Every year, dozens of students aspire to Harvard University, but now many are able to enter for multiple reasons. Here is a list of free online courses available to anyone from every corner of the world that help students gain Harvard certification. These courses are in a variety of disciplines, including Computer Science, Social Science, Data Science, Humanities, Business, Health & Medicine, Mathematics, Programming, and Education & Training.
The health effects of climate change
This is a seven week course that requires 3-5 hours per week commitment from the students. The course will teach students about climate change, global nutrition and health. It is a free and an online course. Students can apply for the course through the university’s official website.
“This course is not an elegy for the planet, but a call to action. Enroll now to learn what you can do to reduce the damage caused by global warming,” the university’s course announcement reads.
2. Systematic approaches to policy design
This is a self-paced course. The course will teach students about public policy. It is a free and an online course. Students can apply for the course through the university’s official website.
“The purpose of this course is to provide a brief overview of three commonly used approaches to analytical decision-making,” the report reads.
3. Using Python for Research
This is a five week course that requires 4-8 hours of student commitment per week. The course will teach students about computer science and Python. It is a free and an online course. Students can apply for the course through the university’s official website.
This course bridges the gap between introductory and advanced courses in Python.
4. Applied calculation
This is a ten week course that requires a commitment of 3-6 hours per week from the students. The course will teach students about mathematics and how calculus is applied to problems. It is a free and an online course. Students can apply for the course through the university’s official website.
In this course, students learn through a series of case studies on a wide variety of applications, from predator-prey modeling to how statisticians use functions to model data, the institution said.
5. Entrepreneurship in emerging economies
This is a self-paced course, but students should be able to commit 3-6 hours per week of the course. The course will teach students about market practices. It is a free and an online course. Students can apply for the course through the university’s official website. This business administration and management course is taught by Harvard Business School professor Tarun Khanna.
6. MicroBachelors® Program in University Chemistry
This is a nine month course that requires 4-8 hours per week commitment from the students. The course will teach students about the evolution of chemistry. It is a free and an online course. Students can apply for the course through the university’s official website.
In this course, students learn the fundamentals of chemistry, energy, and other elemental forces that shape the modern world.
7. Data Science: Linear Regression
This is an eight week course that requires a commitment of 1-2 hours per week from the students. The course will introduce students to data science. It is a free and an online course. Students can apply for the course through the university’s official website.
“Part of our Professional Certificate Program in Data Science, this course covers implementing linear regression and correcting for confounding in practice using R,” the university said.
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