Modern History Courses and Certifications

The Modern World, Part One: Global History from 1760 to 1910

25 reviews

This is a survey of modern history from a global perspective. Part One begins with the political and economic revolutions of the late 1700s and tracks the transformation of the world during the 1800s. Part One concludes as these bewildering changes seem…

• Coursera
• 7 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

The Modern World, Part Two: Global History since 1910

6 reviews

This is a survey of modern history from a global perspective. Part Two begins early in the twentieth century, as older ways of doing things and habits of thought give way. What follows is an era of cataclysmic struggles over what ideas and institutions…

• Coursera
• 7 weeks long
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Microcredential

History of China: The Modern Era

Learn how the Manchus conquered the Qing and established the last of the imperial dynasties. Explore the Maoist period of China, from the Communist Party to the death of Mao. Use the case study method to study China from the rise of Deng Xiaoping to the…

• edX
• 1-3 hours a week, 75 weeks long
• $645.00
• 5 courses

Trinity College Dublin

The History of the Book in the Early Modern Period: 1450 to 1800

309 ratings at FutureLearn

Explore the history of the book during the early modern period and learn how the invention of printing revolutionized our world.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

University of Newcastle

A History of Violence: From the Middle Ages to Modern Times

1 review

Examine the origins, changing nature, uses, and attitudes towards human violence in western history.

• edX
• 2-3 hours a week, 6 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

A Global History of Sex and Gender: Bodies and Power in the Modern World

104 ratings at FutureLearn

Trace contemporary gender equality issues from 1600 to the present day and build your expertise in gendered and sexual history.

• FutureLearn
• 4 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Trinity College

The World History of Modern Wine

Explore wine through the eyes of a historian, as you learn about the "old" and "new" worlds of wine, including how its taste and quality has changed over time.

• edX
• 2-5 hours a week, 6 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

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)

TED-Ed

Facing our ugly history

A series of videos featuring various ugly incidents and policies from the history of various countries.

• YouTube
• Less than 1 hour of material
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Simple History

Imperial History

Syllabus: This Type of Bullet Caused an Entire Uprising!.King Leopold II & the Congo Free State (1885-1908).The Italian invasion of Abyssinia (1935-36).Punishments in the Congo Free State under Leopold II.

• YouTube
• Less than 1 hour of material
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Simple History

Cruel Colonialism / Imperial History

Syllabus: King Leopold II & the Congo Free State (1885-1908).This Type of Bullet Caused an Entire Uprising!.Punishments in the Congo Free State under Leopold II.Battle of Bunker Hill (The American Revolution).The Italian invasion of Abyssinia (1935-3…

• YouTube
• 1-2 hours worth of material
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Simple History

The Renaissance (14th - 17th century)

Syllabus: Plague Doctor.Ferdinand Magellan - First Circumnavigation of the Earth.The Rotten Royals of Old England.What did Henry VIII eat? Tudor Feast.Groom of the Stool (Worst Jobs in History).The Most EPIC Party in History.Elizabeth I (1533-1603) Queen…

• YouTube
• 1-2 hours worth of material
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Simple History

The Industrial Age (19th Century)

Syllabus: The Industrial Age (19th Century).The Industrial Revolution (18-19th Century).Chimney Sweep / Climbing Boy (Worst Jobs in History).Press Gangs (Impressment).Gunslingers of the Wild West.Knocker-upper (Weird Jobs in History).Who were the Richest…

• YouTube
• 2-3 hours worth of material
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Simple History

Interwar Period (1918 - 1939)

Syllabus: The Treaty of Versailles, What Did the Big Three Want? 1/2.The Treaty of Versailles, Terms of the Treaty 2/2.Weimar Republic: The Freikorps.A Land Fit for Heroes? The Treatment of WWI Veterans in Great Britain.The Beer Hall Putsch (1923).Nazi G…

• YouTube
• 2-3 hours worth of material
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Simple History

The Cold War (1945-1991)

Syllabus: The Russian Revolution (1917).Joseph Stalin, Leader of the Soviet Union (1878-1953).GULAGS (The Cold War).National Service (1949-63).NATO (1949-).The Korean War (1950–53).The Warsaw pact (1955-1991).Day in the Life of Stalin.The Real Batt…

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