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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.

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

The culmination of the MicroBachelors® program.

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

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.

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

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

Learn to use machine learning in Python in this introductory course on artificial intelligence.

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

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

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.

Explore how genomic patterns help us understand infectious disease transmission.

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

Explore how entrepreneurs build successful businesses by moving technology from lab to market.

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

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

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

Learn about Beethoven’s monumental 9th Symphony and forms of orchestral music.

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.

Designed for current and aspiring nonprofit leaders, this course helps learners build the confidence needed to make stronger financial decisions in mission-driven organizations.

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

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.

Learn to deliver high-quality primary health care at scale through national community health worker programs.

Expand your learning of chemistry and thermodynamics by exploring entropy, free energy, and equilibrium.

Learn about Claudio Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo, one of the first operas ever written.

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

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

Join Harvard Medical School faculty Dr. Luana Marques to use applied psychology to build personal resilience with five science-driven skills.

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.