1000 Ivy League Online Courses

Introduction to Ancient Greek History

3 reviews

This is an introductory course in Greek history tracing the development of Greek civilization as manifested in political, intellectual, and creative achievements from the Bronze Age to the end of the classical period.

• YouTube
• 1 day 4 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Cosmopolitan Tang: Aristocratic Culture in China

4 reviews

Explore the reunification of China under the Tang with a focus on aristocratic culture — from poetry to calligraphy to literature.

• edX
• 15 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Civil War and Reconstruction - 1850-1861: A House Divided

8 ratings at edX

Discover how the issue of slavery came to dominate American politics, and how political leaders struggled and failed to resolve the growing crisis in the nation.

• edX
• 20 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Contemporary China: The People's Republic, Taiwan, and Hong Kong

7 ratings at edX

Explore contemporary China's development through Harvard's 15-week course. Study agriculture, entrepreneurship, education, environment, and literature using sociology, political science, and economics.

• edX
• 15 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Global China: From the Mongols to the Ming

4 reviews

Explore the history of global China from the Mongols to the Ming with this 15-week course from Harvard University. Understand the social, political, and cultural changes that shaped today's China.

• edX
• 15 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Masterpieces of World Literature

21 ratings at edX

Explore global literature with Harvard's 12-week course. Delve into works from Goethe to Pamuk, understanding how great writers reflect and shape their world. 5-7 hours/week.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 5-7 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Design: Creation of Artifacts in Society

17 reviews

Learn the fundamental concepts of design and improve your design performance in this broad course. Spanning all domains of design, this 6-week course includes lectures, readings, and weekly design challenges to help you become a better designer.

• Coursera
• 14 hours 58 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Civil War and Reconstruction - 1861 - 1865: A New Birth of Freedom

6 reviews

Learn about the political, social, and economic changes in the Union and the Confederacy and the Civil War’s long-term economic and intellectual impact.

• edX
• 16 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Roman Architecture

11 reviews

Roman Architecture is a course for people who love to travel and want to discover the power of architecture to shape politics, society, and culture.

• Coursera
• 40 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

First Nights - Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique and Program Music in the 19th Century

2 reviews

Learn about Hector Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique , an iconic Romantic symphony that ushered in an era of narrative "program music."

• edX
• 3 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Islam Through Its Scriptures

10 ratings at edX

Learn about the Quran, the central sacred text of Islam, through an exploration of the rich diversity of roles and interpretations in Muslim societies.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 5-10 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The History of Medieval Medicine Through Jewish Manuscripts

5 ratings at edX

Learn about medieval Jewish medical training and thought by exploring and interpreting medical manuscripts.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 1-2 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Shakespeare’s Othello: The Moor

10 ratings at edX

Explore acts of storytelling in Shakespeare's Othello alongside world-class artists who interpret Othello's story in new forms and contexts today.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 5-7 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Ancient Egypt and Its Civilization

6 reviews

Explore Ancient Egypt's civilization, culture, and history in a 6-week course by the University of Pennsylvania, guided by renowned Egyptologist Dr. David Silverman.

• Coursera
• 8 hours 19 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Poetry in America: Modernism

1 review

Reading works by Robert Frost, T.S. Eliot, Langston Hughes, Marianne Moore, William Carlos Williams, and Wallace Stevens, among others, learn how American Modernist poetry departed from past traditions and past forms.

• edX
• 8 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)