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Evening at Emory

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What are you waiting for? Begin Your Personal Renaissance today.

Evening at Emory has been offering seriously unstuffy adult education in Atlanta since 1951. Our wide range of classes provide the unique opportunity for you to begin your personal renaissance – whether you are looking to broaden your horizons, meet new people, enhance your marketability, prepare to go back to school, find a creative outlet, or just try something new. Best of all – our classes are designed to accommodate both your unique adult learning style, and your busy schedule!

Learn more about our program and instructors, or check out interesting upcoming events at Emory and around Atlanta in our Evening at Emory Media Room.

 

What We Offer

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• NEW: The Emory Certificate in Creative Writing:
  Looking to build your portfolio and gain credentials to demonstrate your commitment to the writing profession? Emory’s Creative Writing Certificate Program is designed to create a community of writers who share your dedication and can help develop your body of work.

 

• NEW: The Emory Certificate in Landscape Design:
  Intended for hobbyists and amateur landscape designers alike, our program will provide both foundational and cutting-edge concepts and techniques for creating functional, crowd-pleasing landscape plans for any type of budget.

 

• NEW: The Emory Certificate in Grant Writing:
  Designed to give you the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in today's competitive grant writing environment, the Emory Certificate in Grant Writing is a blended learning opportunity that focuses on individualized instruction and the opportunity to receive feedback, not to mention a higher CEU return for your investment.

 

• NEW: The Emory Au Pair Enrichment Program:
  Designed specifically for au pairs and nannies looking to improve their English skills while learning more about American culture.
  

 

• The Confucius Institute:
  These courses, offered in partnership with the Confucius Institute in Atlanta, are your gateway to Chinese language and culture. Visit http://confucius.emory.edu/ for more info about The Confucius Institute in Atlanta.

 

• Online Courses with the NY Times Knowledge Network:
  Evening at Emory's new collaboration with the New York Times Knowledge Network brings our high-quality, engaging courses to you online. Courses include topics in the arts, humanities, and sciences combining our unique curriculum and expert instructors with the extensive resources of the New York Times.

 

• Dance, Fitness and Recreation Courses:
  Get active - enhance your physical health and well-being with a wide variety of exciting courses that are guaranteed to get you moving...
  • Dance Classes
  • Fitness Classes
  • Golf Classes
  • Tennis Classes
  • Sailing Classes
  • Shinkendo (Japanese Swordsmanship) Classes

 

• Fine Arts Courses:
  A wide variety of imagination engaging classes...

• Acting Classes and Improv Classes
• Art History and Appreciation Classes
• Drawing Classes and Painting Classes
• Film Classes and Theatre Classes
• Guitar Classes
• Music History and Appreciation Classes
• Piano Classes

 

• Health and Natural Sciences Courses:
  Explore the scope of the human body and the nuances of the natural world...
  • Animal Behavior and Zoology Classes
  • Astronomy Classes and Meteorology Classes
  • Chemistry Classes and Physics Classes
  • Environmental Science Classes
  • Health and Well-being Classes
  • Meditation Classes
  • Pilates Classes
  • Tai Chi Classes
  • Yoga Classes

 

• Humanities and Cultural Studies Courses:
  Explore the past, present, and future and study cultures and events that have the shaped our world in courses like American Musical History in the Fifties, and Meeting of the Minds.*
  

 

• Language and Travel Institute Courses:
  (Re)learn a foreign, enhance your travel experience, and/or improve your spoken English...
  • Accent Reduction and ESL Classes
  • Arabic Classes
  • French Classes
  • German Classes
  • Italian Classes
  • Mandarin Chinese Classes
  • Polish Classes
  • Spanish Classes
  • Travel Classes

 

• Personal Enrichment and Lifestyle Courses:
  Jump start your own personal renaissance...
  • Cooking and Tasting Classes
  • Decorating and Interior Design Classes
  • Event Planning Classes and Wedding Planning Classes
  • Gardening Classes
  • Knitting Classes
  • Personal Finance Classes
    • Debt Management Classes
    • Retirement and Investment Planning Classes
  • Self Development Classes
    

 

• Test Prep Courses:
  Our test preparation courses are taught by highly-qualified instructors and are incredibly affordable...
  • GMAT Prep Classes
  • GRE Prep Classes
  • LSAT Prep Classes
  • SAT Prep Classes

 

• Writer's Studio Courses:
  This is the place to improve your writing skills, turn that idea into a novel, and connect with other writers in courses like
  • Copy Editing and Proofreading Classes
  • Creative Writing and Publishing Classes
  • English and Grammar Classes
  • Journalism Classes and Freelance Classes
  • Grant Writing and Grant Research Classes
  • Literature Appreciation Classes
  • Playwriting Classes
  • Poetry Appreciation and Writing Classes
  • Screenwriting Classes
  • Travel Writing Classes

 

*The courses listed here are not guaranteed to be offered every session. They are meant only to give you a better idea of the types of courses you will find in each area.

 

More Important Info

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Course Locations

Most Evening at Emory courses are held at the main Emory Campus, the Emory Clairmont Campus, the Emory Briarcliff Campus, or the Emory Center for Lifelong Learning's brand new Alpharetta Campus. If a course is held elsewhere, it is noted in the description.

Course Schedules

To browse our online course catalog, simply move your mouse over the Evening at Emory or Certificate Programs tabs at the top of the page, or the program listing above, and click on the subject in which you are interested.

You can also download a PDF version of our catalog.

Questions?

If you have any questions, please call 404-727-6000 or email evening@emory.edu.