Use the case study method to study China from the rise of Deng Xiaoping to the present.

Learn about China’s origins, its integral early thinkers, and competing states and schools of thought.

Learn the fascinating history of Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, one of the most challenging and rewarding ballets ever...

Learn about Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, an iconic Romantic symphony that ushered in an era of narrative “program...

Learn about Beethoven’s monumental 9th Symphony and forms of orchestral music.

Discover Handel’s Messiah in this installment of First Nights, which will explore five masterpieces of western music.

Learn about Claudio Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo, one of the first operas ever written.

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

This is an intensive writing workshop for creative writing students interested in exploring the possibilities of historical...

This course covers the basic principles of public speaking.

Maps and empires have entangled histories

Writing the screenplay for the next box office smash or successful independent film requires inspiration; it also requires...

This intensive immersive course is designed for graduate-credit students with strong writing skills and an interest in becoming...

Examine the politics of the Middle East through a variety of topics

This course explores creative, audio-based approaches to promoting, enacting, and theorizing social change