10 Free Ivy League Courses You Should Take In 2022

Have you ever wanted to attend an Ivy League school without ever actually attending? Or paying? Who wouldn’t, right? Thankfully, there are all sorts of free Ivy League courses you can take right at home! 

Here are ten of the most essential free Ivy League courses you can take in 2022. 

Understanding Medical Research: Your Facebook Friend Is Wrong

We all could use this class. Especially your Facebook friend. The course covers study-design, research methods, and statistical interpretation. It also delves into the dark side of medical research by covering fraud, biases, and common misinterpretations of data. You will have the tools you need to shut your idiot Facebook friend up. Or, at the very least, the tools for you to differentiate between good and bad science. 

The Science of Well-Being

Do you think happiness just happens? Happiness isn’t as simple as skipping down the lane whistling an irritating tune. It takes work to be truly happy. This course has you engage in a series of challenges to increase your happiness and, most importantly, develop a series of healthy and productive habits. After the past few years, we need all the happiness help we can get. 

An Introduction To American Law

Every American should be at least somewhat familiar with our laws. This course will give you a glimpse into six different areas of American law: Tort Law, Contract Law, Property, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, and Civil Procedure. Be an informed citizen!

Study Nutrition Science

Too many of us do not understand nutrition. Sure, Funyuns are delicious, but they do nothing for us! In this course, you will learn the ins and outs of fats, carbohydrates, proteins, sugars, diet fads, and more and how they affect our body for better or worse.

Vital Signs: Understanding What The Body Is Telling Us

What is that pain? Is it nothing or something? Want to learn more about your body and its signals? The course is designed for a broad, general audience but will be particularly interesting for individuals working in healthcare, those considering a career as a healthcare professional, lay caregivers, those with an interest in personal health and fitness, or anyone who simply wants to understand how the body functions.

Improving Communication Skills

Everyone needs help sharpening their communication skills. In this course You’ll learn how to discover if someone is lying (and how to react if they are), how to develop trust, the best method of communication for negotiation, and how to apologize.

The Computing Technology Inside Your Smartphone

Do you know how your smartphone works? You might want to learn. This computer science course starts by moving step-by-step through the fundamental layers of computing technology, from binary numbers to application software, and then covers advanced performance techniques and the details of actual smartphone processors.

Religious Literacy: Traditions and Scriptures

It used to be that we would rely on clergymen to teach us what our religious books meant. Nowadays… not so reliable. Even atheists should take an education on religious literacy. In this religion course, learners explore case studies about how religions are internally diverse, how they evolve and change through time, and how religions are embedded in all dimensions of human experience.

Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies

Might as well learn about cryptocurrency. It’s here, it’s confusing, and all of your least favorite people are obsessed with it. After this course, you’ll know everything you need to be able to separate fact from fiction when reading claims about Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. You’ll have the conceptual foundations you need to engineer secure software that interacts with the Bitcoin network. And you’ll be able to integrate ideas from Bitcoin in your own projects.

Sharks!

What more do you need to know? Learn about nature’s perfect predator with the same wide-eyed fascination of a kid. In this activity‑rich course, you’ll track movements of a wild shark, observe shark habitats and behavior, and dig into the fossil record. You will also examine topics in the functional anatomy, sensory biology, reproduction, behavior, and ecology of many of the 1,200 living species.

Those are only just a few of many, many free Ivy League courses you can take. Here is the list. Get learning, nerds!