Courses

Why should we care about Confucius? Explore ancient Chinese philosophy, ethics, and political theory to challenge your assumptions of what it means to be happy, live a meaningful life, and change the world.

Learn how early American politics informed the U.S. Constitution and why its promise of liberty and equality has yet to be fully realized.

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

Gain a foundational knowledge of American constitutional democracy while crafting your own civic voice and identity.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Learn about the forces in American politics that seek to influence the electorate and shift the political landscape.

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

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

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

Learn how to read William Shakespeare's plays through his biography, Elizabethan and Jacobean history, and modern performance.

Integrated Project Management addresses the need for holistic, effective, and efficient Project Management leadership to manage resources, the consultant team and contractors, while staying transparent and under budget.

Learn fundamental principles of architecture — as an academic subject or a professional career — by studying some of history’s most important buildings.