How can we use the things we share in common to address some of the most challenging problems facing the world? This course examines issues concerning poverty, the environment, technology, health care, gender, education and activism to help us understand better how to initiate positive change.
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How to Change the World
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Approx. 26 hours to complete
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Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish
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got a tangible career benefit from this course
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Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
Flexible deadlines
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Beginner Level
Approx. 26 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish
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Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University, founded in 1831, is a diverse, energetic liberal arts community where critical thinking and practical idealism go hand in hand. With our distinctive scholar-teacher culture, creative programming, and commitment to interdisciplinary learning, Wesleyan challenges students to explore new ideas and change the world. Our graduates go on to lead and innovate in a wide variety of industries, including government, business, entertainment, and science.
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
4 hours to complete
What are Social Goods? From the Commons to Moral Revolutions
Discussion about what our social good is, how we define it and how it can be sustainably used.
4 hours to complete
7 videos (Total 148 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
5 hours to complete
Poverty and Development
Discussion about poverty and the relationship of poverty to philanthropy and to foreign aid, actions taken to mitigate the effects of poverty, of major theorists and economists working in this area and , also, a new approach to this subject through randomized experimentation.
5 hours to complete
7 videos (Total 165 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
5 hours to complete
Climate Change and Sustainability
Discussion about political and economic ramifications of climate change, including how to think big about sustainability
5 hours to complete
9 videos (Total 196 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
5 hours to complete
Disease and Global Health Care
Discussion about health care and poverty, considering major challenges that disease presents around the world and the global role of healthcare
5 hours to complete
7 videos (Total 191 min), 1 reading, 1 quiz
Reviews
TOP REVIEWS FROM HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD
by YCSep 6, 2017
Great experience that has changed my perspective of the world and my role in it. I would like to take this opportunity to thank professor Roth for taking on this course and offering it to everyone.
by VPSep 6, 2017
Honestly, my knowledge has broadened quite a lot on social issues face by various individuals today. I loved doing this course because its a real eye-opener.
by AAJan 7, 2021
Sure, we need to change ourselves first before changing the world. However, do not desire perfection in either of them. They go with each other like a pair.
by SJJul 21, 2020
How to Change the World is one of the first online courses I joined and enjoyed. The information I got helped me to pass the first part of 2020. Thanks
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