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Combine literary research with data science to find answers in unexpected ways. Learn basic coding tools to help save time and draw insights from thousands of digital documents at once.

Understanding the context for the Ebola outbreak: What went right, what went wrong, and how we can all do better.

Learn how global warming impacts human health, and the ways we can diminish those impacts.

Access to healthcare services is critical – but is it enough?

Understand how the FDA regulates pharmaceuticals and explore debates on prescription drug costs, marketing, and testing.

Gain critical communication skills in writing and public speaking with this introduction to American political rhetoric.

Take your introductory knowledge of Python programming to the next level and learn how to use Python 3 for your research.

Learn how to face and meet today’s challenges and design a public value proposition that is both actionable and value creating.

Explore the ethical controversies of financial markets.

Learn about the rich and diverse beliefs and practices of Buddhists across time and place. Experience Buddhism through its scriptures, both relationally as well as academically.

Learn about the Quran, the central sacred text of Islam, through an exploration of the rich diversity of roles and interpretations in Muslim societies.

Learn about Christianity through a study of its sacred scriptures. We will explore how diverse Christians have interpreted these writings and practiced their teachings over a 2000 year, global history.

Learn how to better understand the rich and complex ways that religions function in historic and contemporary contexts.

Learn about the key beliefs and practices of Judaism through an examination of its sacred texts and their interpretation.

Learn about the rich diversity of Hindu sacred texts – hymns, narratives, philosophical thought – and their interpretations.