Courses

Explore Chinese history and culture from the perspective of the individual through philosophical texts, literary works, and art.

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

An exploration of the dynamics of contemporary China using the tools of close reading, discussion, and analysis.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

Learn how to attain the amazingly wide host of health benefits for both body and mind through the ancient practice of Tai Chi. This easy-to-follow course features 20 Tai Chi video demonstrations.

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

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

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.

International Finance: Policy, Regulation, and Transactions provides an overview of fundamentals and emerging policy issues for the global financial system.

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

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