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This course offers a hands-on training experience in collections care, documentation, and processing at the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East , Museum of Comparative Zoology , and Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments . Students work directly…

This course provides the intellectual framework used in the private equity process: valuation in private equity settings, creating term sheets, and the process of due diligence and deal structuring. Other learning objectives include building an understanding…

How would you choose the ideal worker out of 400 applicants? Is it possible to predict employee motivation? Are virtual teams more effective than in-person teams? Questions like these can be answered through the help of industrial and organizational (I/O)…

American politics, in general, and presidential campaigns, in particular, hold many lessons for leading for-profit and not-for-profit start-up ventures. Capital must be raised; a large, diverse team must be organized and deployed; and a brand must be…

Harvard University presents an in-depth course on Feature Writing, focusing on the Emerging / Needs Review category. This program offers students a rigorous academic exploration of narrative techniques, research methodologies, and stylistic approaches…

This is an intensive workshop for creative writing students looking to seriously invest in their craft. Over the course of the semester, students draft four mini-essays inspired by an author or comic technique studied in class, and then expand and…

What does it mean to lose your home? Who are refugees? Why are there so many forced migrants in our world? How are they displaced? Where do they travel, and why? This course inquires into the nature, causes, and consequences of contemporary refugee waves in…

This course surveys the history of photography from its origins in 1839 to present, from Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre to Sally Mann and Dawoud Bey. We begin in France with the story of the daguerreotype and follow that narrative as it introduces not only new…

There is a saying that culture eats strategy for breakfast, meaning that no strategy can succeed if it is not supported by an organization's culture. Many senior executives want to change the culture of their organizations, yet the popular press tells us that…

Coaching is an emerging discipline that has applications in many professional fields and even to our personal lives. Navigating this new terrain with its many different approaches can be overwhelming. In this course, students learn solid practices in coaching…

Fairy tales have inspired authors for centuries, and we are still very much under their spell. In the first part of this course, we study classic as well as contemporary fairy tales, including works by Helen Oyeyemi, Neil Gaiman, Margaret Atwood, and Kelly…

This course offers students an introduction to linguistic anthropology, the study of language in social and cultural context. Linguistic anthropology begins with the fundamental assumption that language structure and language use are integral parts of human…

In many works of literature and film, the hero or heroine must leave the ordinary world and descend to an underworld, a place tied up with our most essential beliefs about culture and psychology. In this underworld, the protagonist must face mortality and…

Success in today's software marketplace requires excellent user experience (UX). This course presents the foundations of excellent UX in a platform-agnostic manner. This course requires no programming. Instead, we focus on deciding what to program to make our…

What distinguishes the market for genre fiction from other literary markets? How might writers working both within and beyond existing genres learn to think with genre in order to navigate their intended marketplaces or better understand their own work? This…

Come to Harvard University for an experience where students engage with industry leaders during visits to local incubators, accelerators, and companies, as well as academic research departments and institutions. The course focuses on the following questions:…

Harvard University's Introduction to the Business and Science of Biotechnology course offers a rigorous exploration of the intersection between biotechnology and business management. Designed for aspiring professionals, this Business & Management program…

This course helps business professionals improve their writing so that they are better equipped to accomplish their educational and professional goals. Students practice some of the essential forms of business writing, including e-mail messages, cover…

Climate adaptation is critical to sustainability across social and geographic scales. Through this course, students learn the importance of climate adaptation, its costs and benefits, and how to develop an adaptation plan at whatever scale is needed and for a…

Harvard University's Microeconomic Theory course delves into the fundamental principles of economics within the Business & Management domain. This rigorous academic offering equips students with analytical tools to understand market behaviors, consumer…

Have you ever wanted to explore film directing, but haven't known where to begin? In this course, students learn the core elements of directing fiction films, including everything from pre-production, to learning where to put the camera, to working with…

This course provides an overview of the main aspects of biochemistry by relating molecular interactions to their effects on the organism as a whole, especially as related to human biology. The organization of macromolecules is addressed through a discussion…

This course helps students develop academically strong, team-based capstone proposals. It is mandatory for candidates in the Master of Liberal Arts, systems engineering, who wish to register for CSCI E-599c in the coming spring term. Students develop a…

Harvard University offers an immersive course on Principles of Organic Chemistry: Laboratory, designed to advance your understanding in Biotechnology & Life Sciences. Through hands-on experiments and critical analysis, students gain mastery over essential…

An introduction to oral and written Spanish for students with little or no background in the language. Assignments involve work with an online textbook and occasional videos. Class sessions focus on additional instructor-supplied exercises, conversation,…

Through individual and group exercises, monologues, improvisations, and scene studies, this dramatic arts workshop—eclectic in method—helps students develop their acting potential and sharpen their performing skills. Previous theater study is not required.…

Harvard University's Human Resource Management course delves into the dynamic field of Emerging / Needs Review, offering students a rigorous academic foundation combined with practical insights. This program equips learners with strategic HR competencies,…

In today's complex organizational environments, working within a team format, whether in a leadership role or as an active participant, requires a distinct set of skills compared to acting individually. This course focuses on the role of teaming as an…

Harvard University presents Intensive Elementary Spanish II, a foundational course in the Emerging / Needs Review category designed to build proficiency in Spanish language skills. This course offers students a rigorous academic environment to develop…

Intended for students with no previous programming background, this course introduces problem-solving methods and algorithm development using Java, one of the most popular high-level programming languages in the world. Students learn how to design, code,…