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Humanities
Online

Shakespeare’s Hamlet: The Ghost

An exploration of the haunting figure at the heart of one of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays.
Price
Free*
Duration
4 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Humanities
Online

Literati China: Examinations, Neo-Confucianism, and Later Imperial China

Explore China’s imperial period, with a focus on the Song dynasty and the role of the exam system in government.
Price
Free*
Duration
15 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Social Sciences
Online

A Darkening Horizon: Nuclear Dangers Around the World with Matthew Bunn

This free webinar from HKS Professor Matthew Bunn tours the horizon of nuclear dangers.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Art & Design
Online

18th-Century Opera: Handel & Mozart

Study Baroque and Classical opera through Handel’s Giulio Cesare and Mozart’s Don Giovanni
Price
Free*
Duration
3 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Data Science
Online

Digital Humanities in Practice: From Research Questions to Results

Combine literary research with data science to find answers in unexpected ways. Learn basic coding tools to help save time and draw insights from thousands of digital documents at once.
Price
Free*
Duration
10 weeks long
Registration Deadline
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Humanities
Online

China and Communism

Explore the Maoist period of China, from the Communist Party to the death of Mao and the reopening of China.
Price
Free*
Duration
15 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Humanities
Online

Women Making History: Ten Objects, Many Stories

Learn how American women created, confronted, and embraced change in the 20th century while exploring ten objects from Radcliffe’s Schlesinger Library.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Social Sciences
Online

Citizen Politics in America: Public Opinion, Elections, Interest Groups, and the Media

Learn about the forces in American politics that seek to influence the electorate and shift the political landscape.
Price
Free*
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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Humanities
Online

Creating Modern China: The Republican Period to the Present

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.
Price
Free*
Duration
15 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Education & Teaching
Online

Introduction to Data Wise: A Collaborative Process to Improve Learning & Teaching

Learn what is involved in using data wisely to build a culture of collaborative inquiry. 
Price
Free*
Duration
8 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Creating Public Value
Social Sciences
Online

Leadership for Purposeful Change: Creating Public Value

Learn how to face and meet today’s challenges and design a public value proposition that is both actionable and value creating.
Price
Free*
Duration
7 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Health & Medicine
Online

Humanitarian Response to Conflict and Disaster

Learn the principles guiding humanitarian response to modern emergencies, and the challenges faced in the field today.
Price
Free*
Duration
5 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Business
Online

Managing Happiness

Happiness is within your control. Write your own ending.
Price
Free*
Duration
6 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Science
Online

Fundamentals of Neuroscience, Part 1: The Electrical Properties of the Neuron

Learn how electricity makes the neurons in your brain tick.
Price
Free*
Duration
5 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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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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Humanities
Online

Masterpieces of World Literature

Embark on a global journey to explore the past, present, and future of world literature.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Business
Online

Practical Improvement Science in Health Care: A Roadmap for Getting Results

Learn the skills and tools of improvement science to make positive changes in health, healthcare, and your daily life.
Price
Free*
Duration
7 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Social Sciences
Online

Nonprofit Financial Stewardship Webinar: Introduction to Accounting and Financial Statements

The Introduction to Nonprofit Accounting and Financial Statements webinars provide a great opportunity to learn the basic principles of nonprofit accounting.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Science
Online

Fundamentals of Neuroscience, Part 2: Neurons and Networks

Discover how neurons work together to create complex networks inside the brain.
Price
Free*
Duration
6 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Data Science
Online

Data Science: Visualization

Learn basic data visualization principles and how to apply them using ggplot2.
Price
Free*
Duration
8 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Science
Online

Backyard Meteorology: The Science of Weather

Learn to forecast the weather just by looking out your window.
Price
Free*
Duration
6 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Qin Terracotta Warriors
Humanities
Online

China’s First Empires and the Rise of Buddhism

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

PredictionX: Omens, Oracles & Prophecies

An overview of divination systems, ranging from ancient Chinese bone burning to modern astrology.
Price
Free*
Duration
1 week long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Science
Online

Cell Biology: Mitochondria

A human-centered approach to the fundamentals of cell biology with a focus on the power plants of the cell - mitochondria.
Price
Free*
Duration
4 weeks long
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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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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Business
Online

Negotiating Salary

Learn salary negotiation techniques with this free, 15-minute Harvard Business School (HBS) Online lesson taught by Mike Wheeler of Negotiation Mastery.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now

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