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Data Science
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Principles, Statistical and Computational Tools for Reproducible Data Science

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.
Price
Free*
Duration
8 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Humanities
Online

Structure and Function of Argument: Introduction to Critical Thinking

Explore the underlying structures of everyday arguments and develop the tools to communicate effectively.
Price
Free*
Duration
8 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Business
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Exercising Leadership: Foundational Principles

Mobilize people to tackle tough problems and build the capacity to thrive through the dangers of change
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Opens May 27
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Humanities
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Justice Today: Money, Markets, and Morals (edX)

Explore the ethical controversies of financial markets.
Price
Free*
Duration
8 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
"Ok Google"
Computer Science
Online

Applications of TinyML

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.
Price
Free*
Duration
6 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Humanities
Online

Modern Masterpieces of World Literature

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.
Price
Free*
Duration
8 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Data Science
Online

Statistics and R

An introduction to basic statistical concepts and R programming skills necessary for analyzing data in the life sciences.
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Free*
Duration
4 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Humanities
Online

Justice

This introduction to moral and political philosophy is one of the most popular courses taught at Harvard College.
Price
Free*
Duration
12 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Data Science
Online

Data Science: Linear Regression

Learn how to use R to implement linear regression, one of the most common statistical modeling approaches in data science.
Price
Free*
Duration
8 weeks long
Registration Deadline
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.
Price
Free*
Duration
5 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Humanities
Online

Sikhism Through Its Scriptures

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.
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Free*
Duration
4 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
CS50B
Computer Science
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CS50's Computer Science for Business

This is CS50’s introduction to computer science and tech literacy for business professionals.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Science
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Energy to Electrochemistry Final Exam

  Demonstrate your chemistry knowledge in the final exam.  
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Free*
Duration
4 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Humanities
Online

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.
Price
Free*
Duration
15 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Art & Design
Online

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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Free*
Duration
10 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
CS50S
Computer Science
Online

CS50's Introduction to Programming with Scratch

A gentle introduction to programming that prepares you for subsequent courses in coding.
Price
Free*
Duration
3 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Science
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Fundamentals of Neuroscience, Part 1: The Electrical Properties of the Neuron

Learn how electricity makes the neurons in your brain tick.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Humanities
Online

China’s First Empires and the Rise of Buddhism

Learn about the Qin and Han dynasties, and how Buddhism and ideas of self-realization influenced the medieval period.
Price
Free*
Duration
15 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Education & Teaching
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Leaders of Learning

Explore and understand your own theories of learning and leadership. Gain the tools to imagine and build the future of learning.
Price
Free*
Duration
10 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Health & Medicine
Online

Foundations II: Technical Introduction to Pathogen Genomic Epidemiology: Mutations, Transmission, and Phylogenetics

Explore how genomic patterns help us understand infectious disease transmission.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Art & Design
Online

Handel's Messiah and Baroque Oratorio

Discover Handel’s Messiah in this installment of First Nights, which will explore five masterpieces of western music.
Price
Free*
Duration
2 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Mathematics
Online

Calculus Applied!

Apply tools of single-variable calculus to create and analyze mathematical models used by real practitioners in social, life, and physical sciences.
Price
Free*
Duration
10 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Creating Public Value
Social Sciences
Online

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.
Price
Free*
Duration
7 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Science
Online

Super-Earths and Life

Learn about the Earth, life, and how we can search for life elsewhere in the universe.
Price
Free*
Duration
15 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Humanities
Online

Rhetoric: The Art of Persuasive Writing and Public Speaking

Gain critical communication skills in writing and public speaking with this introduction to American political rhetoric.
Price
Free*
Duration
8 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Science
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Fundamentals of Neuroscience, Part 3: The Brain

Discover what makes your brain tick in this third course in our introductory series in neuroscience.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Humanities
Online

Masterpieces of World Literature

Embark on a global journey to explore the past, present, and future of world literature.
Price
Free*
Duration
12 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
CS50CS
Computer Science
Online

CS50's Introduction to Cybersecurity

Learn how to protect your own data, devices, and systems from today's threats.
Price
Free*
Duration
5 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Social Sciences
Online

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.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Humanities
Online

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.
Price
Free*
Duration
15 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now

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