Free Courses

Build a movie recommendation system and learn the science behind one of the most popular and successful data science techniques.

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

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

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

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

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

Learn about China’s origins, its integral early thinkers, and competing states and schools of thought.

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

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

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

Watch an information session featuring award-winning actress and PLC alumna Uzo Aduba.

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

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.

A human-centered approach to the fundamentals of cell biology with a focus on the power plants of the cell - mitochondria.

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

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

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

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

Learn how to use R to implement linear regression, one of the most common statistical modeling approaches 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 about the forces in American politics that seek to influence the electorate and shift the political landscape.

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

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

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

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

Learn what is involved in using data wisely to build a culture of collaborative inquiry. 

Learn advanced approaches to genomic visualization, reproducible analysis, data architecture, and exploration of cloud-scale consortium-generated genomic data.

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

An in-depth look at the 1854 London cholera epidemic in Soho and its importance for the field of epidemiology.

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