Courses

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.

Chronic stress can exact a toll on us—physically, emotionally, and psychologically. Learn how to restore calm and take command of your life in this in-depth online course.

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

Designed for current and aspiring nonprofit leaders, this course helps learners build the confidence needed to make stronger financial decisions in mission-driven organizations.

Gain a foundational knowledge of American constitutional democracy while crafting your own civic voice and identity.

Learn about successful collaborations between families and educators and why they lead to improved outcomes for students and schools.

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

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

In today’s complex and fast-paced world, leadership isn’t limited to those with authority or expertise—it’s a practice available to anyone, at any stage of their career.

The proven advice in this essential course can help you lose weight safely—without gimmick diets. Even more important, Harvard’s nutrition experts explain how to keep the weight you lose from coming back.

Build an intuitive understanding of financial principles to better understand the market in which your organization operates, create and access value, and communicate with key stakeholders in this course from Harvard Business School (HBS) Online.

Learn how to better understand the rich and complex ways that religions function in historic and contemporary contexts.

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

Explore a practical, foundational approach for everyday management with actionable frameworks with this course from Harvard Business School (HBS) Online.

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

In partnership with the Disparities Solutions Center at Massachusetts General Hospital, this course will help you deliver high-quality health care to all through organizational change.

An introduction to the study of bioethics and the application of legal and ethical reasoning.

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

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.

Develop marketing strategies that reach and retain customers in this course from Harvard Business School (HBS) Online.

Learn to forecast the weather just by looking out your window.

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

Led by Harvard Instructors and historians, you will discover China’s return to power through political, social, and economic growth in relation to other countries.

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

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

A gentle introduction to programming that prepares you for subsequent courses in coding.

Taught by Harvard Professor Michael Sandel with insights from actor Michael B. Jordan

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!

Pain can strike any joint in your body, from your shoulders, elbows, and wrists to your hips, knees, and ankles. Don’t take the pain sitting down; your best defense is exercise.

How Great Leaders Craft and Deliver Persuasive Presentations That Sell Ideas, Inspire Teams, and Build Brands