Harvard Faculty of Arts & Sciences

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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 how electricity makes the neurons in your brain tick.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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