Wellesley College Courses

Italian Language and Culture: Beginner (2023-2024)

3 reviews

Learn the basics of the Italian language and culture through videos, podcasts, interviews, and much more.

• edX
• 2-5 hours a week, 12 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Human Evolution

8 reviews

Explore human evolutionary history through the human fossil, archaeological and genetic records.

• edX
• 4-6 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Paid Course

Shakespeare on the Page and in Performance: Young Love

1 review

Explore Shakespeare's plays of young love, Romeo & Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, to learn what makes them so compelling and magical.

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

Shakespeare on the Page and in Performance: Tragic Love

1 review

Explore Shakespeare's mature plays of tragic love, Othello and King Lear, and learn what makes them so powerful and enduring.

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

Global Sociology

1 review

Connect your personal biography to global history as you develop your sociological imagination.

• edX
• 2-3 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Was Alexander Great? The Life, Leadership, and Legacies of History’s Greatest Warrior

6 reviews

Was Alexander Great? If so, how? If not, why not? This course explores the life, leadership, and legacies of history’s greatest warrior.

• edX
• 4-6 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Paid Course

Italian Language and Culture: Intermediate (2023-2024)

Improve your Italian language skills and expand your vocabulary while you learn about Italian art, literature and contemporary society.

• edX
• 3-5 hours a week, 12 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

AP® Italian Language and Culture (2022-2023)

Improve your language skills and expand your knowledge of contemporary Italian culture! If you are a high school student, prepare for success in the AP® Italian exam!

• edX
• 3-8 hours a week, 12 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Personal Finance, Part 1: Investing in Yourself

Learn how to incorporate financial considerations into your life decisions and become an effective consumer of financial information.

• edX
• 4-5 hours a week, 7 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Italian Language and Culture: Advanced (2023-2024)

Enhance your knowledge of the Italian language and learn about Italy’s culture and history including theater, opera and the poet Dante.

• edX
• 3-5 hours a week, 12 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Global Inequality

Explore how class, gender, and racial inequalities shape our personal and social worlds.

• edX
• 2-3 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Global Social Change

Learn how everyday people in China, Bangladesh, Mexico, and the U.S. transform the world around them and advocate for social change.

• edX
• 2-3 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)