Free Courses

An introduction to programming using Python, a popular language for general-purpose programming, data science, web programming, and more.

Find innovation opportunities in health care technology, management, consulting, or investing by examining health care cost, quality, and access.

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

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

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

Learn how a Culture of Health can transform your business by integrating worker, customer, community, and environmental well-being for sustainable success.

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

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

A gentle introduction to programming that prepares you for subsequent courses in coding.

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

Learn about public policy in America and the dynamics of American politics.

Learn how to use R to implement linear regression, one of the most common statistical modeling approaches in data science.

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.

Examine how great modern writers capture the intricacies of our globalized world and how their works circulate within that world to find their own audiences.

Examine the inner workings of the three branches of the U.S. Federal Government

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

Learn about the Qin and Han dynasties, and how Buddhism and ideas of self-realization influenced the medieval period.

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

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

Learn fundamental principles of architecture — as an academic subject or a professional career — by studying some of history’s most important buildings.