1. Introduction to plasma kinetic theory. BBGKY hierarchy versus Klimontovich formalism. 2. Vlasov approximation. Review of plasma waves, Landau damping, and instabilities. 3. Quasilinear kinetic theory. 4. Spontaneous emission. 5. Collision integrals. Boltzmann, Landau, and Balescu-Lenard equations. 6. Formal theory of weak turbulence expansion. 7. Nonlinear susceptibilities. 8. Nonlinear wave kinetic equation. wave-wave interaction and nonlinear Landau damping. 9. Effects of spontaneous thermal fluctuations on weak turbulence processes. 10. Miscellaneous topics in coherent nonlinear effects: Large-amplitude waves, particle trapping, BGK mode, plasma echoes, coherent wave-wave interactions, solitary waves in plasmas, etc., as time permits.