Harvard University Courses

Should Law Foster Forgiveness? Child Soldiers, Sovereign Debt, and Alternatives to Punishment

2 reviews

Exploring legal, historical, and cultural perspectives on forgiveness in law, examining child soldiers, sovereign debt, and alternatives to punishment across domestic and international contexts.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Data Science: Probability

53 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 a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

The Einstein Revolution

12 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 a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

PredictionX: Omens, Oracles & Prophecies

65 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 a week
• On-Demand
• 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 a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introduction to Bioconductor

8 ratings at edX

The structure, annotation, normalization, and interpretation of genome scale assays.

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

Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice: Shylock

12 ratings at edX

An exploration of the magnetic and ambivalent character of Shylock in William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.

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

Ancient Masterpieces of World Literature

30 ratings at edX

Examine how cultures of the ancient world defined themselves through literature and how their vision of literature contributes to our understanding of civilization, culture, and literature today.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 3-6 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Saving Schools: Reforming the U.S. Education System

1 review

An overview of the past, present, and future of the United States public K-12 education system.

• edX
• 10 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Science & Cooking: From Haute Cuisine to Soft Matter Science (physics)

23 ratings at edX

Top chefs and Harvard researchers explore how traditional and modernist cooking techniques can illuminate basic principles in chemistry, physics, and engineering. Learn about elasticity, viscosity, mayonnaise, baking, and more!

• edX
• 16 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

MalariaX: Defeating Malaria from the Genes to the Globe

17 ratings at edX

How can we eradicate malaria? Explore cutting-edge science and technology, and examine policies needed to control and eliminate malaria.

• edX
• 11 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

CitiesX: The Past, Present and Future of Urban Life

49 ratings at edX

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

• edX
• 11 weeks, 5-7 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

First Nights - Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring: Modernism, Ballet, and Riots

6 ratings at edX

Learn the fascinating history of Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring , one of the most challenging and rewarding ballets ever written.

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

Data Science: Productivity Tools

34 ratings at edX

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

• edX
• 8 weeks, 1-2 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Poetry in America: The Civil War and Its Aftermath

1 review

Explore the poetry of the Civil War and its aftermath.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)