Harvard Faculty of Arts & Sciences

Explore the risks and rewards of data privacy and collection.

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

Taught by Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. with insights from actor and singer Cynthia Erivo

Learn about the development of 2D and 3D interactive games in this hands-on course, as you explore the design of games such as Super Mario Bros., Pokémon, Angry Birds, and more.

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.

Apply tools of single-variable calculus to create and analyze mathematical models used by real practitioners in social, life, and physical sciences.

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

The culmination of the MicroBachelors® program.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

Explore the ways in which CRISPR is disrupting sectors across the economy with Harvard VPAL.

Explore the ethical controversies of financial markets.

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

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

Learn skills and tools that support data science and reproducible research, to ensure you can trust your own research results, reproduce them yourself, and communicate them to others.

An in-depth look at the 1854 London cholera epidemic in Soho and its importance for the field of epidemiology.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

Learn how electricity makes the neurons in your brain tick.

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.

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.

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