Free Courses

Learn the significance of electrochemistry, understanding how electrical, chemical, and mechanical energy are linked.

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

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.

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

In Remote Work Revolution for Everyone, you will learn to excel in the virtual-work landscape. You will learn how to build trust, increase productivity, use digital tools intelligently, and remain fully aligned with your remote team.

Understand how the FDA regulates pharmaceuticals and explore debates on prescription drug costs, marketing, and testing.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

An introduction to basic statistical concepts and R programming skills necessary for analyzing data in the life sciences.

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

Learn how a Culture of Health can transform your business by integrating worker, customer, community, and environmental well-being for sustainable success.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Learn how American women created, confronted, and embraced change in the 20th century while exploring ten objects from Radcliffe’s Schlesinger Library.

Learn how to create, read, update, and delete data with relational databases.

Learn probability, an essential language and set of tools for understanding data, randomness, and uncertainty.

Explore the ethical controversies of financial markets.

This course examines the Sikh scripture from a doctrinal and historical perspective by providing an overview of Sikh teachings as well as the historical context within which the scripture evolved and became canonized.