Courses

Explore the ethical controversies of financial markets.

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.

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

Learn how early American politics informed the U.S. Constitution and why its promise of liberty and equality has yet to be fully realized.

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

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

Power and Influence for Positive Impact, a Harvard Business School (HBS) Online course, helps individuals develop their own power to gain influence and make an impact.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Learn about the Quran, the central sacred text of Islam, through an exploration of the rich diversity of roles and interpretations in Muslim societies.

Led by Harvard Instructors and historians, you will discover China’s return to power through political, social, and economic growth in relation to other countries.

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.

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

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

Learn how businesses thrive and grow while simultaneously solving some of the world's biggest challenges in this course from Harvard Business School (HBS) Online.

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

Explore China’s imperial period, with a focus on the Song dynasty and the role of the exam system in government.

Build a foundational understanding of AI concepts with this course from Harvard Business School (HBS) Online.

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

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.

Discover Handel’s Messiah in this installment of First Nights, which will explore five masterpieces of western music.

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

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

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.

Build a viable, valuable tech venture that can profitably scale in this course from Harvard Business School (HBS) Online.