The Course Catalog
Each quarter, we offer lifelong learners access to more than 70 courses at the University of Chicago.
Click through on any course below to register online. For registration questions, please contact grahamregistrar@uchicago.edu or call 773.702.7249.
**PLEASE NOTE THAT SUMMER QUARTER COURSES WILL BE LISTED AND OPEN FOR REGISTRATION IN MID-APRIL.
Digital Ethics Digital Ethics
The philosophy of technology is an exciting and broad field. This course serves as an in-depth introduction to the fields of applied ethics and technology studies.
The course will pair classic...
How to Read Classic Texts: Reading Religious Texts as Literature How to Read Classic Texts: Reading Religious Texts as Literature
Like its counterpart How to Read Classic Texts, this course aims to help students improve their reading skills as they approach reading religious texts as literature.
Perfection and Eternal Youth: Immortal Masterpieces of Mozart Perfection and Eternal Youth: Immortal Masterpieces of Mozart
With a focus on his most timeless masterworks, this course will examine Mozart's impressive assimilation of Italianate and Germanic musical styles, suffused with his unique sublimity. We will delve...
Pope Francis' "Care for Our Common Home" Pope Francis' "Care for Our Common Home"
Pope Francis’ Care for our Common Home has been hailed as one of the most important and most incisive religious statement on our global ecological crises. Pope Francis (Jorge Bergoglio) was elected...
The Normal and the Pathological: Sickness, Care, and Wellbeing Across Cultures The Normal and the Pathological: Sickness, Care, and Wellbeing Across Cultures
Taking its title from an important text by historian and philosopher of medicine Georges Canguilhem, this class considers how sickness, care, and wellbeing have been differently understood and...
The Science of Ha! The Science of Ha!
Science has split the atom, charted the cosmos and plumbed the mysteries of life. The one thing it can’t do is tell a joke. While artificial intelligence can generate mild quips (“Siri, will you marry...
Tsars, Soviets, and Putin: Modern Russia, 1860-present Tsars, Soviets, and Putin: Modern Russia, 1860-present
This course provides an overview of the history of Russia and its empires, told through original primary sources. Covering the period from 1860 to the present, we will examine the allure and...