Humanities Courses

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

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

Discover Handel’s Messiah in this installment of First Nights, which will explore five masterpieces of western music.

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

Learn about Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, an iconic Romantic symphony that ushered in an era of narrative “program music.”

Learn the fascinating history of Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, one of the most challenging and rewarding ballets ever written.

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

Join Harvard faculty in this online course to discover the physical history of the Jewish bible.

This introduction to moral and political philosophy is one of the most popular courses taught at Harvard College.

Power and Influence for Positive Impact, a Harvard Business School (HBS) Online course, helps individuals develop their own power to gain influence and make an impact.

Develop a toolkit for making tough leadership decisions in this course from Harvard Business School (HBS) Online.

Learn how businesses thrive and grow while simultaneously solving some of the world's biggest challenges in this course from Harvard Business School (HBS) Online.

Build a viable, valuable tech venture that can profitably scale in this course from Harvard Business School (HBS) Online.

Build a foundational understanding of AI concepts with this course from Harvard Business School (HBS) Online.

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