Free Courses

Explore the roles that microbes play in the production, preservation, and enhancement of diverse foods in a variety of culinary traditions, and learn about the history of food fermentations.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Learn how global warming impacts human health, and the ways we can diminish those impacts.

Access to healthcare services is critical – but is it enough?

Explore and understand your own theories of learning and leadership.

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

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

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

Learn about Christianity through a study of its sacred scriptures. We will explore how diverse Christians have interpreted these writings and practiced their teachings over a 2000 year, global history.

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

This introduction to biochemistry explores the molecules of life, starting at simple building blocks and culminating in complex metabolism.

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

Explore what makes cities energizing, amazing, challenging, and perhaps humanity’s greatest invention.

Sentar las bases de conocimiento en R y aprender a discutir, analizar y visualizar datos.

Examine how great modern writers capture the intricacies of our globalized world and how their works circulate within that world to find their own audiences.

Learn how to use decision trees, the foundational algorithm for your understanding of machine learning and artificial intelligence.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Study Baroque and Classical opera through Handel’s Giulio Cesare and Mozart’s Don Giovanni

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