This is a (long) list of potential classes suggested by former students. Feel free to teach one of these, or use them as inspiration for something else!
As a general rule, classes in the humanities and social sciences are in short supply and thus tend to draw lots of interest.
Classes suggested by past students
- Archaeology
- Astronomy for non-physicists
- Beginner or advanced knitting
- Introduction to some exotic language (many, MANY students suggest language classes)
- Bubble tea-making
- Chess
- Programming in your language of choice
- Conversational sign language
- Dance (ballroom, breakdance, Bhangra, or anything else)
- Psychology, sociology, and/or criminology
- Comparative religion
- Autism spectrum disorders
- NaNoWriMo workshop
- Anatomy and/or dissection
- Making brownies/truffles/other sweet things
- Molecular gastronomy
- Urban orienteering
- Law (civil rights, property, etc.)
- Creative writing (as short stories, novels, etc.)
- Mythology (Egyptian, Greek, Norse, etc.)
- Standard Model
- Anime/Manga
- World War II
- Math-based economics
- Acting and/or playwriting (LOTS of students request acting classes)
- How To Learn Something When You Think You Can't
- Botany
- Video game design
- Diplomacy/international relations
- Ancient Greece
- Queer and/or Gender studies
- Create your own language
- Ceramics or pottery
- Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, etc.
- Native American studies
- Baseball statistics/sabermetrics
- Introduction to the Qur'an/Talmud/Bhagavad Gita/other religious texts
- Juggling (poi, contact, regular balls, etc.)
- Debate of any kind
- Paleontology
- Monty Python
- Economics in developing countries
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on Dec. 15, 2018 at 08:02 p.m.