Free Courses

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

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.

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

Discover what makes your brain tick in this third course in our introductory series in neuroscience.

This is CS50’s introduction to computer science and tech literacy for business professionals.

Learn about the Quran, the central sacred text of Islam, through an exploration of the rich diversity of roles and interpretations in Muslim societies.

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

Learn the principles guiding humanitarian response to modern emergencies, and the challenges faced in the field today.

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

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

Learn probability, an essential language and set of tools for understanding data, randomness, and uncertainty.

Keep your projects organized and produce reproducible reports using GitHub, git, Unix/Linux, and RStudio.

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

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

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

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

Learn about Christianity through a study of its sacred scriptures. We will explore how diverse Christians have interpreted these writings and practiced their teachings over a 2000 year, global history.

An introduction to basic statistical concepts and R programming skills necessary for analyzing data in the life sciences.

This introduction to biochemistry explores the molecules of life, starting at simple building blocks and culminating in complex metabolism.

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

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.

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

Learn the fundamentals of chemistry and energy, from the types of energy to atomic mass and matter to enthalpy and thermodynamics.

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

Top chefs and Harvard researchers explore how traditional and modernist cooking techniques can illuminate basic principles in chemistry, physics, and engineering. Learn about elasticity, viscosity, mayonnaise, baking, and more!

Explore the impact of the conquest dynasties and the world of the Ming.

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

Explore and understand your own theories of learning and leadership.

The Introduction to Nonprofit Accounting and Financial Statements webinars provide a great opportunity to learn the basic principles of nonprofit accounting.