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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 Humanities Physics
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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...
Humanities Philosophy
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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...
Cognitive Science Humanities Philosophy
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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...
Humanities Linguistics
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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,...
Anthropology History 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,...
History Humanities Literature
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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,...
Humanities Philosophy Religion
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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 Humanities Literature
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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...
Humanities Philosophy Psychology
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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
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Gödel, Escher, Bach
Robert Speer
How are math, art, music, and language intertwined? How does intelligent behavior arise from its component parts?...
Cognitive Science Computer Science Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology
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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 Humanities Linguistics
intermediate
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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...
Humanities Language Literature
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...
Anthropology History Humanities
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Ethics of Technology
Dr. Kevin Mills
This course introduces the tools of philosophical ethics through application to contemporary issues concerning...
Computer Science Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology Engineering
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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...
Humanities Literature
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Rhetoric
Dr. Steven Strang
This course is an examination of the theory, the practice, and the implications of rhetoric & rhetorical...
Humanities Literature
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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
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Ancient Greek Philosophy and Mathematics
Dr. Lee Perlman
This course explores the relationship between ancient Greek philosophy and mathematics. We investigate how ideas of...
History Humanities Literature
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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...
Humanities Language
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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...
Humanities Language
intermediate
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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...
Humanities Literature Philosophy
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...
Cognitive Science Humanities Philosophy
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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....
Humanities Literature
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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...
Humanities Linguistics Philosophy
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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....
Humanities Philosophy Social Sciences
intermediate
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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...
Humanities Literature
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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 Humanities Literature
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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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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 Humanities Social Sciences
intermediate
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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...
Cognitive Science Humanities Linguistics
intermediate
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Linguistic Phonetics
Prof. Edward Flemming
This course is about the study of speech sounds; how we produce and perceive them and their acoustic properties....
Humanities Linguistics
intermediate
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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
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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...
Art, Design & Architecture Humanities Literature
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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...
Humanities Philosophy
intermediate
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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...
Humanities Literature Social Sciences
advanced
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Modal Logic
Prof. Stephen Yablo
Modal logic is the logic of necessity and possibility, and by extension of analogously paired notions like validity...
Humanities Linguistics Philosophy
intermediate
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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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Writing and Reading the Essay
Dr. Rebecca Blevins Faery
This is a course focused on the literary genre of the essay, that wide-ranging, elastic, and currently very popular...
Humanities Literature
intermediate
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Ancient Philosophy
Prof. Sally Haslanger
This course will acquaint the student with some of the ancient Greek contributions to the Western philosophical and...
Humanities Literature Philosophy
intermediate
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Grammar overview
Grammar is the collection of rules and conventions of a language. Whether you're learning English for the first time...
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High school US history (Florida)
This course follows the history of the United States from the causes of the Civil War to the present. Explore why...
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Art of Africa
Brought to you by Smarthistory. Discover the diverse arts of Africa from select cultures and time periods on the...
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US government and civics
Learn how the U.S. government works and how you can make a difference in your community and the country.
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Global cultures 1980–now
Brought to you by Smarthistory. 1980-the present: Beuys, Hirst, Hadid and more.
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The Seeing America Project
Seeing America was created by Smarthistory with 17 leading museums collections. Together we examine the long history...
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AP®︎/College US Government and Politics
Learn AP US Government and Politics: videos, articles, and AP-aligned multiple choice question practice, covering...
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Europe 1800 - 1900
Brought to you by Smarthistory. People use the term “modern” in a variety of ways—often very loosely, with a lot of...
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Medieval Europe + Byzantine
Brought to you by Smarthistory. 400-1400: This was the period during which Christianity first flourished in Europe....
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AP®︎/College Art History
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Music
An exploration of classical music as a living tradition. Top orchestral players from across the United States meet...
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World history
From the earliest civilizations to the modern world, geography, religion, trade, and politics have bound peoples and...
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US history
The United States of America is a nation with a rich history and a noble goal: government of the people, by the...
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World History Project AP Review
Looking for a review of Ancient World History before you dive into the WHP AP course? This unit provides a refresher...
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Constitution 101
Created in collaboration with the National Constitution Center, with support from the Yass Foundation, Constitution...
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Prehistoric art
Brought to you by Smarthistory. You’ve seen the drawing of human evolution showing a procession of monkey, ape,...
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Ancient Mediterranean + Europe
Brought to you by Smarthistory. 3000 B.C.E. - 400 C.E.: The Great Pyramids at Giza, the Parthenon in Athens, the...
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Art of the Islamic world 640 to now
Brought to you by Smarthistory. Studying the Art of the Islamic world is challenging—partially because of the large...
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Art of Asia
Brought to you by Smarthistory. This section looks at the art and cultures of Imperial China (for ancient China...
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Special topics in art history
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Europe 1300 - 1800
Brought to you by Smarthistory. 1300-1600: In part, the Renaissance was a rebirth of interest in ancient Greek and...
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AP®/College World History
[OER Project: World History AP®](http://oerproject.com/AP-World-History) is a yearlong high-school world history...
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AP®︎/College US History
Learn AP US History: key concepts, themes, and periods from the pre-contact era right up to the present, all...
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Middle school Big History
Big History is a unique course that looks at the history of the entire Universe, stretching 13.8 billion years into...
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Modernisms 1900-1980
Brought to you by Smarthistory. This is the era of "isms"—Fauvism, Expressionism, Cubism, Surrealism, Abstract...
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For teachers
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Art of the Americas to World War I
Brought to you by Smarthistory. Here's where you'll find art from the ancient cultures of North and South America...
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Introduction to Philosophy
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U.S. History
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World History, Volume 1: to 1500
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World History, Volume 2: from 1400
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Writing Guide with Handbook
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African American History: From Emancipation to the Present (2010) (AFAM 162)
Jonathan Holloway
Open Yale course by Jonathan Holloway.
African American Studies
intermediate
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Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner (AMST 246)
Wai Chee Dimock
Open Yale course by Wai Chee Dimock.
American Studies
intermediate
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Introduction to Ancient Greek History (CLCV 205)
Donald Kagan
Open Yale course by Donald Kagan.
Classics
intermediate
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Introduction to Theory of Literature (ENGL 300)
Paul H. Fry
Open Yale course by Paul H. Fry.
English
intermediate
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The American Revolution (HIST 116)
Joanne Freeman
Open Yale course by Joanne Freeman.
History
intermediate
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The Civil War and Reconstruction Era, 1845-1877 (HIST 119)
David W. Blight
Open Yale course by David W. Blight.
History
intermediate
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The Early Middle Ages, 284–1000 (HIST 210)
Paul Freedman
Open Yale course by Paul Freedman.
History
intermediate
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European Civilization, 1648-1945 (HIST 202)
John Merriman
Open Yale course by John Merriman.
History
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Epidemics in Western Society Since 1600 (HIST 234)
Frank Snowden
Open Yale course by Frank Snowden.
History
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Early Modern England: Politics, Religion, and Society under the Tudors and Stuarts (HIST 251)
Keith E. Wrightson
Open Yale course by Keith E. Wrightson.
History
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France Since 1871 (HIST 276)
John Merriman
Open Yale course by John Merriman.
History
intermediate
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Dante in Translation (ITAL 310)
Giuseppe Mazzotta
Open Yale course by Giuseppe Mazzotta.
Italian Language and Literature
intermediate
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Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature (PHIL 181)
Tamar Gendler
Open Yale course by Tamar Gendler.
Philosophy
intermediate
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Death (PHIL 176)
Shelly Kagan
Open Yale course by Shelly Kagan.
Philosophy
intermediate
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Introduction to Political Philosophy (PLSC 114)
Steven B. Smith
Open Yale course by Steven B. Smith.
Political Science
intermediate
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Introduction to the New Testament History and Literature (RLST 152)
Dale B. Martin
Open Yale course by Dale B. Martin.
Religious Studies
intermediate
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Introduction to the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) (RLST 145)
Christine Hayes
Open Yale course by Christine Hayes.
Religious Studies
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19th Century Literature
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9-1 History
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A-level Philosophy
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AP United States History
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A Bit History of Internet
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A Companion to Our Literary Journey
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A Comprehensive Guide to World History
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A History of Japan: From Mythology to Nationhood
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A History of the British Monarchy
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A Researcher's Guide to Local History Terminology
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A Short History of Precolonial Eswatini
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A Supplement to the Texas US History Textbook
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Agatha Christie's Detectives
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Alchemy
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American Literature
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Ancient Domains of Mystery
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Ancient Greek
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Ancient History
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Ancient Meitei
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Annotated King Reference Manual
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Applied History of Psychology
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Armenian Genocide
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Art History
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Atlas Shrugged
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Australian Esoterica
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Australian History
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Awakening the Countryside: Battle of April 1775
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Ayyavazhi
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Ba Zi
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Bahá'í Faith
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