Free Courses

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

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.

Explore the Maoist period of China, from the Communist Party to the death of Mao and the reopening of China.

Use the case study method to study China from the rise of Deng Xiaoping to the present.

Join HKS Shorenstein Center Director and former TIME Editor in Chief Nancy Gibbs and colleagues for a panel discussion on the challenges facing global news-industry leaders.

Led by Nancy Gibbs, this video explores the underlying forces that are shaping today’s media environment.

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

An introduction to basic statistical concepts and R programming skills necessary for analyzing data in the life sciences.

A focus on the techniques commonly used to perform statistical inference on high throughput data.

A focus on several techniques that are widely used in the analysis of high-dimensional data.

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

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

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

Join Harvard University Professor Raj Chetty in this online course to understand how big data can be used to measure mobility and solve social problems.

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