Harvard University courses

It is within reach to decarbonize the building sector within the next few decades. This can be accomplished with a combination of better buildings (such as Passive House), electrification, and a renewably-powered electrical grid. Buildings can also be built…

In this course, students use a design thinking methodology to design and develop an authentic learning product or experience. Each student prepares a product, such as a course or workshop, social learning community, website, or software application. Using…

This course helps students build on their existing knowledge and experience and grow into a more agile, creative, and focused negotiators. This highly interactive course delves into the strategic System 2 Thinking and planning that drive success in multiple…

This course provides a comprehensive foundation in full-stack Javascript-based web development, integrating NodeJS servers, client-side frameworks, and cloud services to build dynamic, interactive web applications. Students learn the basics of server-side web…

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…

The thesis is an opportunity to work with an assigned thesis director on a research project of your own design that contributes to the scholarly literature in your field. You emerge from the thesis process with a solid understanding of how original research…

This tutorial helps students execute academically strong and professionally successful internships. During the semester, students submit weekly reflections, schedule bi-weekly meetings, and submit drafts of the final reflection paper. Students are encouraged…

In a very short time, individuals and companies have harnessed cyberspace to create new industries, a vibrant social space, and a new economic sphere that are intertwined with our everyday lives. At the same time, individuals, subnational groups, and…

In this comprehensive and practical introduction to marketing management, students improve their ability to make effective marketing decisions, including assessing marketing opportunities and developing marketing strategies and implementation plans. Course…

CRISPR is a recent gene-editing technology providing an efficient, effective, and precise solution to genetic engineering with applications in the health care, biotechnology, and agriculture industries. CRISPR has a promising potential to transform diseases…

This course explores the opaque world of intelligence and international security. The course begins with a survey of disciplines and methods of analysis before reviewing intelligence requirements as a component in policy processes that drive and inform…

This course introduces students to the theoretical underpinnings and practical challenges of survey research, designed to help students better understand, interpret, and critically evaluate surveys and public opinion polls.

This graduate proseminar introduces students to the fundamentals and practices of journalism at the graduate level—research, interviewing, reporting, and writing—by exposing them to a variety of reporting assignments. Students learn how to construct a lead as…

In rapidly evolving markets and industries with patterns of digital disruption, business model innovation, and global value chain strategies are paramount to increasing shareholder value and propelling growth. Business strategies have to be sensitive to their…

This course teaches all the math not taught in the traditional calculus/linear algebra sequence that is needed to take more advanced courses in theory of computation and/or algorithms. That is, it teaches discrete mathematics, logic, and basic probability,…

This course provides students with the opportunity to complete a capstone project related to their professional interests. Capstone projects can include an analysis of a compelling and hotly debated issue within the field of museum studies or, perhaps,…

This course introduces non-mathematical business professionals to data science principles including generative artificial intelligence (AI) like ChatGPT that are widely used in today's corporations. Quantitative methods affect many of today's interactions for…

This is a practical design course on perspectives, tools, and methods for going from an idea for a product or service to an interactive design prototype ready for handoff to a development team, with artificial intelligence (AI) as a native part of the design…

Data science, artificial intelligence (AI), and creative systems are transforming how organizations make decisions, generate content, and interact with the world. These technologies operate across a full stack—from data collection and model development to…

When Ralph Waldo Emerson gives his "The Transcendentalist" lecture in 1842, he states that American Transcendentalists are "idealists" who were once "materialist." "Every materialist will be an idealist; but an idealist can never go backward to be a…

This course examines selected learning theories that have shaped—and are shaping—the development of educational offerings like programs and exhibitions in museums and similar informal learning environments. We explore a variety of ways that learning happens…

This hands-on experimental course is intended to complement PHYS E-1bx . Laboratory experiments include aspects of electric and magnetic fields, analog and digital circuits, wave phenomena, and optics.

This course delves into storytelling through photojournalism, documentary, and art photography, designed for students with basic to intermediate skills looking to improve their visual storytelling and skills. We explore a range of photographic books to…

This course is designed for students who wish to build upon the skills developed in EXPO E-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…

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…

This course introduces the basic principles, methods, and challenges of modern managerial accounting. It covers traditional topics such as job-order costing, cost-volume-profit analysis, budgeting and variance analysis, profitability analysis, relevant costs…

This course is designed for professionals looking to build competency in strategic foresight by learning about and practicing the most widely used foresight tool: scenario-based planning. As opposed to forecasting, which seeks to predict one likely event,…

Ethical stewardship is a core obligation for museums that acquire and display cultural heritage, and it can sometimes involve actions that challenge established standards and best practices. Whether repatriating cultural items to source communities, returning…

This course offers a comprehensive examination of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) within organizational contexts, focusing on practical strategies for fostering inclusive environments and driving positive change. Furthermore, this course…

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…

Advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and its applications have given rise to a myriad of questions about the nature and limits of intelligence, as well as the ethical implications of the evolution of technology for what it means to be human in the age…

This course builds upon the foundation established in PSYC E-597e by creating a capstone project that bridges research and practice. The project includes two components: the project prototype and the report. The prototype is the specific product designed…

This course is the culmination of the Master of Liberal Arts, systems engineering, where student teams execute their capstone proposal from CSCI S-597c . It gives students the opportunity to collaborate with industry partners and other students on complex…

This course is the final step for Master of Liberal Arts (ALM), sustainability and global development practice candidates, designed for those interested in innovation in sustainability. It provides an immersive, hands-on learning experience focused on…

This intensive, immersive course is designed for graduate-credit students with strong writing skills and an interest in becoming fiction writers but little formal experience, students who would like to develop a solid foundation in story and scene structure…

This course considers the pivotal role of the personalities of leaders who take their nations into war—or avoid such—and the military leaders who advise those individuals and execute operations once war has commenced. In others words, this course examines the…

This course is intended to give current and aspiring secondary math teachers an opportunity to become engaged in a variety of teaching-related projects. In the first part of the course, participants research a current topic in mathematics education through…

This course is a rigorous introduction to quantitative methods for students intending to study economics, finance, accounting, marketing, and management science. Examples are drawn from these areas. Topics covered include probability distributions,…

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…

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly dominating various business functions, with marketing being no exception. From crafting advertisements to developing websites, AI impacts every aspect of creative work. Notably, AI now plays a role in strategic…

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…

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 this course, students develop comedy sketch-writing skills by studying the work of masters of the genre and by drafting and revising the components of a professional submission packet: evergreen topical jokes, fake commercials, conceptual pieces, and…

This tutorial helps students develop an academically strong thesis proposal. During the semester, they map critical issues of project design such as scope, background, methodology, and expected outcomes. Students are encouraged to contact their research…

This is an intensive workshop in the craft of writing short fiction for students who have read widely among past and contemporary masters of short fiction and who are accomplished in the elements of prose composition (mechanics, syntax, and structure).…

This course is meant to follow CREA E-597 , in which students built the imaginative world of their books and produced the first story or chapter of them. In this workshop, students write two additional chapters or stories, or approximately 30 pages of new…

This course is designed for students from all academic and professional backgrounds, including those new to project management or agile principles. In this course, we focus on learning techniques, methodologies, and frameworks within the field of project…

This course is a rigorous introduction to quantitative methods for students intending to study economics, finance, accounting, marketing, and management science. Examples are drawn from these areas. Topics covered include probability distributions,…

This course explores the science, practice, and business of biotechnology. The impact and drawbacks in areas of modern biotechnology such as genetic engineering as well as the ethical implications of innovative biotechnology applications are covered.…

Memory is the ability to acquire, store, and retrieve or reconstruct information. Memory is central to our identities, learning and decision-making, and ability to navigate the world, but what do we know about memory? In this course, students learn about the…