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Explore Humanities Courses for Beginners
Status: Free TrialWesleyan University
Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, Peer Review, Writing and Editing, Writing, Editing, Proofreading, Storyboarding, Content Creation, Constructive Feedback, Persistence, Professionalism, Creativity
Status: PreviewUniversity of Zurich
Skills you'll gain: Environment, Sustainable Development, Aesthetics, Sustainable Systems, Environmental Policy, Liberal Arts, Social Sciences, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Cultural Diversity, Sociology, Storytelling
Status: NewStatus: Free TrialCalifornia Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Adobe Premiere, Peer Review, Video Editing, Videography, Video Production, Post-Production, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Editing, Photography, Media Production, Visual Design, Graphic and Visual Design, Design Elements And Principles, Creativity, Storytelling, Creative Design, Content Creation, Color Theory, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Personal Development
Status: Free TrialDuke University
Skills you'll gain: Color Theory, World Music, Disabilities, Art History, Music History, Social Justice, Performing Arts, Community Organizing, Liberal Arts, Interactive Learning, Peer Review, Musical Composition, Cultural Diversity, Aesthetics, Music, Music Theory, Sociology, Creativity, Critical Thinking, Communication
Status: Free TrialThe Museum of Modern Art
Skills you'll gain: Art History, Performing Arts, Photography, Liberal Arts, Aesthetics, Creativity, Electronic Media, Culture, Cultural Diversity, Media and Communications, Public History, Social Justice, Design, Content Creation, Storytelling, Design Elements And Principles, Multimedia, Sustainable Development, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Sustainability Standards
Status: Free TrialCalifornia Institute of the Arts
Skills you'll gain: Typography, Design Elements And Principles, Graphic Design, Graphic and Visual Design Software, Design, Visual Design, Photography, Logo Design, Design Software, Digital Design, Creative Design, Color Theory, Photo Editing, Adobe InDesign, Graphic and Visual Design, Image Quality, Style Guides, Branding, Art History, Design Research
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Status: Free TrialDuke University
Skills you'll gain: Deductive Reasoning, Critical Thinking, Logical Reasoning, Computational Logic, Analysis, Probability, Sampling (Statistics), Persuasive Communication, Sample Size Determination, Writing, Case Studies, Mathematical Modeling, Scientific Methods, Oral Expression, Correlation Analysis, Communication, Interpersonal Communications, Business Communication, Interactive Learning
Status: PreviewDuke University
Skills you'll gain: Research, Literacy, Persuasive Communication, Report Writing, English Language, Grammar, Case Studies, Journalism, Editing, Proofreading, Style Guides, Qualitative Research, Peer Review
Status: PreviewUniversity of California, Santa Cruz
Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Data Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Neural Networks, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Network Model, Machine Learning, Supervised Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Policy Development
Status: FreeUtrecht University
Skills you'll gain: Lobbying, Political Sciences, Socioeconomics, Tax Laws, Civil Law, Social Sciences, Economics, Commercial Laws, Policy Analysis, Liberal Arts, Governance
Status: PreviewUniversity of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Public History, Writing, Storytelling, Writing and Editing, World History, European History, Oral Expression, Creativity
Status: PreviewUniversity of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: European History, World History, International Relations, Social Sciences, Political Sciences, Economics, Socioeconomics, Cultural Diversity, Governance
In summary, here are 10 of our most popular humanities courses
- Creative Writing: Wesleyan University
- Asian Environmental Humanities: Landscapes in Transition: University of Zurich
- The Art of Filmmaking: California Institute of the Arts
- Art of the MOOC: Art, Culture, and Society: Duke University
- Modern and Contemporary Art and Design: The Museum of Modern Art
- Graphic Design: California Institute of the Arts
- Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking: Duke University
- English Composition I: Duke University
- AI, Empathy & Ethics: University of California, Santa Cruz
- Inequality and Democracy: Utrecht University
