University of Virginia Courses

Fundamentals of Project Planning and Management

32 ratings

Learn to scope, sequence, and schedule projects: analyze stakeholders with a power/interest grid, find the critical path, assess risks, and monitor progress with earned value.

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

How Things Work: An Introduction to Physics

28 ratings

An introduction to physics in the context of everyday objects.

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

• Best of All Time

The Modern World, Part One: Global History from 1760 to 1910

25 ratings

Trace how the world was transformed from 1760 to 1910: commercial and military revolutions, Atlantic democratic revolutions, revolutionary wars, and the rise of national industrial states and empires.

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

• Best of All Time

Foundations of Business Strategy

21 ratings

Analyze the competitive environment with SWOT, competitor, environmental, five forces and capabilities analyses, then map firm positioning against rivals to recommend where value is created.

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

New Models of Business in Society

18 ratings

Business creates or destroys value for society, not just shareholders: explore corporate philanthropy, CSR, shared value, stakeholder theory, and becoming a stakeholder entrepreneur.

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

Applied Cryptography

5 ratings

Cryptography is present in everyday life, from paying with a credit card to using the telephone. Learn all about making and breaking puzzles in computing.

• Udacity
• 11 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Introduction to Personal Branding

15 ratings

Build a personal brand: define your values and mission statement, claim your space on three social media platforms, and set up a brand maintenance plan.

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

Marketing Analytics

12 ratings

Measure brand assets and customer lifetime value, design marketing experiments, and run regressions to evaluate campaigns and allocate marketing spend for maximum ROI.

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

Plagues, Witches, and War: The Worlds of Historical Fiction

11 ratings

Explore the genre and craft of historical fiction: trace the novel from the 18th century onward, join seminars with Geraldine Brooks and Katherine Howe, and mine your own archive.

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

Patrick Henry: Forgotten Founder

16 ratings

Trace Patrick Henry's rise in Virginia politics, his revolutionary oratory, his opposition to ratifying the U.S. Constitution, and the eclipse of his legacy.

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

The Kennedy Half Century

11 ratings

Trace John F. Kennedy's rise to power, presidency, and assassination, and examine how his legacy shaped the media, the public, and nine later U.S. presidents.

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

Age of Jefferson

10 ratings

This course provides an overview of Thomas Jefferson's work and perspectives presented by the University of Virginia in partnership with Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello. Together, UVA and Monticello are recognized internationally as a UNESCO World Heritage…

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

Grow to Greatness: Smart Growth for Private Businesses, Part II

6 ratings

This course focuses on the common human resource ("people") challenges faced by existing private businesses when they attempt to grow substantially. PART 1 OF THE GROW TO GREATNESS COURSE IS NOT A PREREQUISITE FOR TAKING THIS COURSE.

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

Business Growth Strategy

6 ratings

Learn to grow company value through scaling, market entry, acquisitions and innovation, using scenario planning, game theory payoff matrices, acquisition analysis and real options.

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

Grow to Greatness: Smart Growth for Private Businesses, Part I

6 ratings

This course focuses on challenges faced by existing private businesses when they attempt to grow substantially.

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