Science Courses

Dive into the different FDA categories of biomarkers and discover how they are applied in drug development and patient care.

  Demonstrate your chemistry knowledge in the final exam.  

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.

Learn the significance of electrochemistry, understanding how electrical, chemical, and mechanical energy are linked.

An introduction to the study of bioethics and the application of legal and ethical reasoning.

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

The culmination of the MicroBachelors® program.

Dive into the mechanisms of action and exciting applications of new FDA-approved genetic medicines.

This week-long executive program considers the facts about climate change and its impacts.

Learn how electricity makes the neurons in your brain tick.

Learn foundational concepts in physiology and see how the material is used in taking care of patients.

Learn the fundamentals of chemistry and energy, from the types of energy to atomic mass and matter to enthalpy and thermodynamics.

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

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

Determine the best trajectory for your business in the context of today's constantly changing global food system and agribusiness industry.

Learn how the immune system is harnessed to treat inflammation.

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.

Leadership for Social Change is a 3.5 day on-campus executive education program developed by faculty from the Social Innovation + Change Initiative within the Harvard Kennedy School.

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.

Explore the foundational principles of artificial intelligence (AI) and its transformative applications in medicine and biomedical research.

Learn the anatomy basic to understanding five musculoskeletal injuries commonly seen in primary care medicine and orthopedic clinical specialty practice. Follow hypothetical patients from injury to operating room.

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

A quantitative introduction to the energy system and its environmental impacts.

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

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

Discover how neurons work together to create complex networks inside the brain.

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

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

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