3D Graphics & Gaming (YAP II)
Picture yourself at Pixar? Dreaming of a career with Dreamworks? This class taps into the fundamentals of visualization sciences and allows students hands on experience in the field of graphics and gaming. Using the latest technology and cutting edge software applications, students will learn advanced techniques in 3D programming, illustrative artistry, storyboard modeling, studio design, and graphics rendition to make their computer creations come to life!
Architecture: Designing Cities (YAP I)
Cities — so familiar to us, where most of us live, work, and play — are the least understood of all creation. What do cities do? How do they work? How do they get to be the way they are, and where they are going? Be a part of a design team that explores how professionals in diverse fields (city planning, architecture, civil engineering, landscape architecture, mechanical engineering, construction, business, etc) participate in the continuing evolution/creation of these complex living systems. Along with your team, design and build your own City!
Astronomy (YAP III)
NEW Class for 2010!
Launch yourself into a "five star" career! Students will explore the heavens and experience the excitement that Astronomy has to offer. Through their participation, campers will learn astronomical skills from telescope construction to electronic imaging. In the field and under the skies of College Station, students will operate research-class telescopes and technology to learn about the constellations, star brightness, formation and motion of galaxies, and more! This is a class that no (celestial) body will want to miss!
Attending Texas A&M University (YAP III) Class is Full for YAP III
Do you want to be an Aggie? This class will give you the information that you need to discover, apply, and (hopefully) get accepted to this fine institution. Meet with top staff members from the admissions department and learn exactly what to focus on in your last years of high school to improve your college application. Talk with individuals from the scholarship and financial aid departments to learn what money could be available for you to use to help pay your tuition. Learn about Texas A&M's honors program and see how you can continue to challenge yourself academically in your major and degree plan. And, learn all about "The Spirit of Aggieland" through a full campus tour and participation in a real Aggie Yell Practice. This class has it all and will give you the information you need to become a Fightin' Texas Aggie!
Broadcast Media (YAP I)
Get a high definition look at work behind the scenes and in front of the camera at a TV Station! Speak the lingo and get hands-on experience with studio cameras, audio boards, switchers, and teleprompters. Find out why it takes teamwork to produce and air a show. Visit settings other than television studios in which people work with video every day. Produce your own commercial advertisement, scripted, filmed, edited, and directed entirely by students.
Business: Advertising & Marketing (YAP II)
Think you have what it takes to be a "real man (or woman) of genius" in the advertising world? Learn about the different aspects of the marketing mix, from radio and television ads, print media design, logo development, and more! Develop your own ad campaign and work with real-world advertising pros to learn what marketing is really about!
Computer Design (YAP I)
Explore techniques and applications used in computer design. Discover the range of software and hardware available for producing these materials. Learn some of the techniques used in multimedia today. Create your own self-running programs and learn how to put them on the web. You will use graphics, animation, photos, and sound materials from current popular multimedia software.
Engineering (YAP II)
Interested in a career in Engineering? This class will devote a day to several main departments within the College of Engineering here at Texas A&M University. Learn the "pillar" principles behind structural design in civil engineering. Be a "rocket scientist" as you learn about jet propulsion and satellites through your time in Aerospace Engineering. You'll be "shocked" at the knowledge you'll gain learning about circuits and power through your time with Electrical Engineering. And conclude your week in Mechanical Engineering with high-tech LEGO labs designed to give the individual student a glimpse into the fundamentals of the engineering design process and a field trip to the SAE Formula 1race car test track to see mechanics in motion. See the inner-workings of this fascinating field through your participation in this hands-on program.
Strong High school course background in math (through algebra II) and science recommended.
Investigative Forensics (YAP II)
True to the nature of the forensics fields, students will learn to use anthropological, biological, chemical, and mechanical procedures to analyze a crime scene and determine the nature and cause of a crime. Trace evidence collection techniques (dusting for prints, shoe tread and type, document analysis, etc.) will be combined with advanced criminal techniques (blood splatter analysis, black light technology) to help students work on a realistic crime scene in which students must piece together all the evidence towards the goal of cracking the case!
Medicine (YAP III)
Using the high tech facilities at Texas A&M's Health Science Center, students will be immersed in a simulated medical environment through specially designed laboratories and demonstrations. Learn basic surgical skills including suturing and stitching. Practice starting an IV and taking blood on synthetic limbs. Learn anatomy to properly read and analyze x-rays. Take vitals and work on your bedside manner as you diagnose and treat a robot patient who will voice their symptoms and complaints. All instruction is geared to give a real-life and hands-on glimpse into the field of medicine. This is your opportunity to determine if a career in medicine is right for you!
Parks and Recreation (YAP II)
NEW Class for 2010!
From a leisurely stroll through the lively landscapes of our National Parks to a rip-roarin' ride down Disney's Splash Mountain, parks and recreation experts know just what it takes to make a recreation destination something special. In this class you will "re-create" an ordinary patch of land by planning and designing your own leisure-life hot spot, whether it's a neighborhood park or the newest wave in water parks! Come take a walk down one of the many career paths in this fun-filled field!
Photography (YAP III)
Through your participation in this class, you will be “exposed” to the principles of photography. You will further “develop” your picture taking skills through interactive activities that will feature many different types of photography - including both black & white and digital mediums. From beginning to advanced levels, all students will learn darkroom and developing skills, photo taking tips, and light and exposure techniques that will help them pad their portfolio with perfect pictures. Students will leave with a gallery of knowledge that will help provide them a “snapshot” of what this field has to offer!
Physical Sciences (YAP I)
Are you "magnetically" attracted to the world of Physics? Care to "mix" it up with some "elements" of Chemistry? This class highlights all of the scientific aspects that "matter" in our everyday life. Students will be exposed to exciting laboratories and demonstrations while being introduced to the sciences that they will take as they progress through their middle school and high school careers.
Robotics (YAP III)
NEW Class for 2010!
From R2D2 to the Mars Rover, robots are becoming more important in our daily lives! What makes robots tick? How do they see, hear, or sense their environment? How do they make decisions and operate on their own? This course combines science and engineering concepts to provide an exciting and challenging learning experience to help answer some of these questions as students will work to design, build, program, and test their very own autonomous robot!
Sport Management (YAP III)
NEW Class for 2010!
This class will provide an overview into the vast realm of sport business and marketing. Students will learn more about what sport management is and entails, about career opportunities in the field, and various skills needed to be successful in the industry. Take the mike and try your hand at sports broadcasting, get wrapped up in sports medicine, make your best pitch in sports advertising, or make your mark in sports marketing. All these athletic adventures await!
Veterinary Medicine (YAP I, YAP II)
Are you interested in working with all creatures, great and small? This program will introduce participants to what it takes to get into vet school, what it's like once you are in, and what career options you have once you get out. Participants will meet with admissions committee members and staff, current students in the professional curriculum, and veterinarians involved in areas of veterinary medicine such as small and large animal practice, food safety, and research. Find out if veterinary medicine is for you!