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Understanding 9/11: Why 9/11 Happened & How Terrorism Affects Our World Today
by David Schanzer- 4.6
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Approx. 13 hours to complete
This course will explore the forces that led to the 9/11 attacks and the policies the United States adopted in response. We will examine the phenomenon of modern terrorism, the development of the al Qai'da ideology, and the process by which individuals radicalize towards violence. Week 1: Course Overview and the 9/11 Attacks...
Russia and Nuclear Arms Control
by Anastasia A. Malygina , Andrey Y. Pavlov- 4.5
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Approx. 19 hours to complete
As a state with one of the largest arsenals of nuclear weapons Russia is a key participant of nuclear non-proliferation regime and defines nuclear arms control as a priority of its foreign policy. This course will discover the logic and the frames of Russian nuclear arms control policies. Upon the completion this course the students will…...
Espace mondial, a French vision of Global studies
by Bertrand Badie , Marie-Françoise Durand- 4.6
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Approx. 20 hours to complete
To explain how globalization rebuilt public policy and social behavior, we study the different political, economic, and social actors - public or private, individual or collective - and the exchanges and interactions between them that are remaking international relations. This course is inspired by a French sociological and historical approach to international relations....
Teaching Popular Music in the Classroom
by Krystal Banfield , David Alexis- 4.7
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Approx. 8 hours to complete
Teaching Popular Music in the Classroom explores approaches to teaching popular music from culturally rich communities in the United States. Students in the course will learn teaching methods that engage youth with the basics of improvisation, technology, songwriting, arranging film score, and writing to the strengths of small bands. Welcome to Teaching Popular Music!...
Gender, Family, and Social Change in Contemporary South Korea
by Hyun Mee Kim , Yoo Theodore Jun- 4.7
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Approx. 17 hours to complete
This course examines the transformation of Korean society beginning around the turn of the 20th century to contemporary times. In particular, it explores how shifting categories of masculinity, and by contrast, femininity have impacted upon, and in turn been influenced by social, cultural, and political change. Special attention will be placed on the historical, transnational and transdisciplinary connections....
From Freedom Rides to Ferguson: Narratives of Nonviolence in the American Civil Rights Movement
by Bernard LaFayette, Jr.- 4.8
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Approx. 15 hours to complete
The Modern Civil Rights Movement is a significant landmark in United States history. This movement was a struggle for human rights directly challenging the nation to extend its democratic principles to African Americans and all peoples. Bernard LaFayette, Jr. The course hosts several guest speakers, including Andrew Young, Reverend C. T....
Animals, Self, and Society
by Leslie Irvine- 4.8
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Approx. 5 hours to complete
This course explores how animals and people are situated within the web of structures and connections known as “society. ” Module 1 considers some of the key symbolic roles that animals play in society by investigating the practice of “thinking with animals. You will gain first-hand experience of this by analyzing how animals are represented in the media....
Primate Conservation
by Jonathan O'Brien- 4.4
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Approx. 11 hours to complete
We are presently facing a potential extinction crisis for the order Primates (and many other life forms). In this course we will learn about threats to primate conservation globally. We will be using the, “Primates in Peril: The World’s 25 Most Endangered Primates 2018-2020” by Schwitzer et al. (2019) as a basis for the discussion of global primate populations....
Animals and Institutions
by Leslie Irvine- 4.9
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Approx. 5 hours to complete
This course explores animals within the context of the functional relationships that sociologists call “institutions. ” We first examine the use of animals in laboratory science. We then examine the controversial transformation of animals into “livestock” and "meat. " We also explore the perspectives of people committed to rejecting the construction and use of animals as food....
The Changing Status and Perception of Animals
by Leslie Irvine- 4.9
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Approx. 5 hours to complete
In this course, we explore how mainstream understandings of animals and human-animal relationships have changed in recent years. Module 1 focuses on the roles of animals in human physical health and psychological well being. Module 2 explores animal selfhood, particularly in light of their inability to use spoken language. Healing Course Introduction Video...
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