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This online course explores the unfolding of life in the universe.The course combines the discoveries of the evolutionary sciences with humanities such as history, philosophy,...

This course examines major works by Hemingway, Fitzgerald, and Faulkner, exploring their interconnections on three analytic scales: the macro history of the United States and...

This course explores the causes, course, and consequences of the American Civil War, from the 1840s to 1877.

This course focuses on three particularly interesting areas of astronomy that are advancing very rapidly: Extra-Solar Planets, Black Holes, and Dark Energy. The course explores...

This online lecture series explores the metaphysics of life and death. It discusses topics such as various arguments for the existence of the soul, personal identity,...

This online lecture series presents the Early Middle Ages in Western European development, from the accession of Diocletian to the feudal transformation. It covers topics such...

This course explores the physical processes that control Earth's atmosphere, ocean, and climate. It includes topics like: clouds, rain, severe storms, air pollution, ocean...

This course former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Timothy F. Geithner and Professor Andrew Metrick surveys the causes, events, policy responses, and aftermath of the recent...

This online course gives an overview of what psychological science says about happiness. It includes common misconceptions as well as activities that have been proven to...

The purpose of this course is to examine the African American experience in the United States from 1863 to the present.

This online lecture by Yale University provides an introduction to the principles and methods of physics.The course covers Newtonian mechanics, special relativity, gravitation,...

This online course explores the social and behavioral factors that contribute to health decisions and behaviors. It further discusses the fields of nutrition, physical activity,...

This course encompasses the study of eating as it affects the health and well-being of every human. Topics include taste preferences, food aversions, the regulation of hunger...

This course presents the principles of evolution, ecology, and behavior for students beginning their study of biology and of the environment.

This course examines the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) as an expression of the religious life and thought of ancient Israel, and a foundational document of Western civilization....

This course attempts to explain the role and the importance of the financial system in the global economy. The course also gives a picture of the kind of thinking and analysis...

This online course (MOOC) discusses the moral foundations of politics and the main answers that have been given to this question in the modern West.It includes the following...

This class is a study of Milton's poetry, with attention paid to his literary sources, his contemporaries, his controversial prose, and his decisive influence on the course of...

This online course explores medical studies for beginners with no prior knowledge. It covers study design, research methods, and statistical interpretation and also includes...

This online lecture course is intended as an introduction to political philosophy as seen through an examination of some of the major texts and thinkers of the Western political...