Harvard University Courses

Cosmopolitan Tang: Aristocratic Culture in China

4 ratings

Explore the reunification of China under the Tang with a focus on aristocratic culture — from poetry to calligraphy to literature.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Global China: From the Mongols to the Ming

7 ratings at edX

Explore the impact of the conquest dynasties and the world of the Ming.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Contemporary China: The People's Republic, Taiwan, and Hong Kong

13 ratings at edX

Use the case study method to study China from the rise of Deng Xiaoping to the present.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Masterpieces of World Literature

69 ratings at edX

Embark on a global journey to explore the past, present, and future of World Literature.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 5-7 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

CS50's Introduction to Databases with SQL

4 ratings

An introduction to databases using a language called SQL.

• edX
• 7 weeks, 6-12 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Statistical Inference and Modeling for High-throughput Experiments

9 ratings at edX

A focus on the techniques commonly used to perform statistical inference on high throughput data.

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

Learn Ancient Greek

4 ratings

Leonard Muellner (Professor Emeritus of Classical Studies at Brandeis University) and Belisi Gillespie present all the content covered in two semesters of a college-level Introduction to Ancient Greek course.

• YouTube
• 18 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Cell Biology: Mitochondria

200 ratings at edX

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

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

First Nights - Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo and the Birth of Opera

10 ratings at edX

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

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

Readings in Global Health (2017)

3 ratings

Learn about the most pressing issues in global health through a series of reviews and interviews with leading experts.

• edX
• 10 weeks, 3-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

The Edges of the Universe

3 ratings

Follow black hole entropy from calculation to consequence: contradictions between quantum theory and gravity, the information puzzle, and how string theory and holography resolve it.

• World Science U
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Causal Diagrams: Draw Your Assumptions Before Your Conclusions

26 ratings at edX

Learn simple graphical rules that allow you to use intuitive pictures to improve study design and data analysis for causal inference.

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

CS50's Computer Science for Business

3 ratings

A top-down introduction to computer science that helps managers and other decision-makers evaluate technology without becoming technologists.

• Independent
• 9 weeks
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

CS50's Introduction to Cybersecurity

3 ratings

Learn to evaluate cybersecurity trade-offs while securing accounts, data, systems, and software and preserving personal privacy.

• Independent
• 5 weeks
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Shakespeare’s Othello: The Moor

16 ratings at edX

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

• edX
• 4 weeks, 5-7 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)