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This online course explores the haunting figure at the heart of one of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays.

The jury is an institution in some legal systems in which a panel of citizens weigh evidence and decide verdicts of court cases. "To jury" is, at its most basic form, to judge....

This online course explores the magnetic and ambivalent character of Shylock in William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.

This online course, the third installment of the multi-part Poetry in America series, focuses on the poetry of Walt Whitman, a quintessentially American writer whose work...

This online course explores ancient Chinese philosophy and ethics, including Confucianism and Daoism. It also discusses how this might challenge Western assumptions of what it...

This online course gives an introduction to the three branches of the U.S. federal government.

This online course gives an introduction to programming using the language "R", a popular language for statistical computing and graphics in data science and other domains.

This online course program aims to give learners a broad and robust understanding of computer science, programming, and software development as well as game design and...

In this online course, students will learn about modern China, focusing on the creation of the modern Chinese state on the ruins of the Empire during the Republican era;...

Through a combination of carefully selected readings, both scriptural and informational, as well as exposure to various forms of Buddhist practice such as art, devotional acts,...

In this online course, students will learn about the rise of the Chinese Communist Party, the People´s Republic under Mao Zedong, and the beginning of China´s reopening and...

This online course gives an introduction to 18th century opera by analyzing Händel’s "Giulio Cesare" and Mozart’s "Don Giovanni".

This course explores Japan’s transition into the modern world through the historical visual record. The introductory module considers methodologies historians use to “visualize”...

This online course explores how readers in the first information age interacted with their books.

This MOOC gives an introduction to the study of bioethics and the application of legal and ethical reasoning.

This MOOC explores Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, an iconic Romantic symphony that ushered in an era of narrative “program music.” Participants will learn the basics of...

This online course (MOOC) explores the ornate liturgical books used in medieval cathedrals and monasteries, and their purpose in the Middle Ages.

In Tangible Things, students will discover how material objects have shaped academic disciplines and reinforced or challenged boundaries between people. This course will draw on...

In this course, learners will hear from leading experts as they engage with current issues and challenges in global health. The course will examine the global response to...

In this online course, students will learn about Qing´s forced re-encounter and engagement with the West and its ideas and technology and the impact of imperialism and dynastic...