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Spring Registration Opens Feb 24
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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 02 Archaeology and the Bible SP M On-campus Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)
ARTH 218 Plundered Art: The History and Ethics of Art Collection SP W Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)

Architecture

ARCH 03 The Filoli Estate: An Architectural Exploration SP S Off-campus Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)

Art History

ARTH 01 H Vincent van Gogh and His World SP Th On-campus Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)
ARTH 01 Z Vincent van Gogh and His World SP Th Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)
ARTH 218 Plundered Art: The History and Ethics of Art Collection SP W Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)
ARTH 57 H How to Look at Art and Why WI Th On-campus OpenAdd to cart
ARTH 57 Z How to Look at Art and Why WI Th Online OpenAdd to cart

Art Studio: Audio, Video & Film

ART 21 From Idea to Launch: Create and Produce Your Own Podcast SP M Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)

Art Studio: Drawing, Painting & Other Media

ART 119 W Drawing Inspiration: Develop a Creative Practice SP F Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)
ART 132 Drawing the Realistic Portrait SP Th On-campus Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)
ART 20 Drawing Flowers: An Introduction to Botanical Art SP SSu On-campus Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)
ART 214 Advanced Painting: Exploring the Modern and Abstract SP W Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)
ART 29 Watercolor Essentials SP M Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)
ART 31 The Art of Chinese Calligraphy SP M Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)
ART 67 Art and Anatomy: The Basics of Figure Drawing SP S On-campus Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)
ART 98 W Explorations in Mixed Media: Unleashing Creativity Through Daily Practice SP T Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)

Art Studio: Photography

PHOTO 32 Introduction to iPhoneography: Using Your Smartphone to Make Extraordinary Images SP T Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)
PHOTO 37 Beginning Digital Photography SP WS On-campus Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)
PHOTO 73 Nature Photography at Jasper Ridge: A Field Workshop SP MSSu On-campus Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)
PHOTO 80 Beyond the Canvas: Exploring AI Art SP Th Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)

Classics

CLA 81 Women and Power in Homer’s Odyssey SP W On-campus Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)

Climate Change & Sustainability

CCS 02 Rising Tides, Shifting Landscapes: The Science of Climate Change SP T Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)

Cultural Studies

LIT 80 The Devil Came to Moscow: Mikhail Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita SP Th Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)

Education

EDU 08 A Smarter Way to Think About College SP Th On-campus Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)

Film Studies

FLM 143 A Journey Through Italian Cinema: From Neorealism to 1960 SP T Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)
FLM 158 Hollywood's Second Golden Age: American Cinema, 1973–79 SP Th On-campus Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)

Food & Drink

FD 03 Chocolate: From Commodity Crop to Ephemeral Luxury SP T Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)

History

HIS 109 The History of Information Technology in the Modern Age SP M Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)
HIS 121 H World War II: Five Controversies and Their Enduring Legacy WI W On-campus OpenAdd to cart
HIS 121 Z World War II: Five Controversies and Their Enduring Legacy WI W Online OpenAdd to cart
HIS 169 Greece and Rome: A New Account of Antiquity SP Th Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)

International Studies

POL 36 Geopolitics in the 21st-Century Middle East SP W Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)
POL 37 China and Russia: The Politics of "Revisionism" and Global Power SP Th Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)

Languages

FRN 01 Beginning French: Part I SP W On-campus Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)
ITA 03 Beginning Italian: Part III SP W Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)
SPA 01 Beginning Spanish: Part I SP T Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)
SPA 03 Beginning Spanish: Part III SP Th Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)

Literature

LIT 197 The Contemporary American Short Story SP W Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)
LIT 57 Dante's Inferno: A Guide to the Darkest Parts of The Divine Comedy SP T Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)
LIT 80 The Devil Came to Moscow: Mikhail Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita SP Th Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)

Music Studies

MUS 71 Spring Serenades: Music Inspired by Birdsong and Blossom SP W Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)
MUS 72 Composition, Interpretation, and Improvisation: The Music of the Grateful Dead SP T Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)

Music Studio

MUS 64 Acoustic Guitar for Beginners: The Songs of John Fogerty, Carole King, and More SP M On-campus Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)

Philosophy

PHI 124 Logic Across Cultures: Comparing Eastern and Western Philosophical Traditions SP Th Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)
PHI 126 Existentialism: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives SP W Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)

Psychology

BUS 71 Psychology at Work: Future-Proof Your Career SP M Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)
PSY 05 Unlocking the Mind: An Overview of Modern Psychotherapy Approaches SP M Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)
PSY 09 Stress: The Double Agent SP W Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)
PSY 95 Psychology and Technology: Sanity in the Digital Age SP T Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)

Religious Studies

REL 87 Islamic Spirituality SP M Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)

Science

CCS 02 Rising Tides, Shifting Landscapes: The Science of Climate Change SP T Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)
SCI 103 Diet and Gene Expression: You Are What You Eat SP S On-campus Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)
SCI 12 Nutrition: A Personalized Approach SP Th Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)
SCI 133 Live Longer, Live Better: Exploring the Science of Aging SP T Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)
SCI 32 Exploring Chinese Medicine SP T Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)
SCI 87 Introduction to Anatomy at Stanford Medicine: Exploring the Ear SP S On-campus Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)

Sports

SPT 10 Z Basketball: A Masterclass WI T Online OpenAdd to cart
SPT 11 Baseball: Inside America’s Game SP T Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)

Stanford Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series

SSU 117 Stanford Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series SP M Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)

Wellness & Health: Emotional & Mental Health

PSY 95 Psychology and Technology: Sanity in the Digital Age SP T Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)

Wellness & Health: Life Design

WELL 11 Your Next Life Chapter: A Design Thinking and Behavioral Science–Based Approach SP W Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)
WELL 20 Designing the Life We Want: Self-Renewal in Spring SP FSSu On-campus Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)

Wellness & Health: Longevity

SCI 133 Live Longer, Live Better: Exploring the Science of Aging SP T Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)
WELL 08 Your Cognitive Future: Build Habits to Serve Your Late-Life Brain WI Th Online OpenAdd to cart

Wellness & Health: Mindfulness

WELL 34 The Improviser's Toolbox: Embrace the Unexpected SP M Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)

Wellness & Health: Nutrition

SCI 103 Diet and Gene Expression: You Are What You Eat SP S On-campus Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)
SCI 12 Nutrition: A Personalized Approach SP Th Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)

Wellness & Health: Physical Health & Well-Being

PSY 09 Stress: The Double Agent SP W Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)
SCI 32 Exploring Chinese Medicine SP T Online Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)
WELL 08 Your Cognitive Future: Build Habits to Serve Your Late-Life Brain WI Th Online OpenAdd to cart
WELL 31 From Burnout to Balance: The Science of Well-Being SP S On-campus Registration opens Feb 24 8:30 am (PT)