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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 166	Chinese Archaeology and Art	FA	T	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
Architecture
ARCH 01	Explore Stanford’s Architecture: A Walking Tour	FA	SSu	On-campus	OpenAdd to cart
Art History
ARTH 162	Iconic Artworks of the Renaissance	FA	M	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
ARTH 49	Great Baroque Masters: Caravaggio, Rembrandt, and Vermeer	FA	W	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
Art Studio: Audio, Video, and Film
ART 04	Create and Produce Your Own Podcast	FA	W	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
VID 341	Shoot, Edit, and Produce Your Own Video with the iPhone	FA	SSu	On-campus	OpenAdd to cart
VID 42	Create and Edit Great Videos: From Script to Final Cut	FA	Th	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
Art Studio: Drawing, Painting, and Other Media
ART 10 W	Introduction to Oil Painting	FA		Flex Online	OpenAdd to cart
ART 12	Sketchbook Strategies: Incorporate Freehand Drawing into Your Daily Life	FA	T	Live Online	ClosedJoin Wait List
ART 131	Drawing the Realistic Figure	FA	Th	Live Online	ClosedJoin Wait List
ART 187	Painting from Observation	FA	T	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
ART 22 W	Beginning Drawing	FA		Flex Online	OpenAdd to cart
ART 25	Abstract Drawing	FA	M	On-campus	ClosedJoin Wait List
ART 50	Calligraphy and Letterform: Methods, Models, History, and Practice	FA	W	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
ART 69	Art and Anatomy: Drawing the Human Hand	FA	S	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
ART 98 W	Explorations in Mixed Media: Unleashing Creativity through Daily Practice	FA		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
Art Studio: Photography
PHOTO 32 A	Introduction to iPhoneography: Using Your Smartphone to Make Extraordinary Images	FA	S	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
PHOTO 32 B	Introduction to iPhoneography: Using Your Smartphone to Make Extraordinary Images	FA	S	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
PHOTO 32 C	Introduction to iPhoneography: Using Your Smartphone to Make Extraordinary Images	FA	Su	Live Online	ClosedJoin Wait List
PHOTO 37 W	Beginning Digital Photography	FA		Flex Online	OpenAdd to cart
PHOTO 75	Introduction to Close-Up Photography	FA	T	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
PHOTO 78	Picture Your Life: Photographing Today for Tomorrow	FA	W	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
Classics
CLA 121	The Odyssey	FA	M	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
CLA 58	Julius Caesar and the Roman Republic of Ideas	FA	T	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
Climate Change and Sustainability
SCI 68	Climate Change in Context: What Does the Past Tell Us about the Future?	FA	W	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
Cultural Studies
CLS 201	Shell Shock: Art and Literature of the World Wars (An MLA-Style Course)	FA	Th	On-campus	ClosedJoin Wait List
FD 02 W	The History, Culture, and Science of Cheese: A Tasting Journey	FA		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
Current Events
GEOG 07 A	The History and Geography of Current Global Events	FA	T	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
POL 61	Politics 2022: America at a Crossroads	FA	M	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
Film Studies
FLM 136	The 1990s On-Screen: 10 Years in 10 Weeks	FA	Th	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
FLM 137	Film Noir: The '60s and Beyond	FA	W	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
FLM 138	Five Great Films by Akira Kurosawa	FA	T	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
Food and Drink
FD 01 W	Wine Basics: From Grape to Glass	FA		Flex Online	OpenAdd to cart
FD 02 W	The History, Culture, and Science of Cheese: A Tasting Journey	FA		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
Geography
GEOG 07 A	The History and Geography of Current Global Events	FA	T	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
History
HIS 112	The Silicon Revolution: From Lightbulbs to Transistors Everywhere	FA	Th	On-campus	OpenAdd to cart
HIS 116	Society and Culture in Victorian England: Only You and Me Dressed Differently	FA	W	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
HIS 153	Inflection Points in Russian History	FA	W	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
HIS 40	American Democracy in Crisis: Learning from the Past	FA	Th	Live Online	ClosedJoin Wait List
POL 177	Demystifying the Middle East	FA	Th	On-campus	OpenAdd to cart
Languages
ITA 01	Beginning Italian	FA	W	Live Online	ClosedJoin Wait List
SPA 01	Beginning Spanish	FA	Th	Live Online	ClosedJoin Wait List
SPA 02	Beginning Spanish: Part II	FA	M	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
Law and Policy
LAW 104	Stolen Art: Historical, Cultural, and Legal Perspectives on Contested Ownership	FA	SSu	On-campus	OpenAdd to cart
Literature
LIT 64	19th-Century Gothic Novels: Frankenstein and Dracula	FA	T	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
LIT 65	Great 20th-Century Short-Fiction Authors	FA	Th	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
Mathematics
STAT 06	Introduction to Statistics	FA	M	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
Music Studies
MUS 02	The Songwriting of The Beatles: The Experimental Sounds of Rubber Soul and Revolver	FA	W	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
MUS 41	Songs of Love, Songs of Loss	FA	Th	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
Music Studio
MUS 105	Play the Ukulele: Rock, Pop, and Folk	FA	M	On-campus	ClosedJoin Wait List
MUS 60 D	Acoustic Guitar for Beginners: The Songs of Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, and More	FA	T	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
Philosophy
PHI 30	America as a Philosophical Problem	FA	T	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
PHI 95	Nietzsche and His Progeny: Heidegger, Foucault, and Kittler	FA	W	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
Psychology
PSY 04	Anxiety Disorders and Evidence-Based Treatments	FA	M	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
PSY 05	An Overview of Modern Psychotherapy Approaches	FA	W	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
PSY 96	Manage Emotions Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Skills	FA	T	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
Science
BIO 07	Longing for Longevity: From Biology to Biohacking	FA	Th	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
BIO 105 W	Introduction to Autoimmune Diseases	FA		Flex Online	OpenAdd to cart
PHY 38	Quantum Physics: At the Dawn of a New Era in Science	FA	SSu	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
SCI 02	Aging and the Brain	FA	SSu	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
SCI 68	Climate Change in Context: What Does the Past Tell Us about the Future?	FA	W	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
SCI 73	Introduction to Anatomy at the Stanford School of Medicine: Exploring Podiatric Medicine	FA	S	On-campus	ClosedJoin Wait List
Theater and Performance Studies
TAPS 105	Stand-Up Comedy Writing	FA	M	Live Online	ClosedJoin Wait List
Wellness and Health
BIO 07	Longing for Longevity: From Biology to Biohacking	FA	Th	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
BIO 105 W	Introduction to Autoimmune Diseases	FA		Flex Online	OpenAdd to cart
PDV 105 W	What Matters Most in Life: The Lessons We Can Learn from Dying	FA		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
PSY 96	Manage Emotions Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Skills	FA	T	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
SCI 02	Aging and the Brain	FA	SSu	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
SCI 46	Sports Nutrition	FA	Th	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
WELL 08	Planning for Your Late-Life Brain: Habits You Can Build Now to Improve Cognitive Function Later	FA	SSu	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
WELL 11	Your Next Life Chapter: A Design Thinking and Behavioral Science–Based Approach	FA	M	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
WELL 134	Knowing Ourselves: Exploring the Enneagram	FA	S	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
WELL 15	Energize Your Life: A Scientific Approach	FA	W	Live Online	ClosedJoin Wait List
WELL 18	The Power of Personal Energy for Women: Reclaiming Mental Capacity and Redefining Potential	FA	T	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
WELL 20	Designing the Life We Want: Self-Renewal in the Fall	FA	ThSSu	On-campus	OpenAdd to cart
Creative Writing
Online Certificate Program in Novel Writing
OWC 101 A	The Writing Life: Form and Theory of the Novel	FA		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
OWC 101 B	The Writing Life: Form and Theory of the Novel	FA		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
OWC 101 C	The Writing Life: Form and Theory of the Novel	FA		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
OWC 101 D	The Writing Life: Form and Theory of the Novel	FA		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
OWC 305 A	Novel III: Subtext, Theme, and Language	FA		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
OWC 305 B	Novel III: Subtext, Theme, and Language	FA		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
OWC 305 C	Novel III: Subtext, Theme, and Language	FA		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
OWC 305 D	Novel III: Subtext, Theme, and Language	FA		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
OWC 310	One-on-One Tutorial: Novel	FA		Flex Online	Closed
Creative Writing
CNF 75	Develop Your Creative Nonfiction Book: From Idea to Proposal	FA	S	On-campus	ClosedJoin Wait List
CNF 81 W	Personal Essay Writing: From the Intimate to the Universal	FA		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
CNF 82 W	The Art of Remembering: Begin Your Memoir	FA		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
CW 04	Heroes, Villains, and Ordinary People: Bringing Characters to Life	FA	SSu	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
CW 07	The Art of the Interview: Techniques to Cultivate Great Material	FA	W	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
CW 08 W	The Art and Craft of Literary Journalism	FA		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
CW 09	TV Writer for a Day: Crafting a Series Pilot	FA	S	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
CW 11	Bearing Witness: A Writing Workshop for Challenging Times	FA	S	On-campus	OpenAdd to cart
CW 13	A Book’s Journey: From Manuscript to Publication	FA	S	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
CW 14	Find and Amplify Your Voice through Op-Ed Authorship	FA	M	Live Online	ClosedJoin Wait List
CW 19 WC	The Creative Habit: Cultivate a Daily Writing Practice	FA		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
CW 19 WD	The Creative Habit: Cultivate a Daily Writing Practice	FA		Flex Online	OpenAdd to cart
CW 46	Writing the Globe: Crafting the Personal Travel Essay	FA	W	Live Online	ClosedJoin Wait List
CW 68	Cultivate Your Prose Style: Line by Line	FA	T	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
FICT 137 W	Reality Bites: Writing Sci-Fi and Fantasy	FA		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
FICT 54 W	Build a Story from the Ground Up	FA		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
FICT 75 W	All Writing Is Rewriting: A Fiction Writing and Revising Workshop	FA		Flex Online	ClosedJoin Wait List
FICT 79	Mirrors and Windows: Writing Transformative Stories for Children and Young Adults	FA	S	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
FICT 80	Interior Landscapes: Creating Depth in Fiction	FA	Th	Live Online	ClosedJoin Wait List
NVL 134	Novel Writing	FA	W	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
NVL 33	How to Sell Your Novel: Query Letters, Synopses, and Elevator Pitches	FA	T	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
NVL 36 W	Building a Young Adult Novel: Plot and Structure as the Blueprint of Your Story	FA		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
NVL 37	No Critics, No Fear: Write a Novel in 30 Days	FA	TTh	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
NVL 41 W	Novel Wrangling: How to Manage Longer Works of Fiction	FA		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
POET 28 W	Crafting Poems of Beauty and Power	FA		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
POET 30 W	The Poet’s Way	FA		Flex Online	OpenAdd to cart
Professional & Personal Development
Business
BUS 02	Financial Planning: Part I	FA	Th	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
BUS 08	Building High-Performing Teams	FA	T	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
BUS 10 W	Introduction to Project Management	FA		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
BUS 104	Investing in the 2020s: Stocks, Bonds, Venture Capital, Crypto, and Beyond	FA	M	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
BUS 105	Cloud Computing: Selling and Marketing Enterprise Subscription Model SaaS and AI Solutions	FA	W	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
BUS 108	Making Critical Bets: Strategies for Modeling Business and Technical Decisions	FA	Th	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
BUS 109	High-Velocity Leadership: New Skills for Navigating Workplace Change	FA	T	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
BUS 118	Foundations of a Winning Product Strategy	FA	W	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
BUS 163 W	Search Engine Optimization: Practical Marketing Techniques	FA		Flex Online	OpenAdd to cart
BUS 166 W	Social Media Marketing	FA		Flex Online	OpenAdd to cart
BUS 183 W	Leadership Skills for Women: Advocate for More	FA		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
BUS 213	Principles of Product/Market Fit	FA	Th	On-campus	OpenAdd to cart
BUS 217	Accelerate Your Startup Idea	FA	W	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
BUS 253	Artificial Intelligence Bootcamp for Product and Business Managers	FA	M	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
BUS 271	Women Leaders: Mastering Influence, Authenticity, and Power	FA	SSu	On-campus	ClosedJoin Wait List
BUS 282 W	Leading Data-Driven Organizations	FA		Flex Online	OpenAdd to cart
BUS 283	Critical Communication Skills in Negotiation	FA	S	On-campus	ClosedNotify Me
BUS 288	Leadership Presence, Power, and Influence	FA	Th	On-campus	ClosedJoin Wait List
BUS 297	Create Customers for Life: How to Understand, Measure, and Drive Loyalty	FA	M	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
BUS 45 W	Building Successful Startups: Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs Share Ideas for Next-Stage Growth	FA		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
BUS 62 W	Fundamentals of Product Management	FA		Flex Online	OpenAdd to cart
BUS 63	Financial Advisors: Finding and Evaluating Your Perfect Match	FA	S	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
BUS 78	Building and Scaling Subscription Businesses	FA	M	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
BUS 92	The Business of Venture Capital	FA	T	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
BUS 99	Design Thinking and Rapid Experimentation for Practical Innovation	FA	W	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
COM 88	High-Impact Communication to Advance Your Technology Career	FA	W	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
CS 78	No-Code AI: Unlocking Business Potential	FA	W	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
DSN 08	Inception Workshop: Rapid Conceptualization of World-Class Products	FA	S	Live Online	ClosedJoin Wait List
TECH 113 W	Ethical Data and AI: Concepts and Tools for Responsible Decision-Making	FA		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me
Communication
BUS 283	Critical Communication Skills in Negotiation	FA	S	On-campus	ClosedNotify Me
COM 19	Building Interpersonal Skills: An Experiential Workshop	FA	F-M	On-campus	ClosedJoin Wait List
COM 42	Improvisationally Speaking	FA	M	Live Online	ClosedJoin Wait List
COM 63	The Right to Speak: Finding and Freeing Your Natural Voice	FA	Th	On-campus	ClosedJoin Wait List
COM 75	The Science of Being Memorable and Influencing Decisions	FA	SSu	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
COM 83	Mastering Interview Fundamentals	FA	SSu	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
COM 88	High-Impact Communication to Advance Your Technology Career	FA	W	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
TAPS 105	Stand-Up Comedy Writing	FA	M	Live Online	ClosedJoin Wait List
Communication for Non-Native Speakers of English
COM 39	Accent Reduction for Non-Native Speakers of English	FA	W	Live Online	ClosedJoin Wait List
COM 82	Presentation Skills for Non-Native Speakers of English	FA	M	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
Design
BUS 99	Design Thinking and Rapid Experimentation for Practical Innovation	FA	W	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
DSN 08	Inception Workshop: Rapid Conceptualization of World-Class Products	FA	S	Live Online	ClosedJoin Wait List
Technology & Computer Science
HIS 112	The Silicon Revolution: From Lightbulbs to Transistors Everywhere	FA	Th	On-campus	OpenAdd to cart
Technology and Data Science
BUS 253	Artificial Intelligence Bootcamp for Product and Business Managers	FA	M	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
CS 02	Blockchain, Machine Learning, the Internet of Things, and More	FA	Th	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
CS 06	Introduction to Data Visualization with Python	FA	T	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
CS 46 W	Beginning Programming in Python	FA		Flex Online	ClosedJoin Wait List
CS 65 W	Data Analysis with Python	FA		Flex Online	OpenAdd to cart
CS 77	Introduction to Augmented and Virtual Reality Optics	FA	T	Live Online	ClosedJoin Wait List
CS 78	No-Code AI: Unlocking Business Potential	FA	W	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
CS 89	Beginning Programming in R	FA	Th	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
STAT 05	Statistics for Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Data Science	FA	Th	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
STAT 06	Introduction to Statistics	FA	M	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
TECH 05	Storytelling with Data	FA	T	Live Online	OpenAdd to cart
TECH 09	Introduction to the Metaverse and Its Applications	FA	S	Live Online	ClosedNotify Me
TECH 113 W	Ethical Data and AI: Concepts and Tools for Responsible Decision-Making	FA		Flex Online	ClosedNotify Me