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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 02	Archaeology and the Bible	FA	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Art History
ARTH 162	Iconic Artworks of the Renaissance	FA	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
ARTH 175	Rembrandt: A 350th-Anniversary Retrospective	FA	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 372	The Making of a Modernist: The Photography of Ansel Adams	FA	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Art Studio: Drawing & Painting
ART 12	Sketchbook Strategies: Incorporating Freehand Drawing into Your Daily Life	FA	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
ART 131	Drawing the Realistic Figure	FA	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
ART 132	Drawing the Realistic Portrait	FA	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
ART 187	Painting from Observation	FA	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
ART 243	The Art of Peonies in Chinese Brush Painting	FA	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
ART 25	Abstract Drawing	FA	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
ART 98 W	Explorations in Mixed Media: Unleashing Creativity Through Daily Practice	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
Art Studio: Photography
PHOTO 37	An Introduction to Digital Photography	FA	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
PHOTO 73	Nature Photography at Jasper Ridge: A Field Workshop	FA	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
SCI 06	Photographing Nature: Using a Camera to Study the Natural World	FA	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 294 A	An Introduction to iPhoneography: Using Your Smartphone to Make Extraordinary Images	FA	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 294 B	An Introduction to iPhoneography: Using Your Smartphone to Make Extraordinary Images	FA	Su	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 88	Digital Food Photography: An Introduction to Shooting and Styling	FA	Su	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Art Studio: Video & Film
VID 42	Editing Video from Start to Finish	FA	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Classics
CLA 44	Sophoclean Tragedy: Gods and Heroes	FA	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
CLA 66	The Mirror and the Razor: Herodotus, Thucydides, and the Beginnings of Historical Thinking	FA	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Cultural Studies
CLS 92	Hamilton: An American Musical	FA	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Dance
DAN 28	Learn to Dance: Beginning Cha Cha and Salsa	FA	Th	Cancelled	OnCampusClass
Design
DSN 121	The Architecture of Information: Radical Buildings and Visionary Projects in Silicon Valley	FA	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Film Studies
FLM 131	The History of Cinema Told Through Great Films: 1960-1968	FA	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
FLM 140	Camera as Witness: Faces of Immigration	FA	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
FLM 53	Ten Great Films No One Has Ever Seen	FA	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Geography
GEOG 10	Mapping Global Geopolitics: The Unexpected Ways That Maps Shape Politics Around the Globe	FA	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
History
HIS 07	British Revolutions: From the English Reformation to Brexit	FA	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
HIS 141	The History of Modern China	FA	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
HIS 169	Greece and Rome: A New Account of Antiquity	FA	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Languages
ARB 01	Introductory Arabic	FA	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
ASL 01	Introductory American Sign Language	FA	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
CHN 01	Beginning Chinese I	FA	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
CHN 01 B	Beginning Chinese I	FA	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
FRN 01	Beginning French I	FA	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
FRN 01 B	Beginning French I	FA	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
ITA 01	Beginning Italian I	FA	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
ITA 01 B	Beginning Italian I	FA	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
SPA 01	Beginning Spanish I	FA	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
SPA 01 B	Beginning Spanish I	FA	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Literature
LIT 14	Don Quixote	FA	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
LIT 222	The Novel: An MLA-Style Course	FA	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
LIT 47	Milton’s Paradise Lost: The Highest Mountain	FA	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Mathematics
STAT 05 W	Statistics for Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Data Science: An Introduction	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
Music
MUS 105	An Introduction to the Ukulele: Rock, Pop, and Folk	FA	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
MUS 121 W	A Practical Introduction to Music Theory and Harmony	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
MUS 187	The Stanford Community Chorus	FA	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
MUS 60	Acoustic Guitar for Beginners: The Songs of Bob Dylan, The Beatles, and Others	FA	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 358	The Essence of French Opera	FA	S	Cancelled	OnCampusClass
Philosophy
PHI 111	An Introduction to Political Philosophy	FA	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
PHI 95	Nietzsche and His Progeny: Heidegger, Foucault, and Kittler	FA	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Psychology
PSY 96	Managing Emotions with Skill: An Introduction to the Principles of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy	FA	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Science
BIO 03 W	Diet and Gene Expression: You Are What You Eat	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
CHEM 102	Modern Chemistry: How Chemical Concepts Drive Innovation	FA	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
SCI 01 W	An Introduction to Data Science in R	FA		Cancelled	OnlineClass
SCI 06	Photographing Nature: Using a Camera to Study the Natural World	FA	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
SCI 42	An Introduction to Cognitive Science	FA	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
SCI 46	Sports Nutrition	FA	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
SCI 51	Solving Climate Change: Promising Solutions of the 21st Century	FA	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
SCI 52	Artificial Intelligence: Deep Learning, Human-Centered AI, and Beyond	FA	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 161	Ketogenic Diets and Intermittent Fasting: Fads, Facts, and Fiction	FA	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 320	An Introduction to Anatomy at the Stanford School of Medicine: Exploring the Upper Limb	FA	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 373	Artificial Intelligence: From Neural Networks to Artificial Consciousness	FA	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Sports
SPT 07	The Global Growth of Sports Through Technology	FA	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Creative Writing
Online Creative Writing
CNF 60 W	You Must Change Your Life: Essays That Matter and How to Write Them	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
CNF 61 W	Getting Started in Creative Nonfiction	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
CNF 67 W	Creative Nonfiction Book: From Conception to Completion	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
CNF 68 W	It Happened to Me: The Art of the Memoir	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
EGL 08 W	That's a Great Idea for a Movie! The Making of a Strong Screenplay	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
EGL 19 WA	The Creative Habit: Cultivating a Daily Writing Practice	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
EGL 19 WB	The Creative Habit: Cultivating a Daily Writing Practice	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
EGL 31 W	Page-Turners: Plot and Structure Across the Genres	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
EGL 48 W	Magazine Writing: Becoming the Writer That Editors Need	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
FICT 65 W	Fiction Writing Fundamentals: Discovering and Working with Your Best Material	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
FICT 69 W	Fiction Workshop: Elements of the Short Story	FA		Cancelled	OnlineClass
FICT 70 W	Fiction Workshop: Writing Electric Short Stories	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
NVL 01 W	Planning Your Novel: Starting from Scratch	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
NVL 02 W	Write a Novel in a Month: No Critics, No Fear	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
NVL 18 W	Discovering Your Novel's Secret Center	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
POET 02 W	Poetry: Harnessing the Creative Tension	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
Online Certificate Program in Novel Writing
OWC 101 A	The Writing Life: Form and Theory of the Novel	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
OWC 101 B	The Writing Life: Form and Theory of the Novel	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
OWC 101 C	The Writing Life: Form and Theory of the Novel	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
OWC 101 D	The Writing Life: Form and Theory of the Novel	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
OWC 305 A	Novel III: Subtext, Theme, and Language	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
OWC 305 B	Novel III: Subtext, Theme, and Language	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
OWC 305 C	Novel III: Subtext, Theme, and Language	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
OWC 305 D	Novel III: Subtext, Theme, and Language	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
OWC 310	One-on-One Tutorial: Novel	FA		Closed	OnlineClass
Off-Campus Creative Writing Retreat
WSP 70	Nature Writing at Jasper Ridge	FA	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
On-Campus Creative Writing
CNF 55	Fast-Draft Your Way to a Complete Memoir	FA	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
EGL 45	Essential Elements for Creative Writers: The Narrative Toolbox	FA	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
EGL 46	Writing the Globe: Travel Writing in the 21st Century	FA	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
NVL 21	Becoming a High-Velocity Writer: National Novel Writing Month	FA	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
NVL 31	Novel Writing: The First Chapter and Beyond	FA	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 122	Developing Your Creative Nonfiction Book: From Idea to Proposal	FA	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 213	Finding Your Voice in Children's Literature	FA	S	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 272	A Writer's Life: Process, Craft, and Publication	FA	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 321	TV Writer for a Day: Crafting a Television Series Pilot	FA	Su	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 333	Short Story Bootcamp: A Reading and Writing Intensive	FA	Su	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 91	How to Start Your Story: A Memoir Workshop	FA	Su	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Professional & Personal Development
Business
BUS 02	Financial Planning: Part I	FA	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 10 W	An Introduction to Project Management: The Basics for Success	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
BUS 103	Become a Data CEO: A Framework for Mastering Data and Driving Innovation	FA	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 105	Cloud Computing and Subscription Models: Selling and Marketing SaaS and Mobile Solutions to the Enterprise	FA	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 112 W	Business Presence and Persuasion: Communication for Effectiveness	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
BUS 123 W	Value Investing: An Introduction	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
BUS 128	An Introduction to Mergers and Acquisitions	FA	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 158	Improv to Improve: Artful Skills to Build or Lead Your Business	FA	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 160 W	Leadership Skills for Women in the Workplace: How to Aim High and Achieve Impact	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
BUS 163 W	Search Engine Optimization: Practical Marketing with Google, Bing, and Yahoo	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
BUS 166 W	Social Media Marketing	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
BUS 168 W	Strengths-Based Leadership: Increase Your Impact and Thrive	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
BUS 176 W	How to Effectively Use Social Media for Your Company and Personal Branding	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
BUS 213	Principles of Product/Market Fit	FA	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 217	Accelerate Your Startup Idea	FA	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 245	Professional and Tech Services Marketing: How to Increase the Visibility of Your Business	FA	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 246	Designing a Fundraising Playbook to Attract Individual Donors	FA	W	Cancelled	OnCampusClass
BUS 247	Mobile Marketing: How to Attract, Engage, and Monetize Mobile Consumers	FA	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 39 W	Data-Driven Sales	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
BUS 57 W	An Introduction to User Experience (UX) Design in Product Leadership and Management	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
BUS 62 W	Fundamentals of Product Management	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
BUS 77	The Wisdom of the Enneagram: Understanding Yourself and Leading Others	FA	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 78	Building and Scaling Subscription Businesses	FA	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 79	Peak Performance Leadership	FA	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 80	Effective Collaboration: Facilitating Group Communications with Simple Sketching	FA	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 104	Agile Project Management: Facilitating a Product Development Team with Scrum	FA	SSu	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 14	Memorable Storytelling: Mastering a Powerful Business Tool	FA	Su	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 163	Successful Fundraising: It’s Not About Money, It's About People and Relationships	FA	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 164	Planning for 21st-Century Retirement	FA	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 166	Communicating Your Story: Craft Your Digital Personal Brand	FA	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 19 A	Negotiation Mastery: Achieving Outstanding Results and Relationships	FA	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 19 B	Negotiation Mastery: Achieving Outstanding Results and Relationships	FA	Su	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 236	Women Leaders: Mastering Influence, Authenticity, and Power	FA	SSu	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 30	The Business of Autonomous Vehicles: An Intensive Bootcamp	FA	SSu	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 359	Product Management in the Artificial Intelligence Era	FA	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 374	Inclusive Leadership: Building Diverse Teams that Thrive	FA	SSu	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 44	Critical Communication Skills in Negotiation	FA	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 46	Building a Career of Meaning and Impact	FA	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 63	Financial Advisors: Finding and Evaluating Your Perfect Match	FA	S	Cancelled	OnCampusClass
WSP 95	Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Make Your Business More Effective and Profitable	FA	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 98	Develop Your Entrepreneurial Mindset and Skills	FA	SSu	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Communication
COM 01	Public Speaking	FA	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
COM 19	Building Interpersonal Skills: An Experiential Workshop	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
COM 44	The Art of Effective Interpersonal Communication	FA	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
COM 52	Presentations: Finding Your Authentic Voice	FA	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
COM 63	The Right to Speak: Finding and Freeing Your Natural Voice	FA	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
COM 80 W	Designing Powerful Presentations: How to Make an Impression with Present-Day Audiences	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
WSP 116	Conversational Intelligence: Increase Your Impact One Conversation at a Time	FA	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 217	Improvisationally Speaking: Building Confident Communication	FA	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 329	The Science of Being Memorable and Influencing Decisions	FA	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 371	Effective Workplace Conversations: A Skill-Building Workshop	FA	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 75	Effective Nonverbal Communication	FA	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Communication for Non-Native Speakers of English
COM 23	Presenting in English	FA	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
COM 32 W	Business Writing in English: The Foundations	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
COM 39 A	Accent Reduction for Non-Native Speakers of English	FA	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
COM 39 B	Accent Reduction for Non-Native Speakers of English	FA	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Design
DSN 106 W	Design Research: Creating New Products and Market Success	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
Personal Development
PDV 103	Playful Mindfulness: A Journey to Everyday Confidence, Calm, and Connection	FA	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
PDV 105 W	What Matters Most in Life: The Lessons We Can Learn from Dying	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
PDV 83	Choosing Happiness	FA	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Technology & Computer Science
CS 01	A Gentle Introduction to Programming for Non-Programmers	FA	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
CS 02	Blockchain, Machine Learning, the Internet of Things, and More: Meet the New Technologies Shaping Our World	FA	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
CS 03	An Introduction to Blockchain Technology and Its Applications	FA	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
CS 05	Beginning Programming: Python (On-Campus)	FA	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
CS 06	An Introduction to Creating Data Visualizations with Python	FA	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
CS 07	The Fundamentals of Cybersecurity	FA	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
CS 46 W	Beginning Programming: Python (Online)	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
CS 52	Beginning Programming: JavaScript	FA	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
CS 65 W	Data Analysis with Python	FA		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
SCI 01 W	An Introduction to Data Science in R	FA		Cancelled	OnlineClass
WSP 160	Beginning Programming in Python: A Two-Day Workshop	FA	SSu	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass