Great Courses on Kanopy

The Great Courses Library Collection is a highly-acclaimed lecture series taught by award-winning experts and professors from respected institutions.

Information about how the new ticket system in Kanopy affects The Great Courses

As of November 1st, 2023, Kanopy has made some changes to their play credit system. Instead of having 5 play credits per month, you instead have 10 “tickets” per month. Each title on Kanopy will be worth a varying number of tickets, and you are able to choose how to use your monthly allotment of tickets to watch films, series, and The Great Courses.

Previously, patrons had a separate allotment of 2 play credits per month exclusively for The Great Courses, in addition to the 5 play credits for the rest of Kanopy. Now, with the new ticket system, The Great Courses are considered “episodic content” alongside the TV series that are available on Kanopy, and will fall under the new 10 ticket system. This means that The Great Courses is no longer separate from the rest of the Kanopy collection for the purposes of the monthly allotted viewing tickets. 

For an in-depth explanation of the new system, including the ticket breakdown for episodic content, please visit the Kanopy Streaming Guide.

The Great Courses cover many subject areas, including:

•  Economics & Finance
•  Food & Wine
•  Health, Fitness & Nutrition
•  History
•  Hobby & Leisure
•  Literature & Language
•  Mathematics
•  Music & Fine Arts
•  Philosophy & Religion
•  Professional & Personal Growth
•  Science
•  Travel

Each course includes a course guidebook as supplementary material.

Since Great Courses are accessed via Kanopy, a Kanopy account is required to view videos. Please see our Kanopy Streaming Guide for instructions and notes on:

• creating a Kanopy account
• watching Kanopy/Great Courses in a web browser or in mobile or TV apps
• data usage tips
• frequently asked questions

Note: Unlike many Kanopy videos, Great Courses do not have Public Performance Rights (PPR).

Access Great Courses on Kanopy (Everywhere for Vancouver residents)