Hidden Gems

If you are searching for classes that explore intriguing topics, are taught by engaging faculty, and offer small class size, try out one of L&C’s hidden gems. These classes come from a wide variety of departments and may, as a bonus, help meet general education or elective credit requirements.

Looking to round out your schedule with a 1 or 2-credit course? A list of options is at the end of the page.

These courses are all being offered in spring 2026. Please consult WebAdvisor for course prerequisites and restrictions, and to read the full course description. 

(Faculty: Want to add your course to the list below? Email Heather Colombo at heathermc@lclark.edu)

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AES 260-F1: Intro to Modes of Inquiry

ART 150: Chinese Art

ART 208-F1: Ancient Art

ART 301: Italian Renaissance Art and Architecture

ART 333: Visual Perspectives on Dante

BIO 100: Perspectives in Biology + BIO 100L: Laboratory

CLAS 100: Ancient Greek Myth

CLAS 266-F1: Health Healing Ancient World

CS 495: Topics: Advanced Cybersecurity

DSCI 140: Introduction to Data Science

DSCI 240-F1: Data for Good

ECON 265: Pacific NW Policy Issues

ED 205: Education in a Complex Society

ED 446: Reimagining Teaching/Learning

ELI 345-01: Practicum: Music Industry

ELI 345-02: Practicum: Marketing

ELI 345-03: Practicum: Sales & Negotiation

ELI 345: Practicum: Media Industries

ENG 125: Jane Austen

ENG235-F1: Topics: Film Noir

ETHS 200-F1: Intro to Ethnic Studies

FREN 230-F1: French Literature in Translation

GERM-230-F1: German Lit: Cold War Culture

GERM 322: Monsters Machines Mermaids and other Fantastic Creatures in German Literature and Film

HEAL 340: Epidemiology

HIST 264-F1: The History of Portland

MUS 104: Sound and Sense: Understanding Music

MUS 106: Workshops in World Music

QR 101: Quantitative Reasoning

RELS 104: Religion and Violence

RELS 107: Religion in TV

RHMS 204-F1: Black/Africana Rhetoric and Media Theories

RHMS 241-F1: Data and Democracy

RUSS 290-F1: Environmental Topics in Russian and Soviet Cultures in Translation

SOAN 267-F1: Movement

WLL-240: Introduction to Linguistics

WLL-270: Developing Personal Leadership & Intercultural Capacity 

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Looking to round out your schedule with a 1 or 2-credit course? The following classes are being offered in spring 2026. Please consult WebAdvisor for class schedule and prerequisites. 

AS 156: Art of Tea in Japanese Culture I (2 credits)

CHIN 252-F1: Chinese Conversation (2 credits)

CS 111: Introduction to Cybersecurity (2 credits)

ELI 211-F1: Skills Lab: Excel (1 credit)

ELI 211-F2: Skills Lab: AI for Creatives (1 credit)

ELI 211-F3: Skills Lab: AI Prompt Engineering (1 credit)

ELI 211-F4: Skills Lab: Cybercrime Prevention (1 credit)

ELI 211-F5: Skills Lab: Financial Planning (1 credit)

ENG 410: Writing in the World (2 credits)

FREN 262-F1: Conversational French (2 credits)

GERM 252-F1: German Conversation (2 credits)

JAPN 252-F1: Japanese Conversation (2 credits)

Music Performance lessons: please consult WebAdvisor for full list (1 credit)

Music Performance Ensembles: please consult WebAdvisor for full list (1 credit):

MUP 121: Javanese Gamelan Ensemble

MUP 127: Ghanaian Music Ensemble

MUP 128: Zimbabwean Music Ensemble

MUP 129: Indian Music Ensemble

MUP 130: Latin American Music Ensemble

Physical Education/Activities 101 (PE/A): multiple courses (1 credit)

Please consult WebAdvisor for full list and visit Lewis & Clark Athletics Physical Education to read class descriptions

RELS 202-F1: Sacred Space (2 credits)

RUSS 211-F1: Topics: Resistance Literature (2 credits)

RUSS 252-F1: Russian Conversation (2 credits)

SPAN 251-F1: Intermediate Spanish Conversation (2 credits)

SPAN 351: Advanced Conversational Spanish (2 credits)

TH 110A: Theatre Laboratory (2 credits)

TH 110B: Theatre Laboratory (1 credit)

TH 211-F1: CAD for Theatre (2 credits)