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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 Status Online

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