The most important free courses from Harvard University

What if you had the opportunity to learn from the glorious decades of experience of some of the brightest minds in academia, absolutely for free! Harvard University has made this possible, by launching several of its online programs for students and professionals to learn from, on the e-learning platform edX.

We share with you a collection of Harvard’s best free courses, with topics ranging from architecture, art, culture, business, management, chemistry, data analysis, computer science, and much more.

We hope that you will find a course from your field in this list, and if you wish, you can also upgrade your learning by choosing a paid degree from Harvard upon completion of the course.

Course Name	Domain
CS50’s Introduction to Computer Science	Computer Science,Engineering
CS50’s Understanding Technology	Computer Science,Electronics
CS50’s Introduction to Game Development	Computer Science
CS50’s Computer Science for Business Professionals	Computer Science,Business & Management
PredictionX: Lost Without Longitude	History,Science
CS50’s Web Programming with Python and JavaScript	Computer Science
PredictionX: John Snow and the Cholera Outbreak of 1854	History,Health & Safety
CS50’s Computer Science for Lawyers	Computer Science,Law
MalariaX: Defeating Malaria from the Genes to the Globe	Biology & Life Sciences
PredictionX: Omens, Oracles & Prophecies	Social Sciences,History,Science
CS50’s Introduction to Artificial Intelligence with Python	Computer Science
Human Anatomy: Musculoskeletal Cases	Medicine,Biology & Life Sciences,Health & Safety
Child Protection: Children’s Rights in Theory and Practice	Social Sciences,Health & Safety
Using Python for Research	Computer Science,Data Analysis & Statistics,Science
Citizen Politics in America: Public Opinion, Elections, Interest Groups, and the Media	Social Sciences,History,Law
American Government: Constitutional Foundations	Social Sciences,History,Law
U.S. Public Policy: Social, Economic, and Foreign Policies	Social Sciences,History,Law
U.S. Political Institutions: Congress, Presidency, Courts, and Bureaucracy	Social Sciences,History,Law
The Health Effects of Climate Change	Environmental Studies,Health & Safety,Food & Nutrition
Prescription Drug Regulation, Cost, and Access: Current Controversies in Context	Medicine,Health & Safety,Law
Lessons from Ebola: Preventing the Next Pandemic	Social Sciences,Medicine,Health & Safety
Science & Cooking: From Haute Cuisine to Soft Matter Science (physics)	Physics,Food & Nutrition,Science
Science & Cooking: From Haute Cuisine to Soft Matter Science (chemistry)	Chemistry,Physics,Food & Nutrition
Justice	Humanities,Philosophy & Ethics
Justice	Humanities,Philosophy & Ethics
Pyramids of Giza: Ancient Egyptian Art and Archaeology	Art & Culture,History,Humanities
Leaders of Learning	Communication,Social Sciences,Education & Teacher Training
Introduction to Probability	Data Analysis & Statistics,Math,Computer Science
Energy Within Environmental Constraints	Environmental Studies,Economics & Finance,Engineering
Improving Global Health: Focusing on Quality and Safety	Social Sciences,Medicine,Health & Safety

Course Name	Domain
Introduction to Family Engagement in Education	Education & Teacher Training
Principles, Statistical and Computational Tools for Reproducible Data Science	Data Analysis & Statistics,Science
Calculus Applied!	Math,Biology & Life Sciences,Physics
CitiesX: The Past, Present and Future of Urban Life	Social Sciences,Economics & Finance,History
Technology Entrepreneurship: Lab to Market	Business & Management,Engineering,Biology & Life Sciences
Introduction to Linear Models and Matrix Algebra	Math,Computer Science
Statistical Inference and Modeling for High-throughput Experiments	Data Analysis & Statistics,Biology & Life Sciences,Science
High-Dimensional Data Analysis	Data Analysis & Statistics,Biology & Life Sciences,Science
Statistics and R	Data Analysis & Statistics,Biology & Life Sciences,Science
University Chemistry: Molecular Foundations and Global Frontiers Part 1	Chemistry,Energy & Earth Sciences,Physics
Justice Today: Money, Markets, and Morals	Humanities
Christianity Through Its Scriptures	Humanities,History
Religion, Conflict and Peace	Humanities,Social Sciences,History
Buddhism Through Its Scriptures	Humanities,History
Introduction to Bioconductor	Data Analysis & Statistics,Biology & Life Sciences,Science
Sikhism Through Its Scriptures	Humanities,History
Hinduism Through Its Scriptures	Humanities,History
Judaism Through Its Scriptures	Humanities,History
Islam Through Its Scriptures	Humanities,History
Contemporary China: The People’s Republic, Taiwan, and Hong Kong	History,Social Sciences
The Opioid Crisis in America	Medicine,Health & Safety
Applications of TinyML	Data Analysis & Statistics,Computer Science
Deploying TinyML	Data Analysis & Statistics,Computer Science
Fundamentals of TinyML	Data Analysis & Statistics,Computer Science
China’s Political and Intellectual Foundations: From Sage Kings to Confucius	History,Humanities
China’s First Empires and the Rise of Buddhism	History,Humanities
Cosmopolitan Tang: Aristocratic Culture in China	History,Humanities,Art & Culture
Modern China’s Foundations: The Manchus and the Qing	History,Social Sciences
Creating Modern China: The Republican Period to the Present	History,Social Sciences
China and Communism	History,Social Sciences

Course Name	Domain
Global China: From the Mongols to the Ming	History,Humanities
Literati China: Examinations, Neo-Confucianism, and Later Imperial China	History,Humanities,Art & Culture
Religious Literacy: Traditions and Scriptures	Humanities,History
The Einstein Revolution	Humanities,History,Science
Quantitative Methods for Biology	Computer Science,Medicine
Case Studies in Functional Genomics	Data Analysis & Statistics,Biology & Life Sciences,Science
Advanced Bioconductor	Data Analysis & Statistics,Biology & Life Sciences,Science
Innovating in Health Care	Business & Management,Economics & Finance,Health & Safety
Invasions, Rebellions, and the Fall of Imperial China	History,Social Sciences
Data Science: Linear Regression	Data Analysis & Statistics,Computer Science,Math
Principles of Biochemistry	Medicine,Biology & Life Sciences,Chemistry
Data Science: Capstone	Data Analysis & Statistics,Computer Science,Math
Data Science: Machine Learning	Data Analysis & Statistics,Computer Science
Data Science: Productivity Tools	Data Analysis & Statistics,Computer Science
Data Science: Wrangling	Data Analysis & Statistics,Computer Science
Data Science: Inference and Modeling	Data Analysis & Statistics,Computer Science
Data Science: R Basics	Data Analysis & Statistics,Computer Science
First Nights – Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo and the Birth of Opera	Humanities,Art & Culture,Music
First Nights – Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring: Modernism, Ballet, and Riots	Humanities,Art & Culture,History
First Nights – Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique and Program Music in the 19th Century	Humanities,Art & Culture,Music
First Nights – Handel’s Messiah and Baroque Oratorio	Humanities,Art & Culture,History
First Nights – Beethoven’s 9th Symphony and the 19th Century Orchestra	Humanities,Art & Culture,History
ChinaX Book Club: Five Authors, Five Books, Five Views of China	Literature,Art & Culture
Improving Your Business Through a Culture of Health	Business & Management,Health & Safety
Masterpieces of World Literature	Literature,History
Fat Chance: Probability from the Ground Up	Math
Modern Masterpieces of World Literature	Literature,Humanities,Art & Culture
Ancient Masterpieces of World Literature	Literature,Humanities,Art & Culture
Data Science: Visualization	Data Analysis & Statistics,Computer Science
Data Science: Probability	Data Analysis & Statistics,Math

Course Name	Domain
Early Childhood Development: Global Strategies for Implementation	Education & Teacher Training
Food Fermentation: The Science of Cooking with Microbes	Biology & Life Sciences,Food & Nutrition
Japanese Books: From Manuscript to Print	Art & Culture,History,Humanities
Shakespeare’s Hamlet: The Ghost	Humanities,Literature,History
Shakespeare’s Othello: The Moor	Humanities,Literature,History
Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice: Shylock	Humanities,Literature,History
Shakespeare’s Life and Work	Humanities,History,Literature
We The People: Civic Engagement in a Constitutional Democracy	Social Sciences
Tangible Things: Discovering History Through Artworks, Artifacts, Scientific Specimens, and the Stuff Around You	Humanities,Art & Culture,History
Introduction to Data Wise: A Collaborative Process to Improve Learning & Teaching	Education & Teacher Training
Rhetoric: The Art of Persuasive Writing and Public Speaking	Humanities,Communication,History
China Humanities: The Individual in Chinese Culture	Humanities,History,Art & Culture
The Architectural Imagination	Architecture,History
Remote Work Revolution for Everyone	Business & Management
Strengthening Community Health Worker Programs	Health & Safety,Business & Management,Social Sciences
Bioethics: The Law, Medicine, and Ethics of Reproductive Technologies and Genetics	Medicine,Philosophy & Ethics,Law
Cell Biology: Mitochondria	Biology & Life Sciences,Science
Practical Improvement Science in Health Care: A Roadmap for Getting Results	Business & Management,Social Sciences,Health & Safety
Women Making History: Ten Objects, Many Stories	History,Humanities,Social Sciences
Exercising Leadership: Foundational Principles	Business & Management,Communication,Philosophy & Ethics
Humanitarian Response to Conflict and Disaster	Health & Safety
Introduction to Digital Humanities	Humanities,Computer Science
Fundamentals of Neuroscience, Part 1: The Electrical Properties of the Neuron	Biology & Life Sciences,Science,Medicine
Fundamentals of Neuroscience, Part 2: Neurons and Networks	Biology & Life Sciences,Science,Medicine
Fundamentals of Neuroscience, Part 3: The Brain	Biology & Life Sciences,Science,Medicine
Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies	Business & Management,Economics & Finance,Health & Safety
CS50’s Introduction to Programming with Scratch	Computer Science,Design,Education & Teacher Training
Using Python for Research	Computer Science,Data Analysis & Statistics,Science
The Path to Happiness: What Chinese Philosophy Teaches us about the Good Life	Philosophy & Ethics,Humanities,History
18th-Century Opera: Handel & Mozart	Music,Art & Culture,History

Course Name	Domain
19th-Century Opera: Meyerbeer, Wagner, & Verdi	Music,Art & Culture,History
Backyard Meteorology: The Science of Weather	Science,Physics
Causal Diagrams: Draw Your Assumptions Before Your Conclusions	Data Analysis & Statistics,Health & Safety,Math
Contract Law: From Trust to Promise to Contract	Business & Management,Philosophy & Ethics,Law
The Ancient Greek Hero	Humanities,Art & Culture,Literature
Human Anatomy: Musculoskeletal Cases	Medicine,Biology & Life Sciences,Health & Safety
Data Science: R Basics	Data Analysis & Statistics,Computer Science
Data Science: Visualization	Data Analysis & Statistics,Computer Science
Data Science: Probability	Data Analysis & Statistics,Math
Data Science: Inference and Modeling	Data Analysis & Statistics,Computer Science
Data Science: Productivity Tools	Data Analysis & Statistics,Computer Science
Data Science: Wrangling	Data Analysis & Statistics,Computer Science
Data Science: Linear Regression	Data Analysis & Statistics,Computer Science,Math
Data Science: Machine Learning	Data Analysis & Statistics,Computer Science
Leaders of Learning	Communication,Social Sciences,Education & Teacher Training
Data Science: Capstone	Data Analysis & Statistics,Computer Science,Math
American Government: Constitutional Foundations	Social Sciences,History,Law
U.S. Political Institutions: Congress, Presidency, Courts, and Bureaucracy	Social Sciences,History,Law
Citizen Politics in America: Public Opinion, Elections, Interest Groups, and the Media	Social Sciences,History,Law
U.S. Public Policy: Social, Economic, and Foreign Policies	Social Sciences,History,Law
Pyramids of Giza: Ancient Egyptian Art and Archaeology	Art & Culture,History,Humanities
The Einstein Revolution	Humanities,History,Science
Calculus Applied!	Math,Biology & Life Sciences,Physics
Child Protection: Children’s Rights in Theory and Practice	Social Sciences,Health & Safety
Lessons from Ebola: Preventing the Next Pandemic	Social Sciences,Medicine,Health & Safety
Introduction to Probability	Data Analysis & Statistics,Math,Computer Science
Improving Global Health: Focusing on Quality and Safety	Social Sciences,Medicine,Health & Safety
Energy Within Environmental Constraints	Environmental Studies,Economics & Finance,Engineering

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