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Summer Registration Opens May 18
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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

Archaeology
ARC 109 Seven Wonders of the Ancient World SU M On-campus Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)

Architecture
ARCH 04 Building the Renaissance: Architecture Across the World SU Th On-campus Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)

Art History
ARTH 61 Introduction to Roman Art and Architecture SU T Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)
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 42 Create and Edit Great Videos: From Script to Final Cut SU Th Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)
ART 43 Storycrafting for Podcasters SU T Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)

Art Studio: Drawing, Painting & Other Media
ART 13 Cultivating Creativity in the Everyday SU W Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)
ART 131 Drawing the Realistic Figure SU Th On-campus Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)
ART 20 Drawing Flowers: An Introduction to Botanical Art SP SSu On-campus ClosedJoin Wait List
ART 231 Art and Anatomy: Drawing Rodin SU S On-campus Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)
ART 232 The Design of Light and Dark: Text Art and Nōtan SU Th Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)
ART 25 W Abstract Drawing SU F Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)
ART 29 Watercolor Essentials SU M Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)
ART 34 Farm to Palette: Watercolor Painting for Beginners SU T Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)
ART 98 W Explorations in Mixed Media: Unleashing Creativity Through Daily Practice SP T Online OpenAdd to cart

Art Studio: Photography
PHOTO 32 Introduction to iPhoneography: Using Your Smartphone to Make Extraordinary Images SU T Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)
PHOTO 75 Small Worlds: An Introduction to Close-Up Photography SU M Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)
PHOTO 78 Picture Your Life: Photographing Today for Tomorrow SU W Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)
PHOTO 83 Fine Art Photography with Your Smartphone SP W Online Cancelled

Classics
CLA 84 Plato’s Republic and the Good Life SU W On-campus Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)

Climate Change & Sustainability
CCS 02 Rising Tides, Shifting Landscapes: The Science of Climate Change SU M Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)

Cultural Studies
CLS 134 Seven Materials That Made the Modern World SU T On-campus Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)
CLS 160 Medicine in the Ancient Western World SU W Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)
MUS 200 K-Pop and the Global Stage SU M Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)
MUS 53 Taylor Swift and Millennial America SU W Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)
TECH 71 Wireless for the AI Age: An Introduction to Modern Systems SU M Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)

Dance Studies
DAN 33 Introduction to Hip Hop Dance SU T On-campus Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)

Film Studies
FLM 170 Film Noir: The Primacy of the Visual, 1940–49 SU W Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)
FLM 91 Before They Stopped the Party: The Greatest Pre-Code Movies SU Th On-campus Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)

Food & Drink
FD 03 Chocolate: From Commodity Crop to Ephemeral Luxury SU T Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)
FD 11 From Garden to Table: Cooking Without Recipes SU M Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)

History
CLS 160 Medicine in the Ancient Western World SU W Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)
HIS 01 ‘Divorced, Beheaded, Died’: The Six Wives of Henry VIII SU W Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)
HIS 11 The History of Reproductive Rights in the United States SU Th Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)

International Studies
POL 177 Demystifying the Middle East SU Th Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)

Languages
FRN 01 Beginning French: Part I SU W On-campus Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)
SPA 01 Beginning Spanish: Part I SU TTh Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)
SPA 03 Beginning Spanish: Part III SU MW Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)

Literature
LIT 88 What Dreams May Come: Hamlet Up Close SU T Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)
LIT 89 Jane Austen's Rise: Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, and Mansfield Park SU Th Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)

Mathematics
MATH 19 Discover the Hidden Math of Modern Life SU T Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)

Medicine
MED 102 Cancer Biology: Recent Developments in Research and Treatment SU M Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)
MED 103 Diet and Gene Expression: You Are What You Eat SP T Online OpenAdd to cart
MED 12 Nutrition: A Personalized Approach SP Th Online OpenAdd to cart
MED 132 Exploring Chinese Medicine SP T Online OpenAdd to cart
MED 39 Exercise Theory and Design for Health and Fitness SU T Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)
MED 81 Introduction to Anatomy at Stanford Medicine: Exploring Traumatic Injuries to the Brain SP S On-campus ClosedJoin Wait List
MED 83 Introduction to Anatomy at Stanford Medicine: Exploring the Thorax SU S On-campus Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)

Music Studies
MUS 08 Six Great Classical Composers SP W Online OpenAdd to cart
MUS 200 K-Pop and the Global Stage SU M Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)
MUS 201 I Hear America Singing: American Opera Takes the Stage SU Th On-campus Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)
MUS 53 Taylor Swift and Millennial America SU W Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)
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 105 Play the Ukulele: Rock, Pop, and Folk SU M On-campus Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)

Philosophy
CLA 84 Plato’s Republic and the Good Life SU W On-campus Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)
PHI 121 W The Ethics of Belief: Constructing Your Personhood SP T Online OpenAdd to cart
PHI 122 The Nature of You: Exploring Individuality and Reality SU M Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)
PHI 131 Faith, Hope, and Love: Virtues for an Age of Uncertainty SU T Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)

Psychology
PSY 09 Stress: The Double Agent SU W Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)

Science
CCS 02 Rising Tides, Shifting Landscapes: The Science of Climate Change SU M Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)
CLS 134 Seven Materials That Made the Modern World SU T On-campus Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)
MATH 19 Discover the Hidden Math of Modern Life SU T Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)
MED 102 Cancer Biology: Recent Developments in Research and Treatment SU M Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)
MED 103 Diet and Gene Expression: You Are What You Eat SP T Online OpenAdd to cart
MED 12 Nutrition: A Personalized Approach SP Th Online OpenAdd to cart
MED 132 Exploring Chinese Medicine SP T Online OpenAdd to cart
MED 39 Exercise Theory and Design for Health and Fitness SU T Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)
MED 81 Introduction to Anatomy at Stanford Medicine: Exploring Traumatic Injuries to the Brain SP S On-campus ClosedJoin Wait List
MED 83 Introduction to Anatomy at Stanford Medicine: Exploring the Thorax SU S On-campus Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)

Sports
SPT 124 So You Want to Work in Sports? SU W Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)
SPT 14 H Inside the Huddle: Great Moments in Stanford Football History SP T On-campus OpenAdd to cart

Wellness & Health: Emotional & Mental Health
WELL 38 The Neuroscience of Leadership and Emotional Mastery SU T Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)

Wellness & Health: Life Design
WELL 26 Navigating Midlife for Women: Reinvent, Rediscover, Relaunch SU M Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)
WELL 40 Living with Purpose SU W On-campus Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)

Wellness & Health: Mindfulness
WELL 14 Playful Mindfulness: A Journey to Everyday Confidence, Calm, and Connection SU Th On-campus Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)

Wellness & Health: Nutrition
MED 103 Diet and Gene Expression: You Are What You Eat SP T Online OpenAdd to cart
MED 12 Nutrition: A Personalized Approach SP Th Online OpenAdd to cart

Wellness & Health: Physical Health & Well-Being
MED 132 Exploring Chinese Medicine SP T Online OpenAdd to cart
MED 39 Exercise Theory and Design for Health and Fitness SU T Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)
PSY 09 Stress: The Double Agent SU W Online Registration opens May 18 8:30 am (PT)