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In this course, students will explore the Holocaust from the overlapping perspectives of literature and history—through memoirs, historical documents, poetry, documentary...

This online course discusses modern history from a global perspective. The course includes the following topics:From the Traditional to the Modern - Commercial and Military...

In this course teaches how to develop skills for looking at art through a thematic lens. Students will explore four themes–Places & Spaces, Art & Identity, Transforming...

This online course is a Chinese course for beginners, including introduction of phonetics and daily expressions. After taking this class, learners should have a basic...

This online course (MOOC) gives an introduction to Linguistics.The course includes topics such as:Characteristics of human languageSound: phonology and phoneticsWords and...

This course will explore how Kierkegaard deals with the problems associated with relativism, the lack of meaning and the undermining of religious faith that are typical of...

This online course (MOOC) explores history through a journey of 13.8 billion years starting at the Big Bang and travelling through time all the way to the future. The course...

This course will examine the music industry in the United States, with the unique perspective gained by Vanderbilt University’s location in Nashville, TN. Nashville is a major...

Focused on Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings Online, this course explores what happens to stories and films when they are turned into online games.

This course will explore the Presidency, assassination, and lasting legacy of President John F. Kennedy. Students will learn how JFK’s life, administration, and tragic death...

This course provides a view of the history of spaceflight, from early writings telling of human's fascination of space through the early Russian and American space stations.

This course teaches how to design lesson plans around the needs of ELL students and their language level through the analysis of content language and cognitive demands.

This course teaches how to make emotionally moving recordings on almost any recording equipment, including phones or laptops.

Drawing on the latest archeological research and a wide range of comparative texts, this online course synthesizes fascinating recent research in biblical studies. The course...

The skills taught in this course empower students to succeed in any college-level course or professional field. It teaches how to conduct rigorous academic research and how to...

This course is for curious students and aspiring authors with a passion for writing for young readers. This course will guide you with a combination of video lectures, online...

This course teaches the basic concepts of improvisation from Gary Burton, one of the most renowned improvisers in the jazz world, including the mental, melodic, and harmonic...

This course is a unique and exciting introduction to the genre and craft of historical fiction, for curious students, aspiring authors--anyone with a passion for the past.

This course examines the history of rock, primarily as it unfolded in the United States, from the days before rock (pre-1955) to the end of the 1960s. It covers artists such as...

Who were Franklin, Eleanor, and Theodor Roosevelt? What values did the three Roosevelts (3Rs) stand for? How did these two presidents and one first lady influence the world we...