Harvard Faculty of Arts & Sciences

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Why should we care about Confucius? Explore ancient Chinese philosophy, ethics, and political theory to challenge your assumptions of what it means to be happy, live a meaningful life, and change the world.

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

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.