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Learn introductory programming and data analysis in MATLAB, with applications to biology and medicine.

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

An introduction to programming using Python, a popular language for general-purpose programming, data science, web programming, and more.

Learn how to better understand the rich and complex ways that religions function in historic and contemporary contexts.

Explore what makes cities energizing, amazing, challenging, and perhaps humanity’s greatest invention.

Why should we care about Confucius? Explore ancient Chinese philosophy, ethics, and political theory to challenge your assumptions of what it means to be happy, live a meaningful life, and change the world.

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

Discover how pathogen genomics informs public health decisions and practice.

Explore the Maoist period of China, from the Communist Party to the death of Mao and the reopening of China.

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

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

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

Learn how the Manchus conquered the Qing and established the last of the imperial dynasties.

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

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

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

Learn how to protect children from violence, exploitation, and neglect through law, policy, and practice in a human rights framework.

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

Explore the underlying structures of everyday arguments and develop the tools to communicate effectively.

Learn inference and modeling: two of the most widely used statistical tools in data analysis.

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

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

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

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.

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 the principles guiding humanitarian response to modern emergencies, and the challenges faced in the field today.

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

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

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

Explore how entrepreneurship and innovation tackle complex social problems in emerging economies.