Courses

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

Apply tools of single-variable calculus to create and analyze mathematical models used by real practitioners in social, life, and physical sciences.

A quantitative introduction to the energy system and its environmental impacts.

Develop skills in digital research and visualization techniques across subjects and fields within the humanities.

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.

Understanding the context for the Ebola outbreak: What went right, what went wrong, and how we can all do better.

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

Experts from Harvard Medical School explain how to recognize risk factors, symptoms, and treatment of cataracts as well as glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and AMD (age-related macular degeneration).

A lot can go wrong with your feet, from sprains, fractures, and fungal infections to bunions, plantar fasciitis, and peripheral neuropathy, among other issues. Learn how to treat the full range of foot conditions—and how to prevent them.

Doing simple stretching exercises just two or three times a week can dramatically help you increase flexibility, improve balance, and relieve pain caused by muscle and joint stiffness.

Panic attacks, phobias, social anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can disrupt your life. Find out what you can do to manage these conditions and others.

Anyone dealing with urinary and/or fecal incontinence will learn in this course about causes and symptoms as well as diagnosis options and best treatments. Discover, too, a host of effective preventive measures that can enhance your quality of life.

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

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

Gain critical communication skills in writing and public speaking with this introduction to American political rhetoric.