Artsy’s Favorite Free Online Courses

While you may not receive academic credit for them, there’s an abundance of free college courses available online. From a class called Pyramids of Giza: Ancient Egyptian Art to Archaeology at Harvard University or Antiquities Trafficking and Art Crime at the University of Glasgow, there are around 10,000 online courses offered by 800 universities. Each one varies in length (from a few weeks to seven months) but …

Yale’s Psyc 157 aka The Happiness Class

With a goal to rewire the way Yale students viewed the pursuit of happiness, Professor Laurie Santos developed what has become the most popular course in the institution’s history. Aimed at addressing mental health, sleep, stress and happiness, Psych 157 utilizes Santos’ understanding of positive psychology and behavior change. Broken down into twice-weekly lectures, the class empowers by driving home topics like “time affluence” and …