Our Courses
Japanese Books: From Manuscript to Print
This course expands the definition of the “book” to include scrolls and albums, focusing on the reading experience of a variety of formats in Japan. You will begin by examining rare and beautifully preserved manuscripts in the Harvard Art Museums in an introduction exploring the material properties of Japanese books and scrolls, binding techniques, and important terminology. An examination of the illustrated scroll comes next, through a unit on the short story and visual storytelling in premodern Japan.
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Ancient Masterpieces of World Literature
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.
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Modern Masterpieces of World Literature
Examine how great modern writers capture the intricacies of our globalized world and how their works circulate within that world to find their own audiences.
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Masterpieces of World Literature
Embark on a global journey to explore the past, present, and future of World Literature.
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Technology Entrepreneurship: Lab to Market
Explore how entrepreneurs build successful businesses by moving technology from lab to market.
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Cell Biology: Mitochondria
A human-centered approach to the fundamentals of cell biology with a focus on the power plants of the cell - mitochondria.
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- 24
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Fundamentals of Neuroscience, Part 1: The Electrical Properties of the Neuron
Learn how electricity makes the neurons in your brain tick.
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Fundamentals of Neuroscience, Part 2: Neurons and Networks
Discover how neurons work together to create complex networks inside the brain.
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Fundamentals of Neuroscience, Part 3: The Brain
Discover what makes your brain tick in this third course in our introductory series in neuroscience.
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Justice Today: Money, Markets, and Morals
Explore the ethical controversies of financial markets.
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Data Science: R Basics
Build a foundation in R and learn how to wrangle, analyze, and visualize data.
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Data Science: Visualization
Learn basic data visualization principles and how to apply them using ggplot2.
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Data Science: Probability
Learn probability theory -- essential for a data scientist -- using a case study on the financial crisis of 2007-2008.
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- 12
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Data Science: Inference and Modeling
Learn inference and modeling, two of the most widely used statistical tools in data analysis.
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Data Science: Wrangling
Learn to process and convert raw data into formats needed for analysis.
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- 24
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Data Science: Linear Regression
Learn how to use R to implement linear regression, one of the most common statistical modeling approaches in data science.
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Data Science: Machine Learning
Build a movie recommendation system and learn the science behind one of the most popular and successful data science techniques.
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Data Science: Capstone
Show what you've learned from the Professional Certificate Program in Data Science.
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United States Health Policy
Learn the essentials of U.S. health care policy from some of the nation's top experts.
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- 12
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MalariaX: Defeating Malaria from the Genes to the Globe
How can we eradicate malaria? Explore cutting-edge science and technology, and examine policies needed to control and eliminate malaria.
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- 12
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