Learning Where you Live (UNILWYL)Cornell University

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Course descriptions provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

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UNILWYL 1122
Far from Hollywood: The Representation of Youth in Contemporary World Cinema

The purpose of this course is to give students the opportunity to explore the international field of film studies by watching, discussing, and writing about films that depict youth from a global perspective. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 20033 UNILWYL 1122   SEM 101

  •  
    • M
    • Sep 7 - Nov 30, 2025

    • Menard, C

    • M
    • Sep 22, 2025

    • Menard, C

    • M
    • Oct 6, 2025

    • Menard, C

    • M
    • Oct 20, 2025

    • Menard, C

    • M
    • Nov 3, 2025

    • Menard, C

    • M
    • Nov 17, 2025

    • Menard, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    This is a Learning Where You Live course.

UNILWYL 1136
Smell, Taste, Eat, Breathe: Chemistry of Everyday Life

You are a sentient collection of chemicals that interacts all day long with chemicals in the world around you. You smell them, taste them, touch them, inhale them and ingest them. Some will kill you, others ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 19231 UNILWYL 1136   SEM 101

  •  
    • M
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Kinsland, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    This is a Learning Where You Live course.

UNILWYL 1140
Everyday Economics

In this course, students will explore the surprising ways economics can shed light on the contemporary challenges we, as humans, face. There is no math in this course and no prior economics experience ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  •  6445 UNILWYL 1140   SEM 101

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    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Thomas, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment limited to: first-year students.
    This is a Learning Where You Live course.

UNILWYL 1150
Nature and Your Wellbeing

For description and learning outcomes, see PLSCI 1125. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  9674 UNILWYL 1150   LEC 001

  •  
    • T
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Fee, J

      Skelly, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    This is a Learning Where You Live course.

UNILWYL 1156
Optimizing Your First Year Experience: Queer Identities and Beyond

Optimizing Your First Year Experience: Queer Identities & Beyond is designed to provide community, education and supportive matriculation for our LGBTQIA+ and ally identifying students at Cornell University ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 19615 UNILWYL 1156   SEM 101

  •  
    • M
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Bouraad, T

      Menard, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Priority given to: Loving House residents.
    This is a Learning Where You Live course.

UNILWYL 1160
Sauteéd Science and Edible Engineering

This class will experimentally investigate the science that underlies food preparation techniques and the tastes they produce. We will read about and discuss the relevant science for different culinary ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 20968 UNILWYL 1160   SEM 101

  •  
    • M
    • Sep 8, 2025

    • Nishimura, N

      Schaffer, C

    • M
    • Sep 15, 2025

    • Nishimura, N

      Schaffer, C

    • M
    • Sep 22, 2025

    • Nishimura, N

      Schaffer, C

    • M
    • Oct 6, 2025

    • Nishimura, N

      Schaffer, C

    • M
    • Oct 20, 2025

    • Nishimura, N

      Schaffer, C

    • M
    • Nov 3, 2025

    • Nishimura, N

      Schaffer, C

    • M
    • Nov 10, 2025

    • Nishimura, N

      Schaffer, C

    • M
    • Nov 24, 2025

    • Nishimura, N

      Schaffer, C

    • M
    • Dec 1, 2025

    • Nishimura, N

      Schaffer, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Primarily intended for: first-years undergraduate students.
    This is a Learning Where You Live course.

UNILWYL 1402
Rose Scholars Program

Rose Scholars program is an interdisciplinary course available only to residents of Flora Rose House. The program requires weekly participation in one of about five guided trips, workshops, discussions, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  •  4351 UNILWYL 1402   SEM 101

    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Godowski, J

      Sassler, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Application required.
    This is a Learning Where You Live course.

    Instructor Consent Required (Add)

UNILWYL 1404
Cook Conversations and Community Engagement: Bridging Self and World

This interdisciplinary course serves as a gateway for engagement in the Alice Cook House living and learning community, which is part of the West Campus House System. This guest speaker series is an informal ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  4348 UNILWYL 1404   SEM 101

  •  
    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Khoury, B

      Plowright, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    This is a Learning Where You Live course.

UNILWYL 1406
Bethe Ansatz: Dialogues Across Disciplines

On a weekly basis, Bethe Ansatz brings together students, Cornell faculty, and other distinguished guests for informal, substantive engagement around a wide range of issues and endeavors: intellectual, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  4349 UNILWYL 1406   SEM 101

  •  
    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Alabi, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    This is a Learning Where You Live course.

UNILWYL 1407
Conversations at Keeton: Exploring Modern Influences in Our Lives

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - First. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 20309 UNILWYL 1407   SEM 101

  •  
    • W
    • Aug 25 - Oct 15, 2025

    • Anderson, L

      Lewis, K

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Priority given to: Keeton House residents.
    This is a Learning Where You Live course.

UNILWYL 1408
Carl Becker Café

The café series is a weekly informal discussion held every Wednesday evening. The café features guest speakers who share their experience and expertise and often speak to challenging issues of our time. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  4350 UNILWYL 1408   SEM 101

  •  
    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Leonard, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Priority given to: Becker House residents.
    This is a Learning Where You Live course.

UNILWYL 1414
Charting Your Career Pathway

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  •  9719 UNILWYL 1414   SEM 101

  •  
    • W
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Godowski, J

      Sassler, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    This is a Learning Where You Live course.

UNILWYL 1420
Sexual Citizenship

Using a public health approach, "Sexual Citizenship" draws on the Sexual Health Initiative to Foster Transformation (SHIFT) study from Columbia University and the work of Jennifer Hirsh and Seamus Kahn, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 10759 UNILWYL 1420   SEM 101

  •  
    • T
    • Oct 15 - Dec 5, 2025

    • Sassler, S

      Weiss, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    This is a Learning Where You Live course.

UNILWYL 1430
Reality Check: Labor, Identity and Culture in Reality TV

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 20404 UNILWYL 1430   SEM 101

  •  
    • T
    • Aug 25 - Nov 18, 2025

    • Berniker, T

      Leonard, L

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Priority given to: Becker House residents.
    This is a Learning Where You Live course.

UNILWYL 1515
Dialogue Across Political Differences

This course will be a space for genuine conversation about and across political differences. Throughout the course, students will connect with themselves and others about who they are, what they believe, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 10729 UNILWYL 1515   SEM 101

  •  
    • R
    • Oct 15 - Dec 5, 2025

    • Gomez, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    This is a Learning Where You Live course.

UNILWYL 1560
Bodies and Machines: Dreams (and Fears) of a Technological Future

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - Second. 

  • 1 Credit Sat/Unsat

  • 20983 UNILWYL 1560   SEM 101

  •  
    • M
    • Oct 15 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Epperson, E

      Recupero, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Please fill out the below form if you are interested in taking this course in the future. This will help the instructors gauge interest and plan future offerings of the course. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfCzE9UOUJBnKLAKMyvFy7tun6iJsh7EC8tJNNz6_ILAtinQQ/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=111063189955589669102
    This is a Learning Where You Live course.