The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at San Diego State University offers intellectually stimulating, university-quality courses for students age 50 and better. There are no tests or grades, just the thrill of learning with like-minded peers. Free campus parking is included.
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Register for Spring 2019 Osher Membership
Registration is required for Osher offerings unless otherwise noted.
Spring 2019 Osher Offerings | Spring 2019 Schedule At A Glance
| Course Title | Dates | Times | Fee |
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| Mondays | |||
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2/11–3/4 |
9–10:50 am |
$45 |
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2/11–3/18 |
3–4:50 pm |
$69 |
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Lecture: Trade Deficit: Truths, Myths, and Trade War |
2/25 |
1–2:50 pm |
$15 |
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3/4–4/15 |
1–2:50 pm |
$69 |
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Course: Was Alexander Great? |
3/11–3/25 |
11 am–12:50 pm |
$40 |
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3/25–5/6 |
3–4:50 pm |
$69 |
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4/8 & 4/15 |
9–10:50 am |
$35 |
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Course: How the French and Indian War and Three Founding Fathers Shaped Our Nation |
4/22–5/13 |
9–10:50 am |
$45 |
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4/8–4/29 |
11 am–12:50 pm |
$45 |
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5/6 |
11 am–1 pm |
$39 |
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| Tuesdays | |||
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2/12–3/5 |
1–2:50 pm |
$45 |
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2/19–3/12 |
9–10:50 am |
$45 |
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Special Event: SDSU Love Library Discovery Session and Tour (Membership not required) |
2/19 |
11 am–12:50 pm |
Free |
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2/26–3/12 |
11 am–12:50 pm |
$40 |
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Course: Talmudic Solutions to Modern Conundrums |
3/19–4/16 |
9–10:50 am |
$55 |
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3/19 |
11 am–12:50 pm |
$15 |
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Lecture: 8,000 Days of Retirement |
3/26 |
11 am–12:50 pm |
Free |
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Course: Carmen Live at the San Diego Opera (Includes option to attend the opera) |
3/26 & 4/9 |
3/26: 12–1:50 pm |
$15 |
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4/2–4/30 |
9–10:50 am |
$55 |
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Edventure: Discover the Old West and the History of San Diego |
4/2 |
10 am–12 pm |
$39 |
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4/9–5/7 |
1–2:50 pm |
$55 |
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4/16 |
11 am–12:50 pm |
$15 |
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Course: Middle East: Never-Ending Conflicts? |
4/23 & 4/30 |
9–10:50 am |
$35 |
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5/7 |
11 am–12:50 pm |
$15 |
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Lecture: California: Hotbed for Sexual Trafficking of Children |
5/7 |
4–5:50 pm |
$15 |
| Wednesdays | |||
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Course: Women, Health, and Healing |
2/13–3/20 |
9–10:50 am |
$69 |
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Lecture: The Mexican-American War and How It Shaped Two Nations |
2/20 |
11 am–12:50 pm |
$15 |
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Lecture: Repacking Relationships as We Age |
3/6 |
11 am–12:50 pm |
$15 |
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Book Club: 2018 One Book, One San Diego: March – Book One |
3/6 |
1–2:30 pm |
$7 |
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Edventure: College Area Community Garden Tour |
3/13 |
11 am–1:30 pm |
$15 |
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Lecture: A Primer for Retirement and Investment Basics: Outlook and Opportunities: Standing Guard: Protect What You’ve Worked For | Part 1 |
3/13 |
1–2:50 pm |
Free |
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Lecture: A Primer for Retirement and Investment Basics: Outlook and Opportunities: Separate the Noise from the Signal | Part 2 |
3/20 |
1–2:50 pm |
Free |
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3/20–4/3 |
1–2:50 pm |
$15 |
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Special Event: OLLI Café (Membership not required) |
3/27 |
10–11:50 am |
Free |
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Course: Toxic Products: From Inconvenience to Disaster |
4/24 & 5/1 |
1–2:50 pm |
$35 |
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5/8 |
10–11:50 am |
$15 |
| Thursdays | |||
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Course: Politics Goes to the Movies |
2/7–3/7 |
10 am–12:50 pm |
$69 |
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Course: Hitchcock: The Films and the Man |
2/21 & 2/28 |
11 am–12:50 pm |
$35 |
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Lecture: Kate Sessions' World Wide Web of Horticulture |
3/7 |
11 am–12:50 pm |
$15 |
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Course: Exploring Ethics in Psychology Research: Past, Present, and Future |
3/14–3/28 |
11 am–12:50 pm |
$40 |
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Course: My Architect: Film Screening and Tour of the Salk Institute |
3/21 & 3/28 |
3/21: 1–3:50 pm |
$49 |
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Lecture: The Army's Benevolence in San Diego's Naval Disaster: The 1905 Explosion of USS Bennington |
4/11 |
10–11:50 am |
$15 |
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Course: 18th Century America: A Bicoastal Perspective |
4/18–5/9 |
3:30–5:20 pm |
$45 |
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Lecture: Lighthouses of San Diego (Includes optional tour) |
4/25 |
11 am–12:50 pm |
$15 |
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Special Event: Speakers’ Bureau Training (Membership not required) |
4/25 |
10 am–1 pm |
Free |
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Course: Trustee and Power of Attorney School: Duties and Responsibilities of Fiduciaries and Agents |
4/25 |
1–2:50 pm |
Free |
| Fridays | |||
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Course: The Pictorial Radicalism of Early 20th Century Art |
2/8–3/15 |
9–10:50 am |
$69 |
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2/8–3/8 |
11 am–12:50 pm |
$55 |
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Lecture: The San Andreas Fault: So Near and So Silent |
2/8 |
2–3:50 pm |
$15 |
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Course: Ethics |
2/15–3/15 |
2–3:50 pm |
$55 |
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Lecture: Theodore Roosevelt: American President/Global Leader |
3/15 |
1–2:50 pm |
$15 |
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Course: Mid-20th Century Art in Europe and America |
3/22–4/26 |
9–10:50 am |
$69 |
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3/22–4/19 |
11 am–12:50 pm |
$55 |
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Course: 1968: A Pivotal Year as Captured on Film |
3/22–4/26 |
1–3:50 pm |
$69 |
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3/29 |
1–2:50 pm |
$15 |
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Lecture: Satan Made Me Do It! The Source of Evil in the Old Testament |
4/26 |
1–2:50 pm |
$15 |
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Book Club: Jane Eyre |
5/3 |
10–11:30 am |
$7 |
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Lecture: Death-Penalty Cases in a Traffic-Court Setting |
5/10 |
1–2:50 pm |
$15 |
| Saturdays | |||
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2/9 |
9–10:50 am |
$15 |
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2/9 |
11:30 am–1:30 pm |
$15 |
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Lecture: Walking the Camino: A Pilgrimage across Northern Spain |
3/16 |
10–11:50 am |
$15 |
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Special Event: Conversations Worth Having: Animals and Us |
4/13 |
9 am–12 pm |
$19 |
Course: Cross-Cultural Communication: Living in a Global Village