Free Online Liberal Arts Classes

A course on Christian leadership.

This class explores the works of important 20th century writers like Joseph Conrad, Virginia Woolf, James Joyce, and more.

This course provides students with a review of some of the most common vocabulary words on the SAT.

Provided by Duke University, this course investigates the forces leading up to the 9/11 attacks and the policies adopted by the US afterwards.

This course provides an overview of the 99 names of God as they occur in the Qur

This course explores some of the ways people behave irrationally, and how we can overcome these problems.

Want history from the very beginning of humankind? This course offers a survey of the entire existence of humans.

The purpose of this course is to investigate multiple factors that stimulate and inhibit natural creativity in inviduals, groups, and organizations.

In the past 700 years, our world has grown both more integrated and divided. Take this course to find out how.

Follow new directions in Chinese history and social science with this comparative perspective history course.

Find an introduction to ethics and the underpinnings of ethical thought in this Oxford course.

This is a lab and workshop based course that provides a hands-on introduction to geographic information systems (GISs).

Saylor offers students a study of abnormal psychology, considered one of the most recognizable and intriguing subfields of study in the subject.

Enter the world of abnormal language and its theories and methods by examining how those with language impairments communicate.

This class introduces students to the complex study of various psychological disorders.

This course presents essential speaking skills needed to use the English language as medium of instruction, focusing on both academic speaking and presentation skills.

Learn strategies for succeeding in school, life, and the work place.

This course discusses the techniques used to evaluate changes in educational practices and policies in schools. Students learn about quantitative and qualitative methods for design and analysis, institutional learning, and they examine case studies.

This course covers spoken English, and conversational fluent speech with sample project work, job interviews, presentations and role-playing activities.

This class is geared toward advanced students wishing to expand their non-fiction and essays writing abilities.

Gain a deeper understanding of phonology by studying the phenomena that affect it.

Examine conditionals, aspects, and other topics to develop the skills necessary to effectively analysis semantics.

Further explore the principles and structure of language in this advanced syntax course.

Analyze urban fiscal issues in this MIT course.

Explore and analyze different and competing theories of international relations.

This course covers the experiences of African Americans in America from the Civil War to the 1980's.

Take Yale professor Jonathan Holloway's course to learn about the modern African American experience in the United States.

UC - Irvine's African American Studies course is an interdisciplinary introduction to key historical, cultural, political, and literary issues concerning African Americans.

Designed to familiarize students with African countries, their flags, and heads of state.

This course gives students a complete overview of African politics in historical context.

The seven units in this course are designed to provide students with an understanding of the verbal modes of African American literature and its impact on the literary production of African American authors.

This course explores the concept of the New World in literature.

Introduces students to the nature and problems associated with aging.

Students will participate in a discussion-based interactive seminar on the two primary issues that affect Sub-Saharan Africa: HIV/AIDS and poverty.

Explore America during periods of war and economic depression, such as World War II and the Normandy Invasion.

Examine the U.S. from its participation in World War II from the attack of Pearl Harbor through to the Cold War in terms of social movements, pop culture, and more.

In this class, students will discuss and read important female American writers.

Explore historical literature often referenced but less often read in order to understand their impact on American society.

In this MIT course, students examine America's conception of the good life: Consumerism.

Study America's social class dynamic in terms of history, experiences, race, and gender.

This course focuses primarily on the vocal aspects of English speech: influxion, articulation, and more.

Study American foreign policy from the early 1900s to the present and understand the actions taken as a result of those policies as well as their effects.

Study the theories, causes and consequences of, and major events in American foreign policy since the late 1800s to the present.

Examine U.S. history in its early days, including the original colonies, American Revolution, and Civil War.

Saylor's introductory course on United States history covers the reconstruction period from the Civil War to the first decade of the twenty-first century.

This course studies the history of American law and legal institutions, focusing on crime and punishment in the colonial era, the emergence of theories of popular sovereignty, the forging of the Constitution and American federalism, the relationship between law and economic change, and the crisis of slavery and the Union.

In this course, students focus on writing and revision as part of their study of American Literature.

Students are introduced to American literature and its history from the colonial period through to the Civil War.

Come to understand national policy issues and influences from historical and modern perspectives.

Students will learn about American political thought, starting from the early years as a republic through the 1960s.

Study American political thought from historical and analytical context articles.

Students are trained in the form of visual communication used by those who are deaf and hard-of-hearing.

This course enables students to grasp a historical perspective on soap operas as well as a better understanding of the typical viewer.

Examine U.S. urban history from 1850 to modern times, including such topics as education, politics, and government entities.

A continuation of American Urban History I, this course explores urban America's physical environment.

This course provides an introduction to formal semantics using the Chinese language, including basic contents, techniques, and methods of approach.

This class discusses methods for analyzing and calculating economic growth factors in established and developing countries.

In this course, students learn about the programs and functions of live organizations.

Students are given an introduction to human anatomy and the body's basic system structures, emphasizing the musculoskeletal system and corresponding movements.

Learn about the major figures and persistent themes in ancient and medieval philosophy through this course from Notre Dame.

This course follows the development of cities and urban regions from the Ancient Period to the present era.

In this course, students will study the emergence of the major civilizations of the ancient world.

This course examines the history, literature, and culture of ancient Egypt and its peoples from the origins of Egyptian civilization to the culture's eventual decline under the dominance of foreign powers.

This class provides students with an introduction to the gods and goddesses who were worshiped in ancient Egyptian mythology.

This course examines the Ancient Greece, a civilization belonging to a period of Greek history that lasted from the Archaic period of the 8th to 6th centuries BC to the end of antiquity (ca. 600 AD).

This course is an introduction to Ancient Greek religion with topics including gods, heroes, and more.