Emory University Courses

The Bible's Prehistory, Purpose, and Political Future

36 reviews

With its walls razed to ground by Babylon’s armies, Jerusalem joined a long line of ancient vanquished cities—from Ur and Nineveh and Persepolis to Babylon itself. While some recovered from the destruction, others did not.

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• 20 hours worth of material, 6 weeks long
• 2 weeks from now (29th Aug)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

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The Addicted Brain

24 reviews

This is a course about addiction to drugs and other behaviors. It will describe what happens in the brain and how this information helps us deal with and overcome addiction. It will also discuss other topics such as government policy and our vulnerabilit…

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• 22 hours worth of material, 8 weeks long
• 2 weeks from now (29th Aug)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Biohacking Your Brain's Health

1296 ratings at Coursera

With deteriorating health, particularly brain health, occurring at a global level, this course introduces you to methods for maximizing your brain's fitness through nutrition, exercise, meditation, and sleep. We'll debunk popular myths about prescribed p…

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• 14 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• Today
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Communicating During Global Emergencies

351 ratings at Coursera

In collaboration with the Rollins School of Public Health and the CDC's Division of Global Health Protection, Emergency Response, and Recovery Branch, this course introduces basic concepts and principles of communicating during a global crisis or emerge…

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• 8-9 hours worth of material, 3 weeks long
• 6 days from now (15th Aug)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Health in Complex Humanitarian Emergencies

289 ratings at Coursera

The Center for Humanitarian Emergencies is a partnership between CDC's Emergency Response and Recovery Branch and the Rollins School of Public Health that drives global collaboration, research and evidence based training to improve the lives and well-bei…

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• 8-9 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• 1 week from now (22nd Aug)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Weight Management: Beyond Balancing Calories

975 ratings at Coursera

Across the globe, more people are suffering from obesity than at any other time in our history. Why has obesity become so common and so challenging? In this course, we will look at the root cause of obesity, as explained by the latest science. We will se…

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• 18 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• 1 week from now (22nd Aug)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Social Media Analytics

90 ratings at Coursera

Social media not only provides marketers with a means of communicating with their customers, but also a way to better understand their customers. Viewing consumers’ social media activity as the “voice of the consumer,” this session exposes learners to th…

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• 9-10 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• Today
• Free Online Course (Audit)

So You Think You Know Tango?

98 ratings at Coursera

How well do you think you know tango? This two-week mini-course is designed for music lovers, musicians, and dancers who are interested in learning more about the Argentine Tango. It will explore the many dimensions of the Argentine Tango music, includin…

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• 5-6 hours worth of material, 2 weeks long
• Today
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Psychology of Thrill Seekers

79 ratings at Coursera

Sensation seeking is a trait we all have and includes the search for complex and new experiences. Thrill Seekers, people with high-sensation seeking personalities, crave exotic and intense experiences even when physical or social risks are involved. This…

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• 16 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• 1 week from now (22nd Aug)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Finance for Non-Financial Managers

339 ratings at Coursera

Finance is for “Non-financial Managers” who want to understand key financial principles and apply them in a real-world context. Over the course of the program window, you will work your way through a series of nine modules that move from understanding ba…

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• 12 hours worth of material, 9 weeks long
• 6 days from now (15th Aug)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Conflict Transformation

349 ratings at Coursera

This course introduces you to the concept of conflict transformation and how it differs from conflict resolution, management, and prevention. We’ll see how conflict offers opportunities for constructive change, and we'll explore different tools and metho…

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• 17 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• Today
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Meaningful Marketing Insights

236 ratings at Coursera

With marketers are poised to be the largest users of data within the organization, there is a need to make sense of the variety of consumer data that the organization collects. Surveys, transaction histories and billing records can all provide insight in…

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• 10 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• 6 days from now (15th Aug)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Survey analysis to Gain Marketing Insights

94 ratings at Coursera

How do consumers see your brand relative to your competitors? How should a new product be positioned when it’s launched? Which customer segments are most interested in our current offerings? For these questions and many others, surveys remain the tried a…

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• 5-6 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• Today
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Extinctions: Past, Present, & Future

88 ratings at Coursera

This course introduces you to the five mass extinctions of the pre-human past, their causes and significance to the history of life on earth, and the current mass extinction happening during our time. We’ll also explore the history of paleontoloigical an…

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• 17 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• 6 days from now (15th Aug)
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Forecasting Models for Marketing Decisions

72 ratings at Coursera

How will customers act in the future? What will demand for our products and services be? How much inventory should we order for the next season? Beyond simply forecasting what customers will do, marketers need to understand how their actions can shape fu…

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• 12 hours worth of material, 4 weeks long
• Today
• Free Online Course (Audit)