GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY PRE-COLLEGE ONLINE PROGRAM Location: Washington, DC Program Delivery: Online Age: 13+ Gender: Coed Dates: Courses available throughout the year Session Length: One Week, Two Weeks, Four Weeks Categories: Business, Medicine, STEM Sub-Categories: Cybersecurity, Entrepreneurship, International Relations, International Law, Investing, Journalism, Law, Pre-Med, Politics and Government, Psychology, STEM, Surgery Cost: $1495 Website: bit.ly/gu_tisummerguide2023
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At Georgetown, we believe that you’re more than a mind. You’re an individual with unique talents, dreams, and passions. Our longheld Jesuit tradition of cura personalis means “care for the whole person,” and our goal in creating these new online courses is to provide a holistic experience for you. As an individual with unique talents, dreams and passions, you deserve the opportunity to develop and refine what makes you you. Georgetown University now offers pre-college online courses for students ages 13 and older. Each features dynamic video lessons by renowned Georgetown faculty and support from your mentors. The program is available year-round, and the online format enables you to study anywhere, anytime, at your own pace.
Available Courses: Becoming an Entrepreneur: An Inside Look at Innovation It is said that entrepreneurs can see a need before people even have it on their radar. Entrepreneurship is also the story of success and failure. In this course, you will learn what goes into launching a business. You will identify your target customer, create a story for your product, write a business model, and practice leadership behaviors that can inspire
a team, prove out ideas, and test your brand concept. If you want to know how to take an idea all the way through to an on-the-shelf product or service, this course is for you. Becoming an Investor: An Inside Look at Finance This fascinating course navigates the complex world of finance by breaking down the basic mechanics of financial markets. You’ll learn how valuation models are used to determine a company’s value and how its value affects the price of its stock. You’ll apply what you learn to create an investment portfolio that meets your investment goals. If you see a future investing for individuals or for companies, this course is for you. Becoming a Surgeon: Skills, Specialties, and Diseases Have you always been fascinated by how surgeons save lives? Is it your dream to dive into the world of surgery? This is a course for people who love the challenge of diagnosing a disease and treating it through surgery. Study diseases of the abdomen and create your own model of the major organs and vascular structures. Learn about emerging technologies, such as robotics and digital scanning. Discover the jobs of an OR team and hear from specialists like