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 46	Rome vs. Carthage: The Punic Wars	SP	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Art History
ARTH 10	Discovering the Hidden Holdings of the Cantor Arts Center	SP	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
ARTH 17	Byzantine Art	SP	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Art Studio: Drawing & Painting
ART 131	Drawing the Realistic Figure	SP	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
ART 214	Advanced Painting: Exploring the Modern and Abstract	SP	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
ART 221	The Art of Chinese Brush Painting	SP	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
ART 97	Portrait Drawing: Three Portraits, Three Techniques	SP	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
ART 98 WA	Unleashing Creativity Through Explorations in Mixed Media	SP		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
ART 98 WB	Unleashing Creativity Through Explorations in Mixed Media (CANCELLED)	SP		Cancelled	OnlineClass
Art Studio: Photography
PHOTO 239	Building a Photographic Portfolio	SP	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
PHOTO 37	An Introduction to Digital Photography	SP	MS	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
PHOTO 56	Landscape Photography in Yosemite: A Field Workshop	SP	WFSSu	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
PHOTO 61	The Well-Rounded Photographer: An Introduction to Portraits, Nature Photography, and Other Genres	SP	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
PHOTO 86	The Intuitive Photographer: Developing Your Visual Fluency	SP	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 309	Visual Storytelling: Creating a Photographic Narrative	SP	F-Su	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Art Studio: Video & Film
VID 42	Editing Video from Start to Finish	SP	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Classics
CLA 109	The Histories of Herodotus	SP	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
CLA 64	Teaching the Past: The Roman Historian Livy	SP	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Cultural Studies
CLS 200	The Dawn of the Renaissance Across Europe: An MLA-Style Course	SP	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
CLS 90	Classic American Detective Novels and Films	SP	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Current Events
WSP 151	The History and Geography of Current Global Events: Spring 2018 Edition	SP	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Design
DSN 103	Design Implementation: Getting to Market	SP	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
DSN 106 W	Design Research: Creating New Products and Market Success	SP		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
Film Studies
FLM 118	The Evolution of Cinema as an Art Form: French New Wave, German Expressionism, and More	SP	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
FLM 119	Comedies That Are Actually Funny: A History in Ten Films	SP	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Geography
WSP 151	The History and Geography of Current Global Events: Spring 2018 Edition	SP	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
History
HIS 199	St. Petersburg: A Cultural Biography	SP	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
HIS 65	Capitals of Cultural Ferment: Artists and Intellectuals in the Modern European City, 1750-1950	SP	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 139	Understanding the Middle East: A Primer	SP	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Languages
CHN 03	Beginning Chinese III	SP	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
FRN 03	Beginning French III	SP	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
ITA 03	Beginning Italian III	SP	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
SPA 03	Beginning Spanish III	SP	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Literature
LIT 14	Don Quixote	SP	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
LIT 32	Shakespeare: Comedies and Tragedies	SP	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
LIT 42	The Poetry of Emily Dickinson	SP	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Media Studies
MEDIA 02 W	The Communication Revolution: Demystifying Digital Disruption in Media, Technology, and Society	SP		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
Music
MUS 187	The Stanford Community Chorus	SP	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
MUS 98	The Golden Age of Jazz	SP	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 74 A	Revolution: The Beatles’ Innovative Studio Years (1965–1967)	SP	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 74 B	Revolution: The Beatles’ Innovative Studio Years (1965–1967)	SP	Su	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Philosophy
PHI 114	Ethics for Artificially Intelligent Robots: A Practical Philosophy for Our Technological Future	SP	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 351	What Sports Scandals Can Teach Us About Ethics in Everyday Life (CANCELLED)	SP	S	Cancelled	OnCampusClass
Psychology
PSY 17	The Psychology of Guilt	SP	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
PSY 199	Your Secret Mind: Getting to Know and Living with Your Unconscious	SP	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
PSY 95	The Internet and Our Psychological Health	SP	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Science
BIO 03 W	Diet and Gene Expression: You Are What You Eat	SP		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
BIO 04 W	Inflammation and Disease	SP		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
MED 116	The Great Discoveries That Changed Modern Medicine	SP	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
SCI 01	An Introduction to Data Science	SP	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
SCI 12	Nutrition: A Personalized Approach	SP	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
SCI 48	An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: How Neuroscience Is Creating Smarter Technologies	SP	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
SCI 52	Artificial Intelligence: An Introduction to Neural Networks and Deep Learning	SP	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 281	Wine and Geology in Napa Valley: A Weekend Exploration	SP	SSu	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 344	An Introduction to Anatomy at the Stanford School of Medicine: Exploring the Lower Limb	SP	S	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 345	An Introduction to Anatomy at the Stanford School of Medicine: Exploring the Oral Cavity	SP	S	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
Sports
BAS 101	Baseball: Inside America's Game	SP	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 351	What Sports Scandals Can Teach Us About Ethics in Everyday Life (CANCELLED)	SP	S	Cancelled	OnCampusClass
Creative Writing
Online Creative Writing
CNF 02 W	Creative Nonfiction, Book II: Diving Deep and Surfacing	SP		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
CNF 05 W	Taming Truth into Prose: The Essentials of Nonfiction	SP		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
CNF 271 W	The Art of Memoir	SP		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
CNF 64 W	Creative Nonfiction: How to Write a Successful Book Proposal	SP		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
EGL 137 W	Reality Bites: Writing Sci-Fi and Fantasy	SP		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
EGL 138 W	The Craft and Business of Travel Writing	SP		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
EGL 187 W	Banish the Block: Overcoming Fear and Finding Inspiration for Your Writing	SP		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
EGL 19 WA	The Creative Habit: Cultivating a Daily Writing Practice	SP		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
EGL 19 WB	The Creative Habit: Cultivating a Daily Writing Practice	SP		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
EGL 53 W	The Art of Plot	SP		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
FICT 36 W	Making a Scene: Dynamic Short Fiction	SP		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
NVL 01 W	Planning Your Novel: Starting from Scratch	SP		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
NVL 02 W	Write a Novel in a Month: No Critics, No Fear	SP		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
NVL 09 W	Writing the Novel from Back to Front	SP		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
NVL 18 W	Discovering Your Novel's Secret Center	SP		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
POET 150 W	No-Fear Poetry	SP		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
Online Certificate Program in Novel Writing
OWC 304 A	Novel II: Plot and Structure	SP		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
OWC 304 B	Novel II: Plot and Structure	SP		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
OWC 304 C	Novel II: Plot and Structure	SP		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
OWC 310	One-on-One Tutorial: Novel	SP		Closed	OnlineClass
On-Campus Creative Writing
CNF 09	Writing the Memoir: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants	SP	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
CNF 49	To Tell the Truth: An Introduction to Creative Nonfiction	SP	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
EGL 126	An Introduction to Screenwriting: You Oughta Be (Writing) in Pictures	SP	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
EGL 139	Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, or Something in Between: A Writing Workshop	SP	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
FICT 03	Writing Stories with Your Signature Style	SP	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 112	Conquering the Blank Page (CANCELLED)	SP	S	Cancelled	OnCampusClass
WSP 115	How to Plot Your Novel	SP	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 346	Fiction in a Flash: How to Write a Very Good, Very Short Story	SP	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 347	The Keys to Your Novel: Scene vs. Summary	SP	Su	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Professional & Personal Development
Business
BUS 105	Cloud Computing and Subscription Models: Selling and Marketing SaaS and Mobile Solutions to the Enterprise	SP	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 123 W	Value Investing: An Introduction	SP		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
BUS 128	An Introduction to Mergers and Acquisitions	SP	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 145	Product Management for the Internet of Things: A Hands-On Course	SP	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 158	Improv to Improve: Artful Skills to Build or Lead Your Business	SP	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 163 W	Search Engine Optimization: Practical Marketing with Google, Bing, and Yahoo	SP		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
BUS 164	Google Leaders on Managing Your Career	SP	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 166 W	Social Media Marketing	SP		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
BUS 171	Building a Successful Brand: Connecting the What, How, and Why	SP	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 173 W	An Introduction to Agile Project Management	SP		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
BUS 174	The Business of Self-Driving Cars	SP	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 177	Leadership for Collaborative Success	SP	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 178	Technology Business Law and Intellectual Property Strategies for Designers, Inventors, and Entrepreneurs	SP	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 179 W	The Exceptional Leader: A Framework for Successful, Scalable, and Impactful Leadership	SP		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
BUS 217	Accelerate Your Startup Idea	SP	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 235	Marketing Across Generations: Identifying and Reaching Audiences from Gen Z to Boomers	SP	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 241	Bravery at Work: Stop Stalling, Speak Up Courageously, and Take Bold Actions	SP	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 242	Facing Challenge, Navigating Change: Leadership and the Hero’s Journey	SP	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 28	Funding a New Enterprise	SP	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 29	Project Management for Continuous Innovation	SP	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 34	Turnkey Marketing: Turn Products into Profits (CANCELLED)	SP	W	Cancelled	OnCampusClass
BUS 51	Neuromarketing: How Brain Science Is Changing Marketing as We Know It	SP	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 62 W	Fundamentals of Product Management	SP		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
DSN 103	Design Implementation: Getting to Market	SP	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
DSN 106 W	Design Research: Creating New Products and Market Success	SP		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
WSP 104	Agile Project Management: Facilitating a Product Development Team with Scrum	SP	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 113 A	Coaching: The Indispensable Leadership Skill	SP	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 113 B	Coaching: The Indispensable Leadership Skill	SP	Su	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 138	Product Management for the Internet of Things: An Intensive Bootcamp	SP	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 164	Planning for 21st-Century Retirement	SP	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 19 A	Negotiation Mastery: Achieving Outstanding Results and Relationships	SP	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 19 B	Negotiation Mastery: Achieving Outstanding Results and Relationships	SP	Su	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 246 A	Women Leaders: Mastering Organizational Strategy	SP	SSu	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 246 B	Women Leaders: Mastering Organizational Strategy	SP	SSu	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 293	Adventurous Thinking: Five Lenses to See New Creative Possibilities	SP	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 297	Agile Hands-On: Product Development with Scrum	SP	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 307	Visual Thinking: Working with Pictures	SP	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 348	Effective Nonprofit Board Governance	SP	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 352	What's Next for Women? The Purposeful Design of an Encore Career	SP	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 43	Designing a Lean and Effective Data Process: A Practical Workshop	SP	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 44	Critical Communication Skills in Negotiation	SP	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Communication
COM 02	Public Speaking: Romancing the Room	SP	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
COM 19	Building Interpersonal Skills: An Experiential Workshop	SP	Th-M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
COM 42	Improvisationally Speaking	SP	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
COM 44	The Art of Effective Interpersonal Communication	SP	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 116	Conversational Intelligence: Increase Your Impact, One Conversation at a Time	SP	Su	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 19 A	Negotiation Mastery: Achieving Outstanding Results and Relationships	SP	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 19 B	Negotiation Mastery: Achieving Outstanding Results and Relationships	SP	Su	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 349	Boost Your Presentations with Powerful Visuals	SP	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 44	Critical Communication Skills in Negotiation	SP	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 75	Effective Nonverbal Communication	SP	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Communication for Non-Native Speakers of English
COM 32 W	Business Writing in English: The Foundations	SP		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
COM 34	The Art of Conversation	SP	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
COM 39 A	Accent Reduction for Non-Native Speakers of English	SP	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
COM 39 B	Accent Reduction for Non-Native Speakers of English	SP	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
COM 61 W	Business Writing in English: The Finer Points	SP		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
Personal Development
PDV 103	Playful Mindfulness	SP	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
PDV 13 W	Forgive for Good	SP		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
PDV 83 W	Choosing Happiness (CANCELLED)	SP		Cancelled	OnlineClass
WSP 342	How to Think Like a Futurist: Improve Your Powers of Imagination, Invention, and Capacity for Change	SP	SSu	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Technology & Computer Science
CS 01	A Gentle Introduction to Programming for Non-Programmers	SP	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
CS 21	Creating and Building Websites	SP	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
CS 46 W	Beginning Programming: Python	SP		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
CS 52	Beginning Programming: JavaScript	SP	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
CS 57	Beginning Programming: Python	SP	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
CS 59	Beginning Programming: Python	SP	F	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
SCI 01	An Introduction to Data Science	SP	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 06	Excel Tips and Tricks (for PC Users)	SP	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 59	Mastering Your Google Account (CANCELLED)	SP	S	Cancelled	OnCampusClass