Midcoast Senior College brings classes to seniors interested in lifelong learning. The following new courses begin the week of Sept. 9 and run through Nov. 1, 2024. Courses are four- to eight weeks long and are either in-person or online (Zoom). No grades, no exams, join MSC for learning for the fun of it! Registration for the following courses opens on Aug. 12.

In the Beginning: Selections from Genesis and Exodus 9:30-11:00 a.m. 7-week, 90-minute in-person course begins 9/9 (no class 10/14) with Frank Strasburger.

So You Wanna Be a Composer 9:30-11 a.m. 4-week, 90-minute in-person begins 9/9 with Mort Achter.

Dante’s Divine Comedy: Inferno 1-2:30 p.m. 6-week, 90-minute in-person course begins 9/9 (no class 10/14) with George Young.

The Electoral College: Creation, Evolution, Controversy 1-2:30 p.m. 6-week, 90-minute in-person course begins 9/16 (no class 10/14) with Jim Bunting.

ASL Handshapes and Simple Sentences 9:30-11 a.m. 4-week, 90-minute in-person workshop begins 9/17 with Martin Samelson.

The Pursuit of Equality 9:30-11:30 a.m. 8-week, 120-minute online course begins 9/10 with Doug Bennett. 

Reading Guide in French 1-2:30 p.m. 8-week, 60-minute in-person course begins 9/10 with Jayne Boisvert.

Psychological Experience 1-2:30 p.m. 8-week, 90-minute in-person course begins 9/10 with Joseph de Rivera.

Paying Attention to Attention 9:30-11 a.m. 6-week, 90-minute in-person course begins 9/11 with Raymond Boisvert.

A Self-Guided Tour of Merrymeeting Bay 9:30-11 a.m. 6-week, 90-minute online course begins 9/11 with Terry Porter.

Classical Architecture 1-2:30 p.m. 6-week, 90-minute online course begins 9/11 with David Spurr.

Divided America, 1600-1945 3-4:30 p.m. 6-week, 90-minute in-person course begins 9/11 with Scott Andrews.

The U.S. Supreme Court and the October 2023-June 2024 Term 9:30-11 a.m. 8-week, 90-minute online course begins 9/12 with Kevin Hart.

Impeachment: Constitutional History and Issues 1-2:30 p.m. 8-week, 90-minute in-person course begins 9/12 with H. Lowell Brown.

To register and find out more, visit www.midcoastseniorcollege.org or call us at 207-725-4900. To register for a course, you must be a current MSC member or a current member of another Maine senior college. The annual $40 membership fee is valid from July 1 through June 30 of each calendar year. All courses are $60 per person. MSC offers confidential tuition waivers to its members from its scholarship fund. Please contact us if our fees are outside your budget. Send your tuition waiver request to info@midcoastseniorcollege.org.