Historiography & Historical Methods Courses and Certifications

从出土文献的新发现重新考察中国早期史学史

以出土文献的新发现重新考察中国早期史学史。

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Курс прослеживает антропологический поворот в историографии — от истории ментальностей к микроистории и новой культурной истории.

• Stepik
• 7 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

国际关系史史料学

聚焦国际关系史研究中的史料工作，讲解档案与文献的查找、编目、鉴别及利用方法。

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Institute of Disaster Prevention

中国古代灾害文献概论

系统介绍中国古代灾害文献的分布、价值，以及检索、整理、利用与研究方法。

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

The Civil War and Reconstruction - 1850-1861: A House Divided

20 ratings at edX

Discover how the issue of slavery came to dominate American politics, and how political leaders struggled and failed to resolve the growing crisis in the nation.

• edX
• 20 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Islamic History: From Muhammad to Modernity (Live Online)

33 ratings at CourseHorse

Delve into the rich and diverse cultural landscape of early Islamic history, examining the life of Muhammad, the development of Sharī‘a, and the profound contributions of the Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates.

• CourseHorse
• 12 hours
• Self-Paced
• $335.00

The Book: Making and Meaning in the Medieval Manuscript

Explore the process of creation, and the relationship between making and meaning, in the illuminated manuscripts of the western Middle Ages.

• edX
• 8 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

The Book: Scrolls in the Age of the Book

Examine Medieval scrolls in detail, and gain an understanding of their uses and historical significance.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

The Book: Monasteries, Schools, and Notaries, Part 1: Reading the Late Medieval Marseille Archive

Understand handwriting’s role in the later Middle Ages as Europe was in the midst of the "paper revolution” and the quantity of documents was exploding.

• edX
• 3 weeks, 1-2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

The Book: Monasteries, Schools, and Notaries, Part 2: Introduction to the Transitional Gothic Script

Get an introduction to European handwriting of the so-called “twelfth-century renaissance,” when manuscript production skyrocketed as never before.

• edX
• 3 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Visualizing Japan (1850s- 1930s): Westernization, Protest, Modernity

Read Japan's entry into the modern world through images: Westernization, social protest, and modernity in the visual record, and methods for teaching history visually.

• MITx Online
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Library of Alexandria

16 ratings at OpenLearn

One of the most important questions for any student of the ancient world to address is 'how do we know what we know about antiquity?' Whether we're thinking about urban architecture, or love ...

• OpenLearn
• 7 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

The Peloponnesian War - Causes and Thucydides' Perspective - Part 2

1 rating

An interpretation of the Peloponnesian War’s avoidable causes and Thucydides’ revisionist account of Athens, Sparta, and the conflict’s outbreak.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Welsh history and its sources

6 ratings at OpenLearn

This free course, Welsh history and its sources, is a teaching and learning resource for anyone interested in Welsh history. It contains study materials, links to some of the most important ...

• OpenLearn
• 25 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Introductions - Why Does the Civil War Era Have a Hold on American History?

An introduction to why the American Civil War remains central to U.S. historical memory, from redemption narratives and racial reckoning to military history.

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