Courses

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

Discover how neurons work together to create complex networks inside the brain.

Learn what is involved in using data wisely to build a culture of collaborative inquiry. 

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

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.

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

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

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 salary negotiation techniques with this free, 15-minute Harvard Business School (HBS) Online lesson taught by Mike Wheeler of Negotiation Mastery.

Learn how to use R to implement linear regression, one of the most common statistical modeling approaches in data science.

Learn the skills and tools of improvement science to make positive changes in health, healthcare, and your daily life.

Mobilize people to tackle tough problems and build the capacity to thrive through the dangers of change

Get the opportunity to see TinyML in practice. You will see examples of TinyML applications, and learn first-hand how to train these models for tiny applications such as keyword spotting, visual wake words, and gesture recognition.

Happiness is within your control. Write your own ending.

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

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

Learn to process and convert raw data into formats needed for analysis.  

Learn simple graphical rules that allow you to use intuitive pictures to improve study design and data analysis for causal inference.

Examine best practices in child and family policies, advocacy, financing, and pathways to scale.

Led by Nancy Gibbs, this video explores the underlying forces that are shaping today’s media environment.

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

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

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

An exploration of the dynamics of contemporary China using the tools of close reading, discussion, and analysis.

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

Learn about successful collaborations between families and educators and why they lead to improved outcomes for students and schools.

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

Keep your projects organized and produce reproducible reports using GitHub, git, Unix/Linux, and RStudio.

Explore the impact of the conquest dynasties and the world of the Ming.