Open Yale Courses: 38 products
Introduction to Theory of Literature
This is a survey of the main trends in twentieth-century literary theory. Lectures will provide background for the readings and explicate t…
Introduction to Political Philosophy
This course is intended as an introduction to political philosophy as seen through an examination of some of the major texts and thinkers o…
Environmental Politics and Law
Can law change human behavior to be less environmentally damaging? Law will be examined through case histories including: environmental eff…
The Moral Foundations of Politics
This course explores main answers to the question, "When do governments deserve our allegiance?" It starts with a survey of major political…
Dante in Translation
The course is an introduction to Dante and his cultural milieu through a critical reading of the Divine Comedy and selected minor works (Vi…
Game Theory
This course is an introduction to game theory and strategic thinking. Ideas such as dominance, backward induction, Nash equilibrium, evolut…
Introduction to Psychology
What do your dreams mean? Do men and women differ in the nature and intensity of their sexual desires? Can apes learn sign language? Why ca…
Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature
Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature pairs central texts from Western philosophical tradition (including works by Plato, Aristotle, E…
Freshman Organic Chemistry II
This is a continuation of Freshman Organic Chemistry I (CHEM 125a), the introductory course on current theories of structure and mechanism …
Epidemics in Western Society Since 1600
This course consists of an international analysis of the impact of epidemic diseases on western society and culture from the bubonic plague…
Foundations of Modern Social Theory
This course provides an overview of major works of social thought from the beginning of the modern era through the 1920s. Attention is paid…
Financial Markets (2008)
Financial institutions are a pillar of civilized society, supporting people in their productive ventures and managing the economic risks th…
The American Novel Since 1945
In "The American Novel Since 1945" students will study a wide range of works from 1945 to the present. The course traces the formal and the…
Milton
This class is a study of Milton's poetry, with attention paid to his literary sources, his contemporaries, his controversial prose, and his…
Cervantes' Don Quixote
The course facilitates a close reading of Don Quixote in the artistic and historical context of renaissance and baroque Spain. Students are…