Summer 2023 Courses

Make graduation happen faster at SF State’s summer session! The College of Liberal & Creative Arts is offering over 100 in-person and online sections throughout four sessions, including many high-demand and upper-division general-education courses that will accelerate your path to graduation.

State University Grants and other forms of financial aid are available. Go to the Financial Aid website to find out more.

 

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Photo Credit: Steve Babuljak 2014

Summer R1 Courses
Subject Catalog Course Title Day Location Mtg Start Mtg End
AMST  200 SELF, PLACE & KNOWING   ONLINE    
AMST  200 SELF, PLACE & KNOWING   ONLINE    
AMST  200 SELF, PLACE & KNOWING MW ONLINE 9 a.m. 11 a.m.
AMST  200 SELF, PLACE & KNOWING   ONLINE    
ANTH  100 INTRO BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY   ONLINE    
ANTH  130 INTRO TO VISUAL ANTHROPOLOGY   ONLINE    
ANTH  302 FOUNDATIONS OF HUMAN VARIATION   ONLINE    
ART  231 INTRODUCTION TO DRAWING MWF FA0287 12:15 p.m. 5:45 p.m.
ART  245 INTRODUCTION TO CERAMICS M-R FA0194 9 a.m. 1:15 p.m.
ART  556 ART AND SOCIAL FUNCTION TR FA0284 9 a.m. 5:45 p.m.
BECA  301 MEDIA LITERACY ELECTRONC CULTR MW ONLINE 10 a.m. 11:30 a.m.
BECA  301 MEDIA LITERACY ELECTRONC CULTR   ONLINE    
BECA  422 SOCIAL ASPECTS OF ELEC MEDIA   ONLINE    
C W  101 INTRO CREATIVE WRITING   ONLINE    
CHIN  271 CHINESE NOVEL IN POP CULTURE   ONLINE    
CINE  180 THE ANCIENT WORLD IN FILM   ONLINE    
CINE  200 INTRODUCTION TO CINEMA STUDIES   ONLINE    
CINE  211 FILM HISTORY I   ONLINE    
CINE  306 CHINESE DOCUMENTARY FILM   ONLINE    
CINE  335 ART OF CINEMATOGRAPHY   ONLINE    
CINE  347 SIGNS OF ALIENS   ONLINE    
CINE  350GW THE ART OF SHORT FILM - GWAR   ONLINE    
CINE  420 PROJECTS IN FILM EDITING MW CA0260 9:30 a.m. 12:15 p.m.
CINE  420 PROJECTS IN FILM EDITING MW CA0260 1 p.m. 3:45 p.m.
CINE  426 16MM CINEMATOGRAPHY TR CA0112 1 p.m. 3:45 p.m.
CINE  426 16MM CINEMATOGRAPHY TR CA0112 9:30 a.m. 12:15 p.m.
CINE  454 WRITING SHORT FILMS   ONLINE    
CINE  454 WRITING SHORT FILMS T ONLINE 9:30 a.m. 12:15 p.m.
CINE  612 DIRECTING CINEMATIC STYLE TR CA0115 9:30 a.m. 12:15 p.m.
CINE  612 DIRECTING CINEMATIC STYLE TR CA0115 1 p.m. 3:45 p.m.
CINE  685 PROJECTS TEACHING CINEMA ARR      
CLAS  280 THE ANCIENT WORLD IN FILM   ONLINE    
COMM  150 FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL COMM T ONLINE 10 a.m. noon
COMM  150 FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL COMM   ONLINE    
COMM  150 FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL COMM   ONLINE    
COMM  150 FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL COMM W ONLINE 10 a.m. noon
COMM  150 FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL COMM W ONLINE noon 2 p.m.
COMM  150 FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL COMM   ONLINE    
COMM  344GW WRITING POPULAR MEDIA - GWAR   ONLINE    
COMM  531 CONFLICT RESOLUTION   ONLINE    
COMM  541 CRITICAL/CULTURE COMMUNICATION MW ONLINE 2 p.m. 4 p.m.
COMM  541 CRITICAL/CULTURE COMMUNICATION   ONLINE    
COMM  670 SEMINAR IN COMMUNICATN STUDIES   ONLINE    
CWL  216 TELLING STORIES: WRITING "YOU"   ONLINE    
CWL  216 TELLING STORIES: WRITING "YOU"   ONLINE    
CWL  250 FABLES AND TALES   ONLINE    
CWL  260 MYTHS OF THE WORLD   ONLINE    
DES  256 DESIGN AND SOCIETY   ONLINE    
DES  324GW RESEARCH WRITING DESIGN - GWAR M ONLINE 9 a.m. 1 p.m.
DES  324GW RESEARCH WRITING DESIGN - GWAR   ONLINE    
ENG  402 INTRO PROF WRITING & RHETORIC   ONLINE    
ENG  611 MODERN CRITICISM   ONLINE    
ENG  611 MODERN CRITICISM M MH0412 9 a.m. 1 p.m.
HIST  120 HIST OF US THRU RECONSTRUCTN   ONLINE    
HIST  121 HIST OF US SINCE RECONSTRUCTN   ONLINE    
HIST  315 HIST SCI FROM SCI REVOLUTION   ONLINE    
HIST  315 HIST SCI FROM SCI REVOLUTION   ONLINE    
HIST  355 HIST OF WOMEN IN LATIN AMERICA   ONLINE    
HIST  450 HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA   ONLINE    
HIST  471 THE US CONSTITUTION SINCE 1896   ONLINE    
HUM  271 CHINESE NOVEL IN POP CULTURE   ONLINE    
HUM  315 HIST SCI FROM SCI REVOLUTION   ONLINE    
HUM  315 HIST SCI FROM SCI REVOLUTION   ONLINE    
HUM  345 HUMANISM AND MYSTICISM   ONLINE    
HUM  345 HUMANISM AND MYSTICISM   ONLINE    
HUM  376 SAN FRANCISCO   ONLINE    
HUM  390 IMAGES OF EROTICISM   ONLINE    
I R  341 COMPARATIVE CRIMINAL JUSTICE   ONLINE    
I R  341 COMPARATIVE CRIMINAL JUSTICE   ONLINE    
I R  362 POLITICS AND US FOREIGN POLICY   ONLINE    
I R  436 HUMAN RIGHTS IN GLOBAL PERS   ONLINE    
JAPN  101 FIRST SEMESTER JAPANESE   ONLINE    
JAPN  101 FIRST SEMESTER JAPANESE M-R ONLINE 9 a.m. 11:45 a.m.
JOUR  235 PHOTOJOURNALISM I   ONLINE    
JOUR  609 NEWSPAPER PUBLICATION LAB   ONLINE    
JOUR  609 NEWSPAPER PUBLICATION LAB W ONLINE 10 a.m. noon
LS  200 SELF, PLACE & KNOWING   ONLINE    
LS  200 SELF, PLACE & KNOWING   ONLINE    
LS  200 SELF, PLACE & KNOWING   ONLINE    
LS  200 SELF, PLACE & KNOWING MW ONLINE 9 a.m. 11 a.m.
MUS  505 MUSIC OF THE WORLD'S PEOPLES   ONLINE    
PHIL  101 INTRO TO PHILOSOPHY MW ONLINE 9 a.m. 1 p.m.
PHIL  110 INTRO TO CRITICAL THINKING I TR ONLINE 1 p.m. 5 p.m.
PHIL  160 INTRO TO PHIL OF THE ARTS MW ONLINE 1 p.m. 5 p.m.
PHIL  435 HUMAN RIGHTS IN GLOBAL PERS   ONLINE    
PLSI  200 INTRO TO AMERICAN POLITICS   ONLINE    
PLSI  302GW WRITING FOR POLITICAL SCI-GW   ONLINE    
PLSI  478 JUDICIAL PROCESS   ONLINE    
PLSI  478 JUDICIAL PROCESS M-R ONLINE 3 p.m. 4:45 p.m.
PLSI  560 URBAN POVERTY & POLICY TR ONLINE 6 p.m. 10 p.m.
SPAN  101 FIRST SEMESTER SPANISH   ONLINE    
SPAN  205 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I TR ONLINE 9:30 a.m. 10:45 a.m.
SPAN  205 INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I   ONLINE    
SPAN  215 SPANISH FOR HERITAGE SPEAKERS   ONLINE    
SPAN  215 SPANISH FOR HERITAGE SPEAKERS TR ONLINE 11 a.m. 12:15 p.m.
SPAN  301 ADVANCED GRAMMAR   ONLINE    
TH A  130 ACTING WORKSHOP I   ONLINE    
TH A  130 ACTING WORKSHOP I MW ONLINE 9 a.m. noon
TH A  451 STORYTELLING & FOLK LITERATURE   ONLINE    
WGS  200 INTRO TO WOMEN & GENDER STDS   ONLINE    
WGS  200 INTRO TO WOMEN & GENDER STDS W ONLINE 5 p.m. 6 p.m.
WGS  355 HIST OF WOMEN IN LATIN AMERICA   ONLINE    
WGS  562 HIST OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN M ONLINE 6 p.m. 7 p.m.
Summer R2 Courses
Subject Catalog Course Title Day Location Mtg Start Mtg End
ARTH  202 WESTERN ART HISTORY II MW ONLINE 12:15 p.m. 1 p.m.
ARTH  202 WESTERN ART HISTORY II   ONLINE    
C W  101 INTRO CREATIVE WRITING   ONLINE    
DES  405 DEVELOP PATENT & MARKET IDEAS   ONLINE    
DES  505 SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT TWR ONLINE 6 p.m. 9:25 p.m.
DES  576 INTERNSHIP IN DESIGN   ONLINE    
DES  576 INTERNSHIP IN DESIGN   ONLINE    
ENG  114 WRITING THE FIRST YEAR MW ONLINE 9 a.m. 11:35 a.m.
ENG  114 WRITING THE FIRST YEAR MW MH0213 12:15 p.m. 2:50 p.m.
ENG  114 WRITING THE FIRST YEAR MW MH0211 9 a.m. 11:35 a.m.
ENG  114 WRITING THE FIRST YEAR TR MH0213 9 a.m. 11:45 a.m.
ENG  114 WRITING THE FIRST YEAR TR ONLINE 9 a.m. 11:35 a.m.
ENG  200 WRTG PRACTICES IN PRO CONTEXTS   ONLINE    
ENG  214 SECOND YEAR  WRITTEN COMP   ONLINE    
ENG  216 CULTIVATING CURIOSITY TR ONLINE 9 a.m. 11:35 a.m.
ENG  216 CULTIVATING CURIOSITY MW MH0211 12:15 p.m. 2:50 p.m.
ENG  418 GRAMMAR FOR WRITERS MWF ONLINE 2:15 p.m. 3:50 p.m.
ENG  418 GRAMMAR FOR WRITERS   ONLINE    
HUM  320 MUSIC, IDEAS, AND CULTURE   ONLINE    
TH A  200 INTRODUCTION TO THE THEATRE   ONLINE    
Summer R3 Courses
Subject Catalog Course Title Day Location Mtg Start Mtg End
AMST  200 SELF, PLACE & KNOWING   ONLINE    
ANTH  110 INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOLOGY   ONLINE    
ART  619 EXHIBITION DESIGN MWF FA0296 noon 5:30 p.m.
ARTH  205 ASIAN ART HISTORY TR ONLINE 12:15 p.m. 1 p.m.
ARTH  205 ASIAN ART HISTORY   ONLINE    
CINE  212 FILM HISTORY II   ONLINE    
CINE  340 CRITICAL STUDIES   ONLINE    
CINE  341 CRITCAL STUDIES DISCUSSION GRP   ONLINE    
CINE  341 CRITCAL STUDIES DISCUSSION GRP   ONLINE    
CINE  474 WORKSHOP IN FICTION FILMMAKING MWF FA0143 9:30 a.m. 12:15 p.m.
CINE  474 WORKSHOP IN FICTION FILMMAKING MWF FA0143 1 p.m. 3:45 p.m.
CLAS  260 GREEK AND ROMAN MYTHOLOGY   ONLINE    
COMM  150 FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL COMM T ONLINE noon 2 p.m.
COMM  150 FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL COMM   ONLINE    
COMM  150 FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL COMM   ONLINE    
COMM  150 FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL COMM T ONLINE 10 a.m. noon
COMM  150 FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL COMM   ONLINE    
COMM  150 FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL COMM W ONLINE 10 a.m. 2 p.m.
COMM  565 RHETORICAL THEORY   ONLINE    
COMM  574 RHETORIC OF THE MEDIA   ONLINE    
COMM  662 CRITICAL RHETORICAL METHD COMM   ONLINE    
CWL  216 TELLING STORIES: WRITING "YOU"   ONLINE    
CWL  216 TELLING STORIES: WRITING "YOU"   ONLINE    
CWL  250 FABLES AND TALES   ONLINE    
CWL  260 MYTHS OF THE WORLD   ONLINE    
DES  222 INTRO 2D DIGITAL DESIGN   ONLINE    
DES  222 INTRO 2D DIGITAL DESIGN MW ONLINE 9 a.m. 1 p.m.
DES  322 COMPUTER GRAPHIC IMAGING MR ONLINE 9 a.m. 1 p.m.
DES  322 COMPUTER GRAPHIC IMAGING   ONLINE    
DES  701 SEMINAR: TRENDS AND ISSUES TR BH0336 1:15 p.m. 5:15 p.m.
HIST  120 HIST OF US THRU RECONSTRUCTN   ONLINE    
HIST  121 HIST OF US SINCE RECONSTRUCTN   ONLINE    
HIST  320 ARCHAIC AND CLASSICAL GREECE   ONLINE    
HIST  450 HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA   ONLINE    
HIST  451 BAY AREA HISTORY & SOCIETY   ONLINE    
HIST  471 THE US CONSTITUTION SINCE 1896   ONLINE    
HUM  205 ASIAN ART HISTORY TR ONLINE 12:15 p.m. 1 p.m.
HUM  205 ASIAN ART HISTORY   ONLINE    
I R  104 INTRO TO INTERNATIONAL RELS   ONLINE    
I R  360 INTEL & INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES   ONLINE    
I R  459 REFUGEES IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE TR ONLINE 9:30 a.m. 11:45 a.m.
I R  459 REFUGEES IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE   ONLINE    
JAPN  101 FIRST SEMESTER JAPANESE   ONLINE    
JAPN  101 FIRST SEMESTER JAPANESE M-R ONLINE 2 p.m. 4:45 p.m.
JOUR  235 PHOTOJOURNALISM I   ONLINE    
LS  200 SELF, PLACE & KNOWING   ONLINE    
PHIL  110 INTRO TO CRITICAL THINKING I   ONLINE    
PHIL  110 INTRO TO CRITICAL THINKING I   ONLINE    
PHIL  160 INTRO TO PHIL OF THE ARTS   ONLINE    
PHIL  464 PHILOSOPHY AND FILM TR HUM0129 1 p.m. 5 p.m.
PLSI  200 INTRO TO AMERICAN POLITICS   ONLINE    
PLSI  200 INTRO TO AMERICAN POLITICS   ONLINE    
PLSI  250 COMPARATIVE POLITICS   ONLINE    
PLSI  304 SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY IN PLSI M-R ONLINE 12:15 p.m. 2:10 p.m.
PLSI  304 SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY IN PLSI   ONLINE    
PLSI  459 REFUGEES IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE TR ONLINE 9:30 a.m. 11:45 a.m.
PLSI  459 REFUGEES IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE   ONLINE    
SPAN  101 FIRST SEMESTER SPANISH M-R ONLINE 8 a.m. 8:50 a.m.
SPAN  101 FIRST SEMESTER SPANISH   ONLINE    
TH A  130 ACTING WORKSHOP I M-R CA0104 10 a.m. 11:15 a.m.
TH A  130 ACTING WORKSHOP I M-R CA0104 11:30 a.m. 12:45 p.m.
WGS  160 GENDER, POLITICS, CITIZENSHIP W ONLINE 11 a.m. 1:45 p.m.
Summer R4 Courses
Subject Catalog Course Title Day Location Mtg Start Mtg End
COMM  695 COMM STUDIES INTERNSHIP   ONLINE