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Humanities
Online

ChinaX Book Club: Five Authors, Five Books, Five Views of China

An exploration of the dynamics of contemporary China using the tools of close reading, discussion, and analysis.
Price
Free*
Duration
5 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Basic Platform Framework
Business
Online

Winning with Digital Platforms

Thrive in the age of digital platforms in this course from Harvard Business School (HBS) Online.
Price
$1,850
Duration
5 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Art & Design
Online
Online Live

A.I., Machine Learning, and the Built Environment

A non-technical introduction to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning that challenges participants to immediately apply their learnings and develop their own AI innovations with peers.
Price
$1,450 - $1,650
Registration Deadline
Register by Jan 15
White and gold opera mask
Art & Design
Online

18th-Century Opera: Handel & Mozart

Study Baroque and Classical opera through Handel’s Giulio Cesare and Mozart’s Don Giovanni
Price
Free*
Duration
3 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Ting qin tu ti poem song dynasty
Humanities
Online

Literati China: Examinations, Neo-Confucianism, and Later Imperial China

Explore China’s imperial period, with a focus on the Song dynasty and the role of the exam system in government.
Price
Free*
Duration
15 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
mountain with snow
Business
Online

Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business (CLIMB)

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.  
Price
$15,000
Duration
52 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Clarify, Ideate, Develop, and Implement
Art & Design
Online

Design Thinking and Innovation

Design Thinking and Innovation from Harvard Business School (HBS) Online will teach you how to leverage fundamental design thinking principles and innovative problem-solving tools to address business challenges.
Price
$1,850
Duration
7 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Business
Online

AI Essentials for Business

Build a foundational understanding of AI concepts with this course from Harvard Business School (HBS) Online.
Price
$1,850
Duration
4 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
in-vitro fertilization under a microscope.
Humanities
Online

Bioethics: The Law, Medicine, and Ethics of Reproductive Technologies and Genetics

An introduction to the study of bioethics and the application of legal and ethical reasoning.
Price
Free*
Duration
10 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Woman leading her team
Business
Online

Launching Tech Ventures

Build a viable, valuable tech venture that can profitably scale in this course from Harvard Business School (HBS) Online.
Price
$1,850
Duration
5 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Constellations
Humanities
Online

PredictionX: Omens, Oracles & Prophecies

An overview of divination systems, ranging from ancient Chinese bone burning to modern astrology.
Price
Free*
Duration
1 week long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Portrait of Empress Ci Xi
Humanities
Online

Invasions, Rebellions, and the Fall of Imperial China

An overview of modern Chinese history, including the fall of the Qing and the end of imperial China.
Price
Free*
Duration
15 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Mao addressing followers
Humanities
Online

China and Communism

Explore the Maoist period of China, from the Communist Party to the death of Mao and the reopening of China.
Price
Free*
Duration
15 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Women carrying signs in a protest march
Humanities
Online

Women Making History: Ten Objects, Many Stories

Learn how American women created, confronted, and embraced change in the 20th century while exploring ten objects from Radcliffe’s Schlesinger Library.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
Three scenes from Xixiang Ji, translated as Romance of the Western Chamber, from the Ming Dynasty.
Humanities
Online

China Humanities: The Individual in Chinese Culture

Explore Chinese history and culture from the perspective of the individual through philosophical texts, literary works, and art.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
A sign that says vote with a group of people in the background
Social Sciences
Online

Citizen Politics in America: Public Opinion, Elections, Interest Groups, and the Media

Learn about the forces in American politics that seek to influence the electorate and shift the political landscape.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
Building rooftops overlooking a body of water
Humanities
Online

Modern Masterpieces 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.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
Woman leading her team
Business
Online

Organizational Leadership

Elevate your leadership skills to take your organization to the next level in this course from Harvard Business School (HBS) Online.
Price
$1,850
Duration
7 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Shanghai
Humanities
Online

Contemporary China: The People's Republic, Taiwan, and Hong Kong

Use the case study method to study China from the rise of Deng Xiaoping to the present.
Price
Free*
Duration
15 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Business
Online

Disruptive Strategy

Strengthen your capacity to make innovation a reality, and unlock your potential to create executive-level strategies, organize for innovation, and discover customer jobs to be done in this course from Harvard Business School (HBS) Online.
Price
$1,850
Duration
6 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Scroll with "We the People" written at the top
Social Sciences
Online

American Government: Constitutional Foundations

Learn how early American politics informed the U.S. Constitution and why its promise of liberty and equality has yet to be fully realized.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Data Science
Online

Introduction to Digital Humanities

Develop skills in digital research and visualization techniques across subjects and fields within the humanities.
Price
Free*
Duration
7 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
"Memorial Arch to a "Virtuous Widow," Chengtu Plain."1913
Humanities
Online

Creating Modern China: The Republican Period to the Present

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.
Price
Free*
Duration
15 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Family walking in green park with city landscape in the background
Health & Medicine
Online

The Health Effects of Climate Change

Learn how global warming impacts human health, and the ways we can diminish those impacts.
Price
Free*
Duration
7 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
walkable cities
Art & Design
In-Person

The Walkable City

Join Join Jeff Speck, author of the best-selling Walkable City, for a comprehensive two-day course on the most effective arguments, techniques, and tools for reshaping places in support of walking, biking, and transit.
Price
$1,850 - $2,050
Registration Deadline
Register by Mar 31
A birds-eye view of a coastline.
Business
Online

Sustainable Business Strategy

Learn how businesses thrive and grow while simultaneously solving some of the world's biggest challenges in this course from Harvard Business School (HBS) Online.
Price
$1,850
Duration
3 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Emperor Qianlong enjoying himself in snowy weather
Humanities
Online

Modern China’s Foundations: The Manchus and the Qing

Learn how the Manchus conquered the Qing and established the last of the imperial dynasties.
Price
Free*
Duration
15 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now

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