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Global Health Case Studies from a Biosocial Perspective

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

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Humanities

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China Humanities: The Individual in Chinese Culture

Explore Chinese history and culture from the perspective of the individual through philosophical texts, literary works, and art.

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Humanities

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Shakespeare's Life and Work

Learn how to read William Shakespeare's plays through his biography, Elizabethan and Jacobean history, and modern performance.

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Science

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Electrochemistry

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

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Business

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Business Transformation through a Culture of Health

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

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Business

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Negotiating Salary

Learn salary negotiation techniques with this free, 15-minute Harvard Business School (HBS) Online lesson taught by Mike Wheeler of Negotiation Mastery.

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Humanities

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Cosmopolitan Tang: Aristocratic Culture in China

Explore the reunification of China under the Tang with a focus on aristocratic culture — from poetry to calligraphy to literature.

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15 weeks long

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Science

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Fundamentals of Neuroscience, Part 2: Neurons and Networks

Discover how neurons work together to create complex networks inside the brain.

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6 weeks long

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Business

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Practical Improvement Science in Health Care: A Roadmap for Getting Results

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

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7 weeks long

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Humanities

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Shakespeare’s Othello: The Moor

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

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4 weeks long

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Humanities

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Shakespeare’s Hamlet: The Ghost

An exploration of the haunting figure at the heart of one of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays.

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4 weeks long

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Data Science

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Data Science: Wrangling

Learn to process and convert raw data into formats needed for analysis.

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8 weeks long

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Computer Science

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Quantitative Methods for Biology

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

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Humanities

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The Jewish Bible: Its History As A Physical Artifact

Join Harvard faculty in this online course to discover the physical history of the Jewish bible.

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Humanities

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ChinaX Book Club: Five Authors, Five Books, Five Views of China

An exploration of the dynamics of contemporary China using the tools of close reading, discussion, and analysis.

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5 weeks long

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Computer Science

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CS50's Introduction to Cybersecurity

Learn how to protect your own data, devices, and systems from today's threats.

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5 weeks long

Available now

Humanities

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Literati China: Examinations, Neo-Confucianism, and Later Imperial China

Explore China’s imperial period, with a focus on the Song dynasty and the role of the exam system in government.

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15 weeks long

Available now

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Business

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Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies

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

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Data Science

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Data Science: Visualization

Learn basic data visualization principles and how to apply them using ggplot2.

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8 weeks long

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Social Sciences

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Leadership for Purposeful Change: Creating Public Value

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

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7 weeks long

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Data Science

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Data Science: R Basics

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

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Humanities

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PredictionX: Omens, Oracles & Prophecies

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

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1 week long

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Social Sciences

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Child Protection: Children's Rights in Theory and Practice

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

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16 weeks long

Available now

Computer Science

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Data Science: Building Machine Learning Models

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

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8 weeks long

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Humanities

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Masterpieces of World Literature

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

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Education & Teaching

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Introduction to Data Wise: A Collaborative Process to Improve Learning & Teaching

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

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8 weeks long

Available now

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Social Sciences

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Nonprofit Financial Stewardship Webinar: Introduction to Accounting and Financial Statements

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

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Art & Design

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The Architectural Imagination

Learn fundamental principles of architecture — as an academic subject or a professional career — by studying some of history’s most important buildings.

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Science

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Cell Biology: Mitochondria

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

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4 weeks long

Available now

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Health & Medicine

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Humanitarian Response to Conflict and Disaster

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

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5 weeks long

Available now

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Global Health Case Studies from a Biosocial Perspective

China Humanities: The Individual in Chinese Culture

Shakespeare's Life and Work

Electrochemistry

Business Transformation through a Culture of Health

Negotiating Salary

Cosmopolitan Tang: Aristocratic Culture in China

Fundamentals of Neuroscience, Part 2: Neurons and Networks

Practical Improvement Science in Health Care: A Roadmap for Getting Results

Shakespeare’s Othello: The Moor

Shakespeare’s Hamlet: The Ghost

Data Science: Wrangling

Quantitative Methods for Biology

The Jewish Bible: Its History As A Physical Artifact

ChinaX Book Club: Five Authors, Five Books, Five Views of China

CS50's Introduction to Cybersecurity

Literati China: Examinations, Neo-Confucianism, and Later Imperial China

Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies

Data Science: Visualization

Leadership for Purposeful Change: Creating Public Value

Data Science: R Basics

PredictionX: Omens, Oracles & Prophecies

Child Protection: Children's Rights in Theory and Practice

Data Science: Building Machine Learning Models

Masterpieces of World Literature

Introduction to Data Wise: A Collaborative Process to Improve Learning & Teaching

Nonprofit Financial Stewardship Webinar: Introduction to Accounting and Financial Statements

The Architectural Imagination

Cell Biology: Mitochondria

Humanitarian Response to Conflict and Disaster

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