Courses

An introduction to programming using Python, a popular language for general-purpose programming, data science, web programming, and more.

An in-depth look at the 1854 London cholera epidemic in Soho and its importance for the field of epidemiology.

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.

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.

Explore the ethical controversies of financial markets.

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

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

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

Learn the significance of electrochemistry, understanding how electrical, chemical, and mechanical energy are linked.

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

Join Harvard University instructor Pavlos Protopapas in this online course to learn how to use Python to harness and analyze data.

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

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

Learn how to create, read, update, and delete data with relational databases.

Learn about the rich and diverse beliefs and practices of Buddhists across time and place. Experience Buddhism through its scriptures, both relationally as well as academically.

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

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

Learn how American women created, confronted, and embraced change in the 20th century while exploring ten objects from Radcliffe’s Schlesinger Library.

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

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

Explore the Maoist period of China, from the Communist Party to the death of Mao and the reopening of China.

Explore acts of storytelling in Shakespeare’s Othello alongside world-class artists who interpret Othello’s story in new forms and contexts today.

Learn advanced approaches to genomic visualization, reproducible analysis, data architecture, and exploration of cloud-scale consortium-generated genomic data.

An exploration of the haunting figure at the heart of one of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays.

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

Happiness is within your control. Write your own ending.

Embark on a global journey to explore the past, present, and future of world literature.

This course examines the Sikh scripture from a doctrinal and historical perspective by providing an overview of Sikh teachings as well as the historical context within which the scripture evolved and became canonized.

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

Why should we care about Confucius? Explore ancient Chinese philosophy, ethics, and political theory to challenge your assumptions of what it means to be happy, live a meaningful life, and change the world.