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Online Courses

ONLINE COURSES

Stanford Continuing Studies offers select online courses in the Liberal Arts & Sciences, Creative Writing, and Professional & Personal Development. Thanks to the flexibility of the online format, these courses can be taken anywhere, anytime to fit into your busy schedule.

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Liberal Arts & Sciences
FEATURED SPRING COURSES:
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Professional Development
 
Entrepreneurship: From Ideas to Funding
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Code Course Title Qtr Days Status Online

Online Courses: Liberal Arts & Sciences

Art Studio: Drawing & Painting
ART 98 W Explorations in Mixed Media: Unleashing Creativity Through Daily Practice SP ClosedNotify Me OnlineClass

Law
LAW 200 W Constitutional Law SP ClosedNotify Me OnlineClass

Literature
LIT 33 W An Introduction to Jane Austen SP OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass

Science
BIO 03 W Diet and Gene Expression: You Are What You Eat SP ClosedNotify Me OnlineClass
SCI 59 W Genetics Across the Lifespan: New Ways to Improve Your Health (CANCELLED) SP Cancelled OnlineClass
SCI 60 W A Small Revolution: Medical Advances in Nanotechnology SP ClosedNotify Me OnlineClass

Online Courses: Creative Writing

Online Creative Writing
CNF 47 W Memoir and Personal Essays That Matter SP ClosedNotify Me OnlineClass
CNF 51 W The Creative Nonfiction Book: Find Your Truth, Shape Your Story SP ClosedNotify Me OnlineClass
CNF 63 W A Ticket to the Truth: Getting Started in Creative Nonfiction SP ClosedNotify Me OnlineClass
EGL 138 W The Craft and Business of Travel Writing SP ClosedNotify Me OnlineClass
EGL 19 WA The Creative Habit: Cultivating a Daily Writing Practice SP ClosedNotify Me OnlineClass
EGL 19 WB The Creative Habit: Cultivating a Daily Writing Practice SP OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
EGL 26 W Mindfulness for Writers SP OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
EGL 54 W Dialogue Writing: Putting Words in Someone Else’s Mouth SP ClosedNotify Me OnlineClass
EGL 65 W Scene by Scene: The Building Blocks of Story SP ClosedNotify Me OnlineClass
EGL 65 WB Scene by Scene: The Building Blocks of Story SP ClosedNotify Me OnlineClass
EGL 96 W Overcoming Writing Blocks and Procrastination SP OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
FICT 18 W Secrets of the Short Story SP ClosedNotify Me OnlineClass
FICT 32 W Fiction Writing: Five Beginnings, One Ending SP ClosedNotify Me OnlineClass
FICT 34 W “Mystery and Manners”: The Art of the Short Story SP ClosedNotify Me OnlineClass
NVL 09 W Writing the Novel from Back to Front SP ClosedNotify Me OnlineClass
NVL 26 W Writing the Compelling Character-Driven Novel SP ClosedNotify Me OnlineClass
POET 06 W An Introduction to Poetry: The Image and the Line SP ClosedNotify Me OnlineClass

Online Certificate Program in Novel Writing
OWC 304 A Novel II: Plot and Structure SP ClosedNotify Me OnlineClass
OWC 304 B Novel II: Plot and Structure SP ClosedNotify Me OnlineClass
OWC 304 C Novel II: Plot and Structure SP ClosedNotify Me OnlineClass
OWC 304 D Novel II: Plot and Structure SP ClosedNotify Me OnlineClass
OWC 310 One-on-One Tutorial: Novel SP Closed OnlineClass

Online Courses: Professional & Personal Development

Business
BUS 10 W An Introduction to Project Management: The Basics for Success SP ClosedNotify Me OnlineClass
BUS 112 W Business Presence and Persuasion: Communication for Effectiveness SP ClosedNotify Me OnlineClass
BUS 123 W Value Investing: An Introduction SP ClosedNotify Me OnlineClass
BUS 150 W Discovering Your Inner Quant Jock: Financial Modeling and Business Decisions SP ClosedNotify Me OnlineClass
BUS 163 W Search Engine Optimization: Practical Marketing with Google, Bing, and Yahoo SP ClosedNotify Me OnlineClass
BUS 166 W Social Media Marketing SP OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
BUS 179 W The Exceptional Leader: A Framework for Successful, Fulfilling, and Impactful Leadership SP ClosedNotify Me OnlineClass
BUS 57 W Introduction to User Experience (UX) Design in Product Leadership and Management SP ClosedNotify Me OnlineClass
BUS 62 W Fundamentals of Product Management SP ClosedNotify Me OnlineClass
BUS 65 W Entrepreneurship: From Ideas to Funding SP ClosedNotify Me OnlineClass
DSN 106 W Finding Product/Market Fit: Using Design Research for New Product Success SP ClosedNotify Me OnlineClass
DSN 300 W Stanford dGlobal: Building Innovative Teams SP ClosedNotify Me OnlineClass

Communication for Non-Native Speakers of English
COM 32 W Business Writing in English: The Foundations SP ClosedNotify Me OnlineClass

Design
DSN 106 W Finding Product/Market Fit: Using Design Research for New Product Success SP ClosedNotify Me OnlineClass
DSN 300 W Stanford dGlobal: Building Innovative Teams SP ClosedNotify Me OnlineClass

Technology & Computer Science
CS 46 W Beginning Programming: Python SP ClosedNotify Me OnlineClass