Harvard University Courses

From Chemistry to Life

5 ratings

To look for evidence of life on other planets, we have to adapt what we know about chemistry on Earth to aid our search. Astronomer Dimitar Sasselov explains how we can use what we already know to search for alien life in this Master Class.

• World Science U
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

First Nights - Beethoven's 9th Symphony and the 19th Century Orchestra

13 ratings at edX

Learn about Beethoven’s monumental 9th Symphony and forms of orchestral music.

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

18th-Century Opera: Handel & Mozart

9 ratings at edX

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

• edX
• 5 weeks, 3-4 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

First Nights - Handel's Messiah and Baroque Oratorio

12 ratings at edX

Discover Handel's Messiah in this installment of First Nights, which will explore five masterpieces of western music.

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

STAT115 2020

4 ratings

Comprehensive bioinformatics course covering sequencing technologies, RNA-seq analysis, clustering methods, single-cell genomics, epigenetics, GWAS, and cancer genomics. Emphasizes computational techniques and data analysis in modern biology.

• YouTube
• 1 day 5 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

It's Complicated - 375 Years of Women at Harvard

4 ratings

Historian Helen Lefkowitz Horowitz explores Harvard's complex 375-year relationship with women, from exclusion to gradual inclusion, highlighting the ongoing struggle for equity in higher education.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 33 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

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/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

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/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/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/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Understanding the Progression of Neurodegenerative Diseases - Chiara Zurzolo - Radcliffe Institute

4 ratings

Explore innovative imaging techniques to study tunneling nanotubes in vivo and their potential role in understanding and treating incurable brain diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

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

Jerusalem: What Sharing a City Means

4 ratings

Explore Jerusalem's complexities through a thought-provoking dialogue between Sari Nusseibeh and Homi Bhabha, delving into the challenges and possibilities of sharing this historic city.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

CS50's Introduction to Databases with SQL

4 ratings

An introduction to databases using a language called SQL.

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

CS50x 2026: CS50’s Introduction to Computer Science

4 ratings

Harvard University's CS50 is an introduction to computer science and programming for all students, regardless of prior experience.

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

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