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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...

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

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 Tangible Things, students will discover how material objects have shaped academic disciplines and reinforced or challenged boundaries between people. This course will draw on...

In this online course, students will learn about the period from Deng Xiaoping´s rise in 1978 to the present, through the disciplines of sociology, political science and economics.

In this online course, students will learn about how in the 13th century the Mongols created the greatest empire in human history by force of arms and yet by the end of the Ming...

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

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 series examines the modern history of Japan, from the 1850s to 1930s, as well as that of postwar Tokyo.

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

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

This online course teaches about opioid use and addiction and how it has evolved over time, leading to the current public health crisis in the United States. The course includes...

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

This online course teaches how to think algorithmically and solve problems efficiently.

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

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,...

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 guides learners through the first half of L´Orfeo, highlighting aspects of operatic form and dramatic technique, the rehearsals and cultural context for the...

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.