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This online course gives an introduction to European handwriting of the so-called “twelfth-century renaissance,” when manuscript production skyrocketed as never before.

In this online course, students will learn about how in the 13th century the Mongols created the greatest empire in human history by force of arms and yet by the end of the Ming...

This online course gives an introduction to 19th century opera by analyzing Wagner’s "Das Rheingold" and Verdi’s "Otello".

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;...

This online course (MOOC) teaches about the history and development of world literature. The course explores how literature developed within cultures and how literary works and...

This series of online courses gives an introduction to American government and politics — its foundations, institutions, organizations, and policies.

This online course explores the science behind weather systems by teaching the observational skills needed to make a forecast the without using instruments or computer models.

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...

This online course analyzes Medieval scrolls in detail, and explores their uses and historical significance.

This online course program gives an introduction to key data science essentials through real-world case studies. It includes courses on the R programming language, data...

This online course gives an introduction to the Quran, the central sacred text of Islam. The course provides tools and perspectives for understanding the role of the Quran in...

This online course (MOOC) teaches the fundamental principles of architecture from a study of history’s important buildings.The first part of the course introduces the idea of...

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 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 the Manchus, who conquered Ming China and established the last of the imperial dynasties; their Qing dynasty would become the...

This online course program gives an introduction to the fundamentals of chemistry and energy. Instead of learning about these concepts in the abstract, the course uses case...

This online course explores the science behind climate change. It discusses the likely impact of continued greenhouse gas emissions, emphasizing the scientific uncertainties...

This online course explores the structure and content of the Book of Hours, as well as its role in private devotion and daily life in Medieval Europe.

This online course program explores the cultural significance of Shakespeare’s plays.

In this religion course, learners explore case studies about how religions are internally diverse, how they evolve and change through time, and how religions are embedded in all...