450 free Ivy League university courses you can take online
This is an updated version of a story Quartz published in January 2019.
The eight Ivy League schools are among the most prestigious colleges in the world. They include Brown, Harvard, Cornell, Princeton, Dartmouth, Yale, and Columbia universities, and the University of Pennsylvania.
These Ivy League schools are highly selective and extremely hard to get into. But the good news is that all these universities now offer free online courses across multiple online course platforms.
Here’s a collection of all of them, split into courses in the following subjects: Computer Science, Data Science, Programming, Humanities, Business, Art & Design, Science, Social Sciences, Health & Medicine, Engineering, Education & Teaching, Mathematics, and Personal Development.
Computer Science (40)
CS50’s Introduction to Computer Science
Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies
Machine Learning for Data Science and Analytics
Enabling Technologies for Data Science and Analytics: The Internet of Things
Machine Learning: Unsupervised Learning
Networks Illustrated: Principles without Calculus
Linux Basics: The Command Line Interface
C Programming: Modular Programming and Memory Management
CS50’s Understanding Technology
CS50’s Computer Science for Business Professionals
CS50’s AP® Computer Science Principles
HI-FIVE: Health Informatics For Innovation, Value & Enrichment (Administrative/IT Perspective)
HI-FIVE: Health Informatics For Innovation, Value & Enrichment (Clinical Perspective)
Networks: Friends, Money, and Bytes
C Programming: Using Linux Tools and Libraries
C Programming: Pointers and Memory Management
C Programming: Language Foundations
[New] CS50’s Introduction to Artificial Intelligence with Python
[New] Robotics: Vision Intelligence and Machine Learning
Data Structures and Software Design
Computational Thinking for Problem Solving
Cryptocurrency and Blockchain: An Introduction to Digital Currencies
HI-FIVE: Health Informatics For Innovation, Value & Enrichment (Social/Peer Perspective)
Computer Science: Algorithms, Theory, and Machines from Princeton University
Computer Science: Programming with a Purpose
C Programming: Advanced Data Types
C Programming: Getting Started
Data Science (18)
Statistical Thinking for Data Science and Analytics
High-Dimensional Data Analysis
Data Science: Machine Learning
Case study: DNA methylation data analysis
Causal Diagrams: Draw Your Assumptions Before Your Conclusions
Data Science: Linear Regression
Data Science: Inference and Modeling
Data Science: Productivity Tools
Principles, Statistical and Computational Tools for Reproducible Data Science
Data, Models and Decisions in Business Analytics
Programming (8)
CS50’s Web Programming with Python and JavaScript
Programming for the Web with JavaScript
The Computing Technology Inside Your Smartphone
CS50’s Mobile App Development with React Native
CS50’s Introduction to Game Development
Software Development Fundamentals
Quantitative Methods for Biology
Humanities (81)
Modern & Contemporary American Poetry (“ModPo”)
HOPE: Human Odyssey to Political Existentialism from Princeton University
Ancient Philosophy: Plato & His Predecessors
Ancient Philosophy: Aristotle and His Successors
Visualizing Japan (1850s-1930s): Westernization, Protest, Modernity
Religious Literacy: Traditions and Scriptures
English for Career Development
Literati China: Examinations, Neo-Confucianism, and Later Imperial China
Modern China’s Foundations: The Manchus and the Qing
China’s First Empires and the Rise of Buddhism
Buddhism Through Its Scriptures
Creating Modern China: The Republican Period to the Present
Introduction to Ancient Egypt and Its Civilization
The Civil War and Reconstruction – 1850-1861: A House Divided
The Civil War and Reconstruction – 1865-1890: The Unfinished Revolution
The Civil War and Reconstruction – 1861 – 1865: A New Birth of Freedom
Masterpieces of World Literature
Cosmopolitan Tang: Aristocratic Culture in China
Shakespeare’s Hamlet : The Ghost
Global China: From the Mongols to the Ming
Invasions, Rebellions, and the Fall of Imperial China
Contemporary China: The People’s Republic, Taiwan, and Hong Kong
Christianity Through Its Scriptures
PredictionX: John Snow and the Cholera Outbreak of 1854
Journey of the Universe: The Unfolding of Life
A Journey through Western Christianity: from Persecuted Faith to Global Religion (200 – 1650)
American Capitalism: A History
Question Reality! Science, philosophy, and the search for meaning
Bioethics: The Law, Medicine, and Ethics of Reproductive Technologies and Genetics
Shakespeare’s Othello : The Moor
The Medieval Book of Hours: Art and Devotion in the Later Middle Ages
Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice : Shylock
Hinduism Through Its Scriptures
Judaism Through Its Scriptures
Ancient Masterpieces of World Literature
The Tabernacle in Word & Image: An Italian Jewish Manuscript Revealed
English for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
English for Business and Entrepreneurship
Seeking Women’s Rights: Colonial Period to the Civil War
Women Have Always Worked: The US Experience 1700 – 1920
The American Renaissance: Classic Literature of the 19th Century
Power and Responsibility: Doing Philosophy with Superheroes
Sikhism Through Its Scriptures
Women Making History: Ten Objects, Many Stories
Poetry in America: The Poetry of Early New England
Book Sleuthing: The Nineteenth Century
PredictionX: Lost Without Longitude
Introduction to Digital Humanities
China Humanities: The Individual in Chinese Culture
Poetry in America: The Civil War and Its Aftermath
China’s Political and Intellectual Foundations: From Sage Kings to Confucius
Modern Masterpieces of World Literature
[New] Japanese Books: From Manuscript to Print
The Worldview of Thomas Berry: The Flourishing of the Earth Community
Indian & Tibetan River of Buddhism
Women Have Always Worked: The US Experience 1920 – 2016
Fighting for Equality: 1950–2018
Negotiating a Changing World: 1920-1950
Wage Work for Women Citizens: 1870-1920
Writing Case Studies: Science of Delivery
Fantastic Places, Unhuman Humans: Exploring Humanity Through Literature
Libertarian Free Will: Neuroscientific and Philosophical Evidence
Business (68)
Introduction to Financial Accounting
Introduction to Operations Management
Introduction to Corporate Finance
Viral Marketing and How to Craft Contagious Content
Financial Engineering and Risk Management Part I
Entrepreneurship 2: Launching your Start-Up
Introduction to Spreadsheets and Models
Entrepreneurship 1: Developing the Opportunity
More Introduction to Financial Accounting
Fundamentals of Quantitative Modeling
Entrepreneurship 3: Growth Strategies
Entrepreneurship 4: Financing and Profitability
Social Impact Strategy: Tools for Entrepreneurs and Innovators
Improving Your Business Through a Culture of Health
Introducción a las Finanzas Corporativas
Financial Engineering and Risk Management Part II
Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies
Construction Project Management
Introduction to Global Hospitality Management
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): A Strategic Approach
Financial Acumen for Non-Financial Managers
Introducción a la Contabilidad Financiera
Global Trends for Business and Society
Construction Cost Estimating and Cost Control
Entrepreneurship and Healthcare in Emerging Economies
Launching Breakthrough Technologies
What is Corruption: Anti-Corruption and Compliance
Building High-Performing Teams
Creating a Team Culture of Continuous Learning
Application of AI, InsurTech, and Real Estate Technology
Managing Social and Human Capital
Lending, Crowdfunding, and Modern Investing
FinTech: Foundations, Payments, and Regulations
Introducción a la Gestión de Operaciones
Introduction to Corporate Finance
Omnichannel Strategy and Management
Developing Breakthrough Innovations with the Three Box Solution
Executing Breakthrough Innovations with the Three Box Solution
Art & Design (20)
Introduction to Classical Music
Design: Creation of Artifacts in Society
18th-Century Opera: Handel & Mozart
Hollywood: History, Industry, Art
First Nights – Beethoven’s 9th Symphony and the 19th Century Orchestra
First Nights – Handel’s Messiah and Baroque Oratorio
First Nights – Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo and the Birth of Opera
First Nights – Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring: Modernism, Ballet, and Riots
First Nights – Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique and Program Music in the 19th Century
19th-Century Opera: Meyerbeer, Wagner, & Verdi
Pyramids of Giza: Ancient Egyptian Art and Archaeology
Science (31)
Vital Signs: Understanding What the Body Is Telling Us
Best Practices for Biomedical Research Data Management (HE)
Fundamentals of Neuroscience, Part 1: The Electrical Properties of the Neuron
Science & Cooking: From Haute Cuisine to Soft Matter Science (part 1)
Fundamentals of Neuroscience, Part 2: Neurons and Networks
Introduction to Environmental Science
Introduction to Bioconductor: Annotation and Analysis of Genomes and Genomic Assays
Case Studies in Functional Genomics
The Health Effects of Climate Change
Fundamentals of Neuroscience, Part 3: The Brain
MalariaX: Defeating Malaria from the Genes to the Globe
Science & Cooking: From Haute Cuisine to Soft Matter Science (physics)
Backyard Meteorology: The Science of Weather
High-performance Computing for Reproducible Genomics
Journey Conversations: Weaving Knowledge and Action
Introduction to Climate Change and Health
宇宙之旅：对话 (Journey of the Universe: Weaving Knowledge and Action)
Thomas Berry的世界观：地球社区的繁荣 (The Worldview of Thomas Berry: The Flourishing of the Earth Community)
Climate Adaptation for Human Health
宇宙之旅：展现生命 (Journey of the Universe: The Unfolding of Life)
Communicating Climate Change and Health
Bipedalism: The Science of Upright Walking
Social Sciences (79)
An Introduction to American Law
The Age of Sustainable Development
Contract Law: From Trust to Promise to Contract
America’s Written Constitution
Introduction to Key Constitutional Concepts and Supreme Court Cases
Microeconomics: The Power of Markets
Revolutionary Ideas: Utility, Justice, Equality, Freedom
Making and Meaning in the Medieval Manuscript
Monasteries, Schools, and Notaries, Part 1: Reading the Late Medieval Marseille Archive
Positive Psychology: Resilience Skills
America’s Unwritten Constitution
JuryX: Deliberations for Social Change
Monasteries, Schools, and Notaries, Part 2: Introduction to the Transitional Gothic Script
The History of Medieval Medicine Through Jewish Manuscripts
Economics of Money and Banking
Making Government Work in Hard Places
Central Challenges of American National Security, Strategy, and the Press
PredictionX: Omens, Oracles & Prophecies
Scrolls in the Age of the Book
The History of the Book in 17th and 18th Century Europe
Print and Manuscript in Western Europe, Asia and the Middle East (1450-1650)
Intellectual Property Law and Policy: Part 1
Social Norms, Social Change II
Microeconomics: When Markets Fail
Positive Psychology: Applications and Interventions
Network Dynamics of Social Behavior
Intellectual Property Law and Policy: Part 2
Positive Psychology: Martin E. P. Seligman’s Visionary Science
Revolutionary Ideas: Borders, Elections, Constitutions, Prisons
Everyday Parenting: The ABCs of Child Rearing
Global Muckraking: Investigative Journalism and Global Media
Reclaiming Broken Places: Introduction to Civic Ecology
Child Protection: Children’s Rights in Theory and Practice
US Public Policy: Social, Economic, and Foreign Policies
American Government: Constitutional Foundations
Citizen Politics in America: Public Opinion, Elections, Interest Groups, and the Media
US Political Institutions: Congress, Presidency, Courts, and Bureaucracy
CitiesX: The Past, Present and Future of Urban Life
Creating an Effective Child Welfare System
Intellectual Property in the Healthcare Industry
Introduction to Intellectual Property
Privacy Law and Data Protection
Positive Psychology: Character, Grit and Research Methods
Exploring Renewable Energy Schemes
Positive Psychology Specialization Project: Design Your Life for Well-being
The Top 10 Social Issues for the First 100 Days
Poverty & Population: How Demographics Shape Policy
Health, Housing, and Educational Services
Social Services for Families, Seniors and Those with Disabilities
US Social Services: Where did they come from?
Protecting Children in Humanitarian Settings
Freedom of Expression in the Age of Globalization
Freedom of Expression and Information in the Time of Globalization: Foundational Course
Freedom of Expression and Information in the Time of Globalization: Advanced Course
Structuring Successful Business Deals
Health & Medicine (34)
Buddhism and Modern Psychology
Humanitarian Response to Conflict and Disaster
Introduction to Dental Medicine
Improving Global Health: Focusing on Quality and Safety
Going Out on a Limb: Anatomy of the Upper Limb
The Science and Politics of the GMO
AnatomyX: Musculoskeletal Cases
Fundamentals of Clinical Trials
Anatomy of the Chest, Abdomen, and Pelvis
Global Health Case Studies From a Biosocial Perspective
Prescription Drug Regulation, Cost, and Access: Current Controversies in Context
Lessons from Ebola: Preventing the Next Pandemic
Practical Improvement Science in Health Care: A Roadmap for Getting Results
Strengthening Community Health Worker Programs
The Economics of Health Care Delivery
The Oral Cavity: Portal to Health and Disease
Addiction Treatment: Clinical Skills for Healthcare Providers
Soins infirmiers en VIH pédiatrique
Fighting HIV with Antiretroviral Therapy: Implementing the Treat-All Approach
Beyond Medical Histories: Gaining Insight from Patient Stories
Engineering (15)
The Art of Structural Engineering: Vaults
The Art of Structural Engineering: Bridges
Robotics: Computational Motion Planning
Energy Within Environmental Constraints
[New] Robotics: Kinematics and Mathematical Foundations
A Hands-on Introduction to Engineering Simulations
The Engineering of Structures Around Us
Robotics: Estimation and Learning
[New] Robotics: Dynamics and Control
[New] Robotics: Locomotion Engineering
Introduction to Engineering and Design
Education & Teaching (21)
American Education Reform: History, Policy, Practice
Saving Schools Mini-Course 1: History and Politics of US Education
Saving Schools, Mini-Course 3: Accountability and National Standards
Saving Schools Mini-Course 4: School Choice
Introduction to Family Engagement in Education
Saving Schools, Mini-Course 2: Teacher Policies
Orchestrating Whole Classroom Discussion
Introduction to Online and Blended Teaching
The Science of Learning – What Every Teacher Should Know
Analytics in Course Design: Leveraging Canvas Data (HE)
Introduction to Data Wise: A Collaborative Process to Improve Learning & Teaching
Understanding Classroom Interaction
Innovating Instruction: Reimagining Teaching with Technology
University Studies for Student Veterans
Inclusive Teaching: Supporting All Students in the College Classroom
Teaching & Learning in the Diverse Classroom
Mathematics (15)
Introduction to Linear Models and Matrix Algebra
Calculus: Single Variable Part 1 – Functions
Fat Chance: Probability from the Ground Up
Calculus: Single Variable Part 3 – Integration
Calculus: Single Variable Part 2 – Differentiation
Statistical Inference and Modeling for High-throughput Experiments
Calculus: Single Variable Part 4 – Applications
A Crash Course in Causality: Inferring Causal Effects from Observational Data
Personal Development (6)
Improving Communication Skills
Rhetoric: The Art of Persuasive Writing and Public Speaking
مقدمة عن التفاوض: دليل استراتيجي لتصبح مُفاوضًا ذا مبادئ ومُقنعًا
Find Your Calling: Career Transition Principles for Returning Veterans
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