▁covering ▁topics ▁in ▁American ▁and ▁British ▁literature . ▁Elect ives ▁students ▁may ▁take ▁include ▁Ide a ▁of ▁the ▁Ind ividual , ▁Graph ic ▁Nov els , ▁Creative ▁Writing ▁Work shop , ▁Tol k ien , ▁Modern ▁Theater , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁others . ▁ ▁Foreign ▁language ▁Foreign ▁language ▁courses ▁are ▁year - long ▁courses ▁using ▁the ▁" total ▁imm ersion " ▁teaching ▁method . ▁ ▁L anguages ▁offered ▁include ▁Spanish , ▁French , ▁German , ▁Chinese , ▁and ▁Russian . ▁Spanish ▁and ▁French ▁are ▁offered ▁up ▁to ▁level ▁ 5 ▁while ▁Russian , ▁Chinese , ▁and ▁German ▁are ▁only ▁offered ▁to ▁level ▁ 3 . ▁Stud ents ▁who ▁are ▁native ▁speak ers ▁of ▁any ▁language ▁are ▁not ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁take ▁that ▁language . ▁ ▁A ▁complete ▁list ▁of ▁I MS A ▁course ▁offer ings ▁can ▁be ▁viewed ▁on ▁the ▁I MS A ▁website , ▁in ▁a ▁document ▁titled ▁Learning ▁O pport un ities . ▁ ▁Other ▁academic ▁programs ▁In ters ession ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁week ▁before ▁the ▁second ▁sem ester ▁students ▁are ▁required ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁In ters ession , ▁a ▁week ▁they ▁choose ▁from ▁among ▁do z ens ▁of ▁en rich ment ▁sessions ▁and ▁off - camp us ▁tri ps . ▁Most ▁students ▁choose ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁two ▁half - day ▁or ▁one ▁full - day ▁on - camp us ▁course ( s ), ▁while ▁a ▁small ▁number ▁travel ▁abroad ▁on ▁fac ulty - sp ons ored ▁tri ps ▁to ▁countries ▁including ▁France , ▁Spain , ▁and ▁Russia