edX Courses

Program Management Fundamentals – Governing with Excellence to Drive Strategic Change

27 ratings

Learn the practices behind program delivery excellence, stretch your ability to connect program stakeholders to purpose, achieve meaningful change, stay focused on the program’s mission, then drive in

• edX
• 4 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

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Lean Six Sigma: Green Belt Sustainability Project

29 ratings

Implement a Lean Six Sigma improvement project along with the DMAIC phases, from its identification to the evaluation of its result, to earn the TUM Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification.

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

Literati China: Examinations, Neo-Confucianism, and Later Imperial China

6 ratings

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

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• 12 weeks, 1-3 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)

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.

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

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.

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• 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)

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.

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

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.

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

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Shakespeare's Hamlet: The Ghost

5 ratings

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

• edX
• 4 weeks, 5-7 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Invasions, Rebellions, and the Fall of Imperial China

5 ratings

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

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

China and Communism

5 ratings

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

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

Remote Work Revolution for Everyone

5 ratings

In Remote Work Revolution for Everyone, you will learn to excel in the virtual-work landscape. You will learn how to build trust, increase productivity, use digital tools intelligently, and remain ful

• edX
• 3 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Rhetoric: The Art of Persuasive Writing and Public Speaking

5 ratings

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

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• 8 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Super-Earths and Life

5 ratings

Learn about the Earth, life, and how we can search for life elsewhere in the universe.

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