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Choose from courses in Liberal Arts and Sciences, Creative Writing, and Professional and Personal Development. Our evening, weekend, 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	Format	Status
Liberal Arts & Sciences
Archaeology
ARC 49	Archaeological Treasures of Spain: From Altamira to Seville Cathedral	WI	W	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
Art History
ARTH 119	Love at First Sight: Visual Desire, Attraction, and the Pleasures of Art	WI	M	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
ARTH 50	Along the Watchtower: Six Photographers of America, 1966–1976	WI	Th	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
ARTH 51 B	Discovering the San Francisco Contemporary Art Market	WI	F	Off-campus	ClosedNotify Me
ARTH 51	Discovering the San Francisco Contemporary Art Market	WI	S	Off-campus	ClosedNotify Me
Art Studio: Audio, Video, and Film
ART 04 A	Create and Produce Your Own Podcast	WI	T	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
VID 04 W	Making Short Videos: The Art of Storytelling	WI		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
VID 341	Shoot, Edit, and Produce Your Own Video with the iPhone	WI	SSu	On-campus	ClosedNotify Me
Art Studio: Drawing, Painting, and Other Media
ART 13	Cultivating Creativity in the Everyday	WI	Th	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
ART 132	Drawing the Realistic Portrait	WI	Th	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
ART 185	Artist Bookmaking: Materials, Methods, and Meaning	WI	T	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
ART 19	Exploring Graphic Novels	WI	M	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
ART 210	Painting: Exploring the Modern and Abstract	WI	T	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
ART 22 W	Beginning Drawing	WI		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
ART 247 W	Powerful Drawing Techniques: Layering with Mixed Media	WI		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
ART 53	Calligraphy Design and Norse Runes	WI	W	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
ART 66	Art and Anatomy: The Basics of Human Proportions	WI	S	Live Online	ClosedJoin Wait List
Art Studio: Photography
PHOTO 07	The Basics of Digital Photography	WI	Th	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
PHOTO 32 A	Introduction to iPhoneography: Using Your Smartphone to Make Extraordinary Images	WI	S	Live Online	ClosedJoin Wait List
PHOTO 32 B	Introduction to iPhoneography: Using Your Smartphone to Make Extraordinary Images	WI	S	Live Online	ClosedJoin Wait List
PHOTO 32 C	Introduction to iPhoneography: Using Your Smartphone to Make Extraordinary Images	WI	M	Live Online	ClosedJoin Wait List
PHOTO 72	Landscape Photography for Digital SLR, Mirrorless, and iPhone Photographers	WI	WS	On-campus	ClosedNotify Me
PHOTO 77	The Refined Image: An Introduction to Post-Capture Editing	WI	T	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
SCI 06	Photographing Nature: Using a Camera to Study the Natural World	WI	W	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
Classics
CLA 28	Greek Mythology: An Introduction	WI	W	On-campus	ClosedNotify Me
CLA 63	Eloquence: The Beauty and Persuasion of Ancient Rhetoric from Cicero to Today	WI	T	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
Cultural Studies
FD 96 W	Exploring Wine’s Connection to Place and Culture: Stories in a Bottle	WI		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
Current Events
POL 116	The Global Crisis of Democracy	WI	T	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
Film and TV Studies
FLM 139	James Stewart: Hollywood's Greatest and Most Misunderstood Actor	WI	Th	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
FLM 142	The Twilight Zone: The Dimension of Imagination	WI	T	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
FLM 143	A Journey through Italian Cinema: From Neorealism to the 1960s	WI	W	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
Food and Drink
FD 96 W	Exploring Wine’s Connection to Place and Culture: Stories in a Bottle	WI		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
GEO 03 W	The Geology and Wines of California and France	WI		Flex Online	OpenAdd to cart
Geography
GEOG 12	The World Political Map: A Geographical Exploration	WI	T	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
History
HIS 11	The History of Reproductive Rights in the United States	WI	T	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
HIS 134	The History of Computers	WI	M	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
HIS 141	The History of Modern China	WI	T	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
HIS 76 A	The American West: Past, Present, and Future	WI	W	On-campus	OpenAdd to cart
HIS 76 B	The American West: Past, Present, and Future	WI	W	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
Languages
FRN 01	Beginning French	WI	T	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
ITA 01	Beginning Italian	WI	W	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
SPA 01	Beginning Spanish	WI	Th	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
Literature
LIT 197 A	The Contemporary American Short Story	WI	Th	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
LIT 66	The Stories and Plays of Anton Chekhov	WI	T	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
LIT 67	Shakespeare's Tragedies: Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, and King Lear	WI	W	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
Mathematics
STAT 05	Statistics for Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Data Science	WI	Th	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
Music Studies
MUS 08	Six Great Classical Composers	WI	Th	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
MUS 113	Kind of Blue: Understanding a Jazz Masterpiece	WI	M	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
MUS 177	Iconic Pop Songs: Exploring the Basic Elements of Music	WI	T	Live Online	Cancelled
MUS 26	Bob Dylan: 21st-Century Chronicles	WI	Th	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
Nature and Conservation Studies
NCS 05	Sacred Mountains of the World: The Heights of Inspiration	WI	M	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
Philosophy
PHI 112	The Philosophy of Technology: Our Fate, Our Future	WI	W	On-campus	ClosedNotify Me
PHI 118	Democracy and Its Discontents: Philosophical Roots of America’s Reactionary and Radical Politics	WI	Th	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
Psychology
PSY 05	An Overview of Modern Psychotherapy Approaches	WI	M	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
PSY 95	Technology and Psychology: Sanity in the Digital Age	WI	T	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
Science
BIO 09	Brain Health: Understand and Fine-Tune Your Memory and Mind	WI	T	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
BIO 11	Ketogenic Diets and Intermittent Fasting: Fads, Facts, and Fiction	WI	SSu	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
BIO 98	Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia	WI	W	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
GEO 03 W	The Geology and Wines of California and France	WI		Flex Online	OpenAdd to cart
SCI 06	Photographing Nature: Using a Camera to Study the Natural World	WI	W	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
SCI 45	New Year, New Metabolism	WI	Th	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
SCI 58	Introduction to Anatomy at the Stanford School of Medicine: Exploring the Abdomen	WI	S	On-campus	ClosedNotify Me
SCI 70	The Impact of Mental Illness on the Human Brain	WI	M	Live Online	Cancelled
WELL 12	Exercise as Preventive Medicine	WI	M	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
Social Justice
SJS 02	Voting Rights Advocacy and Mobilization	WI	M	Live Online	Cancelled
Wellness and Health
BIO 09	Brain Health: Understand and Fine-Tune Your Memory and Mind	WI	T	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
BIO 11	Ketogenic Diets and Intermittent Fasting: Fads, Facts, and Fiction	WI	SSu	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
BIO 98	Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia	WI	W	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
COM 59	Mindful Communication: The Power of Relational Practice for Awareness and Compassion	WI	Th	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
DRA 173	Everyday Spontaneity: Improvising Our Lives	WI	M	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
PDV 103	Playful Mindfulness: A Journey to Everyday Confidence, Calm, and Connection	WI	W	On-campus	ClosedNotify Me
PDV 58	Compass Journey: Develop Strategies for Your Career and Life	WI	T	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
PSY 05	An Overview of Modern Psychotherapy Approaches	WI	M	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
PSY 95	Technology and Psychology: Sanity in the Digital Age	WI	T	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
SCI 45	New Year, New Metabolism	WI	Th	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
WELL 08	Planning for Your Late-Life Brain: Build Habits Now to Improve Cognitive Function Later	WI	SSu	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
WELL 11	Your Next Life Chapter: A Design Thinking and Behavioral Science–Based Approach	WI	M	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
WELL 12	Exercise as Preventive Medicine	WI	M	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
WELL 21	Plant-Based Living: A Practical and Evidence-Based Approach	WI	T	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
WELL 22 W	The Mindful Path to Health and Happiness: Science and Practice	WI		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
WELL 23	The Development of Purpose across the Lifespan	WI	W	On-campus	ClosedNotify Me
Creative Writing
Online Certificate Program in Novel Writing
OWC 303 A	Novel I: The Powerful Beginning	WI		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
OWC 303 B	Novel I: The Powerful Beginning	WI		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
OWC 303 C	Novel I: The Powerful Beginning	WI		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
OWC 303 D	Novel I: The Powerful Beginning	WI		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
OWC 306 A	Novel IV: Manuscript Preparedness	WI		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
OWC 306 B	Novel IV: Manuscript Preparedness	WI		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
OWC 306 C	Novel IV: Manuscript Preparedness	WI		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
OWC 306 D	Novel IV: Manuscript Preparedness	WI		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
OWC 310	One-on-One Tutorial: Novel	WI		Flex Online	Closed
Creative Writing
ART 19	Exploring Graphic Novels	WI	M	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
CNF 09	Writing the Memoir: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants	WI	T	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
CNF 23 W	Mastering the Personal Essay with the Masters	WI		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
CNF 63 W	A Ticket to the Truth: Getting Started in Creative Nonfiction	WI		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
CNF 83	Diaries into Memoir: Structuring and Shaping the Daily	WI	Th	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
CNF 92	How to Keep Your Story Going: A Memoir Workshop	WI	S	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
CW 107 W	Writing through Struggle	WI		Flex Online	OpenAdd to cart
CW 12 W	Adventures in Travel Writing	WI		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
CW 165	Speakeasy: The Pleasures of Writing Good Dialogue	WI	T	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
CW 17 WA	Establishing a Creative Writing Practice	WI		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
CW 17 WB	Establishing a Creative Writing Practice	WI		Flex Online	OpenAdd to cart
CW 18	Be Your Own Developmental Editor: Shape Your Manuscript for Publication	WI	W	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
CW 25	The Bleeding, Pounding Heart of Prose: The Art and Craft of the Sentence	WI	Th	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
CW 43 W	I Laughed So Hard I Cried: Writing Comedy and Tragedy	WI		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
CW 45	Essential Elements for Creative Writers: The Narrative Toolbox	WI	W	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
CW 58	Observers of the Natural World: Writing the Personal Nature Essay	WI	W	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
CW 65 W	Scene by Scene: The Building Blocks of Narrative	WI		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
CW 85 W	Writing Relationships: How to Land in The New York Times "Modern Love"	WI		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
FICT 71 W	Writing Short Fiction: The Devil's in the Details	WI		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
FICT 76 W	Writing Perspectives: Making Strong Narrative Choices in Fiction	WI		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
FICT 78	The Short Story for Absolute Beginners	WI	Th	Live Online	Cancelled
FICT 81 W	Finding Fire: From Premise to Plot	WI		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
FICT 82	Plotting Outside the Box: Alternative Story Structures	WI	Th	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
FICT 83	Stories That Sing: Develop an Unforgettable Voice in Fiction	WI	T	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
FICT 84 W	The Beginning, the End, and Everything in Between: Perfecting the Short Story	WI		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
NVL 06	How to Start Your Novel and Keep It Going	WI	W	On-campus	ClosedNotify Me
NVL 42 W	Novel Writing for Absolute Beginners	WI		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
POET 36	Trusting Yourself: Write Evocative Poetry by Listening to Your Instincts	WI	T	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
POET 37 W	Writing Poems in a Burning World	WI		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
Professional & Personal Development
Business
BUS 111	Building Multi-Sided Platform Marketplaces	WI	SSu	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
BUS 114	Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Make Your Business More Effective and Profitable	WI	S	On-campus	ClosedNotify Me
BUS 119	Make Sense of the Madness: The Business of College Sports	WI	T	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
BUS 121	Promote and Protect Your Brand: Corporate Communications Strategies	WI	S	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
BUS 123 W	Value Investing: An Introduction	WI		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
BUS 16	Governance for Startup Board Members	WI	TTh	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
BUS 160 W	Leadership Skills for Women in the Workplace: Aim High and Achieve Impact	WI		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
BUS 163 W	Search Engine Optimization: Practical Marketing Techniques	WI		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
BUS 166 W	Social Media Marketing	WI		Flex Online	OpenAdd to cart
BUS 168 W	Strengths-Based Leadership: Increase Your Impact and Thrive	WI		Flex Online	ClosedJoin Wait List
BUS 260 W	Making High-Quality Decisions: A Practical Guide to Decision Analysis	WI		Flex Online	OpenAdd to cart
BUS 262	Modern Leadership for the New World of Work	WI	T	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
BUS 263	Negotiation Mastery: Achieve Outstanding Results and Relationships	WI	FS	Live Online	ClosedJoin Wait List
BUS 266	Building a Career of Meaning and Impact	WI	W	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
BUS 270	Financial Basics for Business Management	WI	M	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
BUS 274	Disrupting Legally: Law and Regulatory Considerations for Tech and Venture-Backed Companies	WI	Th	Live Online	Cancelled
BUS 277	Working through the Tangle: Solving Organizational Problems	WI	W	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
BUS 28	Funding a New Enterprise: Learn from Experienced Silicon Valley Practitioners	WI	W	On-campus	ClosedNotify Me
BUS 294 W	Seeing the Future in the Present: Learning to Think Three Steps Ahead	WI		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
BUS 47 W	Personal Finance: A Simple Approach to Mastering Money Choices	WI		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
BUS 55	Fundamentals of Project Management	WI	Th	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
BUS 62 W	Fundamentals of Product Management	WI		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
BUS 64	Tax Reform: How Current Laws Can Work for You	WI	M	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
BUS 77	The Power of the Enneagram: Understanding Yourself and Leading Others	WI	M	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
BUS 82	Building, Scaling, and Managing Digital Marketplaces	WI	T	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
COM 66	Think on Your Feet: An Improviser’s Guide to Business and Communication	WI	SSu	On-campus	ClosedNotify Me
CS 68	Machine Learning for Business with Python	WI	SSu	On-campus	OpenAdd to cart
Communication
BUS 121	Promote and Protect Your Brand: Corporate Communications Strategies	WI	S	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
BUS 263	Negotiation Mastery: Achieve Outstanding Results and Relationships	WI	FS	Live Online	ClosedJoin Wait List
BUS 86	The Mindful Manager: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Handling Conflict at Work	WI	Th	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
COM 02	Public Speaking: Romancing the Room	WI	W	On-campus	ClosedNotify Me
COM 19	Building Interpersonal Skills: An Experiential Workshop	WI	F-M	On-campus	ClosedNotify Me
COM 42	Improvisationally Speaking	WI	T	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
COM 52	Presentations: Find Your Authentic Voice	WI	W	On-campus	ClosedNotify Me
COM 59	Mindful Communication: The Power of Relational Practice for Awareness and Compassion	WI	Th	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
COM 66	Think on Your Feet: An Improviser’s Guide to Business and Communication	WI	SSu	On-campus	ClosedNotify Me
COM 68	The Neuroscience of Engagement: Capture Audience Attention	WI	SSu	Live Online	Cancelled
COM 81	Nonverbal Communication: The Power of Body Language and Voice	WI	SSu	On-campus	ClosedJoin Wait List
COM 84	Communicate with Impact and Purpose	WI	SSu	Live Online	ClosedJoin Wait List
Communication for Non-Native English Speakers
COM 39	Accent Reduction for Non-Native Speakers of English	WI	W	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
Technology and Data Science
CS 03	Blockchain Technology and Its Applications	WI	M	Live Online	Cancelled
CS 46 W	Beginning Programming in Python	WI		Flex Online	ClosedJoin Wait List
CS 62	Developing Your Python Skills	WI	M	On-campus	ClosedNotify Me
CS 65 W	Data Analysis with Python	WI		Flex Online	OpenAdd to cart
CS 68	Machine Learning for Business with Python	WI	SSu	On-campus	OpenAdd to cart
CS 70	Building IoT Solutions through Rapid Prototyping	WI	W	On-campus	ClosedNotify Me
CS 76 W	Introduction to Data Science in R	WI		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
HIS 134	The History of Computers	WI	M	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
STAT 05	Statistics for Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Data Science	WI	Th	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
TECH 11	Monetizing the Metaverse	WI	Th	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
TECH 152	A Crash Course in Artificial Intelligence	WI	M	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me