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Social Sciences
Online

U.S. Public Policy: Social, Economic, and Foreign Policies

Learn about public policy in America and the dynamics of American politics.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Opens Jun 24
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

American Government: Constitutional Foundations

Learn how early American politics informed the U.S. Constitution and why its promise of liberty and equality has yet to be fully realized.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Opens Jun 24
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Humanities
Online

The Path to Happiness: What Chinese Philosophy Teaches Us about the Good 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.
Price
Free*
Duration
13 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Data Science
Online

Data Science: Productivity Tools

Keep your projects organized and produce reproducible reports using GitHub, git, Unix/Linux, and RStudio.
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Free*
Duration
8 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Computer Science
Online

Introduction to Data Science with Python

Join Harvard University instructor Pavlos Protopapas in this online course to learn how to use Python to harness and analyze data.
Price
Free*
Duration
8 weeks long
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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Social Sciences
Online

HKS Executive Education Faculty Webinar: Machine Learning for Leaders

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.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Data Science
Online

Digital Humanities in Practice: From Research Questions to Results

Combine literary research with data science to find answers in unexpected ways. Learn basic coding tools to help save time and draw insights from thousands of digital documents at once.
Price
Free*
Duration
10 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Health & Medicine
Online

PredictionX: John Snow and the Cholera Epidemic of 1854

An in-depth look at the 1854 London cholera epidemic in Soho and its importance for the field of epidemiology.
Price
Free*
Duration
1 week long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Data Science
Online

Ciencia de Datos: Fundamentos de R

Sentar las bases de conocimiento en R y aprender a discutir, analizar y visualizar datos.
Price
Free*
Duration
4 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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Science
Online

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
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
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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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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.
Price
Free*
Duration
10 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Social Sciences
Online

A Darkening Horizon: Nuclear Dangers Around the World with Matthew Bunn

This free webinar from HKS Professor Matthew Bunn tours the horizon of nuclear dangers.
Price
Free*
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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Mathematics
Online

Introduction to Probability

Learn probability, an essential language and set of tools for understanding data, randomness, and uncertainty.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Science
Online

Fundamentals of Neuroscience Final Exam

The culmination of the MicroBachelors® program.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Humanities
Online

The Jewish Bible: Its History As A Physical Artifact

Join Harvard faculty in this online course to discover the physical history of the Jewish bible.
Price
Free*
Duration
6 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Health & Medicine
Online

The Health Effects of Climate Change

Learn how global warming impacts human health, and the ways we can diminish those impacts.
Price
Free*
Duration
7 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Computer Science
Online

Using Python for Research

Take your introductory knowledge of Python programming to the next level and learn how to use Python 3 for your research.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Art & Design
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Beethoven's 9th Symphony and the 19th Century Orchestra

Learn about Beethoven’s monumental 9th Symphony and forms of orchestral music.
Price
Free*
Duration
3 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Humanities
Online

Religious Literacy: Traditions and Scriptures

Learn how to better understand the rich and complex ways that religions function in historic and contemporary contexts.
Price
Free*
Duration
4 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Humanities
Online

Bioethics: The Law, Medicine, and Ethics of Reproductive Technologies and Genetics

An introduction to the study of bioethics and the application of legal and ethical reasoning.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Data Science
Online

Data Science: Inference and Modeling

Learn inference and modeling: two of the most widely used statistical tools in data analysis.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Humanities
Online

The Einstein Revolution

Traces Albert Einstein’s engagement with relativity, quantum mechanics, Nazism, nuclear weapons, philosophy, the arts, and technology.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
CS50B
Computer Science
Online

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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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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