Free Courses

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

An introduction to the study of bioethics and the application of legal and ethical reasoning.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Explore the ethical controversies of financial markets.

Join Harvard University instructor Pavlos Protopapas in this online course to learn how to use Python to harness and analyze data.

Learn the fundamentals of chemistry and energy, from the types of energy to atomic mass and matter to enthalpy and thermodynamics.

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

Perform RNA-Seq, ChIP-Seq, and DNA methylation data analyses, using open source software, including R and Bioconductor.

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

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

Top chefs and Harvard researchers explore how traditional and modernist cooking techniques can illuminate basic principles in chemistry, physics, and engineering. Learn about elasticity, viscosity, mayonnaise, baking, and more!

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

Examine best practices in child and family policies, advocacy, financing, and pathways to scale.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This introduction to biochemistry explores the molecules of life, starting at simple building blocks and culminating in complex metabolism.

The structure, annotation, normalization, and interpretation of genome scale assays.