January Term

JAN 2026 Courses

Jan Term: On-Campus, Hybrid, & Travel

to take whatever captivates your imagination and turn it into a subject of academic inquiry capable of being probed and examined analytically.

competencies in applied learning, moving beyond what you already know to something you can transfer into innovative and novel situations.

your full and sustained attention on one subject, developing the ability to master topics quickly through focused intensity.

Travel Course Info Sessions (Required)

Travel Registration Lottery

On-Campus & Hybrid Registration

200 Level (1 Unit)
	• JAN 250-01 - Confections of a Chocoholic
	• JAN 251-01 - Beginning Yoga

300 Level (1 Unit)
	• JAN 350-01 - So You Want to be a Lawyer?
	• JAN 351-01 - Coding is FUN
	• JAN 352-01 - The Psychology of Becoming Happier
	• JAN 353-01 - Ethical Foundations of Yoga: Understanding the Yamas and Niyamas

Lower Division: 100 Level (3 Units)
	• JAN 100-01 - Writing and Publishing a Romance Novel
	• JAN 101-01 - Your Voice Matters: Tools for Speaking with Clarity and Confidence
	• JAN 102-01 - Design a Quest Board Game
	• JAN 103-01 - African American Art and Cultural Expression
	• JAN 104-01 - Artifacts of American Slavery
	• JAN 105-01 - Build Passive Solar Home: Energy Sustainability
	• JAN 106-01 - Dance is for Everyone: Beginning Dance and Choreography
	• JAN 107-01 - Deconstructing Broadway Music
	• JAN 108-01 - Taylor Swift as Mirrorball: Reflections of Ourselves & Culture
	• JAN 109-01 - Introduction to Magic
	• JAN 110-01 - Hands-on STEM Exploration for the Science Inspired
	• JAN 111-01 - Experiments in Stop Motion Animation & Video
	• JAN 112-01 - Feeding the Future: Regenerative Food Systems for a Climate in Crisis
	• JAN 113-01 - Japanese in the Bay Area: Culture, Zen, and Language
	• JAN 114-01 - Beyond #Cottagecore: Self-Sufficiency as a Sustainable Lifestyle
	• JAN 115-01 - Live Like You Play: A Philosophical and Spiritual Approach to Sport and Life
	• JAN 116-01 - Atlantis and Aliens: Examining History’s Biggest Hoaxes, Myths, and Pseudoscientific Claims
	• JAN 117-01 - Experimental AI & Creativity: Design Storytelling for the Next Generation

Lower Division: 200 Level (3 Units)
	• JAN 200-01 - Meet the Beatles!
	• JAN 201-01 - Climate Change and Carbon Sequestration
	• JAN 202-01 - The Art & Science of Flower Farming
	• JAN 203-01 - Banned in the USA: Books Deemed Too Dangerous to Read
	• JAN 204-01 - The Human Story: Where Are We? How Did We Get Here? Where Are We Headed?
	• JAN 205-01 - Men, Women, & Chainsaws: Gender in Horror Films
	• JAN 207-01 - Games for Humanity: Empathy through Roleplay

Upper 300 Level (3 Units)
	• CORE 320-01 - Film Music: Sounding the Screen and the Pursuit of the Extra-Narrative–GIP
	• JAN 300-01 - Understanding The Body You Live In: A Creative Somatic Exploration
	• JAN 301-01 - The Science of Cooking (This course is full with a full waitlist)
	• JAN 304-01 - The Case for Literary Merit in Video Games
	• JAN 305-01 - Capoeira: The Brazilian Art of Survival
	• JAN 306-01 - Turning on the Light Bulb: Illuminate, Unleash, and Unlock your Creativity
	• JAN 308-01 - J is for Justice: Early Childhood Books for a More Just World
	• JAN 309-01 - Tolkien & The Rings
	• JAN 310-01 - Fencing and Swords in History and Popular Culture
	• JAN 311-01 - Yoga Philosophy & Practice
	• JAN 312-01 - ”Nothing About Us Without Us:” Unpacking the History, Policy, and Cultural Implications of the Disability Community
	• JAN 313-01 - Craftivism: When Crafting and Activism Collide
	• JAN 314-01 - Making a Green, Livable World : Sustainability Transitions

Upper Division: 400 Level (Travel, 3 Units)
	• JAN 401-01 - History of Science: London & Paris
	• JAN 403-01 - Beyond the Postcard: Engaging Indigenous Hawai’i
	• JAN 406-01 - Positive Psychology of Scandinavia
	• JAN 407-01 - Religion, Culture, & Education in India
	• JAN 408-01 - Decadence in Venice
	• JAN 409-01 - Engaging Christian Art: Italy & France
	• JAN 410-01 - Globalized Mexico
	• JAN 411-01 - Coral Reefs, Caves, & Cultural History in Curaçao & Bonaire
	• JAN 412-01 - Creative Geniuses or Hard Workers: Innovation Insights from South Korea and Japan

400 Level (Travel, 3 units + 1 unit EL)
	• JAN 400-01 - DIRT-y Work in the Brazilian Amazon
	• JAN 402-01 - Lasallian Service Internship International: Philippines
	• JAN 405-01 - Endangered Australia: Wildlife & Culture

Lower Division: 100 Level (Hybrid, 3 Units)
	• JAN 103-01 - African American Art and Cultural Expression
Upper Division: 300 Level (Hybrid, 3 Units)
	• JAN 300-01 - Understanding The Body You Live In: A Creative Somatic Exploration
	• JAN 308-01 - J is for Justice: Early Childhood Books for a More Just World
	• JAN 313-01 - Craftivism: When Crafting and Activism Collide

200 Level (1 Unit)
	• JAN 250-01 - Confections of a Chocoholic
300 Level (1 Unit)
	• JAN 350-01 - So You Want to be a Lawyer?
	• JAN 351-01 - Coding is FUN
	• JAN 352-01 - The Psychology of Becoming Happier
	• JAN 353-01 - Ethical Foundations of Yoga: Understanding the Yamas and Niyamas

300 Level (3 Units)
	• JAN 301-01 - The Science of Cooking (This course has an alternative registration process)

Upper Division: 300 Level: 3 units + 1 unit EL
	• JAN 302-01 - Lasallian Service Internship

Upper Division: 400 Level (Travel, 3 units + 1 unit EL)
	• JAN 400-01 - DIRT-y Work in the Brazilian Amazon
	• JAN 402-01 - Lasallian Service Internship International: Philippines
	• JAN 405-01 - Endangered Australia: Wildlife & Culture

100 Level (1 Unit)
	• CORE 125-01 - Introduction to Laboratory Practicum in the Sciences
300 Level (3 Units)
	• CORE 311-01 - Identity, Power, and Equity in California Anticarceral Struggle-IPE
	• CORE 320-01 - Film Music: Sounding the Screen and the Pursuit of the Extra-Narrative–GIP