Courses in the liberal arts and sciences are designed to help students better understand the complex cultural, natural, and human worlds in which we live.

Faculty and students come together in these courses with one working assumption: the world is endlessly fascinating and wonderful, from the peculiar behavior of insects to the mystery of black holes, the archaeological remains of Mesopotamia, or the mathematical complexity of a Bach partita. The more you learn, the better it gets!

Anthropology

course name	course #	qtr	status
Archaeoastronomy	ANTH 13		Registration opens on November 30

Archaeology

course name	course #	qtr	status
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (and More)	ARC 109		Registration opens on November 30
Myth, History, and the Archaeology of the Trojan War	ARC 162		Registration opens on November 30

Art Studio

course name	course #	qtr	status
Life Drawing	ART 233		Registration opens on November 30
Beginning Painting	ART 83		Registration opens on November 30

Art Studio - Photography

course name	course #	qtr	status
Going Digital: Techniques and Aesthetics for the New Photography	ART 180		Registration opens on November 30
Creating a Photographic Portfolio	ART 222		Registration opens on November 30
Introduction to Black-and-White Photography	ART 82		Registration opens on November 30

Art and Architecture

course name	course #	qtr	status
Leonardo and Michelangelo as Artists and Anatomists	ARTH 231		Registration opens on November 30
The Artistry of Gardens	ARTH 234		Registration opens on November 30

Crossroads

course name	course #	qtr	status
Crossroads: Late Antiquity and the Church	CRD 32		Registration opens on November 30
Crossroads: The Islamic Tradition	CRD 33		Registration opens on November 30

Current Events

course name	course #	qtr	status
The Obama Presidency: One Year In	POL 174		Registration opens on November 30

Dance

course name	course #	qtr	status
The Wedding Dances Collection	DAN 27		Registration opens on November 30

Drama

course name	course #	qtr	status
Improv Wisdom: Showing Up for Your Life	DRA 173 A		Registration opens on November 30
Improv Wisdom: Showing Up for Your Life	DRA 173 B		Registration opens on November 30
Awaken the Actor Within	DRA 199		Registration opens on November 30
A Dramatic Journey through Western Culture	DRA 203		Registration opens on November 30

Film

course name	course #	qtr	status
The Great Noir Directors: Visions that Forged a Cinematic Style	FLM 68		Registration opens on November 30
Cracking the Academy Awards: Who Wins and Why	FLM 69		Registration opens on November 30

Geography

course name	course #	qtr	status
The History and Geography of Current Global Events	GEOG 07		Registration opens on November 30

Global Studies: China

course name	course #	qtr	status
The Silk Road	CHN 150		Registration opens on November 30

History

course name	course #	qtr	status
The United States and the Cold War in Asia	HIS 160		Registration opens on November 30

Languages

course name	course #	qtr	status
Beginning Arabic II	ARB 02		Registration opens on November 30
Beginning Chinese II	CHN 02		Registration opens on November 30
Beginning French II	FRN 02		Registration opens on November 30
Beginning Italian II	ITA 04		Registration opens on November 30
Intermediate Conversational Italian II	ITA 13		Registration opens on November 30
Beginning Spanish I	SPA 01		Registration opens on November 30
Beginning Spanish II	SPA 04		Registration opens on November 30
Spanish Conversation	SPA 12		Registration opens on November 30

Linguistics

course name	course #	qtr	status
Languages of the World	LIN 05		Registration opens on November 30

Literature

course name	course #	qtr	status
Can Poetry Save the Earth?	LIT 202		Registration opens on November 30
Edgar Allan Poe: Horror, Intellect, Modernity	LIT 203		Registration opens on November 30

Music

course name	course #	qtr	status
Long Time Traveling: The Roots of Anglo-American Secular and Sacred Song	MUS 155		Registration opens on November 30
Enjoying and Understanding Classical Music	MUS 156		Registration opens on November 30

Philosophy

course name	course #	qtr	status
The Birth of the Modern Mind	PHI 79		Registration opens on November 30
Ancient Wisdom: The Presocratics, Socrates, and Plato	PHI 80		Registration opens on November 30

Psychology

course name	course #	qtr	status
The Science of the Calmed Mind	PSY 209		Registration opens on November 30

Religious Studies

course name	course #	qtr	status
Exploring Liberal Christianity	REL 75		Registration opens on November 30

Science

course name	course #	qtr	status
The Whole Enchilada: Beginning, History, and Future of the Universe	AST 13		Registration opens on November 30
The Central Role of Hormones in Health and Disease	BIO 71		Registration opens on November 30
Insects: Creatures that Run the World	SCI 30		Registration opens on November 30
How to Save Your Aging Brain	BIO 86		Registration opens on November 30
New Revolutions in Particle Physics: The Standard Model	PHY 30		Registration opens on November 30
An Eminently Sensible Introduction to Nutrition: Separating Facts from Fads	SCI 12		Registration opens on November 30
Understanding and Treating Behavior Disorders in Children	SCI 33		Registration opens on November 30
Stanford Mini Med School: Medicine, Human Health, and the Frontiers of Science	SCI 28		Registration opens on November 30
Coping with Climate Change: Life After Copenhagen	SCI 31		Registration opens on November 30
Solar Energy: A Love Story	SCI 32		Registration opens on November 30