Open Yale Courses
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Open Yale Courses is a project of Yale University
to share full video and course materials from its undergraduate courses.
Open Yale Courses provides free access to a selection of introductory courses.
Open Yale Courses launched in December 2007 with seven courses from various departments. The project now includes 25 courses from a broad range of introductory courses taught at Yale college. The initiative was funded by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
, which has supported other universities' OpenCourseWare
projects.
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
to share full video and course materials from its undergraduate courses.
Open Yale Courses provides free access to a selection of introductory courses.
Open Yale Courses launched in December 2007 with seven courses from various departments. The project now includes 25 courses from a broad range of introductory courses taught at Yale college. The initiative was funded by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation is a private foundation, established by Hewlett-Packard cofounder William Reddington Hewlett and his wife Flora Lamson Hewlett in 1967. The Hewlett Foundation awards grants to support educational and cultural institutions and to advance certain social and...
, which has supported other universities' OpenCourseWare
OpenCourseWare
OpenCourseWare, or OCW, is a term applied to course materials created by universities and shared freely with the world via the internet. The movement started in 1999 when the University of Tübingen in Germany published videos of lectures online in the context of its timms initiative...
projects.
Courses
Courses offered since 2009 include:- Astronomy 160 - Frontiers and Controversies in Astrophysics, Charles BailynCharles BailynCharles David Bailyn is the A. Bartlett Giamatti Professor of Astronomy and Physics at Yale University. He earned a B.S. in astronomy and physics from Yale in 1981 and a Ph.D. in astronomy from Harvard in 1987. His Ph.D. thesis on X-ray emitting binary stars received the Robert J. Trumpler Award...
- Biomedical Engineering 100 - Frontiers of Biomedical Engineering, Mark Saltzman
- Chemistry 125 0 Freshman Organic Chemistry, J. Michael McBride
- Classics 205 - Introduction to Ancient Greek History, Donald KaganDonald KaganDonald Kagan is an American historian at Yale University specializing in ancient Greece, notable for his four-volume history of the Peloponnesian War. 1987-1988 Acting Director of Athletics, Yale University. He was Dean of Yale College from 1989–1992. He formerly taught in the Department of...
- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 122, Stephen C. Stearns
- Economics 159 - Game Theory, Ben Polak
- Economics 251 - Financial Theory, John Geanakoplos
- Economics 252 - Financial Markets, Robert ShillerRobert ShillerRobert James "Bob" Shiller is an American economist, academic, and best-selling author. He currently serves as the Arthur M. Okun Professor of Economics at Yale University and is a Fellow at the Yale International Center for Finance, Yale School of Management...
- English 220 - Milton, John RogersJohn Rogers-Europeans:*John Rogers , editor and part translator of the Matthew Bible, and the first English Protestant martyr under Queen Mary...
- English 291 - The American Novel Since 1945, Amy Hungerford
- English 300 - Introduction to Theory of Literature, Paul H. Fry
- English 310 - Modern Poetry, Langdon Hammer
- Environmental Studies 255 - Environmental Politics and Law, John Wargo
- History 116 - The American Revolution, Joanne Freeman
- History 119 - The Civil War and Reconstruction Era, 1845-1877, David Blight
- History 202 - European Civilization, 1648-1945, John MerrimanJohn M. MerrimanJohn M. Merriman is a Charles Seymour Professor of History at Yale University. He is the author of many books including his most well known A History of Modern Europe since the Renaissance , a popular survey text for undergraduate history classes at many American universities and colleges...
- History 234 - Epidemics and Western Society Since 1600, Frank Snowden
- History 251 - Early Modern England: Politics, Religion and Society under the Tudors and Stuarts, Keith Wrightson
- History 276 - France Since 1871, John MerrimanJohn M. MerrimanJohn M. Merriman is a Charles Seymour Professor of History at Yale University. He is the author of many books including his most well known A History of Modern Europe since the Renaissance , a popular survey text for undergraduate history classes at many American universities and colleges...
- History of Art 252 - Roman Architecture, Diana E. E. Kleiner
- Italian Language and Literature 310 - Dante in Translation, Giuseppe Mazzotta
- Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology 150 - Global Problems of Population Growth, Robert Wyman
- Music 112 - Listening to Music, Craig Wright
- Philosophy 176 - Death, Shelly KaganShelly KaganShelly Kagan is the Clark Professor of Philosophy at Yale University and the former Henry R. Luce Professor of Social Thought and Ethics. Originally a native of Skokie, Illinois, he received his B.A. from Wesleyan University and his Ph.D. from Princeton University under the supervision of Thomas...
- Physics 200 - Fundamentals of Physics, Ramamurti ShankarRamamurti ShankarRamamurti Shankar is the John Randolph Huffman Professor of Physics at Yale University, in New Haven, Connecticut. His research is in theoretical condensed matter physics, although he is also known for his earlier work in theoretical particle physics...
- Physics 201 - Fundamentals of Physics, II, Ramamurti ShankarRamamurti ShankarRamamurti Shankar is the John Randolph Huffman Professor of Physics at Yale University, in New Haven, Connecticut. His research is in theoretical condensed matter physics, although he is also known for his earlier work in theoretical particle physics...
- Political Science 114 - Introduction to Political Philosophy, Steven SmithSteven B. Smith (professor)Steven B. Smith is the Alfred Cowles Professor of Political Science at Yale University. He is the ninth master of Branford College at Yale....
- Political Science 118 - Moral Foundations of Politics, Ian Shapiro
- Political Science 270 - Capitalism: Success, Crisis and Reform, Douglas W. Rae
- Psychology 110 - Introduction to Psychology, Paul Bloom
- Psychology 123 - Psychology, Biology and Politics of Food, Kelly D. BrownellKelly D. BrownellKelly D. Brownell is an American scientist, professor, and internationally renowned expert on obesity. Brownell is Director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale, where he is also Professor of Psychology and Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health...
- Religious Studies 145 - Introduction to the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible), Christine HayesChristine HayesChristine Hayes is the Robert F. and Patricia Ross Weis Professor of Religious Studies at Yale University, Chair of the Department of Religious Studies, and one of the foremost American academics focusing on talmudic-midrashic studies and Classical Judaica. She is also a specialist in the History...
- Religious Studies 152 - Introduction to New Testament History and Literature, Dale B. Martin
- Sociology 151 - Foundations of Modern Social Theory, Iván Szelényi
- Spanish and Portuguese 300 - Cervantes' Don Quixote, Roberto González Echevarría