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This is CS50’s introduction to computer science and tech literacy for business professionals.

Explore and understand your own theories of learning and leadership.

Learn about China’s origins, its integral early thinkers, and competing states and schools of thought.

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

Learn about Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, an iconic Romantic symphony that ushered in an era of narrative “program music.”

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

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.

Learn about the opioid epidemic in the United States, including information about treatment and recovery from opioid addiction.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

Learn about the rich diversity of Hindu sacred texts – hymns, narratives, philosophical thought – and their interpretations.

A quantitative introduction to the energy system and its environmental impacts.

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

Learn the fascinating history of Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, one of the most challenging and rewarding ballets ever written.

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

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

An overview of divination systems, ranging from ancient Chinese bone burning to modern astrology.

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

Explore the ethical controversies of financial markets.

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

Explore the roles that microbes play in the production, preservation, and enhancement of diverse foods in a variety of culinary traditions, and learn about the history of food fermentations.

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

Sentar las bases de conocimiento en R y aprender a discutir, analizar y visualizar datos.

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