The Best History Courses

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Indigenous Canada

Indigenous Canada

Indigenous Canada is a 12-lesson Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) from the Faculty of Native Studies that explores Indigenous histories and contemporary iss…
Coursera rating:
4.8
★★★★★ 4.8/5
0 students
$0
🕑 11h 5m video
University of Alberta

9.2

Feminism and Social Justice

Feminism and Social Justice

“Feminism and Social Justice” is an adaptation of Distinguished Professor Bettina Aptheker’s long-running course at UC Santa Cruz. In the course, Professor A…
Coursera rating:
4.8
★★★★★ 4.8/5
74,561 students
$0
🕑 5h 41m video
University of California, Santa Cruz

9.1

The Modern World

The Modern World, Part One: Global History from 1760 to 1910

This is a survey of modern history from a global perspective. Part One begins with the political and economic revolutions of the late 1700s and tracks the tr…
Coursera rating:
4.8
★★★★★ 4.8/5
164,441 students
$0
🕑 11h 56m video
University of Virginia

8.3

Introduction to Ancient Egypt and Its Civilization

Introduction to Ancient Egypt and Its Civilization

Colossal pyramids, imposing temples, golden treasures, enigmatic hieroglyphs, powerful pharaohs, strange gods, and mysterious mummies are features of Ancient…
Coursera rating:
4.6
★★★★★ 4.6/5
100,001 students
$0
🕑 3h 39m video
University of Pennsylvania

8.7

Ideas from the History of Graphic Design

Ideas from the History of Graphic Design

This condensed survey course focuses on four key periods or themes from the history of design in the West. Together we’ll trace the emergence of design as a …
Coursera rating:
4.7
★★★★★ 4.7/5
68,747 students
$0
🕑 3h 5m video
California Institute of the Arts

9.0

The Ancient Greeks

The Ancient Greeks

This is a survey of ancient Greek history from the Bronze Age to the death of Socrates in 399 BCE. Along with studying the most important events and personal…
Coursera rating:
4.7
★★★★★ 4.7/5
91,608 students
$0
🕑 10h 52m video
Wesleyan University

8.9

Big History: Connecting Knowledge

Big History: Connecting Knowledge

We currently face unprecedented challenges on a global scale. These problems do not neatly fall into disciplines. They are complicated, complex, and connecte…
Coursera rating:
4.8
★★★★★ 4.8/5
85,505 students
$0
🕑 5h 49m video
Macquarie University

8.9

Magic in the Middle Ages

Magic in the Middle Ages

Magical thought has always attracted human imagination. In this course we will introduce you to the Middle Ages through a wide conception of magic. Students …
Coursera rating:
4.6
★★★★★ 4.6/5
104,677 students
$0
🕑 4h 35m video
Universitat de Barcelona

8.1

The Modern World

The Modern World, Part Two: Global History since 1910

This is a survey of modern history from a global perspective. Part Two begins early in the twentieth century, as older ways of doing things and habits of th…
Coursera rating:
4.8
★★★★★ 4.8/5
62,461 students
$0
🕑 17h 10m video
University of Virginia

8.5

The Holocaust - An Introduction (I): Nazi Germany: Ideology

The Holocaust – An Introduction (I): Nazi Germany: Ideology, The Jews and the World

The Holocaust was an inconceivable historical event, which forever robbed Western culture of its innocence. As civilized human beings, we fail to understand …
Coursera rating:
4.8
★★★★★ 4.8/5
52,249 students
$0
🕑 3h 37m video
Tel Aviv University

9.0

English Composition I

English Composition I

You will gain a foundation for college-level writing valuable for nearly any field. Students will learn how to read carefully, write effective arguments, und…
Coursera rating:
4.5
★★★★★ 4.5/5
316,384 students
$0
🕑 10h 40m video
Duke University

8.7

Wonders of Ancient Egypt

Wonders of Ancient Egypt

Colossal pyramids, imposing temples, golden treasures, enigmatic hieroglyphs, powerful pharaohs, strange gods, and mysterious mummies are features of Ancient…
Coursera rating:
4.8
★★★★★ 4.8/5
26,032 students
$0
🕑 5h 13m video
University of Pennsylvania

9.1

The History of Modern Israel - Part I: From an Idea to a State

The History of Modern Israel – Part I: From an Idea to a State

How did the State of Israel come to be? How is it that an idea, introduced in 19th century Europe, became a reality? And how does that reality prevail in the…
Coursera rating:
4.6
★★★★★ 4.6/5
34,168 students
$0
🕑 3h 2m video
Tel Aviv University

8.8

Basic Elements of Design: Design Principles and Software Overview

Basic Elements of Design: Design Principles and Software Overview

Designing for an organization, while requiring technical skill, is not just about knowing how to use a pagination program such as InDesign or manipulate phot…
Coursera rating:
4.7
★★★★★ 4.7/5
37,095 students
$0
🕑 0h 41m video
University of Colorado Boulder

8.9

Russian History: from Lenin to Putin

Russian History: from Lenin to Putin

In this course, Peter Kenez, Professor Emeritus at UC Santa Cruz, explains the events of modern Russian history and introduces its most significant actors—fr…
Coursera rating:
4.7
★★★★★ 4.7/5
34,386 students
$0
🕑 8h 36m video
University of California, Santa Cruz

8.1

The Holocaust - An Introduction (II): The Final Solution

The Holocaust – An Introduction (II): The Final Solution

The Holocaust was an inconceivable historical event, which forever robbed Western culture of its innocence. As civilized human beings, we fail to understand …
Coursera rating:
4.9
★★★★★ 4.9/5
18,528 students
$0
🕑 3h 37m video
Tel Aviv University

9.1

Organising an Empire: The Assyrian Way

Organising an Empire: The Assyrian Way

Discover the mighty kingdom of Assyria, which came to be the world’s first great empire three thousand years ago. From the 9th to the 7th centuries BC, durin…
Coursera rating:
4.8
★★★★★ 4.8/5
12,364 students
$0
🕑 6h 50m video
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)

9.2

Roman Art and Archaeology

Roman Art and Archaeology

The objective of this course is to provide an overview of the culture of ancient Rome beginning about 1000 BCE and ending with the so-called “Fall of Rome”. …
Coursera rating:
4.7
★★★★★ 4.7/5
40,501 students
$0
🕑 9h 38m video
University of Arizona

8.9

Roman Architecture

Roman Architecture

Roman Architecture is a course for people who love to travel and want to discover the power of architecture to shape politics, society, and culture….
Coursera rating:
4.9
★★★★★ 4.9/5
50,211 students
$0
🕑 27h 39m video
Yale University

9.3

Plagues

Plagues, Witches, and War: The Worlds of Historical Fiction

A unique and exciting introduction to the genre and craft of historical fiction, for curious students, aspiring authors–anyone with a passion for the past. …
Coursera rating:
4.6
★★★★★ 4.6/5
92,364 students
$0
🕑 10h 48m video
University of Virginia

8.8

The Emergence of the Modern Middle East - Part II

The Emergence of the Modern Middle East – Part II

This course will discuss the developments in the Middle East from the early 20th century to the present. It will discuss the rise and retreat of Arab nationa…
Coursera rating:
4.8
★★★★★ 4.8/5
16,306 students
$0
🕑 8h 9m video
Tel Aviv University

9.1

Graphic Elements of Design: Color Theory and Image Formats

Graphic Elements of Design: Color Theory and Image Formats

Examining and exploring the various types of images and graphic elements will be the focus of this course. We will start with color theory to distinguish bet…
Coursera rating:
4.7
★★★★★ 4.7/5
20,702 students
$0
🕑 1h 1m video
University of Colorado Boulder

8.8

Age of Jefferson

Age of Jefferson

This course provides an overview of Thomas Jefferson’s work and perspectives presented by the University of Virginia in partnership with Thomas Jefferson’s M…
Coursera rating:
4.7
★★★★★ 4.7/5
26,417 students
$0
🕑 5h 47m video
University of Virginia

8.8

Age of Cathedrals

Age of Cathedrals

An introduction to some of the most astonishing architectural monuments the world has ever known—Gothic cathedrals. We shall study the art, literature, inte…
Coursera rating:
4.7
★★★★★ 4.7/5
28,383 students
$0
🕑 7h 31m video
Yale University

8.9

A Brief History of Human Spaceflight

A Brief History of Human Spaceflight

This course provides a view of the history of spaceflight, from early writings telling of human’s fascination of space through the early Russian and American…
Coursera rating:
4.4
★★★★★ 4.4/5
15,250 students
$0
🕑 6h 40m video
University of Houston

8.5

Chinese Culture and Contemporary China

Chinese Culture and Contemporary China

This course of Chinese Culture and Contemporary China will explore the foundations of Chinese civilization and the dimensions of Chinese culture. It will pay…
Coursera rating:
4.6
★★★★★ 4.6/5
22,781 students
$0
🕑 2h 10m video
Nanjing University

8.0

At the Origins of the Mediterranean Civilization: Archaeology of the City from the Levant to the West - 3rd-1st millennium BC

At the Origins of the Mediterranean Civilization: Archaeology of the City from the Levant to the West – 3rd-1st millennium BC

Which are the deepest roots of that mix of cultures that we use to call ‘Mediterranean Civilization’? Which are comminglings and exchanges which produced its…
Coursera rating:
4.6
★★★★★ 4.6/5
14,836 students
$0
🕑 4h 42m video
Sapienza University of Rome

8.8

The French Revolution

The French Revolution

The French Revolution was one of the most important upheavals in world history. This course examines its origins, course and outcomes. This course is designe…
Coursera rating:
4.8
★★★★★ 4.8/5
28,704 students
$0
🕑 8h 59m video
University of Melbourne

9.0

The Modern and the Postmodern (Part 2)

The Modern and the Postmodern (Part 2)

This course examines how the idea of “the modern” develops at the end of the 18th century in European philosophy and literature, and how being modern (or pro…
Coursera rating:
4.8
★★★★★ 4.8/5
36,238 students
$0
🕑 6h 54m video
Wesleyan University

8.9

America Through Foreign Eyes

America Through Foreign Eyes

The United States has always been a source of fascination — both attraction and repulsion — for the people of France, Mexico, China, and African countries su…
Coursera rating:
4.7
★★★★★ 4.7/5
14,577 students
$0
🕑 12h 43m video
Rice University

9.0

The History of Modern Israel - Part II: Challenges of Israel as a sovereign state

The History of Modern Israel – Part II: Challenges of Israel as a sovereign state

This course deals with the Israeli politics, economy, society and culture, since its creation in 1948 till today. It analyzes the construction of the Israeli…
Coursera rating:
4.8
★★★★★ 4.8/5
9,389 students
$0
🕑 5h 35m video
Tel Aviv University

9.1

The Fall and Rise of Jerusalem

The Fall and Rise of Jerusalem

The destruction of the First Temple in Jerusalem and the Babylonian Exile were a great catastrophe in the history of the Jewish Nation. What really happened…
Coursera rating:
4.6
★★★★★ 4.6/5
17,887 students
$0
🕑 9h 48m video
Tel Aviv University

8.8

The Cosmopolitan Medieval Arabic World

The Cosmopolitan Medieval Arabic World

Did you know that Arabic was for centuries the lingua franca in an area stretching from the south of Spain to the Chinese border? Did you know that the Middl…
Coursera rating:
4.7
★★★★★ 4.7/5
14,668 students
$0
🕑 2h 25m video
Universiteit Leiden

9.0

The Changing Landscape of Ancient Rome. Archaeology and History of the Palatine Hill

Studying ancient – as well as medieval or modern – cities basically means telling local urban stories based on the reconstruction of changing landscapes thro…
Coursera rating:
4.4
★★★★★ 4.4/5
10,972 students
$0
🕑 4h 28m video
Sapienza University of Rome

7.8

The Bible's Prehistory

The Bible’s Prehistory, Purpose, and Political Future

With its walls razed to ground by Babylon’s armies, Jerusalem joined a long line of ancient vanquished cities—from Ur and Nineveh and Persepolis to Babylon i…
Coursera rating:
4.7
★★★★★ 4.7/5
22,953 students
$0
🕑 10h 28m video
Emory University

9.0

The Talmud: A Methodological Introduction

The Talmud: A Methodological Introduction

The Talmud is one of the richest and most complicated works of literature the world has ever known. Since being composed around 1500 years ago it has inspire…
Coursera rating:
4.6
★★★★★ 4.6/5
14,910 students
$0
🕑 4h 35m video
Northwestern University

8.7

Film

Film, Images & Historical Interpretation in the 20th Century: The Camera Never Lies

This course is a short taster on the topic of the use of Images, Film, and their use in historical interpretation in the 20th century. It is primarily provi…
Coursera rating:
4.6
★★★★★ 4.6/5
28,185 students
$0
🕑 7h 52m video
University of London

8.8

Recovering the Humankind's Past and Saving the Universal Heritage

Recovering the Humankind’s Past and Saving the Universal Heritage

Archaeology is, among human sciences, the discipline with the strongest importance for the rediscovery, but also for the preservation and protection of cultu…
Coursera rating:
4.3
★★★★★ 4.3/5
12,055 students
$0
🕑 7h 7m video
Sapienza University of Rome

8.5

Cultural Competence - Aboriginal Sydney

Cultural Competence – Aboriginal Sydney

This course explores some of the key themes and capabilities of cultural competence by exploring Aboriginal experiences and narratives of Sydney. Australia w…
Coursera rating:
4.7
★★★★★ 4.7/5
9,692 students
$0
🕑 3h 28m video
University of Sydney

8.9