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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....

In this online course, students will learn about the period when the dynasties of north and south were reunified under the Sui and Tang (late sixth to seventh century), when the...

This short online course takes an in-depth look at the 1854 London cholera epidemic and its importance for the field of epidemiology.

This online course explores the roles that microbes play in the production, preservation, and enhancement of foods in a variety of culinary traditions, and discovers the history...

This online course gives an introduction to Sikhism and provides an overview of Sikh teachings as well as the historical context of the Sikh scripture.

This online course gives an introduction to computer science for business professionals. No prior knowledge of computers or programming is required.Topics include computational...

This online course explores key concepts of urban development by examining cities around the world. It also includes a historical exploration of cities like ancient Rome.

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

This course series provides an overview of the structure and function of the entire nervous system — from the inner workings of a single nerve cell to the complexity of the brain.

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 explores how to perform RNA-Seq, ChIP-Seq, and DNA methylation data analyses, using open source software, including R and Bioconductor.

This introductory global health course aims to frame global health's collection of problems and actions within a particular biosocial perspective. It develops a toolkit of...

This online course explores introductory programming and data analysis in MATLAB, with applications to biology and medicine.

This online course explores how to read William Shakespeare's plays through his biography, Elizabethan and Jacobean history, and modern performance.

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 bridges the gap between introductory and advanced courses in Python. It includes:Python 3 programming basics (a review)Python tools (e.g., NumPy and SciPy...

This online course explores handwriting’s role in the later Middle Ages as Europe was in the midst of the "paper revolution” and the quantity of documents was exploding.

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

This online course program gives an in-depth introduction to the scientific concepts that are essential for everyday cooking, including the chemistry and physics of cooking as...