Continuing Education at Hunter offers a rich variety of certificate programs, personal enrichment and professional development courses. These courses are available to everyone from young adults to senior citizens. our Personal enrichment courses are stimulating and fun and are offered summner, fall and spring. Classes are offered in-person or online via zoom.
Continuing Education Programs
Continuing Education Programs& Professional Development
Continuing Education Programs& Professional Development
Art History
Marvels at The Met: Topics in 18th and 19th Century - Be guided through the American Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and peer institutions by knowledgeable art historian, Lois Stainman.
Homer’s Iliad: Gore, Glory, Gods, And Wrath
The Iliad is the oldest work in the Western canon, a daunting poem both in length and subject: glorious warriors; death, dying, and more death; valor and defeat; all overseen by a colorful array of vivid gods involved in the whole scene as well as looking on. While relatively few people these days read the whole poem, most might at least have heard that it has “something to do with the Trojan War.” Homer asks the Muse to tell the story of one man’s anger and its terrible consequences. But what really is Achilles so angry about? The answer may not be as obvious as he–and we–first think it is.
The Iliad is longer than the Odyssey, and most people find it more alien in the way its tells its story, harder to relate to as modern people. All of us will have the same unabridged text, but we’ll read selections of the poem aloud during class, in the manner the original was meant to be experienced. While the course does not require students to have the read the Iliad in advance, it might certainly be helpful to pick up a translation and try to know something of the poem before attending the course. Notes, hand-outs, and plot summaries will be provided for all students. We’ll use the Robert Fagles translation for this course.
Passport to Retirement (PASSRET)
The course is designed to give you the tools necessary to make more informed decisions regarding your financial future. The course includes the information you need to develop a retirement plan, determine your sources of retirement income, improve your investment potential, reduce your financial risk, and help you preserve your estate for your heirs.
College Choir (CHOIR)
The Hunter College Choir is a mixed chorus (SATB) of approximately 75-100 singers performing repertoire from all periods, both a cappella and with orchestra. The ensemble is open to members of the NY metropolitan area and all students, staff and faculty at Hunter College. An audition is required, though prior choral experience is not a prerequisite.
Journeys to the Underworld: From Dante to Homer and Back Again
This course, which begins and ends in Dante’s journey to the worlds after death, will look at visions of the afterlife in Western literature which informed his magnificent Inferno: from Homer, Plato, and Vergil. All Epic heroes make a required visit to the “Otherworld” as witness for the dead and to receive lessons they may have for the living. Each of the works we read will introduce us to heroes sent on this difficult journey by Fate or force, for duty or for love; none return unchanged by their encounters. In all cases, lessons are learned to be shared with us. We’re likely to find that the ancient dead can teach us what these cultures thought made a good life - one worth living.
Readings will include selections from Dante’s Inferno, Homer’s Odyssey, Plato’s Republic and Apology, and Vergil’s Aeneid. All students should purchase a copy of the Mandelbaum (trans.) Inferno (available in pbk on Amazon); all other texts will be provided in xeroxed form.
Chamber Singers (CHOSING)
Chamber Singers is a group of 16-20 mixed voices performing the repertoire of the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque periods, often performing with the accompaniment of early instruments (recorders and viols). Participation is open to members of the NY metropolitan area and all students, staff and faculty at Hunter College.
Would you like to learn Italian!
We know you can learn to speak Italian, to speak it fluently and with an excellent accent—
Parliamo Italiano is the largest and most innovative Italian language school in New York City. Our professional Italian teachers, are native speakers and hold degrees from Italian universities.
Modern Israeli Culture through Film
In this course we will explore modern Israel's rich and complex culture through a selection of engaging films. From the challenges of welcoming successive waves of immigration, to the changing gender norms and relations of Jews between Arabs, Israeli Cinema will allow us to learn about all these fascinating topics while avoiding clichés and divisive debates.
Getting Started on Your Memoir or Non-Fiction Book
Getting Started on Your Memoir or Non-Fiction Book- Do you have a story you want to write, but don't know where to begin? This class will help you lay the foundation for your memoir or non-fiction book through guided writing exercises and supportive feedback. We will begin with free-writing prompts that to help identify the most important elements of your story; then progress to more structured activities. By the end of the class, you will have a clearly-defined project with an outline that you can then begin to flesh out in writing!
Elementary Modern Hebrew
In this course you will learn the fundamentals of Modern Hebrew in a friendly and supportive environment. Whether you're an absolute beginner or have some prior knowledge, this course will help you learn basic conversational vocabulary, and to begin to read and write in Hebrew. In class, we will actively practice those skills and there will also be short written homework assignments.
Learn English
(IELI) is part of Continuing Education Programs at Hunter College of the City University of New York (CUNY), offering courses in English as a Second Language (ESL) in the heart of Manhattan since 1950. The IELI offers courses ranging from Beginner English to Bridge-to-College Level English. We enroll New York City residents, visitors on tourist visas, diplomats, and international students with the aim of preparing students to enter American college or university and business situations by developing accuracy, fluency, and confidence. We are authorized to issue I-20 forms.
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