Overview
Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders in many disciplines who make a difference globally. Harvard faculty are engaged with teaching and research to push the boundaries of human knowledge. The University has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.
Established in 1636, Harvard is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States. The University, which is based in Cambridge and Boston, Massachusetts, has an enrollment of over 20,000 degree candidates, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. Harvard has more than 360,000 alumni around the world.
MOOCs
Harvard University have partnered with edX to deliver online courses to learners across the globe.
Learn new skills, pursue your interests or advance your career with these short online courses from Harvard University:
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Learn new skills, pursue your interests or advance your career with these short online courses from Harvard University:
Click on a course title to go to the course page
- Women Making History: Ten Objects, Many Stories
- Science & Cooking: From Haute Cuisine to Soft Matter Science (chemistry)
- Contract Law: From Trust to Promise to Contract
- Shakespeare's Hamlet: The Ghost
- Introduction to Probability
- Improving Global Health: Focusing on Quality and Safety
- Prescription Drug Regulation, Cost, and Access: Current Controversies in Context
- MalariaX: Defeating Malaria from the Genes to the Globe
- Leaders of Learning
- CS50 for Lawyers
- Shakespeare's Life and Work
- Statistics and R
- Statistical Inference and Modeling for High-throughput Experiments
- Introduction to Linear Models and Matrix Algebra
- High-Dimensional Data Analysis
- Child Protection: Children's Rights in Theory and Practice
- CS50's AP® Computer Science Principles
- Lessons from Ebola: Preventing the Next Pandemic
- Pyramids of Giza: Ancient Egyptian Art and Archaeology
- Masterpieces of World Literature
Micro-Credentials
A micro-credential is a certificate program that is made up of a series of related courses to develop a particular skill for professional development.
Harvard University have partnered with edX to deliver the following micro-credentials:
Computer Science for Game Development Professional Certificate
These courses will lead you through the most popular undergraduate course at Harvard, CS50, an Introduction to Computer Science.
Computer Science and Mobile Apps Professional Certificate
With problem sets inspired by cryptography, finance, forensics, and gaming, you’ll become familiar with a variety of programming languages, then you’ll build expertise in modern JavaScript and learn the paradigms, app architecture, and user interfaces of JSX (a JavaScript extension) and React Native.
Data Science Professional Certificate
The HarvardX Data Science program prepares you with the necessary knowledge base and useful skills to tackle real-world data analysis challenges.
Fundamentals of Neuroscience XSeries Program
This introduction to neuroscience covers everything from the function of individual neurons to the structure of brains.
Data Analysis for Life Sciences XSeries Program
In this XSeries, you will gain the tools to analyze and interpret life sciences data. You will learn the basic statistical concepts and R programming skills necessary for analyzing real data.
World Religions Through Their Scriptures XSeries Program
Learn how to interpret the sacred texts of Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism, and Sikhism.
Shakespeare’s Outsiders XSeries Program
Study Shakespeare through key characters from his plays and the cultural context of their stories and their performance.
Genomics Data Analysis XSeries Program
This XSeries is perfect for those who seek advanced training in high-throughput technology data
U.S. Government XSeries Program
A comprehensive introduction to American government and politics — its foundations, institutions, organizations, and policies.
History of China: The Modern Era XSeries Program
Get an overview of modern Chinese history, from the end of the imperial era to today.
History of China: Bronze Age to the Last Dynasties XSeries Program
Learn about Chinese history from ancient origins through the rise of Confucianism and Buddhism to the 19th century.
Harvard University have partnered with edX to deliver the following micro-credentials:
Computer Science for Game Development Professional Certificate
These courses will lead you through the most popular undergraduate course at Harvard, CS50, an Introduction to Computer Science.
Computer Science and Mobile Apps Professional Certificate
With problem sets inspired by cryptography, finance, forensics, and gaming, you’ll become familiar with a variety of programming languages, then you’ll build expertise in modern JavaScript and learn the paradigms, app architecture, and user interfaces of JSX (a JavaScript extension) and React Native.
Data Science Professional Certificate
The HarvardX Data Science program prepares you with the necessary knowledge base and useful skills to tackle real-world data analysis challenges.
Fundamentals of Neuroscience XSeries Program
This introduction to neuroscience covers everything from the function of individual neurons to the structure of brains.
Data Analysis for Life Sciences XSeries Program
In this XSeries, you will gain the tools to analyze and interpret life sciences data. You will learn the basic statistical concepts and R programming skills necessary for analyzing real data.
World Religions Through Their Scriptures XSeries Program
Learn how to interpret the sacred texts of Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Judaism, and Sikhism.
Shakespeare’s Outsiders XSeries Program
Study Shakespeare through key characters from his plays and the cultural context of their stories and their performance.
Genomics Data Analysis XSeries Program
This XSeries is perfect for those who seek advanced training in high-throughput technology data
U.S. Government XSeries Program
A comprehensive introduction to American government and politics — its foundations, institutions, organizations, and policies.
History of China: The Modern Era XSeries Program
Get an overview of modern Chinese history, from the end of the imperial era to today.
History of China: Bronze Age to the Last Dynasties XSeries Program
Learn about Chinese history from ancient origins through the rise of Confucianism and Buddhism to the 19th century.
