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 41	The Minoans, the Mycenaeans, and the Etruscans	WI	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Art & Architecture
ARTH 194	The Innovations of World-Class Museums: The Guggenheim, the Smithsonian, and Beyond	WI	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
ARTH 42	Ten Cutting-Edge Artists from the Postwar Era to the Present	WI	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Art Studio: Drawing & Painting
ART 01	Basic Painting in Acrylics	WI	T	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
ART 119 W	Drawing Inspiration: Developing a Creative Practice	WI		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
ART 131	Drawing the Realistic Figure	WI	W	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
ART 132	Drawing the Realistic Portrait	WI	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
ART 210	Painting: Exploring the Modern and Abstract	WI	W	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
ART 246	Finding Your Vision in Mixed Media	WI	F	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Art Studio: Photography
PHOTO 05	Pens and the Lens: A Dual Path to Visual Creativity	WI	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
PHOTO 10 W	The Daily Photograph: Developing Your Creative Intuition	WI		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
PHOTO 198	Portraiture: Telling Someone’s Story in a Single Image	WI	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
PHOTO 37	An Introduction to Digital Photography	WI	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
PHOTO 72	An Introduction to Landscape Photography for Digital SLR, Mirrorless, and iPhone Photographers	WI	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
SCI 06	Photographing Nature: Using a Camera to Study the Natural World	WI	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 294 A	An Introduction to iPhoneography: Using Your Smartphone to Make Extraordinary Images	WI	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 294 B	An Introduction to iPhoneography: Using Your Smartphone to Make Extraordinary Images	WI	Su	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Art Studio: Video & Film
VID 42	Editing Video from Start to Finish	WI	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 341	Shoot, Edit, and Produce Your Own Video with the iPhone	WI	SSu	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
Classics
CLA 119	Six Cities: An Introduction to Ancient Greece	WI	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
CLA 57	Great Books, Big Ideas from Antiquity: Rome	WI	T	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
POL 54	The End of the Western World (As We Know It): Whither the American-European Alliance?	WI	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
POL 55	The Ethics of Technological Disruption: A Conversation with Silicon Valley Leaders and Beyond	WI	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Dance
DAN 30	Tango for Beginners	WI	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Design
DSN 105	Ten Things from Human History: An Archaeology of Design	WI	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Film Studies
FLM 122	The Scary Utopia: California in the Movies	WI	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
FLM 123	Cinema’s Most Influential Movies	WI	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 354	Film Noir: The Essential Six	WI	F-Su	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
History
HIS 104	Russia’s Great and Infamous Tsars: The Imperial Romanovs (1613–1917)	WI	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
HIS 119	Pivotal Moments That Shaped the Modern World	WI	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
HIS 157	An Introduction to Military History: From the Ancient World to the Early Modern Period	WI	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Languages
CHN 02	Beginning Chinese II	WI	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
FRN 02	Beginning French II	WI	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
ITA 02	Beginning Italian II	WI	W	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
JPN 02	Beginning Japanese II	WI	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
SPA 02	Beginning Spanish II	WI	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
SPA 20	Reading Spanish	WI	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Law
LAW 03	The First Amendment	WI	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Literature
LIT 224	Ancients and Moderns: Readings in the Human Condition	WI	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
LIT 24	Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov	WI	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
LIT 44	Great Modern and Contemporary Poems: 1880-2018	WI	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Mathematics
MATH 12	Math in the Wild: Using Mathematical Thinking to Solve Messy Real-World Problems	WI	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
STAT 05	Statistics for Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Data Science: An Introduction	WI	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Music
MUS 113	Kind of Blue: Understanding a Jazz Masterpiece	WI	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
MUS 131	Beethoven’s Nine Symphonies	WI	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
MUS 60	Acoustic Guitar for Beginners: The Songs of Bob Dylan, The Beatles, and More	WI	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 99	Russia’s Opera Glory: Three Masterpieces	WI	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Philosophy
PHI 115	Critical Thinking and Argumentation: A Practical Course in Clear Thinking	WI	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
PHI 91	The Meaning of Life: Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, and More	WI	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Science
BIO 03 W	Diet and Gene Expression: You Are What You Eat	WI		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
BIO 85	Designer Biology: The Science, Technology, and Promise of Genetic Engineering	WI	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BIO 94 W	Gut Bacteria in Health and Disease: An Introduction to the Microbes Within	WI		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
BIO 98	Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia: An In-Depth Overview	WI	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
GEO 03 W	The Geology and Wines of California and France	WI		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
SCI 01 A	An Introduction to Data Science	WI	Th	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
SCI 01 B	An Introduction to Data Science	WI	F	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
SCI 06	Photographing Nature: Using a Camera to Study the Natural World	WI	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
SCI 45	New Year, New Metabolism	WI	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
SCI 48	Artificial Intelligence: From Neural Networks to Artificial Consciousness	WI	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
SCI 51	Solving Climate Change: Promising Solutions of the 21st Century	WI	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
SCI 52	Artificial Intelligence: An Introduction to Neural Networks and Deep Learning	WI	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 330	An Introduction to Anatomy at the Stanford School of Medicine: Exploring the Abdomen	WI	S	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
Sports
SPT 06	A History of College Football: 150 Years	WI	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Stanford Saturday University
SSU 111	Stanford Saturday University: 2019	WI	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Theater & Performance Studies
DRA 173	Everyday Spontaneity: Improvising Our Lives	WI	M	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
Creative Writing
Online Creative Writing
CNF 01 W	The Creative Nonfiction Book: A Plan for Success	WI		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
CNF 05 W	Taming Truth into Prose: The Essentials of Nonfiction	WI		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
CNF 65 W	Giving Voice: Writing About Characters and Experiences in Your Everyday Life	WI		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
EGL 12 W	Creating a Compelling Cast of Characters	WI		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
EGL 16 W	Writing Mysteries and Thrillers: How to Craft Successful Intrigue and Suspense	WI		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
EGL 17 WA	Establishing a Creative Writing Practice	WI		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
EGL 17 WB	Establishing a Creative Writing Practice	WI		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
EGL 23 W	Introduction to Magazine Writing: A Sampler	WI		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
EGL 25 W	Who’s Telling Your Story: A Study in Point of View	WI		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
EGL 64 W	Writing About Spirituality	WI		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
FICT 01 W	Fiction Writing: Using Real Life to Create Authentic Stories	WI		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
FICT 50 W	A Map to Writing Success: Creating a Story That Works	WI		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
FICT 64 W	Crafting Unforgettable Short Stories	WI		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
NVL 22 W	The Novel Hatchery: Moving from Idea to the Page	WI		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
POET 150 W	No-Fear Poetry	WI		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
POET 24 W	The Apprenticeship: Using Masterpiece Poems to Transform Your Poetry	WI		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
Online Certificate Program in Novel Writing
OWC 303 A	Novel I: The Powerful Beginning	WI		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
OWC 303 B	Novel I: The Powerful Beginning	WI		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
OWC 303 C	Novel I: The Powerful Beginning	WI		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
OWC 303 D	Novel I: The Powerful Beginning	WI		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
OWC 306 A	Novel IV: Manuscript Preparedness	WI		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
OWC 306 B	Novel IV: Manuscript Preparedness	WI		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
OWC 306 C	Novel IV: Manuscript Preparedness	WI		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
OWC 310	One-on-One Tutorial: Novel	WI		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
Creative Writing Retreat
WSP 100 A	Creative Writing Retreat at Djerassi	WI	W-M	Special Notice	OnCampusClass
WSP 100 B	Creative Writing Retreat at Djerassi	WI	W-M	Special Notice	OnCampusClass
On-Campus Creative Writing
CNF 07	The Personal Presence: Memoirs, Articles, and Essays	WI	W	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
EGL 107	Writing Through Struggle	WI	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
FICT 02	The Art and Craft of the Short Story: A Writing Workshop	WI	T	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
NVL 06	How to Start Your Novel and Keep It Going	WI	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 102	How to Self-Publish a Book: A Roadmap for Entrepreneurial Writers	WI	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 171	The Craft of Fiction: Character and Plot	WI	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 333	Short Story Bootcamp: A Reading and Writing Intensive	WI	Su	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 86	Capturing the Hearts of Young Readers: Writing with Humor and Emotion	WI	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 89	Making a Scene: Building Blocks of Fiction	WI	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 91	How to Start Your Story: A Memoir Workshop	WI	Su	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Professional & Personal Development
Business
BUS 03	Financial Planning: Part II	WI	Th	OpenAdd to cart	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		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
BUS 112 W	Business Presence and Persuasion: Communication for Effectiveness	WI		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
BUS 123 W	Value Investing: An Introduction	WI		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
BUS 124	Building a Career in the Business of Sports	WI	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 128	An Introduction to Mergers and Acquisitions	WI	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 15	Building Successful Products and Careers with Agile Product Management	WI	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 154 W	Leadership by Design: Using Design Thinking to Transform Companies and Careers	WI		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
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	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 168	Strengths-Based Leadership: Increase Your Impact and Thrive	WI	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 173 W	An Introduction to Agile Project Management	WI		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
BUS 176 W	How to Effectively Use Social Media for Your Company and Personal Branding	WI		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
BUS 196	Project Management: An Introductory Hands-On Course	WI	W	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
BUS 218	Marketing Without Money: SEO and Social Media	WI	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 22	Acting Skills for Business	WI	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 244	How to Bring IoT Products to Market	WI	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 245	Professional Services Marketing: How to Stand Out in Knowledge-Based Businesses	WI	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 39 W	Data-Driven Sales	WI		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
BUS 58	The Enterprise Innovation Stack: Designing Your Enterprise Innovation Program	WI	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 60	Launching Innovative Products	WI	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 62 W	Fundamentals of Product Management	WI		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
BUS 63	The Five Switches: Navigating Leadership Through Relationships	WI	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 104	Agile Project Management: Facilitating a Product Development Team with Scrum	WI	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 113	Coaching: The Indispensable Leadership Skill	WI	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 14	Memorable Storytelling: Mastering a Powerful Business Tool	WI	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 179	The Exceptional Leader: A Framework for Successful, Scalable, and Impactful Leadership	WI	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 19 A	Negotiation Mastery: Achieving Outstanding Results and Relationships	WI	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 19 B	Negotiation Mastery: Achieving Outstanding Results and Relationships	WI	Su	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 236 A	Women Leaders: Mastering Influence, Authenticity, and Power	WI	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 236 B	Women Leaders: Mastering Influence, Authenticity, and Power	WI	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 254	Estate Planning in Plain English	WI	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 315	Prototype Your Future	WI	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 44	Critical Communication Skills in Negotiation	WI	Su	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 93	Conflict Coaching at Work	WI	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 95	Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Make Your Business More Effective and Profitable	WI	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 96	Adventurous Thinking for Proactive Problem-Solving	WI	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 98	Develop Your Entrepreneurial Mindset and Skills	WI	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Communication
COM 01	Public Speaking	WI	M	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
COM 120	The Art of Effective Storytelling: Techniques and Secrets	WI	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
COM 19	Building Interpersonal Skills: An Experiential Workshop	WI	Th-M	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 116	Conversational Intelligence: Increase Your Impact, One Conversation at a Time	WI	S	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 217	Improvisationally Speaking: Building Confident Communication	WI	S	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 329	The Science of Being Memorable and Influencing Decisions	WI	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 44	Critical Communication Skills in Negotiation	WI	Su	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		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
COM 34	The Art of Conversation	WI	T	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
COM 39 A	Accent Reduction for Non-Native Speakers of English	WI	T	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
COM 39 B	Accent Reduction for Non-Native Speakers of English	WI	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Personal Development
BUS 03	Financial Planning: Part II	WI	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
PDV 102	Improv-ability for Life and Work	WI	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
PDV 105 W	What Matters Most in Life: The Lessons We Can Learn from Dying	WI		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
PDV 58	Compass Journey: A Personal Career and Life-Strategizing Course	WI	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
PDV 74	The Power of Sleep	WI	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 60	Playful Mindfulness: A Two-Day Intensive	WI	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 92	Purpose: What It Is, Why We Need It, and How to Find It	WI	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Technology & Computer Science
CS 01	A Gentle Introduction to Programming for Non-Programmers	WI	W	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
CS 03	An Introduction to Blockchain Technology and Its Applications	WI	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
CS 46 W	Beginning Programming: Python (Online)	WI		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
CS 52	Beginning Programming: JavaScript	WI	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
CS 57	Beginning Programming: Python (On-Campus)	WI	T	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
SCI 01 A	An Introduction to Data Science	WI	Th	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
SCI 01 B	An Introduction to Data Science	WI	F	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 06	Excel Tips and Tricks	WI	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass