The Course Catalog
Each quarter, we offer lifelong learners access to more than 40 courses at the University of Chicago.
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20th Century: The Crisis of Tonality: Music at an Impasse 20th Century: The Crisis of Tonality: Music at an Impasse
We will look at some of the momentous innovations in classical music in the twentieth century, specifically in respect to tonality and problems of “form”: in the seminar, as viewed by three major...
A Global History of Time A Global History of Time
Time has a history. Many people in many moments in world history have worked with, and lived inside of, very different conceptions of time, both everyday and cosmic. In this course, we will examine...
A Republic If You Can Keep It A Republic If You Can Keep It
Thus was Ben Franklin’s quip in response to a query from a curious citizen as to what the Constitutional Convention had come up with. The American Founders were very cognizant of the poor track record...
Alexandre Dumas: The Count of Monte Cristo Alexandre Dumas: The Count of Monte Cristo
Definitely a page-turner and one of the most popular of the blockbuster 19th century French novels, The Count of Monte Cristo is also a surprisingly complex and rich piece of literature. Exploring a...
Alumni Sequence: Asian Classical Traditions Autumn Year 1 Alumni Sequence: Asian Classical Traditions Autumn Year 1
Autumn Seminar:
This course introduces Basic Program alumni to three ancient Indian classics: the Rigveda, the Upanishads, and the Bhagavad Gita. The Rigveda introduces readers to a world rich with...
Alumni Sequence: The Romans Year II Alumni Sequence: The Romans Year II
Corrupt politicians, scandalous celebrities, aggressive foreign policy, upheavals in cultural ideas about sexuality and marriage, income inequality, immigration problems, concerns about the...
American Politics and Policy: 1944-2024 American Politics and Policy: 1944-2024
In 2024, the American people will be electing its leaders for the next political cycle. This discussion course is designed to focus on American politics and policy in the post-World War II era, to...
An Introduction to Maimonides An Introduction to Maimonides
This course will provide an introduction to the medieval Jewish philosopher Rabbi Moses ben Maimun (Maimonides) and his major philosophical work, The Guide of the Perplexed. Through close reading of...
An Odyssey with Homer - Residential Seminar An Odyssey with Homer - Residential Seminar
Homer the poet was an 8th century BCE blind singer of tales from the Greek island of Chios who might or might not have ever existed. But the works attributed to him—the Iliad, the Odyssey, and a...
Autobiographical Fiction Workshop Autobiographical Fiction Workshop
The focus of this course will be the creation, development, and discussion of autobiographical fiction. The hope is that students will walk away having further learned how to mine and forage their...