Free Courses

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

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

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

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

Develop the skills to lead with courage and conviction through challenging times with this free, 35-minute Harvard Business School (HBS) Online lesson.

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

This intensive course, developed by the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR), offers a comprehensive exploration of key topics in stem cell medicine.

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

Learn to forecast the weather just by looking out your window.

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

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

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

Learn inference and modeling: two of the most widely used statistical tools in data analysis.

This free webinar from HKS Professor Matthew Bunn tours the horizon of nuclear dangers.

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

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

This introduction to moral and political philosophy is one of the most popular courses taught at Harvard College.

Learn probability, an essential language and set of tools for understanding data, randomness, and uncertainty.

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

Learn how to use R to implement linear regression, one of the most common statistical modeling approaches in data science.

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

Study Japanese scroll art as text and as "little movies" that immerse the viewer through visual narration. 

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

Expand your learning of chemistry and thermodynamics by exploring entropy, free energy, and equilibrium.

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.

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

Learn the music and cultural impact of three canonical operas from the 1800s: Les Huguenots, Das Rheingold, and Otello.

  Demonstrate your chemistry knowledge in the final exam.  

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

Learn probability theory — essential for a data scientist — using a case study on the financial crisis of 2007–2008.