Free Courses

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

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

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

Learn how to protect children from violence, exploitation, and neglect through law, policy, and practice in a human rights framework.

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.

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

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.

Learn advanced approaches to genomic visualization, reproducible analysis, data architecture, and exploration of cloud-scale consortium-generated genomic data.

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

Discover Handel’s Messiah in this installment of First Nights, which will explore five masterpieces of western music.

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.

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.

Learn how global warming impacts human health, and the ways we can diminish those impacts.

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

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

This course is a variant of Harvard University's introduction to computer science, CS50, designed especially for lawyers (and law students).

The structure, annotation, normalization, and interpretation of genome scale assays.

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

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

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