Humanities courses

...Two prose texts will be studied for examination and may include Ian McEwan's Enduring Love or James Joyce's Dubliners. Finally, students will be examined...

...with English subtitles. China's architectural history spans thousands of years. In this course, we will explore the ancient cities of Chang'an of... Learn about: Architectural History, Architecture Design, Chinese Architecture...

...According to some, conflict and violence are inherent to religion. Others claim that religion is only the guise under which social, economic or political...

...fiction's engagement with history, and the changing place of literature in American culture. The reading list includes works by Richard Wright... Learn about: Wise Blood, On the Road, Vladimir Nabokov...

...is examined through the history of Spain and the Middle East in the 20th Century. In British history political change and conflict in the 20th century is studied...

...Histories Across Time and Space focuses on the physical qualities of books, the role of books in 17th and 18th century France, and the emergence of literature...

...on the world stage and today many wonder why this region of East Asia appears so frequently in the international news. This free online course...

...individual, social, intellectual, or moral. Four broad themes are closely examined: the crisis of union and disunion in an expanding republic... Learn about: Fugitive Slaves, Expansion and Slavery, Civil War...

...although there is some scope for considering other faiths. It is a rigorous academic discipline, equipping students to analyse and debate in a broad...

...Printing, or the capacity to reproduce text and image mechanically, has rightly been hailed as a technology with far-reaching impact. But the technology... Learn about: Book printing, Middle East...

...on the Korean Peninsula. Understanding the history and current reality behind Sino-Korean relations - countries long-described as being as close yet...

...the role of medical ethics; the genre of plague literature; the social reactions of mass hysteria and violence; the rise of the germ theory of disease... Learn about: Asiatic Cholera, Pandemic Influenza...

...Two prose texts will be studied for examination and may include Ian McEwan's Enduring Love or James Joyce's Dubliners. Finally, students will be examined...

...we imagine short, formal, congregational events happening periodically within the confines of churches. Medieval liturgy, however, took up many hours of every... Learn about: Middle Ages...

...and how an idea so inhumanly warped could have spread like wildfire through an entire continent, instigating the systematic annihilation of millions of...

...Lecture 1 Introduction Lecture 2 The Paris Commune and Its Legacy Lecture 3 Centralized State and Republic Lecture 4 A Nation? Peasants, Language... Learn about: Trench Warfare, Vietnam and Algeria, Workshop and Factory...

...is examined through the history of Spain and the Middle East in the 20th Century. In British history political change and conflict in the 20th century is studied...

...this helps you stand out in the job market. In Medieval Europe the Book of Hours, so called because its core component consists of the Hours of the Virgin... Learn about: Middle Ages, Medieval Book...

...and how an idea so inhumanly warped could have spread like wildfire through an entire continent, instigating the systematic annihilation of millions of...

...and the Viking and Hungarian invasions. Lecture 1 Course Introduction: Rome’s Greatness and First Crises Lecture 2 The Crisis of the Third Century and... Learn about: Frankish Society, Barbarian Kingdoms, Survival in the East...