Free Courses

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.

Join Harvard Medical School faculty Dr. Luana Marques to use applied psychology to build personal resilience with five science-driven skills.

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

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

Equipping clinicians with an up‑to‑date, comprehensive understanding of stem cell–based approaches for Parkinson’s disease, including biological rationale, current trial outcomes, comparison with existing therapies, and guidance for evidence.

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

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

Learn about the Earth, life, and how we can search for life elsewhere in the universe.

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

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

This course examines the Sikh scripture from a doctrinal and historical perspective by providing an overview of Sikh teachings as well as the historical context within which the scripture evolved and became canonized.

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

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

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

Learn about Claudio Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo, one of the first operas ever written.

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.

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

Learn skills and tools that support data science and reproducible research, to ensure you can trust your own research results, reproduce them yourself, and communicate them to others.

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

The culmination of the MicroBachelors® program.

Learn how to better understand the rich and complex ways that religions function in historic and contemporary contexts.

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

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

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.

Build a foundation in R and learn how to wrangle, analyze, and visualize data.

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

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.

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

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

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