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This course helps students develop critical thinking, scholarly writing skills, and research abilities while developing their individual thesis proposals. Class meetings feature lectures and discussions on different scientific approaches, group discussions,…

This course is designed to introduce students to basic concepts of epidemiology and biostatistics. Selected sections from textbooks and recent primary literature are used. Students learn how to critically read published epidemiological studies and understand…

This course reviews basic arithmetical procedures and their use in everyday mathematics. It also includes an introduction to basic statistics covering such topics as the interpretation of numerical data, graph reading, hypothesis testing, and simple linear…

This course is designed for students seeking preparation for EXPO E-25 , which is a course required for admission to the undergraduate program at the Harvard Extension School . Students review such basics of academic argument as thesis, claims, evidence, and…

This course introduces the important aspects of managing a business in a global environment. It addresses decision-making in connection with communications, marketing, human relations, managing people, corporate social responsibility, and managerial ethics,…

This course examines emerging countries in the global economy. Globalization offers these countries the opportunity for economic development. By participating in the international marketplace, emerging countries increase their chances of raising wages and…

This course helps students develop an academically strong capstone proposal. It is mandatory for candidates in the Harvard Extension School Master of Liberal Arts, data science , who wish to register for CSCI E-599a in the upcoming fall term. It prepares…

The study of decision-making has a long tradition, particularly in economics, where the choices of economic agents have been analyzed with the aid of a number of methodologies and theoretical models. Many academic researchers and much empirical evidence show…

Do you write poems? Do you read them? Do you want to do those things? If so, this course is for you. In this course, students write, with help, and we read, together, as a workshop, the poems students want to write: they can try out very old forms (sonnets…

This course is a hands-on introduction to rapid prototyping, integrating physics, engineering, design, computer science, and art. Students learn to safely use software and hardware to fabricate programmable projects in a collaborative environment. Tools and…

This course is an introduction to computer science for students without prior programming experience. We explore problem-solving methods and algorithm development using the high-level programming language Python after a brief introduction to computational…

Astrobiology is a new discipline born out of the convergence of all scientific inquiry currently under way on the question of the origin and development of life here on Earth, and potentially elsewhere in the universe. Recent advances in planetary…

This course explores the field of artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, autonomous vehicles, and drones. We are at the forefront of a revolution that can fundamentally change a multitude of industries and transform our society, such as self-driving cars,…

This course helps business professionals improve their writing so they are better equipped to accomplish their educational and professional goals. Students consider how essential forms of business writing—memos, cover letters, proposals, presentations, and…

This is a practical design course on perspectives, tools, and methods for going from an idea for a product or service powered by a mobile and/or web application to an interactive design prototype ready for handoff to a development team. We begin with creating…

What is a just society? What do we owe one another as citizens? What is a good life? These questions, long debated by philosophers, arise with special urgency at a time of pandemic and racial reckoning. The course explores these questions by considering how…

This course looks at a variety of intersections between psychology and the American criminal legal system, with a particular eye on issues related to power and privilege. Students are introduced to the stages and processes of the criminal legal system and…

This course is designed for students who wish to build upon the skills developed in EXPO S-25 in order to produce more advanced research and writing in the social sciences. The course is also appropriate for students who wish to review their research and…

We are entering a new era in which a fundamental understanding of developmental biology and regeneration plays a critical role. In this course, embryonic and adult stem cells in different organisms are examined in terms of their molecular, cellular, and…

This course introduces students to key concepts, actors, and events in the politics of China. The rise of China is one of the most important realities of the twenty-first century and has changed the world's economic, political, and military realities. Does…

This course examines critical issues in middle and high school mathematics education in the United States from a variety of perspectives. Questions addressed include: what are the goals of mathematics education at the middle and high school level? Why does…

Biochemical engineering harnesses living cells as miniature chemical reactors, enabling the production of designer molecules ranging from pharmaceuticals to plastics to biofuels. Live cells possess unique capabilities to manufacture complex chemical entities,…

Despite globalization, the nation-state is still a major actor in today's world. This course tries to understand why this is so by examining the role that nationalism plays in peoples' identities and the effects of globalization on nations and nation-states.…

Food and eating are not just necessary for life, they are the basis of culture. Through selection, ingestion, and digestion of food, we make the outside world a part of us. It is not surprising then that food and its associated practices have long nourished…

In this course, students work on real-world problems that do not have obvious solutions. As part of a project team, students are matched with a client that has a difficult challenge. The project team analyzes the challenge in the context of broader systems…

Harvard University presents "Personal Finance and Financial Well-Being," a meticulously designed course within the Emerging/Needs Review category. This course delves into essential financial strategies, offering students the tools to enhance their financial…

Indian Buddhism has inspired philosophers for almost 2500 years. Yet, relative to Euro-American philosophy, Buddhist philosophy has received little attention. In this course, we explore the rich traditions of Indian Buddhist philosophy. More specifically, we…

This course is designed for students interested in the challenges and controversies for corporate governance as it attempts to focus on global problems such as climate change; political uncertainties; environmental, social, and governance (ESG)…

Why are some cities and states richer than others? What drives people and businesses to cluster in certain places and not others? This course explores the economic forces that shape local outcomes, such as productivity, wages, housing, and inequality, and how…

What is populism, and how much of a threat is it to democracy? The recent rise of authoritarian-populism, across both long-established and developing democracies, has posed new challenges for good governance. This course explores the conditions for the rise…