Want fieldwork during Winter Study?
Options for Winter Study courses involving local fieldwork opportunities include:
- Teaching hands-on elementary science using Zebrafish (CLIA 11)
- Teaching in New York City (SPEC 28)
- Becoming an IRS-certified Volunteer Income Tax Preparer (ECON 22)
- Local Education Policy and Practice (PSYC 11)
- Mentoring at-risk youth (PSCI 22)
The following winter study courses involve some form of experiential learning. For full course descriptions, please view current Winter Study course offerings.
AFR 20/ARTS 20/WGSS 20 Performing Self-Portraiture in the Age of Instagram
AFR 24/REL 24 Touring Black Religion in the South
AMST 10 New(ish) And Rare: Special Collections in the 20th Century
AMST 11/HIST 10 North Adams: Past, Present and Future
AMST 14 The Davis Center Histories
AMST 15/MUS 15 Contemporary American Songwriting
ANTH 15 Photographic Literacy and Personal Vision
ARTH 11/PSCI 11 Editorial Cartooning and the Art of Propaganda
ARTH 17 Architectural Models
ARTH 19 21st Century Museums–From Inner Workings to the Future Vision of Culture Making
ARTS 12 Portrait Painting: from Fayum Mummies to the Obamas
ARTS 13 Creative Portraiture in the Darkroom
ARTS 14 Results Must Vary
ARTS 15/THEA 15 Shadow Puppetry
ARTS 16/CHEM 16 Glass and Glassblowing
BIOL 13 Intro to Animal Tracking
BIOL 25/ENVI 25 Sustainable Agriculture in California
CHEM 10 Persuasive Presentation–Maximize your Impact
CHEM 22 Introduction to Research in Environmental Analytical Chemistry
COMP 10 Constructing Gender and Body in the Gym
CSCI 11 Hour of Code
CSCI 12 Stained Glass Tiling
CSCI 16 Introduction to Tech Entrepreneurship
CSCI 28 Solution Design: from Ideas to Implementation
DANC 10 Funk Styles/Hip-Hop Dance: Technique, Improvisation, Choreography
ECON 12 Public Speaking
ECON 13 Essential Tools for Startups to Change Good Ideas to Successful Businesses and Organizations
ECON 18 Games!
ECON 22/POEC 22 Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
ECON 23 Investing
ECON 24 Economics, Geography and Appreciation of Wine
ECON 27 Quilting Inspired by Gee’s Bend
ECON 28 Solution Design: from Ideas to Implementation
ENGL 11 The Brontes and the Visual Art Journal
ENGL 12 The Art of Telling a Good Story
ENGL 14 Humor Writing and Analysis
ENGL 17 How to Write Auto-Fiction
ENGL 19 Screenwriting Challenge: The Tale of an Underappreciated Musical Genius
ENGL 20 Winter Naturalist’s Journal
ENGL 25 Journalism Today
ENVI 15 From Basalt to Balsam to Beavers: The Natural History of New England
ENVI 18 Games!
ENVI 19 Methods in Environmental Chemistry
ENVI 20 Winter Naturalist’s Journal
ENVI 26 Material Culture and Craft of 19th Century Coastal New England
GEOS 11 River Restoration in Practice
JLST 14 Mock Trial
LEAD 13 Practical Preparation For Work After Williams: Standing Out Instead of Fitting In!
LEAD 18 Wilderness Leadership in Emergency Care
MAST 25 Material Culture and Craft of 19th Century Coastal New England
MATH 12 The Mathematics of Lego Bricks
MATH 13 The Mathematics of SET (and other games)
MATH 15 Self Care: Exploring Acupressure, Reflexology, and Aromatherapy
MATH 17 Modern Dance–the Muller Technique
MUS 12/STAT 12 The Sacred Harp: History, Traditions, and Practice of Shape-Note Singing
MUS 10 Winter Study Chamber Orchestra (WiSCO)
MUS 13 The Golden Age of Gospel Music
MUS 14/THEA 14 Classic and Contemporary Musical Theater
AMST 15 /MUS 15 Contemporary American Songwriting
MUS 16 Zimbabwean Music Collaboration
MUS 25 Creative Art Projects inspired by Southern Florida Native American Indian History & Culture
PHIL 13 Boxing
PHIL 14 Yoga and a Grounded Life
PHIL 25 Eye Care and Culture in the Atlantic Coast Regions of Nicaragua
PHYS 13 Electronics
PHYS 15/SPEC 13 Cooking for the Real World
PHYS 16 The Way Things Work
ECON 22/POEC 22 Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
PSCI 16 The Martial Art of Politics–Aikido, Gandhi, and King
PSCI 21 Fieldwork in Public Affairs and Private Non-Profits
PSCI 22 Learning Intervention for Teens
PSYC 11 Designing Your Life and Career after Williams
PSYC 13 Practical Preparation For Work After Williams: Standing Out Instead of Fitting In!
PSYC 14 JA SelCom
PSYC 15 Ephquilts! An Introduction to Traditional Quilting
PSYC 16 Self Compassion: The Benefits and Challenges
PSYC 21 Psychology Internships
PSYC 23 Gaudino Fellowship: Immersive Engagement and Reflection
PHLH 13 Behavioral Health Prevention and Middle School Leadership Development
PHLH 25 Public Health, Education, and Community Action in Rural India
REL 12 The Mumonkan and Tathagata Zen: An Exploration of Mind
REL 14 Mountain Religion
REL 25 Yoga and Meditation in India: Theory and Practice
RUSS 25 Williams in Georgia
WGSS 25 Community Mobilization in Senegal for Public Health & Economic Empowerment
SPEC 10 Counseling Skills Intensive
SPEC 19 Healthcare Internships
SPEC 21 Experience in the Workplace: an Internship with Williams Alumni/Parents
SPEC 22 Outdoor Emergency Care
SPEC 24 Transformative Moments in the Education of a Preschool Child
SPEC 26 Field Work in a Bay Area Start-up
SPEC 28 Class of 1959 Teach NYC Urban Education Program
SPEC 35 Making Pottery on the Potter’s Wheel
Megamenu Social