Great Courses in Classical Chinese

This curated directory features standout university OpenCourseWare, recorded lecture series, and high-production MOOCs in Classical Chinese language, literature, philosophy, and Sinological research methods.

Classical Text Masterclasses & Guided Readings

Classics of Chinese Humanities: Guided Readings (Coursera / The Chinese University of Hong Kong / Leo Ou-fan Lee)
China Humanities: The Individual in Chinese Culture (Harvard Online & edX / Harvard University / Peter K. Bol, Stephen Owen, Xiaofei Tian, Wai-yee Li, Michael Puett)
It's Time to Read Zhuangzi (NTU OpenCourseWare / National Taiwan University / Pi-ming Tsai)
Methods in Sinology: Early Chinese Texts, Philology, and Manuscripts (YouTube / In Conversation with China / Boqun Zhou, Lukáš Zádrapa, Imre Galambos et al.) - search "Methods in Sinology" on YouTube

Intellectual History & Classical Philosophy

China’s Political and Intellectual Foundations: From Sage Kings to Confucius and the Legalists (Harvard Online & edX / Harvard University / Peter K. Bol & William C. Kirby)
Literati China: Examinations, Neo-Confucianism, and Later Imperial China (Harvard Online & edX / Harvard University / Peter K. Bol)
Humanity and Nature in Chinese Thought (edX / The University of Hong Kong / Chad Hansen) - search "Humanity and Nature in Chinese Thought" on edX
East Asian Confucianisms: Mencius (Coursera / National Taiwan University / Chun-chieh Huang) - search "East Asian Confucianisms: Mencius" on Coursera

Poetics, Literary Culture & Aesthetic Forms

Historiography, Commentary & Sinological Methods