Courses

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.

This free webinar from HKS Professor Matthew Bunn tours the horizon of nuclear dangers.

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.

Join Harvard faculty in this online course to discover the physical history of the Jewish bible.

Learn to use R programming to apply linear models to analyze data in life sciences.

Happiness is within your control. Write your own ending.

Learn what is involved in using data wisely to build a culture of collaborative inquiry. 

Learn about China’s origins, its integral early thinkers, and competing states and schools of thought.

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

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

Reimagine global health problems with some of the leading global health thinkers and actors through a case-based biosocial framework.

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

Explore how genomic patterns help us understand infectious disease transmission.

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

Explore and understand your own theories of learning and leadership.

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

Top chefs and Harvard researchers explore how everyday cooking and haute cuisine can illuminate basic principles in chemistry, physics, and engineering. Learn about food molecules and how chemical reactions can affect food texture and flavor.

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

Learn the fundamentals of chemistry and energy, from the types of energy to atomic mass and matter to enthalpy and thermodynamics.

An introduction to basic statistical concepts and R programming skills necessary for analyzing data in the life sciences.

Perform RNA-Seq, ChIP-Seq, and DNA methylation data analyses, using open source software, including R and Bioconductor.

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

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

Learn about public policy in America and the dynamics of American politics.

Explore the underlying structures of everyday arguments and develop the tools to communicate effectively.

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

Learn skills and tools that support data science and reproducible research, to ensure you can trust your own research results, reproduce them yourself, and communicate them to others.

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

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

Learn how to protect your own data, devices, and systems from today's threats.