Harvard Faculty of Arts & Sciences

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

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

Learn how the Manchus conquered the Qing and established the last of the imperial dynasties.

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

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

Explore what makes cities energizing, amazing, challenging, and perhaps humanity’s greatest invention.

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.

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

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

Increase your quantitative reasoning skills through a deeper understanding of probability and statistics, with the engaging “Fat Chance” approach that’s made this course a favorite among learners worldwide.

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

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

Explore the risks and rewards of data privacy and collection.

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

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

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

The culmination of the MicroBachelors® program.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Learn how electricity makes the neurons in your brain tick.

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

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