Free Politics Courses

A year's worth of political philosophy from renowned Professor Emeritus of Political Science Charles Anderson. In covering everything from Plato to Marx, Anderson applies their theories to contemporary political, social and economic concerns in an engaging manner.

Democracy in America, a video course in civics, covers topics of civic knowledge, skills, and dispositions recommended by The Civics Framework for the National Assessment of Educational Progress developed by the U.S. Department of Education.

The Story of Freedom in America is a complete, 18-lecture course, free and open to the public. Fears, with his inimitable style and his true wisdom, explores the American experience of freedom from the Revolutionary War to the present day.

This course offers a broad survey of modern European history, from the end of the Thirty Years' War to the aftermath of World War II.

The American Revolution entailed some remarkable transformations--converting British colonists into American revolutionaries, and a cluster of colonies into a confederation of states with a common cause--but it was far more complex and enduring then the fighting of a war.

World politics and international relations from the dominance of empires and nation states at the turn of the century to the present.

This is an introductory course in Greek history tracing the development of Greek civilization as manifested in political, intellectual, and creative achievements from the Bronze Age to the end of the classical period.

This course is designed to familiarize students with the constitutional framework and institutions of the state of Missouri, including the legislative, executive, and judiciary branches, and its political parties.

Constitutional issues come to life in this Emmy Award-winning series.

A history of the U.S. role in the world, with a particular emphasis on commercial expansion and warfare, and their domestic consequences, in the 20th century.