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Most Classes Begin Mar 30
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Courses

COURSES BY DURATION 6-10 WEEKS

Code Course Title Qtr Days Format Status

Anthropology

ANTH 16 Writing Systems of the World: From Ancient to Modern SP Th Online OpenAdd to cart

Archaeology

ARC 17 The Art and Archaeology of Pompeii SP Th Online OpenAdd to cart
ARC 33 Cradle of Civilization: Mesoamerican and Peruvian Archaeology SP T Online OpenAdd to cart

Art History

ARTH 63 H The Person: A Meditation on Art SP MTh On-campus OpenAdd to cart
ARTH 63 Z The Person: A Meditation on Art SP MTh Online OpenAdd to cart
ARTH 64 H Light, Marble, and Miracle: Italian Art from Giotto to Canova SP W On-campus OpenAdd to cart
ARTH 64 Z Light, Marble, and Miracle: Italian Art from Giotto to Canova SP W Online OpenAdd to cart

Art Studio: Audio, Video & Film

ART 21 From Idea to Launch: Create and Produce Your Own Podcast SP M Online OpenAdd to cart

Art Studio: Drawing, Painting & Other Media

ART 132 Drawing the Realistic Portrait SP Th On-campus ClosedJoin Wait List
ART 214 Advanced Painting: Exploring the Modern and Abstract SP T Online OpenAdd to cart
ART 29 Watercolor Essentials SP M Online OpenAdd to cart
ART 39 The Sketchbook: Drawing Creativity into Daily Life SP W Online OpenAdd to cart

Art Studio: Photography

PHOTO 226 Travel Photography: Around the Corner and Around the World SP Th Online OpenAdd to cart
PHOTO 32 Introduction to iPhoneography: Using Your Smartphone to Make Extraordinary Images SP T Online OpenAdd to cart
PHOTO 83 Fine Art Photography with Your Smartphone SP W Online OpenAdd to cart

Business: Entrepreneurship & Innovation

BUS 178 Government Funding for Startups: How to Compete and Win SP M Online OpenAdd to cart
BUS 217 Accelerate Your Startup Idea SP W On-campus OpenAdd to cart
BUS 81 Launching from Idea to Reality: A Practical Course for First-Time Startup Founders SP Th Online OpenAdd to cart

Business: Leadership & Management

BUS 107 Navigating Power and Influence in Organizations SP T Online OpenAdd to cart
BUS 138 High-Performance Habits for Rising Managers SP M Online OpenAdd to cart
BUS 148 AI-Powered Leadership: Transforming Impact in the Digital Age SP Th Online OpenAdd to cart
BUS 160 W Leadership Skills for Women in the Workplace: Aim High and Achieve Impact SP W Online OpenAdd to cart
BUS 196 Your Career: The First 15 Years SP W On-campus OpenAdd to cart
COM 104 The Power of Storytelling in Business and Beyond SP Th On-campus OpenAdd to cart

Business: Marketing

BUS 143 AI-Powered Go-to-Market Strategies for Business Growth SP M On-campus OpenAdd to cart
BUS 161 Go-to-Market Mastery: Building and Launching Products That Sell SP T Online OpenAdd to cart

Business: Program Management

BUS 154 Technical Program Management: Leading Teams and Delivering Results SP T Online OpenAdd to cart

Classics

CLA 116 The Bible Uncensored SP W On-campus OpenAdd to cart

Communication

COM 02 Public Speaking: Romancing the Room SP T On-campus OpenAdd to cart
COM 104 The Power of Storytelling in Business and Beyond SP Th On-campus OpenAdd to cart
COM 42 Improvisationally Speaking SP M Online OpenAdd to cart

Cultural Studies

CLS 123 Paris: City of Enlightenment, Art, and Modernity SP M Online OpenAdd to cart

Current Events

POL 38 Reimagining Democracy: AI and the Future of Civic Engagement SP M Online OpenAdd to cart

Dance Studies

DAN 35 Let’s Salsa! SP T On-campus OpenAdd to cart
DAN 40 Introduction to Ballet SP W On-campus OpenAdd to cart

Film Studies

FLM 138 Five Great Films by Akira Kurosawa SP T Online OpenAdd to cart
FLM 166 Hitchcock and His Admirers SP W Online OpenAdd to cart
FLM 167 Seriously Funny: Diane Keaton and the Tradition of Carole Lombard SP Th Online OpenAdd to cart

Genre

FICT 161 W Misdirection and Mayhem: Mystery and Thriller Workshop SP Th Online ClosedJoin Wait List
NVL 53 W The Speculative and the Fantastic: Novel Workshop SP T Online ClosedJoin Wait List

History

HIS 34 Japan After World War II: Rebirth and Resilience SP W Online OpenAdd to cart
HIS 65 Modernism in the Metropolis: Artists and Intellectuals in the Modern European City, 1848–1945 (an MLA-style course) SP Th On-campus OpenAdd to cart

Languages

FRN 01 Beginning French: Part I SP T On-campus OpenAdd to cart
ITA 02 Beginning Italian: Part II SP T Online OpenAdd to cart
ITA 06 Beginning Italian: Part VI SP W Online OpenAdd to cart
SPA 01 Beginning Spanish: Part I SP T Online OpenAdd to cart
SPA 02 Beginning Spanish: Part II SP Th Online OpenAdd to cart

Law & Policy

LIT 87 Dickens, the Law, and the Novel of Social Crisis SP T On-campus OpenAdd to cart

Linguistics

ANTH 16 Writing Systems of the World: From Ancient to Modern SP Th Online OpenAdd to cart

Literature

LIT 86 Witness to Tyranny: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's Literary Resistance SP W Online OpenAdd to cart
LIT 87 Dickens, the Law, and the Novel of Social Crisis SP T On-campus OpenAdd to cart

Medicine

MED 12 Nutrition: A Personalized Approach SP Th Online OpenAdd to cart

Memoir & Creative Nonfiction

CW 106 Writing the Stories That Define Us: Personal Essay Workshop SP Th Online ClosedJoin Wait List
CW 109 W Journaling Club: Writing as Reflection and Practice SP M Online OpenAdd to cart
MEM 108 The Braided Narrative: Memoir Workshop SP M Online OpenAdd to cart
MEM 112 Memoir Club: A Guided Writing Group SP W Online ClosedJoin Wait List
MEM 120 W The Powerful Launch: Memoir Workshop SP F Online OpenAdd to cart
MEM 121 Essay by Essay: Memoir Workshop SP T Online OpenAdd to cart
MEM 122 Crafting Your Story: A Workshop for Memoirs in Progress SP M Online ClosedJoin Wait List

Memoir Writing Certificate

OWC 204 A Memoir II: Plotting Your Life SP T Online OpenAdd to cart
OWC 204 B Memoir II: Plotting Your Life SP M Online OpenAdd to cart
OWC 204 C Memoir II: Plotting Your Life SP W Online OpenAdd to cart

Music Studies

MUS 05 The Songwriting of The Beatles: Abbey Road and Let It Be SP Th Online OpenAdd to cart
MUS 08 Six Great Classical Composers SP W Online OpenAdd to cart
MUS 80 Come Hear Uncle John’s Band: The Music and Culture of the Grateful Dead SP T Online OpenAdd to cart

Music Studio

MUS 51 Acoustic Guitar for Beginners: The Songs of Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, and More SP M On-campus OpenAdd to cart

Narrative Craft

CW 108 The Power of Objects in Fiction: A Generative Craft Intensive SP W Online OpenAdd to cart
CW 68 Line by Line: Cultivate Your Prose Style SP M Online ClosedJoin Wait List
FICT 104 Elevate Your Craft: Fiction Workshop SP Th On-campus OpenAdd to cart

Novel

NVL 54 Novel Club: A Guided Writing Group SP W Online ClosedJoin Wait List
NVL 55 Set Your Story in Motion: Novel Workshop SP M On-campus OpenAdd to cart
NVL 56 W Conquer Your Opening: Novel Workshop SP T Online OpenAdd to cart

Novel Writing Certificate

OWC 304 A Novel II: Plot and Structure SP M Online OpenAdd to cart
OWC 304 B Novel II: Plot and Structure SP F Online OpenAdd to cart
OWC 304 C Novel II: Plot and Structure SP W Online OpenAdd to cart
OWC 304 D Novel II: Plot and Structure SP W Online ClosedJoin Wait List
OWC 304 E Novel II: Plot and Structure SP T Online OpenAdd to cart

Philosophy

PHI 121 W The Ethics of Belief: Constructing Your Personhood SP T Online OpenAdd to cart

Poetry

POET 45 W The Rhythm Has Meaning: Poetry Workshop SP Th Online OpenAdd to cart
POET 93 The Imaginative Leap: A Generative Poetry Workshop SP W On-campus OpenAdd to cart
POET 94 Feast of Forms: A Poetry Intensive SP T Online OpenAdd to cart

Prompt-Driven Writing

CW 109 W Journaling Club: Writing as Reflection and Practice SP M Online OpenAdd to cart
CW 93 Wild Precious Writing: Jumpstart Your Creative Practice SP T Online OpenAdd to cart

Science

MED 12 Nutrition: A Personalized Approach SP Th Online OpenAdd to cart
SCI 91 A Bug’s Life: The Biology of Our Tiny Neighbors SP Th Online OpenAdd to cart

Short Story

FICT 107 From Idea to Story: Short Fiction Workshop SP M On-campus OpenAdd to cart
FICT 54 W Build a Story from the Ground Up: Short Fiction Workshop SP M Online OpenAdd to cart

Sports

SPT 13 The FIFA World Cup: History, Governance, and the Business of Soccer SP Th Online OpenAdd to cart
SPT 14 H Inside the Huddle: Great Moments in Stanford Football History SP T On-campus OpenAdd to cart

Technology: AI & Machine Learning

TECH 17 Demystifying Machine Learning and Generative AI SP Th Online OpenAdd to cart
TECH 30 H Introduction to AI: What It Is, How It Works, and Why It Matters SP M On-campus OpenAdd to cart
TECH 30 Z Introduction to AI: What It Is, How It Works, and Why It Matters SP M Online OpenAdd to cart

Technology: Computing & Data Foundations

TECH 18 Real-World JavaScript SP M Online OpenAdd to cart
TECH 19 A Practical Introduction to Python SP T Online OpenAdd to cart
TECH 46 Beginning Programming in Python SP M Online OpenAdd to cart

Wellness & Health: Emotional & Mental Health

WELL 33 Excellence Is No Accident: Mental Skills Training for Work, Sport, and Life SP Th On-campus OpenAdd to cart

Wellness & Health: Life Design

WELL 37 The 10% Project: Start Small, Dream Big SP T Online OpenAdd to cart

Wellness & Health: Mindfulness

CW 109 W Journaling Club: Writing as Reflection and Practice SP M Online OpenAdd to cart

Wellness & Health: Nutrition

MED 12 Nutrition: A Personalized Approach SP Th Online OpenAdd to cart