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      University of Michigan

      Black Performance as Social Protest

      Skills you'll gain: Performing Arts, Art History, Public History, Social Justice, Advocacy, Storytelling, Writing, Creativity, Culture, Cultural Diversity

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Adobe Dreamweaver for Beginners: User Centric Web Design

      Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, Responsive Web Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Design, Usability, User Centered Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), User Interface (UI) Design, Design Elements And Principles, Figma (Design Software)

      Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Baseball into the Millennium

      Skills you'll gain: World History, Social Studies, Labor Law, Culture, Cultural Diversity, Crisis Intervention, Public History, Economics, Trend Analysis

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

      My Favorite Lectures @ HKUST

      Skills you'll gain: Teaching, Computer Networking, Student Engagement, Student-Centred Learning, Instructing, Multimedia, Music, Liberal Arts, Cultural Diversity, Psychology, Biology

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Dartmouth College

      The American Renaissance and Herman Melville

      Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, World History, Writing, Research, Liberal Arts, Cultural Diversity

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado System

      Exploring the Origins of Selfhood

      Skills you'll gain: Self-Awareness, Personal Development, Cultural Diversity, World History, Cultural Sensitivity, Intercultural Competence, Human Development, Liberal Arts, Psychology, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Social Sciences, Sociology

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free
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      Y

      Yad Vashem

      L’antisémitisme : De ses origines à nos jours

      Skills you'll gain: Ancient History, European History, World History, Cultural Diversity, International Relations, Sociology, Social Sciences, Political Sciences, Research

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      GRAMMY GO

      The Art and Science of Producing Vocals and Instruments

      Skills you'll gain: Instrumental Music, Musical Composition, Music, Music Performance, Media Production, Post-Production, Music Theory, Creativity, Editing

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Rice University

      Introduction to Archaeology: Archaeology as Activism

      Skills you'll gain: Timelines, Public History, Social Justice, Anthropology, Research, Social Sciences, Liberal Arts, Environmental Issue, Ancient History, Environment, Community Development, Cultural Sensitivity, Research Methodologies, Culture, Cultural Diversity, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Art History

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Georgetown University

      Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies

      Skills you'll gain: Operations Management, Data Storytelling, Vulnerability Assessments, Business Strategy, Competitive Intelligence, Design Thinking, Survey Creation, Business Planning, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Social Justice, Business Ethics, Descriptive Statistics, International Relations, Capital Budgeting, Multimedia, Marketing Planning, Artificial Intelligence, Policy Development, Political Sciences, Environment

      Earn a degree

      Degree · 1 - 4 Years

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      Dartmouth College

      Reflections from 40 Years Fighting International Epidemics

      Skills you'll gain: Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Public Health, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Healthcare Ethics, Health Policy, Health Care, Health Disparities, Medical Science and Research, Cultural Sensitivity, Storytelling

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Modern Sound Editing

      Skills you'll gain: Video Editing, Editing, Post-Production, Music, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Music History, Multimedia, Storytelling

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular humanities courses

    • Black Performance as Social Protest: University of Michigan
    • Adobe Dreamweaver for Beginners: User Centric Web Design: Coursera Project Network
    • Baseball into the Millennium: University of Colorado Boulder
    • My Favorite Lectures @ HKUST : The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
    • The American Renaissance and Herman Melville: Dartmouth College
    • Exploring the Origins of Selfhood: University of Colorado System
    • L’antisémitisme : De ses origines à nos jours: Yad Vashem
    • The Art and Science of Producing Vocals and Instruments: GRAMMY GO
    • Introduction to Archaeology: Archaeology as Activism: Rice University
    • Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies: Georgetown University

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