Free Courses

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

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.

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

Sentar las bases de conocimiento en R y aprender a discutir, analizar y visualizar datos.

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

Learn how to use decision trees, the foundational algorithm for your understanding of machine learning and artificial intelligence.

This is CS50’s introduction to computer science and tech literacy for business professionals.

An introduction to the intellectual enterprises of computer science and the art of programming.

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

Learn the skills and tools of improvement science to make positive changes in health, healthcare, and your daily life.

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

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

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

Take your introductory knowledge of Python programming to the next level and learn how to use Python 3 for your research.

Learn fundamental principles of architecture — as an academic subject or a professional career — by studying some of history’s most important buildings.

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.

Learn how electricity makes the neurons in your brain tick.

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

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

The Introduction to Nonprofit Accounting and Financial Statements webinars provide a great opportunity to learn the basic principles of nonprofit accounting.

This free webinar from HKS Professor Matthew Bunn tours the horizon of nuclear dangers.

  Demonstrate your chemistry knowledge in the final exam.  

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

Learn about the Qin and Han dynasties, and how Buddhism and ideas of self-realization influenced the medieval period.

Top chefs and Harvard researchers explore how everyday cooking and haute cuisine can illuminate basic principles in chemistry, physics, and engineering. Learn about food molecules and how chemical reactions can affect food texture and flavor.

Explore the archaeology, history, art, and hieroglyphs surrounding the famous Egyptian Pyramids at Giza. Learn about Old Kingdom pharaohs and elites, tombs, temples, the Sphinx, and how new technology is unlocking their secrets.

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

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