Harvard Faculty of Arts & Sciences

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

Explore Chinese history and culture from the perspective of the individual through philosophical texts, literary works, and art.

Think critically about social questions such as education policy, upward income mobility, and racial disparities, and understand how big data can answer these questions as well as impact policies that lead to improved outcomes around the world.

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

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.

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

An exploration of the magnetic and ambivalent character of Shylock in William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.

Learn how electricity makes the neurons in your brain tick.

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

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

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

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

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.

Data Science and AI Principles is a Harvard Online course that gives you an overview of data science and AI systems with a nearly code- and math-free introduction to prediction, causality, visualization, data wrangling, privacy, ethics.

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

Develop skills in digital research and visualization techniques across subjects and fields within the humanities.

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

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.

Designed for individuals and teams, this Harvard Online course taught by preeminent Harvard Professor Mahzarin Banaji teaches the science of hidden bias and strategies to counter its impact in the workplace.

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

Gain an understanding of history, museum studies, and curation by looking at, organizing, and interpreting art, artifacts, scientific curiosities, and the stuff of everyday life.

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

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

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

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.

Explore acts of storytelling in Shakespeare’s Othello alongside world-class artists who interpret Othello’s story in new forms and contexts today.

The culmination of the MicroBachelors® program.

Designed for individuals and teams, this Harvard Online course taught by preeminent Harvard Professor Mahzarin Banaji teaches the science of hidden bias and strategies to counter its impact in the workplace.

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