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We the People: Civic Engagement in a Constitutional Democracy

Don’t sit back—your civic actions are just beginning.

Gain a foundational knowledge of American constitutional democracy and craft your own civic voice and identity.

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Fat Chance: Probability from the Ground Up

Increase your quantitative reasoning skills through a deeper understanding of probability and statistics.

Through highly visual lessons and guided practice, this course explores the quantitative reasoning behind probability and the cumulative nature of mathematics by tracing probability and statistics back to a foundation in the principles of counting.

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Shakespeare's Life and Work

Learn to read William Shakespeare's plays

Moving between the world in which Shakespeare lived and the present day, this course will introduce different kinds of literary analysis that you can use when reading Shakespeare.

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Backyard Meteorology: The Science of Weather

Learn to forecast the weather just by looking out your window.

This course will explore the science behind weather systems by teaching the observational skills needed to make a forecast without using instruments or computer models.

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MicroBachelors® Program in University Chemistry

Learn the foundations of chemistry in HarvardX’s University Chemistry MicroBachelors Program.

Taught by Harvard University Professor James Anderson, learners in this MicroBachelors program are given a robust understanding of chemistry, atomic structure, the principles of energy, thermodynamics, and electrochemistry.

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Child Protection: Children's Rights in Theory and Practice

Learn to protect children.

Learn how to protect children from violence, exploitation, and neglect through law, policy, and practice in a human rights framework.

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Introduction to Family Engagement in Education

Collaborating for success 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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Leaders of Learning

Create the future of learning

Explore and understand your own theories of learning and leadership. Gain the tools to imagine and build the future of learning.

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Early Childhood Development: Global Strategies for Interventions

Give children a strong start

Examine best practices in child and family policies, advocacy, financing, and pathways to scale.