The Course Catalog
Each quarter, we offer lifelong learners access to more than 40 courses at the University of Chicago.
Summer quarter course registration is now open. For questions, please contact grahamregistrar@uchicago.edu or call 773.702.7249.
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...
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...
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...
Bach: Life and Works Bach: Life and Works
One of the towering figures in Western culture, J.S. Bach is the foundation of Classical music, whose influence has permeated the work of virtually all his successors. Whether sacred or secular, vocal...
Basic Program Year 1 Makeup Course Basic Program Year 1 Makeup Course
This course is for students who need to make up the Year 1 Autumn Quarter of the Basic Program of Liberal Education for Adults to complete the certificate.
We recommend that new students to the Basic...
Basic Program Year One: Autumn Basic Program Year One: Autumn
Since 1946, the Basic Program of Liberal Education for Adults has engaged lifelong learners in reading, discussing, and building community around the foundational texts of literature, philosophy, and...
Bulgakov's Master and Margarita Bulgakov's Master and Margarita
Mikhail Bulgakov’s savage satire of modern bureaucracy alternates between scenes of Stalinist Russia and ancient Jerusalem. Bulgakov literally unleashes the powers of Hell by having the Devil and his...
Chaplin: Film, Art and Society Chaplin: Film, Art and Society
This course follows six of Charlie Chaplin’s films in a progressive exploration of the filmmaker’s remarkable life and art. Our discussions of Shoulder Arms (1918), The Kid (1921), The Gold Rush (1925...