Harvard Faculty of Arts & Sciences

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 dynamics of contemporary China using the tools of close reading, discussion, and analysis.

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

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

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

Explore Higher Education Teaching and its practices offered by Harvard’s Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning. Learn to create a collaborative, engaging learning environment.

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