Courses

Learn about Christianity through a study of its sacred scriptures. We will explore how diverse Christians have interpreted these writings and practiced their teachings over a 2000 year, global history.

A human-centered approach to the fundamentals of cell biology with a focus on the power plants of the cell - mitochondria.

Learn probability, an essential language and set of tools for understanding data, randomness, and uncertainty.

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

Explore the ethical controversies of financial markets.

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 the birth of modern China with a focus on the time between the fall of the Qing and the end of World War II.

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

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

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.

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

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

Learn how American women created, confronted, and embraced change in the 20th century while exploring ten objects from Radcliffe’s Schlesinger Library.

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

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

Learn the fascinating history of Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, one of the most challenging and rewarding ballets ever written.

Apply tools of single-variable calculus to create and analyze mathematical models used by real practitioners in social, life, and physical sciences.

Learn how electricity makes the neurons in your brain tick.

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

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

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 about the development of 2D and 3D interactive games in this hands-on course, as you explore the design of games such as Super Mario Bros., Pokémon, Angry Birds, and more.

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

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

Explore the archaeology, history, art, and hieroglyphs surrounding the famous Egyptian Pyramids at Giza. Learn about Old Kingdom pharaohs and elites, tombs, temples, the Sphinx, and how new technology is unlocking their secrets.

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

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

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

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.

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