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 17 W	The Art and Archaeology of Pompeii	SU		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
ARC 45	The World’s Greatest Archaeological Discoveries: From the Rosetta Stone to Machu Picchu	SU	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Art History
ARTH 02	Avant-Garde Art in the Early 20th Century	SU	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
ARTH 45	Revolutions in Art: The Shock of the New	SU	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Art Studio: Drawing & Painting
ART 119 W	Drawing Inspiration: Developing a Creative Practice	SU		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
ART 131	Drawing the Realistic Figure	SU	Th	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
ART 187	Painting from Observation	SU	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
ART 241	Plein Air Painting: Exploring the Environment	SU	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Art Studio: Photography
PHOTO 10 W	The Daily Photograph: Developing Your Creative Intuition	SU		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
PHOTO 198	Portraiture: Telling Someone’s Story in a Single Image	SU	WSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
PHOTO 37	An Introduction to Digital Photography	SU	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 294 A	An Introduction to iPhoneography: Using Your Smartphone to Make Extraordinary Images	SU	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 294 B	An Introduction to iPhoneography: Using Your Smartphone to Make Extraordinary Images	SU	Su	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Art Studio: Video & Film
VID 04 W	Making Short Videos: The Art of Storytelling	SU		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
VID 310	Lights, Camera, Action! A Hands-On Introduction to Video Production	SU	MS	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 341	Shoot, Edit, and Produce Your Own Video with the iPhone	SU	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Classics
CLA 65	Seneca the Stoic: Philosopher, Playwright, Politician	SU	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Cultural Studies
CLS 91	New Classics of Nordic Noir in Literature and TV	SU	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Current Events
POL 56	Saudi Arabia: Kingdom of Intrigue	SU	W	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
Film Studies
FLM 103	Great Acting: How to Know It When You See It	SU	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
FLM 14	Scorsese and De Niro: A Cinematic Collaboration	SU	FSSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
History
HIS 160	Medicine in the Ancient Western World	SU	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 139	Demystifying the Middle East: A Primer	SU	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Languages
CHN 01	Beginning Chinese I	SU	MW	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
FRN 01	Beginning French I	SU	TTh	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
ITA 01	Beginning Italian I	SU	MW	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
SPA 01	Beginning Spanish I	SU	MW	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
Law
LAW 105	Civil Liberties and Rights Guaranteed by the US Constitution: An Introduction	SU	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Literature
LIT 45	Charles Dickens's Masterpiece: Bleak House	SU	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
LIT 46	Smart Fiction of the Jazz Age: Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Wharton, and Others	SU	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Mathematics
STAT 06	An Introduction to Statistics	SU	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 360	Linear Algebra (ICME Workshop)	SU	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 361	Introduction to Statistics (ICME Workshop)	SU	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 363	Introduction to Mathematical Optimization (ICME Workshop)	SU	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Music
MUS 04	Sympathy for the Devil: The History of the Rolling Stones	SU	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 158	Four Hundred Years of Great Opera Performances: The Power of Charisma	SU	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Philosophy
PHI 104	The Philosophical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence	SU	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
PHI 105	Philosophy and Film: Great Ideas in Blade Runner, A Clockwork Orange, Vertigo, and More	SU	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Psychology
PSY 96	Managing Emotions with Skill: An Introduction to the Principles of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy	SU	T	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
Science
BIO 03 W	Diet and Gene Expression: You Are What You Eat	SU		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
BIO 04 W	Inflammation and Disease	SU		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
BIO 101	Human Biology: A Gentle Introduction	SU	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
SCI 01 A	An Introduction to Data Science (CANCELLED)	SU	Th	Cancelled	OnCampusClass
SCI 01 B	An Introduction to Data Science (CANCELLED)	SU	F	Cancelled	OnCampusClass
SCI 39	Exercise Theory and Design for Health and Performance	SU	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
SCI 63	Finding a Cure for Cancer	SU	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 152	A Crash Course in Artificial Intelligence	SU	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 198	An Introduction to Neurological Disorders: ALS, Epilepsy, Stroke, and More	SP	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 218	Understanding Memory Loss as We Age	SU	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 357	An Introduction to Anatomy at the Stanford School of Medicine: Exploring the Ear	SU	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 363	Introduction to Mathematical Optimization (ICME Workshop)	SU	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 365	Introduction to Machine Learning (ICME Workshop)	SU	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 366	Introduction to Deep Learning (ICME Workshop)	SU	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 367	Deep Learning for Natural Language Processing (ICME Workshop)	SU	F	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 370	An Introduction to Data Science	SU	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Creative Writing
Online Creative Writing
CNF 122 W	Creative Nonfiction: Finding the Universal in the Particular	SU		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
CNF 66 W	Creative Nonfiction Book: Dynamic Scene, Dynamic Summary	SU		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
EGL 107 W	Writing Through Struggle	SU		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
EGL 17 W	Establishing a Creative Writing Practice	SU		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
EGL 20 W	Sentence by Sentence: Creating Your Style	SU		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
EGL 25 W	Who's Telling Your Story: A Study in Point of View	SU		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
EGL 27 W	Science Writing for a General Audience: From Concept to Publication	SU		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
EGL 28 W	From Writer to Author: Navigating the Twisty Path to Publication	SU		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
EGL 30 W	Creative Writing: Getting Across the Finish Line	SU		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
EGL 43 W	I Laughed So Hard I Cried: Writing Comedy and Tragedy	SU		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
FICT 38 W	The Past Is Never Past: Writing History-Based Fiction	SU		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
FICT 49 W	Writing the Groundbreaking Young Adult Novel	SU		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
FICT 67 W	Writing Strange Magic: Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Magical Realism	SU		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
FICT 68 W	Write a Riveting, Stylish, Singular Short Story	SU		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
POET 17 W	Writing Your Poetry Chapbook	SU		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
Online Certificate Program in Novel Writing
OWA 001	Application to the Online Certificate Program in Novel Writing	SP		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
OWC 310	One-on-One Tutorial: Novel	SU		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
On-Campus Creative Writing
CNF 09	Writing the Memoir: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants	SU	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
EGL 44	How to Write a Cookbook and Strategies for Getting It Published	SU	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
EGL 63	An Introduction to Creative Writing: Facing the Blank Page	SU	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
EGL 70	Reading as a Writer: A One-Week Intensive	SU	M-F	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
FICT 37	The Art of Short Fiction: Characters in Conflict	SU	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
NVL 30	Novel Writing: The Art of Spinning Tales	SU	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 102	How to Self-Publish a Book: A Roadmap for Entrepreneurial Writers	SU	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 145	Writing the “Modern Love” Essay	SU	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 146	Scene Making: The Essence of Storytelling	SU	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 149	Sit, Walk, Write, Listen: A Day-Long Mindfulness and Writing Retreat	SU	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 82	Take Me There: A Travel Writing Bootcamp	SU	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Professional & Personal Development
Business
BUS 10 W	An Introduction to Project Management: The Basics for Success	SU		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
BUS 11 W	How to Build Successful Startups: Learn Lessons Straight from Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs	SU		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
BUS 112 W	Business Presence and Persuasion: Communication for Effectiveness	SU		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
BUS 123 W	Value Investing: An Introduction	SU		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
BUS 139 W	Data-Driven Marketing	SU		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
BUS 159	How to Find Success: Uncover Your Purpose and Direct Your Life	SU	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 160	Leadership Skills for Women in the Workplace: How to Aim High and Achieve Impact	SU	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 167 W	Mapping Your Path to Career Satisfaction	SU		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
BUS 176 W	How to Effectively Use Social Media for Your Company and Personal Branding	SU		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
BUS 195	The Essentials of Wealth Management	SU	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 196	Project Management: An Introductory Hands-On Course	SU	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 22	Acting Skills for Business	SU	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 23	Early Stage Investing for Investors	SU	TTh	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 254 W	Leadership by Design: Using Design Thinking to Transform Companies and Careers	SU		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
BUS 28	Funding a New Enterprise: Learn from Experienced Silicon Valley Practitioners	SU	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 35	The Business Basics of Blockchain, Crypto Currencies, and Tokens	SU	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 57 W	An Introduction to User Experience (UX) Design in Product Leadership and Management	SU		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
BUS 62 W	Fundamentals of Product Management	SU		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
BUS 64	Tax Reform 2019: How the New Law Can Work for You	SU	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 70	The Fundamentals of High-Performance Leadership	SU	Th	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
BUS 72	Fundamentals of Monetization and Pricing Strategies	SU	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 73	Exit Strategies: Maximizing the Value of Your Company	SU	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 74	Principles of Invention and Innovation: A Toolkit for Generating Breakthrough Ideas	SU	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
DSN 01 W	Design Workshop: Creating Personas and Journey Maps	SU		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
WSP 104	Agile Project Management: Facilitating a Product Development Team with Scrum	SU	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 14	Memorable Storytelling: Mastering a Powerful Business Tool	SU	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 141	Marketing Without Money: Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Social Media	SU	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 147	Negotiation Skills for Women: Stepping into Your Personal Power	SU	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 153	Innovations in Product and Service Design: How Gaming Can Motivate You and Your Customers	SU	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 154	Using Cultural Awareness to Develop Successful Business Strategies	SU	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 157	Authentic Ways to Pitch Your Startup and Products	SU	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 19 A	Negotiation Mastery: Achieving Outstanding Results and Relationships	SU	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 19 B	Negotiation Mastery: Achieving Outstanding Results and Relationships	SU	Su	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 236	Women Leaders: Mastering Influence, Authenticity, and Power	SU	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 279	Strategy from the Edge: Building Inclusive, Adaptive, and Actionable Strategies for Your Organization	SU	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 297	Agile Hands-On: Creating High Performing, Effective Teams and Products with Scrum	SU	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 319	Unleashing Your Creative Leadership: The Four Intelligences	SP	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 44	Critical Communication Skills in Negotiation	SU	Su	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Communication
COM 01	Public Speaking	SU	M	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
COM 19	Building Interpersonal Skills: An Experiential Workshop	SU	F-M	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
COM 55 W	Creating and Delivering Compelling Virtual Presentations	SU		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
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	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 329	The Science of Being Memorable and Influencing Decisions	SU	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 44	Critical Communication Skills in Negotiation	SU	Su	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Communication for Non-Native Speakers of English
COM 23	Presenting in English	SU	W	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
COM 32 W	Business Writing in English: The Foundations	SU		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
COM 39 A	Accent Reduction for Non-Native Speakers of English	SU	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
COM 39 B	Accent Reduction for Non-Native Speakers of English	SU	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Design
DSN 01 W	Design Workshop: Creating Personas and Journey Maps	SU		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
WSP 153	Innovations in Product and Service Design: How Gaming Can Motivate You and Your Customers	SU	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Personal Development
WSP 142	Making Technology Work for You: A Mindful Approach	SU	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 148	Living with Vitality: A Scientific, Social, and Spiritual Approach	SU	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 149	Sit, Walk, Write, Listen: A Day-Long Mindfulness and Writing Retreat	SU	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 153	Innovations in Product and Service Design: How Gaming Can Motivate You and Your Customers	SU	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 20	Happiness: Gumption, Gratitude, and Grace	SU	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 60	Playful Mindfulness: A Two-Day Intensive	SU	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Technology & Computer Science
CS 01	A Gentle Introduction to Programming for Non-Programmers	SU	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
CS 03	An Introduction to Blockchain Technology and Its Applications	SU	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
CS 04	A Practical Introduction to Data Science Using Python	SU	W	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
CS 05	Beginning Programming: Python	SU	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
CS 46 W	Beginning Programming: Python	SU		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
SCI 01 A	An Introduction to Data Science (CANCELLED)	SU	Th	Cancelled	OnCampusClass
SCI 01 B	An Introduction to Data Science (CANCELLED)	SU	F	Cancelled	OnCampusClass
WSP 06	Excel Tips and Tricks: Pivot Tables, IF Statements, and VLOOKUP	SU	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 160	Beginning Programming: Python	SU	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 362	Introduction to Programming in R (ICME Workshop)	SU	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 363	Introduction to Mathematical Optimization (ICME Workshop)	SU	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 364	Introduction to Python (ICME Workshop)	SU	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 365	Introduction to Machine Learning (ICME Workshop)	SU	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 366	Introduction to Deep Learning (ICME Workshop)	SU	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 367	Deep Learning for Natural Language Processing (ICME Workshop)	SU	F	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 368	Introduction to High-Performance Computing (ICME Workshop)	SU	F	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 369	Interactive Data Visualization in D3 (ICME Workshop)	SU	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 370	An Introduction to Data Science	SU	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 84	Excel Tips and Tricks: An Introduction to Macros, Sheet Tab Linking, and Protecting Data	SU	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass