Free Courses

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.

Explore acts of storytelling in Shakespeare’s Othello alongside world-class artists who interpret Othello’s story in new forms and contexts today.

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.

Learn to use R programming to apply linear models to analyze data in life sciences.

Discover what makes your brain tick in this third course in our introductory series in neuroscience.

Learn about the rich diversity of Hindu sacred texts – hymns, narratives, philosophical thought – and their interpretations.

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

Mobilize people to tackle tough problems and build the capacity to thrive through the dangers of change

Learn probability theory — essential for a data scientist — using a case study on the financial crisis of 2007–2008.

Build a foundation in R and learn how to wrangle, analyze, and visualize data.

Learn advanced approaches to genomic visualization, reproducible analysis, data architecture, and exploration of cloud-scale consortium-generated genomic data.

This course examines the Sikh scripture from a doctrinal and historical perspective by providing an overview of Sikh teachings as well as the historical context within which the scripture evolved and became canonized.

Designed for current and aspiring nonprofit leaders, this course helps learners build the confidence needed to make stronger financial decisions in mission-driven organizations.

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

Gain critical communication skills in writing and public speaking with this introduction to American political rhetoric.

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

Learn what is involved in using data wisely to build a culture of collaborative inquiry. 

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

Learn about Christianity through a study of its sacred scriptures. We will explore how diverse Christians have interpreted these writings and practiced their teachings over a 2000 year, global history.

Learn how electricity makes the neurons in your brain tick.

Learn how to face and meet today’s challenges and design a public value proposition that is both actionable and value creating.

Reimagine global health problems with some of the leading global health thinkers and actors through a case-based biosocial framework.

Learn how to use R to implement linear regression, one of the most common statistical modeling approaches in data science.

Explore the ethical controversies of financial markets.

Explore how entrepreneurs build successful businesses by moving technology from lab to market.

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

Keep your projects organized and produce reproducible reports using GitHub, git, Unix/Linux, and RStudio.

Learn probability, an essential language and set of tools for understanding data, randomness, and uncertainty.

The Introduction to Nonprofit Accounting and Financial Statements webinars provide a great opportunity to learn the basic principles of nonprofit accounting.

Learn about China’s origins, its integral early thinkers, and competing states and schools of thought.