Frequently Asked Questions

The Great Courses Signature Collection is the streaming home of thousands of hours of engaging courses designed to enrich and improve your life. Academically comprehensive and relentlessly engaging, our courses bring lifelong learners face-to-face with trusted professors and subject matter experts across a carefully curated range of topics ranging from science and history to philosophy and religion to art and literature. Always ad-free, the Great Courses Signature Collection is the place to experience the pure joy of learning—anytime, anywhere.

The Great Courses Living is the streaming home of thousands of hours of engaging courses designed to enrich and improve your life. Academically comprehensive and relentlessly engaging, our courses bring lifelong learners face-to-face with trusted professors and subject matter experts across a carefully curated range of topics ranging from health and mindfulness to hobbies and travel to finance and professional growth. Always ad-free, the Great Courses Living is the place to experience the pure joy of learning—anytime, anywhere.

The Great Courses Classics is the streaming home of thousands of hours of engaging courses designed to enrich and improve your life. Academically comprehensive and relentlessly engaging, our courses bring lifelong learners face-to-face with trusted professors and subject matter experts on topics ranging from science and history to philosophy and religion to art and literature. Carefully curated from the earliest years of The Great Courses, Classics brings you the lectures that helped define lifelong learning, with insights that remain as relevant and compelling today as when they were first released. Always ad-free, the Great Courses Classics is the place to experience the pure joy of learning—anytime, anywhere.

The Great Courses Plus is the streaming home of thousands of hours of engaging courses designed to enrich and improve your life. Academically comprehensive and relentlessly engaging, our courses bring lifelong learners face-to-face with trusted professors and subject matter experts on topics ranging from science and history to philosophy and religion to travel and professional growth. Always ad-free, the Great Courses Plus is the place to experience the pure joy of learning—anytime, anywhere..

Our library is always expanding, with new courses and digitally remastered classics added to every subscription service each and every month.

Our free trial gives you access to all courses included in your subscription on your mobile device, desktop browser, and TV-connected devices through our apps and website. Once your free trial ends, your credit card will be billed based on the membership plan you’ve selected. If you’d prefer to cancel, simply visit the My Account page and cancel in a few simple steps. If you cancel during your free trial period, you’ll retain access until that period ends and won’t be billed.

The Great Courses Plus is the best option if you are interested in more than one subscription service. With The Great Courses Plus you get access to all courses in all of the smaller subscription services for the equivalent price or lower of subscribing to two of our smaller subscription services.