Enrichment Program
The Enrichment Program connects the intellectually curious adult to DU's outstanding faculty, facilities and programming and Denver's rich cultural community. Through noncredit, short courses, lectures, seminars and weekend intensives, you can explore a wide range of subjects: from history and contemporary issues to science, literature and the arts -- without the pressures of exams, grades or admission requirements.
Discover a new interest, learn more about a favorite subject, deepen appreciation of the arts or explore current events. Whatever your motivation, this exciting, noncredit program is sure to stimulate your interests and make learning a part of your life!
About the Enrichment Program
I have had many people tell me what an important role Enrichment Program courses play in their lives—people who just want to get back in the classroom, to get away from it all, and to be able to think deep thoughts. Over the five years that the program has been in existence, we have learned what makes it popular: hand-picked scholars, classes that often include a special experience or event, discerning participants engaged in serious discussions, and no grades, exams, or admission requirements.
During the past year, nearly 2,000 adults of all ages came to this beautiful campus to pursue topics of special interest, develop new skills, or discuss current issues. Participants and professors alike remark at how refreshing it is to explore provocative subjects in the company of like-minded peers. Thank you to everyone who joins us in creating these unforgettable experiences.
This season, we present you with over 40 courses, events, and one-of-a-kind opportunities. Our Current Issues section is again packed with topics of global interest. Writing, art, and photography courses help people discover talents they never knew they had. Cultural Connections courses provide intimate, often exhilarating experiences in music, culture, dance, film, theater, educational travel, and more.
Note especially the courses on Russia, China, the economy, the geopolitics of oil, and women in politics. Back by popular demand in the “Dusting Off the Classics” series is the course on Tolstoy’s War and Peace (32 enrolled last term with a wait-list) and a new classics course on The Iliad. A course on the violin concerto is linked to Joshua Bell’s performance of the Mendelssohn concerto with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra. You can revisit the cultural controversies of the 1960s in a course that links to the Newman Center’s performance of the David Dorfman Dance Company. And many more.
Wow … with all of these choices, you may need to take two or three courses! Discover the special joy that comes your way when you make learning a part of your life.
James R. Davis, Dean
University College
Course Schedule
We offer Enrichment Program courses in the arts, sciences, humanities, and more.
Expect vibrant instruction and dialogue with other enthusiastic and knowledgeable adults. See world-class performances and meet the masters behind the scenes. Hurry and register soon as most classes have limits.
Scholarship
Thanks to the generosity of John Fielder, Colorado’s preeminent nature photographer, we are pleased to offer a limited number of partial scholarships towards the cost of one Enrichment course.
Registration and Policies