

Our Courses
ChinaX Book Club: Five Authors, Five Books, Five Views of China
An exploration of the dynamics of contemporary China using the tools of close reading, discussion, and analysis.
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We the People: Civic Engagement in a Constitutional Democracy
Gain a foundational knowledge of American constitutional democracy and understand how to encourage others to explore their own civic paths, while in parallel crafting your own civic voice and identity.
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24
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Leadership: Creating Public Value
In Leadership: Creating Public Value, learn how to face and meet today’s challenges and design a public value proposition that is both actionable and value creating.
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12
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CS50's Computer Science for Business Professionals
This is CS50’s introduction to computer science for business professionals.
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32
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CS50's Introduction to Programming with Scratch
A gentle introduction to programming that prepares you for subsequent courses in coding.
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90
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CS50's Introduction to Databases with SQL
An introduction to databases using a language called SQL.
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144
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CS50's Web Programming with Python and JavaScript
This course picks up where CS50 leaves off, diving more deeply into the design and implementation of web apps with Python, JavaScript, and SQL using frameworks like Django, React, and Bootstrap.
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Digital Humanities in Practice: From Research Questions to Results
Combine literary research with data science to find answers in unexpected ways. Learn basic coding tools to help save time and draw insights from thousands of digital documents at once.
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Early Childhood Development: Global Strategies for Implementation
Examine best practices in child and family policies, advocacy, financing, and pathways to scale—learning how to generate innovative, scalable intervention strategies that supports early childhood development. Together, Harvard University and UNICEF bring global experience from communities to policy makers, evidence and experts from around the world.
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40
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Energy Within Environmental Constraints
A quantitative introduction to the energy system and its environmental impacts.
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28
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Fat Chance: Probability from the Ground Up
Increase your quantitative reasoning skills through a deeper understanding of probability and statistics.
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30
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Child Protection: Children's Rights in Theory and Practice
Learn how to protect children from violence, exploitation, and neglect through law, policy, and practice in a human rights framework.
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15
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Introduction to Data Wise: A Collaborative Process to Improve Learning & Teaching
Learn what is involved in using data wisely to build a culture of collaborative inquiry.
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48
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Introduction to Family Engagement in Education
Learn about successful collaborations between families and educators and why they lead to improved outcomes for students and schools.
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Religion, Conflict and Peace
Explore the diverse and complex roles that religions play in both promoting and mitigating violence.
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30
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Religious Literacy: Traditions and Scriptures
Learn how to better understand the rich and complex ways that religions function in historic and contemporary contexts.
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30
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Christianity Through Its Scriptures
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.
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30
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Islam Through Its Scriptures
Learn about the Quran, the central sacred text of Islam, through an exploration of the rich diversity of roles and interpretations in Muslim societies.
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30
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Sikhism Through Its Scriptures
This course examines the Sikh scripture from a doctrinal and historical perspective by providing an overview of Sikh teachings as well as the historical context within which the scripture evolved and became canonized.
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12
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The Opioid Crisis in America
Learn about the opioid epidemic in the United States, including information about treatment and recovery from opioid addiction.
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12
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American Government: Constitutional Foundations
Learn how early American politics informed the U.S. Constitution and why its promise of liberty and equality has yet to be fully realized.
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12
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U.S. Political Institutions: Congress, Presidency, Courts, and Bureaucracy
Examine the inner workings of the three branches of the U.S. Federal Government
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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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72
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