Humanities

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MIT OCW
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Introduction to Western Music
Teresa M. Neff
This class will convey a broad overview of the history, culture, styles, and repertoires of what is generally...
History Art, Design & Architecture Music
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Einstein, Oppenheimer, Feynman: Physics in the 20th Century
Prof. David Kaiser
This class explores the changing roles of physics and physicists during the 20th century. Topics range from...
History Physics Humanities
intermediate
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Logic I
Dr. Ephraim Glick
In this course we will cover central aspects of modern formal logic, beginning with an explanation of what...
Philosophy Humanities
intermediate
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Computational Music Theory and Analysis
Prof. Michael Scott Asato Cuthbert
This course presents major approaches to computational music theory and musicology in the symbolic (score-based)...
Mathematics Art, Design & Architecture Music
intermediate
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Modern Art and Mass Culture
Prof. Caroline Jones
This class provides an introduction to modern art and theories of modernism and postmodernism. It focuses on the way...
Visual Arts Media Studies History
intermediate
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Philosophical Issues in Brain Science
Prof. Alex Byrne
This course provides an introduction to important philosophical questions about the mind, specifically those that...
Philosophy Cognitive Science Psychology
intermediate
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Introduction to Linguistics
Prof. Norvin W. Richards
This class provides some answers to basic questions about the nature of human language. Throughout the course, we...
Linguistics Humanities
intermediate
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German I
Peter Weise
This course gives an introduction to German language and culture. The focus is on acquisition of vocabulary and...
Language Sociology Humanities
intermediate
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free
Digital Humanities
Dr. Kurt Fendt
This course examines the theory and practice of using computational methods in the emerging field of digital...
Media Studies Computer Science Humanities
intermediate
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Spanish I
Margarita Ribas Groeger
Spanish I is very different from other classes at MIT. The central component of the text and workbook is a series of...
Humanities Language
intermediate
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Japanese I
Dr. Takako Aikawa
This course is designed for students with no previous knowledge of the language, providing opportunities to acquire...
Humanities Language
intermediate
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Moral Psychology
Prof. Tamar Schapiro
This course is an examination of philosophical theories of action and motivation in the light of empirical findings...
Psychology Philosophy Humanities
intermediate
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Chinese Calligraphy
Kang Zhou
Chinese calligraphy (书法 / 書法, shūfǎ)—the art of expressive brush writing—is one of the most esteemed and enduring...
Language Art, Design & Architecture Humanities
intermediate
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free
Fundamentals of Music
Ms. Pamela Wood
This class introduces students to the rudiments of Western music through oral, aural, and written practice utilizing...
Art, Design & Architecture Music Humanities
intermediate
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Magic, Witchcraft, and the Spirit World
Prof. James Howe
Spiritual, magical, and “occult” aspects of human behavior in anthropological and historical perspective: magic,...
Social Sciences History Anthropology
intermediate
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Problems of Philosophy
Prof. Miriam Schoenfield
This course is an introduction to the problems of philosophy—in particular, to problems in ethics, metaphysics,...
Philosophy Religion Humanities
intermediate
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The Bible
Ina Lipkowitz
This course is an introduction to major books from both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. Particular attention...
History Literature Religion
intermediate
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Dynastic China
Prof. Tristan G. Brown
This course surveys the history of China from the first dynasty to the year 1800. It traces the rise of the world’s...
History Humanities
intermediate
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free
Interactive Data Visualization and Society
Prof. Arvind Satyanarayan
The world is awash with increasing amounts of data, and we must keep afloat with our relatively constant perceptual...
Visualization Computer Science Engineering
intermediate
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free
Chinese I (Regular)
Dr. Haohsiang Liao
This subject is the first semester of four that forms an introduction to modern standard Chinese, commonly called...
Language Humanities
intermediate
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Classics of Western Philosophy
Prof. Sally Haslanger
This course will introduce you to the Western philosophical tradition through the study of thinkers such as Plato,...
Humanities History Literature
intermediate
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French I
Cathy Culot
21G.301/351 offers an introduction to the French language and culture with an emphasis on the acquisition of...
Language Humanities
intermediate
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The Science Fiction of Freedom
Prof. Ben Mangrum
What does it mean to be free? Is freedom a state of mind? An inalienable property of the self? The absence of...
Literature Humanities
intermediate
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free
Ethics of AI Bias
Prof. Bernhardt Trout
This video aims to delve into the human problems brought out by issues in artificial intelligence, specifically with...
Philosophy Computer Science Engineering
beginner
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Advanced Natural Language Processing
Prof. Michael Collins
This course is a graduate introduction to natural language processing - the study of human language from a...
Humanities Linguistics Computer Science
advanced
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Ethics of Technology
Dr. Kevin Mills
This course introduces the tools of philosophical ethics through application to contemporary issues concerning...
Policy and Administration Philosophy Law
intermediate
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free
Ethics for Engineers: Artificial Intelligence
Prof. Bernhardt Trout
Artificial Intelligence (AI), and the algorithmic judgment at its core, is developing at breakneck speed. This...
Humanities Engineering Philosophy
intermediate
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free
Myth, Ritual, and Symbolism
Prof. James Howe
Human beings are symbol-making as well as tool-making animals. We understand our world and shape our lives in large...
Anthropology Linguistics Religion
intermediate
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free
Old English and Beowulf
Prof. Arthur Bahr
This course is an intensive introduction to Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon), the ancestor of modern English...
Language Literature Humanities
intermediate
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The Nature of Creativity
Prof. Irving Singer
This course is an introduction to problems about creativity as it pervades human experience and behavior. Questions...
Philosophy Cognitive Science Psychology
intermediate
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Victorian Literature and Culture
Prof. James Buzard
The course covers British literature and culture during Queen Victoria’s long reign, 1837-1901. This was the...
History Anthropology Literature
intermediate
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Introduction to Philosophy of Language
Prof. Stephen Yablo
This course explores the nature of meaning and truth, and their bearing on the use of language in communication. No...
Linguistics Philosophy Humanities
intermediate
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Minds and Machines
Prof. Alex Byrne
This course is an introduction to many of the central issues in a branch of philosophy called philosophy of mind.
Philosophy Computer Science Cognitive Science
intermediate
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Listening, Speaking, and Pronunciation
Isaiah WonHo Yoo
This course is designed for high-intermediate ESL students who need to develop better listening comprehension and...
Language Humanities
intermediate
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free
Gödel, Escher, Bach
Robert Speer
How are math, art, music, and language intertwined? How does intelligent behavior arise from its component parts?...
Humanities Engineering Networks and Security
intermediate
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Introduction to French Literature
Prof. Bruno Perreau
This course is a study of major French literary genres and an introduction to methods of literary analysis. This...
Humanities Language Literature
intermediate
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free
Ancient Greek Philosophy and Mathematics
Dr. Lee Perlman
This course explores the relationship between ancient Greek philosophy and mathematics. We investigate how ideas of...
Humanities History Mathematics
intermediate
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Rhetoric
Dr. Steven Strang
This course is an examination of the theory, the practice, and the implications of rhetoric & rhetorical...
Literature Humanities
intermediate
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Music and Technology: Recording Techniques and Audio Production
Dr. Florian Hollerweger
This course is an introduction to music recording and audio production from both a practical and a theoretical...
Art, Design & Architecture Electrical Engineering Media Studies
intermediate
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Heavy Metal 101
Joe Diaz
This is not a metallurgy class! Learn everything you ever wanted to know about heavy metal music. Topics of this...
Humanities Art, Design & Architecture Music
beginner
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free
Literature and Ethical Values
Prof. Alvin Kibel
The aim of this subject is to acquaint the student with some important works of systematic ethical philosophy and to...
Literature Philosophy Humanities
intermediate
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Writing and Reading Short Stories
Shariann Lewitt
This course is an introduction to the short story. Students will write stories and short descriptive sketches....
Literature Humanities
intermediate
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Advanced Speaking and Critical Listening Skills (ELS)
Jane Dunphy
This course is for advanced students who wish to build confidence and skills in spoken English. It focuses on the...
Language Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
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Linguistics in K–12 Education
Dr. Maya Honda
This seminar explored the idea that the study of linguistics can be a means to develop young people’s understanding...
Humanities Linguistics Pedagogy and Curriculum
advanced
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The Linguistic Study of Bilingualism
Prof. Suzanne Flynn
One mind, two languages. The basic focus of this class will be on the linguistic and psycholinguistic underpinnings...
Linguistics Cognitive Science Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Language Acquisition
Prof. Athulya Aravind
This course is an introduction to language acquisition, a subfield of linguistics whose goal is to understand how...
Humanities Linguistics
intermediate
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free
Communication Skills for Academics
Prof. Joanne Yates
Your success as an academic will depend heavily on your ability to communicate to fellow researchers in your...
Communication Literature Social Sciences
advanced
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free
Music and Technology: Sound Design
Dr. Florian Hollerweger
In this course, we will rebuild the everyday sounds of nature, machines, and animals from scratch and encapsulate...
Art, Design & Architecture Engineering Game Design
intermediate
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free
History of Media and Technology
Prof. Beth Coleman
History of Media and Technology addresses the mutually influential histories of communications media and...
History Media Studies Art, Design & Architecture
advanced
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free
Bioethics
Prof. Caspar Hare
This course does not seek to provide answers to ethical questions. Instead, the course hopes to teach students two...
Philosophy Organizations & Leadership Public Health
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Dance Theory and Composition
Prof. Thomas DeFrantz
This course introduces students to the art and formal ideologies of contemporary dance. We explore the aesthetic and...
Art, Design & Architecture Music Performing Arts
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Writing Workshop
Jessica Young
MIT students are challenged daily to solve for x, to complete four problem sets, two papers, and prepare for an exam...
Literature Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Introduction to Musical Composition
Prof. Keeril Makan
Through a progressive series of composition projects, students investigate the sonic organization of musical works...
Art, Design & Architecture Music Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Interactive Music Systems
Eran Egozy
This course explores audio synthesis, musical structure, human computer interaction (HCI), and visual presentation...
User Experience Art, Design & Architecture Engineering
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Japan in the Age of the Samurai: History and Film
Aaron Moore
This course covers medieval Japanese society and culture from the twelfth to the nineteenth centuries, when...
History Sociology Anthropology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Meta-ethics
Prof. Justin Khoo
This course considers a range of philosophical questions about the foundations of morality, such as whether and in...
Humanities Philosophy
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Spanish II
Margarita Ribas Groeger
Spanish II continues to develop students’ listening, speaking, reading and writing skills using the second part of...
Humanities Language
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Foundations of Cognition
Prof. Josh Tenenbaum
Advances in cognitive science have resolved, clarified, and sometimes complicated some of the great questions of...
Humanities Philosophy Cognitive Science
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Introduction to Media Studies
Dr. Andrea Walsh
Introduction to Media Studies is designed for students who have grown up in a rapidly changing global multimedia...
Media Studies Literature Anthropology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Finance and Society
Prof. William Deringer
This course provides students with a broad historical and social-scientific introduction to a central aspect of...
History Finance & Accounting Economics
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
The Making of a Roman Emperor
Prof. William Broadhead
Through close examination of the emperor Augustus and his Julio-Claudian successors, this subject investigates how...
History Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Linguistic Phonetics
Prof. Edward Flemming
This course is about the study of speech sounds; how we produce and perceive them and their acoustic properties....
Linguistics Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Moral Problems and the Good Life
Prof. Sally Haslanger
This course will focus on issues that arise in contemporary public debate concerning matters of social justice....
Sociology Philosophy Humanities
intermediate
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free
Ethics
Prof. Julia Markovits
This will be a seminar on classic and contemporary work on central topics in ethics. The first third of the course...
Philosophy Humanities
intermediate
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free
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 Philosophy Law
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Teaching and Learning: Cross-Cultural Perspectives
Prof. Graham Jones
This course explores the diverse ways that people teach and learn—in different countries, in different disciplines,...
Humanities Anthropology Communication
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Introduction to the History and Theory of Architecture
Prof. Mark Jarzombek
This course is a global-oriented survey of the history of architecture, from the prehistoric to the sixteenth...
History Architecture Art, Design & Architecture
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Crafting Research Questions and Qualitative Methodology
Prof. Judith Tendler
This course covers approaches to research and evaluation in the planning field, for those preparing to write...
Urban Studies Literature Humanities
advanced
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free
Foundations of Western Culture: Homer to Dante
Prof. Arthur Bahr
As we read broadly from throughout the vast chronological period that is “Homer to Dante,” we will pepper our...
Humanities Literature Philosophy
intermediate
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free
Intro to Japanese Culture
Prof. Ian Condry
This course examines the major aesthetic, social, and political elements which have shaped modern Japanese culture...
History Anthropology Sociology
intermediate
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free
Space Policy Seminar
Prof. Daniel Hastings
The seminar explores current issues in space policy as well as the historical roots for the issues. Emphasis on...
Policy and Administration History Humanities
advanced
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free
Theory of Knowledge
Prof. Declan Smithies
This course is an introduction to epistemology: the theory of knowledge. We will focus on skepticism—that is, the...
Philosophy Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Composing with Computers I (Electronic Music Composition)
Peter Whincop
This class explores sound and what can be done with it. Sources are recorded from students’ surroundings - sampled...
Art, Design & Architecture Media Studies Music
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Fans and Fan Cultures
Prof. Edward Schiappa
This subject examines media audiences—specifically, fans—and the subcultures that evolve around them. Explores...
Literature Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Classics of Chinese Literature
Prof. Emma Teng
This course is an introduction to three of the major genres of traditional Chinese literature—poetry, fiction and...
Literature Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Introduction to Literary Theory
Prof. Shankar Raman
This subject examines the ways in which we read. It introduces some important strategies for engaging with literary...
Visual Arts Literature Philosophy
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Theories and Methods in the Study of History
Prof. Kenda Mutongi
This course examines the distinctive ways in which historians in different parts of the world have approached the...
History Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Modern China
Prof. Tristan G. Brown
This course discusses China’s emergence as a global power, which has arisen out of two centuries of significant...
History Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Philosophy of Quantum Mechanics
Prof. Edward Hall
Quantum mechanics–even in the ordinary, non-relativistic, “particle” formulation that will be the primary focus of...
Physics Philosophy Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
American Urban History
Ezra Haber Glenn
This is a seminar on the history of institutions and institutional change in American cities from roughly 1850 to...
History Urban Studies Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Writing and Reading the Essay
Prof. Anthony Lioi
As the course title suggests, this class is meant to acquaint you with the literary and rhetorical tradition of the...
Literature Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Argumentation and Communication
Cherie Miot Abbanat
This Communication and Argumentation seminar is an intensive writing workshop that focuses on argumentation and...
Humanities Communication Literature
advanced
MIT OCW
free
German II
Ellen Crocker
In this course students are exposed to history and culture of German-speaking countries through audio, video, and...
Language Sociology Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Modal Logic
Prof. Stephen Yablo
Modal logic is the logic of necessity and possibility, and by extension of analogously paired notions like validity...
Linguistics Philosophy Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Harmony and Counterpoint I
Prof. Brian Robison
In this subject we will study the basic harmonic, melodic, and formal practices of western music, principally the...
Music Art, Design & Architecture Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Linear Algebra - Communications Intensive
Andrew Brooke-Taylor
This is a communication intensive supplement to Linear Algebra (18.06). The main emphasis is on the methods of...
Mathematics Literature Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Wanderings in Psychogeography: Exploring Landscapes of History, Biography, Memory, Culture, Nature, Poetry, Surreality, Fantasy, and Madness
Ezra Haber Glenn
In this seminar we explore the history, present, and future of psychogeography, hoping to map the center and the...
Urban Studies Geography Philosophy
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Science Communication: A Practical Guide
Prof. John Durant
This class develops the abilities of students to communicate science effectively in a variety of real-world...
Literature Humanities
intermediate
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free
Philosophy of Love
Dr. Lee Perlman
This course explores the nature of love through works of philosophy, literature, film, poetry, and individual...
Literature Philosophy Humanities
intermediate
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free
Language and Mind
Prof. Ted Gibson
This course will address some fundamental questions regarding human language: (1) how language is represented in our...
Psychology Systems Engineering Linguistics
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Topics in the Avant-Garde in Literature and Cinema
Prof. Charity Scribner
21G.031 examines the terms “avant garde” and “Kulturindustrie” in French and German culture of the early twentieth...
Visual Arts Anthropology Art History
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Science Writing and New Media: Science Writing for the Public
Karen Boiko
This class is an introduction to writing about science—including nature, medicine and technology—for general...
Media Studies Communication Literature
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Japanese VI
Dr. Takako Aikawa
This is an experimental version of 21G.506, which offers a combination of in-person and synchronous remote...
Language Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Japanese Literature and Cinema
Prof. Ian Condry
This course surveys both cinematic and literary representations of diverse eras and aspects of Japanese culture such...
Visual Arts Anthropology Literature
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Writing and Experience: Reading and Writing Autobiography
Dr. Andrea Walsh
The reading and writing in this course will focus on the art of self-narrative or autobiographical writing. Such...
Art, Design & Architecture Humanities Media Studies
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Learning Chinese: A Foundation Course in Mandarin (汉语基础教材)
Julian K. Wheatley
This online textbook represents materials that were used in the first four semesters (two years) of the Mandarin...
Language Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Graduate Technical Writing Workshop
Caroline Beimford
This course is designed to improve the student’s ability to communicate technical information. It covers the basics...
Literature Humanities
advanced
MIT OCW
free
The Rise of Modern Science
Prof. David Jones
This subject introduces the history of science from antiquity to the present. Students consider the impact of...
History Policy and Administration Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Reading Poetry: Social Poetics
Prof. Joshua Bennett
The central concern of this class is the historical relationship between the social lives of everyday people and...
Literature Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Jewish History from Biblical to Modern Times
Prof. Peter Temin
This course explores how our views of Jewish history have been formed and how this history can explain the survival...
Humanities History Anthropology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
The Society of Mind
Prof. Marvin Minsky
This course is an introduction to the theory that tries to explain how minds are made from collections of simpler...
Philosophy Computer Science Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
The Middle East in the 20th Century
Prof. Abigail Jacobson
This course surveys the history of the Middle East, from the end of the 19th century to the present. It examines...
History Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Playwriting I
Laura Harrington
This class introduces the craft of writing for the theater. Through weekly assignments, in class writing exercises,...
Literature Performing Arts Art, Design & Architecture
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
The Ancient World: Greece
Prof. William Broadhead
This course elaborates the history of Ancient Greece from the Bronze Age to the death of Alexander. It covers major...
History Literature Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
German IV
Ellen Crocker
This course focuses on development of interpretive skills, using literary texts (B. Brecht, S. Zweig) and...
Media Studies Language Literature
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Economic History
Richard A. Hornbeck
This course is a survey of world economic history, and it introduces economics students to the subject matter and...
History Economics Humanities
advanced
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free
Studies in Film
Prof. Alvin Kibel
This course investigates relationships between two media, film and literature, studying works linked across the two...
Visual Arts Media Studies Literature
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
French Film Classics
Catherine E Clark
This course covers the history and aesthetics of French cinema from the advent of sound to present-day. It treats...
Visual Arts Language Literature
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Writing Science Fiction
Shariann Lewitt
This class will focus on the craft of writing genre science fiction. Students write and read science fiction and...
Literature Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
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...
Sociology International Development Philosophy
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Introduction to World Music
Prof. George Ruckert
This course explores the ways that music is both shaped by and gives shape to the cultural settings in which it is...
Anthropology Music Art, Design & Architecture
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Logic II
Prof. Vann McGee
This course begins with an introduction to the theory of computability, then proceeds to a detailed study of its...
Humanities Mathematics Philosophy
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Early Music
Prof. Michael Scott Asato Cuthbert
This course examines European music from the early Middle Ages until the end of the Renaissance. It includes a...
Art, Design & Architecture History Music
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Masterworks in American Short Fiction
Prof. John Hildebidle
For some reason, American literature (like French, Irish, and Russian, among others) has been especially productive...
Literature Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Ethics in Your Life: Being, Thinking, Doing (or Not?)
Prof. Sally Haslanger
This seminar is made possible through a collaboration between Radius and the Philosophy section of MIT. This course...
Sociology Philosophy Social Sciences
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
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...
Sociology Philosophy Anthropology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
History of Science
Prof. Robin Scheffler
This course offers an introduction to the history and historiography of science from ancient Greece to the present....
Humanities History
advanced
MIT OCW
free
The Ancient City
Prof. William Broadhead
This course focuses on the archaeology of the Greek and Roman city. It investigates the relationship between urban...
History Anthropology Urban Studies
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Speak Italian With Your Mouth Full
Dr. Paola Rebusco
The participants in this seminar will dive into learning basic conversational Italian, Italian culture, and the...
Language Sociology Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
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...
History Sociology Gender Studies
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
German III
Dagmar Jaeger
This course expands skills in speaking, reading, listening, and writing. Students develop analytic and...
Language Literature Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Shakespeare
Prof. Diana Henderson
Three hundred and eighty years after his death, William Shakespeare remains the central author of the...
Humanities Literature
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Writing and Rhetoric: Rhetoric and Contemporary Issues
Dr. Andrea Walsh
This course seeks to provide a supportive context for students to grow significantly as writers by discovering and...
Policy and Administration Communication Literature
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Indistinguishable From... Magic as Interface, Technology, and Tradition
Greg Borenstein
With a focus on the creation of functional prototypes and practicing real magical crafts, this class combines...
Art, Design & Architecture Humanities Game Design
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Contemporary Literature: British Novels Now
Prof. Sarah Brouillette
What is Britain now? Its metropolises are increasingly multicultural. Its hold over its distant colonies is a thing...
Humanities Literature Philosophy
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Introduction to the History of Technology
Prof. David Mindell
This course is an introduction to the consideration of technology as the outcome of particular technical,...
History Humanities
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Composing Your Life: Exploration of Self through Visual Arts and Writing
Graham Gordon Ramsay
In this interdisciplinary seminar, we explore a variety of visual and written tools for self exploration and self...
Visual Arts Literature Art, Design & Architecture
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
The Supernatural in Music, Literature and Culture
Prof. Charles Shadle
This course explores the relationship between music and the supernatural, focusing on the social history and context...
Art, Design & Architecture Literature Music
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
The Ancient World: Rome
Prof. William Broadhead
This course covers the history of Rome from its humble beginnings to the 5th century A.D. The first half covers...
Humanities History Literature
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Ancient Philosophy
Prof. Sally Haslanger
This course will acquaint the student with some of the ancient Greek contributions to the Western philosophical and...
Literature Philosophy Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Anthropology Through Speculative Fiction
Prof. Erica James
This class examines how anthropology and speculative fiction (SF) each explore ideas about culture and society,...
Anthropology Literature Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Natural Language and the Computer Representation of Knowledge
Prof. Robert Berwick
6.863 is a laboratory-oriented course on the theory and practice of building computer systems for human language...
Humanities Engineering Machine Learning
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Classical Literature: The Golden Age of Augustan Rome
Prof. James Cain
Roman Literature of the Golden Age of Augustus Caesar, produced during the transition from Republican to Imperial...
History Literature Philosophy
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Japanese Politics and Society
Patricia Gercik
This course is designed for students seeking a fundamental understanding of Japanese history, politics, culture, and...
Humanities Anthropology Economics
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Hip Hop
Prof. Thomas DeFrantz
This class explores the political and aesthetic foundations of hip hop. Students trace the musical, corporeal,...
Art, Design & Architecture Anthropology Music
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Theory and Method in the Study of Architecture and Art
Prof. Caroline Jones
This seminar is open to graduate students, and is intended to offer a synoptic view of selected methodologies and...
History Art History Architecture
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Reading Fiction
Prof. Alisa Braithwaite
Reading Fiction is designed to sharpen your skills as a critical reader. As we explore both short stories and novels...
Literature Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
American Literature
Dr. Wyn Kelley
This course studies the national literature of the United States since the early 19th century. It considers a range...
Literature Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Music and Technology: Live Electronics Performance Practices
Prof. Christopher Ariza
This course is a creative, hands-on exploration of contemporary and historical approaches to live electronics...
User Experience Art, Design & Architecture Electrical Engineering
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Chinese I (Streamlined)
Min-Min Liang
This course, along with 21G.108 / 158 offered in the spring, form the elementary level of the streamlined sequence,...
Language Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Experimental Molecular Genetics
Prof. Jing-Ke Weng
This project-based laboratory course provides students with in-depth experience in experimental molecular genetics,...
Literature Biology Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Lab in Psycholinguistics
Prof. Edward Gibson
Hands-on experience designing, conducting, analyzing, and presenting experiments on the structure and processing of...
Linguistics Cognitive Science Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
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...
History Anthropology Economics
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Advanced Semantics
Prof. Kai von Fintel
This course is the second of the three parts of our graduate introduction to semantics. The others are 24.970...
Linguistics Humanities
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Globalization: The Good, the Bad and the In-Between
Prof. Margery Resnick
This subject examines the paradoxes of contemporary globalization. Through lectures, discussions and student...
Anthropology Economics Political Science
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Economic History of Financial Crises
Prof. Peter Temin
This course gives a historical perspective on financial panics. Topics include the growth of the industrial world,...
Humanities History Economics
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society, 1917 to the Present
Prof. Elizabeth A. Wood
This course explores the political and historical evolution of the Soviet state and society from the 1917 Revolution...
History Sociology Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
The History of Computing
Dr. Slava Gerovitch
This course focuses on one particular aspect of the history of computing: the use of the computer as a scientific...
History Computer Science Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Special Topics in Cinematic Storytelling
Prof. Glorianna Davenport
This seminar explores approaches to representation for distributed cinematic storytelling. The relationship between...
Visual Arts Media Studies Literature
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Computational Models of Discourse
Prof. Regina Barzilay
This course is a graduate level introduction to automatic discourse processing. The emphasis will be on methods and...
Linguistics Computer Science Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Biomedical Engineering Seminar Series: Developing Professional Skills
Dr. Mya Poe
This course consists of a series of seminars focused on the development of professional skills. Each semester...
Literature Philosophy Humanities
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Language and its Structure III: Semantics and Pragmatics
Prof. Kai von Fintel
This course gives an introduction to the science of linguistic meaning. There are two branches to this discipline:...
Humanities Linguistics Philosophy
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
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...
History Sociology Political Science
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Portuguese I
Dr. Nilma Dominique
This course provides an introduction to the language and culture of the Portuguese-speaking world, with special...
Language Anthropology Sociology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
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 Sociology Political Science
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Writing and Reading Poems
William Corbett
This course is an examination of the formal structural and textual variety in poetry. Students engage in extensive...
Literature Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Transmedia Storytelling: Modern Science Fiction
Shariann Lewitt
Transmedia narratives exist across multiple storytelling platforms, using the advantages of each to enhance the...
Visual Arts Media Studies Literature
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Paradox and Infinity
Prof. Agustín Rayo
This course presents highlights of the more technical side of philosophy. It studies a cluster of puzzles,...
Mathematics Economics Philosophy
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
ConLangs: How to Construct a Language
Prof. Norvin W. Richards
This course explores languages that have been deliberately constructed, including Esperanto, Klingon, and Tolkien’s...
Humanities Linguistics
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Linguistic Studies of Bilingualism
Prof. Suzanne Flynn
This course studies the development of bilingualism in human history (from Australopithecus to present day). It...
Humanities Language Linguistics
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Script Analysis
Michael Ouellette
This class focuses on reading a script theatrically with a view to mounting a coherent production. Through careful,...
Literature Performing Arts Art, Design & Architecture
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Expository Writing for Bilingual Students
Patricia Brennecke
The purpose of this course is to develop your writing skills so that you can feel confident writing the essays, term...
Language Literature Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Power: Interpersonal, Organizational and Global Dimensions
Prof. Susan S. Silbey
Using examples from anthropology and sociology alongside classical and contemporary social theory, this course...
Sociology Philosophy Anthropology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Introduction to Drama
Prof. Diana Henderson
Drama combines the literary arts of storytelling and poetry with the world of live performance. As a form of...
Literature Performing Arts Art, Design & Architecture
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
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...
Humanities History Anthropology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
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 Geography Sociology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Islam/Media
Dr. Peter McMurray
This course is an introduction to Islam from the perspective of media and sound studies, intended for advanced...
Visual Arts Media Studies Sociology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Music and Technology: Algorithmic and Generative Music
Prof. Christopher Ariza
This course examines the history, techniques, and aesthetics of mechanical and computer-aided approaches to...
Media Studies Mathematics Music
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Genre Fiction Workshop
Shariann Lewitt
Some argue that genre fiction is only a marketing category, but other critics say that different genres meet...
Literature Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Chinese II (Regular)
Dr. Haohsiang Liao
This subject is the second semester of four that forms an introduction to modern standard Chinese, commonly called...
Humanities Language
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
History and Anthropology of Medicine and Biology
Prof. Stefan Helmreich
This course explores recent historical and anthropological approaches to the study of medicine and biology. Topics...
History Humanities
advanced
MIT OCW
free
History of Western Thought, 500-1300
Prof. Anne McCants
This course examines the development of the western intellectual tradition from the fall of the Roman Empire through...
History Religion Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
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...
History Gender Studies Sociology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
English Renaissance Drama: Theatre and Society in the Age of Shakespeare
Prof. Shankar Raman
Shakespeare “doth bestride the narrow world” of the English Renaissance “like a colossus,” leaving his...
Literature Performing Arts Art, Design & Architecture
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Film as Visual and Literary Mythmaking
Prof. Irving Singer
This course examines problems in the philosophy of film as well as literature studied in relation to their making of...
Art, Design & Architecture Humanities Visual Arts
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Speech Communication
Prof. Kenneth Stevens
6.541J surveys the structural properties of natural languages, with special emphasis on the sound pattern. Topics...
Electrical Engineering Health Care Management Linguistics
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Engineering Ethics
Dr. Taft Broome
This course introduces the theory and the practice of engineering ethics using a multi-disciplinary and...
Engineering Philosophy Organizations & Leadership
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Comparative Grand Strategy and Military Doctrine
Prof. Barry Posen
This course will conduct a comparative study of the grand strategies of the great powers (Britain, France, Germany...
Humanities History Political Science
advanced
MIT OCW
free
World Literatures: Travel Writing
Prof. Mary Fuller
This semester, we will read writing about travel and place from Columbus’s Diario through the present. Travel...
Humanities Literature
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Unmanageability: Pathless Realities and Approaches
Gabriel Kahan
Over the last 40 years, new managerial technologies in Western democratic societies have emerged to dominate our...
Art, Design & Architecture Humanities Media Studies
advanced
MIT OCW
free
The Renaissance, 1300-1600
Prof. Jeffrey S. Ravel
The “Renaissance” as a phenomenon in European history is best understood as a series of social, political, and...
History Anthropology Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
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...
Humanities Real Estate Law
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Writing About Literature: Writing About Love
Rosa Martínez
This course is designed around analyzing intimate bonds and the permutations of heartbreak. Through the analysis of...
Literature Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Advanced Workshop in Writing for Social Sciences and Architecture (ELS)
Patricia Brennecke
This workshop is designed to help you write clearly, accurately and effectively in both an academic and a...
Language Literature Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Anthropology of the Middle East
Prof. Susan Slyomovics
This course examines traditional performances of the Arabic-speaking populations of the Middle East and North...
Performing Arts Anthropology Sociology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Media and Methods: Sound
Prof. John Picker
This course explores the ways in which humans experience the realm of sound and how perceptions and technologies of...
Media Studies Music Art, Design & Architecture
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Cultures of Computing
Prof. Stefan Helmreich
This course examines computers anthropologically, as artifacts revealing the social orders and cultural practices...
History Anthropology Philosophy
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Music Composition
Prof. Peter Child
This course features directed composition of larger forms of original writing involving voices and/or instruments....
Art, Design & Architecture Music Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Modern Japan: 1868 to Present
Prof. Hiromu Nagahara
This course surveys Japanese history from the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate in 1603 to the present and...
History Political Science Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Literary Interpretation: Virginia Woolf's Shakespeare
Prof. Diana Henderson
How does one writer use another writer’s work? Does it matter if one author has been dead 300 years? What...
Humanities Literature
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Environmental Justice Law and Policy
Prof. Justin Steil
This seminar introduces students to basic principles of environmental justice and presents frameworks for analyzing...
Policy and Administration Philosophy Political Science
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Japanese II
Dr. Takako Aikawa
This course covers Genki I Lessons 7 through 12 that will enhance the basic skills for conversation, reading, and...
Language Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Historiography of Islamic Architecture
Prof. Nasser Rabbat
This seminar offers a critical review of scholarship on Islamic architecture through close reading of scholarly...
History Architecture Art, Design & Architecture
advanced
MIT OCW
free
French II
Laura Ceia-Minjares
21G.302/352 is the second part of an introductory course to the French language and culture with an emphasis on the...
Language Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Spanish III
Douglas Morgenstern
This course is the first intermediate-level course in Spanish, with a focus on grammar review, additional...
Language Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
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...
Humanities History Anthropology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Major Media Texts
Prof. Diana Henderson
This class does intensive close study and analysis of historically significant media “texts” that have been...
Media Studies Literature Art, Design & Architecture
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Introduction to French Culture
Catherine E Clark
This course examines major social and political trends, events, debates and personalities which help place aspects...
Language Literature Anthropology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Philosophy of Love in the Western World
Prof. Irving Singer
This course is a seminar on the nature of love and sex, approached as topics both in philosophy and in literature....
Humanities Literature Philosophy
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Popular Culture and Narrative: Use and Abuse of the Fairy Tale
Dr. William Donaldson
This course takes a deep look at a big subject. We ask where Fairy Tales come from and we examine the structure of...
Literature Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Modern Poetry
Prof. Stephen Tapscott
This course considers some of the substantial early twentieth-century poetic voices in America. Authors vary, but...
Humanities Literature
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Attraction and Repulsion: The Magic of Magnets
Dr. James Livingston
This Freshman Advising Seminar surveys the many applications of magnets and magnetism. To the Chinese and Greeks of...
Physics History Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Riots, Rebellions, Revolutions
Prof. Roger Petersen
This course examines different types of violent political conflict. It compares and contrasts several social science...
Humanities History Political Science
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Language and Its Structure I: Phonology
Prof. Michael Kenstowicz
24.901 is designed to give you a preliminary understanding of how the sound systems of different languages are...
Linguistics Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Metropolis: History of New York City
Prof. Craig Wilder
Hitherto it had gone by the original Indian name Manna-hatta, or as some still have it, ‘The Manhattoes’; but this...
Humanities History Anthropology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Advanced Workshop in Writing for Science and Engineering (ELS)
Jane Dunphy
This course offers analysis and practice of various forms of scientific and technical writing, from memos to journal...
Humanities Language Literature
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Foundations of Western Culture: The Making of the Modern World
Dr. Howard Eiland
This course comprises a broad survey of texts, literary and philosophical, which trace the development of the modern...
Humanities History Literature
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Advanced Writing Seminar
Cherie Miot Abbanat
The purpose of this seminar is to expose the student to a number of different types of writing that one may...
Literature Humanities
advanced
MIT OCW
free
City Visions: Past and Future
Prof. Diane Davis
This class is intended to introduce students to understandings of the city generated from both social science...
Environmental Design History Sociology
advanced
MIT OCW
free
European Thought and Culture
Prof. Thomas Nolden
This subject surveys main currents of European cultural and intellectual history in the modern period. Such a...
History Anthropology Sociology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Introduction to Anglo-American Folk Music
Prof. George Ruckert
This course examines the production, transmission, preservation and qualities of folk music in the British Isles and...
Music Performing Arts Art, Design & Architecture
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Decisions, Games, and Rational Choice
Prof. Robert Stalnaker
Foundations and philosophical applications of Bayesian decision theory, game theory and theory of collective choice....
Economics Philosophy Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Ethics and the Law on the Electronic Frontier
Prof. Daniel Weitzner
This course considers the interaction between law, policy, and technology as they relate to the evolving...
Computer Science Communication Law
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
High-Intermediate Academic Communication
Isaiah WonHo Yoo
The goal of this course is to review grammar and develop vocabulary building strategies to refine oral and written...
Media Studies Communication Literature
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Islam, the Middle East, and the West
Dr. Mériam Belli
This course aims to provide students with a general overview of basic themes and issues in Middle Eastern history...
History Sociology Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Capitalism and Its Critics
Prof. Michael Piore
This course addresses the evolution of the modern capitalist economy and evaluates its current structure and...
Humanities Economics Philosophy
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Asia in the Modern World: Images & Representations
Prof. Shigeru Miyagawa
We will explore images that pertain to the emergence of Japan as a modern state. We will focus on images that depict...
Art, Design & Architecture Humanities Visual Arts
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Communicating in Technical Organizations
Dr. Edward C. Barrett
This course focuses on an exploration of the role that communication plays in the work of the contemporary...
Communication Literature Organizations & Leadership
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Language and its Structure II: Syntax
Prof. David Pesetsky
This course will acquaint you with some of the important results and ideas of the last half - century of research in...
Linguistics Philosophy Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
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...
History Gender Studies Philosophy
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
The Emergence of Europe: 500-1300
Prof. Anne McCants
This course surveys the social, cultural, and political development of western Europe between 500 and 1350. A number...
History Anthropology Philosophy
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Writing and Experience: Exploring Self in Society
Dr. Andrea Walsh
The reading and writing for this course will focus on what it means to construct a sense of self and a life...
Humanities Literature
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
American Classics
Prof. Pauline Maier
This subject is devoted to reading and discussing basic American historical texts that are often cited but often...
History Anthropology Literature
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Spanish IV
Margarita Ribas Groeger
Course Sequences Spanish IV aims at developing and improving student’s oral and written communication through the...
Language Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Liberalism, Toleration, and Freedom of Speech
Prof. Alex Byrne
This course examines theories and principles that underlie the concept of free speech in the United...
Philosophy Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Major English Novels
Prof. James Buzard
This course studies several important examples of the genre that between the early 18th century and the end of the...
Literature Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Law and Society in US History
Prof. Christopher Capozzola
As events of the last few years have shown, the Supreme Court has played a crucial role in American political life....
History Anthropology Philosophy
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Nuclear Weapons Education Project
MIT Interdisciplinary Team: Robert P. Redwine, Professor of Physics Emeritus (Coordinator)
The MIT Nuclear Weapons Education Project aims to teach individuals, particularly those who grew up after the end of...
History Physics Energy
beginner
MIT OCW
free
Good Food: Ethics and Politics of Food
Prof. Sally Haslanger
This course explores the values (aesthetic, moral, cultural, religious, prudential, political) expressed in the...
International Development Gender Studies Philosophy
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Chinese VI (Regular): Discovering Chinese Cultures and Societies
Tong Chen
This course is the continuation of 21G.105. It is designed to further help students develop sophisticated...
Sociology Language Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Gender and Japanese Popular Culture
Prof. Ian Condry
This course examines relationships between identity and participation in Japanese popular culture as a way of...
Media Studies Anthropology Sociology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Renaissance To Revolution: Europe, 1300-1800
Prof. Jeffrey S. Ravel
This course provides an introduction to major political, social, cultural and intellectual changes in Europe from...
History Philosophy Religion
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Writing in Tonal Forms I
Prof. Peter Child
Written and analytic exercises based on 18th- and 19th-century small forms and harmonic practice found in music such...
Art, Design & Architecture Music Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Classical Rhetoric and Modern Political Discourse
Prof. Leslie Perelman
This course is an introduction to the history, theory, practice, and implications of rhetoric, the art and craft of...
Communication Literature Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
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 Sociology International Development
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Topics in South Asian Literature and Culture
Arundhati Banerjee
This subject aims to provide an overview of contemporary texts in regional languages in South Asian Literature and...
Media Studies Anthropology Literature
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Toward the Scientific Revolution
Prof. David Kaiser
This subject traces the evolution of ideas about nature, and how best to study and explain natural phenomena,...
History Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Small Wonders: Media, Modernity, and the Moment: Experiments in Time
Prof. Noel Jackson
The “small wonders” to which our course will attend are moments of present time, depicted in the verbal and visual...
Visual Arts Media Studies Literature
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Food in American History
Anya Zilberstein
This course will explore food in modern American history as a story of industrialization and globalization....
Climate Science Public Health History
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Prof. Chappell Lawson
This course examines why democracy emerges and survives in some countries rather than in others; how political...
Philosophy Political Science Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Shakespeare, Film and Media
Prof. Peter S. Donaldson
Filmed Shakespeare began in 1899, with Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree performing the death scene from King John for the...
Visual Arts Media Studies Literature
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Germany Today: Intensive Study of German Language and Culture
Ellen Crocker
Prepares students for working and living in German-speaking countries. Focus on current political, social, and...
Sociology Media Studies Anthropology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Popular Musics of the World
Prof. Patricia Tang
This course focuses on popular music, i.e. music created for and transmitted by mass media. Various popular music...
Art, Design & Architecture Marketing Anthropology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Special Topics in Literature: Milton's "Paradise Lost"
Prof. Mary Fuller
In this 3-unit class, we will read Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost. The goal of the class is for students to come...
Literature Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Medieval Literature: Love, Sex, and Marriage
Dr. Emily Griffiths Jones
It is easy to think of love as a “universal language” - but do ideas about love translate easily across history,...
Literature Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Writing About Literature
Dr. Wyn Kelley
Students, scholars, bloggers, reviewers, fans, and book-group members write about literature, but so do authors...
Literature Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Literary Studies: The Legacy of England
Prof. Stephen Tapscott
Topic: The English sense of humor. This course examines English literature across genre and historical periods. It...
Literature Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Musical Improvisation
Dr. Mark Harvey
In this course, students study concepts and practice techniques of improvisation in solo and ensemble contexts. The...
Music Humanities Art, Design & Architecture
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
How to Stage a Revolution
Prof. Malick Ghachem
This course explores fundamental questions about the causes and nature of revolutions by looking at how people...
Humanities History
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Territorial Conflict
Prof. M. Taylor Fravel
This graduate seminar introduces an emerging research program within International Relations on territorial...
Policy and Administration History Political Science
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Writing with Shakespeare
Prof. Diana Henderson
William Shakespeare didn’t go to college. If he time-traveled like Dr. Who, he would be stunned to find his words on...
Literature Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
French Photography
Catherine E Clark
This course introduces students to the world of French photography from its invention in the 1820s to the present....
Visual Arts Language Literature
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Bestsellers: Out for the Count
Dr. William Donaldson
This class uses a range of literary texts to trace the growth of the vampire trope from its first appearance in...
Literature Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Nationalism
Prof. Melissa Nobles
This course provides a broad overview of the theories of and approaches to the study of nationalist thought and...
Philosophy Political Science Humanities
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Genre Fiction Workshop: Fantasy
Shariann Lewitt
Fantasy is currently one of the most popular genres across every platform in fiction. From film to gaming to...
Humanities Literature
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Writing and Rhetoric: Designing Meaning
Dr. Suzanne T. Lane
This course takes rhetoric as a system for designing meaning that helps us understand complex situations and ideas,...
Communication Literature Philosophy
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Digital Typography
Prof. John Maeda
This class introduces studies in the algorithmic manipulation of type as word, symbol, and form. Problems covered...
Art, Design & Architecture Humanities Visual Arts
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Language Acquisition I
Prof. Athulya Aravind
This course focuses on the process by which native speakers of a language acquire the ability to speak and...
Linguistics Humanities
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Medieval Literature: Dante, Boccaccio, Chaucer
Prof. James Cain
The course explores the literary masterworks of three of the most celebrated authors of the Middle Ages in their...
Humanities History Literature
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Philosophy of Film
Prof. Irving Singer
This course is a seminar on the philosophical analysis of film art, with an emphasis on the ways in which it creates...
Visual Arts Philosophy Art, Design & Architecture
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Chinese V (Regular): Chinese Cultures & Society
Tong Chen
This course is the continuation of 21G.104/108. It is designed to further help students develop sophisticated...
Sociology Language Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Music and Technology (Contemporary History and Aesthetics)
Prof. Christopher Ariza
This course is an investigation into the history and aesthetics of music and technology as deployed in experimental...
Media Studies Music Art, Design & Architecture
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Rhetoric: Rhetoric of Science
Dr. Mya Poe
This course is an introduction to the history, theory, practice, and implications of rhetoric, the art and craft of...
Communication Literature Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Queer Cinema and Visual Culture
Dr. K.J. Surkan
This course analyzes mainstream, popular films produced in the post-World War II 20th century U.S. as cultural texts...
Visual Arts History Gender Studies
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Leadership Stories: Literature, Ethics, and Authority
Prof. Leigh Hafrey
This course explores how we use story to articulate ethical norms. The syllabus consists of short fiction, novels,...
Management Literature Humanities
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Introduction to Phonology
Prof. Michael Kenstowicz
This course serves as an introduction to the current research questions in phonological theory. Topics include...
Linguistics Humanities
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Introduction to Fiction
Dr. Elizabeth M. Fox
This course investigates the uses and boundaries of fiction in a range of novels and narrative styles, traditional...
Literature Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Angles
Jared David Berezin
Angles is an annual online magazine of exemplary writing by MIT students. All of the works published in Angles since...
Communication Literature Humanities
beginner
MIT OCW
free
Feeling and Imagination in Art, Science, and Technology
Prof. Irving Singer
This course is a seminar on creativity in art, science, and technology. We discuss how these pursuits are jointly...
Literature Philosophy Cognitive Science
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Musical Analysis
Prof. Peter Child
This class is an introduction to the analysis of tonal music. Students develop analytical techniques based upon...
Music Art, Design & Architecture Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Automatic Speech Recognition
Dr. James Glass
6.345 introduces students to the rapidly developing field of automatic speech recognition. Its content is divided...
Engineering Humanities Electrical Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Arthurian Literature and Celtic Colonization
Prof. James Cain
The course examines the earliest emergence of stories about King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table in the...
History Literature Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Media in Cultural Context: Popular Readerships
Prof. Sarah Brouillette
What is the history of popular reading in the Western world? How does widespread access to print relate to...
History Media Studies Literature
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Grammar of a Less Familiar Language
Prof. Michael Kenstowicz
This course is designed to allow participants to engage in the exploration of the grammatical structure of a...
Linguistics Humanities
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Brave New Planet
Prof. Eric Lander
Utopia or dystopia? It’s up to us. In the 21st century, powerful technologies have been appearing at a breathtaking...
Energy Philosophy Climate Science
beginner
MIT OCW
free
Introduction to Contemporary Hispanic Literature
Prof. Margery Resnick
This course studies important twentieth century texts from Spain and Latin America. The readings include short...
Language Literature Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Oral Communication in Spanish
Douglas Morgenstern
A second-year intermediate course that includes vocabulary enhancement and limited review of selected points of...
Language Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Chinese IV (Regular)
Dr. Haohsiang Liao
Together with 21G.103 Chinese III, this course forms the intermediate level of what constitutes a four-term...
Language Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Technology and the Literary Imagination
Prof. Leo Marx
Our linked subjects are (1) the historical process by which the meaning of technology has been constructed, and (2)...
History Anthropology Humanities
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Popular Culture and Narrative: Literature, Comics, and Culture
Prof. John Picker
In this course, we will investigate popular culture and narrative by focusing on the relationship between literary...
Literature Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Philosophy In Film and Other Media
Prof. Irving Singer
This course examines works of film in relation to thematic issues of philosophical importance that also occur in...
Visual Arts Media Studies Literature
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
North America through French Eyes
Prof. Bruno Perreau
The course offers an analysis of the keen interest shown by France and the French in North American cultures since...
Language Literature Anthropology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Social Study of Science and Technology
Prof. Stefan Helmreich
This course surveys canonical and recent theories and methods in science studies. We will organize our discussions...
History Sociology Philosophy
advanced
MIT OCW
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Comedy
Rosa Martínez
This course is designed around analyzing what’s so funny and why is it that we laugh when we do. How is comedy...
Literature Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Reading Poetry
Prof. Mary Fuller
How do you read a poem? Intuition is not the only answer. In this class, we will investigate some of the formal...
Literature Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Technology in History
Prof. Rosalind Williams
Today many people assume that technological change is the major factor in historical change and that it tends to...
Humanities History
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Justice
Prof. Lucas Stanczyk
This course explores the ideal of social justice. What makes a society just? We will approach this question by...
Sociology Philosophy Political Science
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
American History Since 1865
Prof. Caley Horan
This course examines the social, cultural, political, and economic history of the United States, from the Civil War...
Humanities History
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Developing Musical Structures
Prof. Jeanne Bamberger
The goal of this class is practical: to interrogate, make explicit, and thus to develop the powerful...
Art, Design & Architecture Music Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Studies in Western Music History: Quantitative and Computational Approaches to Music History
Prof. Michael Scott Asato Cuthbert
The disciplines of music history and music theory have been slow to embrace the digital revolutions that have...
Music Art, Design & Architecture Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
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...
Humanities History Anthropology
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Introduction to Asian American Studies: Literature, Culture, and Historical Experience
Prof. Emma J. Teng
This course provides an overview of Asian American history and its relevance for contemporary issues. It covers the...
History Anthropology Sociology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Music Since 1960
Prof. Brian Robison
This course begins with the premise that the 1960s mark a great dividing point in the history of 20th century...
Media Studies Music Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Introduction to Global Medicine: Bioscience, Technologies, Disparities, Strategies
Prof. Michael M.J. Fischer
This class provides a space for medical students and MD/PhD students, as well as HASTS (History, Anthropology,...
Philosophy Biological Engineering Public Health
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Imperial and Revolutionary Russia: Culture and Politics, 1700-1917
Prof. Elizabeth A. Wood
This course analyzes Russia’s social, cultural, and political heritage in the 18th and 19th centuries, up to and...
History Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
German Culture, Media, and Society
Dr. Kurt Fendt
The topic for Fall 2006 is short film and radio plays. This course investigates current trends and topics in German...
Art, Design & Architecture Humanities Visual Arts
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Anthro-Engineering: Decarbonization at the Million-Person Scale
Prof. Michael Short
This course examines and experiments with pathways to decarbonization at the million-person scale. Our field...
Energy, Climate & Sustainability Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Studies in Literary History: Modernism: From Nietzsche to Fellini
Dr. Howard Eiland
How do literature, philosophy, film and other arts respond to the profound changes in world view and lifestyle that...
History Media Studies Literature
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Language Disorders in Children
Prof. Suzanne Flynn
This seminar focuses on reading and discussion of current linguistic theory, first language acquisition and language...
Language Linguistics Humanities
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Language Processing
Prof. Edward Gibson
This course is a seminar in real-time language comprehension. It considers models of sentence and discourse...
Linguistics Cognitive Science Humanities
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Medieval Literature: Legends of Arthur
Prof. Arthur Bahr
As a quasi-historical, quasi-legendary figure of consistently great popularity, King Arthur has been subject to an...
Humanities History Literature
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Beethoven to Mahler
Teresa M. Neff
This course surveys Romantic musical genres including song, choral music, opera, piano sonata, character cycle,...
Music Art, Design & Architecture Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Linguistic Theory and the Japanese Language
Prof. Shigeru Miyagawa
This course is a detailed examination of the grammar of Japanese and its structure which is significantly different...
Language Linguistics Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Issues of Representation: Women, Representation, and Music in Selected Folk Traditions of the British Isles and North America
Prof. Judith Tick
This subject investigates the special relation of women to several musical folk traditions in the British Isles and...
Art, Design & Architecture Sociology Social Sciences
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Chinese III (Regular)
Dr. Haohsiang Liao
This course forms the intermediate level of what constitutes a four-term foundation in Mandarin. Upon completion of...
Language Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
A Passage to India: Introduction to Modern Indian Culture and Society
Prof. Sunil H. Sharma
This course is an introduction to modern Indian culture and society through films, documentaries, short stories,...
Media Studies Sociology Literature
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
The World: 1400-Present
Prof. Anne McCants
This course surveys the increasing interaction between communities, as the barrier of distance succumbed to both...
Humanities History
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
History and Theory of Historic Preservation
Prof. Max Page
This class examines the history and theory of historic preservation, focusing on the United States, but with...
Social Sciences History Urban Studies
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Topics in Linguistic Theory: Laboratory Phonology
Prof. Edward Flemming
The goal of this course is to prepare you to engage in experimental investigations of questions related to...
Electrical Engineering Linguistics Engineering
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Science Writing and New Media: Communicating Science to the Public
Jared David Berezin
This course provides an introduction to writing about science (including medicine, technology, and engineering) for...
Humanities History Literature
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Women's Novels: A Weekly Book Club
Faye Kasemset
This pass/fail seminar should be a fun setting where we can all enjoy a love of good books together. Students will...
Literature Gender Studies Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Narrative Ethics: Literary Texts and Moral Issues in Medicine
Prof. Martha Montello
This eight-session course, designed for a mixed group of first, second, third and fourth-year medical students, uses...
Literature Philosophy Humanities
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Science Writing and New Media: Perspectives on Medicine and Public Health
Dr. Cynthia Taft
Like other scientists, medical researchers and clinicians must be capable of presenting their work to an audience of...
Literature Public Health Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Pragmatics in Linguistic Theory
Prof. Danny Fox
This course is the third and final part of our graduate introduction to semantics. The other two classes are 24.970...
Humanities Linguistics
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Contemporary Literature: Literature, Development, and Human Rights
Prof. Sarah Brouillette
Central to our era is the gradual movement of all the world’s regions toward a uniform standard of economic and...
Humanities Sociology Literature
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
American Urban History II
Prof. Robert Fogelson
This is a seminar course that explores the history of selected features of the physical environment of urban...
History Urban Studies Policy and Administration
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
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...
History Engineering Gender Studies
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Survival Skills for Researchers: The Responsible Conduct of Research
Prof. Elizabeth R. Myers
This course is designed to provide graduate students and postdoctoral associates with techniques that enhance both...
Literature Philosophy Humanities
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Music of India
Prof. George Ruckert
This course focuses on Hindustani classical music of North India, and also involves learning about the ancient...
Sociology Music Performing Arts
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Histories of Information, Communication, and Computing Technologies
Prof. Jennifer S Light
The histories of information, communication, and computing technologies have attracted attention from scholars...
History Communication Humanities
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Topics in Linguistics Theory
Prof. Kai von Fintel
I realize that “Modes of Assertion” is a rather cryptic title for the course. What we will explore are ways of...
Humanities Linguistics
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Anthropology of Biology
Prof. Stefan Helmreich
This course applies the tools of anthropology to examine biology in the age of genomics, biotechnological...
History Anthropology Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Laboratory on the Physiology, Acoustics, and Perception of Speech
Dr. Joseph S. Perkell
The course focuses on experimental investigations of speech processes. Topics include: measurement of articulatory...
Health Care Management Electrical Engineering Linguistics
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Urban Development in Conflict Cities: Planning Challenges and Policy Innovations
Jota Samper
Economic, religious, gender, and ethnic differences must be negotiated every day in the urban arena. When tensions...
Policy and Administration Urban Studies International Development
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Trials in History
Prof. Elizabeth A. Wood
This seminar examines a number of famous trials in European and American history. It considers the salient issues...
Humanities History Sociology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Culture, Embodiment and the Senses
Prof. Erica James
Culture, Embodiment, and the Senses will provide an historical and cross-cultural analysis of the politics of...
Anthropology Philosophy Psychology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Bestsellers: Detective Fiction
Prof. Stephen Tapscott
This course focuses on works that caught the popular imagination in the past or present. It emphasizes texts that...
Literature Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Techno-identity: Who we are and how we perceive ourselves and others
Prof. Judith Donath
The nature of human identity - how we think of ourselves, how we perceive others - is a mutable concept, changing...
Media Studies Philosophy Anthropology
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Accelerated Introductory Portuguese for Spanish Speakers
Dr. Nilma Dominique
Accelerated Introductory Portuguese for Spanish Speakers covers the basics of Portuguese grammar and presents...
Humanities Language Sociology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Topics in Phonology
Prof. Adam Albright
This course introduces students to the theory and practice of modeling phonology, with an empirical focus on...
Engineering Humanities Linguistics
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Japanese III
Dr. Takako Aikawa
Students further develop their skills in Japanese speaking, listening, reading, and writing in this intermediate...
Language Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Property Rights in Transition
Prof. Annette M. Kim
This course examines the theories and policy debates over who can own real property, how to communicate and enforce...
Humanities Real Estate Law
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Foundations of World Culture I: World Civilizations and Texts
Dr. Ghenwa Hayek
This course aims to introduce students to the rich diversity of human culture from antiquity to the early 17th...
Humanities Anthropology Literature
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Musical Time
Dr. Martin Marks
This course is an interdisciplinary exploration of three broad topics concerning music in relation to time. Music...
Philosophy Music Cognitive Science
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Literary Interpretation: Literature and Urban Experience
Prof. Sarah Brouillette
Alienation, overcrowding, sensory overload, homelessness, criminality, violence, loneliness, sprawl, blight. How...
Urban Studies Literature Philosophy
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
The Art of the Probable: Literature and Probability
Prof. Noel Jackson
“The Art of the Probable” addresses the history of scientific ideas, in particular the emergence and development of...
Humanities History Mathematics
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
From the Silk Road to the Great Game: China, Russia, and Central Eurasia
Prof. Peter C. Perdue
This subject examines interactions across the Eurasian continent between Russians, Chinese, Mongolian nomads, and...
History Sociology Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Modern African History
Prof. Kenda Mutongi
This course surveys the history of 19th and 20th century Africa. It focuses on the European conquest of Africa and...
History Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Non-violence as a Way of Life
Dr. Lee Perlman
This course addresses the philosophical question of what a non-violent life entails. It investigates its ethical...
Literature Philosophy Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Abnormal Language
Mr. Christopher Hirsch
Introduction to the linguistic study of language pathology, concentrating on experimental approaches and theoretical...
Health Care Management Linguistics Cognitive Science
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Innovation in Military Organizations
Prof. Barry Posen
This seminar has three purposes. One, it inquires into the causes of military innovation by examining a number of...
History Policy and Administration Organizations & Leadership
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Forms of Western Narrative
Prof. James Cain
This class will investigate the ways in which the formal aspects of Western storytelling in various media have...
Media Studies Literature Art, Design & Architecture
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
The Lexicon and Its Features
Dr. David Gow
This course provides an overview of the distinctive features which distinguish sound categories of languages of the...
Linguistics Cognitive Science Humanities
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Inventing the Samurai
Prof. Hiromu Nagahara
This course explores the historical origins of the Japanese warrior class as well as its reinvention throughout the...
Humanities History
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Israel: History, Politics, Culture, Identity
Dr. Nahum Karlinsky
This course examines Israeli identity using a broad array of materials, including popular music, film,...
History Anthropology Political Science
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Renaissance Literature
Prof. Mary Fuller
The Renaissance has justly become both famous and notorious as an age of discovery, and its voyages took place in...
History Literature Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Medieval Literature: Medieval Women Writers
Prof. James Cain
This survey provides a general introduction to medieval European literature (from Late Antiquity to the Fifteenth...
History Literature Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
The Nature of Constructionist Learning
Prof. Bakhtiar Mikhak
This course examines the philosophical and theoretical foundations of constructionism as a paradigm for formulating...
Philosophy Pedagogy and Curriculum Humanities
advanced
MIT OCW
free
The Civil War and the Emergence of Modern America, 1861-1890
Prof. Merritt Roe Smith
Using the American Civil War as a baseline, the course considers what it means to become “modern” by exploring the...
History Humanities
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Introduction to Environmental History
Prof. Harriet Ritvo
Focusing primarily on the period since 1500, explores the influence of climate, topography, plants, animals, and...
Humanities Climate Science History
intermediate
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free
Culture Tech
James Rising
This class is divided into a series of sections or “modules”, each of which concentrates on a particular large...
History Anthropology Media Studies
intermediate
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free
The History of MIT
Prof. David Mindell
This course examines the history of MIT through the lens of the broader history of science and technology, and vice...
Pedagogy and Curriculum History Faculty Leadership
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Nationalism, Internationalism, and Globalism in Modern Art
Prof. Caroline Jones
This course studies how international modernism interacted with the concept of “nation” and how contemporary...
Art, Design & Architecture Humanities History
intermediate
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free
New Culture of Gender: Queer France
Prof. Bruno Perreau
This course addresses the place of contemporary queer identities in French discourse and discusses the new...
Media Studies Anthropology Gender Studies
intermediate
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free
Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Contemporary French Society
Sabine Levet
This course is an intermediate subject designed to help students gradually build an in-depth understanding of...
Language Literature Anthropology
intermediate
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free
European Imperialism in the 19th and 20th Centuries
Prof. David Ciarlo
From pineapples grown in Hawaii to English-speaking call centers outsourced to India, the legacy of the “Age of...
History Philosophy Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Politics and Religion
Prof. Lily Tsai
This graduate reading seminar explores the role of religious groups, institutions, and ideas in politics using...
Sociology Anthropology Political Science
advanced
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free
Disaster, Vulnerability and Resilience
Prof. Jennifer Leaning
In recent years, the redistribution of risk has created conditions for natural and technological disasters to become...
Policy and Administration Urban Studies Philosophy
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Reading Fiction: Imaginary Journeys
Prof. James Buzard
Great works of fiction often take us to far-off places; they sometimes conduct us on journeys toward a deeper...
Literature Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Literature, Ethics and Authority
Prof. Alvin Kibel
Our subject is the ethics of leadership, an examination of the principles appealed to by executive authority when...
Anthropology Literature Philosophy
advanced
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Writing and Experience: MIT: Inside, Live
Lucy Marx
During this seminar, students will chronicle their MIT experiences and investigate MIT history and culture. Visits...
Media Studies Literature Art, Design & Architecture
intermediate
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Childhood and Youth in French and Francophone Cultures
Prof. Bruno Perreau
This course studies the transformation of childhood and youth since the 18th century in France and the development...
Language Literature Anthropology
intermediate
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Music of Africa
Prof. Patricia Tang
This course is an introduction to selected musical traditions of West Africa. A variety of musical practices and...
History Anthropology Music
intermediate
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Modern Music: 1900-1960
Prof. Michael Scott Asato Cuthbert
This subject covers a specific branch of music history: Western concert music of first sixty years of the twentieth...
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intermediate
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American Popular Music
Teresa M. Neff
This course surveys the development of popular music in the United States and in a cross-cultural milieu relative to...
Music Art, Design & Architecture Humanities
intermediate
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Studies in Fiction: Stowe, Twain, and the Transformation of 19th-Century America
Dr. Wyn Kelley
This seminar looks at two bestselling nineteenth-century American authors whose works made the subject of slavery...
Literature Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
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MIT-Haiti Initiative / Inisyativ MIT-Ayiti
Prof. Michel DeGraff
The mission of the MIT-Haiti Initiative is to promote active learning in Kreyòl so that Haitians can have universal...
Sociology Linguistics Pedagogy and Curriculum
beginner
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Chinese IV (Streamlined)
Tong Chen
This is the second semester of the intermediate level sequence intended for students whose conversational ability...
Language Humanities
intermediate
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Spanish Conversation and Composition
Douglas Morgenstern
A third-year intermediate course designed to improve speaking and writing, with opportunities for vocabulary...
Humanities Language
intermediate
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International Relations of East Asia
Prof. M. Taylor Fravel
The aim of this course is to introduce and analyze the international relations of East Asia. With four great powers,...
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intermediate
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Modern Fiction
Prof. James Buzard
Tradition and innovation in representative fiction of the early modern period. Recurring themes include the role of...
Literature Humanities
intermediate
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Making the Modern World: The Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective
Prof. Merritt Roe Smith
This class is a global survey of the great transformation in history known as the “Industrial Revolution.” Topics...
History Humanities
intermediate
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Advanced Spanish Conversation and Composition
Margarita Ribas Groeger
En este curso el estudiante perfeccionará su comunicación oral y escrita mediante el estudio y la discusión de temas...
Language Communication Sociology
intermediate
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Germany and its European Context
Prof. Charity Scribner
This course focuses on main currents in contemporary German literary and visual culture. Taking Nietzsche’s...
Humanities Sociology Literature
intermediate
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The Beatles
Teresa M. Neff
This class surveys the music of the Beatles, from the band’s early years to the break-up of the group, mapping how...
Visual Arts Music Art, Design & Architecture
intermediate
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The Making of Modern South Asia
Prof. Haimanti Roy
Survey of Indian civilization from 2500 BC to present-day. Traces major political events as well as economic,...
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intermediate
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Ethnic Literature in America
Dr. Wyn Kelley
Although this class starts by critically examining the term “ethnic” as it defines a wide range of cultural forms...
Humanities Literature
intermediate
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Race, Crime, and Citizenship in American Law
Prof. Malick Ghachem
This seminar looks at key issues in the historical development and current state of modern American criminal...
Humanities Law Political Science
intermediate
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Nuclear Weapons – History and Future Prospects
MIT Interdisciplinary Team: Robert P. Redwine, Professor of Physics Emeritus (Coordinator)
This course was designed to educate students about how nuclear weapons came into being, the physics of these...
Humanities History Physics
intermediate
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Nazi Germany and the Holocaust
Prof. David Ciarlo
The rise and fall of National Socialism is one of the most intensively-studied topics in European history....
History Anthropology Political Science
intermediate
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Technology in American History
Prof. Merritt Roe Smith
This course will consider the ways in which technology, broadly defined, has contributed to the building of American...
History Humanities
intermediate
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History and Philosophy of Mechanics: Newton's Principia Mathematica
Adam Schulman
This course focuses on an in-depth reading of Principia Mathematica Philosophiae Naturalis by Isaac Newton, as well...
Humanities History Philosophy
intermediate
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Studies in Poetry: 20th Century Irish Poetry: The Shadow of W. B. Yeats
Prof. John Hildebidle
William Butler Yeats occupies a dominant position in the lives and work of the Irish poets who followed him. We will...
Literature Humanities
intermediate
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free
Chinese III (Streamlined)
Jin Zhang
This course is the intermediate level of the streamlined curriculum, which is intended for students who, when they...
Language Humanities
intermediate
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Science Writing and New Media: Explorations in Communicating about Science & Technology
Dr. Janis Melvold
Proficiency in communicating about science and technology comes from both knowledge and practice, and this course...
Literature Humanities
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