Harvard University Courses

Calculus Applied!

40 ratings at edX

Apply tools of single-variable calculus to create and analyze mathematical models used by real practitioners in social, life, and physical sciences.

• edX
• 10 weeks, 3-6 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Data Science: Wrangling

34 ratings at edX

Learn to process and convert raw data into formats needed for analysis.

• edX
• 8 weeks, 1-2 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

United States Health Policy

24 ratings at edX

Learn the essentials of U.S. health care policy from some of the nation's top experts.

• edX
• 10 weeks, 1-4 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

CS50's Mobile App Development with React Native

2 ratings

Learn about mobile app development with React Native, a popular framework maintained by Facebook that enables cross-platform native apps using JavaScript without Java or Swift.

• edX
• 13 weeks, 6-9 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

JuryX: Deliberations for Social Change

2 ratings

Deliberate emotionally charged issues with your peers online without fear or rancor, and experience a system by which a jury, or any community, can move from a place of deep division to agreement and action.

• edX
• 7 weeks, 2-3 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

The Case for a Liberal Arts Education: Is It Worth the Investment?

2 ratings

Explore the value and relevance of liberal arts education in today's world, examining its benefits, challenges, and potential for personal and societal growth.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Feminisms Now - Visions of Gender Equality for the 21st Century

2 ratings

Rising artists, thinkers, and organizers share visions of gender equality for the 21st century, reflecting on their art and activism in service of intersecting and sometimes competing feminisms.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 48 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Mastering Style: The Learning and Teaching of Writing

2 ratings

Explore effective writing techniques, classic style theory, and challenges in academic and journalistic writing with insights from Steven Pinker and Jill Abramson.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Bioethics: The Law, Medicine, and Ethics of Reproductive Technologies and Genetics

100 ratings at edX

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

• edX
• 10 weeks, 1-2 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

U.S. Public Policy: Social, Economic, and Foreign Policies

119 ratings at edX

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

• edX
• 4 weeks, 2-4 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Early Life in the Oceans - From Sea to Changing Sea

2 ratings

Explore the origins and evolution of marine life with leading experts, discussing microbial ecosystems, deep-sea organisms, and the impact of changing oceans on early life forms.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 13 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Data Science: Probability

64 ratings at edX

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

• edX
• 8 weeks, 1-2 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Einstein Revolution

15 ratings at edX

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

• edX
• 14 weeks, 2-3 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

PredictionX: Omens, Oracles & Prophecies

177 ratings at edX

This course is an overview of divination systems, ranging from ancient Chinese bone burning to modern astrology.

• edX
• 1 week, 3-5 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Ancient Greek Hero

10 ratings at edX

Discover the literature and heroes of ancient Greece through the Homeric Iliad and Odyssey , the tragedies of Sophocles, the dialogues of Plato, and more.

• edX
• 18 weeks, 8-12 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate