Social Sciences

MIT OCW

free

Introduction to Psychology

Prof. John D. E. Gabrieli

This course is a survey of the scientific study of human nature, including how the mind works, and how the brain...

Social Sciences Psychology Science & Math

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

What is Capitalism?

Prof. Christine Walley

As we live in the aftermath of the Financial Crisis of 2008, there are renewed questions about the nature of the...

Social Sciences Anthropology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Finance Theory I

Prof. Andrew Lo

This course introduces the core theory of modern financial economics and financial management, with a focus on...

Business & Management Finance & Accounting Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Networks

Prof. Alexander Wolitzky

Networks are ubiquitous in our modern society. The World Wide Web that links us to the rest of the world is the most...

Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology Networks and Security Computer Science

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Urban Energy Systems and Policy

Prof. David Hsu

This class is about figuring out together what cities and users can do to reduce their energy use and carbon...

Social Sciences Urban Studies Energy, Climate & Sustainability

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Principles of Microeconomics

Prof. Jonathan Gruber

This introductory undergraduate course covers the fundamentals of microeconomics. Topics include supply and demand,...

Social Sciences Economics

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Game Theory

Prof. Mihai Manea

This course provides a rigorous treatment of non-cooperative solution concepts in game theory, including...

Social Sciences Economics

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Brains, Minds and Machines Summer Course

Prof. Tomaso Poggio

This course explores the problem of intelligence—its nature, how it is produced by the brain and how it could be...

Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology AI Machine Learning

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Data Analysis for Social Scientists

Prof. Esther Duflo

This course introduces methods for harnessing data to answer questions of cultural, social, economic, and...

Social Sciences Economics Science & Math

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Analytics of Finance

Prof. Leonid Kogan

This course covers the key quantitative methods of finance: financial econometrics and statistical inference for...

Business & Management Finance & Accounting Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

The Meaning of Life

Prof. Graham Jones

This course examines how a variety of cultural traditions propose answers to the question of how to live a...

Social Sciences Anthropology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Principles of Discrete Applied Mathematics

Prof. Ankur Moitra

This course will teach you illustrative topics in discrete applied mathematics, including counting, generating...

Social Sciences Communication Science & Math

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Introduction to Urban Design and Development

Prof. Susan Silberberg

This course examines the evolving structure of cities and the way that cities, suburbs, and metropolitan areas can...

Art, Design & Architecture Architecture Environmental Design

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Philosophical Issues in Brain Science

Prof. Alex Byrne

This course provides an introduction to important philosophical questions about the mind, specifically those that...

Social Sciences Psychology Science & Math

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Principles of Macroeconomics

Prof. Ricardo Caballero

What is a recession? What happened to the U.S. economy in 2020 and 2021, and how did the pandemic, tax and spending...

Social Sciences Economics

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

German I

Peter Weise

This course gives an introduction to German language and culture. The focus is on acquisition of vocabulary and...

Social Sciences Sociology Humanities

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

The Making of Cities

Dr. Roi Salgueiro Barrio

This iteration of 4.241 is structured around four key topics: 1) the city and the urban, 2) spatial forms of...

Art, Design & Architecture Architecture Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Energy Economics

Prof. Paul Joskow

This course explores the theoretical and empirical perspectives on individual and industrial demand for energy,...

Social Sciences Economics Policy and Administration

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Econometrics

Prof. Victor Chernozhukov

The course will cover several key models as well as identification and estimation methods used in modern...

Social Sciences Economics

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Investments

Prof. Reto Gallati

The focus of this course is on financial theory and empirical evidence for making investment decisions. Topics...

Business & Management Finance & Accounting Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Financial Management

Prof. Jonathan Lewellen

Financial Management studies corporate finance and capital markets, emphasizing the financial aspects of managerial...

Business & Management Finance & Accounting Management

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Methods of Policy Analysis

Cherie Miot Abbanat

This course provides an introduction to public policy analysis. It is designed for students who may be planning a...

Social Sciences Political Science Policy and Administration

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Psychology and Economics

Prof. Frank Schilbach

Psychology and Economics (aka Behavioral Economics) is a growing subfield of economics that incorporates insights...

Social Sciences Economics Psychology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Time Series Analysis

Prof. Anna Mikusheva

The course provides a survey of the theory and application of time series methods in econometrics. Topics covered...

Social Sciences Economics Science & Math

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Moral Psychology

Prof. Tamar Schapiro

This course is an examination of philosophical theories of action and motivation in the light of empirical findings...

Social Sciences Psychology Humanities

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Network and Computer Security

Prof. Ronald Rivest

6.857 Network and Computer Security is an upper-level undergraduate, first-year graduate course on network and...

Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology Networks and Security Computer Science

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Theory of City Form

Prof. Julian Beinart

This course covers theories about the form that settlements should take and attempts a distinction between...

Art, Design & Architecture Architecture Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

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 Anthropology Humanities

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Real Estate Economics

Prof. William Wheaton

This course, offered by the MIT Center for Real Estate, focuses on developing an understanding of the macroeconomic...

Art, Design & Architecture Real Estate Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

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...

Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology Visualization Computer Science

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Pricing

Prof. Catherine Tucker

This course is designed to teach students how to price goods and services by providing a framework for understanding...

Business & Management Marketing Operations

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Introduction to Spatial Analysis

Prof. Sarah Williams

Geographic Information System (GIS) software manages data that represent the location of features (geographic...

Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology Visualization Computer Science

advanced

MIT OCW

free

U-Lab: Leading Profound Innovation for a More Sustainable World

Dr. Claus Otto Scharmer

15.975 U-Lab: Leading Profound Innovation for a More Sustainable World is an interactive and experiential class...

Business & Management Organizations & Leadership Strategy & Innovation

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Energy Decisions, Markets, and Policies

Prof. Richard Schmalensee

This course examines the choices and constraints regarding sources and uses of energy by households, firms, and...

Social Sciences Economics Policy and Administration

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Mathematical Statistics

Dr. Peter Kempthorne

This course provides students with decision theory, estimation, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing. It...

Social Sciences Economics Science & Math

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Neuroscience and Behavior

Prof. Gerald E. Schneider

This course covers the relation of structure and function at various levels of neuronal integration. Topics include...

Social Sciences Psychology Science & Math

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Finance Theory II

Prof. Dirk Jenter

The objective of this course is to learn the financial tools needed to make good business decisions. The course...

Business & Management Finance & Accounting Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Ethics of Technology

Dr. Kevin Mills

This course introduces the tools of philosophical ethics through application to contemporary issues concerning...

Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology User Experience Computer Science

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Development Economics

Prof. Esther Duflo

This course provides rigorous introduction to core microeconomic issues in economic development, focusing on both...

Social Sciences Economics

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Public Finance and Public Policy

Prof. Jonathan Gruber

This course explores the role of government in the economy, applying tools of basic microeconomics to answer...

Social Sciences Economics

intermediate

MIT OCW

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...

Social Sciences Anthropology Humanities

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Introduction to Sustainable Energy

Prof. Michael Golay

This class assesses current and potential future energy systems, covering resources, extraction, conversion, and...

Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology Social Sciences Policy and Administration

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Economic Applications of Game Theory

Prof. Muhamet Yildiz

Game Theory, also known as Multiperson Decision Theory, is the analysis of situations in which the payoff of a...

Social Sciences Economics

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Advanced Macroeconomics I

Prof. Iván Werning

14.461 is an advanced course in macroeconomics that seeks to bring students to the research frontier. The course is...

Social Sciences Economics

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Congress and the American Political System I

Prof. Charles Stewart

The United States Congress is the most open of the national branches of government, and therefore the most closely...

Social Sciences Political Science

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Advanced Communication for Leaders

Prof. Neal Hartman

This course introduces interactive oral and interpersonal communication skills critical to leaders, including...

Business & Management Organizations & Leadership Management

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Business Analysis Using Financial Statements

Prof. Peter Wysocki

The purpose of this class is to advance your understanding of how to use financial information to value and analyze...

Business & Management Finance & Accounting Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

STEM Concept Videos

Teaching and Learning Laboratory (TLL)

The STEM Concept Videos are designed to help students learn a pivotal concept in science, technology, engineering,...

Social Sciences Communication Science & Math

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Principles of Autonomy and Decision Making

Prof. Brian Charles Williams

This course surveys a variety of reasoning, optimization and decision making methodologies for creating highly...

Business & Management Systems Thinking Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Labor Economics I

Prof. Joshua Angrist

This course provides a systematic development of the theory of labor supply, labor demand, and human capital. Topics...

Social Sciences Economics

advanced

MIT OCW

free

The Nature of Creativity

Prof. Irving Singer

This course is an introduction to problems about creativity as it pervades human experience and behavior. Questions...

Social Sciences Psychology Science & Math

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

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...

Social Sciences Anthropology Humanities

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Sensing Place: Photography as Inquiry

Prof. Anne Whiston Spirn

This course explores photography as a disciplined way of seeing, as a research method, and as a medium of inquiry...

Art, Design & Architecture Architecture Environmental Design

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Entrepreneurial Finance

Prof. Antoinette Schoar

15.431 Entrepreneurial Finance examines the elements of entrepreneurial finance, focusing on technology-based...

Business & Management Entrepreneurship Finance & Accounting

advanced

MIT OCW

free

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.

Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology AI Machine Learning

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

The Art and Science of Happiness

Dr. Holly Sweet

This seminar looks at current theories on happiness and positive psychology as well as practical implications of...

Social Sciences Psychology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Urban Transportation Planning

Frederick Salvucci

This course examines the policy, politics, planning, and engineering of transportation systems in urban areas, with...

Social Sciences Policy and Administration Urban Studies

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Intermediate Macroeconomics

Prof. George-Marios Angeletos

This course uses the tools of macroeconomics to study various macroeconomic policy problems in-depth. The problems...

Social Sciences Economics

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Introduction to Statistical Method in Economics

Herman Bennett

This course is a self-contained introduction to statistics with economic applications. Elements of probability...

Social Sciences Economics Science & Math

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Seven Questions About Tariffs That Everyone Should Know the Answer To

Prof. Arnaud Costinot

It is hard to predict what US tariffs will look like in a few months, or even in a few weeks from now. But there are...

Social Sciences Economics

beginner

MIT OCW

free

Microeconomics

Prof. Frank Levy

Microeconomics will ground you in - surprise - basic microeconomics-how markets function, how to think about...

Social Sciences Economics

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Adaptive Markets: Financial Market Dynamics and Human Behavior

Prof. Andrew Lo

Economists can’t agree on whether investors and markets are rational and efficient, as modern financial theory...

Business & Management Organizations & Leadership Marketing

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Autism Theory and Technology

Prof. Rosalind W. Picard

This course illuminates current theories about autism together with challenges faced by people on the autism...

Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology User Experience Computer Science

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Ethnography

Prof. Joseph Dumit

This course is a practicum-style seminar in anthropological methods of ethnographic fieldwork and writing. Depending...

Social Sciences Anthropology

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Digital Anthropology

Prof. Alex Pentland

Digital Anthropology is a Spring 2003 applied social science and media arts seminar, surveying the blossoming arena...

Art, Design & Architecture Media Studies Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Introduction to International Relations

Prof. Richard Nielsen

This course provides an introduction to the causes of international conflict and cooperation. Topics include war...

Social Sciences Political Science

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Introduction to Anthropology

Prof. Graham Jones

Through the comparative study of different cultures, anthropology explores fundamental questions about what it means...

Social Sciences Anthropology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Practice of Finance: Advanced Corporate Risk Management

Prof. John Parsons

This is a course in how corporations make use of the insights and tools of risk management. Most courses on...

Business & Management Finance & Accounting Operations

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Optimization Methods in Management Science

Prof. James Orlin

This course introduces students to the theory, algorithms, and applications of optimization. The optimization...

Business & Management Operations Systems Thinking

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Modern Navigation

Prof. Thomas Herring

This course introduces the concepts and applications of navigation techniques using celestial bodies and satellite...

Social Sciences Geography Engineering

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

The Art and Science of Negotiation

Prof. David Laws

This course provides an introduction to bargaining and negotiation in public, business, and legal settings. It...

Business & Management Organizations & Leadership Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Special Topics: Genetics, Neurobiology, and Pathophysiology of Psychiatric Disorders

Prof. Edward Scolnick

An opportunity for graduate study of advanced subjects in Brain and Cognitive Sciences not included in other subject...

Social Sciences Psychology Science & Math

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Game Theory for Strategic Advantage

Alessandro Bonatti

This course develops and applies principles of game theory relevant to managers’ strategic decisions. Topics include...

Business & Management Organizations & Leadership Management

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Ethnic Politics

Prof. Volha Charnysh

This course introduces students to the classic works on ethnic politics, familiarizes them with new research and...

Social Sciences Anthropology Political Science

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Negotiation and Conflict Management

Prof. Mary Rowe

Negotiation and Conflict Management presents negotiation theory – strategies and styles – within an employment...

Business & Management Organizations & Leadership Management

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Environmental Policy and Economics

Dr. Hunt Allcott

This course explores the proper role of government in the regulation of the environment. It will help students...

Social Sciences Economics Policy and Administration

intermediate

MIT OCW

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...

Social Sciences Communication Humanities

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Introduction to Statistical Methods in Economics

Konrad Menzel

This course will provide a solid foundation in probability and statistics for economists and other social...

Social Sciences Economics Science & Math

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Communication for Managers

Prof. Neal Hartman

In this course, students develop and polish communication strategies and methods through discussion, examples, and...

Business & Management Organizations & Leadership Management

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Geographic Information System (GIS) Tutorial

MIT Libraries GIS Services Group

Learn how to read and interpret maps and data and use basic cartography principles to create maps that can be used...

Social Sciences Geography

beginner

MIT OCW

free

Building and Leading Effective Teams

Prof. John Carroll

This course is an intensive one-week introduction to leadership, teams, and learning communities. The class meets...

Business & Management Organizations & Leadership Management

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Economic Analysis for Business Decisions

Prof. Ernst Berndt

15.010 is the Sloan School’s core subject in microeconomics, with sections for non-Sloan students labeled 15.011....

Business & Management Operations Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Economics of Education

Prof. Frank Levy

This class discusses the economic aspects of current issues in education, using both economic theory and econometric...

Social Sciences Economics Education & Teaching

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

The Brain and Cognitive Sciences II

Prof. Earl Miller

This course is the second half of the intensive survey of brain and behavioral studies for first-year graduate...

Social Sciences Psychology Science & Math

advanced

MIT OCW

free

The Mathematics in Toys and Games

Jing Li

We will explore the mathematical strategies behind popular games, toys, and puzzles. Topics covered will combine...

Art, Design & Architecture Game Design Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Engineering, Economics and Regulation of the Electric Power Sector

Prof. Ignacio Perez-Arriaga

The course presents an in-depth interdisciplinary perspective of electric power systems, with regulation providing...

Social Sciences Economics Policy and Administration

advanced

MIT OCW

free

A Workshop on Geographic Information Systems

Prof. Joseph Ferreira

This class uses lab exercises and a workshop setting to help students develop a solid understanding of the planning...

Business & Management Digital Business & IT Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology

advanced

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...

Art, Design & Architecture Visual Arts Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Industrial Organization I

Prof. Glenn Ellison

14.271 is a PhD-level course in industrial organization, introducing students to the basic building blocks of the...

Social Sciences Economics

advanced

MIT OCW

free

NextLab I: Designing Mobile Technologies for the Next Billion Users

Mr. Jhonatan Rotberg

Can you make a cellphone change the world? NextLab is a hands-on year-long design course in which students research,...

Art, Design & Architecture Media Studies Business & Management

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Power of Place: Media Technology, Youth, and City Design and Development

Prof. Anne Whiston Spirn

This workshop provides an introduction to urban environmental design and explores the potential of information...

Art, Design & Architecture Architecture Environmental Design

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Art Since 1940

Prof. Caroline Jones

This subject focuses on the objects, history, context, and critical discussion surrounding art since World War II....

Art, Design & Architecture Art History Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Practical Leadership

Pat Bentley

Practical Leadership is an interactive seminar where students receive repeated coaching and real-time feedback on...

Business & Management Organizations & Leadership Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Communicating With Data

Prof. John Carroll

Communicating With Data has a distinctive structure and content, combining fundamental quantitative techniques of...

Business & Management Management Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology

advanced

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...

Social Sciences Psychology Science & Math

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...

Art, Design & Architecture Media Studies Social Sciences

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...

Business & Management Finance & Accounting Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Intermediate Microeconomic Theory

Prof. Robert M. Townsend

This course provides an introduction to theory and data designed to meet the needs of students interested in...

Social Sciences Economics

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....

Social Sciences Sociology Humanities

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Airline Management

Dr. Peter Belobaba

This course provides an overview of airline management decision processes with a focus on economic issues and their...

Business & Management Operations Management

advanced

MIT OCW

free

The Challenge of World Poverty

Prof. Esther Duflo

This is a course for those who are interested in the challenge posed by massive and persistent world poverty, and...

Social Sciences Economics Policy and Administration

intermediate

MIT OCW

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...

Social Sciences Law Humanities

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Urban Design Seminar

Jota Samper

This seminar focuses on understanding the role of high-quality design as a tool to address urban social problems....

Art, Design & Architecture Architecture Environmental Design

advanced

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,...

Social Sciences Anthropology Communication

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Site and Infrastructure Systems Planning

Prof. Eran Ben-Joseph

This course is a client-based land analysis and site planning project. The primary focus of the course changes from...

Art, Design & Architecture Architecture Environmental Design

advanced

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...

Social Sciences Urban Studies Humanities

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Logistical and Transportation Planning Methods

Richard C. Larson

The class will cover quantitative techniques of Operations Research with emphasis on applications in transportation...

Business & Management Systems Thinking Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Feminist Thought

Prof. Elizabeth A. Wood

This course analyzes theories of gender and politics, especially ideologies of gender and their construction;...

Social Sciences Sociology Gender Studies

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Intro to Japanese Culture

Prof. Ian Condry

This course examines the major aesthetic, social, and political elements which have shaped modern Japanese culture...

Social Sciences Anthropology Sociology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Sensation And Perception

Dr. Benjamin Balas

This course provides an introduction to important philosophical questions about the mind, specifically those that...

Social Sciences Psychology Science & Math

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Applied Econometrics: Mostly Harmless Big Data

Prof. Joshua Angrist

This course covers empirical strategies for applied micro research questions. Our agenda includes regression and...

Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology Computer Science Data Science

advanced

MIT OCW

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...

Social Sciences Policy and Administration Humanities

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Getting Things Implemented: Strategy, People, Performance, and Leadership

Prof. Xavier de Souza Briggs

An old saying holds that “there are many more good ideas in the world than good ideas implemented.” This is a case...

Business & Management Organizations & Leadership Management

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Transportation Systems Analysis: Demand and Economics

Michael Frumin

The main objective of this course is to give broad insight into the different facets of transportation systems,...

Social Sciences Economics Urban Studies

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Just Money: Banking as if Society Mattered

Dr. Katrin Käufer

Do you know what your bank does with your money? What is the role of a bank in producing societal well-being? This...

Business & Management Finance & Accounting Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Patents, Copyrights, and the Law of Intellectual Property

This course is an intensive introduction to the U.S. law of intellectual property with major emphasis on patents,...

Business & Management Management Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

The Law of Corporate Finance and Financial Markets

Dr. John Akula

Much of 15.617 focuses on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and the law-sensitive aspects of financial...

Business & Management Finance & Accounting Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Climate Justice Instructional Toolkit

Dr. Christopher Rabe

The Climate Justice Instructional Toolkit was created by MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative as part of a larger...

Social Sciences Policy and Administration Science & Math

beginner

MIT OCW

free

Social Psychology

Stephan L. Chorover

This course examines interpersonal and group dynamics, considers how the thoughts, feelings, and actions of...

Social Sciences Psychology

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...

Social Sciences Urban Studies Humanities

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Macroeconomic Theory I

Prof. George-Marios Angeletos

Introduction to the theories of economic growth. Topics will include basic facts of economic growth and long-run...

Social Sciences Economics

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Evolutionary Psychology

Prof. Steven Pinker

Current research on the evolution and development of cognition and affect, including intuitive physics, biology, and...

Social Sciences Psychology Science & Math

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Infant and Early Childhood Cognition

Prof. Laura Schulz

This course is an introduction to cognitive development focusing on children’s understanding of objects, agents, and...

Social Sciences Psychology Science & Math

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Developmental Entrepreneurship

Prof. Alex Pentland

This class surveys developmental entrepreneurship via case examples of both successful and failed businesses and...

Business & Management Entrepreneurship Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Argumentation and Communication

Cherie Miot Abbanat

This Communication and Argumentation seminar is an intensive writing workshop that focuses on argumentation and...

Social Sciences Communication Humanities

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...

Social Sciences Sociology Humanities

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Green Supply Chain Management

Dr. Edgar Blanco

The half-semester graduate course in Green Supply Chain Management will focus on the fundamental strategies, tools...

Business & Management Supply Chain Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Economics and E-Commerce

Dr. Sara Ellison

This course uses theoretical models and empirical studies to help understand the economics behind various internet...

Social Sciences Economics

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

The Human Past: Introduction to Archaeology

Dr. Harry Merrick

This class introduces the multidisciplinary nature of archaeology, both in theory and practice. Lectures provide a...

Social Sciences Anthropology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Microeconomic Theory III

Prof. Muhamet Yildiz

This course covers models of individual decision-making under certainty and uncertainty. Applications...

Social Sciences Economics

advanced

MIT OCW

free

A Clinical Approach to the Human Brain

Prof. Thomas Byrne

This course is designed to provide an understanding of how the human brain works in health and disease, and is...

Social Sciences Psychology Science & Math

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Institutions of Modern Capitalism

Prof. Jason Jackson

This course introduces students to a set of analytic tools and conceptual frameworks through which to assess the...

Social Sciences Economics Political Science

advanced

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...

Social Sciences Geography Urban Studies

advanced

MIT OCW

free

The Anthropology of Sound

Prof. Ian Condry

This course examines the ways humans experience sound and how perceptions and technologies of sound emerge from...

Social Sciences Anthropology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

The Law of Mergers and Acquisitions

Dr. John Akula

This course is designed to give students an introduction to the law-sensitive aspects of Mergers & Acquisitions...

Business & Management Organizations & Leadership Finance & Accounting

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Language and Mind

Prof. Ted Gibson

This course will address some fundamental questions regarding human language: (1) how language is represented in our...

Social Sciences Psychology Science & Math

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Project Evaluation: Essays and Case Studies

Carl D. Martland

This book, Project Evaluation: Essays and Case Studies, is based primarily upon materials prepared between 1997 and...

Art, Design & Architecture Real Estate Social Sciences

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...

Art, Design & Architecture Visual Arts Art History

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Art, Craft, Science

Prof. Heather Paxson

This course examines how people learn, practice, and evaluate traditional and contemporary craft techniques. Social...

Art, Design & Architecture Social Sciences Anthropology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Microeconomic Theory and Public Policy

Prof. David Autor

This course applies microeconomic theory to analysis of public policy. It builds from the microeconomic model of...

Social Sciences Economics Policy and Administration

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...

Art, Design & Architecture Media Studies Social Sciences

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...

Art, Design & Architecture Visual Arts Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Global Climate Change: Economics, Science, and Policy

Prof. Henry Jacoby

This class introduces scientific, economic, and ecological issues underlying the threat of global climate change,...

Social Sciences Economics Policy and Administration

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Affective Computing

Prof. Rosalind W. Picard

This course instructs students on how to develop technologies that help people measure and communicate emotion, that...

Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology AI Machine Learning

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Political Economy I

Prof. Suzanne Berger

Political Economy I explores the major social science paradigms for analyzing relations among state, economy, and...

Social Sciences Economics Political Science

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Planning, Communications, and Digital Media

Prof. Lorlene Hoyt

This course focuses on methods of digital visualization and communication and their application to planning issues....

Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology Visualization Computer Science

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory

Prof. George-Marios Angeletos

This course is a survey of modern macroeconomics at a quite advanced level. Topics include the neoclassical growth...

Business & Management Systems Thinking Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Principles of the Global Positioning System

Prof. Thomas Herring

The aim of this course is to introduce the principles of the Global Positioning System and to demonstrate its...

Social Sciences Geography Science & Math

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...

Social Sciences Policy and Administration Humanities

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Neuroscience and Society

Prof. Natasha Schüll

This course explores the social relevance of neuroscience, considering how emerging areas of brain research at once...

Social Sciences Sociology Science & Math

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...

Social Sciences Anthropology Humanities

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Taxes and Business Strategy

Prof. George Plesko

Traditional finance and other business courses analyze a broad spectrum of factors affecting business...

Business & Management Finance & Accounting Management

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Entrepreneurship Without Borders

Michael Casey

This course examines opportunities and problems for entrepreneurs globally, including Europe, Latin America, and...

Business & Management Entrepreneurship Finance & Accounting

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Development Economics: Macroeconomics

Prof. Robert M. Townsend

This course emphasizes dynamic models of growth and development. Topics covered include: migration, modernization,...

Social Sciences Economics

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Political Economy and Economic Development

Prof. Benjamin Olken

This course explores the relationship between political institutions and economic development, covering key...

Social Sciences Economics

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

An Introduction to Intelligent Transportation Systems

Prof. Joseph Sussman

Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) represent a major transition in transportation on many dimensions. This...

Social Sciences Urban Studies Engineering

advanced

MIT OCW

free

German IV

Ellen Crocker

This course focuses on development of interpretive skills, using literary texts (B. Brecht, S. Zweig) and...

Art, Design & Architecture Media Studies Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies

Dr. Andrea Walsh

This course offers an introduction to women’s and gender studies, an interdisciplinary academic field that explores...

Social Sciences Sociology Gender Studies

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Making Public Policy

Prof. Christopher Warshaw

This course aims to get students thinking about politics and policy as a part of their everyday life. We treat...

Social Sciences Political Science Policy and Administration

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Game Theory with Engineering Applications

Prof. Asuman Ozdaglar

This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of game theory and mechanism design. Motivations are drawn from...

Social Sciences Economics Engineering

advanced

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...

Social Sciences Economics Humanities

advanced

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...

Social Sciences Political Science Sociology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Visualization for Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education

Violeta Ivanova

This course is an introduction to principles and techniques of visual communication, and provides opportunities for...

Art, Design & Architecture Visual Arts Media Studies

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Macro and International Economics

Prof. Simon Johnson

15.015 Macro and International Economics focuses on the policy and economic environment of firms. This subject...

Business & Management Finance & Accounting Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

International Trade

Prof. Arnaud Costinot

This course will analyze the causes and consequences of international trade and investment. We will investigate why...

Social Sciences Economics

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Applied Economics for Managers

Prof. Daniel Richards

The fact of scarcity forces individuals, firms, and societies to choose among alternative uses – or allocations – of...

Business & Management Management Social Sciences

advanced

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...

Art, Design & Architecture Social Sciences Anthropology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Financing Economic Development

Prof. Karl Seidman

This course focuses on the tools and programs available to economic development practitioners to address capital...

Business & Management Finance & Accounting Social Sciences

advanced

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...

Social Sciences Sociology Humanities

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Facilitative Leadership in the Public Sector

Prof. Lawrence Susskind

This four-part dinner series was created by Prof. Lawrence Susskind at the request of a group of students in MIT’s...

Business & Management Organizations & Leadership Social Sciences

advanced

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...

Social Sciences Anthropology Law

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Transportation Systems

Prof. Joseph Sussman

Approaching transportation as a complex, large-scale, integrated, open system (CLIOS), this course strives to be an...

Social Sciences Urban Studies Engineering

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...

Art, Design & Architecture Architecture Social Sciences

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...

Social Sciences 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...

Social Sciences Sociology Gender Studies

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Health Information Systems to Improve Quality of Care in Resource-Poor Settings

Leo A. Celi

This course is a collaborative offering of Sana, Partners in Health, and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement...

Business & Management Strategy & Innovation Digital Business & IT

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Introduction to American Politics

Prof. Devin Caughey

This course provides a substantive overview of U.S. politics and an introduction to the discipline of political...

Social Sciences Political Science

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Magic, Science, and Religion

Prof. Graham Jones

This course explores the origins of magic, science, and religion as forms of belief within and across cultures. It...

Social Sciences Anthropology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Systems Perspectives on Industrial Ecology

Dr. Frank Field

This course examines quantitative techniques for life cycle analysis of the impacts of materials extraction,...

Social Sciences Economics Science & Math

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Spatial Database Management and Advanced Geographic Information Systems

Prof. Joseph Ferreira

This semester long subject (11.521) is divided into two halves. The first half focuses on learning spatial database...

Business & Management Digital Business & IT Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Organizational Economics

Prof. George Baker

This course in organizational economics prepares doctoral students for further study in the field. The course...

Business & Management Organizations & Leadership Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Game Theory for Managers

Prof. David McAdams

This half-term course examines the choices that we make which affect others and the choices others make that affect...

Business & Management Organizations & Leadership Management

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Nonlinear Econometric Analysis

Prof. Victor Chernozhukov

This course presents micro-econometric models, including large sample theory for estimation and hypothesis testing,...

Social Sciences Economics Science & Math

advanced

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...

Social Sciences Communication Policy and Administration

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

The Economics of Information: Strategy, Structure and Pricing

Prof. Erik Brynjolfsson

15.567 The Economics of Information provides an analysis of the underlying economics of information with management...

Business & Management Organizations & Leadership Digital Business & IT

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Dynamic Optimization Methods with Applications

Prof. Guido Lorenzoni

This course focuses on dynamic optimization methods, both in discrete and in continuous time. We approach these...

Business & Management Systems Thinking Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Urban Design

Prof. Carol Burns

For many years, Cambridge, MA, as host to two major research universities, has been the scene of debates as to how...

Art, Design & Architecture Architecture Environmental Design

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Tools for Analysis: Design for Real Estate and Infrastructure Development

Prof. Richard de Neufville

This course is an introduction to the analytical tools that support design and decision-making in real estate and...

Art, Design & Architecture Real Estate Business & Management

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Water Diplomacy

Dr. Animesh Gain

This course, which examines ways of resolving conflicts over the allocation of water resources, is...

Social Sciences Political Science International Development

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Introduction to Political Economy

Prof. Daron Acemoglu

This course is intended as an introduction to the field of political economy. It is the first part of a two-part...

Social Sciences Economics Political Science

advanced

MIT OCW

free

The Roosevelt Project

The Roosevelt Project Team

This project looks to combine the legacies of these three titans of American history, including Theodore Roosevelt,...

Social Sciences Economics Policy and Administration

beginner

MIT OCW

free

Data Storytelling Studio: Climate Change

Rahul Bhargava

This course explores visualization methodologies to conceive and represent systems and data, e.g., financial, media,...

Art, Design & Architecture Game Design Visual Arts

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Inventions and Patents

Dr. Robert Rines

This course explores the history of private and public rights in scientific discoveries and applied engineering,...

Business & Management Entrepreneurship Strategy & Innovation

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Ecological Urbanism

Prof. Anne Whiston Spirn

Ecological urbanism weds the theory and practice of city design and planning, as a means of adaptation, with the...

Social Sciences Urban Studies

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Foundations of Information Policy

Prof. Daniel Weitzner

In this class, we will consider the interaction between law, policy, and technology as they relate to the evolving...

Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology Computer Science Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Applied Macro- and International Economics

Prof. Roberto Rigobon

15.012 Applied Macro- and International Economics uses case studies to investigate the macroeconomic environment in...

Social Sciences Economics

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Research Topics in Neuroscience

Prof. Peter H. Schiller

This series of research talks by members of the Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences introduces students to...

Social Sciences Psychology Science & Math

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Food, Culture & Politics

Prof. Heather Paxson

This course explores connections between what we eat and who we are through cross-cultural study of how personal and...

Social Sciences Anthropology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Professional Seminar in Sustainability

Sarah Slaughter

Sustainability challenges organizations to address the implications – and responses – in their own operations and...

Business & Management Entrepreneurship Operations

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Affect: Neurobiological, Psychological and Sociocultural Counterparts of "Feelings"

Stephan L. Chorover

This course studies the relations of affect to cognition and behavior, feeling to thinking and acting, and values to...

Social Sciences Psychology Science & Math

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,...

Social Sciences Anthropology Humanities

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Project Evaluation

Prof. Joseph Sussman

1.011 Project Evaluation covers methodologies for evaluating civil engineering projects, which typically are...

Social Sciences Economics Engineering

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Research Design for Policy Analysis and Planning

Prof. JoAnn Carmin

This course develops skills in research design for policy analysis and planning. The emphasis is on the logic of the...

Social Sciences Policy and Administration Urban Studies

advanced

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...

Social Sciences 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 Social Sciences Anthropology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Memory, Culture, Forgetting

Prof. Manduhai Buyandelger

This course introduces scholarly debates about the sociocultural practices through which individuals and societies...

Social Sciences Anthropology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Anthropological Theory

Prof. Susan S. Silbey

This course introduces students to some of the major social theories and debates that inspire and inform...

Social Sciences Anthropology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Planning Economics

Prof. Frank Levy

Planning Economics will apply microeconomic theory to issues that markets don’t always handle well and so are not...

Social Sciences Economics Urban Studies

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Microeconomic Theory I

Prof. Alexander Wolitzky

This half-semester course provides an introduction to microeconomic theory designed to meet the needs of students in...

Social Sciences Economics

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Psychology of Gender

Prof. Phoebe Kazdin Schnitzer

We will examine current research and theory regarding the validity and utility of commonly accepted gender...

Social Sciences Psychology Sociology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Quantitative Reasoning & Statistical Methods for Planners I

Ezra Haber Glenn

This course develops logical, empirically based arguments using statistical techniques and analytic methods....

Social Sciences Urban Studies Science & Math

advanced

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...

Social Sciences Anthropology Economics

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Science Policy Bootcamp

William Bonvillian

The careers of MIT scientists and engineers are significantly determined by public policy decisions made in...

Social Sciences Policy and Administration

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Urban Transportation, Land Use, and the Environment

Prof. Pericles (Chris) Zegras

This course is aimed at the aspiring planning practitioner, policy-maker, or industry decision-maker with an...

Social Sciences Policy and Administration Urban Studies

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...

Social Sciences Anthropology Economics

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,...

Social Sciences Economics Humanities

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...

Social Sciences Sociology Humanities

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Statistical Method in Economics

Prof. Anna Mikusheva

This course is divided into two sections, Part I and Part II. Part I, found here, provides an introduction to...

Social Sciences Economics Science & Math

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Field Geology I

Ben Crosby

The course provides students with (1) an introduction to the geologic history of western North America, with...

Social Sciences Geography Science & Math

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

East Asian Culture: From Zen to K-Pop

Prof. Emma Teng

This subject is an introduction to various forms of culture in East Asia (focusing on China, Japan and Korea),...

Social Sciences Anthropology Sociology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Slavery and Human Trafficking in the 21st Century

Mitali Thakor

This course explores the issue of human trafficking for forced labour and sexual slavery, focusing on its...

Social Sciences Anthropology Economics

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

MIT Climate Portal

Laur Hesse Fisher

To inform and empower the public on the complex issue of climate change, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...

Social Sciences Policy and Administration Science & Math

beginner

MIT OCW

free

Microeconomic Theory II

Prof. Glenn Ellison

This course offers an introduction to noncooperative game theory. The course is intended both for graduate students...

Social Sciences Economics

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Introduction to Technology and Policy

Prof. Dan Ross

This course explores perspectives in the policy process - agenda setting, problem definition, framing the terms of...

Business & Management Organizations & Leadership Operations

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Managerial Psychology

Prof. John Carroll

This course introduces you to behavioral science theories, methods, and tools and provides opportunities to use and...

Business & Management Organizations & Leadership Management

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

The Anthropology of Biology

Prof. Stefan Helmreich

This course applies the tools of anthropology to examine biology in the age of genomics, biotechnological...

Social Sciences Anthropology

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...

Social Sciences Political Science Sociology

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...

Social Sciences 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...

Social Sciences Political Science Sociology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

International Economics I

Prof. Arnaud Costinot

This course covers, with a focus on both theory and empirics, advanced topics in international trade (as well as...

Social Sciences Economics

advanced

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,...

Social Sciences Economics Science & Math

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Urban Design Skills: Observing, Interpreting, and Representing the City

Prof. Eran Ben-Joseph

The course is designed to be an introduction to methods of analyzing, evaluating, and recording the urban...

Art, Design & Architecture Architecture Environmental Design

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Practice of Participatory Action Research (PAR)

Prof. Lawrence Susskind

This course introduces students to the techniques of participatory action research (PAR) and the practice of case...

Social Sciences Policy and Administration Sociology

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Introduction to Environmental Policy and Planning

Prof. Lawrence Susskind

This course focuses on national environmental and energy policy-making; environmental ethics; the techniques of...

Social Sciences Policy and Administration Urban Studies

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Planning for Sustainable Development

Prof. David Laws

This course explores policy and planning for sustainable development. It critically examines concept of...

Social Sciences Urban Studies Science & Math

advanced

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...

Business & Management Organizations & Leadership Social Sciences

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...

Social Sciences Anthropology Sociology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Introduction to Copyright Law

Keith Winstein

This course is an introduction to copyright law and American law in general. Topics covered include: structure of...

Social Sciences Law

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...

Art, Design & Architecture Architecture Social Sciences

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...

Art, Design & Architecture Visual Arts Media Studies

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Financial Crises

Prof. Alp Simsek

This course is an introduction to the economic theories of financial crises. It focuses on amplification mechanisms...

Business & Management Finance & Accounting Social Sciences

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...

Social Sciences Sociology Gender Studies

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Neuroscience of Morality

Prof. Rebecca Saxe

How do we decide whether an action is morally wrong? How do we choose to do what is right? When and why do we punish...

Social Sciences Psychology Science & Math

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Topics in Game Theory

Prof. Parag Pathak

This course is an advanced topics course on market and mechanism design. We will study existing or new market...

Social Sciences Economics

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Comparative Land Use and Transportation Planning

Prof. Pericles (Chris) Zegras

This course focuses on the land use-transportation “interaction space” in metropolitan settings. The course aims to...

Social Sciences Urban Studies

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Foundations of Development Policy

Prof. Esther Duflo

This course explores the foundations of policy making in developing countries. The goal is to spell out various...

Social Sciences Economics Policy and Administration

intermediate

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...

Business & Management Organizations & Leadership Social Sciences

advanced

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 Media Studies Business & Management

advanced

MIT OCW

free

How Culture Works

Dr. Xenia Cherkaev

This course introduces diverse meanings and uses of the concept of culture with historical and contemporary examples...

Social Sciences Anthropology

intermediate

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...

Social Sciences 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...

Art, Design & Architecture Real Estate Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Innovation Systems for Science, Technology, Energy, Manufacturing, and Health

William Bonvillian

This course focuses on science and technology policy—it will examine the science and technology innovation system,...

Social Sciences Economics Engineering

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...

Art, Design & Architecture Performing Arts Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Cultures of Computing

Prof. Stefan Helmreich

This course examines computers anthropologically, as artifacts revealing the social orders and cultural practices...

Social Sciences Anthropology Humanities

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Airline Schedule Planning

Prof. Cynthia Barnhart

Explores a variety of models and optimization techniques for the solution of airline schedule planning and...

Business & Management Systems Thinking Social Sciences

advanced

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...

Social Sciences Political Science Humanities

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...

Social Sciences Political Science Policy and Administration

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

City to City: Comparing, Researching and Writing about Cities

Cherie Miot Abbanat

This course introduces undergraduate planning students to the role of the planner in researching issues in cities...

Social Sciences Urban Studies

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Analyzing Projects and Organizations

Prof. Judith Tendler

This course teaches students how to understand the rationality behind how organizations and their programs behave,...

Business & Management Organizations & Leadership Social Sciences

advanced

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...

Social Sciences Anthropology Sociology

intermediate

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...

Social Sciences Anthropology Sociology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Global Strategy and Organization

Prof. Donald Lessard

Companies today confront an increasing array of choices regarding markets, locations for key activities, outsourcing...

Business & Management Management Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Urban Sociology in Theory and Practice

Prof. Justin Steil

This course explores the creative dialectic—and sometimes conflict—between sociology and urban policy and design....

Social Sciences Sociology Urban Studies

advanced

MIT OCW

free

The City in Film

Ezra Haber Glenn

Using film as a lens to explore and interpret various aspects of the urban experience in both the U.S. and abroad,...

Art, Design & Architecture Visual Arts Social Sciences

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...

Social Sciences Political Science Humanities

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Macroeconomic Theory II

Prof. Olivier Blanchard

This is the second course in the four-quarter graduate sequence in macroeconomics. Its purpose is to introduce the...

Social Sciences Economics

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Wheelchair Design in Developing Countries

Mr. Amos G. Winter

According to the United States Agency for International Development, 20 million people in developing countries...

Social Sciences International Development Engineering

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...

Social Sciences Anthropology Urban Studies

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Prototypes to Products

Mr. Andrew Heafitz

For students and teams who have started a sustainable-development project in D-Lab (EC.701J or EC.720J), Product...

Business & Management Systems Thinking Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Decision Making in Large Scale Systems

Prof. Daniela Pucci De Farias

This course is an introduction to the theory and application of large-scale dynamic programming. Topics include...

Business & Management Systems Thinking Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Religious Architecture and Islamic Cultures

Prof. Nasser Rabbat

This course introduces the history of Islamic cultures through their most vibrant material signs: the religious...

Art, Design & Architecture Architecture Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Political Science Laboratory

Prof. Charles Stewart

This course introduces students to the conduct of political research using quantitative methodologies. The methods...

Social Sciences Political Science Science & Math

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Women and Global Activism in Art, Media and Politics

Abha Sur Abha Sur

This course explores theoretical issues and concerns underlying global feminisms, and their expression through...

Social Sciences Political Science Sociology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Public Economics I

Prof. James Poterba

This course covers theory and evidence on government taxation policy. Topics include tax incidence, optimal tax...

Social Sciences Economics

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...

Art, Design & Architecture Architecture Environmental Design

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Beijing Urban Design Studio

Prof. Dennis Frenchman

The Beijing Urban Design Studio is a joint program between the MIT and Tsinghua University Schools of Architecture...

Art, Design & Architecture Architecture Environmental Design

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Environmental Engineering Applications of Geographic Information Systems

Prof. Daniel Sheehan

This graduate seminar is taught in a lecture and lab exercise format. The subject matter is tailored to...

Business & Management Digital Business & IT Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology

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...

Social Sciences Anthropology Sociology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Social Studies of Bioscience and Biotech

Prof. Byron Good

In this course, social, ethical and clinical issues associated with the development of new biotechnologies and their...

Business & Management Organizations & Leadership Social Sciences

advanced

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....

Social Sciences Economics 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...

Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology Computer Science Data Science

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Principles and Practice of Science Communication

Prof. John Durant

This course helps in developing skills as science communicators through projects and analysis of theoretical...

Art, Design & Architecture Media Studies Social Sciences

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...

Art, Design & Architecture Media Studies Social Sciences

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...

Social Sciences 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...

Social Sciences Economics Humanities

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Law for the Entrepreneur and Manager

Dr. John Akula

This course provides a basic understanding of legal issues that corporations face during their existence. The course...

Business & Management Entrepreneurship Management

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...

Business & Management Organizations & Leadership Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Public Transportation Systems

Prof. Nigel Wilson

This course discusses the evolution and role of urban public transportation modes, systems, and services, focusing...

Social Sciences Urban Studies Engineering

advanced

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...

Social Sciences Law Sociology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Managing Nuclear Technology

Prof. Richard Lester

An examination of current economic and policy issues in the electric power industry, focusing on nuclear power and...

Business & Management Management Social Sciences

advanced

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...

Social Sciences Anthropology Humanities

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...

Social Sciences Anthropology 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....

Social Sciences Anthropology Law

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Reflective Practice: An Approach for Expanding Your Learning Frontiers

Prof. Ceasar McDowell

The course is an introduction to the approach of Reflective Practice developed by Donald Schön. It is an approach...

Business & Management Strategy & Innovation Social Sciences

advanced

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...

Social Sciences Sociology Gender Studies

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Introduction to Housing, Community and Economic Development

Prof. Langley Keyes

As an introduction to the field of Housing, Community, and Economic Development (HCED), the course is structured...

Social Sciences Economics Policy and Administration

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Listening to the Customer

Prof. Drazen Prelec

The 15.821 and 15.822 Sequence Marketing research may be divided into methods that emphasize understanding “the...

Business & Management Marketing Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

D-Lab: Supply Chains

Prof. Stephen Graves

This course introduces concepts of supply chain design and operations with a focus on supply chains for products...

Business & Management Supply Chain Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

New Century Cities: Real Estate, Digital Technology, and Design

Prof. David Geltner

The course draws on faculty members from the Center for Real Estate, the City Design and Development Group...

Art, Design & Architecture Architecture Environmental Design

advanced

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...

Social Sciences Sociology 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...

Art, Design & Architecture Media Studies Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Technology and Culture

Prof. Stefan Helmreich

This subject examines relationships among technology, culture, and politics in a range of social and historical...

Social Sciences Anthropology Policy and Administration

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Macroeconomic Theory III

Prof. Iván Werning

This course covers issues in the theory of consumption, investment and asset prices. We lay out the basic models...

Social Sciences Economics

advanced

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...

Social Sciences Communication 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...

Social Sciences Anthropology Sociology

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...

Art, Design & Architecture Media Studies Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Innovative Businesses and Breakthrough Technologies - The Legal Issues

Dr. John Akula

15.616 is an introduction to business law which covers the fundamentals, including contracts, liability, regulation,...

Business & Management Entrepreneurship Strategy & Innovation

advanced

MIT OCW

free

MIT Governance Lab

MIT Governance Lab

The MIT Governance Lab (MIT GOV/LAB) is an applied research group and ideas incubator that aims to improve democracy...

Social Sciences Political Science

beginner

MIT OCW

free

Comparative Politics and International Relations of the Middle East

Prof. Fotini Christia

This course surveys both classic and cutting-edge work on the politics of the Middle East, broadly defined. Topics...

Social Sciences Political Science

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Dynamic Optimization & Economic Applications (Recursive Methods)

Prof. Iván Werning

The unifying theme of this course is best captured by the title of our main reference book: “Recursive Methods in...

Business & Management Systems Thinking Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Modeling and Assessment for Policy

Prof. Noelle Selin

IDS.410J Modeling and Assessment for Policy explores how scientific information and quantitative models can be used...

Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology Computer Science Data Science

advanced

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...

Social Sciences Political Science Humanities

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...

Art, Design & Architecture Media Studies Social Sciences

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 Business & Management Marketing

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Regional Energy-Environmental Economic Modeling

Prof. Karen R. Polenske

This subject is on regional energy-environmental modeling rather than on general energy-environmental policies, but...

Social Sciences Economics Policy and Administration

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Human Origins and Evolution

Dr. Harry Merrick

This course examines the dynamic interrelations among physical and behavioral traits of humans, environment, and...

Social Sciences Anthropology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Environment and Society

Prof. Dara O’Rourke

Modern industrial activities - which MIT engineers and scientists play a major role in - have significant...

Social Sciences Policy and Administration Energy, Climate & Sustainability

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Organizations and Environments

Prof. Pablo Boczkowski

The goal of this doctoral course is to familiarize students with major conceptual frameworks, debates, and...

Business & Management Organizations & Leadership Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Territorial Conflict

Prof. M. Taylor Fravel

This graduate seminar introduces an emerging research program within International Relations on territorial...

Social Sciences Political Science Policy and Administration

advanced

MIT OCW

free

U.S. National Security Policy

Prof. Erik Lin-Greenberg

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the making of US foreign and national security policy. It...

Social Sciences Political Science Policy and Administration

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Sustainable Economic Development

Prof. Karl Seidman

This course explores the application of environmental and economic development planning, policy and management...

Economics Policy and Administration Sociology

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Seminar on Deep Engagement

Prof. Cynthia Breazeal

Innovation in expression, as realized in media, tangible objects, performance and more,  generates new...

Media Studies Communication Psychology

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Industrial Organization and Public Policy

Prof. Nancy Rose

This is a course in industrial organization, the study of firms in markets. Industrial organization focuses on firm...

Social Sciences Economics Policy and Administration

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Technology, Law, and the Working Environment

Prof. Charles Caldart

This course addresses the relationship between technology-related problems and the law applicable to work...

Business & Management Organizations & Leadership Management

advanced

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

Urban Design Policy and Action

Prof. J. Mark Schuster

Governments at every level assume a measure of responsibility for seeking good design. Some of that responsibility...

Art, Design & Architecture Policy and Administration Urban Studies

advanced

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

Advanced Animal Behavior

Prof. Gerald E. Schneider

The course includes survey and special topics designed for graduate students in the brain and cognitive sciences. It...

Cognitive Science Psychology Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Urbanizing China: A Reflective Dialogue

Prof. Jinhua Zhao

The course explores the interactions between state and market as instigators of China’s urbanization, and its...

Policy and Administration Urban Studies Economics

advanced

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

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

Social Visualization

Prof. Judith Donath

Millions of people are on-line today and the number is rapidly growing - yet this virtual crowd is often invisible....

Media Studies Anthropology Computer Science

advanced

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

Air Traffic Control

Prof. John Hansman

This course introduces the various aspects of present and future Air Traffic Control systems. Among the topics in...

Urban Studies Aerospace Engineering Engineering

advanced

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

Sites in Sight: Photography as Inquiry

Prof. Anne Whiston Spirn

This course explores photography as a disciplined way of seeing, of investigating landscapes and expressing ideas....

Environmental Design Art, Design & Architecture Visual Arts

advanced

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

D-Lab I: Development

Amy J. Smith

D-Lab Development addresses issues of technological improvements at the micro level for developing countries—in...

Adaptation and Resilience Climate Science Economics

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

The Anthropology of Politics: Persuasion and Power

Dr. Xenia Cherkaev

This course introduces the ethnographic study of politics, i.e., what anthropologists understand to be “political”...

Anthropology Political Science Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Introduction to Transportation Systems

Prof. Joseph Sussman

1.201J/11.545J/ESD.210J is required for all first-year Master of Science in Transportation students. It would be of...

Urban Studies Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

The Sociology of Strategy

Prof. Ezra Zuckerman

This seminar provides an introduction to scholarship in a growing research community: the sociologists and...

Sociology Management Organizations & Leadership

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Social Theory and the City

Prof. Richard Sennett

This course explores how social theories of urban life can be related to the city’s architecture and spaces. It is...

Sociology Urban Studies Anthropology

advanced

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

Sustainable Design and Technology Research Workshop

Prof. Leon Glicksman

This workshop investigates the current state of sustainability in regards to architecture, from the level of the...

Adaptation and Resilience Climate Science Art, Design & Architecture

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Drugs, Politics, and Culture

Prof. Hugh Gusterson

This class examines the relationship between a number of mind-altering substances and cultural processes. We look at...

Sociology Public Health Social Sciences

intermediate

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

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

Labor Economics and Public Policy

Prof. Joshua Angrist

This course is an introduction to labor economics with an emphasis on applied microeconomic theory and empirical...

Policy and Administration Economics Social Sciences

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

free

Gender & Media: Collaborations in Feminism and Technology

Dr. K.J. Surkan

This course examines representations of race, class, gender, and sexual identity in the media, with a particular...

Communication Gender Studies Sociology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Solving Complex Problems

Prof. Samuel Bowring

12.000 Solving Complex Problems is designed to provide students the opportunity to work as part of a team to propose...

Climate and Energy Policy Policy and Administration Environmental Engineering

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

GPS: Where Are You?

Prof. Thomas Herring

This is a freshman advising seminar. The professor of a FAS is the first year advisor to the (no more than 8)...

Earth Science Geography Civil Engineering

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

D-Lab: Medical Technologies for the Developing World

Jose Gomez-Marquez

D-Lab Health provides a multidisciplinary approach to global health technology design via guest lectures and a major...

International Development Public Health Biomedical Technologies

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Cyberpolitics in International Relations: Theory, Methods, Policy

Prof. Nazli Choucri

This course focuses on cyberspace and its implications for private and public, sub-national, national, and...

Policy and Administration Media Studies Political Science

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

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

Special Seminar in Communications: Leadership and Personal Effectiveness Coaching

Prof. Christine Kelly

This course builds on the work done concurrently in 15.280 Communication for Managers and 15.311 Organizational...

Management Communication Organizations & Leadership

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

Nuclear Engineering: Science, Systems and Society

Dr. Marina Dang

In this exploratory seminar, first-year undergraduate students learn the basic physics of nuclear energy and...

Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology Communication Energy

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Strategy and Information

Prof. Mihai Manea

This is an advanced course in game theory. We begin with a rigorous overview of the main equilibrium concepts...

Economics Social Sciences

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

Gender, Health and Marginalization Through a Critical Feminist Lens

Prof. Chris Bobel

In the course we will use a feminist interdisciplinary lens and invite students to look critically at how practices...

Sociology Mental Health Public Health

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Workshop II: Qualitative Social Science Methods for Media Studies

Prof. Ian Condry

This course focuses on a number of qualitative social science methods that can be productively used in media studies...

Sociology Communication Media Studies

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Understanding Military Operations

Prof. Owen Cote

This course examines selected past, current, and future sea, air, space, and land battlefields and looks at the...

Policy and Administration Organizations & Leadership Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Seminar in Environmental Science

Prof. Daniel Rothman

Required for all Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences majors in the Environmental Science track, this course...

Policy and Administration Earth Science Climate and Energy Policy

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Microeconomic Theory IV

Prof. Bengt Holmstrom

The topic of the class is information and contract theory. The purpose is to give an introduction to some of the...

Economics Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Economics of Marine Transportation Industries

Dr. Hauke Kite-Powell

This half-semester course studies the economics of the principal markets related to marine transportation,...

Economics Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Cross-Cultural Leadership

Pat Bentley

Cross Cultural Leadership is a collaborative research seminar that examines what constitutes “effective” leadership...

Anthropology Organizations & Leadership Social Sciences

advanced

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

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

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

D-Lab: Energy

Amy Banzaert

D-Lab: Energy offers a hands-on, project-based approach that engages students in understanding and addressing the...

Electrical Engineering Energy International Development

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Urban Climate Adaptation

Prof. JoAnn Carmin

“Designing a dream city is easy. Rebuilding a living one takes imagination.”    -Jane Jacobs This...

Policy and Administration Urban Studies International Development

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Economic Development, Policy Analysis, and Industrialization

Prof. Alice Amsden

This class analyzes the theoretical and historical reasons why governments in latecomer countries have intervened...

Social Sciences Policy and Administration Economics

advanced

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

Economic Development Planning

Jeffrey Levine

This course examines why we plan for economic development, how government is funded in the US, what strategies are...

Policy and Administration Urban Studies Economics

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Science, Politics, and Environmental Policy

Prof. Judith Layzer

This class examines the role of science in the US environmental policy-making process. It investigates the methods...

Climate and Energy Policy Policy and Administration Political Science

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Introduction to International Development Planning

Prof. Balakrishnan Rajagopal

This introductory survey course is intended to develop an understanding of key issues and dilemmas of planning in...

Policy and Administration Urban Studies Economics

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

Political Science Scope and Methods

Prof. Chappell Lawson

This course is designed to provide an introduction to a variety of empirical research methods used by political...

Political Science Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Architectural Design Workshops: Computational Design for Housing

Gabriela Celani

An intensive nine day remote collaborative workshop involving MIT and Miyagi University in Japan. The objective is...

Art, Design & Architecture Engineering Urban Studies

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Technology in a Dangerous World

Prof. Rosalind Williams

Aim is to analyze important current events for what they reveal about the nature and working of our technological...

Policy and Administration Sociology Social Sciences

intermediate

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

Media Technology and City Design and Development

Prof. Ceasar McDowell

This workshop explores the potential of media technology and the Internet to enhance communication and transform...

Communication Urban Studies Media Studies

advanced

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

Intentional Public Disruptions: Art, Responsibility, and Pedagogy

B. Stephen Carpenter II

During the fall of 2017, art educator B. Stephen Carpenter II began a residency at the MIT Center for Art, Science...

Visual Arts Policy and Administration Sociology

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

Water and Sanitation Infrastructure in Developing Countries

Susan Murcott

This course deals with the principles of infrastructure planning in developing countries, with a focus on...

Engineering Public Health Policy and Administration

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

Systems Analysis of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle

Prof. Mujid S. Kazimi

This course provides an in-depth technical and policy analysis of various options for the nuclear fuel cycle. Topics...

Policy and Administration Nuclear Engineering Systems Engineering

advanced

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

Advanced Seminar: Urban Nature and City Design

Prof. Anne Whiston Spirn

This course will explore the mutual influences of ideas of nature, theories of city design and planning, and...

Urban Studies Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Managerial Psychology Laboratory

Prof. Dan Ariely

We function in our personal and professional lives based on knowledge and intuitions. Our intuition that we know a...

Management Organizations & Leadership Psychology

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

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

The Anthropology of Cybercultures

Prof. Lucy Suchman

This course explores a range of contemporary scholarship oriented to the study of ‘cybercultures,’ with a focus on...

Anthropology Media Studies Art, Design & Architecture

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Genomics, Computing, Economics, and Society

Dr. George Church

This course will focus on understanding aspects of modern technology displaying exponential growth curves and the...

Economics Biology Public Health

advanced

MIT OCW

free

International Politics in the New Century - via Simulation, Interactive Gaming, and 'Edutainment'

Prof. Nazli Choucri

This workshop is designed to introduce students to different perspectives on politics and the state of the world...

Art, Design & Architecture Engineering Computer Science

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Understanding Contemporary French Politics

Prof. Bruno Perreau

This course examines the changes in contemporary French society through the study of political debates, reforms and...

Sociology Political Science Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Big Plans and Mega-Urban Landscapes

Kian Goh

This course explores the physical, ecological, technological, political, economic, and cultural implications of big...

Urban Studies Social Sciences

intermediate

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

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

Economic Growth

Prof. Daron Acemoglu

This half semester class will present an introduction to macroeconomic modeling, particularly economic growth. It...

Economics Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Development of Inventions and Creative Ideas

Dr. Dedric Carter

This course examines the role of the engineer as patent expert and as technical witness in court and patent...

Policy and Administration Engineering Law

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Japan and East Asian Security

Prof. Richard J. Samuels

This course explores Japan’s role in world orders, past, present, and future. It focuses on Japanese conceptions of...

Policy and Administration Sociology Economics

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Gender, Sexuality, and Society

Prof. Heather Paxson

This course seeks to examine how people experience gender - what it means to be a man or a woman - and sexuality in...

Anthropology Gender Studies Sociology

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

Communicating Across Cultures

Prof. Bernd Widdig

It has become commonplace knowledge that globalization is one of the major forces shaping our world. If we look at...

Anthropology Communication Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Infrastructure and Energy Technology Challenges

Prof. Karen R. Polenske

This seminar examines efforts in developing and advanced nations and regions to create, finance, and regulate...

Policy and Administration Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology Economics

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Economic Institutions and Growth Policy Analysis

Prof. Michael Piore

This course is designed for students particularly concerned with the practical problems of operating in large formal...

Policy and Administration Economics Organizations & Leadership

advanced

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

Dynamic Leadership: Using Improvisation in Business

Prof. Lakshmi Balachandra

The first two weeks of this course are an overview of performing improvisation with introductory and advanced...

Management Communication Organizations & Leadership

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Negotiation and Dispute Resolution in the Public Sector

Prof. Lawrence Susskind

Conventional legislative, administrative, and judicial means of resolving resource allocation and...

Policy and Administration Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Research Seminar on Urban Information Systems

Prof. Joseph Ferreira

Seminar participants and invited guests will lead critical discussions of current literature and ongoing research....

Digital Business & IT Urban Studies Computer Science

advanced

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

Poverty and Economic Security

Prof. Amy Glasmeier

This course explores the evolution of poverty and economic security in the United States, within a global context....

Sociology Urban Studies International Development

intermediate

MIT OCW

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

MIT OCW

free

Advanced Macroeconomics II

Prof. George-Marios Angeletos

14.462 is the second semester of the second-year Ph.D. macroeconomics sequence. The course is intended to introduce...

Economics Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Leading Organizations II

Prof. John Van Maanen

Through lectures, discussions, and class exercises, 15.322 analyzes the human processes underlying organizational...

Management Sociology Organizations & Leadership

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Case Studies in Forensic Metallurgy

Prof. Kenneth Russell

TV programs such as “Law and Order” show how forensic experts are called upon to give testimony that often...

Materials Science and Engineering Law Engineering

intermediate

MIT OCW

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

MIT OCW

free

Emotions and Politics

Prof. Roger Petersen

This course is premised on the belief that emotions are a fundamental part of human nature. Accordingly,...

Political Science Psychology Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Field Seminar in Comparative Politics

Prof. Chappell Lawson

This course provides an introduction to the field of comparative politics. Readings include both classic and recent...

Political Science Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

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

MIT OCW

free

Special Topics: Designing Sociable Media

Prof. Judith Donath

This project-based course explores new design strategies for social interaction in the computer mediated world....

Engineering Visualization Media Studies

advanced

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

MIT OCW

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

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

MIT OCW

free

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

MIT OCW

free

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

MIT OCW

free

Science Activism: Gender, Race, and Power

Prof. Edmund Bertschinger

This subject examines the role scientists have played as activists in social movements in the U.S. following World...

Sociology Climate Science Gender Studies

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Gateway to the Profession of Planning

Prof. Bishwapriya Sanyal

The purpose of the course is to cultivate the sensibilities necessary for effective planning practice. This...

Urban Studies Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

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

MIT OCW

free

Sustainability: Political Economy, Science, and Policy

Prof. Nazli Choucri

This course examines alternative conceptions and theoretical underpinnings of sustainable development. It focuses on...

Economics Political Science Earth Science

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Urban Public Finance in Developing Countries

Prof. Annette M. Kim

This readings-based course analyzes the structure and operation of government systems in developing countries, with...

Policy and Administration Urban Studies Finance & Accounting

advanced

MIT OCW

free

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,...

History Sociology Political Science

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

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

MIT OCW

free

Case Studies in City Form

Prof. Michael Dennis

This course serves as an introduction to urban form and design, focusing on the physical, historical, and social...

Urban Studies Architecture Art, Design & Architecture

advanced

MIT OCW

free

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

MIT OCW

free

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,...

Humanities History Sociology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Labor Economics II

Prof. David Autor

This is a graduate course in labor economics. The course will focus on covering theory and evidence on inequality,...

Economics Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

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

MIT OCW

free

Urban Design Politics

Prof. Lawrence Vale

This is a seminar about the ways that urban design contributes to the distribution of political power and resources...

Policy and Administration Urban Studies Political Science

advanced

MIT OCW

free

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

MIT OCW

free

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

MIT OCW

free

Dialogue in Art, Architecture, and Urbanism

Prof. Antonio Muntadas

In this class we will examine how the idea of the city has been “translated” by artists, architects, and other...

Visual Arts Urban Studies Architecture

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Out of Ground Zero: Catastrophe and Memory

Prof. Charity Scribner

Within twenty-four hours of the attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 politicians, artists, and...

Sociology Literature Anthropology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

The Conquest of America

Prof. James Howe

In this course the conquest and colonization of the Americas is considered, with special attention to the struggles...

History Anthropology Humanities

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Graduate Seminar in American Politics I: Political Behavior

Prof. Ariel White

This graduate-level course focuses on mass political behavior within the American political system. The goal of this...

Political Science Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Engaging Community: Models and Methods for Designers and Planners

Prof. Ceasar McDowell

This course proposes that most cities have neither the infrastructure nor the processes in place to support the...

Sociology Urban Studies Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Global Africa: Creative Cultures

Prof. M. Amah Edoh

This course examines contemporary and historical cultural production on and from Africa across a range of registers,...

Visual Arts Anthropology History

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Disease and Health: Culture, Society, and Ethics

Prof. Jean Jackson

This course examines how medicine is practiced cross-culturally, with particular emphasis on Western biomedicine....

History Anthropology Philosophy

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Introduction to Computers in Public Management II

Prof. Joseph Ferreira

Second of two modules facilitating a basic understanding of computing in planning and public management. Students...

Digital Business & IT Urban Studies Systems Engineering

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Libertarianism in History

Prof. Malick Ghachem

This course explores the history of the ideal of personal freedom with an eye towards contemporary debates over the...

History Political Science Humanities

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Gaoming Studio - China

Prof. Eran Ben-Joseph

The studio will focus on the district of Gaoming, located in the northwest of the Pearl River Delta (PRD) - the...

Art, Design & Architecture Engineering Environmental Design

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Current Debates in Media

Dr. Gabrielle Trépanier-Jobin

This class addresses important, current debates in media with in-depth discussion of popular perceptions and policy...

Sociology Media Studies Communication

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

International Politics and Climate Change

Prof. Nazli Choucri

This course examines the interconnections of international politics and climate change. Beginning with an analysis...

Environmental Engineering Political Science Earth Science

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Law, Social Movements, and Public Policy: Comparative and International Experience

Prof. Balakrishnan Rajagopal

This course studies the interaction between law, courts, and social movements in shaping domestic and global public...

Economics Law Political Science

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Gender, Power, Leadership and the Workplace

Dr. Elena Mendez Escobar

The course will focus primarily on contemporary discourses concerning gender inequality. Most of the readings...

Gender Studies Organizations & Leadership Sociology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Transportation Flow Systems

Prof. Ismail Chabini

Design, operation, and management of traffic flows over complex transportation networks are the foci of this course....

Urban Studies Systems Engineering Civil Engineering

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Applied Macro- and International Economics II

Prof. Roberto Rigobon

This course seeks to establish understanding of the development processes of societies and economies by studying...

Economics Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Cross-Cultural Investigations: Technology and Development

Prof. Heather Paxson

This course enhances cross-cultural understanding through the discussion of practical, ethical, and epistemological...

Anthropology Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Visual Histories: German Cinema 1945 to Present

Prof. Bernd Widdig

This course is an invitation to German film-making since the end of the Second World War. We investigate how German...

Visual Arts Sociology History

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Global Markets, National Politics and the Competitive Advantage of Firms

Prof. Richard Locke

This course examines the opportunities and risks firms face in today’s global world. The course provides conceptual...

Policy and Administration Economics Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Texts, Topics, and Times in German Literature

Dagmar Jaeger

In diesem Kurs erhalten Sie einen Überblick über einige wichtige literarische Texte, Tendenzen und Themen aus der...

Language Literature Sociology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Medicine, Religion and Politics in Africa and the African Diaspora

Prof. Erica James

This course provides an exploration of colonial and postcolonial clashes between theories of healing and embodiment...

Anthropology Public Health International Development

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Advanced German: Professional Communication

Peter Weise

This course exposes students to current issues and language use in German technology, business, and international...

Language Economics Humanities

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

American Authors: American Women Authors

Dr. Wyn Kelley

This subject, cross-listed in Literature and Women’s Studies, examines a range of American women authors from the...

Literature Gender Studies Sociology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

The Making of Russia in the Worlds of Byzantium, Mongolia, and Europe

Prof. Elizabeth A. Wood

Medieval and early modern Russia stood at the crossroads of Europe and Asia. In this course we will examine some of...

History Sociology Philosophy

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

France, 1660-1815: Enlightenment, Revolution, Napoleon

Prof. Jeffrey S. Ravel

This course covers French politics, culture, and society from Louis XIV to Napoleon Bonaparte. Attention is given to...

History Anthropology Philosophy

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Introduction to International Development

Cauam Ferreira Cardoso

This course introduces undergraduates to the basic theory, institutional architecture, and practice of international...

Humanities History Economics

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

The Beat of Brazil: Brazilian Society Through Its Music

Dr. Nilma Dominique

This course will present students with an overview of Brazilian popular music, from the late nineteenth century to...

History Language Sociology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Dilemmas in Bio-Medical Ethics: Playing God or Doing Good?

Prof. Erica James

This course is an introduction to the cross-cultural study of biomedical ethics, examining moral foundations of the...

Humanities Anthropology Gender Studies

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Analyzing and Accounting for Regional Economic Growth

Prof. Karen R. Polenske

This course focuses on alternative ways in which the issues of growth, restructuring, innovation, knowledge,...

Urban Studies Economics Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Healthy Cities: Assessing Health Impacts of Policies and Plans

Prof. Mariana Arcaya

This class examines the built, psychosocial, economic, and natural environment factors that affect health behaviors...

Policy and Administration Sociology Urban Studies

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Special Topics at Edgerton Center:Developing World Prosthetics

Ken Endo

D-Lab World Prosthetics is a collaboration between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Jaipur Foot...

International Development Public Health Mechanical Engineering

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Oral Communication in the Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences

Prof. Alison Malcolm

This course focuses on developing oral presentation skills through practice, self-evaluation, and in-class feedback....

Communication Literature Humanities

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Basic Themes in French Literature and Culture

Prof. Bruno Perreau

Childhood is a source of fascination in most Western cultures. It is both a major inspiration for artistic creation...

Language Literature Anthropology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

The Production of Space: Art, Architecture and Urbanism in Dialogue

Prof. Ute Meta Bauer

This seminar engages in the notion of space from various points of departure. The goal is first of all to engage in...

Visual Arts Urban Studies Architecture

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Planning in Developing Countries

Prof. Jennifer Davis

This course examines the policy and planning for the provision of water supply and sanitation services in developing...

Public Health Policy and Administration Environmental Engineering

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Energy, Environment, and Society: Global Politics, Technologies, and Ecologies of the Water-Energy-Food Crises

Dr. William San Martin Aedo

With increasing public awareness of the multiple effects of global environmental change, the terms water, energy,...

Policy and Administration International Development Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Seminar in Ethnography and Fieldwork

Prof. Stefan Helmreich

This advanced course in anthropology engages closely with discussions and debates about ethnographic research,...

Anthropology Philosophy Humanities

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

The Politics of Nuclear Proliferation: Nuclear History, Strategy, and Statecraft

Prof. Francis J. Gavin

This course provides an introduction to the politics and theories surrounding the proliferation of nuclear weapons....

History Nuclear Engineering Political Science

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

D-Lab: Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene

Libby Hsu

This course focuses on disseminating Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) or water/environment innovations in...

Environmental Engineering International Development Public Health

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Information and Communication Technologies in Community Development

Prof. Langley Keyes

This practicum subject integrates theory and practice through the design, implementation, and evaluation of a...

Digital Business & IT Sociology Communication

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Introduction to the American Political Process

Prof. Asya Magazinnik

This course provides a substantive overview of U.S. politics and an introduction to the discipline of political...

Political Science Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Cities in Conflict: Theory and Practice

Prof. Diane Davis

This course’s aims are two-fold: to offer students the theoretical and practical tools to understand how and why...

Policy and Administration Sociology Urban Studies

advanced

MIT OCW

free

The American Revolution

Prof. Pauline Maier

This course is concerned primarily with the revolutionary origins of American government. Topics covered include:...

History Philosophy Political Science

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Media Education and the Marketplace

Mr. Manish Gaudi

This instance of “Media, Education, and the Marketplace” focuses on the rise of information and communications...

Media Studies Communication Digital Business & IT

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Topics in Indian Popular Culture: Spectacle, Masala, and Genre

Arundhati Banerjee

This course aims to provide an overview of Indian popular culture over the last two decades, through a variety of...

Visual Arts Media Studies Anthropology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Global Entrepreneurship Lab: Asia-Pacific

Prof. Yasheng Huang

15.389A Global Entrepreneurship Lab: Asia-Pacific enables teams of students to work with the top management of...

Startups/New Enterprises Sociology Finance & Accounting

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Creole Languages and Caribbean Identities

Prof. Michel DeGraff

Caribbean Creole languages result from language contact via colonization and the slave trade. In this course we...

Sociology Linguistics Humanities

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Gender: Historical Perspectives

Prof. Lerna Ekmekcioglu

This course examines the definition of gender in scientific, societal, and historical contexts. It explores how...

History Anthropology Gender Studies

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Civil-Military Relations

Prof. Roger Petersen

This course centers on mechanisms of civilian control of the military. Relying on the influential texts of Lasswell,...

Policy and Administration Philosophy Political Science

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Scientific Visualization across Disciplines: A Critical Introduction

Prof. Joseph Dumit

This subject exposes students to a variety of visualization techniques so that they learn to understand the work...

Communication Computer Science Engineering

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Science Writing and New Media: Writing and the Environment

Dr. Cynthia Taft

Environmentalists have traditionally relied upon the power of their prose to transform the thoughts and behavior of...

Communication Literature Earth Science

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Introduction to Spanish Culture

Prof. Margery Resnick

This course has several purposes. The major concern will be the examination of Spanish culture including Spain’s...

Anthropology Sociology Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Technology and Nature in American History

Jamie Pietruska

This course considers how the visual and material world of “nature” has been reshaped by industrial practices,...

History Urban Studies Civil Engineering

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Research Topics in Architecture: Citizen-Centered Design of Open Governance Systems

Daniel Greenwood

In this seminar, students will design and perfect a digital environment to house the activities of large-scale...

Policy and Administration Media Studies Architecture

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Gender

Prof. Lerna Ekmekcioglu

This course examines the definition of gender in scientific, societal, and historical contexts. It explores how...

Sociology History Anthropology

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Politics and Policy in Contemporary Japan

Prof. Richard J. Samuels

This subject is designed for upper level undergraduates and graduate students as an introduction to politics and the...

Humanities Policy and Administration Sociology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Godzilla and the Bullet Train: Technology and Culture in Modern Japan

Dr. Takashi Nishiyama

This course explores how and why Japan, a late-comer to modernization, emerged as an industrial power and the...

Sociology Media Studies Art, Design & Architecture

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Chinese Popular Musics in Dialogue

Dr. Meredith Schweig

This course provides an introduction to the major popular music cultures of the Chinese-speaking world. We will...

Anthropology Sociology Music

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

D-Lab: Waste

Kate Mytty

This introductory course will provide you with a multidisciplinary approach to managing waste in low- and...

Climate Science Adaptation and Resilience Climate and Energy Policy

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

International Relations Theory in the Cyber Age

Prof. Nazli Choucri

This course examines cyber dynamics and processes in international relations from different theoretical...

Political Science Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

D-Lab II: Design

Amy J. Smith

D-Lab: Design addresses problems faced by undeserved communities with a focus on design, experimentation, and...

Economics Engineering International Development

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Advanced Topics in Hispanic Literature and Film: The Films of Luis Buñuel

Prof. Elizabeth Garrels

This course considers films spanning the entire career of pioneering Spanish filmmaker Luis Buñuel (1900–1983), from...

Art, Design & Architecture Humanities Visual Arts

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

People and Other Animals

Prof. Harriet Ritvo

This course is a historical exploration of the ways that people have interacted with their closest animal relatives,...

History Anthropology Humanities

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

U.S. Military Power

Prof. Barry Posen

The purpose of this course is to acquaint the student with the missions, capabilities, and costs of the largely...

Policy and Administration Urban Studies Political Science

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Contemporary French Film and Social Issues

Catherine E Clark

This course covers issues in contemporary French society as expressed through movies made in the 2000s. Topics...

Visual Arts Language Literature

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

American Foreign Policy: Past, Present, and Future

Prof. Stephen Van Evera

This course explores the reasons for America’s past wars and interventions. It covers the consequences of American...

Policy and Administration Political Science Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Communicating in American Culture(s)

Jane Dunphy

In Communicating in American Culture(s), bilingual students examine how various aspects of American culture—history,...

Language Communication Anthropology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Chinese Foreign Policy: International Relations and Strategy

Prof. M. Taylor Fravel

China’s rise as a great power raises important questions about how that power might be used in its relations with...

Policy and Administration Sociology Political Science

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Mathematical Exposition

Dr. Emma Carberry

This course provides techniques of effective presentation of mathematical material. Each section of this course is...

Mathematics Communication Literature

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Congress and the American Political System II

Prof. Charles Stewart

This course analyzes the development of the US Congress by focusing on the competing theoretical lenses through...

Political Science Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Community Growth and Land Use Planning

Prof. Eran Ben-Joseph

This course combines a seminar format with fieldwork to examine strategies of planning and control for growth and...

Policy and Administration Sociology Urban Studies

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Transit Management

Prof. Nigel Wilson

This course discusses management methods of relevance to public transportation systems. Topics include strategic...

Urban Studies Operations Business & Management

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Causes and Prevention of War

Prof. Stephen Van Evera

This course examines the causes of war, with a focus on practical measures to prevent and control war. Topics...

History Political Science Policy and Administration

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Civic Media Codesign Studio

Prof. Eric Gordon

The Civic Media Codesign Studio is a project-based studio course in collaborative design of civic media. Students...

Policy and Administration Communication Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

MIT Election Data + Science Lab

MIT Election Data + Science Lab

The MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) supports advances in election science by collecting, analyzing, and...

Political Science Social Sciences

beginner

MIT OCW

free

Project Appraisal in Developing Countries

Prof. Annette M. Kim

This course covers techniques of financial analysis of investment expenditures as well as the economic and...

Finance & Accounting Economics International Development

advanced

MIT OCW

free

American Urban History I

Prof. Robert Fogelson

This course is a seminar on the history of institutions and institutional change in American cities from roughly...

Humanities History Urban Studies

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Regional Socioeconomic Impact Analyses and Modeling

Prof. Karen R. Polenske

The seminar is designed to provide advanced graduate students with a thorough understanding of selected regional...

Urban Studies Economics Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Thesis Research Design Seminar

Prof. Roger Petersen

This seminar is for students who plan to write a senior thesis in Political Science, and is required of all MIT...

Political Science Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Energy Needs Assessment Toolkit

Dr. Eric Verploegen

Understanding the energy needs and market opportunities in the specific off-grid community or region is the first...

Energy International Development Social Sciences

beginner

MIT OCW

free

American Consumer Culture

Prof. Meg Jacobs

This class examines how and why twentieth-century Americans came to define the “good life” through consumption,...

History Anthropology Philosophy

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Environmental Management Practicum: Brownfield Redevelopment

James Hamilton

Through site-specific client-based work, this course will allow students to materially contribute to redevelopment...

Art, Design & Architecture Engineering Policy and Administration

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Technology and Gender in American History

Prof. Deborah Fitzgerald

This course centers on the changing relationships between men, women, and technology in American history. Topics...

Sociology Humanities History

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Science, Technology, & World

Prof. Rosalind Williams

This class is an introduction to studies in science, technology, and society (STS), through examining a series of...

Art, Design & Architecture Visual Arts Anthropology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Mass Incarceration in the United States

Prof. Ariel White

This course covers the current state of incarceration in the United States and proposals for reform. Class materials...

Sociology Law Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Air Transportation Systems Architecting

Earll Murman

This course addresses the architecting of air transportation systems. The focus is on the conceptual phase of...

Engineering Urban Studies Operations

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Violence, Human Rights, and Justice

Prof. Erica James

This course examines the problem of mass violence and oppression in the contemporary world, and the concept of human...

Anthropology Philosophy Sociology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Topics in Brain and Cognitive Sciences Human Ethology

Prof. Gerald E. Schneider

Survey and special topics designed for students in Brain and Cognitive Sciences. Emphasizes ethological studies of...

Cognitive Science Psychology Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Introduction to Technology and Cities

Prof. Joseph Ferreira

This seminar is an introduction to the usage and impacts of information and communication technologies (ICTs) on...

Engineering Visualization Computer Science

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Studies in Women's Life Narratives: Interrogating Marriage: Case Studies in American Law and Culture

Prof. Leonard Buckle

Is marriage a patriarchal institution? Much feminist scholarship has characterized it that way, but now in the...

Gender Studies Law Sociology

advanced

MIT OCW

free

The Aerospace Industry

Earll Murman

This course meets weekly to discuss recent aerospace history and current events, in order to understand how they are...

Humanities History Operations

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

CITE Reports

MIT Comprehensive Initiative on Technology Evaluation

Created in 2012 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Comprehensive Initiative on Technology Evaluation...

Policy and Administration International Development Social Sciences

beginner

MIT OCW

free

Smashing the Iron Rice Bowl: Chinese East Asia

Prof. Peter C. Perdue

This subject examines the experiences of ordinary Chinese people as they lived through the tumultuous changes of the...

Humanities History Sociology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Global Cityscope - Disaster Planning and Post-Disaster Rebuilding and Recovery

Cherie Miot Abbanat

This class is designed to expose you to the cycles of disasters, the roots of emergency planning in the U.S., how to...

Climate Science Civil Engineering Environmental Engineering

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Photography and Truth

Prof. James Howe

Still photography, a practice and form of expression that has worked its way into every facet of social life and...

Visual Arts Anthropology Art, Design & Architecture

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Networked Social Movements: Media & Mobilization

Prof. Sasha Costanza-Chock

This seminar is a space for collaborative inquiry into the relationships between social movements and the media....

Art, Design & Architecture Sociology Communication

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Public Opinion and American Democracy

Prof. Adam Berinsky

This course will examine public opinion and assess its place in the American political system. The course will...

Policy and Administration Sociology Political Science

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

The Economic History of Work and Family

Prof. Anne McCants

This course will explore the relation of women and men in both pre-industrial and modern societies to the changing...

History Anthropology Gender Studies

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Public Economics II

Prof. Jonathan Gruber

This course covers theory and evidence on government expenditure policy– topics include: The theory of public goods;...

Policy and Administration Economics Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Reading Cookbooks: from The Forme of Cury to The Smitten Kitchen

Ina Lipkowitz

In this course students will visit the past through cookbooks to learn about what foodstuffs and technologies were...

History Literature Gender Studies

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Doctoral Research Seminar: Knowledge in the Public Arena

Prof. Frank Levy

This is a course about how research knowledge and other types of knowledge come to be actionable and influential in...

Communication Political Science Policy and Administration

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Becoming the Next Bill Nye: Writing and Hosting the Educational Show

Elizabeth Choe

Becoming the Next Bill Nye is about using video production techniques to develop your ability to engagingly convey...

Visual Arts Media Studies Communication

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Work, Employment, and Industrial Relations Theory

Prof. Thomas A. Kochan

This seminar will cover the multi-disciplinary theoretical and empirical foundations of research on work,...

Organizations & Leadership Management Economics

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Modern Mexico: Representations of Mexico City's Urban Life

Maria Luisa Martinez

The goal of this course is to offer a general introduction to 20th and 21st century literature and cultural...

Art, Design & Architecture Humanities Visual Arts

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Gender, Power, and International Development

Prof. Christine Walley

After decades of efforts to promote development, why is there so much poverty in the world? What are some of the...

Sociology Anthropology Economics

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

The Civil War and Reconstruction

Prof. Merritt Roe Smith

Although attention will be devoted to the causes and long-term consequences of the Civil War, this class will focus...

History Philosophy Policy and Administration

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Black Feminist Health Science Studies

Dr. Moya Bailey

Black feminist health science studies is a critical intervention into a number of intersecting arenas of scholarship...

Sociology Gender Studies Public Health

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Gendering U.S. Immigration Policy: Sociopolitical, Theological and Feminist Perspectives

Dr. Choi Hee An

This course uses theories of gender to explore sociopolitical, ethical and theological perspectives on immigration...

Policy and Administration Gender Studies Political Science

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Technology Policy Negotiations and Dispute Resolution

Prof. Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld

Technology Policy Negotiations and its prequel, ESD.932, Technology Policy Organizations, form a sequence on...

Policy and Administration Communication Organizations & Leadership

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Environmental Conflict

Prof. Christine Walley

This course explores the complex interrelationships among humans and natural environments, focusing on non-western...

Sociology Biology Anthropology

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Downtown

Prof. Bernard Frieden

This seminar focuses on downtowns in U.S. cities from the late nineteenth century to the late twentieth century....

History Urban Studies Architecture

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Special Topics: Social Animals

Prof. Rebecca Saxe

Humans are social animals; social demands, both cooperative and competitive, structure our development, our brain...

Biology Cognitive Science Psychology

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Environmental Justice

Prof. JoAnn Carmin

This class explores the foundations of the environmental justice movement, current and emerging issues, and the...

Climate and Energy Policy Policy and Administration Sociology

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Urban Design Studio: Providence

Prof. Greg Morrow

This studio discusses in great detail the design of urban environments, specifically in Providence, RI. It will...

Environmental Design Urban Studies Architecture

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Transportation Policy, Strategy, and Management

Prof. Joseph Coughlin

This class surveys the current concepts, theories, and issues in strategic management of transportation...

Urban Studies Operations Business & Management

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Individuals, Groups, and Organizations

Prof. John Carroll

This class develops basic concepts for understanding individual, group, and organizational behavior through the...

Sociology Organizations & Leadership Psychology

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Theater and Cultural Diversity in the U.S.

Prof. Thomas DeFrantz

This course explores contemporary American theatrical expression as it may be organized around issues of gender and...

Art, Design & Architecture Humanities Anthropology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Screen Women: Body Narratives in Popular American Film

Dr. Emily Fox-Kales

Using film and related popular media as our texts, this course will examine how screen “embodiments” of the woman...

Art, Design & Architecture Humanities Sociology

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Workshop in IT: Collaborative Innovation Networks

Peter Gloor

Diversity begets creativity—in this seminar we tap the amazing power of swarm creativity on the Web by studying and...

Digital Business & IT Communication Computer Science

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Advanced Topics: Plotting Terror in European Culture

Prof. Charity Scribner

This interdisciplinary course surveys modern European culture to disclose the alignment of literature, opposition,...

Media Studies Anthropology Sociology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

The Places of Migration in United States History

Prof. Christopher Capozzola

This course examines the history of the United States as a “nation of immigrants” within a broader global context....

History Anthropology Humanities

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Media in Cultural Context

Dr. Joshua Green

This course explores the international trade in television text, considering the ways in which ‘foreign’ programs...

Media Studies Literature Anthropology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Architecture and Communication in Organizations

Prof. Diane Burton

While no businesses succeed based on their architecture or space design, many fail as a result of inattention to the...

Management Communication Architecture

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Studies in Poetry: Gender and Lyric -- Renaissance Men and Women Writing about Love

Prof. Mary Fuller

The core of this seminar will be the great sequences of English love sonnets written by William Shakespeare, Philip...

Sociology Literature Gender Studies

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Globalization, Migration, and International Relations

Prof. Nazli Choucri

Tracing the evolution of international interactions, this course examines the dimensions of globalization in terms...

Policy and Administration Economics Political Science

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Anthropology of War and Peace

Prof. Hugh Gusterson

This class has been reorganized to focus primarily on the War in Iraq. As in previous years, the class still...

Policy and Administration Anthropology History

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Technology Policy Negotiations

Prof. Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld

This course features a core framework for an interest-based, problem-solving approach to technology, logistics and...

Engineering Policy and Administration Systems Engineering

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Intelligence: Practice, Problems and Prospects

Prof. Barry Posen

This course will explore the organization and functions of the U.S. Intelligence Community, its interaction with...

Policy and Administration Political Science Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Introduction to Planning & Institutional Processes in Developing Countries

Prof. Judith Tendler

This introductory course helps students learn to pose questions and analyze problems in the field of planning in...

Economics Organizations & Leadership Policy and Administration

advanced

MIT OCW

free

European Politics

Prof. Kathleen Thelen

This course examines similarities and differences in politics and political economy in Britain, Germany, Denmark,...

Economics Political Science Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Political Economy of Globalization

Prof. Suzanne Berger

This is a graduate seminar for students who already have some familiarity with issues in political economy and/or...

Economics Political Science Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Field Seminar: International Relations Theory

Prof. M. Taylor Fravel

This seminar provides an overview of the field of international relations. Each week, a different approach to...

Political Science Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Architecture Design, Level II: Cuba Studio

Prof. Jan Wampler

This architectural studio will have one main project for the semester: to explore the issues surrounding the...

Environmental Design Anthropology Architecture

advanced

MIT OCW

free

D-Lab: Disseminating Innovations for the Common Good

Susan Murcott

In the trilogy of D-Lab courses, D-Lab: Dissemination focuses on disseminating innovations among underserved...

Startups/New Enterprises Sociology Economics

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

The Royal Family

Prof. Harriet Ritvo

This course is an an exploration of British culture and politics, focusing on the changing role of the monarchy from...

History Sociology Anthropology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Portuguese Advanced Conversation and Composition

Dr. Nilma Dominique

This is an advanced course that aims to build vocabulary competence and improve oral communication through the study...

Language Sociology Humanities

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Science and Communication

Dr. James F. Price

This seminar is intended to help students in the MIT/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program develop a...

Communication Literature Humanities

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Studies in Poetry - British Poetry and the Sciences of the Mind

Prof. Noel Jackson

Do poems think? Recurrent images of the poet as an inspired lunatic, and of poetry as a fundamentally irrational...

Humanities History Literature

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Gender, Race, and the Complexities of Science and Technology: A Problem-Based Learning Experiment

Prof. Peter Taylor

What can we learn about science and technology–and what can we do with that knowledge? Who are “we” in these...

Gender Studies Sociology Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Shaping the Future of Work (15.662x)

Prof. Thomas A. Kochan

The goal of this course is to explore and develop plans of action for improving the job and career opportunities for...

Policy and Administration Management Economics

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Technology and Innovation in Africa

Prof. Clapperton Chakanetsa Mavhunga

What do technology and innovation mean from Africa? This is the central question of this course, which tackles a...

History Anthropology International Development

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Traditions in American Concert Dance: Gender and Autobiography

Melissa Blanco

This course explores the forms, contents, and context of world traditions in dance that played a crucial role in...

Art, Design & Architecture Anthropology Gender Studies

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Territory: Spatial Reification of Power

Gabriel Kozlowski

This course proposes that investigating the ways in which territory is produced, maintained and strategized,...

International Development Architecture Art, Design & Architecture

advanced

MIT OCW

free

The Politics of Reconstructing Iraq

Prof. Yosef Jabareen

This course is being offered in conjunction with the colloquium The Politics of Reconstructing Iraq, which is...

Economics Political Science Policy and Administration

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Managing and Volunteering In the Non-Profit Sector

Prof. Paul Osterman

This is a course intended to give students a broad overview of the management challenges of the non-profit sector....

Policy and Administration Management Organizations & Leadership

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Topics in Social Theory and Practice: Race and Racism

Prof. Sally Haslanger

Courses in the Topics in Social Theory and Practice series feature in-depth considerations of such topics with...

History Sociology Gender Studies

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Competition in Telecommunications

Prof. Jerry Hausman

Competition in Telecommunications provides an introduction to the economics, business strategies, and technology of...

Engineering Electrical Engineering Economics

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Economic & Environmental Issues in Materials Selection

Prof. Randolph Kirchain

Choice of material has implications throughout the life-cycle of a product, influencing many aspects of economic and...

Materials Science and Engineering Economics Earth Science

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Cultural Performances of Asia

Prof. Ian Condry

This course examines cultural performances of Asia, including both traditional and contemporary forms, in a variety...

Anthropology Media Studies Sociology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

America in Depression and War

Prof. Meg Jacobs

This course focuses on the Great Depression and World War II and how they led to a major reordering of American...

Humanities History Anthropology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Global Entrepreneurship Lab: Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa

Prof. Simon Johnson

15.389B Global Entrepreneurship Lab: Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa enables teams of students to work...

Startups/New Enterprises Economics Entrepreneurship

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Food and Power in the Twentieth Century

Prof. Deborah Fitzgerald

In this class, food serves as both the subject and the object of historical analysis. As a subject, food has been...

History Economics Humanities

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Research Seminar in Deep Sea Archaeology

Prof. David Mindell

STS.467 examines the intellectual foundations of archaeology in the deep sea. The course explores the current...

Anthropology Ocean Engineering Earth Science

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Modern Latin America, 1808-Present: Revolution, Dictatorship, Democracy

Prof. Jeffrey S. Ravel

This class is a selective survey of Latin American history from the beginning of the twentieth century to the...

Humanities History Sociology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

The Energy Crisis: Past and Present

Prof. Meg Jacobs

This course will explore how Americans have confronted energy challenges since the end of World War II. Beginning in...

History Energy Policy and Administration

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Reparations for Slavery and Colonization: Contemporary Movements for Justice

Prof. M. Amah Edoh

This class brings anthropological concepts to bear on contemporary movements for justice for harms committed during...

Anthropology Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Changing Life: Reading the Intersections of Gender, Race, Biology, and Literature

Prof. Mary Baine Campbell

In this course, students will develop their abilities to expose ways that scientific knowledge has been shaped in...

Gender Studies Biology Earth Science

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Transportation Policy and Environmental Limits

Frederick Salvucci

Through a combination of lectures, cases, and class discussions this subject examines the economic and political...

Policy and Administration Environmental Engineering Earth Science

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Graduate Seminar in American Politics II

Prof. Charles Stewart

This is the second in a sequence of two field seminars in American politics intended for graduate students in...

Political Science Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Strange Bedfellows: Science and Environmental Policy

Prof. Stephen M. Meyer

12.103 explores the role of scientific knowledge, discovery, method, and argument in environmental policymaking from...

Policy and Administration Environmental Engineering Earth Science

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Writing Early American Lives: Gender, Race, Nation, Faith

Prof. Mary Fuller

This course focuses on the period between roughly 1550-1850. American ideas of race had taken on a certain shape by...

Literature Gender Studies Sociology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Passing: Flexibility in Race and Gender

Rachel Elizabeth Dillon

This course is primarily a literature seminar. We will use American literature as a lens through which to examine...

Literature Gender Studies Humanities

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

American Science: Ethical Conflicts and Political Choices

Dr. Brendan Foley

We will explore the changing political choices and ethical dilemmas of American scientists from the atomic...

History Philosophy Political Science

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Planning in Transition Economies for Growth and Equity

Prof. Annette M. Kim

During the last fifteen years, nations across the globe embarked on a historic transformation away from centrally...

Urban Studies Economics Philosophy

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Identity and Difference

Prof. Jean Jackson

This course explores how identities, whether of individuals or groups, are produced, maintained, and transformed....

Anthropology Gender Studies Sociology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Targeting the Poor: Local Economic Development in Developing Countries

Prof. Judith Tendler

This course treats public-sector policies, programs, and projects that attempt to increase employment through...

Sociology Urban Studies Economics

advanced

MIT OCW

free

The Neural Basis of Visual Object Recognition in Monkeys and Humans

Prof. James DiCarlo

Understanding the brain’s remarkable ability for visual object recognition is one of the greatest challenges of...

Psychology Biology Cognitive Science

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Leveraging Urban Mobility Disruptions to Create Better Cities

Prof. Pericles (Chris) Zegras

In this course, we explore how new mobility systems can be leveraged to promote equity, improve health outcomes, and...

Energy Built Environment Climate and Energy Policy

beginner

MIT OCW

free

DV Lab: Documenting Science Through Video and New Media

Prof. Christine Walley

This course is an introductory exploration of documentary film theory and production, focusing on documentaries...

Art, Design & Architecture Visual Arts Media Studies

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Understanding Television

Prof. David Thorburn

The subtitle of this course for the spring 2003 term is “American Television: A Cultural History.” The class takes a...

Visual Arts Anthropology Media Studies

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Nuclear Weapons in International Politics: Past, Present and Future

Prof. Owen Cote

This course will expose students to tools and methods of analysis for use in assessing the challenges and dangers...

Humanities Policy and Administration History

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Civil Society, Social Capital, and the State in Comparative Perspective

Prof. Lily L. Tsai

In recent years both scholars and policymakers have expressed a remarkable amount of interest in the concepts of...

Sociology Political Science Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Housing and Land Use in Rapidly Urbanizing Regions

Prof. Annette M. Kim

A truly inter-disciplinary course, Housing and Land Use in Rapidly Urbanizing Regions reviews how law, economics,...

Social Sciences Policy and Administration Urban Studies

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Climate Action Hands-On: Harnessing Science with Communities to Cut Carbon

David Damm-Luhr

This course explores how citizen science can support community actions to combat climate change. Participants will...

Policy and Administration Environmental Engineering Energy

beginner

MIT OCW

free

Hispanic America: One Hundred Years of Literature and Film

Prof. Elizabeth Garrels

This course explores artistic achievement in a culture that over the past century has engaged in constant and...

History Language Literature

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Global Freshwater Crisis

Susan Murcott

For the first time in history, the global demand for freshwater is overtaking its supply in many parts of the world....

Engineering Environmental Engineering Economics

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Cultural Pluralism in Modern Middle East

Prof. Lerna Ekmekcioglu

This seminar considers “difference” and “sameness” as they have been conceived, experienced, and regulated by...

History Sociology Anthropology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Playful Augmented Reality Audio Design Exploration

Mikael Jakobsson

Students explore augmented reality audio through the design and evaluation of prototypes. Participants will probe...

Media Studies Economics Game Design

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Topics in Culture and Globalization: Reggae as Transnational Culture

Dr. Wayne G. Marshall

This course considers reggae, or Jamaican popular music more generally—in its various forms (ska, rocksteady, roots,...

Art, Design & Architecture Sociology Media Studies

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Africa and the Politics of Knowledge

Prof. M. Amah Edoh

This course considers how, despite its immense diversity, Africa continues to hold purchase as both a geographical...

History Anthropology Political Science

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

American Elections

Prof. Devin Caughey

This course provides an overview of electoral politics in the United States, covering presidential, congressional,...

Policy and Administration Political Science Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Technology and Change in Rural America

Prof. Deborah Fitzgerald

This course considers the historical dimensions of rural production from subsistence to industrialization, both in...

Humanities History Anthropology

advanced

MIT OCW

free

International Environmental Negotiation

Prof. William Moomaw

This seminar will explore the difficulties of getting agreement on global definitions of sustainability; in...

Political Science Policy and Administration Environmental Engineering

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Race and Science

Prof. Stefan Helmreich

This course examines one of the most enduring and influential forms of identity and experience in the Americas and...

Anthropology Sociology Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Ethnic Politics I

Prof. Roger Petersen

This course is designed to provide students with a broad overview of the major theories on the relationship between...

Humanities Anthropology Philosophy

advanced

MIT OCW

free

War & American Society

Prof. Christopher Capozzola

Writing in the wake of the Civil War, poet Walt Whitman insisted that “the real war will never get in the books.”...

History Anthropology Humanities

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Marketing, Microchips and McDonalds: Debating Globalization

Prof. Christine Walley

Everyday we are bombarded with the word “global” and encouraged to see globalization as the quintessential...

Humanities History Anthropology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Environmental Struggles

Prof. Christine Walley

This class explores the interrelationship between humans and natural environments. It does so by focusing on...

Policy and Administration Anthropology Philosophy

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Science and Policy of Natural Hazards

Prof. Kerry Emanuel

This course examines the science of natural catastrophes such as earthquakes and hurricanes and explores the...

Climate and Energy Policy Policy and Administration Earth Science

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Economy and Business in Modern China and India

Prof. Yasheng Huang

As markets or production bases, China and India are becoming important and integral players in the global economy....

Sociology Economics Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Race and Identity in American Literature: Keepin' it Real Fake

Prof. Sandy Alexandre

This course explores the ways in which various American artists view race and class as performed or performable...

Literature Gender Studies Sociology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Springfield Studio

Prof. Ceasar McDowell

The Springfield Studio is a practicum design course that focuses on the physical, programmatic, and social renewal...

Sociology Urban Studies Architecture

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Brownfields Policy and Practice

James Hamilton

There are several hundred thousand Brownfield sites across the country. The large number of sites, combined with how...

Policy and Administration Urban Studies Architecture

advanced

MIT OCW

free

The Growth and Spatial Structure of Cities

Prof. Diane Davis

This course examines the economic, political, social, and spatial dynamics of urban growth and decline in cities and...

Policy and Administration Urban Studies Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Special Studies in Urban Studies and Planning - The Cardener River Corridor Workshop

Prof. Eran Ben-Joseph

This landscape and environmental planning workshop investigates and propose a framework for the enhancement,...

Environmental Engineering Urban Studies Architecture

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Housing and Human Services

Prof. Langley Keyes

This class focuses on how the housing and human service systems interact: how networks and social capital can build...

Policy and Administration Sociology Urban Studies

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Engineering Capacity in Community-Based Healthcare

Ms. Christina DeFilippo

This multidisciplinary seminar addresses fundamental issues in global health faced by community-based healthcare...

Health Care Management International Development Public Health

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Communications and Information Policy

Dr. David D. Clark

This course provides an introduction to the technology and policy context of public communications networks, through...

Electrical Engineering Communication Policy and Administration

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Development, Planning, and Implementation: The Dialectic of Theory and Practice

Prof. Bishwapriya Sanyal

This is an advanced graduate-level seminar that will analyze the effectiveness of development and planning theories...

Policy and Administration Urban Studies Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

American Foreign Policy: Theory and Method

Prof. Stephen Van Evera

This course examines the causes and consequences of American foreign policy since 1898. Course readings cover both...

Humanities Policy and Administration History

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Poverty, Public Policy and Controversy

Prof. Martin Rein

This course covers topics and questions such as: What is poverty? How is it defined and measured in the United...

Economics Policy and Administration Sociology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Urbanization and Development

Dr. Daniel Esser

The course examines the causes and effects of rapid urbanization in developing countries. Using case studies from...

Humanities Policy and Administration Sociology

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Conversations You Can't Have on Campus: Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Identity

Tobie Weiner

What is race? What is ethnicity? How can communication and relationships between men and women be improved? What...

Sociology Anthropology Gender Studies

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Chinese Foreign Policy

Prof. M. Taylor Fravel

This lecture course provides students with a comprehensive introduction to the international relations of the...

Policy and Administration Sociology Political Science

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Warlords, Terrorists, and Militias: Theorizing on Violent Non-State Actors

Prof. Fotini Christia

This course is a general overview of the recent political science literature on violent non-state actors. Its aim is...

Policy and Administration Anthropology Political Science

advanced

MIT OCW

free

A Sustainable Transportation Plan for MIT

Frederick Salvucci

This seminar-style class will focus on evaluating and recommending alternative commuter and business-related...

Adaptation and Resilience Climate Science Policy and Administration

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Human Rights: At Home and Abroad

Prof. Balakrishnan Rajagopal

This course provides a rigorous and critical introduction to the foundation, structure and operation of the...

Policy and Administration Sociology Philosophy

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Working in a Global Economy

Dr. Serenella Sferza

The course introduces the main debates about the “new” global economy and their implications for practice and...

Economics Political Science Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Marathon Moral Reasoning Laboratory

Prof. John Mikhail

This seminar focuses on the cognitive science of moral reasoning. Philosophers debate how we decide which moral...

Humanities Philosophy Cognitive Science

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Malaysia Sustainable Cities Practicum

Prof. Lawrence Susskind

The Malaysia Sustainable Cities Practicum is an intensive field-based course that brings 15 graduate students to...

Climate and Energy Policy Geography Political Science

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Social Movements in Comparative Perspective

Prof. Melissa Nobles

This course seeks to provide students with a general understanding of the form of collective action known as the...

History Sociology Philosophy

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

U.S. Social Policy

Prof. Andrea Campbell

This subject examines the historical development and contemporary politics of social policy in the United States. We...

Policy and Administration Political Science Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Information Technology and the Labor Market

Prof. Frank Levy

This course explores how information technology is reshaping different dimensions of the U.S. labor market: the way...

Digital Business & IT Sociology Economics

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Forms of Political Participation: Old and New

Prof. Lily L. Tsai

How and why do we participate in public life? How do we get drawn into community and political affairs? In this...

Sociology Anthropology Political Science

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Prohibition and Permission

Prof. Jeremy Wolfe

Explore where the prohibitions and permissions that occur in every day life come from, why they exist, and what...

Literature Philosophy Law

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Energy and Environment in American History: 1705-2005

Prof. Peter Shulman

A survey of how America has become the world’s largest consumer of energy. Explores American history from the...

Energy Civil Engineering Policy and Administration

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Current Events and Social Issues

Claudia Gold

The goal of this seminar is to have open discussions of controversial political and social issues and raise...

Policy and Administration Sociology Political Science

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Writing About Race: Narratives of Multiraciality

Dr. Kym L. Ragusa

In this course we will read essays, novels, memoirs, and graphic texts, and view documentary and experimental films...

Media Studies Literature Anthropology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Ethnic and National Identity

Prof. Jean Jackson

An introduction to the cross-cultural study of ethnic and national identity. We examine the concept of social...

Anthropology Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Topics in Culture and Globalization

Prof. Ian Condry

The concept of globalization fosters the understanding of the interconnectedness of cultures and societies...

Anthropology Media Studies Art, Design & Architecture

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Reforming Natural Resources Governance: Failings of Scientific Rationalism and Alternatives for Building Common Ground

Dr. David Mattson

For the last century, precepts of scientific management and administrative rationality have concentrated power in...

Policy and Administration Environmental Engineering Climate and Energy Policy

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Planning Communication

Prof. Deborah Kobes

This three-week module, centered on a focal case, represents the second part of the Department’s introduction to the...

Urban Studies Communication Sociology

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Gender and Representation of Asian Women

Prof. Manduhai Buyandelger

This course explores stereotypes associated with Asian women in colonial, nationalist, state-authoritarian, and...

Sociology Gender Studies Anthropology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Civil War

Prof. Roger Petersen

This course surveys the social science literature on civil war. Students will study the origins of civil war,...

Policy and Administration History Political Science

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Foshan China Workshop

Prof. Tunney Lee

This practicum focuses on applying the principles of sustainability to improve the quality of life and activity...

Urban Studies Economics Earth Science

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Sexual and Gender Identities

Prof. Caley Horan

This course offers an introduction to the history of gender, sex, and sexuality in the modern United States, from...

Humanities History Gender Studies

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

American Dream: Using Storytelling to Explore Social Class in the United States

Prof. Christine Walley

This course explores the experiences and understandings of class among Americans positioned at different points...

Anthropology Sociology Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Mission & Metrics: Finance Training for Federal Credit Program Professionals

Deborah Lucas

Federal credit programs involve a unique set of challenges and opportunities. This practical training course for...

Policy and Administration Management Finance & Accounting

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Reducing the Danger of Nuclear Weapons and Proliferation

Aron M Bernstein

This course, organized as a series of lectures, aims to provide an interdisciplinary view of the history and current...

Engineering Humanities Policy and Administration

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Gateway: Planning Action

Prof. Xavier de Souza Briggs

This course introduces incoming students in the Master in City Planning (MCP) program to the theory and history of...

Urban Studies Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Advanced Urban Public Finance: Collective Action and Provisions of Local Public Goods

Prof. Yu-Hung Hong

In analyzing fiscal issues, conventional public finance approaches focus mainly on taxation and public spending....

Economics Policy and Administration Sociology

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Special Graduate Topic in Political Science: Public Opinion

Prof. Adam Berinsky

This course provides an introduction to the vast literature devoted to public opinion. In the next 12 weeks, we will...

Policy and Administration Sociology Political Science

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Women in South Asia from 1800 to Present

Prof. Haimanti Roy

This course is designed to introduce and help students understand the changes and continuities in the lives of women...

History Sociology Gender Studies

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Special Topics in Women & Gender Studies Seminar: Latina Women's Voices

Dr. Sarah King

This course will explore the rich diversity of women’s voices and experiences as reflected in writings and films by...

Sociology Gender Studies Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Learning by Comparison: First World/Third World Cities

Dr. Aseem Inam

The primary purpose of this seminar is to enable students to craft approaches to so-called “First World”/ “Third...

Sociology Urban Studies International Development

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Citizen Participation, Community Development, and Urban Governance in the Developing World

Prof. Gianpaolo Baiocchi

Citizen participation is everywhere. Invoking it has become de rigueur when discussing cities and regions in the...

Policy and Administration Sociology Urban Studies

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Race, Ethnicity, and American Politics

Prof. Ariel White

This course explores the role of race and ethnicity in modern American politics. It focuses on social science...

Political Science Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Carrier Systems

Prof. Cynthia Barnhart

Carrier systems involve the design, operation and management of transportation networks, assets, personnel, freight...

Engineering Urban Studies Operations

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Gender, Race, and the Construction of the American West

Prof. Karen V Hansen

This course explores how gender shaped the historical experiences and cultural productions in the North American...

Humanities History Literature

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Revitalizing Urban Main Streets: Mission Hill & Egleston Square, Boston

Prof. Karl Seidman

Revitalizing Urban Main Streets focuses on the physical and economic renewal of urban neighborhood Main Streets by...

Policy and Administration Sociology Urban Studies

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Resolving Public Disputes

Prof. Judith Layzer

This course is an introduction to real-world dynamics of public policy controversies. Topics to be considered...

Policy and Administration Political Science Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Information and Communication Technology in Africa

Raja Bobbili

This is a discussion-based, interactive seminar on the development of information and communication technology in...

Digital Business & IT Electrical Engineering International Development

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Economic Development & Technical Capabilities

Prof. Alice Amsden

The economic growth of developing countries requires the acquisition of technological capabilities. In countries at...

Policy and Administration Economics Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Race and Gender in Asian America

Prof. Emma J. Teng

In this seminar we will examine various issues related to the intersection of race and gender in Asian America,...

History Sociology Gender Studies

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Race, Immigration, and Planning

Prof. J. Phillip Thompson

This course provides an introduction to the issues of immigrants, planning, and race. It identifies the complexities...

Humanities Sociology Urban Studies

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Revitalizing Urban Main Streets: Hyde/Jackson Square & Roslindale Square, Boston

Prof. Karl Seidman

This course focuses on the physical and economic renewal of urban neighborhood Main Streets by combining classroom...

Urban Studies Economics Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Civil Society and the Environment

Prof. JoAnn Carmin

This graduate seminar examines civic engagement in international, national and local environmental governance. We...

Engineering Policy and Administration Environmental Engineering

advanced

MIT OCW

free

The New Spain:1977-Present

Prof. Margery Resnick

In this class we will come to understand the vast changes in Spanish life that have taken place since Franco’s death...

History Language Sociology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Special Graduate Topic in Political Science: Political Behavior

Prof. Andrea Campbell

This graduate seminar provides an examination of mass and elite political behavior in the United States, with an...

Philosophy Political Science Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Use of Joint Fact Finding in Science Intensive Policy Disputes, Part I

Dr. Herman Karl

11.941 and 11.942 make up a one-year seminar. The goal of this seminar is to explore the role of science and...

Engineering Policy and Administration Environmental Engineering

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Equity & Inclusion: Local Policy-Driven Strategies for Economic Development & the Just City

Dr. Karilyn Crockett

This course explores equity as a key value, measure, and framework for operationalizing local economic development...

Policy and Administration Sociology Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Special Studies in Urban Studies and Planning: Economic Development Planning Skills

Prof. Karl Seidman

This intensive and brief 4-day seminar, taught during MIT’s Independent Activities Period in January, uses a case...

Sociology Urban Studies Economics

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Social Science and the Iraq and Syrian Wars

Prof. Roger Petersen

The wars in Iraq and Syria have changed the course of international relations in the 21st century. During these...

Political Science Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

The Anthropology of Politics: U.S. Presidential Election Edition

Maria Vidart-Delgado

This course examines the birth and international expansion of an American industry of political marketing. It...

Anthropology Political Science Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Frameworks of Urban Governance

Prof. Deborah Kobes

Urban governance comprises the various forces, institutions, and movements that guide economic and physical...

Policy and Administration Urban Studies Economics

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Globalization

Prof. Suzanne Berger

This seminar explores changes in the international economy and their effects on domestic politics, economy, and...

Sociology Economics Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Research Seminar in IT and Organizations: Economic Perspectives

Prof. Erik Brynjolfsson

Business organizations and markets use a bewildering variety of structures to coordinate the productive activities...

Digital Business & IT Economics Operations

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Urban Labor Markets and Employment Policy

Prof. Paul Osterman

This subject discusses the broader trends in the labor market, how urban labor markets function, public and private...

Management Economics Organizations & Leadership

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Writing About Race

Dr. Sarah King

Does race still matter, as Cornel West proclaimed in his 1994 book of that title, or do we now live, as others...

History Anthropology Humanities

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Ethnicity and Race in World Politics

Prof. Melissa Nobles

Discerning the ethnic and racial dimensions of politics is considered by some indispensable to understanding...

Anthropology Political Science Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Great Power Military Intervention

Prof. Roger Petersen

This course examines systematically, and comparatively, great and middle power military interventions, and candidate...

Political Science Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Introduction to Civic Media

Prof. Sasha Costanza-Chock

This course examines civic media in comparative, transnational and historical perspectives through the use of...

Media Studies Communication Art, Design & Architecture

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Women and War in the 20th Century

Prof. Lerna Ekmekcioglu

This seminar examines women’s experiences during and after war, revolution, and genocide. The focus of the course is...

History Gender Studies Sociology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Workshop on Deliberative Democracy and Dispute Resolution

Prof. Carrie Menkel-Meadow

The Workshop on Deliberative Democracy and Dispute Resolution, sponsored by the Program on Negotiation at Harvard...

Policy and Administration Philosophy Political Science

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Comparative Security and Sustainability

Prof. Nazli Choucri

This course focuses on the complexities associated with security and sustainability of states in international...

Policy and Administration Political Science Earth Science

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

The Business of Politics: A View of Latin America

Maria Vidart-Delgado

This class looks at the birth and international expansion of an American industry of political marketing, with a...

Anthropology Sociology Political Science

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

The Sustainability Response to COVID-19

Jim Aloisi

This course explores the importance of public transportation to social and economic recovery from the COVID-19...

Climate and Energy Policy Urban Studies Public Health

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Ecuador Workshop

Prof. Jan Wampler

This is a project to assist in the design, drawing, modeling and hopefully constructing of a small Community...

Sociology Architecture Environmental Design

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Community-Owned Enterprise and Civic Participation

Prof. J. Phillip Thompson

This course will examine literature and practice regarding community-owned enterprise as an alternative means of...

Policy and Administration Sociology Economics

advanced

MIT OCW

free

New Global Agenda: Exploring 21st Century Challenges through Innovations in Information Technologies

Prof. Nazli Choucri

This workshop is designed to introduce students to different perspectives on international politics in the 21st...

Digital Business & IT Political Science Policy and Administration

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Ethnic Politics II

Prof. Roger Petersen

This course is designed mainly for political science graduate students conducting or considering conducting research...

Anthropology Political Science Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

AIDS and Poverty in Africa

Dr. Lee Perlman

This is a discussion-based interactive seminar on the two major issues that affect Sub-Saharan Africa: HIV/AIDS and...

International Development Public Health Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Revitalizing Urban Main Streets: St. Claude Avenue, New Orleans

Prof. Karl Seidman

This course focuses on the physical and economic renewal of urban neighborhood Main Streets by combining classroom...

Environmental Design Policy and Administration Sociology

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Use of Joint Fact Finding in Science Intensive Policy Disputes, Part II

Dr. Herman Karl

This course makes up the second half of a year-long seminar on Joint Fact Finding in Science-Intensive Disputes. In...

Policy and Administration Environmental Engineering Climate and Energy Policy

advanced

MIT OCW

free

All the President's Generals: Civil-Military Relations in the US and Beyond

Sara Plana

This course introduces the unique characteristics of militaries and explores the roles they play in the societies...

Policy and Administration Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Feminist Inquiry: Strategies for Effective Scholarship

Prof. Renee Bergland

This course investigates theories and practices of feminist inquiry across a range of disciplines. Feminist research...

Gender Studies Sociology Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Imaging the City: The Place of Media in City Design and Development

Prof. Lawrence Vale

Kevin Lynch’s landmark volume, The Image of the City (1960), emphasized the perceptual characteristics of the urban...

Art, Design & Architecture Media Studies Urban Studies

advanced

MIT OCW

free

City to City: Comparing, Researching and Writing about Cities: New Orleans

Cherie Miot Abbanat

City to City, as a class, will jump into the complexity of planning in New Orleans, a post-disaster city....

Urban Studies Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

CityScope: New Orleans

Cherie Miot Abbanat

Do you want to think about ways to help solve New Orleans’ problems? CityScope is a project-based introduction to...

Art, Design & Architecture Engineering Urban Studies

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Role of Science and Scientists in Collaborative Approaches to Environmental Policymaking

Dr. Herman Karl

This course examines joint fact-finding within the context of adaptive and ecosystem-based management. Challenges...

Policy and Administration Environmental Engineering Climate and Energy Policy

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Katrina Practicum

Prof. Ceasar McDowell

In the wake of Katrina the entire gulf coast is embroiled in a struggle over what constitutes “appropriate”...

Policy and Administration Environmental Engineering Urban Studies

advanced

MIT OCW

free

X PRIZE Workshop: Grand Challenges in Energy

Dr. Erika Wagner

In 2004, the Ansari X PRIZE for suborbital spaceflight captured the public’s imagination and revolutionized an...

Startups/New Enterprises Economics Strategy & Innovation

advanced

MIT OCW

free

U.S. Budgets for National Security

Dr. Cindy Williams

This course is for students who want to know how the dollars we spend on national security relate to military...

Policy and Administration Economics Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Downtown Management Organizations

Prof. Lorlene Hoyt

This course focuses on the origins, functions, and implications of downtown management organizations (DMOs), such as...

Policy and Administration Sociology Urban Studies

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Gender Issues in Academics and Academia

Dr. Holly Sweet

Does it matter in education whether or not you’ve got a Y chromosome? You bet it does. In this discussion-based...

Gender Studies Sociology Social Sciences

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Feeding Cities in the Global South: Challenges and Opportunities for Action in Cartagena

Alejandro Guarín

The purpose of this seminar is to provide a context for understanding the challenges of urban food provisioning from...

Policy and Administration Supply Chain Urban Studies

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Reproductive Politics in the United States

Dr. Rachel Roth

In this seminar, we will explore the significance of struggles over reproductive rights in the United States....

Gender Studies Political Science Sociology

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Experimental Methods of Adjustable Tetrode Array Neurophysiology

Prof. Matthew Wilson

Students will be exposed to all aspects of a cutting-edge technique in modern electrophysiology, in a highly...

Biology Cognitive Science Psychology

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Youth Political Participation

Prof. Jennifer S Light

This course places contemporary youth activities in perspective by surveying young American’s political...

History Sociology Communication

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Urban Housing: Paris, London, New York

Prof. Michael Dennis

This class presents an analysis of the development of housing models and their urban implications in Paris, London,...

Urban Studies Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Emerging Technology and International Security

Prof. Erik Lin-Greenberg

This course explores how emerging technologies—including drones, artificial intelligence, social media, additive...

Social Sciences Political Science

intermediate

MIT OCW

free

Economic Crises

Prof. Ricardo Caballero

This half-semester, 13-week course provides a fast-paced description of the canonical macroeconomic models of...

Economics Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Blockchain and the Design of Financial Systems

Prof. Robert M. Townsend

This course synthesizes the computer science technologies underlying cryptocurrency, blockchain, tokenization,...

Economics Social Sciences

advanced

MIT OCW

free

Oceans and Us

Prof. Stefan Helmreich

This course explores how people have understood and encountered the ocean, cross-culturally, as a site of danger,...

Anthropology Climate Science Earth Science

intermediate

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University Of Cambridge Futures Thinking Horizon Scanning The Fundamentals Of Navigating Uncertainties

Social Sciences

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Universite De Montreal Le Deuil Un Outil Pour Cartographier

Social Sciences

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edX

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Universite De Montreal La Cybersecurite Centree Sur L Humain Enjeux Politiques Juridiques Et Comportementaux

Social Sciences

edX

edX

audit free

Universite De Montreal Human Centric Cybersecurity Political Legal And Behavioural Issues

Social Sciences

edX

edX

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Universite De Montreal Cartography Mapping The Bereavement Experience

Social Sciences

edX

edX

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Universitat Politecnica De Valencia Neuromarketing

Social Sciences

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Universidades Anahuac Food Design Thinking Pensar La Alimentacion De Forma Creativa

Social Sciences

edX

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Universidad Carlos Iii De Madrid Ods Avanzando Hacia Un Trabajo Sostenible

Social Sciences

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edX

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Universidad Carlos Iii De Madrid El Convenio Multilateral Iberoamericano De Seguridad Social Para La Consecucion De Los Ods

Social Sciences

edX

edX

audit free

The University Of Iceland Social And Environmental Leadership In The Arctic

Social Sciences

edX

edX

audit free

The University Of Iceland Ending Violence Human Rights Frameworks

Social Sciences

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The University Of Hong Kong True Crime Developing Critical Thinking Skills Through Criminology

Social Sciences

edX

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Seoul National University Sustainability In Action Strategy To Practices For Greener Future

Social Sciences

edX

edX

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Seoul National University Globalizing East Asia

Social Sciences

edX

edX

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Sdg Academy Scaling Impact For Sustainable Development

Social Sciences

edX

edX

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Sdg Academy Revitalizing Multilateralism For A Sustainable Future

Social Sciences

edX

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Sdg Academy Critical Development Perspectives

Social Sciences

edX

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Lancaster University Corpus Linguistics And New Technologies Data Language Society

Social Sciences

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Ku Leuven The European Union And International Affairs

Social Sciences

edX

edX

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Kings College London Protecting Civilians In Conflict

Social Sciences

edX

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Kings College London Managing Acquisition In Defence

Social Sciences

edX

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Kings College London Major Dilemmas In Counterterrorism

Social Sciences

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Harvard University Leaders Of Learning Essentials

Social Sciences

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Delft University Of Technology Online Platform Regulation Navigating The Digital Services Act

Social Sciences

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Delft University Of Technology Ai Regulation Navigating The Eu Ai Act

Social Sciences

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Columbia University Introduction To Social Science Experiments

Social Sciences

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American Psychological Association Psychology Of Stress Health And Coping

Social Sciences

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American Psychological Association Essential Writing For Professionals And Graduate Students

Social Sciences

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American Psychological Association Anxiety And Other Related Disorders

Social Sciences

Openstax

free

American Government 4e

Social Sciences

Openstax

free

Introduction to Anthropology

Social Sciences

Openstax

free

Introduction to Behavioral Neuroscience

Social Sciences Science

Openstax

free

Introduction to Political Science

Social Sciences

Openstax

free

Introduction to Sociology 3e

Social Sciences

Openstax

free

Lifespan Development

Social Sciences

Openstax

free

Principles of Economics 3e

Social Sciences Business

Openstax

free

Principles of Macroeconomics 3e

Social Sciences Business

Openstax

free

Principles of Microeconomics 3e

Social Sciences Business

Openstax

free

Psychology 2e

Social Sciences