Courses

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Learn how to read William Shakespeare's plays through his biography, Elizabethan and Jacobean history, and modern performance.

Explore the reunification of China under the Tang with a focus on aristocratic culture — from poetry to calligraphy to literature.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Explore Higher Education Teaching and its practices offered by Harvard’s Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning. Learn to create a collaborative, engaging learning environment.

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

Explore the ethical controversies of financial markets.

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

Explore the ways in which CRISPR is disrupting sectors across the economy with Harvard VPAL.

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.

Think critically about social questions such as education policy, upward income mobility, and racial disparities, and understand how big data can answer these questions as well as impact policies that lead to improved outcomes around the world.

Traces Albert Einstein’s engagement with relativity, quantum mechanics, Nazism, nuclear weapons, philosophy, the arts, and technology.

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

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.

Gain critical communication skills in writing and public speaking with this introduction to American political rhetoric.

The culmination of the MicroBachelors® program.