Free Courses

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

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.

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

Explore Chinese history and culture from the perspective of the individual through philosophical texts, literary works, and art.

Learn how to use decision trees, the foundational algorithm for your understanding of machine learning and artificial intelligence.

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

Learn how global warming impacts human health, and the ways we can diminish those impacts.

Gain an understanding of history, museum studies, and curation by looking at, organizing, and interpreting art, artifacts, scientific curiosities, and the stuff of everyday life.

Mobilize people to tackle tough problems and build the capacity to thrive through the dangers of change

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

An overview of modern Chinese history, including the fall of the Qing and the end of imperial China.

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

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

Develop the skills to lead with courage and conviction through challenging times with this free, 35-minute Harvard Business School (HBS) Online lesson.

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

Learn how electricity makes the neurons in your brain tick.

Explore and understand your own theories of learning and leadership. Gain the tools to imagine and build the future of learning.

An exploration of the dynamics of contemporary China using the tools of close reading, discussion, and analysis.

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

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

Learn how to use R to implement linear regression, one of the most common statistical modeling approaches in data science.

Learn about the forces in American politics that seek to influence the electorate and shift the political landscape.

Gain a foundational knowledge of American constitutional democracy while crafting your own civic voice and identity.

Discover how neurons work together to create complex networks inside the brain.

Contracts are a part of our everyday life, arising in collaboration, trust, promise and credit. How are contracts formed? What makes a contract enforceable? What happens when one party breaks a promise?

Explore the impact of the conquest dynasties and the world of the Ming.

Learn the skills and tools of improvement science to make positive changes in health, healthcare, and your daily life.

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.

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