Courses

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

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

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

Build a foundational understanding of AI concepts with this course from Harvard Business School (HBS) Online.

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

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

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

Learn how early American politics informed the U.S. Constitution and why its promise of liberty and equality has yet to be fully realized.

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.

Power and Influence for Positive Impact, a Harvard Business School (HBS) Online course, helps individuals develop their own power to gain influence and make an impact.

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

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.

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

Learn about the forces in American politics that seek to influence the electorate and shift the political landscape.

Led by Harvard Instructors and historians, you will discover China’s return to power through political, social, and economic growth in relation to other countries.

Learn about the rich diversity of Hindu sacred texts – hymns, narratives, philosophical thought – and their interpretations.

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

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

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 the Quran, the central sacred text of Islam, through an exploration of the rich diversity of roles and interpretations in Muslim societies.

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

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

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

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