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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 Status Online

Art History
ARTH 105 European Modernism, 1900-1940 FA T OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
ARTH 155 A History of Photography: The Innovations of Six Iconic Photographers FA Th OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
ARTH 228 Art of the Bible: Through the Eyes of the Great Masters FA W OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass

Art Studio: Drawing & Painting
ART 131 Drawing the Realistic Figure FA Th ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
ART 131 B Drawing the Realistic Figure FA W ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
ART 187 Painting from Observation FA W ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
ART 243 The Art of Peonies in Chinese Brush Painting FA S ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
ART 83 Beginning Painting FA Th ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
ART 97 Portrait Dawing: Three Portraits, Three Techniques FA M ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
ART 98 W Unleashing Creativity Through Explorations in Mixed Media FA OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass

Art Studio: Photography
PHOTO 01 An Introduction to Photography as Art FA M OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
PHOTO 37 An Introduction to Digital Photography FA M ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
PHOTO 61 The Well-Rounded Photographer: An Introduction to Portraits, Nature Photography, and Other Genres FA T OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
SCI 06 Photographing Nature: Using a Camera to Study the Natural World FA Th OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
WSP 190 California Coastal Photography: From Point Lobos to Big Sur FA OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
WSP 218 Photographing the "Big Game": The Art of the Photo Essay FA Th-Su ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
WSP 275 An Introduction to Adobe Photoshop Lightroom FA SSu OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
WSP 298 Visual Storytelling: Creating a Narrative Through Photography FA FS ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass

Art Studio: Video & Film
VID 03 How to Shoot and Edit a Professional Video FA ThS ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
VID 90 Intermediate Video Editing FA M OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass

Classics
CLA 127 The Aeneid FA M OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
CLA 62 Rebel with a Cause: Catiline and the Roman Revolution FA T OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass

Cultural Studies
CLS 86 Paris After Dark: The Belle Epoque and the Jazz Age, 1890-1935 FA Th OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass

Current Events
POL 180 International Human Rights: Strategies, Struggles, and the Quest for Dignity FA Th OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
WSP 151 The History and Geography of Current Global Events FA S OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass

Design
DSN 101 The History and Theory of Design: An Introduction to the Design Cycle FA M OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
DSN 310 W Design Your Future: Design Innovation for Global Teams (CANCELLED) FA Cancelled OnlineClass

Film Studies
FLM 16 Camera as Witness: Politics, Culture, and the Power of Documentary Filmmaking FA W OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
FLM 89 Built to Last: What Makes a Classic Film? FA Th OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
PHI 109 Philosophy in Film: Profound Ideas Explored by Master Filmmakers FA T OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
WSP 318 The Conscience of Hollywood: Great Social Protest Films from the 1930s FA F-Su OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass

Geography
WSP 151 The History and Geography of Current Global Events FA S OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass

History
HIS 120 The Russian Revolution: 100 Years Later FA W OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
HIS 125 Great Cities: Capitals of Western History FA Th OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
HIS 189 A History of Muslim Spain, 711-1492 CE FA M OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
HIS 197 W The Roman World FA OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass

Languages
ARB 01 Introductory Arabic FA W OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
CHN 01 Beginning Chinese I FA M ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
FRN 01 Beginning French I FA Th ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
FRN 20 French Conversation Through Film FA T OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
ITA 01 Beginning Italian I FA W ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
ITA 20 Italian Through Humor FA T OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
JPN 01 Beginning Japanese I FA Th ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
SPA 01 Beginning Spanish I FA T ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
SPA 01 B Beginning Spanish I FA M ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
SPA 20 Spanish Through Short Stories FA T OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
YID 01 Introductory Yiddish FA W OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass

Law
LAW 200 W Constitutional Law FA OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass

Linguistics
LIN 09 W The Glamour of Grammar FA OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
WSP 317 Why English Sounds Like It Does: A One-Day Study of the Colorful World of English Accents FA Su OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass

Literature
LIT 224 Ancients and Moderns: Readings in the Human Condition FA W Special Notice OnCampusClass
LIT 228 Great Poems of the English Language: The Romantics (CANCELLED) FA Th Cancelled OnCampusClass
LIT 40 Shakespeare for Non-Shakespeareans (CANCELLED) FA T Cancelled OnCampusClass

Mathematics
MATH 12 Math in the Wild: Using Mathematical Thinking to Solve Messy Real-World Problems FA M ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass

Media Studies
MEDIA 02 W The Communication Revolution: Demystifying the Disruptions in Media and Society (CANCELLED) FA Cancelled OnlineClass

Music
MUS 162 Acoustic Guitar for the Complete Beginner FA Th ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
MUS 198 Beethoven's String Quartets FA T OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
WSP 11 The Singer and the Song: Finding Your Authentic Voice FA S OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass

Philosophy
PHI 109 Philosophy in Film: Profound Ideas Explored by Master Filmmakers FA T OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
PHI 110 The Origins and Evolution of Modern Philosophy: From Descartes to Heidegger and Wittgenstein FA M OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass

Science
BIO 102 W Immune Health Basics FA OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
SCI 01 A An Introduction to Data Science FA T ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
SCI 01 B An Introduction to Data Science FA Th ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
SCI 06 Photographing Nature: Using a Camera to Study the Natural World FA Th OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
SCI 09 The Science of Making Conscientious Food Choices FA T OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
SCI 42 An Introduction to Cognitive Science FA S OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
SCI 46 Sports Nutrition and Recovery Techniques FA W OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
SCI 48 An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence: How Neuroscience Is Creating Smarter Technologies FA M OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
WSP 320 An Introduction to Anatomy at the Stanford School of Medicine: Exploring the Upper Limb FA S ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass

Theater & Performance Studies
WSP 11 The Singer and the Song: Finding Your Authentic Voice FA S OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass