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Social Sciences 293
Sociology 134
Political Science 105
Policy and Administration 79
Humanities 74
Anthropology 73
Urban Studies 64
Gender Studies 52
Economics 42
History 36
Social Science 36
Psychology 33
Law 33
Philosophy 23
Energy, Climate & Sustainability 22
Engineering 21
Science & Math 17
International Development 17
Climate and Energy Policy 16
Sustainable Development 15
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Introduction to Psychology
Prof. John D. E. Gabrieli
This course is a survey of the scientific study of human nature, including how the mind works, and how the brain...
Cognitive Science
Psychology
Science & Math
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
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What is Capitalism?
Prof. Christine Walley
As we live in the aftermath of the Financial Crisis of 2008, there are renewed questions about the nature of the...
Anthropology
Social Sciences
intermediate
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free
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Urban Energy Systems and Policy
Prof. David Hsu
This class is about figuring out together what cities and users can do to reduce their energy use and carbon...
Energy
Energy, Climate & Sustainability
Social Sciences
intermediate
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free
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Methods of Policy Analysis
Cherie Miot Abbanat
This course provides an introduction to public policy analysis. It is designed for students who may be planning a...
Climate and Energy Policy
Energy, Climate & Sustainability
Health Care Management
intermediate
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free
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The Meaning of Life
Prof. Graham Jones
This course examines how a variety of cultural traditions propose answers to the question of how to live a...
Anthropology
Social Sciences
intermediate
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free
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Psychology and Economics
Prof. Frank Schilbach
Psychology and Economics (aka Behavioral Economics) is a growing subfield of economics that incorporates insights...
Economics
Psychology
Social Sciences
intermediate
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free
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Congress and the American Political System I
Prof. Charles Stewart
The United States Congress is the most open of the national branches of government, and therefore the most closely...
Political Science
Social Sciences
intermediate
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free
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Energy Decisions, Markets, and Policies
Prof. Richard Schmalensee
This course examines the choices and constraints regarding sources and uses of energy by households, firms, and...
Economics
Energy
Energy, Climate & Sustainability
intermediate
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free
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Introduction to Spatial Analysis
Prof. Sarah Williams
Geographic Information System (GIS) software manages data that represent the location of features (geographic...
Computer Science
Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology
Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
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Microeconomics
Prof. Frank Levy
Microeconomics will ground you in - surprise - basic microeconomics-how markets function, how to think about...
Economics
Social Sciences
advanced
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free
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Introduction to Anthropology
Prof. Graham Jones
Through the comparative study of different cultures, anthropology explores fundamental questions about what it means...
Anthropology
Social Sciences
intermediate
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free
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Urban Transportation Planning
Frederick Salvucci
This course examines the policy, politics, planning, and engineering of transportation systems in urban areas, with...
Civil Engineering
Engineering
Policy and Administration
advanced
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free
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Introduction to International Relations
Prof. Richard Nielsen
This course provides an introduction to the causes of international conflict and cooperation. Topics include war...
Political Science
Social Sciences
intermediate
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free
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Ethnography
Prof. Joseph Dumit
This course is a practicum-style seminar in anthropological methods of ethnographic fieldwork and writing. Depending...
Anthropology
Social Sciences
advanced
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free
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The Brain and Cognitive Sciences II
Prof. Earl Miller
This course is the second half of the intensive survey of brain and behavioral studies for first-year graduate...
Biology
Cognitive Science
Psychology
advanced
MIT OCW
free
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Philosophy of Law
Prof. Julia Markovits
This course examines fundamental issues in the philosophy of law, including the nature and content of law, its...
Humanities
Law
Philosophy
intermediate
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free
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The Art and Science of Happiness
Dr. Holly Sweet
This seminar looks at current theories on happiness and positive psychology as well as practical implications of...
Psychology
Social Sciences
intermediate
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free
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Intro to Japanese Culture
Prof. Ian Condry
This course examines the major aesthetic, social, and political elements which have shaped modern Japanese culture...
Anthropology
History
Humanities
intermediate
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free
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Making Public Policy
Prof. Christopher Warshaw
This course aims to get students thinking about politics and policy as a part of their everyday life. We treat...
Policy and Administration
Political Science
Social Sciences
intermediate
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free
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Ethnic Politics
Prof. Volha Charnysh
This course introduces students to the classic works on ethnic politics, familiarizes them with new research and...
Anthropology
Political Science
Social Sciences
advanced
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free
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Geographic Information System (GIS) Tutorial
MIT Libraries GIS Services Group
Learn how to read and interpret maps and data and use basic cartography principles to create maps that can be used...
Geography
Social Sciences
beginner
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free
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Feminist Thought
Prof. Elizabeth A. Wood
This course analyzes theories of gender and politics, especially ideologies of gender and their construction;...
Gender Studies
Social Sciences
Sociology
intermediate
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free
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Economics of Education
Prof. Frank Levy
This class discusses the economic aspects of current issues in education, using both economic theory and econometric...
Economics
Education Policy
Education & Teaching
intermediate
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free
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Institutions of Modern Capitalism
Prof. Jason Jackson
This course introduces students to a set of analytic tools and conceptual frameworks through which to assess the...
Economics
Political Science
Social Sciences
advanced
MIT OCW
free
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Introduction to Latin American Studies
Prof. Chappell Lawson
This course is designed as an introduction to Latin American politics and society for undergraduates at MIT. No...
Humanities
International Development
Philosophy
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
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Transportation Systems Analysis: Demand and Economics
Michael Frumin
The main objective of this course is to give broad insight into the different facets of transportation systems,...
Civil Engineering
Economics
Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
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The Anthropology of Sound
Prof. Ian Condry
This course examines the ways humans experience sound and how perceptions and technologies of sound emerge from...
Anthropology
Social Sciences
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
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Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies
Dr. Andrea Walsh
This course offers an introduction to women’s and gender studies, an interdisciplinary academic field that explores...
Gender Studies
Social Sciences
Sociology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
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Infant and Early Childhood Cognition
Prof. Laura Schulz
This course is an introduction to cognitive development focusing on children’s understanding of objects, agents, and...
Cognitive Science
Psychology
Science & Math
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
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Sexual and Gender Identities in the Modern United States
Prof. Caley Horan
This course provides an introduction to the history of gender, sex, and sexuality in the modern United States, from...
Gender Studies
History
Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
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Legal Aspects of Property and Land Use
Prof. Balakrishnan Rajagopal
This course is designed to offer an advanced introduction to key legal issues that arise in the area of property and...
Art, Design & Architecture
Humanities
Law
advanced
MIT OCW
free
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Social Psychology
Stephan L. Chorover
This course examines interpersonal and group dynamics, considers how the thoughts, feelings, and actions of...
Psychology
Social Sciences
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
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Public Transportation Systems
Prof. Nigel Wilson
This course discusses the evolution and role of urban public transportation modes, systems, and services, focusing...
Civil Engineering
Engineering
Social Sciences
advanced
MIT OCW
free
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Political Economy I
Prof. Suzanne Berger
Political Economy I explores the major social science paradigms for analyzing relations among state, economy, and...
Economics
Political Science
Social Sciences
advanced
MIT OCW
free
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Introduction to Environmental Policy and Planning
Prof. Lawrence Susskind
This course focuses on national environmental and energy policy-making; environmental ethics; the techniques of...
Climate and Energy Policy
Energy, Climate & Sustainability
Policy and Administration
advanced
MIT OCW
free
course
Magic, Science, and Religion
Prof. Graham Jones
This course explores the origins of magic, science, and religion as forms of belief within and across cultures. It...
Anthropology
Social Sciences
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
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Evolutionary Psychology
Prof. Steven Pinker
Current research on the evolution and development of cognition and affect, including intuitive physics, biology, and...
Cognitive Science
Psychology
Science & Math
advanced
MIT OCW
free
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Slavery and Human Trafficking in the 21st Century
Mitali Thakor
This course explores the issue of human trafficking for forced labour and sexual slavery, focusing on its...
Anthropology
Economics
Gender Studies
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
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Gender and Technology
Dr. K.J. Surkan
This course considers a wide range of issues related to the contemporary and historical use of technology, the...
Gender Studies
History
Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
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Emerging Technology and International Security
Prof. Erik Lin-Greenberg
This course explores how emerging technologies—including drones, artificial intelligence, social media, additive...
Political Science
Social Sciences
intermediate
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free
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Law and Society
Prof. Susan S. Silbey
Law is a common and yet distinct aspect of everyday life in modern societies. This course examines the central...
Anthropology
Humanities
Law
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
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Planning, Communications, and Digital Media
Prof. Lorlene Hoyt
This course focuses on methods of digital visualization and communication and their application to planning issues....
Communication
Computer Science
Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology
advanced
MIT OCW
free
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Anthropological Theory
Prof. Susan S. Silbey
This course introduces students to some of the major social theories and debates that inspire and inform...
Anthropology
Social Sciences
intermediate
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free
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Water Diplomacy
Dr. Animesh Gain
This course, which examines ways of resolving conflicts over the allocation of water resources, is...
Engineering
Environmental Engineering
International Development
advanced
MIT OCW
free
course
Introduction to Political Economy
Prof. Daron Acemoglu
This course is intended as an introduction to the field of political economy. It is the first part of a two-part...
Economics
Political Science
Social Sciences
advanced
MIT OCW
free
course
Research Design for Policy Analysis and Planning
Prof. JoAnn Carmin
This course develops skills in research design for policy analysis and planning. The emphasis is on the logic of the...
Policy and Administration
Social Sciences
Urban Studies
advanced
MIT OCW
free
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Planning Economics
Prof. Frank Levy
Planning Economics will apply microeconomic theory to issues that markets don’t always handle well and so are not...
Economics
Social Sciences
Urban Studies
advanced
MIT OCW
free
course
Gender and Japanese Popular Culture
Prof. Ian Condry
This course examines relationships between identity and participation in Japanese popular culture as a way of...
Anthropology
Art, Design & Architecture
Gender Studies
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
course
Spatial Database Management and Advanced Geographic Information Systems
Prof. Joseph Ferreira
This semester long subject (11.521) is divided into two halves. The first half focuses on learning spatial database...
Business & Management
Civil Engineering
Computer Science
advanced
MIT OCW
free
course
The Anthropology of Biology
Prof. Stefan Helmreich
This course applies the tools of anthropology to examine biology in the age of genomics, biotechnological...
Anthropology
Social Sciences
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
course
Food, Culture & Politics
Prof. Heather Paxson
This course explores connections between what we eat and who we are through cross-cultural study of how personal and...
Anthropology
Social Sciences
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
course
Japanese Politics and Society
Patricia Gercik
This course is designed for students seeking a fundamental understanding of Japanese history, politics, culture, and...
Anthropology
Economics
History
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
course
For Love and Money: Rethinking the Family
Prof. Heather Paxson
Through investigating cross-cultural case studies, this course introduces students to the anthropological study of...
Anthropology
Gender Studies
History
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
course
Comparative Land Use and Transportation Planning
Prof. Pericles (Chris) Zegras
This course focuses on the land use-transportation “interaction space” in metropolitan settings. The course aims to...
Social Sciences
Urban Studies
advanced
MIT OCW
free
course
The Once and Future City
Prof. Anne Whiston Spirn
Class website: The Once & Future City
What is a city? What shapes it? How does its history influence future...
Architecture
Art, Design & Architecture
Geography
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
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Introduction to French Culture
Catherine E Clark
This course examines major social and political trends, events, debates and personalities which help place aspects...
Anthropology
Humanities
Language
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
course
An Introduction to Intelligent Transportation Systems
Prof. Joseph Sussman
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) represent a major transition in transportation on many dimensions. This...
Civil Engineering
Engineering
Social Sciences
advanced
MIT OCW
free
course
Transportation Systems
Prof. Joseph Sussman
Approaching transportation as a complex, large-scale, integrated, open system (CLIOS), this course strives to be an...
Civil Engineering
Engineering
Social Sciences
advanced
MIT OCW
free
course
Economic Development Planning
Jeffrey Levine
This course examines why we plan for economic development, how government is funded in the US, what strategies are...
Economics
Policy and Administration
Social Sciences
advanced
MIT OCW
free
course
Introduction to American Politics
Prof. Devin Caughey
This course provides a substantive overview of U.S. politics and an introduction to the discipline of political...
Political Science
Social Sciences
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
course
Science of Race, Sex, and Gender
Abha Sur Abha Sur
This course examines the role of science and medicine in the origins and evolution of concepts of race, sex, and...
Anthropology
Gender Studies
History
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
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How Culture Works
Dr. Xenia Cherkaev
This course introduces diverse meanings and uses of the concept of culture with historical and contemporary examples...
Anthropology
Social Sciences
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
course
The Anthropology of Politics: Persuasion and Power
Dr. Xenia Cherkaev
This course introduces the ethnographic study of politics, i.e., what anthropologists understand to be “political”...
Anthropology
Political Science
Social Sciences
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
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City to City: Comparing, Researching and Writing about Cities
Cherie Miot Abbanat
This course introduces undergraduate planning students to the role of the planner in researching issues in cities...
Social Sciences
Urban Studies
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
course
Technology and Culture
Prof. Stefan Helmreich
This subject examines relationships among technology, culture, and politics in a range of social and historical...
Anthropology
Policy and Administration
Social Sciences
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
course
Psychology of Gender
Prof. Phoebe Kazdin Schnitzer
We will examine current research and theory regarding the validity and utility of commonly accepted gender...
Gender Studies
Psychology
Social Sciences
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
course
Quantitative Reasoning & Statistical Methods for Planners I
Ezra Haber Glenn
This course develops logical, empirically based arguments using statistical techniques and analytic methods....
Mathematics
Science & Math
Social Sciences
advanced
MIT OCW
free
course
Introduction to Transportation Systems
Prof. Joseph Sussman
1.201J/11.545J/ESD.210J is required for all first-year Master of Science in Transportation students. It would be of...
Social Sciences
Urban Studies
advanced
MIT OCW
free
course
Gender and the Law in U.S. History
Prof. Christopher Capozzola
This subject explores the legal history of the United States as a gendered system. It examines how women have shaped...
Gender Studies
History
Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
course
Gender, Power, and International Development
Prof. Christine Walley
After decades of efforts to promote development, why is there so much poverty in the world? What are some of the...
Anthropology
Economics
Gender Studies
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
course
Introduction to Technology and Cities
Prof. Joseph Ferreira
This seminar is an introduction to the usage and impacts of information and communication technologies (ICTs) on...
Business & Management
Computer Science
Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology
advanced
MIT OCW
free
course
Women and Global Activism in Art, Media and Politics
Abha Sur Abha Sur
This course explores theoretical issues and concerns underlying global feminisms, and their expression through...
Gender Studies
International Development
Political Science
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
course
Linguistics and Social Justice: Language, Education, and Human Rights
Prof. Michel DeGraff
Linguists take it for granted that all languages, including languages in the Global South, are worthy of study. Yet...
Anthropology
Education Policy
Education & Teaching
advanced
MIT OCW
free
course
Justice
Prof. Lucas Stanczyk
This course explores the ideal of social justice. What makes a society just? We will approach this question by...
Humanities
Philosophy
Political Science
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
course
Portuguese I
Dr. Nilma Dominique
This course provides an introduction to the language and culture of the Portuguese-speaking world, with special...
Anthropology
Humanities
Language
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
course
Political Science Laboratory
Prof. Charles Stewart
This course introduces students to the conduct of political research using quantitative methodologies. The methods...
Mathematics
Political Science
Science & Math
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
course
Social Theory and Analysis
Prof. Stefan Helmreich
This subject presents a survey of social theory from the 17th century to the present. It focuses on the historical...
Anthropology
Economics
History
advanced
MIT OCW
free
course
Urban Design Politics
Prof. Lawrence Vale
This is a seminar about the ways that urban design contributes to the distribution of political power and resources...
Policy and Administration
Political Science
Social Sciences
advanced
MIT OCW
free
course
East Asia in the World
Prof. Peter C. Perdue
This subject examines the interactions of East Asia with the rest of the world and the relationships of each of the...
History
Humanities
Political Science
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
course
Urban Sociology in Theory and Practice
Prof. Justin Steil
This course explores the creative dialectic—and sometimes conflict—between sociology and urban policy and design....
Social Sciences
Sociology
Urban Studies
advanced
MIT OCW
free
course
Introduction to Housing, Community, and Economic Development
Prof. J. Phillip Thompson
This course provides students with a critical introduction to: social and economic inequality in America; equitable...
Economics
Policy and Administration
Social Sciences
advanced
MIT OCW
free
course
Social Theory and the City
Prof. Richard Sennett
This course explores how social theories of urban life can be related to the city’s architecture and spaces. It is...
Anthropology
Social Sciences
Sociology
advanced
MIT OCW
free
course
Environment and Society
Prof. Dara O’Rourke
Modern industrial activities - which MIT engineers and scientists play a major role in - have significant...
Climate and Energy Policy
Energy, Climate & Sustainability
Engineering
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
course
Sustainable Economic Development
Prof. Karl Seidman
This course explores the application of environmental and economic development planning, policy and management...
Adaptation and Resilience
Climate Science
Earth Science
advanced
MIT OCW
free
course
U.S. National Security Policy
Prof. Erik Lin-Greenberg
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the making of US foreign and national security policy. It...
Policy and Administration
Political Science
Social Sciences
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
course
Politics and Religion
Prof. Lily Tsai
This graduate reading seminar explores the role of religious groups, institutions, and ideas in politics using...
Anthropology
Humanities
Political Science
advanced
MIT OCW
free
course
Human Rights: At Home and Abroad
Prof. Balakrishnan Rajagopal
This course provides a rigorous and critical introduction to the foundation, structure and operation of the...
Humanities
Philosophy
Policy and Administration
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
course
Drugs, Politics, and Culture
Prof. Hugh Gusterson
This class examines the relationship between a number of mind-altering substances and cultural processes. We look at...
Health & Medicine
Public Health
Social Sciences
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
course
Texts, Topics, and Times in German Literature
Dagmar Jaeger
In diesem Kurs erhalten Sie einen Überblick über einige wichtige literarische Texte, Tendenzen und Themen aus der...
Anthropology
Humanities
Language
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
course
Sustainability: Political Economy, Science, and Policy
Prof. Nazli Choucri
This course examines alternative conceptions and theoretical underpinnings of sustainable development. It focuses on...
Earth Science
Economics
Political Science
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
course
Analyzing Projects and Organizations
Prof. Judith Tendler
This course teaches students how to understand the rationality behind how organizations and their programs behave,...
Business & Management
Organizations & Leadership
Policy and Administration
advanced
MIT OCW
free
course
East Asian Culture: From Zen to K-Pop
Prof. Emma Teng
This subject is an introduction to various forms of culture in East Asia (focusing on China, Japan and Korea),...
Anthropology
Social Sciences
Sociology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
course
Disease and Society in America
Prof. David Jones
This course examines the growing importance of medicine in culture, economics and politics. It uses an historical...
Health & Medicine
History
Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
course
Comparative Politics and International Relations of the Middle East
Prof. Fotini Christia
This course surveys both classic and cutting-edge work on the politics of the Middle East, broadly defined. Topics...
Political Science
Social Sciences
advanced
MIT OCW
free
course
Neuroscience of Morality
Prof. Rebecca Saxe
How do we decide whether an action is morally wrong? How do we choose to do what is right? When and why do we punish...
Cognitive Science
Psychology
Science & Math
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
course
Introduction to the American Political Process
Prof. Asya Magazinnik
This course provides a substantive overview of U.S. politics and an introduction to the discipline of political...
Political Science
Social Sciences
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
course
History of Women in Science and Engineering
Maia Weinstock
This course provides a basic overview of the history of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics...
Engineering
Gender Studies
History
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
course
Field Seminar in Comparative Politics
Prof. Chappell Lawson
This course provides an introduction to the field of comparative politics. Readings include both classic and recent...
Political Science
Social Sciences
advanced
MIT OCW
free
course
Gender, Sexuality, and Society
Prof. Heather Paxson
This course seeks to examine how people experience gender - what it means to be a man or a woman - and sexuality in...
Anthropology
Gender Studies
Social Sciences
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
course
Negotiation and Dispute Resolution in the Public Sector
Prof. Lawrence Susskind
Conventional legislative, administrative, and judicial means of resolving resource allocation and...
Policy and Administration
Social Sciences
advanced
MIT OCW
free
course
Graduate Seminar in American Politics I: Political Behavior
Prof. Ariel White
This graduate-level course focuses on mass political behavior within the American political system. The goal of this...
Political Science
Social Sciences
advanced
MIT OCW
free
course
Environmental Justice Law and Policy
Prof. Justin Steil
This seminar introduces students to basic principles of environmental justice and presents frameworks for analyzing...
Climate and Energy Policy
Energy, Climate & Sustainability
Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
course
Political Science Scope and Methods
Prof. Chappell Lawson
This course is designed to provide an introduction to a variety of empirical research methods used by political...
Political Science
Social Sciences
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
course
Memory, Culture, Forgetting
Prof. Manduhai Buyandelger
This course introduces scholarly debates about the sociocultural practices through which individuals and societies...
Anthropology
Social Sciences
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
course
Graduate Seminar in American Politics II
Prof. Charles Stewart
This is the second in a sequence of two field seminars in American politics intended for graduate students in...
Political Science
Social Sciences
advanced
MIT OCW
free
course
Technology and Gender in American History
Prof. Deborah Fitzgerald
This course centers on the changing relationships between men, women, and technology in American history. Topics...
Anthropology
Gender Studies
History
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
course
Introduction to International Development Planning
Prof. Balakrishnan Rajagopal
This introductory survey course is intended to develop an understanding of key issues and dilemmas of planning in...
Economics
International Development
Policy and Administration
advanced
MIT OCW
free
course
Gender, Health and Marginalization Through a Critical Feminist Lens
Prof. Chris Bobel
In the course we will use a feminist interdisciplinary lens and invite students to look critically at how practices...
Gender Studies
Health & Medicine
Mental Health
advanced
MIT OCW
free
course
Gender: Historical Perspectives
Prof. Lerna Ekmekcioglu
This course examines the definition of gender in scientific, societal, and historical contexts. It explores how...
Anthropology
Gender Studies
History
advanced
MIT OCW
free
course
Cross-Cultural Investigations: Technology and Development
Prof. Heather Paxson
This course enhances cross-cultural understanding through the discussion of practical, ethical, and epistemological...
Anthropology
Social Sciences
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
course
Gender, Power, Leadership, and the Workplace
Dr. Mindy Fried
This course will provide students with an analytic framework to understand the roles that gender, race, and class...
Business & Management
Gender Studies
Organizations & Leadership
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
course
Technology in a Dangerous World
Prof. Rosalind Williams
Aim is to analyze important current events for what they reveal about the nature and working of our technological...
Policy and Administration
Social Sciences
Sociology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
course
Science Policy Bootcamp
William Bonvillian
The careers of MIT scientists and engineers are significantly determined by public policy decisions made in...
Policy and Administration
Social Sciences
advanced
MIT OCW
free
course
The Growth and Spatial Structure of Cities
Prof. Diane Davis
This course examines the economic, political, social, and spatial dynamics of urban growth and decline in cities and...
Policy and Administration
Social Sciences
Urban Studies
advanced
MIT OCW
free
course
Information and Communication Technologies in Community Development
Prof. Langley Keyes
This practicum subject integrates theory and practice through the design, implementation, and evaluation of a...
Business & Management
Communication
Digital Business & IT
advanced
MIT OCW
free
course
Economic Development, Policy Analysis, and Industrialization
Prof. Alice Amsden
This class analyzes the theoretical and historical reasons why governments in latecomer countries have intervened...
Economics
Policy and Administration
Social Sciences
advanced
MIT OCW
free
course
Gender
Prof. Lerna Ekmekcioglu
This course examines the definition of gender in scientific, societal, and historical contexts. It explores how...
Anthropology
Gender Studies
History
advanced
MIT OCW
free
course
Law, Social Movements, and Public Policy: Comparative and International Experience
Prof. Balakrishnan Rajagopal
This course studies the interaction between law, courts, and social movements in shaping domestic and global public...
Economics
Gender Studies
International Development
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
course
Social and Political Implications of Technology
Prof. David Mindell
This course is a graduate reading seminar, in which historical and contemporary studies are used to explore the...
Anthropology
History
Humanities
advanced
MIT OCW
free
course
Violence, Human Rights, and Justice
Prof. Erica James
This course examines the problem of mass violence and oppression in the contemporary world, and the concept of human...
Anthropology
Humanities
Philosophy
intermediate