Suggested Classes

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


Last modified on Dec. 15, 2018 at 08:02 p.m.