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GENINT 741.472
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore Lincoln's rise to political prominence, how he won the American civil war and abolished slavery.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 711.486
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore the groundbreaking changes in television during the 1970s.
Format: Hybrid
Next Start Date: June 25, 2024
GENINT 711.398
Osher (50+). In this course, we trace the origin and development of America's civil religion.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 721.678
Osher (50+). This course introduces and examines the work of artists living now through virtual studio visits.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: May 9, 2024
GENINT 711.495
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore pairs of famous artists who competed to prove who was the best artist of their time.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: July 3, 2024
GENINT 741.474
Osher (50+). In this course,we explore the history of financial panics in US History from the early 19th century through the 20th century.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: May 15, 2024
POL SCI 747
Osher (50+). This current events lecture series features a different speaker each week.  Guest speakers are experts in their field who provide a one-hour lecture followed by a thirty-minute Q&A.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 741.482
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore the history of chocolate to the present, as well as the growing and producing regions around the world.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 741.475
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore the career of Ulysses Grant.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: June 4, 2024
GENINT 741.500
Osher (50+). This course explores the experiences of the eyewitnesses to the Holocaust.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 741.271
Osher (50+). In this course, we follow the progress of The Holocaust in nine nations.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 721.491
Osher (50+). This course reviews what we already know about the universe, theories about the origin of the universe, and the latest cosmic discoveries and space news.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: June 26, 2024
GENINT 711.490
Osher (50+). In this course, we examine the African American experience during the Reconstruction era and the Gilded Age.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: August 14, 2024
GENINT 741.413
Osher (50+). In this course, we look at the origins and development of Expressionism as a movement with an emphasis on German Expressionism.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 711.489
Osher (50+). In this course, we review how fascism developed in four countries in the 20th Century.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: June 28, 2024
GENINT 741.503
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore how jazz evolved in San Francisco from 1916-1966.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 731.479
Osher (50+). In this course, we view and discuss African American artists and their artwork.  
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GENINT 721.739
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore the development of European sculpture from ancient times to the Early Renaissance.
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EDUC 731.496
Osher (50+). In this course, we survey the history of chocolate from its origins in the Upper Amazon and Mesoamerica to its impact on the world today.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 731.267
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore the art and history of film scoring.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: May 15, 2024
GENINT 712
Osher (50+). This course introduces and examines contemporary art through field trips and group discussions.
Format: Hybrid
Next Start Date: August 1, 2024
GENINT 731.237
Osher (50+). This course surveys the works of Mozart in the context of his life and times.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: August 6, 2024
GENINT 711.282
Osher (50+). This course explores mystical religions in eastern and western traditions.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 711.487
Osher (50+). In this course, we screen and discuss six movies that explore the road-trip journey.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: June 27, 2024
GENINT 741.478
Osher (50+). In this course, we screen and discuss films that revolve around dreams.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 711.491
Osher (50+). In this course, we examine President Andrew Johnson's presidency and impeachment.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: August 19, 2024
GENINT 771.339
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore the various religions in India.
Format: Hybrid
Next Start Date: June 26, 2024
GENINT 741.488
Osher (50+).  In this course, we celebrate the 100th anniversary of Rhapsody in Blue, by exploring how it was came to be and how it's been interpreted. 
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: April 5, 2024 (May still be accepting enrollments)
GENINT 731.402
Osher (50+). In this course, we listen to and discuss selected pieces of Schumann's compositions.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 741.473
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore the skits and musical acts from the first five years of Saturday Night Live.
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GENINT 731.276
Osher (50+). This course offers an opportunity for students to read five of Shakespeare's greatest plays. Shakespeare's provocative, radical, and rebellious ideas are discussed following the reading.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: June 24, 2024
GENINT 711.482
Osher (50+).  In this course, we view and discuss four film noir movies.
Format: In Person
Next Start Date: August 20, 2024
GENINT 741.499
In this course, we examine the American Revolution within a geopolitical context.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 711.479
Osher (50+). In this course, we discover how artists have used color in their works of art.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: June 24, 2024
GENINT 711.293
Osher (50+). This course examines how a variety of the most famous jazz singers from the 1930's through the 20th century charted the interpretation of the jazz vocal.
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GENINT 721.538
Osher (50+). This course examines how Jazz, Blues, Rock, Pop, Folk, Country, Hip Hop, Rap and many more American music genres evolved in the USA. 
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GENINT 721.576
Osher (50+). This course surveys the works of Chopin in the context of his life and times. 
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GENINT 721.504
Osher (50+). In this course we study the music of Stravinsky.  
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HUMANIT 731
Osher (50+).  This course introduces you to the elements of plays and will show you how they these artistic creations can inform and even transform lives.  Scenes are performed by professional actors.
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GENINT 711.488
Osher (50+). In this course, we discuss the intra-state and inter-state conflicts originating in the Horn of Africa.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: September 5, 2024
GENINT 741.491
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore the artists who dominated the art scene of Montparnasse in Paris and how art changed leading up to World War II.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 741.487
Osher (50+). This course surveys the avant-garde music that emerged in early 20th-century Vienna.
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GENINT 741.331
Osher (50+). In this course, we take an in-depth look at the careers of the sing/songwriters of the 1970s.
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GENINT 711.501
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore how Queen became a legendary rock band.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: June 24, 2024
GENINT 731.303
Osher (50+). In this course, we taste and learn about chocolate.
Next Start Date: TBA
GENINT 711.369
Osher (50+). In this course, we view and discuss selected operas from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
Format: Live Online
Next Start Date: June 25, 2024
GENINT 731.503
Osher (50+) This is an introduction to Willa Cather's work. 
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GENINT 721.738
Osher (50+). In this course, we explore the lives and works European and American women artists in the 18th and19th centuries.
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GENINT 711.205
Osher (50+). This course explores the role of women and the feminine sacred in religion since the prehistoric era.
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GENINT 706
Osher (50+). This course looks at the five major religions of the world and provides a brief overview of indigenous traditions.
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