Place-Based Classes
Discover a different way to learn. Our place-based offerings change every semester, providing immersive experiences that go beyond traditional lectures. By utilizing the city of Hartford as our campus, we connect your studies directly to the vibrant history, culture, and community surrounding us. This approach is unique to CT State Capital.
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Some courses use local museums, theater, parks, and historical sites in lessons, assignments, or writing projects. Some offer extra credit to attend Hartford events, like a play, exhibit, or concert. We even have fully place-based courses that meet for the entire semester in a places like the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Connecticut's Old State House, the Bushnell Center for Performing Arts, and the Stowe and Twain houses.
Contact enrollment services at CT State Capital to get started.
CT State Capital
Enrollment Services
860-906-5311
CT State Capital
950 Main Street
Hartford CT, 06103
Fall 2026 PBE Classes at CT State Capital
Things to know: placedbased offerings change every semester, experiences are immersive- learning with the city as our campus outside the classroom. Unique to CT State Capital and part of the philosophy of place based education, learning outside the classroom.
Engineering & Technology
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ARCH 1002 Architecture of the World
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ARCH 2020 Architectural Design I
Nursing & Health Careers
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BIO 1011 Introduction to Nutrition
Social & Behavioral Sciences
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HIS 1002 Western History from the 1500's
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POLS 1002 American Government
Capstone
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INDS 2090 Liberal Arts Capstone
Arts & Humanities
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ART 1000 Art Appreciation
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ARTH 1005 History of Art in the U.S.
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ARTH 15150 Watercolor I
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ARTH 16344
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ENG 1010 Composition
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ENG 1020 Composition II & Literarture
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ENG 2600 Studies in American Literature
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ESOL 1202 Integrated Skills II
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ESOL 1207 Communications II
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THR 1101 Introduction to Theater
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THR 1110 Acting I
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THR 1120 Stagecraft
Business & Hospitality
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BMKT 2010 Principles of Marketing
Immersion Courses
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ART 1000 Art Appreciation
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HIS 1015 Us History to 1877
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HUM 1098 Special Topics in Humanities
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MUS 1702 Arts & Entertainment Mgmt
What Our Students Say
Estrella Gomez, Capital Student
"Hartford has become a place for me, a place with depth and a rich history that I wouldn't have had without taking this course."