Free Courses

An exploration of the magnetic and ambivalent character of Shylock in William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Learn salary negotiation techniques with this free, 15-minute Harvard Business School (HBS) Online lesson taught by Mike Wheeler of Negotiation Mastery.

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

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

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.

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

Discover how neurons work together to create complex networks inside the brain.

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

Happiness is within your control. Write your own ending.

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

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

Explore the birth of modern China with a focus on the time between the fall of the Qing and the end of World War II.

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

Learn the music and cultural impact of three canonical operas from the 1800s: Les Huguenots, Das Rheingold, and Otello.

  Demonstrate your chemistry knowledge in the final exam.  

Led by Nancy Gibbs, this video explores the underlying forces that are shaping today’s media environment.

An exploration of the dynamics of contemporary China using the tools of close reading, discussion, and analysis.