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	Course Name	Start Date	Rating
AD	University of Cape Town Data Science with Python. 8-Week Online Programme via GetSmarter	Flexible
	University of Pennsylvania Modern & Contemporary American Poetry (“ModPo”) Coursera 5-10 hours a week , 10 weeks long 5-10 hours a week , 10 weeks long / /	Self paced	4.9 187 Reviews
	The University of Sheffield Literature of the English Country House FutureLearn /	9th Nov, 2020	4.8 135 Reviews
	University of Adelaide Shakespeare Matters edX 3-5 hours a week , 5 weeks long 3-5 hours a week , 5 weeks long / /	Self paced	4.8 49 Reviews
	California Institute of the Arts Sharpened Visions: A Poetry Workshop Coursera 11 hours worth of material , 6 weeks long 11 hours worth of material , 6 weeks long /	5th Oct, 2020	4.3 18 Reviews
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	The Great Poem Series: Unbinding Prometheus OpenLearning / /	Self paced	5.0 18 Reviews
	University of Naples Federico II Dante tra poesia e scienza edX 8-10 hours a week , 9 weeks long 8-10 hours a week , 9 weeks long /	Self paced	4.9 16 Reviews
	University of Virginia Plagues, Witches, and War: The Worlds of Historical Fiction Coursera 2-3 hours a week , 12 weeks long 2-3 hours a week , 12 weeks long / /	5th Oct, 2020	4.5 11 Reviews
	University of Naples Federico II Letteratura latina, dalle origini all'età augustea edX 4-6 hours a week , 6 weeks long 4-6 hours a week , 6 weeks long /	Self paced	4.8 8 Reviews
	The Chinese University of Hong Kong Classics of Chinese Humanities: Guided Readings Coursera 2-3 hours a week , 5 weeks long 2-3 hours a week , 5 weeks long /	28th Sep, 2020	4.3 4 Reviews
	National Taiwan University 東坡詞 (Ci Poetry of Su Dong Po) Coursera 3-5 hours a week , 9 weeks long 3-5 hours a week , 9 weeks long / /	28th Sep, 2020	5.0 2 Reviews
AD	Cornell University Machine Learning Certificate via eCornell	Flexible
	Goldsmiths, University of London Introduction to Who Wrote Shakespeare Coursera 3-4 hours a week , 4 weeks long 3-4 hours a week , 4 weeks long /	28th Sep, 2020	4.0 2 Reviews
	The Chinese University of Hong Kong 中國人文經典導讀 Coursera 19 hours worth of material , 5 weeks long 19 hours worth of material , 5 weeks long /	28th Sep, 2020	No reviews yet.
	Tomsk State University Читаем русскую классику вместе. М. Булгаков «Мастер и Маргарита» Coursera 25 hours worth of material , 6 weeks long 25 hours worth of material , 6 weeks long /	5th Oct, 2020	1.0 2 Reviews
	Universidad de los Andes Leer a Macondo: la obra de Gabriel García Márquez Coursera 21 hours worth of material , 6 weeks long 21 hours worth of material , 6 weeks long /	5th Oct, 2020	4.5 2 Reviews
	National Taiwan University 唐詩新思路 (Tang Poetry) Coursera 20 hours worth of material , 7 weeks long 20 hours worth of material , 7 weeks long /	5th Oct, 2020	No reviews yet.
	Saint Petersburg State University Fundamentals of the Chinese character writing (Part 1) Coursera 4 hours a week , 6 weeks long 4 hours a week , 6 weeks long /	5th Oct, 2020	No reviews yet.
	Saint Petersburg State University Современная русская литература Coursera 5-6 hours a week , 10 weeks long 5-6 hours a week , 10 weeks long /	5th Oct, 2020	No reviews yet.
	Saint Petersburg State University Contemporary Russian Literature Coursera 4 hours a week , 10 weeks long 4 hours a week , 10 weeks long /	5th Oct, 2020	No reviews yet.
	King's College London Shakespeare: Context and Stagecraft FutureLearn 3 hours a week , 2 weeks long 3 hours a week , 2 weeks long	5th Oct, 2020	No reviews yet.
	University of Newcastle What is Poetry? An Introduction to Literary Analysis edX 2-3 hours a week , 3 weeks long 2-3 hours a week , 3 weeks long /	14th Oct, 2020	No reviews yet.
	National Taiwan University 紅樓夢-母神崇拜 (The Red Chamber Dream (2)) Coursera 3-6 hours a week , 9 weeks long 3-6 hours a week , 9 weeks long / /	12th Oct, 2020	No reviews yet.
AD	Cornell University Product Management Certificate via eCornell	Flexible
	The University of Tokyo Words Spun Out of Images: Visual and Literary Culture in Nineteenth Century Japan Coursera 2-3 hours a week , 4 weeks long 2-3 hours a week , 4 weeks long /	12th Oct, 2020	3.0 1 Reviews
	Nanjing University 理解马克思 Coursera 15 hours worth of material , 7 weeks long 15 hours worth of material , 7 weeks long /	12th Oct, 2020	No reviews yet.
	Hebrew University of Jerusalem Modern Hebrew Poetry שירה עברית מודרנית Coursera 2-3 hours a week , 14 weeks long 2-3 hours a week , 14 weeks long / /	12th Oct, 2020	No reviews yet.
	Universidad de los Andes Gabriel García Márquez entre el poder, la historia y el amor Coursera 31 hours worth of material , 8 weeks long 31 hours worth of material , 8 weeks long /	12th Oct, 2020	5.0 5 Reviews
	National Taiwan University 現代文學導讀：詩、散文、小說 Coursera 4 hours a week , 5 weeks long 4 hours a week , 5 weeks long /	12th Oct, 2020	No reviews yet.
	University of Reading A-level Study Boost: Unseen Poetry and the Creative Process FutureLearn 3 hours a week , 2 weeks long 3 hours a week , 2 weeks long	12th Oct, 2020	No reviews yet.
	National Taiwan University 紅樓夢(The Red Chamber Dream) Coursera 3-6 hours a week , 6 weeks long 3-6 hours a week , 6 weeks long / /	19th Oct, 2020	5.0 1 Reviews
	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Modern American Poetry Coursera 33 hours worth of material , 4 weeks long 33 hours worth of material , 4 weeks long /	19th Oct, 2020	3.0 1 Reviews
	University of Colorado Boulder William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night: Comedy, Conflict, and Community Coursera 25 hours worth of material , 5 weeks long 25 hours worth of material , 5 weeks long /	19th Oct, 2020	No reviews yet.
	Harvard University Poetry in America: The Poetry of Early New England edX	Self paced	No reviews yet.
	Harvard University Poetry in America: Whitman edX 3-6 hours a week , 8 weeks long 3-6 hours a week , 8 weeks long	Self paced	4.0 1 Reviews
AD	Kellogg School of Management Professional Certificate in Digital Marketing via EMERITUS	30th September, 2020
	George Washington University Poetry: What It Is, and How to Understand It Udemy /	Self paced	3.0 6 Reviews
	Korea University 고전문헌과 역사문화 Open Education by Blackboard	Self paced	No reviews yet.
	MéxicoX Seducciones de Sor Juana edX /	Self paced	No reviews yet.
	Davidson College Electronic Literature edX 2-4 hours a week , 4 weeks long 2-4 hours a week , 4 weeks long /	Self paced	5.0 1 Reviews
	Dartmouth The American Renaissance: Classic Literature of the 19th Century edX 3-5 hours a week , 4 weeks long 3-5 hours a week , 4 weeks long /	Self paced	5.0 1 Reviews
	Wellesley College Shakespeare On the Page and in Performance: Young Love edX 4-5 hours a week , 3 weeks long 4-5 hours a week , 3 weeks long / /	Self paced	5.0 1 Reviews
	Wellesley College Shakespeare On the Page and in Performance: Tragic Love edX 4-5 hours a week , 4 weeks long 4-5 hours a week , 4 weeks long / /	Self paced	5.0 1 Reviews
	University of Foggia Percorsi di storia della letteratura italiana: l’epica cavalleresca EduOpen	Self paced	No reviews yet.
	University of Pavia Livres enluminés à la cour des Sforza iversity / /	Self paced	No reviews yet.
	Bibliotheca Alexandrina Modern Literature of Alexandria edX / /	Self paced	No reviews yet.
	Harvard University Poetry in America: Whitman edX 3-5 hours a week , 4 weeks long 3-5 hours a week , 4 weeks long /	Self paced	No reviews yet.
AD	University of Cambridge Communicating for Influence and Impact. 8-Weeks. Online via GetSmarter	Flexible
	Harvard University Poetry in America: The Civil War and Its Aftermath edX 3-5 hours a week , 4 weeks long 3-5 hours a week , 4 weeks long	Self paced	5.0 1 Reviews
	Harvard University Poetry in America: Modernism edX 3-5 hours a week , 8 weeks long 3-5 hours a week , 8 weeks long /	Self paced	5.0 1 Reviews
	Brown University Fantastic Places, Unhuman Humans: Exploring Humanity Through Literature edX 2-3 hours a week , 3 weeks long 2-3 hours a week , 3 weeks long /	Self paced	No reviews yet.
	European University at St. Petersburg Археология фольклора: мифологические мотивы на карте мира Stepik /	Self paced	No reviews yet.
	Dartmouth John Milton: Paradise Lost edX 2-8 hours a week , 4 weeks long 2-8 hours a week , 4 weeks long / /	Self paced	5.0 1 Reviews
	Sorbonne Universités Oscar Wilde, écrivain et penseur du langage edX 4-6 hours a week , 6 weeks long 4-6 hours a week , 6 weeks long / /	Self paced	No reviews yet.
	Ministry of Higher Education of Afghanistan Contemporary Manuscript Illumination of Herat edX 6-8 hours a week , 6 weeks long 6-8 hours a week , 6 weeks long /	Self paced	No reviews yet.

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