Ivy League Online Courses

History of the Slave South

6 reviews

This course explores the relationship between slavery and democracy at the heart of American history. It is about the rise and fall of the slave South from the beginning of the seventeenth century to the end of the American Civil War.

• Coursera
• 5-8 hours a week
• 19th Jan, 2015
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Exposing Digital Photography

6 reviews

This course explores the artistic aspects, scientific foundations, and techniques of digital photography

• Independent
• 2 hours a week, 12 weeks long
• 4th Feb, 2017
• Free Online Course

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
• 28 hours worth of material
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Covering Immigration: A Resource for Journalists

3 reviews

Nieman Foundation tends to work with Journalists to advance important conversations on various beats in the industry.

• YouTube
• 13 hours worth of material
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

First Nights - Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo and the Birth of Opera

3 reviews

Learn about Claudio Monteverdi's L'Orfeo , one of the first operas ever written.

• edX
• 3-5 hours a week, 3 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Practical Ethics

3 reviews

Is abortion wrong? Should we eat animals? What is our responsibility to the world’s poor? This course will encourage you to examine your ethical beliefs on topics relevant to the ancient question posed by Socrates: “How am I to live?”

• Coursera
• 5-7 hours a week
• 1st Mar, 2014
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Effective Altruism

11 reviews

Effective altruism is built on the simple but unsettling idea that living a fully ethical life involves doing the most good one can. In this course you will examine this idea's philosophical underpinnings; meet remarkable people who have restructured the…

• Coursera
• 12 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 19th Dec, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Global China: From the Mongols to the Ming

4 reviews

Explore the impact of the conquest dynasties and the world of the Ming.

• edX
• 1-3 hours a week, 15 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

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
• 1-3 hours a week, 15 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

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

4 reviews

Use the case study method to study China from the rise of Deng Xiaoping to the present.

• edX
• 1-3 hours a week, 15 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

HUM2.1x: The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours (Hours 1-5): Epic and Lyric

4 reviews

*Note - This is an Archived course* HUM 2.1x. The first of five modules on The Ancient Greek Hero, “Epic and Lyric” looks at ancient Greek heroes from the perspective of two different but related media of poetry and songmaking, epic and lyric. The major…

• edX
• 5-8 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• 2nd Sep, 2014
• Free Online Course (Audit)

HUM2.2x: The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours (Hours 6-11): Signs of the Hero in Epic and Iconography

4 reviews

*Note - This is an Archived course* HUM 2.2x. The second of five modules in The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours, “Hours 6-11: Signs of the Hero in Epic and Iconography” explores the interactions of text and image in a culture where the “text” is not a wr…

• edX
• 5-8 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• 14th Sep, 2014
• Free Online Course (Audit)

HUM2.4x: The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours (Hours 16-21): The Hero in Tragedy

4 reviews

*Note - This is an Archived course* HUM 2.4x. The fourth of five modules in The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours, “Hours 16-21: The Hero in Tragedy” finds us in the world of high classical poetry in drama, as brought to life in three tragedies of Aeschylu…

• edX
• 5-8 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• 22nd Oct, 2014
• Free Online Course (Audit)

HUM2.5x: The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours (Hours 22-24): Plato and Beyond

4 reviews

*Note - This is an Archived course* HUM 2.5x. The fifth and final module in The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours, “Hours 22-24: Plato and Beyond” challenges the idea that Socrates was a hero, just as Plato’s Socrates himself challenges that same idea. And…

• edX
• 5-8 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• 12th Nov, 2014
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Design: Creation of Artifacts in Society

18 reviews

This is a course aimed at making you a better designer. The course marries theory and practice, as both are valuable in improving design performance. Lectures and readings will lay out the fundamental concepts that underpin design as a human activity. We…

• Coursera
• 15 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 12th Dec, 2022
• Free Online Course (Audit)