Courses

COURSES BY CATEGORY

Choose from courses in Liberal Arts and Sciences, Creative Writing, and Professional and Personal Development. Our evening classes, weekend workshops, and online courses are scheduled to fit your busy lifestyle.  All courses are taught by notable Stanford faculty and instructors, experienced professionals, and leaders in their fields.

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Code	Course Title	Qtr	Days	Status	Online
Liberal Arts & Sciences
Archaeology
ARC 166	Art and Archaeology of China: Sites, Silks, Porcelain, Bronze, and Jade	SU	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Art & Architecture
ARTH 194	The Innovations of World-Class Museums: The Guggenheim, the Smithsonian, and Beyond	SU	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
ARTH 238	Great Moments, Great Masters	SU	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Art Studio: Drawing & Painting
ART 119 W	Drawing Inspiration: Developing a Creative Practice	SU		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
ART 132	Drawing the Realistic Portrait	SU	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
ART 187	Painting from Observation	SU	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
ART 241	Plein Air Painting: Exploring the Environment	SU	TS	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
ART 25	Abstract Drawing	SU	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Art Studio: Photography
PHOTO 04	An Introduction to Digital Photography	SU	ThS	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
PHOTO 223	Intimate Portraits (CANCELLED)	SU	MW	Cancelled	OnCampusClass
PHOTO 226	Travel Photography: Around the Corner and Around the World	SU	TTh	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
PHOTO 242	Light and Lighting for Fine Art Photography	SU	MW	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
PHOTO 71	Street Photography: Capturing Fleeting Moments in Everyday Life	SU	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 292	Digital Photography and Photoshop	SU	SSu	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 294	An Introduction to iPhoneography: Using Your Smartphone to Make Extraordinary Images	SU	Su	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 298	Visual Storytelling: Creating a Narrative Through Photography	SU	SSu	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 306	An Introduction to Landscape Photography: A Field Workshop	SU	TSSu	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 316	An Introduction to Macro Photography	SU	Su	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Art Studio: Video & Film
VID 42	Editing Video from Start to Finish	SU	M	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
Classics
CLA 53 W	Greek Mythology: Gods and Heroes in Texts and Contexts	SU		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
CLA 61	Greek Political Thought from Homer to Aristotle	SU	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Design
DSN 113 W	Design Your Future: Design Innovation for Personal Growth	SU		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
Film Studies
FLM 53	Seven Great Films No One Has Ever Seen	SU	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 314	Alfred Hitchcock and the Subversive World of Film Noir	SU	FSSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
History
HIS 03	Golden Gate Metropolis, Part II: A History of San Francisco, 1915–Present	SU	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
HIS 177 W	The History of Wine	SU		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
WSP 139	The History of the Modern Middle East	SU	SSu	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Languages
CHN 01	Beginning Chinese I	SU	MW	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
FRN 01	Beginning French I	SU	MW	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
FRN 08	Reading French	SU	TTh	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
ITA 01	Beginning Italian I	SU	MW	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
SPA 01	Beginning Spanish I	SU	MW	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Linguistics
WSP 313	Languages of the World	SU	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Literature
LIT 13 W	Vladimir Nabokov: An Introduction to His Life and Literature	SU		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
LIT 14	Don Quixote	SU	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Music
MUS 121	A Practical Introduction to Music Theory and Harmony	SU	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
MUS 197	Great Opera Performances	SU	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Philosophy
PHI 104	The Philosophical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence	SU	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Psychology
PSY 03 W	The Science and Practice of Strengthening Compassion	SU		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
PSY 95	The Internet and Our Psychological Health	SU	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Science
BIO 03 W	Diet and Gene Expression: You Are What You Eat	SU		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
BIO 08	Health and Wellness Through the Life Journey	SU	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BIO 85	Designer Biology: The Science, Technology, and Promise of Genetic Engineering	SU	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BIO 98	Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia: An Introduction	SU	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
SCI 01 A	An Introduction to Data Science	SU	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
SCI 01 B	An Introduction to Data Science	SU	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
SCI 38	Nutrition for Healthy Weight Loss	SU	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
SCI 48	An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: How Neuroscience Is Creating Smarter Technologies	SU	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 87	A User's Guide to the Brain	SU	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Theater & Performance Studies
DRA 27	Making Fun: A History of Farce on Stage	SU	MW	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Creative Writing
Online Creative Writing
CNF 03 W	Creative Nonfiction, Book III: Turning Manuscripts into the Gift of Story	SU		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
CNF 27 W	Memoir Writing: Shaping Your Story	SU		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
CNF 48 W	The Real World: An Introduction to Creative Nonfiction	SU		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
CNF 60 W	You Must Change Your Life: Essays That Matter and How to Write Them	SU		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
EGL 08 W	That's a Great Idea for a Movie! The Making of a Strong Screenplay	SU		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
EGL 142 WA	Magazine Writing: Being Pitch Perfect	SU		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
EGL 142 WB	Magazine Writing: Being Pitch Perfect	SU		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
EGL 16 W	Writing Mysteries and Thrillers: How to Craft Successful Intrigue and Suspense	SU		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
EGL 59 W	The Game of Publishing Fiction	SU		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
EGL 64 W	Writing About Spirituality	SU		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
EGL 81 W	The Art of the Sentence	SU		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
FICT 38 W	The Past Is Never Past: Writing History-Based Fiction	SU		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
FICT 49 W	Writing the Groundbreaking Young Adult Novel	SU		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
FICT 64 W	Crafting Unforgettable Short Stories	SU		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
FICT 64 WB	Crafting Unforgettable Short Stories	SU		Closed	OnlineClass
NVL 06 W	How to Start Your Novel and Keep It Going	SU		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
OWC 310	One-on-one Tutorial: Novel	SU		Closed	OnlineClass
POET 26 W	Poems with Legs: Ten Weeks of Muscular Writing	SU		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
On-Campus Creative Writing
CNF 271	The Art of Memoir	SU	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
EGL 63	An Introduction to Creative Writing: Facing the Blank Page	SU	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
EGL 70	Reading as a Writer: A One-Week Intensive	SU	M-F	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
FICT 128	Short Story Writing: Working with Your Best Material	SU	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
FICT 45	Fiction Workshop: Writing Dynamic Scenes (CANCELLED)	SU	T	Cancelled	OnCampusClass
NVL 24	Novel Writing: The Long and Rewarding Journey	SU	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 03	Kickstarting Your Creative Nonfiction Project: Writing the Personal Essay	SU	S	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 102	How to Self-Publish a Book: New Paths for Entrepreneurial Writers	SU	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 110	Keeping It Real: Establishing an Authentic Voice in Young Adult and Children's Writing	SU	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 191	Creativity and Writing Workshop: Taking Risks, Bending Rules	SU	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 27	Developing a Sustainable and Rewarding Writing Practice	SU	S	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
Professional & Personal Development
Business
BUS 101	Marketing for Non-Marketing Professionals: An Introduction	SU	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 103	Tame Big Data to Drive Big Insight	SU	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 123 W	Value Investing: An Introduction	SU		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
BUS 124	Building a Career in Sports Business	SU	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 130	What Type of Leader Are You? Using the Enneagram to Leverage Your Natural Leadership Strengths	SU	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 135 W	Unleashing Creative Innovation and Building Great Products	SU		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
BUS 139 W	Data-Driven Marketing	SU		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
BUS 145	Product Management for the Internet of Things	SU	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 145 B	Product Management for the Internet of Things	SU	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 150 W	Discovering Your Inner Quant Jock: Financial Modeling and Business Decisions	SU		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
BUS 164	Google Leaders on Managing Your Career	SU	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 165	How to Identify and Test Startup Ideas: For the Non-Technical Founder	SU	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 195	The Essentials of Wealth Management	SU	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 196 A	Project Management: An Introductory Hands-On Course	SU	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 196 B	Project Management: An Introductory Hands-On Course	SU	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 204	Angel Investing for the Serious Investor: An Introduction	SU	TTh	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 218	Marketing Without Money: SEO and Social Media	SU	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 230	Tools for Strategic Management	SU	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 234	Angel Investing: Field Trips for the Serious Investor	SU	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 50	Go-to-Market Strategies and Tactics for Entrepreneurs	SU	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 64	Taxes, Taxes, Taxes: The 2017 Edition	SU	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 74	Principles of Invention and Innovation: A Toolkit for Generating Breakthrough Ideas	SU	MS	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
COM 57	Copywriting for Effective Marketing Communications	SU	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
DSN 103 W	Design Strategy: Putting Principles into Practice	SU		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
DSN 113 W	Design Your Future: Design Innovation for Personal Growth	SU		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
WSP 113	Coaching: The Indispensable Leadership Skill	SU	S	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 19 A	Negotiation Mastery: Achieving Outstanding Results and Relationships	SU	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 19 B	Negotiation Mastery: Achieving Outstanding Results and Relationships	SU	Su	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 22	The Art of Conflict Management: Turning a Negative into a Positive	SU	S	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 293	Adventurous Thinking: Five Pathways to Creative Problem-Solving	SU	SSu	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 297	Agile: A Hands-On Introduction to Product Development	SU	SSu	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 315	Prototype Your Future	SU	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 44	Critical Communication Skills in Negotiation	SU	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 44 B	Critical Communication Skills in Negotiation	SU	Su	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Communication
COM 01	Public Speaking	SU	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
COM 134	Professional English for Non-Native Speakers: The Power of Conversation	SU	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
COM 19	Building Interpersonal Skills: An Experiential Workshop	SU	Th-M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
COM 32 W	Professional English for Non-Native Speakers: Writing in English	SU		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
COM 39 A	Accent Reduction for Non-Native Speakers of English	SU	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
COM 39 B	Accent Reduction for Non-Native Speakers of English	SU	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
COM 43	Enhancing Interpersonal Communication Through Storytelling Techniques	SU	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
COM 55 W	Creating and Delivering Compelling Virtual Presentations	SU		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
COM 57	Copywriting for Effective Marketing Communications	SU	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 116	Conversational Intelligence: Increase Your Impact, One Conversation at a Time	SU	S	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 131	Launching Your US Career: A Communication Toolkit for Non-Native English Speakers	SU	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 132	Civil Conversations: Techniques for Having Healthy, Productive Conversations in Uncivil Times	SU	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 19 A	Negotiation Mastery: Achieving Outstanding Results and Relationships	SU	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 19 B	Negotiation Mastery: Achieving Outstanding Results and Relationships	SU	Su	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 295	The Art and Science of Effective Speechwriting (CANCELLED)	SU	SSu	Cancelled	OnCampusClass
WSP 44	Critical Communication Skills in Negotiation	SU	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 44 B	Critical Communication Skills in Negotiation	SU	Su	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 75	Effective Nonverbal Communication	SU	S	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
Personal Development
PDV 13	Forgive for Good	SU	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
PDV 39 W	The Seven Dimensions of Wellness	SU		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
PDV 91	How to Think Like a Futurist: Improve Your Powers of Imagination, Invention, and Capacity for Change	SU	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 20	Happiness: Gumption, Gratitude, and Grace	SU	S	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
Technology & Computer Science
CS 21	Beginning Website Design	SU	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
CS 46 W	Beginning Programming: Python	SU		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
CS 52	Beginning Programming: JavaScript	SU	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
CS 57	Beginning Programming: Python	SU	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
CS 59	Beginning Programming: Python	SU	F	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
CS 60	Instructional Design Essentials	SU	MTh	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
CS 61	An Introduction to Cybersecurity: Keeping Your Personal and Business Data Safe	SU	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
SCI 01 A	An Introduction to Data Science	SU	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
SCI 01 B	An Introduction to Data Science	SU	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
VID 42	Editing Video from Start to Finish	SU	M	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 06	Excel Tips and Tricks	SU	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass