Courses

Gain critical communication skills in writing and public speaking with this introduction to American political rhetoric.

Combine literary research with data science to find answers in unexpected ways. Learn basic coding tools to help save time and draw insights from thousands of digital documents at once.

Develop skills in digital research and visualization techniques across subjects and fields within the humanities.

Explore the underlying structures of everyday arguments and develop the tools to communicate effectively.

Study Japanese scroll art as text and as "little movies" that immerse the viewer through visual narration. 

Learn about the rich and diverse beliefs and practices of Buddhists across time and place. Experience Buddhism through its scriptures, both relationally as well as academically.

An in-depth look at the 1854 London cholera epidemic in Soho and its importance for the field of epidemiology.

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

An exploration of the magnetic and ambivalent character of Shylock in William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.

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

Examine how great modern writers capture the intricacies of our globalized world and how their works circulate within that world to find their own audiences.

Learn how global warming impacts human health, and the ways we can diminish those impacts.

Learn about Claudio Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo, one of the first operas ever written.

Explore the archaeology, history, art, and hieroglyphs surrounding the famous Egyptian Pyramids at Giza. Learn about Old Kingdom pharaohs and elites, tombs, temples, the Sphinx, and how new technology is unlocking their secrets.

Learn about Beethoven’s monumental 9th Symphony and forms of orchestral music.

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

Learn about the key beliefs and practices of Judaism through an examination of its sacred texts and their interpretation.

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

Learn about Christianity through a study of its sacred scriptures. We will explore how diverse Christians have interpreted these writings and practiced their teachings over a 2000 year, global history.

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

Embark on a global journey to explore the past, present, and future of world literature.

Learn how American women created, confronted, and embraced change in the 20th century while exploring ten objects from Radcliffe’s Schlesinger Library.

Explore the ethical controversies of financial markets.

Explore acts of storytelling in Shakespeare’s Othello alongside world-class artists who interpret Othello’s story in new forms and contexts today.

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.

Learn about Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, an iconic Romantic symphony that ushered in an era of narrative “program music.”

Gain an understanding of history, museum studies, and curation by looking at, organizing, and interpreting art, artifacts, scientific curiosities, and the stuff of everyday life.

An overview of divination systems, ranging from ancient Chinese bone burning to modern astrology.

An exploration of the haunting figure at the heart of one of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays.

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