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Join Harvard faculty in this online course to discover the physical history of the Jewish bible.

This course is a variant of Harvard University's introduction to computer science, CS50, designed especially for lawyers (and law students).

Apply tools of single-variable calculus to create and analyze mathematical models used by real practitioners in social, life, and physical sciences.

Explore how entrepreneurs build successful businesses by moving technology from lab to market.

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

Explore how entrepreneurship and innovation tackle complex social problems in emerging economies.

Examine the inner workings of the three branches of the U.S. Federal Government

Reimagine global health problems with some of the leading global health thinkers and actors through a case-based biosocial framework.

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

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

Top chefs and Harvard researchers explore how traditional and modernist cooking techniques can illuminate basic principles in chemistry, physics, and engineering. Learn about elasticity, viscosity, mayonnaise, baking, and more!

A gentle introduction to programming that prepares you for subsequent courses in coding.

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

Learn about the Earth, life, and how we can search for life elsewhere in the universe.

Examine how great modern writers capture the intricacies of our globalized world and how their works circulate within that world to find their own audiences.

In Remote Work Revolution for Everyone, you will learn to excel in the virtual-work landscape. You will learn how to build trust, increase productivity, use digital tools intelligently, and remain fully aligned with your remote team.

The culmination of the MicroBachelors® program.

Learn how to face and meet today’s challenges and design a public value proposition that is both actionable and value creating.

This introduction to moral and political philosophy is one of the most popular courses taught at Harvard College.

Learn skills and tools that support data science and reproducible research, to ensure you can trust your own research results, reproduce them yourself, and communicate them to others.

An introduction to programming using Python, a popular language for general-purpose programming, data science, web programming, and more.

Designed for current and aspiring nonprofit leaders, this course helps learners build the confidence needed to make stronger financial decisions in mission-driven organizations.

Learn about Christianity through a study of its sacred scriptures. We will explore how diverse Christians have interpreted these writings and practiced their teachings over a 2000 year, global history.

A focus on several techniques that are widely used in the analysis of high-dimensional data.

Understand how the FDA regulates pharmaceuticals and explore debates on prescription drug costs, marketing, and testing.

Why should we care about Confucius? Explore ancient Chinese philosophy, ethics, and political theory to challenge your assumptions of what it means to be happy, live a meaningful life, and change the world.

Access to healthcare services is critical – but is it enough?

Study Baroque and Classical opera through Handel’s Giulio Cesare and Mozart’s Don Giovanni

Learn how electricity makes the neurons in your brain tick.

Learn to use machine learning in Python in this introductory course on artificial intelligence.