Science Courses

Learn introductory programming and data analysis in MATLAB, with applications to biology and medicine.

HKS Executive Education and Harvard's John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences present a webinar featuring Harvard faculty Martin Wattenberg and Fernanda Viégas.

This program address the significant challenge of climate change and its impacts on the environment, as well as society and the global economy.

Explore genetic testing and its clinical applications.

Learn foundational concepts in genetics and gain new insight into the rapidly evolving field of genomics.

The structure, annotation, normalization, and interpretation of genome scale assays.

Learn about advances in interpreting biomedical signals and the use of machine learning and deep learning to aid in analysis and diagnosis.

An introduction to basic statistical concepts and R programming skills necessary for analyzing data in the life sciences.

See how the immune system is being used to improve cancer treatment.

Learn about public policy in America and the dynamics of American politics.

Sustainable Investing, a course from Harvard Business School (HBS) Online, equips people with the insights, frameworks, and skills to evaluate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors and measure and manage impact investments.

Learn foundational concepts in biochemistry and gain a new appreciation for how this field applies to human health and disease.

The culmination of the MicroBachelors® program.

Traces Albert Einstein’s engagement with relativity, quantum mechanics, Nazism, nuclear weapons, philosophy, the arts, and technology.

Learn how cancer treatment is evolving due to advances in genetics.

How can we eradicate malaria? Explore cutting-edge science and technology, and examine policies needed, to control and eliminate malaria.

Learn to forecast the weather just by looking out your window.

Learn how cancer treatment is evolving due to advances in genetics.

Explore recent advances in gene therapy and learn about the implications for patient care.

Discover library design best practices, tour a world-famous library, and apply your new learnings in group design exercises.

Learn how a Culture of Health can transform your business by integrating worker, customer, community, and environmental well-being for sustainable success.

Learn how global warming impacts human health, and the ways we can diminish those impacts.

Understand advances in drug delivery systems and approaches.

Explore the roles that microbes play in the production, preservation, and enhancement of diverse foods in a variety of culinary traditions, and learn about the history of food fermentations.

Learn key concepts in genetics, with an emphasis on genetic variation and inheritance of disease.

Learn how the immune system is harnessed to treat inflammation.

Learn foundational concepts in immunology and gain a basis for understanding a broad range of medical conditions.

This advanced course offers a unique way for professionals to learn from leading Harvard Medical School faculty and industry leaders about nucleic acid therapeutics.

Expand your learning of chemistry and thermodynamics by exploring entropy, free energy, and equilibrium.

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