Fashion History Courses

Paris College of Art

Cardin to Castelbajac: Style in French Fashion

1 review

Explorez l'évolution de la mode parisienne de 1950 à 1990 à travers des créateurs emblématiques. Découvrez les tendances, techniques et contextes culturels qui ont façonné chaque décennie.

• Kadenze
• 50 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Internet History, Technology, and Security

42 reviews

This course will open up the Internet and show you how it was created, who created it and how it works. Along the way we will meet many of the innovators who developed the Internet and Web technologies that we use today.

• Coursera
• 15 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Fashion History and Trends

Explore clothing styles through history, from ancient Egypt to modern trends, and understand their influence on contemporary fashion.

• California Community Colleges System
• 17 weeks, 3 hours a week
• 19th Aug, 2024
• Paid Course

Innovation: the Fashion Industry

44 reviews

Understand how big fashion retailers innovate and discover the story behind a favourite piece of your clothing.

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

Circular Fashion: Design, Science and Value in a Sustainable Clothing Industry

42 reviews

The fundamentals of circular fashion unraveled, learn about circularity in all steps of the fashion value chain. From new textile materials and circular design all the way to business modelling.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 8-12 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Tangible Things: Discovering History Through Artworks, Artifacts, Scientific Specimens, and the Stuff Around You

9 reviews

Gain an understanding of history, museum studies, and curation by looking at, organizing, and interpreting art, artifacts, scientific curiosities, and the stuff of everyday life.

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

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

25 reviews

Explore global transformations from 1760-1910, examining political, economic, and social revolutions that shaped the modern world. Understand key historical events and their lasting impact on society.

• Coursera
• 15 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Birth and the Nation - A Fictional History of Immigration - Stephanie DeGooyer - Radcliffe Institute

6 reviews

Exploring how novels can challenge traditional notions of nationality and birth, offering alternative perspectives on citizenship and immigration for a more inclusive global society.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Tel Aviv University;  Campus - the Israeli National Project for Digital Learning

Arab-Islamic History: From Tribes to Empires

24 reviews

Learn about the history of the Arab and Muslim world during its first millennium, including political, social and cultural aspects.

• edX
• 8 weeks, 3-4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

Women Making History: Ten Objects, Many Stories

23 ratings at edX

Learn how American women created, confronted, and embraced change in the 20th century while exploring ten objects from Radcliffe’s Schlesinger Library.

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

Archaic Admixture in Human History - Next in Evolution

1 review

Exploring human evolution through genetic analysis, focusing on interbreeding with archaic species like Neanderthals and Denisovans, and its impact on modern human DNA and health risks.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

A Global History of Architecture

10 reviews

Learn about humanity’s rich architectural history on this journey around the globe – from 100,000 BCE to ca. 1,600 CE.

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

The Jewish Bible: Its History As A Physical Artifact

8 ratings at edX

Explore the Torah Scroll's evolution and significance, examining how the physical form of Jewish texts shapes our understanding of their content and cultural impact.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Bathsheba Demuth - Do Whales Judge Us? Interspecies History and Ethics

Explore interspecies history and ethics through the lens of whaling, examining Soviet and US practices, environmental impacts, and the complex relationship between humans and whales.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 52 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Hidden in Plain Sight - Family Secrets and American History

Explore hidden family histories that reshape American narratives with renowned authors. Gain insights on uncovering untold stories, preserving history, and understanding their impact on our collective past.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 31 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video