Free Courses

Learn about public policy in America and the dynamics of American politics.

This free webinar from HKS Professor Matthew Bunn tours the horizon of nuclear dangers.

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

Gain critical communication skills in writing and public speaking with this introduction to American political rhetoric.

Combine literary research with data science to find answers in unexpected ways. Learn basic coding tools to help save time and draw insights from thousands of digital documents at once.

Develop skills in digital research and visualization techniques across subjects and fields within the humanities.

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

Learn to use R programming to apply linear models to analyze data in life sciences.

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.

Study Japanese scroll art as text and as "little movies" that immerse the viewer through visual narration. 

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

How can we eradicate malaria? Explore cutting-edge science and technology, and examine policies needed, to control and eliminate malaria.

Perform RNA-Seq, ChIP-Seq, and DNA methylation data analyses, using open source software, including R and Bioconductor.

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.

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

Learn how to protect children from violence, exploitation, and neglect through law, policy, and practice in a human rights framework.

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

Increase your quantitative reasoning skills through a deeper understanding of probability and statistics, with the engaging “Fat Chance” approach that’s made this course a favorite among learners worldwide.

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

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

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

An exploration of the magnetic and ambivalent character of Shylock in William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.

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.

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

Use the case study method to study China from the rise of Deng Xiaoping to the present.

Explore and understand your own theories of learning and leadership.

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.

This intensive course, developed by the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR), offers a comprehensive exploration of key topics in stem cell medicine.

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