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Spring Registration Opens Feb 23
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Courses

Liberal Arts & Sciences

The life of the mind starts here. From fine arts to film, language to literature, philosophy to psychology, we offer a full spectrum of Liberal Arts and Sciences courses designed to help you understand the complex world in which we live. 

Code Course Title Qtr Days Format Status

Anthropology
ANTH 16 Writing Systems of the World: From Ancient to Modern SP Th Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)

Archaeology
ARC 17 The Art and Archaeology of Pompeii SP Th Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
ARC 33 Cradle of Civilization: Mesoamerican Archaeology SP T Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)

Architecture
MED 33 Brains, Bodies, and Buildings: Neuro-Architecture and the Spaces That Shape Us WI M Online OpenAdd to cart

Art History
ARTH 62 H Outlandish Life: Peter Paul Rubens and the Baroque WI Th On-campus OpenAdd to cart
ARTH 62 Z Outlandish Life: Peter Paul Rubens and the Baroque WI Th Online OpenAdd to cart
ARTH 63 H The Person: A Meditation on Art SP Th On-campus Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
ARTH 63 Z The Person: A Meditation on Art SP Th Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
ARTH 64 H Light, Marble, and Miracle: Italian Art from Giotto to Canova SP W On-campus Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
ARTH 64 Z Light, Marble, and Miracle: Italian Art from Giotto to Canova SP W Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)

Art Studio: Audio, Video & Film
ART 21 From Idea to Launch: Create and Produce Your Own Podcast SP M Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
ART 42 Create and Edit Great Videos: From Script to Final Cut WI Th Online OpenAdd to cart
ART 43 Storycrafting for Podcasters WI W Online OpenAdd to cart

Art Studio: Drawing, Painting & Other Media
ART 132 Drawing the Realistic Portrait SP Th On-campus Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
ART 19 The Art of the Graphic Novel WI M Online OpenAdd to cart
ART 20 Drawing Flowers: An Introduction to Botanical Art SP SSu On-campus Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
ART 214 Advanced Painting: Exploring the Modern and Abstract SP T Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
ART 29 Watercolor Essentials SP M Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
ART 34 B Farm to Palette: Watercolor Painting for Beginners WI T Online ClosedJoin Wait List
ART 34 Farm to Palette: Watercolor Painting for Beginners WI M Online ClosedJoin Wait List
ART 39 The Sketchbook: Drawing Creativity into Daily Life SP W Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
ART 45 Drawing Birds: A Naturalist’s Approach to Art and Observation SP Th Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
ART 50 Calligraphy and Letterform: History, Methods, and Practice WI W Online OpenAdd to cart
ART 66 Art and Anatomy: The Basics of Human Proportions WI S On-campus OpenAdd to cart
ART 67 Art and Anatomy: The Basics of Figure Drawing SP S On-campus Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
ART 98 W Explorations in Mixed Media: Unleashing Creativity Through Daily Practice SP T Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)

Art Studio: Photography
PHOTO 07 Digital Photography Basics WI M Online OpenAdd to cart
PHOTO 226 Travel Photography: Around the Corner and Around the World SP Th Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
PHOTO 32 Introduction to iPhoneography: Using Your Smartphone to Make Extraordinary Images SP T Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
PHOTO 73 Nature Photography at Jasper Ridge: A Field Workshop SP MSSu On-campus Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
PHOTO 83 Fine Art Photography with Your Smartphone SP W Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)

Classics
CLA 116 The Bible Uncensored SP W On-campus Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)

Cultural Studies
CLS 123 Paris: City of Enlightenment, Art, and Modernity SP M Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)

Current Events
POL 38 Reimagining Democracy: AI and the Future of Civic Engagement SP M Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)

Dance Studies
DAN 35 Let’s Salsa! SP T On-campus Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
DAN 40 Introduction to Ballet SP W On-campus Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)

Education
EDU 08 A Smarter Way to Think About College SP M Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)

Film Studies
FLM 138 Five Great Films by Akira Kurosawa SP T Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
FLM 166 Hitchcock and His Admirers SP W Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
FLM 167 Seriously Funny: Diane Keaton and the Tradition of Carole Lombard SP Th Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)

Food & Drink
FD 01 From Grape to Glass: An Introduction to Wine Tasting and Regions WI W Online ClosedJoin Wait List

History
HIS 25 The Declaration of Independence at 250: Big Ideas That Made a Nation SP T Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
HIS 32 H The Cold War and Its Legacies WI W On-campus OpenAdd to cart
HIS 32 Z The Cold War and Its Legacies WI W Online OpenAdd to cart
HIS 34 Japan After World War II: Rebirth and Resilience SP W Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
HIS 65 Modernism in the Metropolis: Artists and Intellectuals in the Modern European City, 1848–1945 (an MLA-style course) SP Th On-campus Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)

International Studies
POL 177 Demystifying the Middle East WI Th Online OpenAdd to cart

Languages
FRN 01 Beginning French: Part I SP T On-campus Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
ITA 02 Beginning Italian: Part II SP T Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
ITA 06 Beginning Italian: Part VI SP W Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
SPA 01 Beginning Spanish: Part I SP T Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
SPA 02 Beginning Spanish: Part II SP Th Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)

Law & Policy
LIT 87 Dickens, the Law, and the Novel of Social Crisis SP T On-campus Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)

Linguistics
ANTH 16 Writing Systems of the World: From Ancient to Modern SP Th Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)

Literature
CW 86 Reading Like a Writer and Writing Like a Reader SP M Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
CW 86 Reading Like a Writer and Writing Like a Reader WI T Online ClosedJoin Wait List
LIT 86 Witness to Tyranny: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's Literary Resistance SP W Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
LIT 87 Dickens, the Law, and the Novel of Social Crisis SP T On-campus Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)

Medicine
MED 06 Building Resilience: A Science-Based Approach SP M Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
MED 103 Diet and Gene Expression: You Are What You Eat SP T Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
MED 12 Nutrition: A Personalized Approach SP Th Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
MED 132 Exploring Chinese Medicine SP T Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
MED 32 Pandemics and Human History WI T Online OpenAdd to cart
MED 33 Brains, Bodies, and Buildings: Neuro-Architecture and the Spaces That Shape Us WI M Online OpenAdd to cart
MED 81 Introduction to Anatomy at Stanford Medicine: Exploring Traumatic Injuries to the Brain SP S On-campus Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)

Music Studies
MUS 05 The Songwriting of The Beatles: Abbey Road and Let It Be SP Th Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
MUS 08 Six Great Classical Composers SP W Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
MUS 70 "Let’s Fall in Love": Romantic Themes in Classical Music WI W Online OpenAdd to cart
MUS 80 Come Hear Uncle John’s Band: The Music and Culture of the Grateful Dead SP T Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)

Music Studio
MUS 51 Acoustic Guitar for Beginners: The Songs of Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, and More SP M On-campus Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)

Philosophy
PHI 121 W The Ethics of Belief: Constructing Your Personhood SP T Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)

Psychology
PSY 04 Anxiety Disorders and Evidence-Based Treatments SP W Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
PSY 06 How to Think Like a Shrink WI M On-campus OpenAdd to cart
PSY 96 Manage Emotions Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Skills WI T Online OpenAdd to cart
WELL 25 The Science and Practice of Joyful Living WI W Online OpenAdd to cart

Science
MED 103 Diet and Gene Expression: You Are What You Eat SP T Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
MED 12 Nutrition: A Personalized Approach SP Th Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
MED 132 Exploring Chinese Medicine SP T Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
MED 32 Pandemics and Human History WI T Online OpenAdd to cart
MED 33 Brains, Bodies, and Buildings: Neuro-Architecture and the Spaces That Shape Us WI M Online OpenAdd to cart
MED 81 Introduction to Anatomy at Stanford Medicine: Exploring Traumatic Injuries to the Brain SP S On-campus Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
SCI 91 A Bug’s Life: The Biology of Our Tiny Neighbors SP Th Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)

Sports
SPT 12 Z Basketball: A Masterclass, Second Edition WI T Online OpenAdd to cart
SPT 13 The FIFA World Cup: History, Governance, and the Business of Soccer SP Th Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
SPT 14 H Inside the Huddle: Great Moments in Stanford Football History SP W On-campus Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
SPT 14 Z Inside the Huddle: Great Moments in Stanford Football History SP W Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)

Wellness & Health: Emotional & Mental Health
MED 06 Building Resilience: A Science-Based Approach SP M Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
PSY 04 Anxiety Disorders and Evidence-Based Treatments SP W Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
PSY 06 How to Think Like a Shrink WI M On-campus OpenAdd to cart
PSY 96 Manage Emotions Using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Skills WI T Online OpenAdd to cart
WELL 25 The Science and Practice of Joyful Living WI W Online OpenAdd to cart
WELL 33 Excellence Is No Accident: Mental Skills Training for Work, Sport, and Life SP Th On-campus Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)

Wellness & Health: Life Design
WELL 20 Designing the Life We Want: Self-Renewal in Spring SP W Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
WELL 37 The 10% Project: Start Small, Dream Big SP T Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)

Wellness & Health: Mindfulness
CW 109 W Journaling Club: Writing as Reflection and Practice SP M Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)
WELL 22 The Mindful Path to Health and Happiness SP W Online Registration opens Feb 23 8:30 am (PT)

Wellness & Health: Physical Health & Well-Being
MED 33 Brains, Bodies, and Buildings: Neuro-Architecture and the Spaces That Shape Us WI M Online OpenAdd to cart
WELL 08 Your Cognitive Future: Build Habits to Serve Your Late-Life Brain WI Th Online OpenAdd to cart