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Courses

Liberal Arts & Sciences

The life of the mind starts here. From fine arts to film, language to literature, philosophy to psychology, we offer a full spectrum of Liberal Arts and Sciences courses designed to help you understand the complex world in which we live. 

Code Course Title Qtr Days Format Status

Archaeology
ARC 109 Seven Wonders of the Ancient World SU M On-campus OpenAdd to cart

Architecture
ARCH 04 Building the Renaissance: Architecture Across the World SU Th On-campus OpenAdd to cart

Art History
ARTH 61 Introduction to Roman Art and Architecture SU T Online OpenAdd to cart

Art Studio: Audio, Video & Film
ART 42 Create and Edit Great Videos: From Script to Final Cut SU Th Online OpenAdd to cart
ART 43 Storycrafting for Podcasters SU T Online OpenAdd to cart

Art Studio: Drawing, Painting & Other Media
ART 13 Cultivating Creativity in the Everyday SU W Online OpenAdd to cart
ART 131 Drawing the Realistic Figure SU Th On-campus ClosedJoin Wait List
ART 231 Art and Anatomy: Drawing Rodin SU S On-campus ClosedJoin Wait List
ART 232 The Design of Light and Dark: Text Art and Nōtan SU Th Online OpenAdd to cart
ART 25 W Abstract Drawing SU F Online OpenAdd to cart
ART 29 Watercolor Essentials SU M Online OpenAdd to cart
ART 34 Farm to Palette: Watercolor Painting for Beginners SU T Online OpenAdd to cart

Art Studio: Photography
PHOTO 32 Introduction to iPhoneography: Using Your Smartphone to Make Extraordinary Images SU T Online OpenAdd to cart
PHOTO 75 Small Worlds: An Introduction to Close-Up Photography SU M Online OpenAdd to cart
PHOTO 78 Picture Your Life: Photographing Today for Tomorrow SU W Online OpenAdd to cart

Classics
CLA 84 Plato’s Republic and the Good Life SU W On-campus OpenAdd to cart

Climate Change & Sustainability
CCS 02 Rising Tides, Shifting Landscapes: The Science of Climate Change SU M Online OpenAdd to cart

Cultural Studies
CLS 134 Seven Materials That Made the Modern World SU T On-campus OpenAdd to cart
CLS 160 Medicine in the Ancient Western World SU W Online OpenAdd to cart
MUS 200 K-Pop and the Global Stage SU M Online OpenAdd to cart
MUS 53 Taylor Swift and Millennial America SU W Online OpenAdd to cart
TECH 71 Wireless for the AI Age: An Introduction to Modern Systems SU M Online OpenAdd to cart

Dance Studies
DAN 33 Introduction to Hip Hop Dance SU T On-campus OpenAdd to cart

Film Studies
FLM 170 Film Noir: The Primacy of the Visual, 1940–49 SU W Online OpenAdd to cart
FLM 91 Before They Stopped the Party: The Greatest Pre-Code Movies SU Th On-campus OpenAdd to cart

Food & Drink
FD 03 Chocolate: From Commodity Crop to Ephemeral Luxury SU T Online OpenAdd to cart
FD 11 From Garden to Table: Cooking Without Recipes SU M Online OpenAdd to cart

History
CLS 160 Medicine in the Ancient Western World SU W Online OpenAdd to cart
HIS 01 ‘Divorced, Beheaded, Died’: The Six Wives of Henry VIII SU W Online OpenAdd to cart
HIS 11 The History of Reproductive Rights in the United States SU Th Online OpenAdd to cart

International Studies
POL 177 Demystifying the Middle East SU Th Online OpenAdd to cart

Languages
FRN 01 Beginning French: Part I SU W On-campus OpenAdd to cart
SPA 01 Beginning Spanish: Part I SU TTh Online OpenAdd to cart
SPA 03 Beginning Spanish: Part III SU MW Online OpenAdd to cart

Literature
LIT 88 What Dreams May Come: Hamlet Up Close SU T Online OpenAdd to cart
LIT 89 Jane Austen's Rise: Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, and Mansfield Park SU Th Online OpenAdd to cart

Mathematics
MATH 19 Discover the Hidden Math of Modern Life SU T Online OpenAdd to cart

Medicine
MED 102 Cancer Biology: Recent Developments in Research and Treatment SU M Online OpenAdd to cart
MED 39 Exercise Theory and Design for Health and Fitness SU T Online OpenAdd to cart
MED 83 Introduction to Anatomy at Stanford Medicine: Exploring the Thorax SU S On-campus ClosedJoin Wait List

Music Studies
MUS 200 K-Pop and the Global Stage SU M Online OpenAdd to cart
MUS 201 I Hear America Singing: American Opera Takes the Stage SU Th On-campus OpenAdd to cart
MUS 53 Taylor Swift and Millennial America SU W Online OpenAdd to cart

Music Studio
MUS 105 Play the Ukulele: Rock, Pop, and Folk SU M On-campus OpenAdd to cart

Philosophy
CLA 84 Plato’s Republic and the Good Life SU W On-campus OpenAdd to cart
PHI 122 The Nature of You: Exploring Individuality and Reality SU M Online OpenAdd to cart
PHI 131 Faith, Hope, and Love: Virtues for an Age of Uncertainty SU T Online OpenAdd to cart

Psychology
PSY 09 Stress: The Double Agent SU W Online OpenAdd to cart

Science
CCS 02 Rising Tides, Shifting Landscapes: The Science of Climate Change SU M Online OpenAdd to cart
CLS 134 Seven Materials That Made the Modern World SU T On-campus OpenAdd to cart
MATH 19 Discover the Hidden Math of Modern Life SU T Online OpenAdd to cart
MED 102 Cancer Biology: Recent Developments in Research and Treatment SU M Online OpenAdd to cart
MED 39 Exercise Theory and Design for Health and Fitness SU T Online OpenAdd to cart
MED 83 Introduction to Anatomy at Stanford Medicine: Exploring the Thorax SU S On-campus ClosedJoin Wait List

Sports
SPT 124 So You Want to Work in Sports? SU W Online OpenAdd to cart

Wellness & Health: Emotional & Mental Health
WELL 38 The Neuroscience of Leadership and Emotional Mastery SU T Online OpenAdd to cart

Wellness & Health: Life Design
WELL 26 Navigating Midlife for Women: Reinvent, Rediscover, Relaunch SU M Online OpenAdd to cart
WELL 40 Living with Purpose SU W On-campus OpenAdd to cart

Wellness & Health: Mindfulness
WELL 14 Playful Mindfulness: A Journey to Everyday Confidence, Calm, and Connection SU Th On-campus OpenAdd to cart

Wellness & Health: Physical Health & Well-Being
MED 39 Exercise Theory and Design for Health and Fitness SU T Online OpenAdd to cart
PSY 09 Stress: The Double Agent SU W Online OpenAdd to cart