Intro to Theory of Literature
Yale University • ONLINE / REMOTE
"This is a survey of the main trends in twentieth-century literary theory."
SUBJECT: THEORY / LITERATURE
COST: FREE
CERTIFICATE: NO
LENGTH: 10+ HOURS
Creative Writing: The Craft of Plot
Wesleyan University • ONLINE / REMOTE
"In this course aspiring writers will be introduced to perhaps the most elemental and often the most challenging element of story: plot."
SUBJECT: FICTION CRAFT
COST: FREE
CERTIFICATE: YES
LENGTH: 8 HOURS
The Open University • ONLINE / REMOTE
"Start Writing Fiction will give you an insight into how authors create their characters and settings."
SUBJECT: FICTION CRAFT
COST: FREE
CERTIFICATE: YES
LENGTH: 12 WEEKS
Writing and Editing: Structure and Organization
University of Michigan • ONLINE / REMOTE
"Writing and Editing series will help you become an effective architect of information, both with your sentences and with your paragraphs."
SUBJECT: EDITING & STRUCTURE
COST: FREE
CERTIFICATE: YES
LENGTH: 15 HOURS
Modern & Contemporary American Poetry
University of Pennsylvania • ONLINE / REMOTE
"Fast-paced introduction to modern and contemporary U.S. poetry, with an emphasis on experimental verse, from Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman to the present."
SUBJECT: POETRY
COST: FREE
CERTIFICATE: YES
LENGTH: 2 MONTHS
University of East Anglia • ONLINE / REMOTE
"Explores the key concepts and fundamental principles involved in the process of screenwriting."
SUBJECT: SCREENWRITING
COST: 2 WEEK ACCESS FREE
CERTIFICATE: YES
LENGTH: 6 HOURS
Online Games: Literature, New Media, and Narrative
Vanderbilt University • ONLINE / REMOTE
"Intended for both newcomers who are curious about video games and experienced gamers who want to reflect on their passion, this course will explore what happens to stories, paintings, and films when they become the basis of massively multiplayer online games."
SUBJECT: NEW MEDIA
COST: FREE
CERTIFICATE: YES
LENGTH: 21 HOURS
American Renaissance: Classic Literature of the 19th Century
Dartmouth College • ONLINE / REMOTE
"Explore the writings of famous American authors from Ralph Waldo Emerson and Harriet Beecher Stowe to Mark Twain, and examine the historic role Dartmouth College played in their formation."
SUBJECT: 19TH CENTURY LIT
COST: FREE
CERTIFICATE: YES
LENGTH: 4 WEEKS
Professional Tourism and Travel Writing
Alison • ONLINE / REMOTE
"This free course equips you with the skills to craft engaging narratives, polish your writing, and publish your work across various media while adhering to ethical tourism practices."
SUBJECT: TRAVEL WRITING
COST: FREE
CERTIFICATE: YES
LENGTH: 3-4 HOURS
Nanjing University • ONLINE / REMOTE
"This course offers you basic but valuable techniques used by a good translator in the translation between English and Chinese."
SUBJECT: TRANSLATION
COST: FREE
CERTIFICATE: YES
LENGTH: 2 WEEKS
Mythgard Academy • ONLINE / REMOTE
"Analyze the classic tale of vampiric horror, Dracula, by Bram Stoker."
SUBJECT: GOTHIC LIT
COST: FREE
CERTIFICATE: NO
LENGTH: 10+ HOURS
Writing in English at University
Lund University • ONLINE / REMOTE
"This course aims to give you an understanding of the conventions of academic writing in English and to teach you the components and benefits of what is called process writing..."
SUBJECT: ACADEMIC WRITING
COST: FREE
CERTIFICATE: YES
LENGTH: 3 WEEKS
Intro to the Gothic Novel
Alison • ONLINE / REMOTE
"Discusses an overview of Gothic fiction by emphasizing the key narratives from the eighteenth and nineteenth century."
SUBJECT: GOTHIC LIT
COST: FREE
CERTIFICATE: YES
LENGTH: 6-10 HOURS