Free Courses

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

Explore the underlying structures of everyday arguments and develop the tools to communicate effectively.

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

Apply tools of single-variable calculus to create and analyze mathematical models used by real practitioners in social, life, and physical sciences.

An introduction to the intellectual enterprises of computer science and the art of programming.

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

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

Gain an understanding of history, museum studies, and curation by looking at, organizing, and interpreting art, artifacts, scientific curiosities, and the stuff of everyday life.

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

Learn simple graphical rules that allow you to use intuitive pictures to improve study design and data analysis for causal inference.

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

Discover what makes your brain tick in this third course in our introductory series in neuroscience.

Show what you’ve learned from the Professional Certificate Program in Data Science.

An exploration of the magnetic and ambivalent character of Shylock in William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.

Examine how cultures of the ancient world defined themselves through literature and how their vision of literature contributes to our understanding of civilization, culture, and literature today.

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

Learn about successful collaborations between families and educators and why they lead to improved outcomes for students and schools.

Learn the fundamentals of chemistry and energy, from the types of energy to atomic mass and matter to enthalpy and thermodynamics.

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

Why should we care about Confucius? Explore ancient Chinese philosophy, ethics, and political theory to challenge your assumptions of what it means to be happy, live a meaningful life, and change the world.

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

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

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.

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

This is CS50’s introduction to computer science and tech literacy for business professionals.

The culmination of the MicroBachelors® program.

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

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

Top chefs and Harvard researchers explore how traditional and modernist cooking techniques can illuminate basic principles in chemistry, physics, and engineering. Learn about elasticity, viscosity, mayonnaise, baking, and more!

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