Unfortunately Yale doesn’t offer any courses on skinny ties or drinking gin, but these come pretty close.

American Consumer Culture in the Twentieth Century — AMST 002 — Jean-Christophe Agnew

Freshmen Mad Men fans should look no further than this freshman seminar, which covers all aspects of American consumerism and gets consistently great evaluations, including “AMST 002 IS AWESOME. RANK IT YOUR #1 CHOICE FOR A SEMINAR.”

Bullblog says: This class is the closest you can get to an internship at Sterling Cooper.

New York City, 1850-1966 — CSJE 231 — David Huyssen

New York City is the real main character on Mad Men, and this JE College Seminar will let you pretend to be a New Yorker for two hours a week. Bring a martini (or five), act glamorous, and find out what Madison Avenue looked like before men in suits owned it.

Bullblog says: Take it. You might even understand what Don meant when he said, “New York City is in decay. But Madison Square Garden is the beginning of a new city on a hill.”

Theory of Media — Film 312 — John MacKay, Francesco Casetti

Billed as an “introduction to key issues in media studies,” this class will examine the ”relationships between commodity, artwork, and networks of exchange… alternative or counter-hegemonic conceptions of media; and the viability of the concept ‘media’ itself.”  Fancy words for what every single episode of Mad Men has already taught you.

Bullblog says: Any aspiring ad execs should check it out.

U.S. National Elections — PLSC 203 — David Mayhew

The ad men on the show are often working on national political campaigns. Take this course, which doesn’t require too much work, and learn more about campaign finance, voter persuasion, and the election process.

Bullblog says: Try it out and find out how Kennedy really got elected.

Women, Food, and Culture — WGSS 102 — Maria Trumpler

Let’s not forget the women of Mad Men, who are most often found in the kitchen. This class offers an “interdisciplinary exploration of the gendering of food production, preparation, and consumption in cross-cultural perspective.” Or as the Mad Men wives might phrase it, the history of the dinner party.

Bullblog says: Men and women alike should put on an apron, try this class, and find their inner Betty.