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History: global world history

Big History: Connecting Knowledge
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This online course (MOOC) explores history through a journey of 13.8 billion years starting at the Big Bang and travelling through time all the way to the future.


The course discusses the following topics:

  • "Big History" as a transdisciplinary approach
  • Creation of the universe
  • Evolution
  • Human history
  • The modern era
  • The future


The course gives an insight into how our universe and our world has evolved from incredible simplicity to ever-increasing complexity.


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Macquarie University

Instructor: Professor David Christian
Provided by: Coursera
Course language: English
Fees: free course
Level: beginner
Certificate available? (fee)
Format: MOOC/online course
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