Stanford University Online Courses

Stanford University can be regarded as one of the pillars of American education system. Since it was built in 1891 the educational institute has continuously thrived to become a pioneer in modern education.

Every year thousands of students seek admission to this prestigious college for higher studies.

To allow the large number of students to access their world class faculty and resources the Stanford University now offers online courses on an array of subjects.

Following is a very clear categorization of the best online courses that are available at the stanford University.

Stanford University Online Courses :

Computer Science

Mechanical Engineering

1. Project Management Mastery
2. Managing Without Authority

Stanford Engineering Everywhere (SEE)

Stanford Engineering Everywhere or SEE is an online education program that offers ten courses from Stanford School of Engineering. SEE includes three introductory courses and seven advanced level courses. The courses offered under SEE program are the following.

SEE also offer various Graduate Programs in:

• Aeronautics and Astronautics
• Bioengineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Computational and Mathematical Engineering
• Computer Science
• Electrical engineering
• Management Science and Engineering
• Materials Science and Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

Last Date for Registration for 2012 session :

For 2012 Online Programs, registrations can be done in the month of December in the current tuition fees, which is $950.
However, from next year onwards registration for online courses would be possible, only within the increased tuition fees structure which will be $1095.

The calendar of the University provides other important deadlines and events. Make your enrollment in one of the leading Universities for Distance Learning, till 31st December within discounted prices.

Announcements :

The winter graduate courses, scheduled to begin from Jan 9 till March 20, will start enrollments of students from January 4. You can use your old Stanford accounts fro enrollment, or create fresh accounts also.

Online courses available for Fall session-

1. Online writing courses that will be available during the fall session.They are :

• Conquering the Blank Page: Approaches to Creative Writing (Online Course) 
• The Poet’s Craft (Online Course)
• Novel Writing: The Indeliable Character (Online Course)
• Magazine Writing: Being Pitch Perfect (Online Course)
• Beautiful Outcasts: Writing Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction (Online Course)    
• Writing Your Debut Novel (Online Course)
• Writing 2.0: On Blogs and Blogging (Online Course)
• The Creative Nonfiction Book Proposal (Online Course)
• The Creative Nonfiction Essay: A Way to See (Online Course)    
• The Creative Nonfiction Book: Working Toward a Final Draft (Online Course)
• Screenwriting: The Tools Instead of Rules (Online Course)

2. Online Writing Certificate courses that will be available during the fall session.They are

• Fiction for Creative Nonfiction Writers (Online Course)
• Creative Nonfiction Book I (Online Course)
• Creative Nonfiction for Fiction Writers (Online Course)
• Novel I (Online Course)

Degrees Offered after completing Stanford University Online Courses 

The common degrees offered after completing Stanford University Online Courses are:

Education Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY) Online High School (OHS)

To reach out to more students and professionals who intend to study from Stanford but are restricted either by prohibitive distances to the University or by other commitments, Stanford University Online Courses have started. Through advanced technology, rigorous academics, and the resources available at Stanford University, the Education Program for Gifted Youth Online High School offers students located anywhere on the face of the planet an education opportunity ideally suited to their needs. The EPGY OHS is a three-year diploma offering online independent high school for gifted students.

In designing this online high school, the authorities at Stanford University took care to ensure that the following kinds of students could be accommodated:

• A 15-year-old sophomore looking for a thorough academic program but not able to find one locally
• A 13-year-old who has been accelerated across the board by one or more years and needs an academic program that allows continued and further acceleration
• A 13-year-old who is several years ahead in any one subject area  but is otherwise at par with a typical 8th grader
• A 17-year-old happy with his or her current school but looking for advanced coursework in the fields of humanities
• A 16-year-old who has completed high school but is not yet ready to enter
• college

• English
• Music
• Computer Science
• Mathematics
• Foreign Language
• Laboratory Sciences
• Social Sciences

Last Updated: Mar 26, 2012.