Yale University is a private Ivy League research university located in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States. In 1861, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences became the first U.S. institution to award the Ph.D. Yale became a founding member of the Association of American Universities in 1900. Yale's system of more than two dozen libraries holds 12.5 million volumes. 49 Nobel Laureates have been affiliated with the University as students, faculty, and staff. Yale has nurtured many notable alumni, including five U.S. Presidents, 19 U.S. Supreme Court Justices, and several foreign heads of state. Yale Law School is the most selective law school in the country.
39 Yale University Courses
The impact of religious faith is profound in a world where political, economic, and social spheres are increasingly interconnected. Intentional and sustained reflection...
With the news media abuzz in recent months with cryptic terms like quantitative easing and asset-backed securities, a decent understanding of financial markets has...
This course attempts to explain the role and the importance of the financial system in the global economy. Rather than separating off the financial world from the...
This course provides an overview of major works of social thought from the beginning of the modern era through the 1920s. Attention is paid to social and intellectual...
This course covers the emergence of modern France. Topics include the social, economic, and political transformation of France; the impact of France's revolutionary...
This course provides a thorough introduction to the principles and methods of physics for students who have good preparation in physics and mathematics. Emphasis...
This is a continuation of Fundamentals of Physics, I (PHYS 200), the introductory course on the principles and methods of physics for students who have good preparation...
This course is an introduction to game theory and strategic thinking. Ideas such as dominance, backward induction, Nash equilibrium, evolutionary stability, commitment,...
This survey course introduces students to the important and basic material on human fertility, population growth, the demographic transition and population policy....
This course examines major works by Hemingway, Fitzgerald, and Faulkner, exploring their interconnections on three analytic scales: the macro history of the United...
This is an introductory course in Greek history tracing the development of Greek civilization as manifested in political, intellectual, and creative achievements...
This course focuses on three particularly interesting areas of astronomy that are advancing very rapidly: Extra-Solar Planets, Black Holes, and Dark Energy. Particular...
