Courses

Learn about the Earth, life, and how we can search for life elsewhere in the universe.

Leadership for Social Change is a 3.5 day on-campus executive education program developed by faculty from the Social Innovation + Change Initiative within the Harvard Kennedy School.

Sustainable Investing, a course from Harvard Business School (HBS) Online, equips people with the insights, frameworks, and skills to evaluate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors and measure and manage impact investments.

Learn key concepts in genetics, with an emphasis on genetic variation and inheritance of disease.

Prepare yourself and your organization for the business risks and opportunities created by climate change in this online course from Harvard Business School (HBS) Online.

Explore genetic testing and its clinical applications.

  Demonstrate your chemistry knowledge in the final exam.  

Understand advances in drug delivery systems and approaches.

See how the immune system is being used to improve cancer treatment.

Learn the significance of electrochemistry, understanding how electrical, chemical, and mechanical energy are linked.

This advanced course offers a unique way for professionals to learn from leading Harvard Medical School faculty and industry leaders about nucleic acid therapeutics.

The structure, annotation, normalization, and interpretation of genome scale assays.

Learn key concepts in genetics, with an emphasis on genetic variation and inheritance of disease.

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

HKS Executive Education and Harvard's John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences present a webinar featuring Harvard faculty Martin Wattenberg and Fernanda Viégas.

Learn how the immune system is harnessed to treat inflammation.

An introduction to the study of bioethics and the application of legal and ethical reasoning.

Perform RNA-Seq, ChIP-Seq, and DNA methylation data analyses, using open source software, including R and Bioconductor.

Discover what makes your brain tick in this third course in our introductory series in neuroscience.

Explore the roles that microbes play in the production, preservation, and enhancement of diverse foods in a variety of culinary traditions, and learn about the history of food fermentations.

Learn how electricity makes the neurons in your brain tick.

Top chefs and Harvard researchers explore how everyday cooking and haute cuisine can illuminate basic principles in chemistry, physics, and engineering. Learn about food molecules and how chemical reactions can affect food texture and flavor.

A human-centered approach to the fundamentals of cell biology with a focus on the power plants of the cell - mitochondria.

Learn how cancer treatment is evolving due to advances in genetics.

Deepen your understanding of the food and agriculture industries' challenges, innovations, and opportunities. Cultivate new ideas to drive growth.

The culmination of the MicroBachelors® program.

Learn foundational concepts in biochemistry and gain a new appreciation for how this field applies to human health and disease.

Learn about advances in interpreting biomedical signals and the use of machine learning and deep learning to aid in analysis and diagnosis.

Learn foundational concepts in biochemistry and gain a new appreciation for how this field applies to human health and disease.

This program address the significant challenge of climate change and its impacts on the environment, as well as society and the global economy.