tales

Welcome to tales!

On tales, you’ll find free online courses from the University of Basel, professionally produced by the New Media Center. Expand your knowledge of history, medicine, sustainability and much more.

Nonprofit Management und Innovation

Learn how NPOs work as organisations and how values are translated into concrete activities - in a practical and innovative way. (in German)

Designing academic presentations

Find out how to make your content visually appealing and easy to understand. (Course language: German)

The virtual microscope: Histologie

Zoom in on histological specimens from medical lectures in this popular tales course. (only available in German)

Digital Skills

Ethics

Anthropology

History

Learning and Teaching

Literature

Media

Medicine & Health Care

Music

Sustainability and Environment

Natural Sciences, Maths

Politics and Society

Psychology and Psychotherapy

Law

Economics and Management

Literature

2 courses

These courses on literature provide historical and modern perspectives on language and narratives. Deepen your literary understanding and learn how to analyse texts.

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Literature in the Digital Age

From Close Reading to Digital Reading

Erasmus von Rotterdam

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