People & Society Courses and Certifications

Amy Tan Teaches Fiction Memory And Imagination

Learn how to craft compelling beginnings and endings, find your voice, and embrace your emotional memory to bring powerful narratives to life.

• MasterClass
• 3 hours 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Roxane Gay Teaches Writing For Social Change

Learn how to document and narrate the world as you see it—and then demand change.

• MasterClass
• 3 hours 2 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Salman Rushdie Teaches Storytelling And Writing

Learn how to draw from your own experiences to build vivid worlds, authentic characters, and complex plots from Salman Rushdie.

• MasterClass
• 4 hours 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Walter Mosley Teaches Fiction And Storytelling

Learn how to choose the right words, structure, genre, and characters to create the novel that’s in you.

• MasterClass
• 2 hours 18 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

David Mamet Teaches Dramatic Writing

Learn the rules of drama, the nuances of dialogue, and the skills to develop your own voice and create your masterpiece.

• MasterClass
• 4 hours 51 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Shonda Rhimes Teaches Writing For Television

Shonda teaches you how to create compelling characters, write a pilot, pitch your idea, and stand out in the writers’ room.

• MasterClass
• 6 hours 25 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Doris Kearns Goodwin Teaches Us Presidential History And Leadership

Doris shares practical wisdom and a template for honing leadership skills. Manage a crisis, craft a message, and guide a team like extraordinary leaders of the past.

• MasterClass
• 2 hours 56 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Joyce Carol Oates Teaches The Art Of The Short Story

The award-winning author and Princeton University creative writing professor teaches you how to tap into your storytelling instincts. Find ideas from your own experiences and perceptions, experiment with structure, and improve your craft, one sentence at…

• MasterClass
• 3 hours 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

David Baldacci Teaches Mystery And Thriller Writing

Learn how to write a novel with red herrings, clues, and plot twists that will keep your readers turning the pages.

• MasterClass
• 3 hours 46 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Billy Collins Teaches Reading And Writing Poetry

Billy teaches you to appreciate the emotional pull of poetry. Learn his approach to exploring subjects, incorporating humor, and finding your voice.

• MasterClass
• 3 hours 34 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

James Patterson Teaches Writing

In his first online writing class, James Patterson guides you from the start to the finish of your book.

• MasterClass
• 3 hours 31 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Gain a foundational understanding of the history of white supremacy and discover a path forward through the limitless capacity and resilience of Black love.

• MasterClass
• 10 hours 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Learn Malala’s framework for influencing change: Research issues, build a strategy, take action, and create an impact right where you are.

• MasterClass
• 1 hour 50 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Cornell West is inviting you into the depths of his brilliant mind to teach you how thinking like a philosopher can help you navigate your personal relationships, your decision-making, and your everyday life by looking at the world from a completely diff…

• MasterClass
• 2 hours 32 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Four women’s rights activists discuss the feminist movement in the U.S., ways they’re creating change, and how you can join the fight for equality.

• MasterClass
• 2 hours 56 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available