Free Courses

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.

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.

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.

Understand how the FDA regulates pharmaceuticals and explore debates on prescription drug costs, marketing, and testing.

Learn to process and convert raw data into formats needed for analysis.  

Reimagine global health problems with some of the leading global health thinkers and actors through a case-based biosocial framework.

Explore what makes cities energizing, amazing, challenging, and perhaps humanity’s greatest invention.

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

Learn the fascinating history of Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, one of the most challenging and rewarding ballets ever written.

Learn about the rich and diverse beliefs and practices of Buddhists across time and place. Experience Buddhism through its scriptures, both relationally as well as academically.

Explore how entrepreneurship and innovation tackle complex social problems in emerging economies.

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.

How can we eradicate malaria? Explore cutting-edge science and technology, and examine policies needed, to control and eliminate malaria.

Learn how to use decision trees, the foundational algorithm for your understanding of machine learning and artificial intelligence.

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

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

Learn about Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, an iconic Romantic symphony that ushered in an era of narrative “program music.”

This free webinar from HKS Professor Matthew Bunn tours the horizon of nuclear dangers.

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

Learn to use machine learning in Python in this introductory course on artificial intelligence.

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

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

Learn about Claudio Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo, one of the first operas ever written.

Learn to use R programming to apply linear models to analyze data in life sciences.

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.

Learn about the development of 2D and 3D interactive games in this hands-on course, as you explore the design of games such as Super Mario Bros., Pokémon, Angry Birds, and more.

Explore and understand your own theories of learning and leadership.

Learn inference and modeling: two of the most widely used statistical tools in data analysis.

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

Learn about the key beliefs and practices of Judaism through an examination of its sacred texts and their interpretation.