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Humanities
Online

Ancient Masterpieces of World Literature

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.
Price
Free*
Duration
6 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Opens Mar 11
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Business
Online

Exercising Leadership: Foundational Principles

Mobilize people to tackle tough problems and build the capacity to thrive through the dangers of change
Price
Free*
Duration
4 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Health & Medicine
Online

Building Personal Resilience: Managing Anxiety and Mental Health

Join Harvard Medical School faculty Dr. Luana Marques to use applied psychology to build personal resilience with five science-driven skills.
Price
Free*
Duration
6 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Computer Science
Online

Fundamentals of TinyML

Focusing on the basics of machine learning and embedded systems, such as smartphones, this course will introduce you to the “language” of TinyML.
Price
Free*
Duration
5 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Science
Online

Super-Earths and Life

Learn about the Earth, life, and how we can search for life elsewhere in the universe.
Price
Free*
Duration
15 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Health & Medicine
Online

The Opioid Crisis in America

Learn about the opioid epidemic in the United States, including information about treatment and recovery from opioid addiction.
Price
Free*
Duration
10 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Data Science
Online

Data Science: Inference and Modeling

Learn inference and modeling: two of the most widely used statistical tools in data analysis.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Opens Apr 15
Electrochemistry
Science
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Electrochemistry

Learn the significance of electrochemistry, understanding how electrical, chemical, and mechanical energy are linked.
Price
Free*
Duration
10 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Computer Science
Online

Quantitative Methods for Biology

Learn introductory programming and data analysis in MATLAB, with applications to biology and medicine.
Price
Free*
Duration
10 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Data Science
Online

Data Science: Probability

Learn probability theory — essential for a data scientist — using a case study on the financial crisis of 2007–2008.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Data Science
Online

Causal Diagrams: Draw Your Assumptions Before Your Conclusions

Learn simple graphical rules that allow you to use intuitive pictures to improve study design and data analysis for causal inference.
Price
Free*
Duration
9 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Data Science
Online

Introduction to Digital Humanities

Develop skills in digital research and visualization techniques across subjects and fields within the humanities.
Price
Free*
Duration
7 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Health & Medicine
Online

Strengthening Community Health Worker Programs

Learn to deliver high-quality primary health care at scale through national community health worker programs.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Humanities
Online

Modern Masterpieces of World Literature

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.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Data Science
Online

Data Science: Capstone

Show what you’ve learned from the Professional Certificate Program in Data Science.
Price
Free*
Duration
2 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Social Sciences
Online

American Government: Constitutional Foundations

Learn how early American politics informed the U.S. Constitution and why its promise of liberty and equality has yet to be fully realized.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Programming
Online

MLOps for Scaling TinyML

This course introduces learners to Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) through the lens of TinyML (Tiny Machine Learning). Learners explore best practices to deploy, monitor, and maintain (tiny) Machine Learning models in production at scale.
Price
Free*
Duration
7 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Opens Feb 25
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Education & Teaching
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Leaders of Learning Essentials

Explore and understand your own theories of learning and leadership.
Price
Free*
Duration
5 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Art & Design
Online

Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring: Modernism, Ballet, and Riots

Learn the fascinating history of Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, one of the most challenging and rewarding ballets ever written.
Price
Free*
Duration
3 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Business
Online

Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies

Explore how entrepreneurship and innovation tackle complex social problems in emerging economies.
Price
Free*
Duration
6 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Business
Online

Business Transformation through a Culture of Health

Learn how a Culture of Health can transform your business by integrating worker, customer, community, and environmental well-being for sustainable success.
Price
Free*
Duration
9 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Humanities
Online

Japanese Books: From Manuscript to Print

Study Japanese scroll art as text and as "little movies" that immerse the viewer through visual narration. 
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Social Sciences
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CitiesX: The Past, Present and Future of Urban Life

Explore what makes cities energizing, amazing, challenging, and perhaps humanity’s greatest invention.
Price
Free*
Duration
11 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Health & Medicine
Online

The Health Effects of Climate Change

Learn how global warming impacts human health, and the ways we can diminish those impacts.
Price
Free*
Duration
7 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Health & Medicine
Online

Lessons from Ebola: Preventing the Next Pandemic

Understanding the context for the Ebola outbreak: What went right, what went wrong, and how we can all do better.
Price
Free*
Duration
4 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Science
Online

Food Fermentation: The Science of Cooking with Microbes

Explore the roles that microbes play in the production, preservation, and enhancement of diverse foods in a variety of culinary traditions, and learn about the history of food fermentations.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Humanities
Online

Cosmopolitan Tang: Aristocratic Culture in China

Explore the reunification of China under the Tang with a focus on aristocratic culture — from poetry to calligraphy to literature.
Price
Free*
Duration
15 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Humanities
Online

Contemporary China: The People's Republic, Taiwan, and Hong Kong

Use the case study method to study China from the rise of Deng Xiaoping to the present.
Price
Free*
Duration
15 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Computer Science
Online

Data Science: Building Machine Learning Models

Build a movie recommendation system and learn the science behind one of the most popular and successful data science techniques.
Price
Free*
Duration
8 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Education & Teaching
Online

Early Childhood Development: Global Strategies for Interventions

Examine best practices in child and family policies, advocacy, financing, and pathways to scale.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now

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