English Courses

China’s First Empires and the Rise of Buddhism

6 ratings

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

• edX
• 12 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Energy Within Environmental Constraints

6 ratings

A quantitative introduction to the energy system and its environmental impacts.

• edX
• 10 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Child Protection: Children's Rights in Theory and Practice

6 ratings

Learn how to protect children from violence, exploitation, and neglect through law, policy, and practice in a human rights framework.

• edX
• 16 weeks, 2-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Data Science: Visualization

6 ratings

Learn basic data visualization principles and how to apply them using ggplot2.

• edX
• 8 weeks, 1-2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Health Across the Gender Spectrum

5 ratings

This course offers an intimate, story-based introduction to the experiences of six transgender children and their families. Through illustrated stories and short teaching videos, learners will gain a better understanding of gender identity and the gender…

• Coursera
• 3 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Buddhism Through Its Scriptures.

6 ratings

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.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 5-10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

CRISPR - 10 Years of Genome Editing and More

9 ratings

A look at how CRISPR has shaped health, medicine, and agriculture over a decade, with examples of past uses and possible future directions.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Drilling, Completing, and Producing from Oil and Gas Wells Lecture

9 ratings

A foundational lecture on drilling, completing, and producing oil and natural gas wells onshore and offshore, including efficiency and environmental impacts.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 36 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Designing Your Life - How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life

9 ratings

Uses design thinking, prototyping, and reflection on energy and engagement to help people explore meaningful life and career directions.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Algorithms, Part II

21 ratings

Implement graph- and string-processing algorithms in Java: BFS/DFS, minimum spanning trees, shortest paths, maxflow-mincut, radix sorts, tries, substring search, data compression, and NP-completeness.

• Coursera
• 14 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Strategic Supply Chain Management in Turbulent Times

27 ratings

Learn how supply chain decisions drive cost savings: apply newsvendor and continuous review inventory models, build flexibility and incentive alignment, and adopt digital technologies.

• Coursera
• 9 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Build a Modern Computer from First Principles: From Nand to Tetris (Project-Centered Course)

27 ratings

Build a working 16-bit computer from first principles: specify logic gates in HDL, construct an ALU and RAM chips, then write Hack machine-language programs and an assembler.

• Coursera
• 8 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

• Best of All Time

Philosophy, Science and Religion: Philosophy and Religion

23 ratings

Examine the science and religion debate: cognitive science of religion, the hiddenness argument for atheism, religious disagreement, scientism and fundamentalism, and epistemic virtues in testimony.

• Coursera
• 7 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Understanding the Brain: The Neurobiology of Everyday Life

27 ratings

Learn how the nervous system produces behavior: neuronal signaling, neuroanatomy, vision, hearing, the vestibular sense, voluntary movement, homeostasis, and common neurological disorders.

• Coursera
• 10 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

• Best of All Time

The Art of Structural Engineering: Vaults

22 ratings

Learn about the design of classic and contemporary vaults and discover how structural engineering is a creative discipline and art form.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

• Best of All Time