Explore the art and power of poetry through close reading, study, and discussion of one classic poem per week. This introductory course helps students sharpen skills of critical thinking and analysis, and uncovers the timeless artistry behind great poems
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Step into the turbulent world of Elizabethan England, a time of plots, power struggles and discovery, and uncover how ordinary people lived through one of the most dramatic eras in English history.
This course introduces you to the basic principles of Classical Latin. It provides a firm basis of grammar, sentence structure and vocabulary of the language, through which you will be able to read and translate into English Roman drama in adaptation.
Linear algebra and its matrices appear throughout the sciences and in the mathematical parts of the social sciences. This basic course is a prerequisite to understanding advanced mathematics and myriad closely and distantly related quantitative fields.
Political philosophy contains some of the greatest writings in the Western intellectual tradition. This online course introduces you to the central questions concerning the state, by means of classical and contemporary texts.
Propaganda shaped history throughout the world in the twentieth century. We will explore its roots in mass politics, literacy and media, its consequences for democratic and totalitarian politics and culture, and its challenge to the very idea of truth.
Learn about R programming with this online course. At an introductory level, this course provides you with a solid foundation of the R programming language. Here you will learn the basics of R and gradually move to data processing and manipulation.
During this course, we shall spend time getting to know a range of Shakespeare's plays in detail, supplementing this knowledge with information about their historical background, their theatrical history, and current critical debates.
This course provides a grounding in urban studies and sustainable development, bringing together current knowledge and best practices to explore how cities and everyday urban living might be readied for future challenges and opportunities
Beginning with the vital structural innovations of the late Victorian era, this online course traces the rise and spread of modernism in European and American architecture, and concludes by examining contemporary architecture and future possibilities.
How can poetic form help you to turn the passion and intensity of life into memorable expressions? This course is for anyone who would like to start to write, or to write better, poetry.
This course provides an historical introduction to the development of folklore studies in Britain. It will review historical conceptions and approaches to folklore from the seventeenth-century antiquarians to the present.