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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
Art History
ARTH 105	European Modernism, 1900-1940	FA	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
ARTH 155	A History of Photography: The Innovations of Six Iconic Photographers	FA	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
ARTH 228	Art of the Bible: Through the Eyes of the Great Masters	FA	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Art Studio: Drawing & Painting
ART 131	Drawing the Realistic Figure	FA	Th	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
ART 131 B	Drawing the Realistic Figure	FA	W	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
ART 187	Painting from Observation	FA	W	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
ART 243	The Art of Peonies in Chinese Brush Painting	FA	S	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
ART 83	Beginning Painting	FA	Th	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
ART 97	Portrait Dawing: Three Portraits, Three Techniques	FA	M	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
ART 98 W	Unleashing Creativity Through Explorations in Mixed Media	FA		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
Art Studio: Photography
PHOTO 01	An Introduction to Photography as Art	FA	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
PHOTO 37	An Introduction to Digital Photography	FA	M	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
PHOTO 61	The Well-Rounded Photographer: An Introduction to Portraits, Nature Photography, and Other Genres	FA	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
SCI 06	Photographing Nature: Using a Camera to Study the Natural World	FA	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 190	California Coastal Photography: From Point Lobos to Big Sur	FA		OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 218	Photographing the "Big Game": The Art of the Photo Essay	FA	Th-Su	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 275	An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Lightroom	FA	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 298	Visual Storytelling: Creating a Narrative Through Photography	FA	FS	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
Art Studio: Video & Film
VID 03	How to Shoot and Edit a Professional Video	FA	ThS	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
VID 90	Intermediate Video Editing	FA	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Classics
CLA 127	The Aeneid	FA	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
CLA 62	Rebel with a Cause: Catiline and the Roman Revolution	FA	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Cultural Studies
CLS 86	Paris After Dark: The Belle Epoque and the Jazz Age, 1890-1935	FA	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Current Events
POL 180	International Human Rights: Strategies, Struggles, and the Quest for Dignity	FA	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 151	The History and Geography of Current Global Events	FA	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Design
DSN 101	The History and Theory of Design: An Introduction to the Design Cycle	FA	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
DSN 310 W	Design Your Future: Design Innovation for Global Teams (CANCELLED)	FA		Cancelled	OnlineClass
Film Studies
FLM 16	Camera as Witness: Politics, Culture, and the Power of Documentary Filmmaking	FA	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
FLM 89	Built to Last: What Makes a Classic Film?	FA	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
PHI 109	Philosophy in Film: Profound Ideas Explored by Master Filmmakers	FA	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 318	The Conscience of Hollywood: Great Social Protest Films from the 1930s	FA	F-Su	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Geography
WSP 151	The History and Geography of Current Global Events	FA	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
History
HIS 120	The Russian Revolution: 100 Years Later	FA	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
HIS 125	Great Cities: Capitals of Western History	FA	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
HIS 189	A History of Muslim Spain, 711-1492 CE	FA	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
HIS 197 W	The Roman World	FA		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
Languages
ARB 01	Introductory Arabic	FA	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
CHN 01	Beginning Chinese I	FA	M	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
FRN 01	Beginning French I	FA	Th	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
FRN 20	French Conversation Through Film	FA	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
ITA 01	Beginning Italian I	FA	W	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
ITA 20	Italian Through Humor	FA	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
JPN 01	Beginning Japanese I	FA	Th	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
SPA 01	Beginning Spanish I	FA	T	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
SPA 01 B	Beginning Spanish I	FA	M	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
SPA 20	Spanish Through Short Stories	FA	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
YID 01	Introductory Yiddish	FA	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Law
LAW 200 W	Constitutional Law	FA		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
Linguistics
LIN 09 W	The Glamour of Grammar	FA		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
WSP 317	Why English Sounds Like It Does: A One-Day Study of the Colorful World of English Accents	FA	Su	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Literature
LIT 224	Ancients and Moderns: Readings in the Human Condition	FA	W	Special Notice	OnCampusClass
LIT 228	Great Poems of the English Language: The Romantics (CANCELLED)	FA	Th	Cancelled	OnCampusClass
LIT 40	Shakespeare for Non-Shakespeareans (CANCELLED)	FA	T	Cancelled	OnCampusClass
Mathematics
MATH 12	Math in the Wild: Using Mathematical Thinking to Solve Messy Real-World Problems	FA	M	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
Media Studies
MEDIA 02 W	The Communication Revolution: Demystifying the Disruptions in Media and Society (CANCELLED)	FA		Cancelled	OnlineClass
Music
MUS 162	Acoustic Guitar for the Complete Beginner	FA	Th	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
MUS 198	Beethoven's String Quartets	FA	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 11	The Singer and the Song: Finding Your Authentic Voice	FA	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Philosophy
PHI 109	Philosophy in Film: Profound Ideas Explored by Master Filmmakers	FA	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
PHI 110	The Origins and Evolution of Modern Philosophy: From Descartes to Heidegger and Wittgenstein	FA	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Science
BIO 102 W	Immune Health Basics	FA		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
SCI 01 A	An Introduction to Data Science	FA	T	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
SCI 01 B	An Introduction to Data Science	FA	Th	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
SCI 06	Photographing Nature: Using a Camera to Study the Natural World	FA	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
SCI 09	The Science of Making Conscientious Food Choices	FA	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
SCI 42	An Introduction to Cognitive Science	FA	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
SCI 46	Sports Nutrition and Recovery Techniques	FA	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
SCI 48	An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: How Neuroscience Is Creating Smarter Technologies	FA	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 320	An Introduction to Anatomy at the Stanford School of Medicine: Exploring the Upper Limb	FA	S	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
Theater & Performance Studies
WSP 11	The Singer and the Song: Finding Your Authentic Voice	FA	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Creative Writing
Online Creative Writing
CNF 08 W	Travel Writing: Getting Paid to See the World	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
CNF 23 W	Mastering the Personal Essay with the Masters	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
CNF 46 W	Memoir: Turning Your Life into Literature	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
CNF 61 W	Getting Started in Creative Nonfiction	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
EGL 12 W	The Art of Character: Creating a Compelling Cast of Characters	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
EGL 19 WA	The Creative Habit: Cultivating a Daily Writing Practice	FA		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
EGL 19 WB	The Creative Habit: Cultivating a Daily Writing Practice	FA		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
EGL 65 W	Scene by Scene: The Building Blocks of Story	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
EGL 65 WB	Scene by Scene: The Building Blocks of Story	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
EGL 82 W	Writing the Wild: Nature and Outdoor Writing	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
FICT 128 W	Short Story Writing: Discovering the Material to Write Compelling Stories	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
FICT 200 W	Short Story Intensive: Taking Our Stories to the Next Level	FA		Special Notice	OnlineClass
FICT 40 W	The Art of Revision: Losing Yourself, Finding Your Voice	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
NVL 01 W	Planning Your Novel: Starting from Scratch	FA		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
NVL 02 W	Write a Novel in a Month: No Critics, No Fear	FA		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
NVL 18 W	Discovering Your Novel's Secret Center	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
POET 19 W	Writing Poetry: Shaping Language and Sound	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
Online Certificate Program in Novel Writing
OWC 101 A	The Writing Life: Form and Theory of the Novel	FA		Closed	OnlineClass
OWC 101 B	The Writing Life: Form and Theory of the Novel	FA		Closed	OnlineClass
OWC 101 C	The Writing Life: Form and Theory of the Novel	FA		Closed	OnlineClass
OWC 305 A	Novel III: Subtext, Theme, and Language	FA		Closed	OnlineClass
OWC 305 B	Novel III: Subtext, Theme, and Language	FA		Closed	OnlineClass
OWC 305 C	Novel III: Subtext, Theme, and Language	FA		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
OWC 310	One-on-one Tutorial: Novel	FA		Closed	OnlineClass
Off-Campus Creative Writing Retreat
WSP 77	A Poetry Workshop with Edward Hirsch at Tor House	FA	Th-S	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
On-Campus Creative Writing
CNF 49	To Tell the Truth: An Introduction to Creative Nonfiction	FA	Th	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
CNF 55	Fast-Draft Your Way to a Complete Memoir	FA	W	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
FICT 65	Fiction Writing: Discovering and Working with Your Best Material	FA	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
NVL 134	Novel Writing	FA	T	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
NVL 21	Becoming a High-Velocity Writer: National Novel Writing Month	FA	W	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 244	Creating Memorable, Misbehaving, and Quirky Characters in Stories for Children and Young Adults	FA	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 272	A Writer's Life: Process, Craft, and Publication	FA	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 321	TV Writer for a Day: Crafting a Television Series Pilot	FA	S	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 322	Larger Than Life: Creating Characters That Fly Off the Page	FA	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 49	Poem-a-Day: Poetry and Creativity as a Daily Practice	FA	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 69	A Doorway into a Dream: Beginnings in Fiction	FA	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Professional & Personal Development
Business
BUS 02	Financial Planning: Part I	FA	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 10 W	An Introduction to Project Management: The Basics for Success	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
BUS 103	Tame Big Data to Drive Big Insight	FA	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 105	Cloud Computing and Subscription Models: Selling and Marketing SaaS and Mobile Solutions to the Enterprise	FA	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 112 W	Business Presence and Persuasion: Communication for Effectiveness	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
BUS 12 W	How to Build Successful Startups: Learn Lessons Straight from Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs	FA		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
BUS 123 W	Value Investing: An Introduction	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
BUS 145	Product Management for the Internet of Things	FA	W	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
BUS 152 W	Innovation Timing: A Toolkit for Discovering, Evaluating, and Creating Technology Opportunities	FA		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
BUS 160 W	Leadership Skills for Women in the Workplace: How to Aim High and Achieve Impact	FA		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
BUS 163 W	Search Engine Optimization: Practical Marketing with Google, Bing, and Yahoo	FA		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
BUS 166 W	Social Media Marketing	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
BUS 167 W	Mapping Your Path to Career Satisfaction	FA		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
BUS 168	Strengths-Based Leadership: Increase Your Impact and Thrive	FA	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 172	How Technology Is Changing the Business of Sports	FA	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 174	The Business of Self-Driving Cars	FA	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 175	Resilient Leadership	FA	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 19	The Business of Art: Selling, Buying, and Collecting	FA	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 213	Principles of Product/Market Fit	FA	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 217	Accelerate Your Startup Idea	FA	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 229	Leadership and Conflict Management	FA	W	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
BUS 233	Using Design Thinking and Simple Sketching Techniques to Ignite Innovation	FA	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 28	Funding a New Enterprise	FA	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 50	Go-to-Market Strategies and Tactics for Entrepreneurs	FA	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 51	Neuromarketing: How Brain Science Is Changing Marketing as We Know It	FA	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 66	Five Steps to Build a Most Lovable Product: Why MVP Is No Longer Enough	FA	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 104	Agile Project Management: Facilitating a Product Development Team with Scrum	FA	SSu	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 164	Planning for 21st-Century Retirement	FA	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 19 A	Negotiation Mastery: Achieving Outstanding Results and Relationships	FA	S	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 19 B	Negotiation Mastery: Achieving Outstanding Results and Relationships	FA	Su	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 236	Women Leaders: Mastering Influence, Authenticity, and Power	FA	Su	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 254	Estate Planning in Plain English	FA	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 293	Adventurous Thinking: Five Lenses to See New Creative Possibilities	FA	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 297	Agile: A Hands-On Introduction to Product Development	FA	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 319	Unleashing Your Creative Leadership: The Four Intelligences	FA	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 324	Philanthropy 2017: New Politics, New Realities	FA	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 326	The Art of Giving Impactful Feedback: Bridging Candor, Clarity, and Psychological Safety	FA	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 327	Brains for Hire: Managing Your Knowledge Worker Career (CANCELLED)	FA	S	Cancelled	OnCampusClass
WSP 329	The Science of Being Memorable and Influencing Decisions	FA	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 54	Beyond Negotiation Mastery: Advanced Theory and Practice for Negotiation	FA	Su	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
Communication
BUS 112 W	Business Presence and Persuasion: Communication for Effectiveness	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
COM 01	Public Speaking	FA	M	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
COM 120	The Art of Effective Storytelling: Techniques and Secrets	FA	W	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
COM 19	Building Interpersonal Skills: An Experiential Workshop	FA	Th-Su	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
COM 19 B	Building Interpersonal Skills: An Experiential Workshop	FA	Th-Su	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
COM 52	Presentations: Finding Your Authentic Voice	FA	T	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 19 A	Negotiation Mastery: Achieving Outstanding Results and Relationships	FA	S	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 19 B	Negotiation Mastery: Achieving Outstanding Results and Relationships	FA	Su	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 326	The Art of Giving Impactful Feedback: Bridging Candor, Clarity, and Psychological Safety	FA	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 329	The Science of Being Memorable and Influencing Decisions	FA	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 54	Beyond Negotiation Mastery: Advanced Theory and Practice for Negotiation	FA	Su	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 75	Effective Nonverbal Communication	FA	S	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
Communication for Non-Native Speakers of English
COM 23	Presenting in English	FA	W	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
COM 32 W	Business Writing in English: The Foundations	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
COM 39 A	Accent Reduction for Non-Native Speakers of English	FA	T	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
COM 39 B	Accent Reduction for Non-Native Speakers of English	FA	Th	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
COM 61 W	Business Writing in English: The Finer Points	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
Personal Development
BUS 167 W	Mapping Your Path to Career Satisfaction	FA		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
PDV 77	Enhancing Emotional Intelligence	FA	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 323	How to Foster the Essential Skills Adolescents Need to Thrive in College and Life	FA	Su	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Technology & Computer Science
CS 01	A Gentle Introduction to Programming for Non-Programmers	FA	M	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
CS 21	Creating and Building Websites	FA	M	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
CS 46 W	Beginning Programming: Python	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
CS 46 WB	Beginning Programming: Python	FA		Closed	OnlineClass
CS 57	Beginning Programming: Python	FA	W	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
CS 59	Beginning Programming: Python	FA	F	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
SCI 01 A	An Introduction to Data Science	FA	T	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
SCI 01 B	An Introduction to Data Science	FA	Th	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 06	Excel Tips and Tricks	FA	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 109	Demystifying Excel PivotTables	FA	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 59	Mastering Your Google Account	FA	Su	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass