Harvard Faculty of Arts & Sciences

Explore the risks and rewards of data privacy and collection.

Learn to forecast the weather just by looking out your window.

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

Gain a foundational knowledge of American constitutional democracy while crafting your own civic voice and identity.

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.

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

Study Japanese scroll art as text and as "little movies" that immerse the viewer through visual narration. 

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.

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

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

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

Gain critical communication skills in writing and public speaking with this introduction to American political rhetoric.

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.

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.

Examine how great modern writers capture the intricacies of our globalized world and how their works circulate within that world to find their own audiences.

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

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

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

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.

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

This course examines the Sikh scripture from a doctrinal and historical perspective by providing an overview of Sikh teachings as well as the historical context within which the scripture evolved and became canonized.

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

Explore the ethical controversies of financial markets.

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

Learn about the Quran, the central sacred text of Islam, through an exploration of the rich diversity of roles and interpretations in Muslim societies.

Learn how electricity makes the neurons in your brain tick.

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

Learn about the rich diversity of Hindu sacred texts – hymns, narratives, philosophical thought – and their interpretations.

The culmination of the MicroBachelors® program.