Courses

Increase your quantitative reasoning skills through a deeper understanding of probability and statistics, with the engaging “Fat Chance” approach that’s made this course a favorite among learners worldwide.

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

Study Baroque and Classical opera through Handel’s Giulio Cesare and Mozart’s Don Giovanni

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

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.

Explore China’s imperial period, with a focus on the Song dynasty and the role of the exam system in government.

Learn basic data visualization principles and how to apply them using ggplot2.

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

Expand your learning of chemistry and thermodynamics by exploring entropy, free energy, and equilibrium.

Learn the principles guiding humanitarian response to modern emergencies, and the challenges faced in the field today.

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

Led by Nancy Gibbs, this video explores the underlying forces that are shaping today’s media environment.

Learn to program in TensorFlow Lite for microcontrollers so that you can write the code, and deploy your model to your very own tiny microcontroller. Before you know it, you’ll be implementing an entire TinyML application.

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.

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

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.

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

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

  Demonstrate your chemistry knowledge in the final exam.  

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.

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

This introduction to moral and political philosophy is one of the most popular courses taught at Harvard College.

Learn inference and modeling: two of the most widely used statistical tools in data analysis.

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

Discover how neurons work together to create complex networks inside the brain.

An introduction to the study of bioethics and the application of legal and ethical reasoning.

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

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.

HKS Executive Education and Harvard's John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences present a webinar featuring Harvard faculty Martin Wattenberg and Fernanda Viégas.

Develop the skills to lead with courage and conviction through challenging times with this free, 35-minute Harvard Business School (HBS) Online lesson.