From the very beginning of this course I was excited. For some time now I wanted to bring my fragmentary knowledges to order. So my hopes were high. And, oh boy, I wasn’t disappointed. Not only I filled in the blanks but I learned so many new things. I would recommend Big History to anyone regardless of their job or field of interest. It’s very well structured and it’s the most advanced course I ever took on Coursera in terms of design and preparation. Lecturers are really engaged. Topics are numerous and fascinating. I could go on and on but the major point is that I enjoyed these six week a lot and that was a time well spent.

I loved this course. the insight it gives into the intricacy of the universe while providing help in critical thinking. I would 100% suggest this to a fellow history guru

Every history buff, enthusiast and ALL history teachers out there should take this course.

We've taken history and taught it from an ethnocentric point of view for far too long.

Big history will give you the framework to shift your thinking about history from just "history begins with writing" to "we are all connected from the beginning"

Wide ranging and thought-provoking - helps put things into perspective, (though occasionally the tone is a little bit preachy) - lot of follow-up reading to do, starting with books by David Christian. Highly recommended.

Global view of the evolution process.

An amazing course. Well presented information. Easy to follow. Very useful. I have learnt a lot from this course. Highly recommended.

well presented information and a thorough course helped me to truly grasp the concept of what was being presented to me

Excellent course, I highly recommend it.

Fantastic course which should be required of every high school student in the world. The true scope of "history" is far too limited and thus not understood. This course lays out the proper meaning of history. We can know history because we have discovered a lot of the facts in the past fifty years.

i like big history

Excellent course design and teaching. Professor Christian and the YouTube adjuncts play a central role in the course, but many disciplines are represented. This cosmology/cosmogony course is filled with information. The paper, while it might seem to be a hassle, is actually a good exercise in pulling the course ideas together over the journey from 13.8bya to the future.

Brilliant and fascinating course. I will complete it one day.

Thanks, David, Christchurch, New Zealand

Awesome

An amazing course. Learned so much about cosmology!

This course is the best way to learn about our origin and our future.I recommend everyone to take this course.

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A rich set of videos and articles available to help you get familiar with the subject.

This course places you right in the midst of the whole universe without forgetting about your local environment.

This is the most useful and comprehensive class I've ever taken, thank you!

Really worthwhile. A great overview of the history of the universe and taste of the different disciplines involved.

Excellent course.

This is by far the most imaginative course I have ever been exposed to following a lifetime of classes at all levels of complexity.

Fantastic course, well presented, informative, interesting and left me with many questions wanting to know more about our past, present and future!

Brilliant, engaging, packed with current scientific knowledge facts, easy to follow. All in all addictive.

Very good overview of the history of the universe. Provided an amazing "big picture" helping me to organize other courses I have taken that focused on specific eras in history. For example, where do dinosaurs fit in relative to mammals or plants. It makes it much easier to study the details of shorter historical periods. Highly recommended.