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In this online course, students will learn about the Manchus, who conquered Ming China and established the last of the imperial dynasties; their Qing dynasty would become the...

This online course addresses Einstein's engagement with relativity, quantum mechanics, Nazism, nuclear weapons, philosophy, the arts, and technology, and raises basic questions...

In this online course, students will learn about the rise of the Chinese Communist Party, the People´s Republic under Mao Zedong, and the beginning of China´s reopening and...

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....

In this course, learners will hear from leading experts as they engage with current issues and challenges in global health. The course will examine the global response to...

This online course analyzes Medieval scrolls in detail, and explores their uses and historical significance.

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

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

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

This online course explores how book printing first developed and shaped the modern book.

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 gives an introduction to the three branches of the U.S. federal government.

This online course program gives an introduction to computer science and the programming of web applications. It gives a general overview of computer science and then explores...

This online course guides learners through all four movements of Beethoven´s 9th Symphony, highlighting aspects of symphonic form, describing Beethoven´s composition process,...

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...

This online course program gives an introduction to the fundamentals of chemistry and energy. Instead of learning about these concepts in the abstract, the course uses case...

This online course explores the structure and content of the Book of Hours, as well as its role in private devotion and daily life in Medieval Europe.

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

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.