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Winter Quarter

Winter Registration Now Open
Most Classes Begin Jan 13
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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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Winter registration is underway and most classes begin Jan. 13.
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Liberal Arts & Sciences
FEATURED WINTER COURSES:
DNA Demystified: Genetic Strategies for
Improving Your Health
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Professional Development
 
How to Build Successful Startups: Learn Lessons
Straight from Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs
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Code Course Title Qtr Days Status Online

Online Courses: Liberal Arts & Sciences

Art Studio: Drawing & Painting
ART 119 W Drawing Inspiration: Developing a Creative Practice WI OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
ART 199 W An Introduction to Painting with Acrylics WI OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass

Art Studio: Video & Film
VID 04 W Making Short Videos: The Art of Storytelling WI OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass

History
HIS 148 W The Roman Republic WI OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass

Mathematics
STAT 05 W Statistics for Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Data Science: An Introduction WI OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass

Science
BIO 94 W Gut Bacteria in Health and Disease: An Introduction to the Microbes Within WI OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
GEO 03 W The Geology and Wines of California and France WI OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass

Wellness & Health
BIO 94 W Gut Bacteria in Health and Disease: An Introduction to the Microbes Within WI OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
SCI 59 W DNA Demystified: Genetic Strategies for Improving Your Health WI OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass

Online Courses: Creative Writing

Online Creative Writing
CNF 43 W Creative Nonfiction: How to Grab Your Reader WI ClosedJoin Wait List OnlineClass
CNF 63 W A Ticket to the Truth: Getting Started in Creative Nonfiction WI OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
CNF 70 W Creative Nonfiction Book: Research and Memory WI OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
EGL 107 W Writing Through Struggle WI OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
EGL 12 W Creating a Compelling Cast of Characters WI ClosedJoin Wait List OnlineClass
EGL 137 W Reality Bites: Writing Sci-Fi and Fantasy WI ClosedJoin Wait List OnlineClass
EGL 47 W The Magazine Story: From the Real World to the Page WI OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
EGL 55 W Creativity for Poets, Prose Writers, and Songwriters WI OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
EGL 56 W Creating Dynamic Stories Using the Enneagram-Story Connection WI OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
EGL 64 W Writing About Spirituality WI OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
FICT 34 W Mystery and Manners: The Art of the Short Story WI OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
FICT 63 W The Love Plot WI OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
NVL 29 W Novel Writing Without Tears WI OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
POET 03 W Poetry: The Many Facets of a Theme WI ClosedJoin Wait List OnlineClass

Online Certificate Program in Novel Writing
OWC 303 A Novel I: The Powerful Beginning WI ClosedJoin Wait List OnlineClass
OWC 303 B Novel I: The Powerful Beginning WI ClosedJoin Wait List OnlineClass
OWC 303 C Novel I: The Powerful Beginning WI ClosedJoin Wait List OnlineClass
OWC 303 D Novel I: The Powerful Beginning WI OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
OWC 306 A Novel IV: Manuscript Preparedness WI OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
OWC 306 B Novel IV: Manuscript Preparedness WI ClosedJoin Wait List OnlineClass
OWC 306 C Novel IV: Manuscript Preparedness WI OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
OWC 306 D Novel IV: Manuscript Preparedness WI OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
OWC 310 One-on-One Tutorial: Novel WI OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass

Online Courses: Professional & Personal Development

Business
BUS 11 W How to Build Successful Startups: Learn Lessons Straight from Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs WI OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
BUS 112 W Business Presence and Persuasion: Communication for Effectiveness WI ClosedJoin Wait List OnlineClass
BUS 123 W Value Investing: An Introduction WI OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
BUS 139 W Data-Driven Marketing WI OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
BUS 154 W Leadership by Design: Using Design Thinking to Transform Companies and Careers WI OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
BUS 173 W An Introduction to Agile Project Management WI OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
BUS 176 W How to Effectively Use Social Media for Your Company and Personal Branding WI OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
BUS 260 W Making High-Quality Decisions: A Practical Guide to Decision Analysis WI OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
BUS 57 W An Introduction to User Experience (UX) Design in Product Leadership and Management WI OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
BUS 62 W Fundamentals of Product Management WI ClosedJoin Wait List OnlineClass
BUS 65 W Entrepreneurship: From Ideas to Funding WI OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
DSN 01 W Design Workshop: Creating Personas and Journey Maps WI OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass

Communication for Non-Native Speakers of English
COM 32 W Business Writing in English: The Foundations WI ClosedJoin Wait List OnlineClass

Design
DSN 01 W Design Workshop: Creating Personas and Journey Maps WI OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass

Technology
CS 46 W Beginning Programming in Python: An Online Course WI ClosedJoin Wait List OnlineClass
CS 65 W Data Analysis with Python WI ClosedJoin Wait List OnlineClass
CS 66 W An Introduction to Quantum Computing WI OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
SCI 01 W An Introduction to Data Science in R WI ClosedJoin Wait List OnlineClass