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COURSES BY DURATION 6-10 WEEKS

Code Course Title Qtr Days Format Status

Archaeology

ARC 50 Silent Stories: The Narratives of Objects from Stanford’s Archaeology Collections WI W Online Cancelled

Art History

ARTH 57 H How to Look at Art and Why WI Th On-campus ClosedNotify Me
ARTH 57 Z How to Look at Art and Why WI Th Online ClosedNotify Me
BUS 19 The Business of Art: Selling, Buying, and Collecting WI W On-campus OpenAdd to cart

Art Studio: Audio, Video & Film

ART 42 Create and Edit Great Videos: From Script to Final Cut WI Th Online OpenAdd to cart

Art Studio: Drawing, Painting & Other Media

ART 132 Drawing the Realistic Portrait WI Th On-campus ClosedJoin Wait List
ART 18 Recycle, Repair, Reimagine: Making Sculpture with Found Objects WI M Online OpenAdd to cart
ART 210 Painting: Exploring the Modern and Abstract WI T Online ClosedNotify Me
ART 25 W Abstract Drawing WI F Online OpenAdd to cart
ART 53 Calligraphy Design and Norse Runes WI W Online OpenAdd to cart

Art Studio: Photography

PHOTO 32 A Introduction to iPhoneography: Using Your Smartphone to Make Extraordinary Images WI T Online ClosedNotify Me
PHOTO 32 B Introduction to iPhoneography: Using Your Smartphone to Make Extraordinary Images WI M Online OpenAdd to cart
PHOTO 75 Introduction to Close-Up Photography WI M Online OpenAdd to cart
PHOTO 83 Fine Art Photography with Your Smartphone WI W Online ClosedNotify Me
SCI 06 Photographing Nature: Using a Camera to Study the Natural World WI W On-campus ClosedNotify Me

Business: Computer Science

BUS 48 Practical Analytics: Transforming Data into Decisions WI M Online ClosedNotify Me

Business: Entrepreneurship & Innovation

BUS 219 Startup Escape Velocity: From Early Idea to Mainstream Success WI T On-campus OpenAdd to cart
BUS 28 Funding a New Enterprise: Learn from Experienced Silicon Valley Practitioners WI W On-campus OpenAdd to cart

Business: Finance & Investing

BUS 123 W Introduction to Value Investing WI F Online ClosedNotify Me
BUS 270 Financial Basics for Business Management WI M Online ClosedNotify Me
BUS 47 W Personal Finance: A Simple Approach to Mastering Money Choices WI F Online ClosedNotify Me

Business: Leadership & Management

BUS 107 Navigating Power and Influence in Organizations WI W Online OpenAdd to cart
BUS 168 Strengths-Based Leadership: Increase Your Impact and Thrive WI M Online OpenAdd to cart
BUS 262 Intentional Power: Leadership Skills for a Complex World WI T Online OpenAdd to cart
BUS 48 Practical Analytics: Transforming Data into Decisions WI M Online ClosedNotify Me

Business: Marketing

BUS 198 Digital Marketing: Social Media, SEO, Content, and Advertising WI T Online ClosedNotify Me
BUS 297 Create Customers for Life: How to Understand, Measure, and Drive Loyalty WI W Online OpenAdd to cart

Business: Miscellaneous/Other

BUS 19 The Business of Art: Selling, Buying, and Collecting WI W On-campus OpenAdd to cart
FD 97 The Business of Wine: Strategies, Challenges, and Trends WI T Online OpenAdd to cart

Business: Product Management

BUS 25 Generative AI for Product Managers WI W Online ClosedNotify Me
BUS 62 Fundamentals of Product Management WI T Online ClosedNotify Me

Business: Project Management

BUS 259 Introduction to Project Management: Tools for Achieving Success WI Th Online ClosedNotify Me

Classics

CLA 79 The Politics of Loyalty: Cicero and the Ethics of Friendship WI W Online OpenAdd to cart
CLA 80 Marcus Aurelius and the Good Life: Lessons from Roman Stoicism WI M On-campus ClosedNotify Me

Climate Change & Sustainability

SCI 68 Climate Change in Context: What Does the Past Tell Us about the Future? WI Th Online Cancelled

Communication

COM 02 Public Speaking: Romancing the Room WI T On-campus ClosedNotify Me
COM 120 The Art of Effective Storytelling: Techniques and Secrets WI Th On-campus ClosedJoin Wait List
COM 52 Presentations: Find Your Authentic Voice WI W On-campus OpenAdd to cart
COM 94 Business Writing for Non-Native English Speakers WI Th Online OpenAdd to cart

Creative Nonfiction & Memoir

CNF 108 B Memoir Workshop: Braiding the Strands of Your Story WI W Online ClosedNotify Me
CNF 108 Memoir Workshop: Braiding the Strands of Your Story WI Th Online ClosedNotify Me
CNF 122 W Creative Nonfiction Workshop: Finding the Universal in the Particular WI T Online ClosedNotify Me
CNF 209 Memoir Workshop: For Manuscripts in Progress WI T Online ClosedNotify Me
CNF 88 Memoir Workshop: From Catharsis to Craft WI W Online ClosedNotify Me
CW 71 W Ignite Your Creative Writing: Capture the “Aha” Moments on the Page WI W Online ClosedNotify Me
CW 76 W Mastering Subplot in Novels and Memoirs WI Th Online ClosedNotify Me

Cultural Studies

CLS 118 Where Mind Meets Matter: The Spirit of Planet Earth WI T On-campus OpenAdd to cart
GEOG 15 Population Explosion or Birth Dearth? Understanding Global Demography WI T On-campus OpenAdd to cart
NCS 05 Sacred Mountains of the World: The Heights of Inspiration WI M Online OpenAdd to cart

Dance Studies

DAN 33 Introduction to Hip Hop Dance WI T On-campus OpenAdd to cart

Film Studies

FLM 156 The End of Censorship and Beginning of Modern American Cinema, 1965–72 WI Th On-campus ClosedNotify Me
FLM 157 Hollywood in the '40s: Turmoil and Triumph in Tinseltown! WI W Online ClosedNotify Me

Food & Drink

FD 09 Exploring the World of Asian Ferments WI Th Online OpenAdd to cart
FD 97 The Business of Wine: Strategies, Challenges, and Trends WI T Online OpenAdd to cart
HIS 177 The History of Wine WI W Online ClosedNotify Me

Genre

CW 73 W Romance Novel Workshop: Getting to the Heart of the Story WI Th Online ClosedNotify Me
CW 87 W Speculative Fiction Workshop: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror WI T Online ClosedNotify Me

Geography

GEOG 15 Population Explosion or Birth Dearth? Understanding Global Demography WI T On-campus OpenAdd to cart

History

HIS 15 Global Women Leaders: Past, Present, and Future WI Th On-campus ClosedNotify Me
HIS 177 The History of Wine WI W Online ClosedNotify Me

Languages

FRN 02 Beginning French: Part II WI W On-campus ClosedNotify Me
ITA 02 Beginning Italian: Part II WI W Online ClosedNotify Me
SPA 01 Beginning Spanish: Part I WI T Online ClosedNotify Me
SPA 02 Beginning Spanish: Part II WI Th Online ClosedNotify Me

Law & Policy

LAW 108 The Constitution and the New Supreme Court WI T On-campus OpenAdd to cart

Linguistics

LIN 101 Introduction to Linguistics WI Th Online ClosedNotify Me

Literature

LIT 30 19th-Century Russian Literature: The Short Classics WI T Online ClosedNotify Me
LIT 70 20th-Century American Novel Masterpieces WI Th Online ClosedNotify Me
LIT 79 Shakespeare: Exploring Gender and Power in Five Plays WI W Online ClosedNotify Me

Memoir Writing Certificate

OWC 203 A Memoir I: Themes and Scenes WI W Online ClosedNotify Me
OWC 203 B Memoir I: Themes and Scenes WI Th Online ClosedNotify Me

Music Studies

MUS 61 Resonance and Revolution: The Electric Guitar’s Influence on Music and Culture WI T Online ClosedNotify Me
MUS 62 The Joy of Bach WI W Online OpenAdd to cart
MUS 63 The Evolution of Jazz WI M Online ClosedNotify Me

Music Studio

MUS 105 Play the Ukulele: Rock, Pop, and Folk WI M On-campus ClosedJoin Wait List

Narrative Craft

CW 65 W Scene by Scene: The Building Blocks of Narrative WI Th Online ClosedNotify Me
CW 65 WB Scene by Scene: The Building Blocks of Narrative WI W Online ClosedNotify Me
CW 76 W Mastering Subplot in Novels and Memoirs WI Th Online ClosedNotify Me

Nature & Conservation Studies

NCS 05 Sacred Mountains of the World: The Heights of Inspiration WI M Online OpenAdd to cart

Novel

CW 65 W Scene by Scene: The Building Blocks of Narrative WI Th Online ClosedNotify Me
CW 65 WB Scene by Scene: The Building Blocks of Narrative WI W Online ClosedNotify Me
CW 73 W Romance Novel Workshop: Getting to the Heart of the Story WI Th Online ClosedNotify Me
CW 76 W Mastering Subplot in Novels and Memoirs WI Th Online ClosedNotify Me
CW 87 W Speculative Fiction Workshop: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror WI T Online ClosedNotify Me
NVL 06 Novel Writing for Absolute Beginners WI W On-campus ClosedJoin Wait List
NVL 151 W Novel Workshop for Manuscripts in Progress: Invention and Revision WI T Online ClosedNotify Me
NVL 45 W Novel Workshop for Manuscripts in Progress: Going the Distance WI W Online ClosedNotify Me
NVL 48 Novel Workshop: Breaking Ground WI Th Online ClosedNotify Me

Novel Writing Certificate

OWC 303 A Novel I: The Powerful Beginning WI T Online ClosedNotify Me
OWC 303 B Novel I: The Powerful Beginning WI WTh Online ClosedNotify Me
OWC 303 C Novel I: The Powerful Beginning WI T Online ClosedNotify Me
OWC 303 D Novel I: The Powerful Beginning WI Th Online ClosedNotify Me
OWC 303 E Novel I: The Powerful Beginning WI Th Online ClosedNotify Me
OWC 306 A Novel IV: Manuscript Preparedness WI Th Online ClosedNotify Me
OWC 306 B Novel IV: Manuscript Preparedness WI T Online ClosedNotify Me
OWC 306 C Novel IV: Manuscript Preparedness WI Th Online ClosedNotify Me
OWC 306 D Novel IV: Manuscript Preparedness WI W Online ClosedNotify Me
OWC 306 E Novel IV: Manuscript Preparedness WI T Online ClosedNotify Me
OWC 310 B One-on-One Tutorial: Novel WI Online ClosedNotify Me

Philosophy

CLS 118 Where Mind Meets Matter: The Spirit of Planet Earth WI T On-campus OpenAdd to cart
PHI 129 AI and Ethics: A Practical Philosophy for Our Uncertain Technological Future WI W On-campus ClosedNotify Me

Poetry

POET 36 Poetry Workshop: Write Evocative Poetry by Listening to Your Instincts WI Th Online ClosedNotify Me
POET 44 Poetry Workshop: Talking in Things WI M On-campus OpenAdd to cart
POET 45 W Poetry Workshop: The Rhythm Has Meaning WI W Online ClosedJoin Wait List

Prompt-Driven Writing

CW 71 W Ignite Your Creative Writing: Capture the “Aha” Moments on the Page WI W Online ClosedNotify Me

Psychology

PSY 06 How to Think Like a Shrink WI M On-campus ClosedJoin Wait List

Publishing

CW 82 Query Letter Workshop: Crafting a Successful Submission Package WI M Online ClosedJoin Wait List

Science

BIO 98 Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia WI T Online OpenAdd to cart
SCI 06 Photographing Nature: Using a Camera to Study the Natural World WI W On-campus ClosedNotify Me
SCI 45 New Year, New Metabolism WI T Online OpenAdd to cart
SCI 68 Climate Change in Context: What Does the Past Tell Us about the Future? WI Th Online Cancelled

Short Story

CW 65 W Scene by Scene: The Building Blocks of Narrative WI Th Online ClosedNotify Me
CW 65 WB Scene by Scene: The Building Blocks of Narrative WI W Online ClosedNotify Me
FICT 54 W Short Fiction Workshop: Build a Story from the Ground Up WI W Online ClosedNotify Me
FICT 78 The Short Story for Absolute Beginners WI T Online ClosedJoin Wait List
FICT 84 W Short Story Workshop: The Beginning, the End, and Everything in Between WI Th Online ClosedNotify Me

Sports

SPT 10 H Basketball: A Masterclass WI T On-campus ClosedNotify Me
SPT 10 Z Basketball: A Masterclass WI T Online OpenAdd to cart

Technology & Data Science: AI & Machine Learning

BUS 25 Generative AI for Product Managers WI W Online ClosedNotify Me
TECH 102 The AI Leadership Series: Leading AI Transformation WI W Online ClosedNotify Me
TECH 105 Statistical Foundations for AI, Machine Learning, and Data Science WI Th Online ClosedNotify Me
TECH 16 Large Language Models for Business with Python WI W Online OpenAdd to cart
TECH 17 Demystifying Machine Learning and AI Algorithms WI M Online OpenAdd to cart

Technology & Data Science: Programming

TECH 01 Introduction to Robotics: Building Your First Robot WI Th Online OpenAdd to cart
TECH 19 A Practical Introduction to Python WI T Online ClosedJoin Wait List

Wellness & Health: Emotional & Mental Health

PSY 06 How to Think Like a Shrink WI M On-campus ClosedJoin Wait List
WELL 24 The Practical Power of Emotional Intelligence WI T On-campus ClosedNotify Me

Wellness & Health: Life Design

WELL 26 Reinvent, Rediscover, Relaunch: Navigating Midlife for Women WI T Online ClosedNotify Me

Wellness & Health: Mindfulness

WELL 14 Playful Mindfulness: A Journey to Everyday Confidence, Calm, and Connection WI W On-campus OpenAdd to cart

Wellness & Health: Nutrition

SCI 45 New Year, New Metabolism WI T Online OpenAdd to cart