Harvard Faculty of Arts & Sciences

Led by Harvard Instructors and historians, you will discover China’s return to power through political, social, and economic growth in relation to other countries.

Taught by Harvard Professor Michael Sandel with insights from actor Michael B. Jordan

Learn about the rich and diverse beliefs and practices of Buddhists across time and place. Experience Buddhism through its scriptures, both relationally as well as academically.

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.

An overview of modern Chinese history, including the fall of the Qing and the end of imperial China.

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

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

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

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.

Explore the ethical controversies of financial markets.

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.

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.

Apply economic concepts to personal finance and investing to evaluate risk, understand markets, and make smarter long-term financial decisions.

Facilitate Learning in the Age of AI

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

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

Learn how electricity makes the neurons in your brain tick.

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.

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

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.

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

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

Lead with stories that clarify, align, and inspire action.

Learn how to better understand the rich and complex ways that religions function in historic and contemporary contexts.

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

Prepare your student for college-level writing now.

The culmination of the MicroBachelors® program.

Explore the archaeology, history, art, and hieroglyphs surrounding the famous Egyptian Pyramids at Giza. Learn about Old Kingdom pharaohs and elites, tombs, temples, the Sphinx, and how new technology is unlocking their secrets.

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