Free Courses

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.

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.

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

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

Find innovation opportunities in health care technology, management, consulting, or investing by examining health care cost, quality, and access.

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

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

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

Join Harvard faculty in this online course to discover the physical history of the Jewish bible.

Learn about successful collaborations between families and educators and why they lead to improved outcomes for students and schools.

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

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

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

Happiness is within your control. Write your own ending.

Discover what makes your brain tick in this third course in our introductory series in neuroscience.

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

Gain critical communication skills in writing and public speaking with this introduction to American political rhetoric.

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

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

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

Get the opportunity to see TinyML in practice. You will see examples of TinyML applications, and learn first-hand how to train these models for tiny applications such as keyword spotting, visual wake words, and gesture recognition.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A quantitative introduction to the energy system and its environmental impacts.

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