Free Courses

Examine how cultures of the ancient world defined themselves through literature and how their vision of literature contributes to our understanding of civilization, culture, and literature today.

Learn about Beethoven’s monumental 9th Symphony and forms of orchestral music.

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

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

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.

This introduction to biochemistry explores the molecules of life, starting at simple building blocks and culminating in complex metabolism.

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

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

Learn to process and convert raw data into formats needed for analysis.  

Explore the reunification of China under the Tang with a focus on aristocratic culture — from poetry to calligraphy to literature.

An introduction to the intellectual enterprises of computer science and the art of programming.

Learn the fundamentals of chemistry and energy, from the types of energy to atomic mass and matter to enthalpy and thermodynamics.

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

Learn probability theory — essential for a data scientist — using a case study on the financial crisis of 2007–2008.

Learn to deliver high-quality primary health care at scale through national community health worker programs.

Expand your learning of chemistry and thermodynamics by exploring entropy, free energy, and equilibrium.

Discover what makes your brain tick in this third course in our introductory series in neuroscience.

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.

This course picks up where CS50 leaves off, diving more deeply into the design and implementation of web apps with Python, JavaScript, and SQL using frameworks like Django, React, and Bootstrap.

Find innovation opportunities in health care technology, management, consulting, or investing by examining health care cost, quality, and access.

Embark on a global journey to explore the past, present, and future of world literature.

Learn about the key beliefs and practices of Judaism through an examination of its sacred texts and their interpretation.

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

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

Learn introductory programming and data analysis in MATLAB, with applications to biology and medicine.

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.

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

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

Learn about the Qin and Han dynasties, and how Buddhism and ideas of self-realization influenced the medieval period.

Learn about Claudio Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo, one of the first operas ever written.