Free Courses

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Explore the impact of the conquest dynasties and the world of the Ming.

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

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

Explore and understand your own theories of learning and leadership. Gain the tools to imagine and build the future of learning.

In Remote Work Revolution for Everyone, you will learn to excel in the virtual-work landscape. You will learn how to build trust, increase productivity, use digital tools intelligently, and remain fully aligned with your remote team.

Use the case study method to study China from the rise of Deng Xiaoping to the present.

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

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

Mobilize people to tackle tough problems and build the capacity to thrive through the dangers of change

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

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

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

Learn how electricity makes the neurons in your brain tick.

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

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

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

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

HKS Executive Education and Harvard's John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences present a webinar featuring Harvard faculty Martin Wattenberg and Fernanda Viégas.

Learn about China’s origins, its integral early thinkers, and competing states and schools of thought.

Learn the anatomy basic to understanding five musculoskeletal injuries commonly seen in primary care medicine and orthopedic clinical specialty practice. Follow hypothetical patients from injury to operating room.

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

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

Traces Albert Einstein’s engagement with relativity, quantum mechanics, Nazism, nuclear weapons, philosophy, the arts, and technology.