english-studies

Great Courses

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.

World Literature

Courses Duration Effort
Modern Masterpieces of World Literature 6 weeks 5–7 hours/week
Masterpieces of World Literature 12 weeks 3–6 hours/week

American Literature

Courses Duration Effort
Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner Self-paced (15 sessions) 6–8 hours/week
The American Novel Since 1945 Self-paced (26 sessions) 7–9 hours/week

Poetry and Theory

Courses Duration Effort
Studies in Poetry: “Does Poetry Matter? Poetry and Technology” Self-paced (13 weeks) 5–7 hours/week
Literary Interpretation: Interpreting Poetry Self-paced (13 weeks) 6–8 hours/week

Historical Fiction and Genres

Courses Duration Effort
Plagues, Witches, and War: The Worlds of Historical Fiction 5 weeks 4–6 hours/week
Literature of the English Country House 6 weeks 3 hours/week

Online Learning - Great Courses

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