Courses
World History Courses
Explore global history through key events, cultures and transformations. Understand how societies have influenced one another across time. Ideal for broadening your historical perspective.
Exploring Museums Dedicated to Artists on the French Riviera
Exploring Museums Dedicated to Artists on the French Riviera
<p>The French Riviera has inspired artists for more than a century, and today many of its finest museums celebrate the lives and work of those who made the region their home. Beginning in Nice, this
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Modern China: From Declining Empire to Global Power
Modern China: From Declining Empire to Global Power
<p>This course surveys China’s transformation from late Qing reforms at the turn of the 20th century to its rise as a global power at the beginning of the 21st. It examines historical shifts,
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The Heart of the Antarctic: Shackleton's Nimrod Expedition
The Heart of the Antarctic: Shackleton's Nimrod Expedition
<p>Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922) is one of history’s most famous explorers, best known for the story of the Endurance Expedition of 1914-1917. However, arguably his greatest achievement was the
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Art and Politics: Nationalism, Fascism and Modern Italian Art
Art and Politics: Nationalism, Fascism and Modern Italian Art
<p>How does art respond when politics becomes extreme? This course explores the complex relationship between nationalism, Fascism, anti-Fascism and artistic expression in twentieth-century Italy.
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Art and Politics: Nationalism, Fascism and Modern Italian Art
<p>How does art respond when politics becomes extreme? This course explores the complex relationship between nationalism, Fascism, anti-Fascism and artistic expression in twentieth-century Italy.
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Music and the Great Cities of Europe
Music and the Great Cities of Europe
<p>Take a musical journey through four of Europe's great cultural centres. Beginning in Reformation-era Magdeburg, explore the music of Gallus Dressler and his contemporaries before travelling to
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The Art of the British East India Company: Indian Painting after the Mughals
The Art of the British East India Company: Indian Painting after the Mughals
<p>As the British East India Company expanded across India and South-East Asia during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, it commissioned a remarkable body of art that blended European interests
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Halloween: History, Myth and Modern Culture
Halloween: History, Myth and Modern Culture
<p>Halloween is far more than costumes and trick-or-treating. Its origins stretch back to ancient seasonal rituals, religious observances and centuries of folklore and superstition. This course traces
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Halloween: History, Myth and Modern Culture
<p>Halloween is far more than costumes and trick-or-treating. Its origins stretch back to ancient seasonal rituals, religious observances and centuries of folklore and superstition. This course traces
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Exploring Museums Dedicated to Artists in Southwestern France
Exploring Museums Dedicated to Artists in Southwestern France
<p>Southwestern France has inspired artists who worked and lived their lives in this region of France, and today many of its finest museums celebrate the lives and work of those who made the region
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Women in the Shadow: Women in Science and Innovation
Women in the Shadow: Women in Science and Innovation
<p>Throughout history, women have made groundbreaking contributions to science, medicine, mathematics, engineering and technology, yet many of their achievements have been overlooked or credited to
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Women in the Shadow: Women in Science and Innovation
<p>Throughout history, women have made groundbreaking contributions to science, medicine, mathematics, engineering and technology, yet many of their achievements have been overlooked or credited to
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The Trial of Oscar Wilde
The Trial of Oscar Wilde
<p>The trial and imprisonment of Oscar Wilde remains one of the most famous legal and cultural episodes of the nineteenth century. This course explores the events that led to Wilde's prosecution, the
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