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 118	Art and Archaeology of Persia	FA	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Art History
ARC 118	Art and Archaeology of Persia	FA	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Art Studio
ART 132	Drawing the Realistic Portrait	FA	Th	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
ART 187	Painting from Observation	FA	W	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
ART 22	Beginning Drawing	FA	Th	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
ART 89	Figure Drawing from the Model and the Imagination	FA	W	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
ART 93	Figure Painting with Acrylics	FA	T	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 289	Drawing in the City: The Presidio	FA	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Art Studio: Photography
ART 06	An Introduction to Photography as Art	FA	M	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
ART 161	Bring Your Photos to Life with Lightroom	FA	M	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
ART 171	Black-and-White Photography	FA	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
ART 37	An Introduction to Digital Photography	FA	T	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
ART 86	The Intuitive Photographer: Developing Your Visual Fluency	FA	W	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 the Monterey Peninsula to Big Sur	FA	TThSSu	ClosedNotify Me	OnCampusClass
WSP 294	iPhoneography Workshop: Using Your Smartphone to Make Extraordinary Images	FA	Su	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 298	Visual Storytelling: Creating a Narrative Through Photography	FA	SSu	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 73	Sharpening Your Vision: A Three-Day Photography Workshop with David Burnett	FA	F-Su	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
Classics
CLA 121	The Odyssey	FA	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
CLA 56	Great Books, Big Ideas from Antiquity: Greece	FA	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Cultural Studies
CLS 109	Great Britain in the Age of Reason	FA	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Current Events
POL 53	Election 2016	FA	TTh	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
Design
DSN 101	Inspiration: The History and Theory of Design	FA	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
DSN 111 W	Design Your Future: Design Thinking and Foresight Strategy for Businesses and Organizations	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
Film
FLM 115	The New Hollywood: The Revolution in American Cinema, 1966–1976	FA	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
FLM 16	Camera as Witness: Politics, Culture, and the Power of Documentary Filmmaking	FA	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
FLM 62	Contemporary Masters: The World's Greatest Living Directors	FA	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
PHI 105	Philosophy and Film	FA	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
History
HIS 147	Legends of Western History	FA	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
HIS 154	How Food Made History	FA	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Languages
CHN 01	Beginning Chinese I	FA	M	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
FRN 01	Beginning French I	FA	W	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
FRN 04	French Conversation and Culture	FA	T	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
ITA 01	Beginning Italian I	FA	W	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
ITA 04	Italian Conversation and Italian Cuisine	FA	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
JPN 01	Introductory Japanese	FA	Th	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
SPA 01	Beginning Spanish I	FA	T	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
SPA 01 B	Beginning Spanish I	FA	T	Closed	OnCampusClass
SPA 04	Spanish Conversation and Culture	FA	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Law
LAW 200 W	Constitutional Law	FA		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
Linguistics
LIN 05 W	Languages of the World	FA		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
Literature
LIT 222	The Novel: An MLA-Style Course	FA	T	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
LIT 38 W	Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace	FA		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
LIT 39	The Literature of the 1960s Counterculture: Inside Stanford's Special Collections	FA	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Music
MUS 145	The Symphonies of Ludwig van Beethoven	FA	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
MUS 177	Understanding Music Theory Through Popular Music	FA	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
MUS 187	The Stanford Community Chorus	FA	M	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 64	Revolution: The Songwriting of The Beatles	FA	S	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
Philosophy
PHI 105	Philosophy and Film	FA	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
PHI 106	The European Enlightenment: Reason and Revolution in 18th-Century Thought	FA	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Psychology
PSY 03 W	The Science and Practice of Strengthening Compassion	FA		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
Science
BIO 06	Aging in Women: The Menopausal Transition	FA	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BIO 102 W	Immune Health Basics	FA		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
BIO 103	Understanding Cancer: From Biology and Epidemiology to Prevention and Therapy	FA	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
SCI 01	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 (CANCELLED)	FA	Th	Cancelled	OnCampusClass
SCI 42	An Introduction to Cognitive Science	FA	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
SCI 46	Sports Nutrition and Recovery Methods	FA	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 21	An Introduction to Anatomy at the Stanford School of Medicine	FA	S	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
Sports
FTB 102	Inside College Football: Competition, Commerce, and Controversy	FA	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Theater & Performance Studies
WSP 256	Awaken the Actor Within	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 16 W	Creative Nonfiction: Tools of the Trade	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
CNF 47 W	Memoir and Personal Essays That Matter	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
CNF 56 W	Creative Nonfiction: Finding Your Voice, Finding Your Book	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
EGL 19 WA	The Creative Habit: Cultivating a Daily Writing Practice	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
EGL 19 WB	The Creative Habit: Cultivating a Daily Writing Practice	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
EGL 42 W	The Art of Creating Narrative Surprise in Successful Screenplays (CANCELLED)	FA		Cancelled	OnlineClass
EGL 64 W	Writing About Spirituality	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	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		Closed	OnlineClass
EGL 82 W	Writing the Wild: Nature and Outdoor Writing	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
FICT 200 W	Short Story Intensive: Taking Our Stories to the Next Level	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
FICT 43 W	Getting It Down: Crafting the Short Story	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
FICT 43 WB	Getting It Down: Crafting the Short Story	FA		Closed	OnlineClass
FICT 57 W	Fiction Writing: Making Fiction Out of Experience	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
NVL 18 W	Discovering Your Novel's Secret Center	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
NVL 27 W	In the Beginning: A Novel Workshop	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
POET 124 W	The Poet's Craft	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
Online Certificate Program in Novel Writing
OWC 101 A	The Writing Life: Form and Theory of the Novel	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
OWC 101 B	The Writing Life: Form and Theory of the Novel	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
OWC 101 C	The Writing Life: Form and Theory of the Novel	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
OWC 305 A	Novel III: Subtext, Theme, and Language	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
OWC 305 B	Novel III: Subtext, Theme, and Language	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	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
WSP 400	The Changing Publishing Landscape: Exploring the Options	FA	S	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
On-Campus Creative Writing
CNF 55	Fast-Draft Your Way to a Complete Memoir	FA	W	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
FICT 128	Short Story Writing: Working with Your Best Material	FA	W	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
FICT 48	Building Your Character's Character: Dialogue and Internal Thoughts in Fiction	FA	Th	ClosedJoin Wait List	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
POET 13	The Poet's Process	FA	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 15	Screenwriter for a Day	FA	S	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 184	Magazine and Feature Writing	FA	S	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 272	A Writer's Life: Process, Craft, and Publication	FA	S	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 69	A Doorway into a Dream: Beginnings in Fiction	FA	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 86	Capturing the Hearts of Young Readers: Writing with Humor and Emotion	FA	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
Professional & Personal Development
Business
BUS 02	Financial Planning: Part I	FA	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 103	Tame Big Data to Drive Big Insight	FA	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 105	Cloud Computing: Selling and Marketing SaaS and Mobile Solutions to the Enterprise	FA	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
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 17	Creativity and Leadership	FA	M	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
BUS 179 W	The Exceptional Leader: A Framework for Successful, Scalable, and Impactful Leadership	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
BUS 19	The Business of Art: Selling, Buying, and Collecting	FA	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 20	Building a Successful Business with the Internet of Things	FA	T	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 228	Courageous Leadership	FA	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 229	Leadership and Conflict Management	FA	W	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
BUS 232	The Mobile Formula: The Three Rules Behind the Most Successful Mobile Products	FA	MTh	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 28	Funding a New Enterprise	FA	T	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 34	Turnkey Marketing: Turn Products into Profits	FA	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 38 W	The Art and Science of Product Management	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
BUS 49	How to Get Promoted	FA	W	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 59	The Effective Startup Board Member	FA	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
BUS 97	Contemporary Business Issues in Sports (CANCELLED)	FA	T	Cancelled	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 248	Personal Branding: Using SEO and Social Media for Small Business Owners, Job Seekers, and Thought Leaders	FA	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 254	Estate Planning in Plain English	FA	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 296	Information Everywhere: Reshaping Business and Society	FA	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 297	Agile: A Hands-On Introduction to Product Development	FA	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 299	Philanthropy in the Age of Innovation: Using Modern Tools to Get the Most Out of Giving	FA	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 46	Building a Career of Meaning and Impact	FA	S	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 54	Beyond Negotiation Mastery: Advanced Theory and Practice for Negotiation	FA	Su	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
Communication
COM 01	Public Speaking	FA	T	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
COM 19	Building Interpersonal Skills: An Experiential Workshop	FA	Th-M	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
COM 23	Professional English for Non-Native Speakers: Presenting in English	FA	T	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
COM 32 W	Professional English for Non-Native Speakers: Writing in English	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	OnlineClass
COM 34	Professional English for Non-Native Speakers: The Art of Conversation	FA	W	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
COM 39 A	Accent Reduction for Non-Native Speakers of English	FA	M	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
COM 39 B	Accent Reduction for Non-Native Speakers of English	FA	T	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
COM 39 C	Accent Reduction for Non-Native Speakers of English	FA	W	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
COM 44	The Art of Effective Interpersonal Communication	FA	Th	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
COM 52	Presentations: Finding Your Authentic Voice	FA	W	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
COM 55 W	Creating and Delivering Compelling Virtual Presentations	FA		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
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 295	The Art and Science of Effective Speechwriting	FA	S	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 75	Effective Nonverbal Communication	FA	S	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
Personal Development
BUS 49	How to Get Promoted	FA	W	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
PDV 91	How to Think Like a Futurist: Improve Your Powers of Imagination, Invention, and Capacity for Change	FA	M	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
PSY 03 W	The Science and Practice of Strengthening Compassion	FA		OpenAdd to cart	OnlineClass
WSP 164	Planning for 21st-Century Retirement	FA	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 214	Allying with Your Inner Critic: Strategies for Transforming Negative Self-Talk	FA	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 254	Estate Planning in Plain English	FA	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 260	Help Yourself: Strategies for Making Positive Changes in Your Life	FA	SSu	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 46	Building a Career of Meaning and Impact	FA	S	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
Technology & Computer Science
CS 21	Beginning Website Design	FA	M	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
CS 22	Advanced Website Design	FA	Th	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
CS 42	Creating and Editing Video	FA	Th	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
CS 49	Creating Websites Using WordPress	FA	T	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
CS 52	Beginning Programming: Javascript	FA	W	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
CS 52 W	Beginning Programming: Javascript	FA		ClosedJoin Wait List	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	An Introduction to Data Science	FA	Th	ClosedJoin Wait List	OnCampusClass
WSP 06	Excel Tips and Tricks	FA	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 18	Mastering Your iOS Device: Using Your iPhone and iPad to Their Full Potential	FA	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass
WSP 84	Advanced Excel Tips and Tricks	FA	S	OpenAdd to cart	OnCampusClass