People & Society Courses and Certifications

Modern & Contemporary American Poetry (“ModPo”)

190 ratings

During the 10 weeks of the course, you will be guided through poems, video discussions of each poem, and community discussions of each poem.

• Coursera
• 15 weeks, 6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

• Best of All Time

English for Career Development

23 ratings

Navigate the U.S. job market as a non-native English speaker: search and apply for jobs, write résumés and cover letters, network, and handle interviews.

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

• Best of All Time

Model Thinking

64 ratings

Think with many models: work through Schelling segregation, tipping points, Markov processes, random walks, the prisoners' dilemma, and replicator dynamics to explain social phenomena.

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

• Best of All Time

Justice

64 ratings

This introduction to moral and political philosophy is one of the most popular courses taught at Harvard College.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 3-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Grammar and Punctuation

32 ratings

After completing this course, you will be able to: - identify the correct verb tenses to use - use commas effectively - utilize several different sentence types - write more effectively in English

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

Moralities of Everyday Life

42 ratings

How can we explain kindness and cruelty? Where does our sense of right and wrong come from? Why do people so often disagree about moral issues? This course explores the psychological foundations of our moral lives.

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

• Best of All Time

Introduction to Psychology

20 ratings

Survey the scientific study of thought and behavior, covering neuroscience foundations, Freud and Skinner, child development, language, memory, social psychology, personality, mental illness, and happiness.

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

Making Successful Decisions through the Strategy, Law & Ethics Model

45 ratings

Successful decision making is based on three key pillars: strategy, law and ethics. After taking this course you will be able to use a practical framework based on these three elements to make successful business, personal and leadership decisions.

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

• Best of All Time

Introduction to Philosophy

73 ratings

This course will introduce you to some of the main areas of research in contemporary philosophy. Each module a different philosopher will talk you through some of the most important questions and issues in their area of expertise.

• Coursera
• 14 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

• Best of All Time

Introduction to Psychology

29 ratings

Explore landmark psychology experiments while studying brain organization, sensation and attention, learning, memory and amnesia, social conformity and authority, and clinical disorders with their treatments.

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

• Best of All Time

Career Certificate

Computational Social Science

146 ratings

Digital technology changed both society and how we study it: use computational social science methods, social network analysis, computer simulations, and big data ethics to examine human behavior.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 5 courses

Computational Social Science Methods

151 ratings

Survey computational social science through four applications: digital footprints and development, machine learning and AI, social network analysis, and computer simulations of social emergence.

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

• Best of All Time

Chinese for Beginners

61 ratings

This is an ABC Chinese course for beginners, including introduction of phonetics and daily expressions. After taking this class, learners can have a basic understanding of Chinese Mandarin and make basic conversations of daily living.

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

• Best of All Time

Social Psychology

88 ratings

This course offers a brief introduction to classic and contemporary social psychology, covering topics such as decision making, persuasion, group behavior, personal attraction, and factors that promote health and well-being.

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

• Best of All Time

First Step Korean

122 ratings

This is an elementary-level Korean language course, and covers 4 skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking.

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

• Best of All Time