Big History - Connecting Knowledge, Certificate | Part time online | Coursera | United States
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Discover the connections in our world, the power of collective learning, how our universe and our world has evolved from incredible simplicity to ever-increasing complexity with the Big History - Connecting Knowledge course offered by Coursera in partnership with Macquarie University.

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Overview

Key Features

We currently face unprecedented challenges on a global scale. These problems do not neatly fall into disciplines. They are complicated, complex, and connected. Join us on this epic journey of 13.8 billion years starting at the Big Bang and travelling through time all the way to the future. 

Experience our modern scientific origin story through Big History and discover the important links between past, current, and future events. You will find two different types of lectures. 

‘Zooming In’ lectures from multiple specialists at the   Big History - Connecting Knowledge course offered by Coursera in partnership with Macquarie University enable you to understand key concepts through the lens of different disciplines, whilst David Christian's ‘Big History Framework’ lectures provide the connective overview for a journey through eight thresholds of Big History.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

  • Big History, Critical Thinking, & Transdisciplinarity
  • The Universe, Stars, and Planets
  • The Evolutionary Epic
  • Human History
  • Modernity
  • The Future

Key information

Duration

  • Part-time
    • 2 months

Start dates & application deadlines

You can apply for and start this programme anytime.

Language

English

Delivered

Online
  • Self-paced

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Tuition Fee

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  • National

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Funding

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