1000 Ivy League Online Courses

Modern & Contemporary American Poetry (“ModPo”)

189 reviews

During the 10 weeks of the course, you will be guided through poems, video discussions of each poem, and community discussions of each poem. And (unique among open online courses) we offer weekly, interactive live webcasts.

• Coursera
• 3 days 14 hours 32 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Moralities of Everyday Life

42 reviews

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
• 24 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Crisis Resource Management

43 reviews

Learn the skills critical for effective teamwork in a crisis situation with focus on preparation, decision-making, and reflection across multidisciplinary teams.

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

• Best of All Time

Science & Cooking: From Haute Cuisine to Soft Matter Science (chemistry)

14 reviews

Top chefs and Harvard researchers explore how everyday cooking and haute cuisine can illuminate basic principles in chemistry, physics, and engineering. Learn about food molecules and how chemical reactions can affect food texture and flavor.

• edX
• 16 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

English for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics

11 reviews

This course is designed for non-native English speakers who are interested in improving their English skills in the sciences.

• Coursera
• 1 day 10 hours 39 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Civil War and Reconstruction – 1865-1890: The Unfinished Revolution

7 reviews

Examine the pivotal but misunderstood era of Reconstruction that followed the Civil War, the first effort in American history to construct an interracial democracy.

• edX
• 18 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

China’s Political and Intellectual Foundations: From Sage Kings to Confucius

11 reviews

Learn about China’s origins, its integral early thinkers, and competing states and schools of thought.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Ancient Philosophy: Plato & His Predecessors

13 reviews

Explore ancient Greek philosophy from the Presocratics to Plato, examining fundamental questions about reality, knowledge, ethics, and the nature of philosophy itself.

• Coursera
• 3 days 12 hours 26 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Covering Immigration: A Resource for Journalists

21 reviews

Nieman Foundation tends to work with Journalists to advance important conversations on various beats in the industry.

• YouTube
• 13 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Literati China: Examinations, Neo-Confucianism, and Later Imperial China

6 reviews

Explore China’s imperial period, with a focus on the Song dynasty and the role of the exam system in government.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Creating Modern China: The Republican Period to the Present

7 reviews

Explore the birth of modern China with a focus on the time between the fall of the Qing and the end of World War II.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Shakespeare's Hamlet: The Ghost

5 reviews

Explore the haunting figure at the heart of one of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 5-7 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

American Capitalism: A History

5 reviews

Examine how economic development fueled the United States’ evolution from 13 backwater colonies to a global power.

• edX
• 4 weeks
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

English for Career Development

22 reviews

Improve English skills for career advancement, covering job search, applications, resumes, cover letters, networking, and interviews. Compare U.S. and home country processes.

• Coursera
• 1 day 16 hours 13 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

China’s First Empires and the Rise of Buddhism

6 reviews

Learn about the Qin and Han dynasties, and how Buddhism and ideas of self-realization influenced the medieval period.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)