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This course teaches about the rich diversity of Hindu sacred texts - hymns, narratives, philosophical thought - and their interpretations.

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

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 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 program gives an introduction to computer science for artificial intelligence programmers. No prior experience is required.It first gives a general overview...

This course represents a focus on several techniques that are widely used in the analysis of high-dimensional data.

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 the poetry of the Civil War and its aftermath.

In this online course, students will learn about modern China, focusing on the creation of the modern Chinese state on the ruins of the Empire during the Republican era;...

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

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 provides a human-centered approach to the fundamentals of cell biology with a focus on the power plants of the cell - mitochondria.

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 gives an introduction to the Quran, the central sacred text of Islam. The course provides tools and perspectives for understanding the role of the Quran in...

Through a combination of carefully selected readings, both scriptural and informational, as well as exposure to various forms of Buddhist practice such as art, devotional acts,...

This online course explores the process of creation, and the relationship between making and meaning, in the illuminated manuscripts of the western Middle Ages.

This online course (MOOC) gives an introduction to the U.S. government system.The course explores its foundations, institutions (such as the President and Congress),...

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...