Free Courses

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.

Examine how cultures of the ancient world defined themselves through literature and how their vision of literature contributes to our understanding of civilization, culture, and literature today.

How can we eradicate malaria? Explore cutting-edge science and technology, and examine policies needed, to control and eliminate malaria.

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

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

HKS Executive Education and Harvard's John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences present a webinar featuring Harvard faculty Martin Wattenberg and Fernanda Viégas.

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

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

  Demonstrate your chemistry knowledge in the final exam.  

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

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

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

In Remote Work Revolution for Everyone, you will learn to excel in the virtual-work landscape. You will learn how to build trust, increase productivity, use digital tools intelligently, and remain fully aligned with your remote team.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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