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Creativity is not just for artists. In fact, it is a fundamental requirement for success regardless of functional role, place in the organizational hierarchy, or industry sector. In the world of business, creativity manifests as innovation. According to a…
This course explores how innovation, emerging technologies, and bold marketing strategies disrupt industries and transform markets around the world. Students analyze how companies—from nimble start-ups to global powerhouses—challenge conventions, redefine…
This course traces how authors from antiquity to the present have productively channeled anxiety into creating beautiful and meaningful works of literature. We investigate anxiety's existential and historical causes, from the fear of death to the rise of…
This course is a deep dive into the global business of sports organizations. Whether it is professional baseball, basketball, American football, European football, ice hockey, or lacrosse, first and foremost these are all for-profit businesses. Due to…
The course translates findings from academic research, particularly in positive psychology and behavior change, into attitudes, behaviors, and practices that students can apply across careers and work settings to thrive in the workplace and beyond. We explore…
This course examines short and serialized stories in American literature from the nineteenth century to the present with a focus on the scary story, or those that explore the ghostly, monstrous, and uncanny. What are the methods and theories that critics have…
This course takes a new approach to the study of leadership by using the creative vehicles of literature and film as business case studies. It recognizes that leader-managers today must develop a complete spectrum of aptitudes, from analytical, strategic, and…
Projective planes were discovered by Renaissance artists who needed to depict tiled floors on canvas. Quaternions, discovered in the nineteenth century, were used by physicists to represent rotations in three dimensions, which do not commute with one another,…
This course is the study of private equity money invested in companies that are not publicly traded on a stock exchange or invested in as part of buyouts of publicly traded companies. The main objective of the course is to provide students with the necessary…
This is an intensive course in the craft of writing a novel. In an anthology called <i>Writers on Writing</i>, Doris Lessing wrote: "There are no laws for the novel. There never have been, nor can there ever be." Though each novel creates a world…
Why should we obey the law? Can unjust laws still be valid? How should judges interpret the Constitution and what does punishment accomplish? This course introduces central debates in the philosophy of law through weekly case studies that bring abstract…
This course explores the manifold physiological, nutritional, behavioral, and sociocultural factors mediating why we eat, what we eat, and how we eat. Topics covered in the course include sensory systems and eating experience, biological mechanisms of hunger…
Students are introduced to modern techniques of natural language processing (NLP) and learn foundations of text classification, named entity recognition, parsing, language modeling including text generation, topic modeling, and machine translation. Methods…
Case studies are a cornerstone of sustainability scholarship and practice, grounding abstract theories and concepts in real-world examples. During this course, students produce a bounded case study—a narrative focusing on a community, organization, or field…
This course helps students develop an academically strong capstone proposal. It is mandatory for candidates in the Harvard Extension School Master of Liberal Arts, <a…
Leaders and managers must help their teams navigate an unprecedented amount of change in today's modern workplace, from hybrid environments with colleagues often geographically dispersed to the disruptive impact of transformative technology such as generative…
In today's interconnected world, rapid digital acceleration—powered in part by artificial intelligence(AI)—is transforming how we work, learn, and lead. Yet true organizational resilience depends not only on advanced technologies but on the strength of human…
This course introduces students to the demands and conventions of academic reading and writing. It focuses on analyzing texts, building effective arguments, and using evidence and secondary source material. Instruction on the stages of the writing process,…
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…
The public increasingly relies on instant news and artificial intelligence (AI) overviews for information, but there is one human enterprise that still cuts through the noise: storytelling. Students learn to craft feature stories for top-tier outlets by…
This section of the writers' residency is for writers of fiction. The writers' residency is for advanced creative writers who have been admitted to the Harvard Extension School Master of Liberal Arts (ALM), <a…
Local news is experiencing a notable resurgence, filling the vacuum of declining legacy newspapers. In this course, students identify, develop, report, and write compelling stories about the communities they live in. The course provides coaching on gumshoe…
This proseminar introduces students to basic behavioral science research methods in psychology and anthropology. It teaches them how to read and evaluate research papers and translate their ideas into viable research projects. Topics include library and…
In order to understand both the causes of Russia's war on Ukraine and the drivers of Ukraine's ongoing resistance, we must look beyond great power politics and examine the changes in Ukrainian politics and society since independence in 1991. How did Ukraine…
In a world defined by rapid change and complexity, leadership demands more than just authority—it requires insight, adaptability, and the ability to inspire. This course is both dynamic and interdisciplinary, empowering students to explore the science and…
This course covers the following topics: calculus of functions of several variables; vectors and vector-valued functions; parameterized curves and surfaces; vector fields; partial derivatives and gradients; optimization; method of Lagrange multipliers;…
Matrices provide the algebraic structure for solving myriad problems across the sciences. We study matrices and solutions to systems of linear equations as part of understanding linear transformations and general linear spaces. Using the notions of…
This course offers a practical, end-to-end framework for transforming biotechnology discoveries into viable commercial ventures. Students learn how to identify unmet medical needs, develop intellectual property strategies, form and structure biotechnology…
This proseminar is designed to teach students many of the science writing, data interpretations, and analytical skills that are required to succeed in graduate-level courses in the life sciences. Through critical reading and presentation of research articles,…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is fundamentally reshaping management consulting, creating both unprecedented opportunities and existential challenges for the industry. This course equips students to thrive in this transformation by understanding how AI is…
Students read a variety of essays that highlight this literary form's variety and richness. They write persuasive and meaningful essays that focus on technique and the way other writers use language to communicate their ideas. Through sequenced assignments,…
This course is for students interested in directing theater, television, and film. It accommodates all levels of directing, from beginners with no experience at all to advanced directors interested in making a career of directing. The focus is on how a…
There have always been tales of sea monsters. For as long as we humans have ventured into the ocean, our imaginations have conjured images of serpents, krakens, leviathans, and other creatures, all of whom seem bent on the destruction of those who dare set…
This course introduces economic, financial, and risk-based frameworks for managing complex engineering systems. Students learn to link economic theory with financial modeling, assess trade-offs, and optimize engineering investments. Key topics include…
What type of content makes the internet tick? 27,000 new users join the internet every hour, and digital journalists need to capture their attention by identifying compelling topics and reporting on them from every angle. In this course, students select a…
This course is designed primarily for graduate students of humanities who wish to acquire a reading knowledge of Ukrainian for research purposes. A variety of texts from different fields are used to allow students to learn about Ukrainian culture and history…
This course is an introduction to differential and integral calculus in one variable. The course begins with a study of limits and derivatives, and culminates with the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus as well as some integration techniques. The topics covered…