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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
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Data Science
Online

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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Social Sciences
Online

U.S. Political Institutions: Congress, Presidency, Courts, and Bureaucracy

Examine the inner workings of the three branches of the U.S. Federal Government
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
Portrait of Emperor Taizu of the Ming dynasty
Humanities
Online

Global China: From the Mongols to the Ming

Explore the impact of the conquest dynasties and the world of the Ming.
Price
Free*
Duration
15 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
CS50AI
Computer Science
Online

CS50's Introduction to Artificial Intelligence with Python

Learn to use machine learning in Python in this introductory course on artificial intelligence.
Price
Free*
Duration
7 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Science
Online

Human Anatomy: Musculoskeletal Cases

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.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
CS50L
Computer Science
Online

CS50 for Lawyers

This course is a variant of Harvard University's introduction to computer science, CS50, designed especially for lawyers (and law students).
Price
Free*
Duration
10 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
CS50W
Programming
Online

CS50's Web Programming with Python and JavaScript

This course picks up where CS50 leaves off, diving more deeply into the design and implementation of web apps with Python, JavaScript, and SQL using frameworks like Django, React, and Bootstrap.
Price
Free*
Duration
12 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Qin Terracotta Warriors
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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Science
Online

Science & Cooking: From Haute Cuisine to Soft Matter Science (chemistry)

Top chefs and Harvard researchers explore how everyday cooking and haute cuisine can illuminate basic principles in chemistry, physics, and engineering. Learn about food molecules and how chemical reactions can affect food texture and flavor.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Data Science
Online

Data Science: Capstone

Show what you’ve learned from the Professional Certificate Program in Data Science.
Price
Free*
Duration
2 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Artist’s rendition of a distant planet
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
Ting qin tu ti poem song dynasty
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
Tangible Things
Humanities
Online

Tangible Things

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.
Price
Free*
Duration
10 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
CS50P
Programming
Online

CS50's Introduction to Programming with Python

An introduction to programming using Python, a popular language for general-purpose programming, data science, web programming, and more.
Price
Free*
Duration
9 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Health & Medicine
Online

MalariaX: Defeating Malaria from the Genes to the Globe

How can we eradicate malaria? Explore cutting-edge science and technology, and examine policies needed, to control and eliminate malaria.
Price
Free*
Duration
11 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Business
Online

Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies

Explore how entrepreneurship and innovation tackle complex social problems in emerging economies.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Opens Jun 10
Emperor Qianlong enjoying himself in snowy weather
Humanities
Online

Modern China’s Foundations: The Manchus and the Qing

Learn how the Manchus conquered the Qing and established the last of the imperial dynasties.
Price
Free*
Duration
15 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.
Price
Free*
Duration
4 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Pyramids of Giza
Art & Design
Online

Pyramids of Giza: Ancient Egyptian Art and Archaeology

Explore the archaeology, history, art, and hieroglyphs surrounding the famous Egyptian Pyramids at Giza. Learn about Old Kingdom pharaohs and elites, tombs, temples, the Sphinx, and how new technology is unlocking their secrets.
Price
Free*
Duration
8 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Rubbing from a stele depicting Confucius in the center.
Humanities
Online

China’s Political and Intellectual Foundations: From Sage Kings to Confucius

Learn about China’s origins, its integral early thinkers, and competing states and schools of thought.
Price
Free*
Duration
15 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Portrait of Empress Ci Xi
Humanities
Online

Invasions, Rebellions, and the Fall of Imperial China

An overview of modern Chinese history, including the fall of the Qing and the end of imperial China.
Price
Free*
Duration
15 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
CS50SQL
Computer Science
Online

CS50's Introduction to Databases with SQL

Learn how to create, read, update, and delete data with relational databases.
Price
Free*
Duration
7 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Various energy technologies including wind turbines, electrical lines, nuclear power plant, and solar panels
Science
Online

Energy Within Environmental Constraints

A quantitative introduction to the energy system and its environmental impacts.
Price
Free*
Duration
10 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Business
Online

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
Available now
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Art & Design
Online

18th-Century Opera: Handel & Mozart

Study Baroque and Classical opera through Handel’s Giulio Cesare and Mozart’s Don Giovanni
Price
Free*
Duration
3 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Health & Medicine
Online

Prescription Drug Regulation, Cost, and Access: Current Controversies in Context

Understand how the FDA regulates pharmaceuticals and explore debates on prescription drug costs, marketing, and testing.
Price
Free*
Duration
8 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Constellations
Humanities
Online

PredictionX: Omens, Oracles & Prophecies

An overview of divination systems, ranging from ancient Chinese bone burning to modern astrology.
Price
Free*
Duration
1 week long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Business
Online

Remote Work Revolution for Everyone

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.
Price
Free*
Duration
3 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Silver and gold cubes
Data Science
Online

Data Science: R Basics

Build a foundation in R and learn how to wrangle, analyze, and visualize data.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now

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