This is a list of high-quality courses that, for one reason or another, didn’t make it into the curriculum. The most common reasons are that the course isn’t available often enough, or that there was an alternative that fit better into the curriculum.
| Courses | Duration | Effort |
|---|---|---|
| Greek 101: Learning an Ancient Language | 12 lectures | 2-3 hours/lecture |
| Latin 101: Learning a Classical Language | 12 lectures | 2-3 hours/lecture |
| The Other Side of History: Daily Life in the Ancient World | 36 lectures | 2-3 hours/lecture |
| Masters of Greek Thought: Plato, Socrates, and Aristotle | 36 lectures | 2-3 hours/lecture |
| Courses | Duration | Effort |
|---|---|---|
| Famous Romans: Power, Love, and Death in the Ancient City | 12 lectures | 2-3 hours/lecture |
| The Roman Empire: In the First Century (PBS series) | 4 episodes | 1 hour/episode |
| Alexander the Great and the Macedonian Empire | 24 lectures | 2-3 hours/lecture |
| The Early Middle Ages, 284–1000 (Yale Open Courses) | 24 lectures | 1 hour/lecture |
| Courses | Duration | Effort |
|---|---|---|
| The Story of the Bible (contextual myths) | 24 lectures | 2-3 hours/lecture |
| Great Battles of the Ancient World | 24 lectures | 2-3 hours/lecture |
| The Passions: Philosophy and the Intelligence of Emotions | 12 lectures | 2-3 hours/lecture |
| Courses | Duration | Effort |
|---|---|---|
| Learning How to Learn | 4 weeks | 2 hours/week |
| Mindshift | 4 weeks | 2 hours/week |
| Powersearching with Google | 3 weeks | 4-6 hours/week |