Courses

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

This course picks up where CS50 leaves off, diving more deeply into the design and implementation of web apps with Python, JavaScript, and SQL using frameworks like Django, React, and Bootstrap.

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

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

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

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

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

Discover Handel’s Messiah in this installment of First Nights, which will explore five masterpieces of western music.

A gentle introduction to programming that prepares you for subsequent courses in coding.

  Demonstrate your chemistry knowledge in the final exam.  

Learn how global warming impacts human health, and the ways we can diminish those impacts.

Join Harvard Medical School faculty Dr. Luana Marques to use applied psychology to build personal resilience with five science-driven skills.

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

Explore the impact of the conquest dynasties and the world of the Ming.

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.

How can we eradicate malaria? Explore cutting-edge science and technology, and examine policies needed, to control and eliminate malaria.

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

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.

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

Discover what makes your brain tick in this third course in our introductory series in neuroscience.

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

Learn about Beethoven’s monumental 9th Symphony and forms of orchestral music.

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

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.

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

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 is CS50’s introduction to computer science and tech literacy for business professionals.

An overview of modern Chinese history, including the fall of the Qing and the end of imperial China.

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