2023 College Courses
UC Santa Cruz combines the resources of a world-class public research university with a distinctive undergraduate experience characterized by our college system. Each of the ten colleges is a vibrant living/learning community supported by faculty and staff who provide academic support, organize student activities, and sponsor events that enhance the intellectual and social life of the campus. All undergraduate students become affiliated with one of our 10 colleges.
Over the summer, many of the colleges offer unique classes, open to anyone, regardless of the UCSC college you are from, other universities, high schools, or UCSC Staff.
COWL 52-01 [Online]
Session 1
COWL 52-02 [Online]
Session 2
CRSN/ECE 80G [In Person]
8-Week
CRSN/ECE 80H [Online]
Session 2
COWL/CRWN 140 [Online]
Session 1
CRWN 80F [In Person]
Session 1
CRWN 90 [Online]
8-Week
CRWN 92 & CRWN 94 [In Person]
Learn more and apply through Global Learning.CRWN 95 [Online*]
8-Week
CRWN 98-02 [In Person]
Session 2
CRWN 98B & WRIT 2GS [In Person]
Learn more and apply through Global Learning
CRWN 290 [Online*]
8-Week [Graduate Students Only]
Introduction to the basics of setting up a start-up company using the Lean Launchpad/NSF I-Corps model of instruction. Students learn principles of data collection, marketing processes, and resources needed for new companies. The class is articulated around the design of a business plan, in groups of 4-5 students coached by a successful entrepreneur, and culminates in a presentation. The market research for the project involves talking to at least 5 potential customers, partners, channels and/or related experts each week.
General Education Code PR-E
Proposed Instructor: Kati Greaney
*Pending CCI approvalKRSG 50 [In Person*]
Session 1
This course is an introduction to video post-production. Students learn industry-standard workflows and editing techniques through Adobe Premiere. We will explore the theory and practice of various editing styles and storytelling approaches. Students will also experiment and learn the basics of sound design, color correction and motion graphics. The course will also cover best accessibility practices, roles and ethics in the editing room. Instructor will often provide footage for exercises and projects, but students may have the option to use new material or a work-in-progress.
General Education Code PR-C
Proposed Instructor: Brenda Avila-Hanna
*Pending CCI approval
KRSG 60C [In Person]
Session 2
KRSG 65W-01 [In Person]
Session 1
KRSG 65W-02 [Online]
Session 2
MERR 41 [Online]
Session 2
MERR 60-01 [Online]
Session 1
MERR 60-02 [Online*]
Session 2
Teaches students how to take skillful possession of their power as citizens by participating in community focused news literacy service learning projects. Recently, debates about fake news in entertainment, politics, and news media have centered on the threat American citizens' waning news literacy skills pose to the democratic process. Course develops those skills, focusing on critical thinking, the history of fake news and journalism, differences between journalism and fake news, news and propaganda, news and opinion, bias and fairness, assertion and verification, and evidence and inference. Integrates coursework into collaborative community engagement projects that seek to advance the community's news literacy skills.
General Education Code TA
Proposed Instructor: Nolan Higdon
*Pending CCI approvalOAKS 155 [In Person]
Session 2
PRTR 41I [In Person]
Session 1
PRTR 141W [In Person]
Session 2
PRTR 145R [Online*]
Session 1
STEV 27 [Online]
10-Week
Personal Finance and Investing (5 credits)
Personal Finance and Investing (5 credits)
Creating and Financing a Sustainable Startup in the Global Economy (5 credits)
Bending the Curve: Solutions to Climate Change (5 credits)
Designing Your Life (5 credits)
Science Fictions (5 credits)
Start-up Entrepreneurship Academy (SEA) (5 credits)
Global Seminar: Eco-Entrepreneurship in Costa Rica (10 credits)
GetVirtual Business Assistance (5 credits)
Podcasting: Digital Storytelling (2 credits)
Global Seminar: Writing 2: Travel Writing and Podcasting in Ireland (8 credits)
Start-up Entrepreneurship Academy (SEA) (5 credits)
Film + Video Editing for the Digital Age (5 credits)
Prison Narratives (3 credits)
Creative Writing (3 credits)
Creative Writing (3 credits)
Pandemics and Planetary Health (5 credits)
Fake News: Its History and Why We Need Critical Media Literacy (5 credits)
Fake News: Its History and Why We Need Critical Media Literacy (5 credits)
Research for Social Justice: Special Topics (5 credits)
Improvisation (5 credits)
Improvisation Workshop (5 credits)
From Hamlet to Hamilton: Performing Rhythm and Rhyme in the Twenty-first Century (5 credits)
Service Learning (2 credits)
