Great Courses is the name of the video series produced by The Teaching Company. Dozens have been donated to OLLI by members, and are available in the OLLI office to check out as you would a library book.
Here is a list below:
Title |
Cat. # |
Format |
Parts |
Book |
Notes |
| Philosophy & Psychology | 100 | ||||
| American Mind Parts The | Cassettes | 1,2,3 | 3 | ||
| Birth of the Modern Mind: Intellectual History of 17th & 18th Centuries | VHS | 1,2 | 2 | ||
| Great Ideas of Philosophy | Cassettes | 1,2,3,4,5 | 5 | ||
| Great Minds of the Eastern Intellectual Tradition | DVD | 1 | 1 | ||
| Great Minds of the Western Intellectual Tradition | VHS | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 | 7 | ||
| Modern Intellectual Tradition, The | DVD | 1 | 1 | ||
| No Excuses: Existentialism and the Meaning of Life | Cassettes | 1,2 | no | missing lectures 8-12 | |
| Quest of Meaning, The | |||||
| Search for a Meaningful Past, The | Cassettes | 1,2 | no | ||
Title |
Cat. # |
Format |
Parts |
Book |
Notes |
| Religion | 200 | ||||
| After the New Testament | VHS | 1,2 | 2 | ||
| Apostle Paul, The | VHS | 1 | 1 | ||
| Biblical Wisdom Literature | DVD | 1,2,3 | 1 | ||
| Early Christianity: The Experience of the Divine | VHS | 1,2 | 2 | ||
| Exploring the roots of Religion | DVD | 1,2,3 | 1 | ||
| Great World Religions Buddhism | VHS | 1 | 1 | ||
| Great World Religions Christianity | VHS | 1 | 1 | ||
| Great World Religions Hinduism | VHS | 1 | 1 | ||
| Great World Religions Islam | VHS | 1 | 1 | ||
| Great World Religions Judaism | VHS | 1 | 1 | ||
| Historical Jesus, The | Cassette | 1,2 | 2 | ||
| History of Christanity in the Reformation Era, The | VHS | 1,2,3 | 3 | ||
| History of Christian Theology | DVD | 1,2,3 | 1 | missing lectures 31-36 | |
| Jesus and The Gospels | VHS | 1,2,3 | 3 | ||
| Lost Christanities | VHS | 1,2 | 2 | ||
| Mystical Tradition | DVD | 1,2,3 | 1 | ||
| New Testament, The | VHS | 1,2 | 2 | ||
| Religions in the Ancient Mediterranean World | VHS | 1,2,3,4 | 4 | ||
| Skeptics and Believers: Religious Debate in West. Tradition | DVD | 1,2,3 | 1 | ||
| Why Evil Exists | DVD | 1 | 1 |
Title |
Cat. # |
Format |
Parts |
Book |
Notes |
| Social Science & Education | 300 | ||||
| Civil Liberties and the Bill of Rights | VHS | 1,2,3 | 3 | ||
| History of the Supreme Court, The | VHS | 1,2,3 | 3 | ||
| War, Peace and Power: Diplomatic History of Europe | DVD | 1,2,3 | 1 |
Title |
Cat. # |
Format |
Parts |
Book |
Notes |
| Language | 400 | ||||
| History of the English Language, The | Cassette | 1,2,3, | 3 | ||
| History of the English Language, The | Cassette | 1 | no | ||
| Story of Human Language, The | Cassette | 1,2,3 | 3 | ||
| Story of Human Language, The | VHS | 1,2,3 | 3 | ||
| Story of Human Language, The | CD | 1,2,3 | 1 |
Title |
Cat. # |
Format |
Parts |
Book |
Notes |
| Science and Math | 500 | ||||
| Biology and Human Behavior | CD | 1,2 | 1 | ||
| Biology the Science of Life | DVD | 1,2,3,4,5,6 | 1 | ||
| Change & Motion : Calculus Made Clear | DVD | 1,2 | 2 | ||
| Cosmic Questions | Cassette | 1 | 1 | ||
| Einstein Relativity and the Quantum Revolution | VHS | 1,2 | 1 | ||
| Natural Law and Human Nature | VHS | 1,2 | 2 | ||
| Nutrition Made Clear | CD | 1,2,3, | 1 | ||
| Particle Physics for Non Physicists: A tour of the Microcosm | DVD | 1,2 | 2 | ||
| Sensation, Perception and the Aging Process | CD | 1,2 | 2 | ||
| Understanding Genetics | DVD | 1,2 | 1 | ||
| Understanding The Universe | DVD | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 | no | ||
| Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy | VHS | 1,2,3,4,5 | 5 | ||
Title |
Cat. # |
Format |
Parts |
Book |
Notes |
| Technology and Medicine | 600 |
Title |
Cat. # |
Format |
Parts |
Book |
Notes |
| Arts and Recreation | 700 | ||||
| Comedy Through the Ages | VHS | 1 and 2 | 2 | ||
| History of European Art |
Title |
Cat. # |
Format |
Parts |
Book |
Notes |
| Literature | 800 | ||||
| Books that made History | VHS | 1,2,3 | 3 | ||
| Classic Novels | DVD | 1,2,3 | 1 | ||
| Classics of Russian Literature | DVD | 1,2,3 | 3 | ||
| Great Authors of the Western Literary Tradition | VHS | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 | 7 | ||
| Great Authors of the Western Literary Tradition | Cassettes | 1,3 | no | 11 (pt.1 tape4 missing | |
| Greek Tragedy | VHS | 1,2 | 2 | ||
| History of World Literature, The | DVD | 1,2,3,4 | 1 | ||
| Iliad of Homer, The | DVD | 1 | 1 | ||
| Masterpieces and the Imaginative Mind | DVD | 1,2 | 2 | ||
| Myth in Human History | DVD | 1 | 1 | ||
| Odyssey of Homer, The | DVD | 1 | 1 | ||
| Representing Justice: Stories of Law and Literature | DVD | 1,2 | 2 |
Title |
Cat. # |
Format |
Parts |
Book |
Notes |
| History, Geography & Biography | 900 | ||||
| Ancient & Medieval History Parts 1& 2 | |||||
| Big History | DVD | 1,2,3,4 | 1 | ||
| Early Middle Ages, The | VHS | 1,2 | 2 | ||
| Early Middle Ages The 2 copies 1 dvd and 1 vhs | DVD | ||||
| Era of the Crusades The | VHS | 1,2 | 2 | ||
| Europe and western Civilization in the Modern Age | VHS | 1,2,3,4 | 4 | ||
| Europe History and European Lives: 1715 - 1914 | VHS | 1,2,3 | 3 | ||
| Foundations of Western Civilization, The | VHS | 1,2,3,4 | 4 | ||
| From Yao to Mao 5000 years of Chinese History | VHS | 1,2,3 | 3 | ||
| Great battles of the ancient world | DVD | 1,2 | 2 | ||
| Greece & Rome | Cassette | 1,2,3, | 3 | ||
| Herodotus: The Father of History | VHS | 1,2 | 2 | ||
| High Middle Ages, The | VHS | 1,2 | 2 | ||
| High Middle Ages, The | DVD | 1,2 | 2 | ||
| History of England | DVD | 1 | 1 | ||
| History of Ancient Egypt | DVD | 1,2,3,4 | 1 | ||
| History of Ancient Rome, The | DVD | 1,2,3,4 | 1 | ||
| History of freedom | DVD | 1,2,3 | 3 | ||
| Human Prehistory and the First Civilizations | CD | 1,2,3 | 1 | ||
| Italian Renaissnce, The | VHS | 1,2,3 | 3 | ||
| King Arthur and Chivalry | VHS | 1,2 | 2 | ||
| Late Middle Ages The | DVD | 1,2 | 2 | ||
| Medieval Europe: Crisis and Renewal | Cassette | 1,2 | 2 | ||
| Origin of Civilization, The | DVD | 1,2,3,4 | 1 | ||
| Peloponnesian Wars | Cassette | 1,2,3 | 3 | ||
| Renaissance, the Reformation and the Rise of Nations, The | DVD | 1,2,3,4 | 4 | ||
| Rome and the Barbarians | VHS | 1,2,3 | 3 | ||
| Story of Medieval England, The | DVD | 1 | 1 | ||
| Terror of History, The | VHS | 1,2 | 2 | ||
| Victorian Britain | |||||
| Vikings, The | VHS | 1,2,3 | 3 | ||
| War, Peace and power | DVD | 1,2,3 | 1 | ||
| World of Byzantium, The | VHS | 1,2 | 2 | ||
| World of Byzantium, The | Cassette | 1,2 | no | ||