Humanities Courses

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

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

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

An introduction to the study of bioethics and the application of legal and ethical reasoning.

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

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

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.