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. 


    Personal Finance and Investing (5 credits)

  • COWL 52-01 [Online]

    Session 1 

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  • Personal Finance and Investing (5 credits)

  • COWL 52-02 [Online]

    Session 2

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  • Creating and Financing a Sustainable Startup in the Global Economy (5 credits)

  • CRSN/ECE 80G [In Person]

    8-Week

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  • Bending the Curve: Solutions to Climate Change (5 credits)

  • CRSN/ECE 80H [Online]

    Session 2

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  • Designing Your Life (5 credits)

  • COWL/CRWN 140 [Online]

    Session 1

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  • Science Fictions (5 credits)

  • CRWN 80F [In Person]

    Session 1


  • Start-up Entrepreneurship Academy (SEA) (5 credits)

  • CRWN 90 [Online]

    8-Week


  • Global Seminar: Eco-Entrepreneurship in Costa Rica (10 credits)

  • CRWN 92 & CRWN 94 [In Person]

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  • GetVirtual Business Assistance (5 credits)

  • CRWN 95 [Online*]

    8-Week


  • Podcasting: Digital Storytelling (2 credits)

  • CRWN 98-02 [In Person]

    Session 2


  • Global Seminar: Writing 2: Travel Writing and Podcasting in Ireland (8 credits)

  • CRWN 98B & WRIT 2GS [In Person]

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  • Start-up Entrepreneurship Academy (SEA) (5 credits)

  • 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 approval


  • Film + Video Editing for the Digital Age (5 credits)

  • KRSG 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


  • Prison Narratives (3 credits)

  • KRSG 60C [In Person]

    Session 2


  • Creative Writing (3 credits)

  • KRSG 65W-01 [In Person]

    Session 1 


  • Creative Writing (3 credits)

  • KRSG 65W-02 [Online]

    Session 2 


  • Pandemics and Planetary Health (5 credits)

  • MERR 41 [Online]

    Session 2


  • Fake News: Its History and Why We Need Critical Media Literacy (5 credits)

  • MERR 60-01 [Online]

    Session 1 


  • Fake News: Its History and Why We Need Critical Media Literacy (5 credits)

  • 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 approval


  • Research for Social Justice: Special Topics (5 credits)

  • OAKS 155 [In Person]

    Session 2


  • Improvisation (5 credits)

  • PRTR 41I [In Person]

    Session 1


  • Improvisation Workshop (5 credits)

  • PRTR 141W [In Person]

    Session 2


  • From Hamlet to Hamilton: Performing Rhythm and Rhyme in the Twenty-first Century (5 credits)

  • PRTR 145R [Online*]

    Session 1


  • Service Learning (2 credits)

  • STEV 27 [Online]

    10-Week