Massachusetts Institute of Technology Courses

Shaping Work of the Future

Explore ways to improve job opportunities and develop a personal plan for lifelong career success.

• edX
• 8 weeks, 4-5 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Principles of Synthetic Biology

Learn how to engineer biological systems and program organisms to perform novel tasks.

• edX
• 15 weeks, 8-10 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Chemical Thermodynamics II: Equilibrium and Kinetics

Discover the flow of energy at a fundamental physical level, and learn how to approach multi-component systems as they evolve with time.

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

Making a Cell Therapy: Principles and Practice of Manufacturing

Cell therapies, such as CAR-T and stem cell therapies, are an exciting new class of therapeutics with the potential to revolutionize medicine. Learn the biology, engineering, and analytical chemistry behind how these amazing new products are manufactured.

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

World Music: Global Rhythms

Learn to recognize, feel and play rhythms from around the world

• edX
• 5 weeks, 5-6 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Adaptive Markets: Financial Market Dynamics and Human Behavior

A completely new way of thinking about financial markets, institutions, and innovation that reconciles human behavior with market efficiency using concepts from evolutionary biology, cognitive neuroscience, and artificial intelligence.

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• 13 weeks, 6-10 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Engineering the Space Shuttle

Learn all about the world’s first reusable spacecraft - the Space Shuttle - from the very people who designed, built, and operated it for 30 years.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 4-5 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Making Biologic Medicines for Patients: The Principles of Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing

Learn how protein therapeutics are manufactured and explore the fundamental principles of biopharmaceutical manufacturing.

• edX
• 16 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Entrepreneurial Land Redevelopment Approach: Land Readjustment

Explore land readjustment as an alternative to conventional approaches of assembling land for urbanization.

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• 5 weeks, 3-5 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Mobile Application Experiences

Learn to create a novel mobile application in this MIT course - from research to design, usability, implementation and field evaluation.

• edX
• 10 weeks, 10-12 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Chinese Language in Culture: Level 2

Learn both cultural competence and language proficiency for successful participation in Mandarin-speaking societies.

• edX
• 8 weeks, 5-7 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Supply Chains for Manufacturing: Inventory Analytics

Learn about effective supply chain strategies for companies that operate globally, with emphasis on how to plan and integrate supply chain components into a coordinated system. This course was formerly known as Supply Chains for Manufacturing I.

• edX
• 9 weeks, 10-12 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Socially-Responsible Real Estate Development

Explore socially responsible real estate development, including the role of impact assessment and public consultation.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 3-5 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Climate in Classrooms: Tools for All Teachers and Disciplines

Master interdisciplinary climate education techniques to empower students across subjects, focusing on justice perspectives, SEL, and practical tools for creating engaging, impactful learning experiences.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 4-6 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Introduction to Aerodynamics

Discover the basic fluid dynamic concepts behind aircraft analysis and design.

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• 15 weeks, 10-14 hours/week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate