Harvard Has Thousands Of Free Online Courses In 11 Areas Of Knowledge. These Are Free Courses In Medicine And Public Health, Mathematics, Arts, And More.
Harvard University, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is the oldest institution of higher education in the U.S. In addition to renowned undergraduate programs, Harvard offers an extensive selection of free online courses that can be accessed from anywhere in the world, including Brazil. Although most free courses are in English, some have subtitles in Portuguese, making learning easier.
List Of Free Online Courses Open At Harvard
The free courses offered by Harvard University are divided into 11 areas, which are:
Medicine And Public Health
- Bioethics: The Law, Medicine, And Ethics Of Reproductive Technologies And Genetics;
- Practical Improvement Science In Health Care: A Roadmap For Getting Results;
- Strengthening Community Health Worker Programs;
- PredictionX: John Snow And The Cholera Epidemic Of 1854;
- Humanitarian Response To Conflict And Disaster.
Computer Science
- CS50’s Introduction To Programming With Scratch;
- Quantitative Methods For Biology;
- Data Science: Machine Learning.
Arts And Design
- Beethoven’s 9th Symphony And The 19th Century Orchestra;
- Handel’s Messiah And Baroque Oratorio;
- Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo And The Birth Of Opera;
- The Architectural Imagination.
Social Sciences
- CitiesX: The Past, Present And Future Of Urban Life;
- Contract Law: From Trust To Promise To Contract;
- Contract Law: From Trust To Promise To Contract.
Science And Engineering
- The Einstein Revolution;
- MalariaX: Defeating Malaria From The Genes To The Globe;
- Quantitative Methods For Biology;
- Energy And Thermodynamics;
- Entropy And Equilibria.
Educational And Organizational Development
- Introduction To Data Wise: A Collaborative Process To Improve Learning & Teaching;
- Leaders Of Learning;
- Introduction To Family Engagement In Education;
- Early Childhood Development: Global Strategies For Interventions.
Programming
- CS50: Introduction To Computer Science;
- CS50’s Introduction To Programming With Scratch;
- Quantitative Methods For Biology.
Business And Management
- Negotiating Salary;
- Designing Organizational Structure;
- Pricing Strategy;
- Identifying Competitive Risk.
Humanities
- CitiesX: The Past, Present And Future Of Urban Life;
- Global Health Case Studies From A Biosocial Perspective;
- We The People: Civic Engagement In A Constitutional Democracy.
Mathematics And Data Analysis
- Introduction To Bioconductor;
- Calculus Applied!;
- Fat Chance: Probability From The Ground Up;
- Data Science: Probability.
Data Science
- Introduction To Linear Models And Matrix Algebra;
- Statistics And R;
- Quantitative Methods For Biology;
- Data Science: R Basics.
Enrollment In Harvard’s Free Courses Takes Place Online
The free online courses are available on the HarvardX platform. Those who are interested can visit the site and check the complete list of over 100 free courses that can be taken from anywhere. However, in some courses, the student will have to pay a fee to receive a completion certificate.
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Institute calls for 100% free and online courses in IT and computing with over 35 options, free certificate, and workloads of up to 200 hours after research reveals that 98% of companies face difficulty hiring qualified professionals.
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Senac and Senai offer courses with scholarships of up to R$ 1,500 in areas such as sales, cashier operator, electrical, welding, CNC lathe, construction, telemarketing, and reception.
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100% Free Online Mechanics Course with a R$ 1,400 Scholarship at the Federal Institute: In partnership with XCMG, IF calls for those interested in a technical course that includes a signed employment contract under an apprenticeship regime.
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Petrobras will pay for you to take a course: in partnership with Senai, there are 2,000 free spots with assistance of up to R$ 858 per month and a certificate recognized by the MEC in industrial areas with high demand in Brazil until 2026.
Most of the courses are in a “self-paced” format, meaning they can be taken at the student’s preferred pace. However, some have specific start and end dates and require student attendance at certain times and days.
To enroll in Harvard’s free online courses, it is necessary to register on the HarvardX platform or log in with your Facebook, Hotmail, or Google account, choose the desired course, and fill in the required information to access the classes.
Get To Know Harvard Better
Founded in 1636 in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is the oldest and most famous university in the U.S. and one of the institutions that form the famous Ivy League.
Originally called New College, it was named after John Harvard, one of its first benefactors, three years after its founding. The institution is located in an area with a strong university presence around Boston, where MIT, Tufts University, and Boston University are also located.

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