Learn about the rich and diverse beliefs and practices of Buddhists across time and place. Experience Buddhism through its...

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.

Learn about Christianity through a study of its sacred scriptures. We will explore how diverse Christians have interpreted these...

Learn about the forces in American politics that seek to influence the electorate and shift the political landscape.

Learn how early American politics informed the U.S. Constitution and why its promise of liberty and equality has yet to be fully...

An overview of divination systems, ranging from ancient Chinese bone burning to modern astrology.

Develop skills in digital research and visualization techniques across subjects and fields within the humanities.

Explore what makes cities energizing, amazing, challenging, and perhaps humanity’s greatest invention.

Examine how cultures of the ancient world defined themselves through literature and how their vision of literature contributes to...

Study Japanese scroll art as text and as "little movies" that immerse the viewer through visual narration. 

Gain an understanding of history, museum studies, and curation by looking at, organizing, and interpreting art, artifacts,...

Learn how to read William Shakespeare's plays through his biography, Elizabethan and Jacobean history, and modern performance.

An exploration of the magnetic and ambivalent character of Shylock in William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.

Learn how American women created, confronted, and embraced change in the 20th century while exploring ten objects from Radcliffe’...