Free Courses

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

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

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

Learn how to use decision trees, the foundational algorithm for your understanding of machine learning and artificial intelligence.

Equipping clinicians with an up‑to‑date, comprehensive understanding of stem cell–based approaches for Parkinson’s disease, including biological rationale, current trial outcomes, comparison with existing therapies, and guidance for evidence.

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

Learn about Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, an iconic Romantic symphony that ushered in an era of narrative “program music.”

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

Join Harvard University instructor Pavlos Protopapas in this online course to learn how to use Python to harness and analyze data.

An introduction to basic statistical concepts and R programming skills necessary for analyzing data in the life sciences.

Explore what makes cities energizing, amazing, challenging, and perhaps humanity’s greatest invention.

Sentar las bases de conocimiento en R y aprender a discutir, analizar y visualizar datos.

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

Learn about the Quran, the central sacred text of Islam, through an exploration of the rich diversity of roles and interpretations in Muslim societies.

Learn about the Earth, life, and how we can search for life elsewhere in the universe.

An exploration of the haunting figure at the heart of one of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays.

A focus on several techniques that are widely used in the analysis of high-dimensional data.

The culmination of the MicroBachelors® program.

This course is a variant of Harvard University's introduction to computer science, CS50, designed especially for lawyers (and law students).

Learn the skills and tools of improvement science to make positive changes in health, healthcare, and your daily life.

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.

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

Learn how American women created, confronted, and embraced change in the 20th century while exploring ten objects from Radcliffe’s Schlesinger Library.

Show what you’ve learned from the Professional Certificate Program in Data Science.

Learn how to protect your own data, devices, and systems from today's threats.

Learn the principles guiding humanitarian response to modern emergencies, and the challenges faced in the field today.

Explore how entrepreneurship and innovation tackle complex social problems in emerging economies.

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

Learn about the Qin and Han dynasties, and how Buddhism and ideas of self-realization influenced the medieval period.

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