Cape Town Courses

Cape Town Courses  

Course Planning

BOSP course information for the upcoming academic year will be available in Stanford Explore Courses in Summer Quarter. While BOSP courses vary by quarter and year, reviewing courses from previous quarters can provide helpful context to aid your planning. If you intend to use BOSP courses to meet major or minor requirements, consult your department for confirmation. Please note that course offerings may change for a variety of reasons. We recommend discussing an enrollment contingency plan with your academic advisor/s.

Additional course options are available through Stanford Engineering Center for Global & Online Education (CGOE). More course information can be found here.

2026-2027 Courses  

BOSP Launches New Cape Town-Oxford Joint Program
Curious about studying away for two consecutive quarters? The new Cape Town–Oxford Public Memory Program offers Stanford students a rare opportunity to spend two quarters abroad. Launching in Autumn 2027 and continuing through Winter 2028, this intensive, co-designed program is the first of its kind to connect two cities within a single course of study, linking Cape Town and Oxford through a sustained comparative framework unique among international study programs. Learn more about this unique opportunity.

2026-2027 Academic Year

Autumn Quarter

Mandatory

• OSPCPTWN 30: Introducing Cape Town

Faculty in Residence

• OSPCPTWN 81: Organizing for Good

Electives

• OSPCPTWN 45: Transitional Justice and Transformation Debates in South Africa (Way: ED, SI)
• OSPCPTWN 67: Beyond Silicon Valley: Technology and Development in the Global South (Way: SI)
• OSPCPTWN 78: Making Sense and Sense-Making: An exploration of art in South Africa (WAY-A-II, WAY-EDP)

Winter Quarter

Mandatory (all)

• OSCPTWN 30: Introducing Cape Town
• OSPCPTWN 45: Transitional Justice and Transformation Debates in South Africa (Way: ED, SI)
• OSPCPTWN 78: Making Sense and Sense-Making: An exploration of art in South Africa (WAY-A-II, WAY-EDP)
• OSPCPTWN 90: Global Leaders and Innovators in Human and Planetary Health: Sustainable Societies Lab South Africa (Faculty in Residence) 

Faculty in Residence

• OSPCPTWN 90: Global Leaders and Innovators in Human and Planetary Health: Sustainable Societies Lab South Africa 
   

Spring Quarter

Mandatory

• OSPCPTWN 30: Introducing Cape Town

Faculty in Residence

• OSPCPTWN 94: Political Violence and the Law

Electives

• OSPCPTWN 45: Transitional Justice and Transformation Debates in South Africa (Way: ED, SI)
• OSPCPTWN 67: Beyond Silicon Valley: Technology and Development in the Global South (Way: SI)
• OSPCPTWN 78: Making Sense and Sense-Making: An exploration of art in South Africa (WAY-A-II, WAY-EDP)

*All courses are subject to change.