Courses

Designed for individuals and teams, this Harvard Online course taught by preeminent Harvard Professor Mahzarin Banaji teaches the science of hidden bias and strategies to counter its impact in the workplace.

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.

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

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 about the Quran, the central sacred text of Islam, through an exploration of the rich diversity of roles and interpretations in Muslim societies.

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.

Taught by Harvard Professor Julia Minson with insights from producer and musician Jack Antonoff

An exploration of the magnetic and ambivalent character of Shylock in William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.

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

Learn fundamental principles of architecture — as an academic subject or a professional career — by studying some of history’s most important buildings.

In the past year, there have been a number of very significant clinical changes that affect the way we diagnose, treat, and rehabilitate sports injuries incurred by elite athletes, weekend warriors, and patients with active lifestyles.

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.

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

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.

The pandemic has rapidly accelerated a transition to the use of digital mental health tools for both the prevention and treatment of mental health symptoms.

Explore the risks and rewards of data privacy and collection.

Master the art of aligning structures, systems, talent, and processes to execute a winning strategy. Leverage powerful systems for performance measurement and management control to chart a path toward short and long-term success.

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

This highly interactive and experiential executive program is designed to train executive leadership development professionals from around the world, including consultants, teachers and trainers.

Taught by Harvard Faculty Jody Freeman with insights from comedian and actor Amy Poehler

Build a foundational understanding of AI concepts with this course from Harvard Business School (HBS) Online.

Master the tools and tactics you need to excel in decision-making, implementation, organizational learning, and change management to move your organization forward with this course from Harvard Business School (HBS) Online.

This program will introduce you to theoretical aspects of learning and the principles of effective teaching, focusing on novel methods to enhance long-term retention and learning.

Explore what makes cities energizing, amazing, challenging, and perhaps humanity’s greatest invention.

Data Science and AI Principles is a Harvard Online course that gives you an overview of data science and AI systems with a nearly code- and math-free introduction to prediction, causality, visualization, data wrangling, privacy, ethics.

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.

This multi-course program from Harvard Business School (HBS) Online will help you develop a digital-first mindset and learn critical skills you can use to elevate your career and advance your organization’s strategic goals.

This multi-course program from Harvard Business School (HBS) Online will enable leaders to ignite their careers with a combination of vital and forward-looking business skills, self-reflection, and an cohort based learning experience.  

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

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