Humanities and Languages courses

Discover the power of storytelling through adaptation and retelling in this engaging, creative literature course. Go beyond the idea of “faithful” reproduction to explore how today’s writers, filmmakers and artists transform classic literature, myths and…

This literature course for creative writers explores the history, themes and cultural impact of banned and challenged books. From classics to contemporary texts, you’ll read authors and groups whose voices have been silenced, censored or condemned, and…

Fiction has always offered writers an opportunity to explore the pressing questions of their time; in this class, you read the work of contemporary writers with the aim of exploring what these writers see as the most critical issues of now and how they…

Get an overview of common forms and genres of written self-expression, including personal essay/memoir, poetry, short fiction and novel. You experiment and discover in a safe environment. The course curriculum helps you learn and practice a variety of genres,…

The mystery is the one of the most popular and pleasurable forms of storytelling for both readers and writers. In this class you explore the art, craft and business of writing crime fiction in its many forms, including detective stories (from cozy to…

This course in postmodern literary practice explores the radical experiments taking place in narrative design and poetics from the mid-twentieth century to the present. Each course offering will explore a single writer whose work captures the essence of this…

This reading- and writing-intensive literature course explores how writers transform lived experience into compelling literary works. Through close reading of memoir, personal essays, autofiction, and autobiographical fiction and metafiction, students examine…

In this lively, interactive course for students who have completed intermediate-level Spanish at UC Berkeley Extension (or its equivalent), you enhance your fluency and comprehension, practice new vocabulary, review grammar, and gain conversation…

This unique course offers health care professionals a thorough foundation for Spanish conversation and comprehension. In each meeting, activities and discussions emphasize the vocabulary of the medical world. Learn to conduct basic professional conversations…

In this continuation of Spanish: Beginner SPANISH X416, you further develop your use of modern Spanish for practical communication. Hone listening and speaking skills through interactive activities, and strengthen reading and writing skills in a supportive…

In this literature course for writers, students learn how to read “through the language” of fiction to visualize the writing process underlying Atwood’s dystopian novel; a first-person narrative powered by the dissonant structure of a postmodern Female Gothic…