The University of Chicago Courses

Understanding the Brain: The Neurobiology of Everyday Life

28 reviews

Learn how the nervous system produces behavior, how we use our brain every day, and how neuroscience can explain the common problems afflicting people today. We will study functional human neuroanatomy and neuronal communication, and then use this inform…

• Coursera
• 28 hours worth of material, 10 weeks long
• 13th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

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Global Warming I: The Science and Modeling of Climate Change

9 reviews

This class describes the science of global warming and the forecast for humans’ impact on Earth’s climate. Intended for an audience without much scientific background but a healthy sense of curiosity, the class brings together insights and perspectives f…

• Coursera
• 39 hours worth of material, 12 weeks long
• 13th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Internet Giants: The Law and Economics of Media Platforms

1034 ratings at Coursera

This seven-week course will explore the relationship between law and technology with a strong focus on the law of the United States with some comparisons to laws around the world, especially in Europe. Tech progress is an important source of economic gro…

• Coursera
• 60 hours worth of material, 9 weeks long
• 20th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Software Defined Networking

253 ratings at Coursera

In this course, you will learn about software defined networking and how it is changing the way communications networks are managed, maintained, and secured.

• Coursera
• 32 hours worth of material, 8 weeks long
• 13th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Machine Learning: Concepts and Applications

This course gives you a comprehensive introduction to both the theory and practice of machine learning. You will learn to use Python along with industry-standard libraries and tools, including Pandas, Scikit-learn, and Tensorflow, to ingest, explore, and…

• Coursera
• 38 hours worth of material, 9 weeks long
• 13th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Critical Issues in Urban Education

68 ratings at Coursera

Urban school reform in the United States is characterized by contentious, politicized debate. This course explores a set of critical issues in the education and educational reform space, with a focus on aspects of the field that have sparked controversy…

• Coursera
• 22 hours worth of material, 10 weeks long
• 6th Mar, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

In 1998, theoretical cosmologist Michael Turner coined the term “dark energy.” Since then, he has worked to combine cosmology and particle physics to understand the origin and evolution of the universe.

• World Science U
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Global Warming II: Create Your Own Models in Python

50 ratings at Coursera

This class provides a series of Python programming exercises intended to explore the use of numerical modeling in the Earth system and climate sciences. The scientific background for these models is presented in a companion class, Global Warming I: The…

• Coursera
• 32 hours worth of material, 5 weeks long
• 27th Feb, 2023
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Modeling Climate Change

Intended for non-specialists, this course starts with basic principles and builds to more complicated, realistic models of the Earth's climate.

• edX
• 3-5 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Quantum Computing for Everyone

This first course in quantum computing is for novices and requires learners to have only basic algebra. It covers the future impacts of quantum computing, provides intuitive introductions of quantum physics phenomenon, and progresses from single operatio…

• edX
• 3-5 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Critical Issues in Urban Education

Debate the polarized issues of education reform with experts from the field, and learn about the history of American public schooling.

• edX
• 2-5 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Quantum Computing for Everyone 2

This course focuses on the mathematics, programming, operations, and algorithms of quantum computing

• edX
• 3-5 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Teaching Coding in Grades 5-8 with Scratch Encore

This course introduces teachers and other educators to the basics of teaching programming with Scratch to students in grades 5-8 using Scratch Encore, a culturally responsive, intermediate computer science curriculum. Each week, participants are introduc…

• edX
• 2-4 hours a week, 6 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Quantum Computer Systems Design I: Intro to Quantum Computation and Programming

This course explores the basic design principles of today's quantum computer systems. In this course, students will learn to work with the IBM Qiskit software tools to write simple quantum programs and execute them on cloud-accessible quantum hardware.

• edX
• 8-12 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Quantum Computer Systems Design II: Principles of Quantum Architecture

This course explores the basic design principles of today's quantum computer systems. In this course, students will learn to work with the IBM Qiskit software tools to write simple quantum programs and execute them on cloud-accessible quantum hardware.

• edX
• 8-12 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)