Free Online Social Science Courses

43 Social Science Courses

Lectures on Human Capital

The University of Chicago

This series of lectures recorded during the Spring of 2010 are from ECON 343 - Human Capital, a class taught every year by Gary Becker at the University of Chicago....

Macro Economics

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

The course elaborates on the effectiveness of alternative stabilization policies in long run and cyclical Macroeconomic Theory. Assuming that a student has no prior...

Marxian Economics – An Intensive Introduction

The New School

This four part course provides a working foundation in the core concepts of Marxian economic theory - necessary and surplus labor, labor power, surplus value, exploitation,...

Money & Banking

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

This is an introductory course on Indian money and banking. It begins with a discussion on the functions of money, types of money and interest rates. Module 2 discusses...

Politics, Strategy, and Game Theory

University of California, Los Angeles

This course is an introduction to study of strategic interaction in political applications. Use of game theory and other formal modeling strategies to understand...

Population and Society

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

This course proposes to discuss the relationship between social processes and demographic transition in India. Therefore, it focuses on introducing the tools and...

Presidential Politics: Race, Class, Faith & Gender in the 2008 Election

Stanford University

The 2008 U.S. Presidential Election is unprecedented. The nomination process and ongoing campaigns have revealed the complexities of identity and its role in uniting...

Principles of Microeconomics

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

This course includes a full set of lecture videos and a selection of problem solving videos. In the lecture videos, Professor Jonathan Gruber covers the principles...

Public Policy Bootcamp

Rice University

Interested in learning about the goings-on of government and policy, but don't have the time to read through the New York Times every day? Want to impress friends,...

Reading Marx’s Capital

City University of New York

A series of free open courses consisting of a close reading of the text of Marx's Capital in video lectures by Professor David Harvey. The page numbers Professor...

Social Psychology

University of California, Los Angeles

Psychology 135 Course: Interrelationships between the individual and his social environment. Social influences on motivation, perception, and behavior. Development...