Free Courses

Join Harvard Medical School faculty Dr. Luana Marques to use applied psychology to build personal resilience with five science-driven skills.

Keep your projects organized and produce reproducible reports using GitHub, git, Unix/Linux, and RStudio.

An introduction to basic statistical concepts and R programming skills necessary for analyzing data in the life sciences.

Learn how American women created, confronted, and embraced change in the 20th century while exploring ten objects from Radcliffe’s Schlesinger Library.

Show what you’ve learned from the Professional Certificate Program in Data Science.

An introduction to the study of bioethics and the application of legal and ethical reasoning.

Explore the birth of modern China with a focus on the time between the fall of the Qing and the end of World War II.

Take your introductory knowledge of Python programming to the next level and learn how to use Python 3 for your research.

Learn the significance of electrochemistry, understanding how electrical, chemical, and mechanical energy are linked.

Learn how to protect your own data, devices, and systems from today's threats.

An exploration of the haunting figure at the heart of one of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays.

Explore the Maoist period of China, from the Communist Party to the death of Mao and the reopening of China.

Learn advanced approaches to genomic visualization, reproducible analysis, data architecture, and exploration of cloud-scale consortium-generated genomic data.

Learn how early American politics informed the U.S. Constitution and why its promise of liberty and equality has yet to be fully realized.

Equipping clinicians with an up‑to‑date, comprehensive understanding of stem cell–based approaches for Parkinson’s disease, including biological rationale, current trial outcomes, comparison with existing therapies, and guidance for evidence.

A human-centered approach to the fundamentals of cell biology with a focus on the power plants of the cell - mitochondria.

Learn about the rich and diverse beliefs and practices of Buddhists across time and place. Experience Buddhism through its scriptures, both relationally as well as academically.

Happiness is within your control. Write your own ending.

HKS Executive Education and Harvard's John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences present a webinar featuring Harvard faculty Martin Wattenberg and Fernanda Viégas.

An in-depth look at the 1854 London cholera epidemic in Soho and its importance for the field of epidemiology.

Learn about the development of 2D and 3D interactive games in this hands-on course, as you explore the design of games such as Super Mario Bros., Pokémon, Angry Birds, and more.

Learn fundamental principles of architecture — as an academic subject or a professional career — by studying some of history’s most important buildings.

Explore the underlying structures of everyday arguments and develop the tools to communicate effectively.

The structure, annotation, normalization, and interpretation of genome scale assays.

Examine best practices in child and family policies, advocacy, financing, and pathways to scale.

The culmination of the MicroBachelors® program.

The Introduction to Nonprofit Accounting and Financial Statements webinars provide a great opportunity to learn the basic principles of nonprofit accounting.

Join Harvard University instructor Pavlos Protopapas in this online course to learn how to use Python to harness and analyze data.

This course introduces learners to Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) through the lens of TinyML (Tiny Machine Learning). Learners explore best practices to deploy, monitor, and maintain (tiny) Machine Learning models in production at scale.

Explore acts of storytelling in Shakespeare’s Othello alongside world-class artists who interpret Othello’s story in new forms and contexts today.