Basic Online Studies are FREE online courses open to the public that span the full range of humanist values and principles. They are designed to reach wide and varied audiences across the world, introducing individuals to the basic ideas of the humanist lifestance.
Note: We have changed to a new platform for online learning. If you had registered for these courses and find you can not currently access them. Please email: education@americanhumanist.org for assistance.
NOTE: Under the leadership of Lawrence Jones, the Institute for Humanist Studies created most of these courses in the early 1980s to share humanism across the globe. The Center for Education is aware the courses need updates to align with advancements in thought, societal changes, and modern understandings. We are revising these courses to represent current humanist perspectives better.
Introduction to Humanism
Religious Humanism
Positive Humanism
Philosophy and the Humanist Connection
Ethics
Religion & Spirituality
Law & Politics
Psychology & Humanism
Science and Humanism
Humanist Family Life Ceremonies
Humanist Activism & Organization
