits Location
01 TBD TBD
Denise Carroll
8
TBD
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