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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
Archaeology
ARC 118	Art and Archaeology of Persia	WI	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Art History
ARC 118	Art and Archaeology of Persia	WI	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
ARTH 248	Abstract Expressionism: Pollock, de Kooning, Rothko, and More	WI	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
ARTH 252	The Art of the 1960s and Its Enduring Impact on the Art of Today	WI	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Art Studio: Drawing & Painting
ART 119 W	Drawing Inspiration: Developing a Creative Practice	WI		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
ART 132	Drawing the Realistic Portrait	WI	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
ART 16	An Introduction to Painting Portraits	WI	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
ART 199 W	An Introduction to Painting with Acrylics	WI		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
ART 210	Painting: Exploring the Modern and Abstract	WI	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
ART 234	Expressive Drawing	WI	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Art Studio: Photography
PHOTO 05	Pens and the Lens: A Dual Path to Visual Creativity	WI	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
PHOTO 209	Sports Photography	WI	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
PHOTO 37	An Introduction to Digital Photography	WI	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 294	An Introduction to iPhoneography: Using Your Smartphone to Make Extraordinary Images	WI	S	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
Art Studio: Video & Film
VID 04 W	Making Short Videos: The Art of Storytelling	WI		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
VID 341	Shoot, Edit, and Produce Your Own Video with the iPhone	WI	S	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
VID 42	Editing Video from Start to Finish	WI	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Classics
CLA 67	Grasping the Empire’s Rise: Greek and Roman Historians on Rome	WI	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
CLA 71	Vergil’s Aeneid: Reading the Great Epic of Ancient Rome	WI	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Cultural Studies
WSP 355	Making a Difference in Your Community: New Models of Civic Engagement	WI	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Current Events
WSP 94	Ill Winds: Saving Democracy from Russian Rage, Chinese Ambition, and American Complacency	WI	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Dance
DAN 28	Learn to Dance: Beginning Cha Cha and Salsa	WI	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Economics
ECON 08	Financial Crises: A Brief Introduction	WI	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Film Studies
FLM 135	A Weekend with Orson Welles: Five Indelible Classic Films	WI	F-Su	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
FLM 145	The Great Directors of the 21st Century (So Far)	WI	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
History
HIS 109	The History of Information (Beyond Bits and Bytes)	WI	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
HIS 148 W	The Roman Republic	WI		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
HIS 65	Capitals of Cultural Ferment: Artists and Intellectuals in the Modern European City, 1750–1950	WI	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
HIS 82	The Elusive Quest for Global Order: History and Prospects of the International System	WI	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Languages
CHN 02	Beginning Chinese II	WI	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
FRN 02	Beginning French II	WI	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
ITA 02	Beginning Italian II	WI	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
SPA 02	Beginning Spanish II	WI	T	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
Law
LAW 106	Constitutional Crises from the Founding to the Trump Administration	WI	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 380	Stolen Art	WI	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Literature
LIT 192	James Joyce's Ulysses	WI	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
LIT 30	19th-Century Russian Literature: The Short Classics	WI	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
LIT 50	Short Masterpieces of Irish Literature	WI	T	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
LIT 51	Toni Morrison's Language and Legacy: Song of Solomon, Sula, and Beloved	WI	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Mathematics
STAT 05 W	Statistics for Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Data Science: An Introduction	WI		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
Music
MUS 105	An Introduction to the Ukulele: Rock, Pop, and Folk	WI	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
MUS 192	A Kaleidoscope of American Classical Music: Gershwin, Copland, Stravinsky, and More	WI	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
MUS 60	Acoustic Guitar for Beginners: The Songs of the Rolling Stones, Van Morrison, and More	WI	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Philosophy
PHI 112	The Philosophy of Technology and Our Technological Future	WI	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
PHI 119	Contemporary Political Philosophy: Ideas for Navigating Turbulent Times	WI	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Psychology
PSY 96	Managing Emotions with Skill: An Introduction to the Principles of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy	WI	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Religious Studies
WSP 384	Understanding Islam	WI	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Science
BIO 94 W	Gut Bacteria in Health and Disease: An Introduction to the Microbes Within	WI		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
GEO 03 W	The Geology and Wines of California and France	WI		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
SCI 65	Left Brain/Right Brain: A Scientific History	WI	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 330	An Introduction to Anatomy at the Stanford School of Medicine: Exploring the Abdomen	WI	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 379	The Energetic Universe: An Introduction to Astrophysics and Cosmology	WI	SSu	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
Theater & Performance Studies
DRA 173	Everyday Spontaneity: Improvising Our Lives	WI	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
TAPS 105	An Introduction to Stand-Up Comedy Writing	WI	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Wellness & Health
BIO 94 W	Gut Bacteria in Health and Disease: An Introduction to the Microbes Within	WI		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
PDV 107	Mindfulness for Life and Leadership	WI	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
PDV 33	Excellence Is No Accident: Mental Skills Training for Work, Sport, and Life	WI	Th	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
SCI 45	New Year, New Metabolism	WI	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
SCI 59 W	DNA Demystified: Genetic Strategies for Improving Your Health	WI		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
SCI 64	Brain Glitches: How Our Thinking Goes Wrong, and What to Do About It	WI	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
SCI 65	Left Brain/Right Brain: A Scientific History	WI	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 375	Diet and Gene Expression: You Are What You Eat	WI	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 60	Playful Mindfulness: A Two-Day Immersion	WI	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Creative Writing
Online Creative Writing
CNF 43 W	Creative Nonfiction: How to Grab Your Reader	WI		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
CNF 63 W	A Ticket to the Truth: Getting Started in Creative Nonfiction	WI		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
CNF 70 W	Creative Nonfiction Book: Research and Memory	WI		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
EGL 107 W	Writing Through Struggle	WI		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
EGL 12 W	Creating a Compelling Cast of Characters	WI		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
EGL 137 W	Reality Bites: Writing Sci-Fi and Fantasy	WI		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
EGL 47 W	The Magazine Story: From the Real World to the Page	WI		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
EGL 55 W	Creativity for Poets, Prose Writers, and Songwriters	WI		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
EGL 56 W	Creating Dynamic Stories Using the Enneagram-Story Connection	WI		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
EGL 64 W	Writing About Spirituality	WI		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
FICT 34 W	Mystery and Manners: The Art of the Short Story	WI		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
FICT 63 W	The Love Plot	WI		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
NVL 29 W	Novel Writing Without Tears	WI		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
POET 03 W	Poetry: The Many Facets of a Theme	WI		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
Online Certificate Program in Novel Writing
OWC 303 A	Novel I: The Powerful Beginning	WI		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
OWC 303 B	Novel I: The Powerful Beginning	WI		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
OWC 303 C	Novel I: The Powerful Beginning	WI		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
OWC 303 D	Novel I: The Powerful Beginning	WI		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
OWC 306 A	Novel IV: Manuscript Preparedness	WI		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
OWC 306 B	Novel IV: Manuscript Preparedness	WI		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
OWC 306 C	Novel IV: Manuscript Preparedness	WI		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
OWC 306 D	Novel IV: Manuscript Preparedness	WI		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
OWC 310	One-on-One Tutorial: Novel	WI		Closed	OnlineClass
Off-Campus Creative Writing Retreat
WSP 100 A	Creative Writing Retreat at Djerassi	WI	W-M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 100 B	Creative Writing Retreat at Djerassi	WI	W-M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
On-Campus Creative Writing
CNF 09	Writing the Memoir: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants	WI	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
CNF 49	To Tell the Truth: An Introduction to Creative Nonfiction	WI	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
EGL 49	Writing What You Know: The Intersection of Memoir and Fiction	WI	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
FICT 128	Short Story Writing: Working with Your Best Material	WI	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
NVL 134	Novel Writing	WI	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 102	How to Self-Publish a Book: A Roadmap for Entrepreneurial Writers	WI	S	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 122	Developing Your Creative Nonfiction Book: From Idea to Proposal	WI	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 145	Writing the “Modern Love” Essay	WI	S	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 332	Lessons in Conflict: Creating Drama on the Page	WI	S	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 377	Hot from the First Sentence: The Short Online Essay	WI	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 58	You Are What You Eat: A Food Writing Bootcamp	WI	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Professional & Personal Development
Business
BUS 03	Financial Planning: Part II	WI	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 08	Building High-Performing Teams	WI	MSSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 11 W	How to Build Successful Startups: Learn Lessons Straight from Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs	WI		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
BUS 112 W	Business Presence and Persuasion: Communication for Effectiveness	WI		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
BUS 123 W	Value Investing: An Introduction	WI		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
BUS 134	Scalable Innovation: Creating Ideas for Technology-Driven Growth	WI	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 139 W	Data-Driven Marketing	WI		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
BUS 154 W	Leadership by Design: Using Design Thinking to Transform Companies and Careers	WI		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
BUS 155	Marketing Today: Multi-Channel Marketing and Communications	WI	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 16	Governance for Startup Board Members	WI	TTh	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 160	Leadership Skills for Women in the Workplace: How to Aim High and Achieve Impact	WI	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 173 W	An Introduction to Agile Project Management	WI		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
BUS 176 W	How to Effectively Use Social Media for Your Company and Personal Branding	WI		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
BUS 196	Project Management: An Introductory Hands-On Course	WI	Th	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
BUS 248	Software Startup Formation: From Inception to Seed Funding	WI	W	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
BUS 250	Principles of Crisis Communication: Restoring Trust and Credibility	WI	Th	Cancelled	OnCampusClass
BUS 255	After the Insight: Mapping the Path from Idea to Product	WI	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 256	Expanding into China: Crisis or Opportunity?	WI	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 260 W	Making High-Quality Decisions: A Practical Guide to Decision Analysis	WI		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
BUS 57 W	An Introduction to User Experience (UX) Design in Product Leadership and Management	WI		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
BUS 62 W	Fundamentals of Product Management	WI		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
BUS 65 W	Entrepreneurship: From Ideas to Funding	WI		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
BUS 69	Competitive Strategy: Anticipating and Adapting to Dynamic Markets	WI	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
BUS 70	The Fundamentals of High-Performance Leadership	WI	Th	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
BUS 71	Doing Business in Africa: Experience from the Front Lines	WI	W	Cancelled	OnCampusClass
BUS 80	Effective Collaboration: Facilitating Group Communications with Simple Sketching	WI	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
DSN 01 W	Design Workshop: Creating Personas and Journey Maps	WI		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
WSP 113	Coaching: The Indispensable Leadership Skill	WI	S	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 120	Five Steps to Build a Most Lovable Product	WI	SSu	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 14	Memorable Storytelling: Mastering a Powerful Business Tool	WI	Su	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 141	Marketing Without Money: Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Social Media	WI	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 19 A	Negotiation Mastery: Achieving Outstanding Results and Relationships	WI	S	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 19 B	Negotiation Mastery: Achieving Outstanding Results and Relationships	WI	Su	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 236 A	Women Leaders: Mastering Influence, Authenticity, and Power	WI	SSu	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 236 B	Women Leaders: Mastering Influence, Authenticity, and Power	WI	SSu	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 254	Estate Planning in Plain English	WI	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 382	Artificial Intelligence Bootcamp for Product and Business Managers	WI	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 383	Telling the Story of Your Brand: A Writing Workshop	WI	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 385	Mind Stretching: How to Generate and Build Great Ideas	WI	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 386	Agile Leadership: Achieving Effective Change	WI	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 44	Critical Communication Skills in Negotiation	WI	S	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 96	Adventurous Thinking for Proactive Problem-Solving	WI	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Communication
COM 01	Public Speaking	WI	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
COM 120	The Art of Effective Storytelling: Techniques and Secrets	WI	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
COM 19	Building Interpersonal Skills: An Experiential Workshop	WI		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 329	The Science of Being Memorable and Influencing Decisions	WI	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 388	Why Managers Fail at Tough Conversations (and What to Do About It)	WI	S	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 44	Critical Communication Skills in Negotiation	WI	S	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 75	Effective Nonverbal Communication	WI	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Communication for Non-Native Speakers of English
COM 32 W	Business Writing in English: The Foundations	WI		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
COM 32 WB	Business Writing in English: The Foundations	WI		Closed	OnlineClass
COM 34	The Art of Conversation	WI	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
COM 39 A	Accent Reduction for Non-Native Speakers of English	WI	T	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
COM 39 B	Accent Reduction for Non-Native Speakers of English	WI	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
Design
DSN 01 W	Design Workshop: Creating Personas and Journey Maps	WI		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
Personal Development
BUS 03	Financial Planning: Part II	WI	Th	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
DRA 173	Everyday Spontaneity: Improvising Our Lives	WI	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
PDV 102	Improv-ability for Life and Work	WI	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
PDV 107	Mindfulness for Life and Leadership	WI	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
PDV 33	Excellence Is No Accident: Mental Skills Training for Work, Sport, and Life	WI	Th	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 114	The Science of Personal Success	WI	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 20	Happiness: Gratitude, Gumption, and Grace	WI	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 381	Your Next Life Chapter: A Design Thinking and Behavioral Science-Based Approach	WI	S	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 60	Playful Mindfulness: A Two-Day Immersion	WI	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 92	Purpose: What It Is, Why We Need It, and How to Find It	WI	Su	Cancelled	OnCampusClass
Technology
CS 03	An Introduction to Blockchain Technology and Its Applications	WI	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
CS 05	Beginning Programming in Python: A Six-Week Course	WI	W	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
CS 46 W	Beginning Programming in Python: An Online Course	WI		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
CS 52	Beginning Programming: JavaScript	WI	M	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
CS 65 W	Data Analysis with Python	WI		ClosedNotify Me	OnlineClass
CS 66 W	An Introduction to Quantum Computing	WI		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
SCI 01 W	An Introduction to Data Science in R	WI		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
SCI 52	Artificial Intelligence: Deep Learning, Human-Centered AI, and Beyond	WI	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
SCI 62	The Frontiers of Artificial Intelligence Research and Applications	WI	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 06	Excel Tips and Tricks	WI	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 160	Beginning Programming in Python: A Two-Day Workshop	WI	SSu	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass