Full Syllabus
Supervised by: Mitsuru Hayama
Study time, learning goals and assessment for every course. Study time is derived from the actual character count of the text (500 chars/min). Intended as a working document for universities and educational partners.
First steps, and how to look at a coin
| Course | Study time | Goals | Exercises | Related courses (optional) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E1 Is It Really True? Checking History | 8 min Time to read the in-depth book: about 88 min |
6 | 14 | — |
| E2 Were the two coins made with the same tool? | 14 min | 4 | 8 | — |
| E4 Interpreting Coins from Weight and Purity | 7 min | 6 | 13 | — |
| E5 Deciphering the Images and Text on Coins | 8 min Time to read the in-depth book: about 47 min |
6 | 8 | — |
| E11 Money, Read Through Events | 7 min Time to read the in-depth book: about 483 min |
4 | 6 | — |
| E3 What Excavated Coins Tell Us | 8 min | 6 | 11 | E4 |
| E6 Reading the Inscriptions on Coins | 8 min | 6 | 11 | E5 |
| E10 Discovering Historical Questions Through Comparison | 8 min Time to read the in-depth book: about 208 min |
6 | 13 | E4 |
| E7 Coin Provenance and Rules for Buying and Selling | 9 min | 6 | 12 | B03 |
| E9 Examining and Documenting Coins | 8 min Time to read the in-depth book: about 75 min |
6 | 11 | E10 |
| E8 Storing and Caring for Old Coins | 6 min | 4 | 6 | E7 |
Money in today’s life
| Course | Study time | Goals | Exercises | Related courses (optional) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 Fraud Schemes and How to Protect Yourself | 8 min | 4 | 6 | — |
| P2 Deciphering Amounts, Percentages, and Statements | 8 min | 4 | 6 | — |
| P4 How Banks, Interest Rates, and Prices Work | 12 min | 4 | 6 | — |
| P3 Household Finances, Housing, and Retirement Funds | 11 min | 4 | 6 | P2 |
| P5 How Taxes, Pensions, and Social Insurance Work | 10 min | 4 | 6 | P2 |
| P6 Understanding the Basics of Saving and Investing | 10 min | 4 | 6 | P2 |
| P7 Cash, Cards, and Digital Money | 10 min | 4 | 6 | P4 |
| P8 Financial Decisions and Psychological Biases | 11 min | 4 | 6 | P1 |
| P9 Finding Financial Information and Advice | 10 min | 4 | 6 | P1 |
The history of money, start to finish
| Course | Study time | Goals | Exercises | Related courses (optional) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A00 Grasping the History of Money at a Glance | 12 min Time to read the in-depth book: about 119 min |
4 | 6 | — |
| A01 Where Did Money Come From? | 11 min Time to read the in-depth book: about 115 min |
4 | 6 | — |
| A06 Tracing the Era of the Gold Standard | 10 min Time to read the in-depth book: about 129 min |
4 | 6 | A01 |
| A11 The History of Money in Japan — Rice, Coins, Silver | 8 min Time to read the in-depth book: about 113 min |
4 | 6 | A01 |
Money by theme
Money through people
| Course | Study time | Goals | Exercises | Related courses (optional) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C01 The Origins of Money in Lydia, China, and India | 6 min | 4 | 7 | — |
| C03 Why did rulers' faces appear on coins? | 8 min | 6 | 10 | E5 |
| C05 Coins that depict faces, coins that speak with text | 6 min | 4 | 5 | E5 |
| C13 Queens on Coins | 8 min | 6 | 10 | E5 |
| C04 Monetary Reforms of the Roman Empire | 8 min | 6 | 10 | B03 |
| C07 Considering "Bad money drives out good" | 8 min | 6 | 9 | B03 |
| C08 Who decides the value of money? | 8 min | 6 | 11 | B04 |
| C09 The People Who Changed Edo's Money | 8 min | 6 | 9 | B03, B04 |
| C10 Those Who Made Counterfeit Money, and Those Who Pursued Them | 8 min | 6 | 10 | B09 |
| C11 The People Who Linked and Severed Gold and Paper Money | 8 min Time to read the in-depth book: about 33 min |
6 | 11 | B04 |
| C12 When the Credit of Paper Money Collapsed | 8 min | 6 | 11 | B11 |
| C14 Those Who Collected Coins | 6 min | 4 | 6 | B18 |
| C06 Silver Coins that Crossed the World | 8 min Time to read the in-depth book: about 35 min |
6 | 10 | B13 |
| C02 The People Who Unified Nations and Changed Money | 8 min | 6 | 11 | B08 |
Fields connected to money
| Course | Study time | Goals | Exercises | Related courses (optional) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F1 The People Who Contemplated Money | 6 min | 4 | 6 | — |
| F2 Gifts, Lending/Borrowing, and Money | 6 min | 4 | 6 | — |
| F3 Money as Depicted in Literature | 6 min | 4 | 6 | — |
| F4 Dollar, Yen, Bank—The Origin of Words | 6 min | 4 | 6 | — |
| F6 Disasters, Epidemics, and Money | 7 min | 4 | 6 | — |
| F8 Medals, Stamps, Bills of Exchange, and Money | 6 min | 4 | 6 | — |
| F5 Enjoying Coins as Art | 6 min | 4 | 6 | E5 |
| F7 Comparing Past Prices and Salaries | 6 min | 4 | 6 | E4 |
| F9 How the State and Taxes Support Money | 6 min | 4 | 6 | F1 |
| F10 Considering Digital Money from a Historical Perspective | 7 min | 4 | 6 | B11 |
68 courses, about 568 min of body text (drills, readings, country histories and the coin gallery not included)