Yale Open Courses

Major developments in the political, social, and religious history of Western Europe from the accession of Diocletian to the feudal transformation.

What do your dreams mean? Do men and women differ in the nature and intensity of their sexual desires? Can apes learn sign language?

In "The American Novel Since 1945" students will study a wide range of works from 1945 to the present.

This course is intended as an introduction to political philosophy as seen through an examination of some of the major texts and thinkers of the Western political tradition.

This course provides an overview of major works of social thought from the beginning of the modern era through the 1920s.

This course attempts to explain the role and the importance of the financial system in the global economy.

Financial institutions are a pillar of civilized society, supporting people in their productive ventures and managing the economic risks they take on.

This course is an introduction to the great buildings and engineering marvels of Rome and its empire, with an emphasis on urban planning and individual monuments and their decoration, including mural painting.

There is one thing I can be sure of: I am going to die. But what am I to make of that fact? This course will examine a number of issues that arise once we begin to reflect on our mortality.

This course is intended to provide an up-to-date introduction to the development of English society between the late fifteenth and the early eighteenth centuries.