HarvardX Announces Fall Courses

HarvardX [3] has announced its fall 2013 online courses,  available through the edX platform [4], the University’s massive online open course (MOOC) partnership with MIT. The dozen offerings, ranging from term-length courses to short “modules,” include the following:

• “The Architectural Imaginary” (restricted-enrollment module), K. Michael Hays, Noyes professor of architectural theory, Graduate School of Design
• “Science and Cooking: From Haute Cuisine to Soft Matter Science,” Michael Brenner, Glover professor of applied mathematics and applied physics, and David Weitz, Mallinckrodt professor of physics and applied physics [5], School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS)
• “China,” Peter K. Bol, Carswell professor of East Asian languages and civilizations [6], Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), and William C. Kirby, Chang professor of China studies and Spangler Family professor of business administration [7], Harvard Business School and FAS
• “Fundamentals of Neuroscience, Part 1: The Electrical Properties of the Neuron” (module), David Cox, assistant professor of molecular and cellular biology and of computer science, FAS and SEAS
• “Cell Biology” (module), Rob Lue, professor of the practice of molecular and cellular biology, director of HarvardX [8], Menschel faculty director of the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, and Alexander Schier, Erikson life sciences professor of molecular and cellular biology, FAS
• “Poetry in America” (two modules: “The Poetry of Early New England” and “Whitman”), Elisa New, Cabot professor of American literature [9], FAS
• “Fundamentals of Clinical Trials,” James H. Ware, Mosteller professor of biostatistics and associate dean for clinical and translational science, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and FAS
• “Central Challenges of American National Security, Strategy, and the Press: An Introduction” (module), Graham T. Allison, Dillon professor of government and director of Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs [10], and David Sanger, adjunct lecturer in public policy and chief Washington correspondent of The New York Times; both Harvard Kennedy School
• “The Letters of the Apostle Paul” (module), Laura Nasrallah, professor of New Testament and early Christianity, Harvard Divinity School
• “Health and Society,” Ichiro Kawachi, professor of social epidemiology, HSPH, and associate professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School (HMS)
• “Introduction to Global Health: A Biosocial Approach,” Salmaan Keshavjee, director of the program in infectious disease and social change in the department of global health and social medicine, HMS, and Paul Farmer, Kolokotrones University Professor [11], HMS

In addition, the first Graduate School of Education course, beginning in January 2014, will also open for registration this summer:

• “Unlocking the Immunity to Change,” Robert Kegan, Meeham professor in adult learning and professional development, Harvard Graduate School of Education and Lisa Lahey, Lecturer on Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Full details are available at the edX course website [12].

Read the full HarvardX announcement here [13].