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There are no tests, grades, or attendance requirements. Pick and choose classes that interest you; come and go as you please. Take as many classes or as few as you wish. Attend only when you have the time. If your sight and /or hearing is a little weak, don't worry. Our sound and projection systems have been designed so that you can hear and see adequately.

Master Classes: Master Class I: The Perplexing World of Contemporary Art Photography; Master Class II: Research from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Premier Classes: Africa and the Making of the Modern World; The History of U.S. Medicine as Seen Through the Lives of the Presidents
Activities and Events: Brown Bag Luncheon hosted by the Executive Committees; Council Meeting (everyone invited); Field Trip: Judith Dolan on Broadway; New Members’ Luncheon; Osher Happy Hour
Arts and Humanities: A Classic and a Premiere Come to the Opera Stage; An Insider’s Scoop on the Academy Awards; Dances with Words; Great Twentieth-Century Patrons of Art and Their Artists: From Impressionism to Abstract Expressionism; Jasper Johns: Take an Object; Louis Kahn and the Challenge of Architecture; Music of the British Isles; The Geisel Library Special Collections; Understanding Modern Art
Economics: Globalization, Technology, and the Changing Nature of Work; Foreign Languages; Parlons Francais!; Parliamo Italiano
History: Inside Camp David; Major Historical Trends: The Modern Middle East; The U-2 Dragon Lady: From Cold War Relic to Indispensable Intelligence Platform
International Relations: Bosnia: Lessons Learned from 22 Years of Nation-Building; International Issues: A View by UC San Diego International Graduate Students; International Legitimacy Lost? Global Order in the Age of “America First”; Russian Meddling in American Affairs: Old Vodka in New Bottles?; Turkey in Flux: The Domestic and International Scene
Law and Society: Almost Human? What Is a Corporation?; Free Trade Agreements and the Trump Administration; Gender Sidelining and the Problem of Unactionable Discrimination; Killer Cops: Why Do Police Kill So Often in Situations That Do Not Call for Deadly Force?; Like Pulling Teeth: Why You Should Go to Your Estate-Planning Lawyer Every Five Years
Literature: Best Short Stories; Inquiring Minds; Modern and Contemporary Authors; Writers Workshop
Live Music Program: Angela Yeung, USD Chamber Ensemble; Fiona Chatwin: Villa Musica; Joyce Lucia, Jazz and Richard James, Pianist; San Diego Clarinet Quintet; Will Ramey and Julie Rogelstad: Firewater

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As a member of Osher you may attend an unlimited number of classes without individual registration or separate fees. The only class you must register for separately is the Master Class series, which requires a $10 fee.

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