Learn about Christianity through a study of its sacred scriptures. We will explore how diverse Christians have interpreted these...

Learn about the rich and diverse beliefs and practices of Buddhists across time and place. Experience Buddhism through its...

Learn about the Quran, the central sacred text of Islam, through an exploration of the rich diversity of roles and...

Learn about the rich diversity of Hindu sacred texts – hymns, narratives, philosophical thought – and their interpretations.

This course will provide licensed medical professionals with an understanding of mechanical ventilation so they can assist with...

Learn about China’s origins, its integral early thinkers, and competing states and schools of thought.

Learn about the Qin and Han dynasties, and how Buddhism and ideas of self-realization influenced the medieval period.

An overview of modern Chinese history, including the fall of the Qing and the end of imperial China.

Explore the reunification of China under the Tang with a focus on aristocratic culture — from poetry to calligraphy to literature.

Explore the birth of modern China with a focus on the time between the fall of the Qing and the end of World War II.

Explore China’s imperial period, with a focus on the Song dynasty and the role of the exam system in government.

Explore the Maoist period of China, from the Communist Party to the death of Mao and the reopening of China.

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

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

Learn how the Manchus conquered the Qing and established the last of the imperial dynasties.