Introduction to Sociology
Free course English Rating: 4.3/5
This course is designed to introduce you to a range of basic sociological principles so that you can develop your own sociological imagination. You will learn about the origins of sociology as a discipline and be introduced to major sociological theories and methods of research. You will also explore such topics as sex and gender, deviance, and racism.
This course is designed to introduce you to a range of basic sociological principles so that you can develop your own sociological imagination. You will learn about the origins of sociology as a discipline and be introduced to major sociological theories and methods of research. You will also explore such topics as sex and gender, deviance, and racism.
The American Renaissance
Free course English Rating: 4.7
Examination of American literature published between the 1830s and 1860s, focusing on the socio-cultural context that lead to the dramatic outburst of literary creativity in this era.
Examination of American literature published between the 1830s and 1860s, focusing on the socio-cultural context that lead to the dramatic outburst of literary creativity in this era.
Global Justice
Free course English Rating: 4.8/5
Detailed exploration of contemporary debates and controversies regarding global justice. Topics include: human rights theory, the moral significance of national and cultural boundaries, the currency of distributive justice, global inequality and poverty, environmental devastation, and violence against women and children.
Detailed exploration of contemporary debates and controversies regarding global justice. Topics include: human rights theory, the moral significance of national and cultural boundaries, the currency of distributive justice, global inequality and poverty, environmental devastation, and violence against women and children.
Ethics and Public Policy
Free course English Rating: 4.8/5
Examination of the role that ethical, cultural, religious, and moral principles play in the formulation and execution of public policy by lawmakers and other public officials. Explores existing issues in domestic and international policy, including justice, equality, fairness, individual liberty, free enterprise, charity, and human rights.
Examination of the role that ethical, cultural, religious, and moral principles play in the formulation and execution of public policy by lawmakers and other public officials. Explores existing issues in domestic and international policy, including justice, equality, fairness, individual liberty, free enterprise, charity, and human rights.
American Government
Free course English Rating: 4.8/5
Introductory course on American politics, with an emphasis on its constitutional foundations, the electoral process and political participation, the decision-making process in Congress, the executive branch, and the federal courts.
Introductory course on American politics, with an emphasis on its constitutional foundations, the electoral process and political participation, the decision-making process in Congress, the executive branch, and the federal courts.
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Free course English Rating: 4.8/5
Survey of the governments and politics of several contemporary societies in the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Explores political leadership, representative mechanisms, legal processes, and the extra-institutional behaviors of voting culture, ethnic conflict, and corruption.
Survey of the governments and politics of several contemporary societies in the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Explores political leadership, representative mechanisms, legal processes, and the extra-institutional behaviors of voting culture, ethnic conflict, and corruption.
Introduction to Western Political Thought
Free course English Rating: 4.8/5
Examination of the major texts and figures in the history of political thought, including Plato, Machiavelli, and Rousseau. Topics of analysis include: power, justice, rights, law, and other issues pertaining to governance.
Examination of the major texts and figures in the history of political thought, including Plato, Machiavelli, and Rousseau. Topics of analysis include: power, justice, rights, law, and other issues pertaining to governance.
Existentialism
Free course English Rating: 4.8/5
This course will examine the main focus that unites existentialists, "existence." Particularly, it will examine the concrete existence of individual human beings. Major figures or study will be, Blaise Pascal, Søren Kierkegaard, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Friedrich Nietzsche, Martin Heidegger, Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, and Albert Camus.
This course will examine the main focus that unites existentialists, "existence." Particularly, it will examine the concrete existence of individual human beings. Major figures or study will be, Blaise Pascal, Søren Kierkegaard, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Friedrich Nietzsche, Martin Heidegger, Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir, and Albert Camus.
Moral and Political Philosophy
Free course English Rating: 4.4/5
Survey of the development and application of moral reasoning skills to contemporary social and political issues. Topics include: philosophical investigations of justice, the value of human life, the moral standing of the free market, fundamental human rights and the conditions for a moral community.
Survey of the development and application of moral reasoning skills to contemporary social and political issues. Topics include: philosophical investigations of justice, the value of human life, the moral standing of the free market, fundamental human rights and the conditions for a moral community.
Global Perspectives on Industrialization
Free course English Rating: 4.4/5
Detailed study of the history and dynamics of industrialization, with particular emphasis on its global nature and its economic, social, and environmental effects from ancient times to the present.
Detailed study of the history and dynamics of industrialization, with particular emphasis on its global nature and its economic, social, and environmental effects from ancient times to the present.
Modern Revolutions
Free course English Rating: 4.7/5
Exploration of the political and social revolutions that have shaped the modern world between the 18th and 20th centuries, with particular emphasis on their causes and lasting global impact.
Exploration of the political and social revolutions that have shaped the modern world between the 18th and 20th centuries, with particular emphasis on their causes and lasting global impact.
World History in the Early Modern and Modern Eras (1600-Present)
Free course English Rating: 4.8/5
Introductory course to the political, economic, social, and technological transformations in world history, from the 17th century to the present, with special emphasis on global interactions.
Introductory course to the political, economic, social, and technological transformations in world history, from the 17th century to the present, with special emphasis on global interactions.
Environmental Ethics, Justice, and World Views
Free course English Rating: 4.6/5
An introduction to the concept of environmental ethics - a philosophy that extends the ethical concepts traditionally applied to human behavior to address the entire natural world.
An introduction to the concept of environmental ethics - a philosophy that extends the ethical concepts traditionally applied to human behavior to address the entire natural world.
Art Appreciation and Techniques
Free course English Rating: 4.7
An exploration of visual art forms and their cultural connections, including a brief study of art history, and in-depth studies of the elements, media, and methods used in creative thought and processes.