Pop Culture Courses and Certifications

Virtual Private Trivia: Valentine's Edition (Team Building)

Test your knowledge about love and romance with an exciting and diverse trivia game featuring four unique rounds.

• CourseHorse
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Virtual Trivia: 2025 Wrap Up! (Team Building)

Think you remember 2025? Put your memory to the test in this fast-paced virtual trivia showdown covering the biggest hits, misses, and surprises of the year!.

• CourseHorse
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Virtual Trivia: 2024 Wrap Up! (Team Building)

Test how well your team remembers the year's most memorable events in this virtual trivia competition.

• CourseHorse
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Virtual Trivia: 2025 Wrap Up! (Team Building)

Put your memory to the test in this fast-paced virtual trivia event covering the year's biggest hits, misses, and surprises.

• CourseHorse
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Virtual Trivia: It's Summer! (Team Building)

Test your summer knowledge in a virtual trivia competition featuring beach tunes, blockbuster movies, and seasonal fun.

• CourseHorse
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Wondrium

The History of the Illuminati

2 ratings

Explore the enigmatic history of the Illuminati, from its 18th-century origins to its impact on modern pop culture. Uncover the truth behind conspiracy theories and the organization's enduring mystique.

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

Mathologer

The Futurama Theorem

Explore the mathematical solution to mind-switching chaos in Futurama, with clear explanations and bonus Stargate connections. Unravel the intricacies of body swapping dilemmas.

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

Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar period

6 ratings at OpenLearn

While recognising the shadows cast by two world wars (one concluded and one imminent) over European society during the 1920s and 1930s, this free course, Roaring Twenties? Europe in the interwar ...

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

AGU

The Carbon Footprint of Superheroes - Understanding Climate Impact Through Pop Culture

Explore the carbon footprints of superheroes to understand human impact on climate change, gaining insights into everyday behaviors and environmental stewardship.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

America in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era

102 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Witness the transformation of the United States from a war-torn nation to a global leader in this fascinating overview of six profoundly innovative decades.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 12 hours 10 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

England, the 1960s, and the Triumph of the Beatles

83 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Join best-selling biographer Michael Shelden for 12 vibrant lectures on how the 1960s shaped the Beatles—and how the band, in turn, defined the revolutionary spirit of the age.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 5 hours 10 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

A Historian Goes to the Movies: Ancient Rome

74 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

The glory of ancient Rome meets the grandeur of modern Hollywood in these 12 lectures that examine the historical accuracy of Ben-Hur, Gladiator, and other classic sword-and-sandal epics.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 6 hours 33 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

An introduction to death, dying and grief

17 ratings at OpenLearn

Explore interesting and challenging ideas around death, dying and grief. This free course, An introduction to death, dying and grief, invites you to think more deeply about death and dying and ...

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

A Historian Goes to the Movies: Gladiator Fact vs. Fiction

2 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Look at ancient Rome through the lens of modern Hollywood as an award-winning professor uncovers the historical truths behind the theatrical portrayal of Gladiator.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 42 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Indian Popular Culture

Explore Indian popular culture's evolution, from comics to OTT platforms, examining visual narratives, advertising, and social media's impact on resistance and cultural shifts.

• Swayam
• 8 weeks
• Available until Sep 11, 2026
• Free Online Course