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This online course explores the fascinating history of Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, one of the most challenging and rewarding ballets ever written.

This four-week course provides the context in which to understand the Ebola outbreak -- why now, and why did so many people suffer and die? The course lays out the global...

This online course teaches about working with practitioners in social, life and physical sciences to understand how calculus and mathematical models play a role in their work.

This online course explores the poetry of the Civil War and its aftermath.

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

This online course gives an overview of divination systems, ranging from ancient Chinese bone burning to modern astrology.

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

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...

The course is designed for those who care about health and healthcare and wish to learn more about how to measure and improve care - for themselves, for their institutions, or...

In this online course, students will learn about the creation of the first centralized bureaucratic empire in 221 BC through its dissolution and restoration.

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

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...

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...

This online course gives an introduction to Jewish scriptures.It explores the key beliefs and practices of Judaism through an examination of its sacred texts and their...

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

This online course is designed to introduce the range of issues that arise when entering and enforcing contracts. It will provide an introduction to what a contract is and also...

This online course (MOOC) explores the diverse and complex roles that religions play in both promoting and mitigating violence.

This online course explores the scientific and technological underpinnings of malaria. It also teaches about the historical, political, social, and economic contexts of malaria...