You will find several tools for exploring Duke’s many courses on this site, via the tabs on the right. More than just a pathway for fulfilling graduation requirements, courses allow students to explore new ideas, themselves, and the world. We encourage students to think not only about preparing for future job, but also about preparing for a lifetime of learning and global citizenship.
You will also find links to access registration, course catalogs, and other resources on this page.
Archives Alive courses enable students to develop innovative and significant projects based on original materials held in the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library. These courses are open to first-year and upper-class students and range from the arts and humanities to the socials sciences. Scholar-teachers guide students’ explorations, providing first-hand exposure to advanced research practices and immersive learning that goes beyond traditional coursework. Students produce signature products that demonstrate their capabilities for in-depth investigation, team collaboration and communicating the significance of their work to others.
The Cultures & Languages Across the Curriculum (CLAC) program offers half-credit courses that focus on current issues in global health, public policy and the environment. CLAC courses are taught in a foreign language and allow you to put your skills to use in a real world context. If you have finished your language requirement and want to extend your fluency, these courses will help build your conversation skills. If you are preparing for or returning from service learning abroad, they offer a great way to process your experience. CLAC will prepare you for an international career using your foreign language skills.
House Courses are half-credit, satisfactory/unsatisfactory courses open to all undergraduates that provide an intellectual experience distinct from regular departmental offerings and often respond directly to students' expressed interests and concerns. They enhance intellectual life in the residence halls where they are taught. House Courses may be led by current Duke undergraduates under faculty supervision or by a faculty member from another Duke academic program or school.
A Duke education emphasizes the study of foreign languages as a education cornerstone. Language allow you to gain global understanding, gain an edge in the job market and better understand people from other cultures. Our goal is for all Duke students to have a level of competency in a second language sufficient to enable them to engage meaningfully with another culture in its own language.
Students can take advantage of the relaxed summer atmosphere to explore the vibrant academics offered by our premier research university. Options include a traditional 6-week term to focus upon one or two classes or a single course in a 4-week intensive term. Summer sessions can help students get prerequisite courses out of the way, retake courses to earn a higher grade, or help a students graduate early or prepare for a study abroad experience.
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| DukeHub | Students register for classes through DukeHub. DukeHub is the student self-service application providing students with academic, financial and personal data. Read an overview of DukeHub on the Registrar's website, including an explanation of bookbagging, holds & blocks, enrollment and late registration. |
| Undergraduate Bulletin | The Undergraduate Bulletin is a static listing of all the courses being offered during an academic year. The Bulletin differs from the Course Catalog, which is a comprehensive volume of all approved courses, not necessarily those offered in any given term. |
| Canvas | As of Summer 2024, Duke has moved from the Sakai platform to Canvas, the largest LMS provider in higher education. Canvas is a centralized hub that keeps students and faculty connected, engaged, and supported—all in one easy-to-use platform. |
| Academic Calendar | An Academic Calendar is published for every academic year, and defines course registration periods, drop/add and course withdrawal deadlines, etc. |