Courses

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

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

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

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

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

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

Learn about the rich and diverse beliefs and practices of Buddhists across time and place. Experience Buddhism through its scriptures, both relationally as well as academically.

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

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.

Learn about the key beliefs and practices of Judaism through an examination of its sacred texts and their interpretation.

Combine literary research with data science to find answers in unexpected ways. Learn basic coding tools to help save time and draw insights from thousands of digital documents at once.

Learn about the Qin and Han dynasties, and how Buddhism and ideas of self-realization influenced the medieval period.

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

Join the first Harvard University–affiliated continuing education course in sports cardiology and gain practical, case-based insights that empower you to deliver evidence-driven care to athletes and active individuals across every level of performance.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

Explore the fundamental principles that guide ethical decision-making within health care environments: patient autonomy, the obligation to do good, the obligation to avoid harm, and justice.

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

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.

Learn about Claudio Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo, one of the first operas ever written.