Wellesley College Courses

Italian Language and Culture: Beginner (2025-2026)

201 ratings at edX

Learn the basics of the Italian language and culture through videos, podcasts, interviews, and much more.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 3-5 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Shakespeare on the Page and in Performance: Young Love

1 rating

Explore Shakespeare's plays of young love, Romeo & Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, to learn what makes them so compelling and magical.

• edX
• 3 weeks, 4-5 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Shakespeare on the Page and in Performance: Tragic Love

1 rating

Explore Shakespeare's mature plays of tragic love, Othello and King Lear, and learn what makes them so powerful and enduring.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 4-5 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Global Sociology

1 rating

Connect your personal biography to global history as you develop your sociological imagination.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 2-3 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Italian Language and Culture: Intermediate (2025-2026)

90 ratings at edX

Improve your Italian language skills and expand your vocabulary while you learn about Italian art, literature and contemporary society.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 3-5 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Italian Language and Culture: Advanced (2025-2026)

65 ratings at edX

Enhance your knowledge of the Italian language and learn about Italy’s culture and history including theater, opera and the poet Dante.

• edX
• 10 weeks, 3-5 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

AP® Italian Language and Culture (2025-2026)

12 ratings at edX

Improve your language skills and expand your knowledge of contemporary Italian culture! If you are a high school student, prepare for success in the AP® Italian exam!

• edX
• 12 weeks, 5-9 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Global Inequality

Explore how class, gender, and racial inequalities shape our personal and social worlds.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 2-3 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Italian Language and Culture: Beginner to Advanced

Immerse yourself in Italian language and culture from beginner to advanced, exploring contemporary themes, virtual tours, and diverse learning tools for comprehensive language mastery.

• edX
• 34 weeks, 3-5 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• $177.00
• 3 courses

Global Social Change

Learn how everyday people in China, Bangladesh, Mexico, and the U.S. transform the world around them and advocate for social change.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 2-3 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Personal Finance, Part 1: Investing in Yourself

Learn how to incorporate financial considerations into your life decisions and become an effective consumer of financial information.

• edX
• 7 weeks, 4-5 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Introduction to Human Evolution

Explore human evolutionary history through the human fossil, archaeological and genetic records.

• edX
• 20 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Introduction to Human Evolution

8 ratings

Explore human evolutionary history through the human fossil, archaeological and genetic records.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• No Longer Offered
• Free Online Course

Was Alexander Great? The Life, Leadership, and Legacies of History’s Greatest Warrior

6 ratings

Was Alexander Great? If so, how? If not, why not? This course explores the life, leadership, and legacies of history’s greatest warrior.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• Not Currently Offered
• Paid Course

AP® Italian Language and Culture (2022-2023)

Improve your language skills and expand your knowledge of contemporary Italian culture! If you are a high school student, prepare for success in the AP® Italian exam!

• edX
• 12 weeks, 3-8 hours a week
• Not Currently Offered
• Free Online Course