Courses

Learn how electricity makes the neurons in your brain tick.

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

Learn the anatomy basic to understanding five musculoskeletal injuries commonly seen in primary care medicine and orthopedic clinical specialty practice. Follow hypothetical patients from injury to operating room.

A human-centered approach to the fundamentals of cell biology with a focus on the power plants of the cell - mitochondria.

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

Explore and understand your own theories of learning and leadership. Gain the tools to imagine and build the future of learning.

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

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

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

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

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

Learn how to read William Shakespeare's plays through his biography, Elizabethan and Jacobean history, and modern performance.

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

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

Study Baroque and Classical opera through Handel’s Giulio Cesare and Mozart’s Don Giovanni

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

Examine best practices in child and family policies, advocacy, financing, and pathways to scale.

Study Japanese scroll art as text and as "little movies" that immerse the viewer through visual narration. 

Mobilize people to tackle tough problems and build the capacity to thrive through the dangers of change

Learn how to face and meet today’s challenges and design a public value proposition that is both actionable and value creating.

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

Develop the skills to lead with courage and conviction through challenging times with this free, 35-minute Harvard Business School (HBS) Online lesson.

Explore Chinese history and culture from the perspective of the individual through philosophical texts, literary works, and art.

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

Build a foundation in R and learn how to wrangle, analyze, and visualize data.

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

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

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

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