Cool Classes
Explore America’s Coolest Classes
The Science and Culture of Chocolate. Economics of Piracy. Physics for Future Presidents. Even a cursory glance at the Rollins course catalog reveals that a top-ranked education doesn’t have to be boring. From Zombies, Killers, and Madman to Shakespeare’s A.R.S.E., Rollins’ imaginative professors are constantly dreaming up cool courses to keep their students locked in. Explore our ever-expanding collection of must-take Rollins College classes and go behind the scenes of some of the most interesting college courses you’ll find anywhere in the world.
October 28, 2022
Spooky Studies
From madmen to witches, we’re taking a look at some of the spookiest courses on offer at Rollins and how they’re challenging students to look beyond the surface of cultural ideas that have shaped societies for generations.
September 26, 2022
Cool Class: Data Visualization & Business Analytics
A trio of business students team up with community partners to provide key insights on the City of Winter Park.
May 03, 2022
Cool Class: Industrial Mathematics
Students in this independent study course experienced firsthand one of the many practical career applications of a math degree: working together to analyze data and find innovative solutions for real problems.
February 23, 2021
Cool Class: Difficult Dialogues in Health Communication
Tough conversations are the most meaningful in this community engagement class that offers a lifetime of takeaways.
October 29, 2020
Cool Class: AfroFantastic: Black Imagination and Agency in the American Experience
A new course for first-year students culminates with an exhibition at Rollins’ Cornell Fine Arts Museum.
August 10, 2020
Cool Class: Writing Books for & with Children
This honors course pairs students with preschoolers to explore the fine art of children’s literature—and the takeaways extend far beyond the creative process.
January 26, 2020
Cool Class: Sustainability Beyond the Classroom
Go inside this series of linked environmental studies courses to learn how Rollins students are exploring sustainability issues right at the source.
April 11, 2019
Cool Class: Applied Design Solutions
Hammers in hand, Rollins students are exploring big concepts by building a tiny house.
February 19, 2019
Cool Class: Food & Immigrant Cultures in Central Florida
This Intersession course taught Rollins students that just like there’s more to a recipe than a list of ingredients, there’s more to a population than statistics.
February 11, 2019
Cool Class: Researching American History
Rollins students explore the history of diversity and inclusion in education and at Rollins through the Pathways to Diversity grant.
November 20, 2018
Cool Class: The Art & Science of Cell Death
Inside the innovative Rollins course that fuses biology, technology, sculpture, and abstract thinking in unconventional ways.
Virtual Tour: Outdoor Classroom
Find out what a Rollins classroom is really like by going behind the scenes of one of English professor Jana Mathews’ creative courses in the Orlando Hall outdoor classroom.
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