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Courses

COURSES BY CATEGORY

Choose from courses in Liberal Arts and Sciences, Creative Writing, and Professional and Personal Development. Our evening classes, weekend workshops, and online courses are scheduled to fit your busy lifestyle.  All courses are taught by notable Stanford faculty and instructors, experienced professionals, and leaders in their fields.
Code Course Title Qtr Days Status Online

Liberal Arts & Sciences

Art & Architecture
ARTH 192 An Introduction to Architectural Principles SP Th OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
ARTH 251 Vienna, 1900: "Art Nouveau" in the Austro-Hungarian Empire SP T OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
LAW 104 Stolen Art SP Th OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass

Art Studio
ART 132 Drawing the Realistic Portrait SP Th ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
ART 214 Advanced Painting: Exploring the Modern and Abstract SP W ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
ART 22 Beginning Drawing SP Th ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
ART 221 The Art of Chinese Brush Painting SP S OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
ART 93 Figure Painting with Acrylics SP M ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass

Art Studio: Photography
ART 239 Building a Photographic Portfolio SP TS ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
ART 240 The Best Camera: Making Images with Your Mobile Device SP TSSu OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
ART 35 Digital Photography and Photoshop SP W ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
ART 56 Landscape Photography in Yosemite: A Field Workshop SP TSSu ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
ART 71 Street Photography: Capturing Fleeting Moments in Everyday Life SP WSu OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
SCI 06 Photographing Nature: Using a Camera to Study the Natural World SP W OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
WSP 283 Sports Photography Workshop SP ThSSu OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass

Classics
CLA 53 W Greek Mythology: Gods and Heroes in Texts and Contexts SP OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
CLA 54 The Tale of Tales: Ovid's Metamorphoses SP T OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass

Cultural Studies
CLS 108 China, Japan, and European Expansion in the 17th Century SP T OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
CLS 46 Venice During the Golden and Silver Ages, 1453-1797 SP M OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
CLS 50 The History of the Book, 1050-1800 SP Th ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass

Current Events
POL 05 Vital Issues in American Foreign Policy SP Th OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
POL 182 Refugee Crises Across the Globe SP W OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
SOC 11 Technology for Social Good SP T OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass

Design
DSN 103 Design Implementation: Getting to Market SP M OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass

Film
FLM 112 Funny Thing About Love: 100 Years of Romantic Comedies SP Th OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
FLM 113 Great American Crime Films: From Scarface (1932) to Reservoir Dogs (1992) SP T OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass

Geography
GEOG 07 The History and Geography of Current Global Events SP W OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass

History
HIS 250 The Trial of Galileo: An MLA-Style Course SP T Special Notice OnCampusClass
HIS 64 History of Writing: From Pictograph to Hieroglyph to Alphabet SP W OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass

Languages
CHN 03 Beginning Chinese III SP M OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
FRN 03 Beginning French III SP W OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
ITA 03 Beginning Italian III SP W OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
SPA 03 Beginning Spanish III SP T OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass

Law
LAW 104 Stolen Art SP Th OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
WSP 285 Legal Issues in Cybersecurity SP SSu OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass

Linguistics
LIN 10 Why Do Languages Change? SP M OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass

Literature
LIT 141 The Espionage Novel SP Th OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
LIT 35 Poetry Without Fear SP Th OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
LIT 36 Shakespeare in Love SP W OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass

Music
MUS 166 An Introduction to the Acoustic Guitar: Part II SP Th OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
MUS 187 The Stanford Community Chorus SP Th ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
MUS 193 1959 and 1965: Two Years That Changed Jazz SP M OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass

Philosophy
PHI 61 Classics of Modern Political Philosophy SP T OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass

Psychology
PSY 199 Your Secret Mind: Getting to Know and Living with Your Unconscious SP W OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
WSP 66 The Science and Practice of Strengthening Compassion SP S OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass

Science
BIO 04 W Inflammation and Disease SP ClosedJoin Wait List OnlineClass
BIO 101 Biology: A Gentle Introduction SP W OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
SCI 06 Photographing Nature: Using a Camera to Study the Natural World SP W OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
SCI 12 Food Facts and Fads SP Th OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
SCI 51 Climate Change: Our Global Ecology and What You Can Do SP W OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
WSP 281 Wine and Geology in Napa Valley: A Weekend Exploration SP SSu ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
WSP 286 An Introduction to Medical Imaging: What You Need to Know SP S OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
WSP 87 A User's Guide to the Brain SP SSu OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass

Sports
BAS 101 Baseball: Inside America's Game SP Th OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass

Theater & Performance Studies
WSP 280 The Improv Gymnasium SP S OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass

Creative Writing

Online Creative Writing
CNF 02 W Creative Nonfiction II: Diving Deep and Surfacing SP ClosedJoin Wait List OnlineClass
CNF 08 W Travel Writing: Getting Paid to See the World SP ClosedJoin Wait List OnlineClass
CNF 08 WB Travel Writing: Getting Paid to See the World SP OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
CNF 50 W An Introduction to Creative Nonfiction: Telling the Truth SP ClosedJoin Wait List OnlineClass
CNF 52 W Electric Essays: Writing Vibrant Nonfiction from Life Experiences SP ClosedJoin Wait List OnlineClass
CNF 53 W An Introduction to Creative Writing: The Untold Story SP OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
EGL 19 WA The Creative Habit: Cultivating a Daily Writing Practice SP ClosedJoin Wait List OnlineClass
EGL 19 WB The Creative Habit: Cultivating a Daily Writing Practice SP OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
EGL 53 W The Art of Plot SP ClosedJoin Wait List OnlineClass
EGL 59 W The Game of Publishing SP ClosedJoin Wait List OnlineClass
FICT 192 W Revision Demystified: Take Your Stories to Completion SP OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
FICT 200 W Short Story Intensive: Taking Our Stories to the Next Level SP Special Notice OnlineClass
FICT 57 W Short Story Writing: Making Fiction Out of Experience SP ClosedJoin Wait List OnlineClass
FICT 58 W Leave Out the Boring Parts: Crafting Stories People Want to Read SP OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
NVL 09 W Writing the Novel from Back to Front SP ClosedJoin Wait List OnlineClass
NVL 25 W Beginning Your Novel: The Importance of Shape SP ClosedJoin Wait List OnlineClass
OWC 304 A Novel II: Plot and Structure SP OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
OWC 304 B Novel II: Plot and Structure SP OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
OWC 304 C Novel II: Plot and Structure SP ClosedJoin Wait List OnlineClass
POET 24 W The Apprenticeship: Taking Inspiration from Ten Masterpiece Poems SP OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass

Online Certificate Program in Novel Writing
OWC 210 One-on-one Tutorial: Creative Nonfiction Book SP OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
OWC 310 One-on-one Tutorial: Novel SP OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass

On-Campus Creative Writing
CNF 09 Writing the Memoir: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants SP M ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
CNF 49 An Introduction to Creative Nonfiction: From Creative Process to Final Draft SP Th OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
EGL 40 An Introduction to Creative Writing: Fundamentals of Narrative SP T OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
FICT 261 Short Story Writing: Toward a Final Draft SP W OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
FICT 56 Fiction Writing: Inhabiting Character SP M OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
NVL 24 Novel Writing: The Long and Rewarding Journey SP T OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
WSP 213 What's My Genre? Finding Your Voice in Children's Literature SP S OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
WSP 26 Getting It Out There: An Author's Guide to Publishing SP S OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
WSP 27 Developing a Sustainable and Rewarding Writing Process SP S OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
WSP 40 Outdistancing Your Inner Critic: Write Fast to Find Your Creative Voice WI S OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
WSP 53 The Essential Poem SP S OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
WSP 55 Breaking into Romance Writing SP S OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass

Professional & Personal Development

Business
BUS 103 W Tame Big Data to Drive Big Insight SP OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
BUS 105 Cloud Computing: Selling and Marketing SaaS and Mobile Solutions to the Enterprise SP W OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
BUS 12 W How to Build Successful Startups: Learn Lessons Straight from Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs SP OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
BUS 123 W Value Investing: An Introduction SP ClosedJoin Wait List OnlineClass
BUS 130 The Enneagram and Leadership: Become the Leader You Were Meant to Be SP M OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
BUS 142 W Marketing Strategy for a Mobile World SP OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
BUS 15 An Agile Approach to Product Management SP Th ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
BUS 171 Building a Successful Brand: Connecting the What, How, and Why SP Th OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
BUS 179 W The Exceptional Leader: A Framework for Successful, Scalable, and Impactful Leadership SP ClosedJoin Wait List OnlineClass
BUS 19 The Art Market: A Framework for Understanding and Investing SP Th OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
BUS 217 Getting from an Early Idea to a Real Business SP T OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
BUS 228 Courageous Leadership SP T OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
BUS 231 Leadership and Governance in Nonprofits SP Th OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
BUS 232 The Mobile Formula: The Three Rules Behind the Most Successful Mobile Products SP M OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
BUS 233 Using Design Thinking and Innovation Techniques to Change Your Organization SP Th OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
BUS 28 Funding a New Enterprise SP T OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
BUS 29 Project Management for Continuous Innovation SP T OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
BUS 38 W The Art and Science of Product Management SP OpenAdd to cart OnlineClass
BUS 42 Hardware Startups SP M OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
BUS 53 Leadership and Decision-Making SP W ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
DSN 103 Design Implementation: Getting to Market SP M OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
WSP 127 Work Lean and Take Charge of Your Day SP S OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
WSP 164 Planning for 21st-Century Retirement SP S OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
WSP 19 A Negotiation Mastery: Achieving Outstanding Results and Relationships SP Su ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
WSP 19 B Negotiation Mastery: Achieving Outstanding Results and Relationships SP S ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
WSP 246 Women Leaders: Mastering Organizational Strategy SP SSu ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
WSP 25 Connecting the Dots: Telling the Story That Will Advance Your Career SP S OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
WSP 278 Purposeful Branding for Nonprofits SP S OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
WSP 279 "Everyday" Strategy: Relevant, Adaptive, and Actionable SP S OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
WSP 44 Critical Communication Skills in Negotiation SP S ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
WSP 46 Building a Career of Meaning and Impact SP S OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass

Communication
COM 01 Public Speaking SP T ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
COM 19 Building Interpersonal Skills: An Experiential Workshop SP Th-M ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
COM 23 Professional English for Non-Native Speakers: Presenting in English SP T ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
COM 32 W Professional English for Non-Native Speakers: Writing in English SP ClosedJoin Wait List OnlineClass
COM 34 Professional English for Non-Native Speakers: The Art of Conversation SP Th ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
COM 39 A Accent Reduction for Non-Native Speakers of English SP M ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
COM 39 B Accent Reduction for Non-Native Speakers of English SP T ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
COM 42 Improvisationally Speaking SP T ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
COM 44 The Art of Effective Interpersonal Communication SP W OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
COM 60 Mastering Interpersonal and Business Communication SP M ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
PDV 102 Improv-ability for Life and Work SP W ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
WSP 19 A Negotiation Mastery: Achieving Outstanding Results and Relationships SP Su ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
WSP 19 B Negotiation Mastery: Achieving Outstanding Results and Relationships SP S ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
WSP 25 Connecting the Dots: Telling the Story That Will Advance Your Career SP S OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
WSP 75 Effective Nonverbal Communication SP S ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
WSP 85 The Essentials of Effective Public Speaking WI S OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass

Personal Development
PDV 102 Improv-ability for Life and Work SP W ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
PDV 98 Mindfulness: A Practical Approach for Life and Work SP M OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
WSP 164 Planning for 21st-Century Retirement SP S OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
WSP 165 Managing Perfectionism and Procrastination SP S OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
WSP 17 Befriending Fear of Failure: Clearing a Path to Your Goals WI S OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
WSP 284 Artful Aging: Exploring Creative Paths to Vitality and Brain Health SP S OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
WSP 287 The Art and Science of Relationships: Conversations About Connecting, Courage, and Compassion SP S OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass

Technology & Computer Science
CS 21 Beginning Website Design SP T ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
CS 22 Enhanced Website Design SP M OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
CS 41 W Beginning Programming: PHP SP Cancelled OnlineClass
CS 51 An Introduction to Computer Networking for Non-Engineers SP Th OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
CS 52 Beginning Programming: JavaScript SP W ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
CS 52 B Beginning Programming: JavaScript SP W ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
CS 57 An Introduction to Programming: Python SP M ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
CS 59 Beginning Programming: Python SP Th ClosedJoin Wait List OnCampusClass
WSP 18 Mastering Your iOS Device: Using Your iPhone and iPad to Their Full Potential SP S OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
WSP 282 Intermediate PowerPoint Tips and Tricks SP S OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass
WSP 59 Mastering Your Google Account SP S OpenAdd to cart OnCampusClass