Free Courses

Explore China’s imperial period, with a focus on the Song dynasty and the role of the exam system in government.

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

Explore the roles that microbes play in the production, preservation, and enhancement of diverse foods in a variety of culinary traditions, and learn about the history of food fermentations.

Examine best practices in child and family policies, advocacy, financing, and pathways to scale.

An exploration of the haunting figure at the heart of one of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays.

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.

Equipping clinicians with an up‑to‑date, comprehensive understanding of stem cell–based approaches for Parkinson’s disease, including biological rationale, current trial outcomes, comparison with existing therapies, and guidance for evidence.

Increase your quantitative reasoning skills through a deeper understanding of probability and statistics, with the engaging “Fat Chance” approach that’s made this course a favorite among learners worldwide.

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.

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

Join Harvard University instructor Pavlos Protopapas in this online course to learn how to use Python to harness and analyze data.

Expand your learning of chemistry and thermodynamics by exploring entropy, free energy, and equilibrium.

Explore acts of storytelling in Shakespeare’s Othello alongside world-class artists who interpret Othello’s story in new forms and contexts today.

Join Harvard Medical School faculty Dr. Luana Marques to use applied psychology to build personal resilience with five science-driven skills.

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

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

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

A focus on several techniques that are widely used in the analysis of high-dimensional data.

Learn about the rich diversity of Hindu sacred texts – hymns, narratives, philosophical thought – and their interpretations.

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

Learn how to create, read, update, and delete data with relational databases.

An in-depth look at the 1854 London cholera epidemic in Soho and its importance for the field of epidemiology.

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

Build a foundation in R and learn how to wrangle, analyze, and visualize data.

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

Learn about Beethoven’s monumental 9th Symphony and forms of orchestral music.

Learn how to better understand the rich and complex ways that religions function in historic and contemporary contexts.

Learn about the forces in American politics that seek to influence the electorate and shift the political landscape.

Learn to deliver high-quality primary health care at scale through national community health worker programs.

Happiness is within your control. Write your own ending.