Columbia University Courses

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

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)

The Civil War and Reconstruction - 1861 - 1865: A New Birth of Freedom

6 reviews

Learn about the political, social, and economic changes in the Union and the Confederacy and the Civil War’s long-term economic and intellectual impact.

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

The Civil War and Reconstruction - 1850-1861: A House Divided

17 ratings at edX

Discover how the issue of slavery came to dominate American politics, and how political leaders struggled and failed to resolve the growing crisis in the nation.

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

Seeking Women’s Rights: Colonial Period to the Civil War

1 review

Explore women's experiences in Colonial America and early 19th century, from enslaved and indentured servants to rural housewives, as they sought individual rights and entered the workforce during industrialization.

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

Wage Work for Women Citizens: 1870-1920

1 review

Explore women's economic and political influence in America from 1870-1920, examining labor, domesticity, constitutional amendments, and the fight for suffrage through an intersectional lens.

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

Indian & Tibetan River of Buddhism

16 ratings at edX

Explore an overview of the history and philosophy of Buddhism throughout India, South and Southeast Asia, Tibet, and Central Asia, featuring the basics of the Buddhist view of reality and its educational principles of sciences, mind and social ethics.

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

Fighting for Equality: 1950–2018

Explore women's fight for equality from 1950-2018, examining Cold War impacts, feminist movements, political campaigns, and ongoing challenges in achieving true equality and sisterhood.

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

Negotiating a Changing World: 1920-1950

Explore women's evolving roles in America from 1920-1950, examining cultural shifts, economic opportunities, and societal constraints amid pivotal events like the 19th Amendment and World War II.

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

Microcredential

The Civil War and Reconstruction

Explore the transformative era of the American Civil War and Reconstruction, examining its causes, conduct, and lasting impact on politics, society, and the meanings of freedom and equality.

• edX
• On-Demand
• $150.00
• 3 courses

Women Have Always Worked: The U.S. Experience 1700 - 1920

2 reviews

In Part One of Women Have Always Worked, learn how women's work has changed the home, the workplace, and the nation from the Colonial Period through World War I.

• edX
• 8 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• Finished
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Explore diverse cultural adaptations of the Mediterranean Diet through interactive cooking classes and biochemistry lectures, enhancing your culinary medicine skills for better patient care.

• Independent
• 3-5 hours
• Finished
• Free Certificate

Women Have Always Worked: The U.S. Experience 1920 - 2016

In Part Two of Women Have Always Worked, learn how women's work has changed the home, the workplace, and the nation in the 20th century through the present.

• edX
• 8 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
• Finished
• Free Online Course (Audit)