Lifelong learning classes and resources for adults
What have you always wanted to know? It’s never too late to learn something new. Explore university-curated resources, perfect for lifelong learners with an insatiable curiosity and thirst for knowledge.
Make your next move
The pace of change is altering the workplace and creating exciting new careers. Here you can enhance your knowledge and skills or set course for a career opportunity in an emerging industry or field of work. Find what you want from a wide range of professional development courses, each developed in collaboration with ASU faculty.
Ask a Biologist
Whether it’s for school, at home or just for personal interest, Ask a Biologist will introduce you to fascinating topics about what makes the living world work the way it does, from microbes to mammals. Delve into articles, experiments, VR tours and tap the expertise of professional biologists to answer your questions.
Cultural innovation tools
Tools used by artists, designers and other creatives to adapt their process for these challenging times. Online resources — including exhibitions, performances, educational tools, stories from artists and more — will allow you to continue to create, collaborate and educate in the arts
Ask an Anthropologist
Learners of any age can take advantage of a wealth of insights from our anthropology experts and the resources here will help teachers as well as parents teaching at home. From hands-on experiments to real-world studies, learners at all stages can discover more about the roots of human societies and culture.
WWII: an in-depth study
If you are fascinated by World War II, the resources here give you the opportunity to discover new insights into the war and its legacies. Delivered in partnership with the WWII Museum, this resource enables you to pursue a master’s degree in WWII studies, or to engage in a behind-the-scenes look at extensive artifacts and documents and to engage with leading experts on a variety of WWII topics — no assignments or exams required.
SciStarter: Help scientists solve problems
Through citizen science projects, you can help scientists answer questions they cannot answer alone. Share observations, analyze data and play online games to advance important research from astronomy to zoology. Just join a project, track your contributions and earn a certificate for completing the online tutorial.
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at ASU
Looking to beat the heat, have fun and rediscover your love for learning? Join a vibrant community of 50-plus adults with insatiable appetites for learning! From ASU faculty and other academic instructors to community experts, we offer a broad range of non-credit courses, university-quality courses during three semesters each year (fall, spring, summer) with in-person, online or hybrid offerings. Registration for the spring semester will open up on Dec. 18 and classes will begin on Jan. 16.