Course Offerings & Registration
You MUST be a current member of Osher to enroll in a class or event. No exceptions.
- Membership is nonrefundable, regardless of whether you are able to enroll in your desired course.
- We no longer process refunds for courses, except for the classes that are cancelled by the OLLI office, hospitalization, death or a significant life event, which prevents you from participating.
- You will no longer need a login (username and password) to register for classes and events.
- All class enrollments are online with a credit card on our secure server.
- We no longer process phone orders.
- If your desired courses are sold out, please add your name to the wait list here.
Spring 2019 Courses:
- Course Registration begins, Wednesday March 13 at 10 a.m.
- Courses Start Monday, April 1 - Tuesday, June 11
Long Courses:
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Astrobiology: The Search for Life in the Universe - It's More than Science Fiction, with Dr. Margaret S. Race - Starts April 1
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Shakespeare 2019: Poems and Plays, with Arlene Okerlund - Starts April 2
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Our Brains: Molecules to Memory, with Peter (Henry) Ralston - Starts April 2
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Film Odyssey: On the Road Again! Road Movies from Around the World!, with Mark Larson - Starts April 3
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Discovering Chamber Music, with Dr. Anthony Rivera - Starts April 3
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Tsunamis: Past, Present, and Future, with Kent Fogleman - Starts April 4
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The Histories of Herodotus, with Barbara Clayton - Starts April 4
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Islamic Art in the Age of Empire, with Blake de Maria - Starts May 3
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The Beauty of the Dismal Science: Fundamentals of Economics, with Maria Aziz Adeel - Starts May 11
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Making Medical Decisions: Thinking Critically About Your Health, with Tracy Ruscetti - Starts May 14
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Genghis Khan: Universal Ruler or Scourge of the Earth?, with Mary Lynn Wilson Starts May 17
- Introduction to Hinduism: History, Religion, Philosophy, and Culture, with Pravin Soni - Starts May 18
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How Today’s Languages Illuminate the Human Past, with Asya Pereltsvaig Starts May 21
Short Courses:
- Quantum Mechanics for Everyone, with Awanish Mishra - Starts April 1
- Current Challenges to the European Union, with Diana Morlang - Starts April 5
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The Bahá’í Faith, with Vera Michalchik - Starts April 26
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Vines to Wines in the Santa Cruz Mountains, with Prudy Foxx - Starts April 27
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Recent Trends in Silicon Valley and Bay Area Architecture, with Ken Rodrigues - Starts May 6
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Making Babies and New Bioscience, with Henry T. (Hank) Greely - Starts May 7
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Income Inequality in the United States, with Adina Ardelean - Starts May 8
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Armchair Traveler: A Journey Through Modern Germany, with Volker Kuebler - Starts May 8
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The Saint John’s Bible: A Marriage of Modern Art, Medieval Technique, and Technology, with Catherine Murphy - Starts May 9
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Art and Entertainment in the Paris of the Late 19th Century, with Brigid Barton - Starts May 22
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Opening the Vault: Meet the de Saisset Museum, with Rebecca Schapp, Lauren Baines and Morgan Schlesinger - Starts May 22
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Behind the Scenes: Romeo and Juliet: From Page to Stage, with Barbara Murray - May 30
Distinguished Speaker Series:
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Aging and the Misery Myth, with Laura L. Carstensen - April 12
Maker Lab:
- Maker Lab for Your Own Creations, starts - April 5
Winter 2019 Courses:
- Course Registration begins, Friday, December 14 at 1 p.m.
- Courses Start Monday, January 7 - Friday, March 29
Long Courses:
- Politics in Music - starts February 11
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Antisemitism: The Dynamics and History of the “Longest Hatred” - starts February 14th (Sold Out)
- Archaeology and Ancient Engineering - starts February 16th
- Antebellum America and the Age of Jackson - starts February 20th
- International Trade: Myths and Reality - starts February 22nd
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The Germans in France During World War II: Defeat, Occupation, Liberation, and Memory - starts March 8th
Short Courses:
- Opera in Your Neighborhood: Moby-Dick and Madama Butterfly - starts February 4th
- Successful Science! The Science of the South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project Room Change - starts February 8th
- California Poets of Nature and the Environment: An Illustrated Look at Poetry and the California Landscape - starts February 12th
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John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry - starts February 13th
- A Brief History of Viet Nam - starts February 14th
- Osher Museum Series: World-Class Art in Your Own Backyard
Stanford University's Cantor Arts Center and Anderson Collection - starts February 26th (Sold Out)
- Theatre Behind the Scenes: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee - starts February 26th
- The 1918 Flu Pandemic - starts March 5th
- Experience Morocco: Its History, Culture, and People - starts March 9th (Sold Out)
Special Event
- Spotlight on SCU Faculty: Shannon Vallor: AI and a Future Worth Wanting: How to Harmonize Machine and Human Values - on March 1st (Sold Out)