Yale University Online Courses

Yale University, one of the leading universities in the United States of America, is comprised of three major academic components which are :

Yale College for the undergraduate programs, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and the professional schools.

In addition to these, Yale includes a wide collection of centers and programs, libraries, museums, and administrative support offices.

On an average 11,250 students attend Yale University every year. The popularity of Yale University is growing day by day.

There are a lot of professional schools under Yale University.

Following is the list of these schools :

1. School of Architecture
2. School of Art
3. Divinity School
4. School of Drama
5. School of Engineering & Applied Science
6. School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
7. Law School
8. School of Management
9. School of Medicine
10. School of Music
11. School of Nursing
12. School of Public Health
13. Institute of Sacred Music

Apart from the numerous programs at various levels of study offered by Yale U Online through these professional schools and the Yale College, the University also provides free and open access to a selection of introductory courses taught by distinguished teachers and scholars at Yale University through the Open Yale Courses.

The Open Yale Courses is an endeavor by Yale University to bring education within arms reach of millions of willing students who cannot afford to get themselves physically admitted at Yale University or the Professional Schools under Yale University or the Yale College.

This endeavor is ably supported, funded and patronized by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the Yale Center for Media and Instructional Innovation.

The following Open Yale Courses offered online can be categorized under the various departments as given below:

1. Astronomy

   • Frontiers and Controversies in Astrophysics

2. Biomedical Engineering

   • Frontiers of Biomedical Engineering

3. Chemistry

   • Freshman Organic Chemistry

4. Classics

   • Introduction to Ancient Greek History

5. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

   • Principles of Evolution, Ecology and Behavior

6. Economics

   • Game Theory
   • Financial Markets

7. English

   • Milton
   • The American Novel Since 1945
   • Introduction to Theory of Literature
   • Modern Poetry

8. History

   • The Civil War and Reconstruction Era
   • European Civilization, 1648-1945
   • France Since 1871

9. History of Art

   • Roman Architecture
   • Italian Language and Literature
   • Dante in Translation

10. Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology

    • Global problems of Population Growth

11. Music

    • Listening to Music

12. Philosophy

    • Death

13. Physics

    • Fundamentals of Physics

14. Political Science

    • Introduction to Political Philosophy

15. Psychology

    • Introduction to Psychology
    • The Psychology, Biology and Politics of Food

16. Religious Studies

    • Introduction to the Old Testament
    • Introduction to New Testament History and Literature

17. Sociology

    Foundations of Modern Social Theory, Fall 2009

18.  Spanish and Portuguese

         Cervantes' Don Quixote, Fall 2009

Last Updated: Dec 9, 2011.