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In this unit, students will learn the basics of musical form and analysis, the genres and styles used in Messiah, the circumstances of its first performance, and its subsequent...

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

This online course gives an introduction to electrochemistry and shows how electrical, chemical, and mechanical energy are linked.

This online course explores the archaeology, history, art, and hieroglyphs surrounding the famous Egyptian Pyramids at Giza.

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 online course explores the dynamics of contemporary China using Chinese literature and literary analysis. The course includes direct engagement with five books and author...

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 explores strategies for leading in a changing world. It includes identifying and unbundling complex challenges, the role of formal and informal authority,...

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...

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

This online course gives an introduction to probability, as a way to understand data, randomness, and uncertainty. The course is designed for learners with some basic high...

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 how to build trust, increase productivity and use digital tools intelligently in a virtual work landscape. It also shows how to remain fully aligned...

This online course (MOOC) explores how entrepreneurship and innovation tackle complex social problems in emerging economies.

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

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....

This online course explores the magnetic and ambivalent character of Shylock in William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.

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 explores ancient Chinese philosophy and ethics, including Confucianism and Daoism. It also discusses how this might challenge Western assumptions of what it...