Harvard Division of Continuing Education

Harvard Division of Continuing Education

Harvard Division of Continuing Education is one of the schools of Harvard University. The division of Harvard offers courses to varied learners irrespective of their age groups. The programs are suitable for high school students, college-going students, working professionals and even retired employees. The courses range from online to part-time that are designed to pursue a passion or advance in the career. The college focuses on the student’s ability to think critically and deeply, which it believes is an asset in every field. Following are the courses offered by Harvard Division of Continuing Education:

Graduate studies

Graduate certificates

For the certificate courses, the applicants need not submit any application. They just need to go the college’s website, find their course, create or update their online profile and finally, register for the course they wish to pursue. Following are the certificates provided by the school under different categories:

Arts Literature & Media

• -American Literature and Culture Certificate
• -Digital Storytelling Certificate
• -Museum Studies Certificate
• -Philosophy and Ethics Certificate
• -Visual Arts Certificate

Business & Management

• -Business Communication Certificate
• -Business Economics Certificate
• -Corporate Finance Certificate
• -Innovation and Entrepreneurship Certificate
• -Marketing Management & Digital Strategy Certificate
• -Nonprofit Management Certificate
• -Organizational Behavior Certificate
• -Principles of Finance Certificate
• -Project Management Certificate
• -Real Estate Investment Certificate
• -Strategic Management Certificate

Education

• -Learning Design and Technology Certificate
• -Math Leadership Certificate
• -Religious Studies and Education Certificate
• -Global Studies
• -International Relations Certificate
• -International Security Certificate
• -Nuclear Deterrence Certificate
• -Religions of the World Certificate

Life Sciences

• -Bioinformatics Certificate
• -Biotechnology Management Certificate
• -Topics in Biology Certificate

Social Sciences & Cultural Studies

• -Social Justice Certificate
• -Topics in Human Behavior Certificate

Sustainability & the Environment

• -Corporate Sustainability and Innovation Certificate
• -Environmental Policy and International Development Certificate
• -Natural Resource Management and Sustainable Ecosystems Certificate
• -Sustainability Certificate
• -Sustainable Cities & Communities Certificate
• -Sustainable Food Systems Certificate

Technology

• -Back–End Web Development Certificate
• -Cybersecurity Certificate
• -Data Analytics Certificate
• -Data Science Certificate
• -Front–End Web Development Certificate
• -Programming Certificate
• -Web Technologies Certificate

Master’s degree

The school offers graduate degrees in over twenty fields that help the students to gain critical insights. They also help develop practical skills for the future advancements of the students. The following are the courses offered:

Arts, literature & media

• -Creative Writing and Literature Degree Program
• -Dramatic Arts Degree Program
• -English Degree Program
• -Journalism Degree Program
• -Museum Studies Degree Program
• -Business & management
• -Finance Degree Program
• -Industrial-Organizational Psychology Degree Program
• -Management Degree Program

Education

• -Mathematics for Teaching Degree Program

Global studies

• -Global Development Practice Degree Program
• -International Relations Degree Program

Life sciences

• -Bioengineering and Nanotechnology Degree Program
• -Biology Degree Program
• -Biotechnology Degree Program

Social sciences & cultural studies

• -Anthropology and Archaeology Degree Program
• -Government Degree Program
• -History Degree Program
• -Psychology Degree Program
• -Religion Degree Program

Sustainability and the environment

• -Global Development Practice Degree Program
• -Sustainability Degree Program

Technology

• -Data Science Degree Program
• -Digital Media Design Degree Program
• -Information Management Systems Degree Program
• -Software Engineering Degree Program

Undergraduate studies

Undergraduate Certificates: For the certificate courses, the applicants need not submit any application. They just need to go the college’s website, find their course, create or update their online profile and finally, register for the course they wish to pursue. The following certificates are available:

• -Coding
• -Introduction to Web Development
• -Professional Communications
• -Social Justice

Bachelor of Liberal Arts Degree Program: The course is designed for working professionals that have work experience and intend to complete their degrees while studying part time, on campus or offline.

Joint Undergraduate & Graduate Program: This course is designed for the working professionals who intend to complete the bachelor’s as well as master’s degree using an accelerated pathway.

Premedical studies

Premedical Program: This program helps you prepare for the dental or medical school. You can choose this for strengthening your academics or to complete the required coursework or you simply want to change fields.

Medical science courses: Each of the following courses have their own syllabus as well as their own terms. While most of the courses are online, some of these courses are taught by different faculties:

• -Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology
• -Introduction to Organismic and Evolutionary Biology
• -Introduction to Biochemistry
• -Principles and Techniques of Molecular Biology
• -Principles of Genetics
• -Cell Biology
• -Evolution
• -Epigenetics and Gene Regulatio
• -Introduction to Proteomics
• -Introduction to Genomics
• -Neurobiology
• -The Neurobiology of Pain
• -Developmental Biology
• -Immunology
• -Human Anatomy and Physiology I
• -Human Anatomy and Physiology II
• -Introduction to Pharmacology
• -Health Effects of Cannabis
• -Introduction to Epidemiology
• -Infectious Diseases in a World of Changing Climate, Drug Resistance, and Vaccine Hesitancy
• -Introduction to Medical Neuroscience
• -Addiction Neuroscience: Substance Abuse and the Brain
• -Reproductive Biology: Physiological, Evolutionary, and Behavioral Aspects

• -Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology
• -Medical Microbiology
• -Vaccines for the New Millennium
• -Human Pathophysiology II
• -Human Endocrine Physiology
• -Developmental and Regenerative Biology
• -Neurobiology of Emotion and Psychiatric Illnesses
• -Bioinformatics: Fundamentals of Sequence Analysis
• -Biomedical Product Development
• -General Chemistry I (Lecture and Lab)
• -General Chemistry I (Lab)
• -General Chemistry II (Lecture and Lab)
• -General Chemistry II (Lab)
• -Principles of Organic Chemistry
• -Principles of Organic Chemistry: Laboratory
• -Organic Chemistry of Life
• -Organic Chemistry of Life: Laboratory
• -Organic Chemistry of Life: Laboratory
• -Organic Chemistry of Life: Laboratory
• -Organic Chemistry of Drug Synthesis and Action
• -Physics I (Lecture): Mechanics, Elasticity, Fluids, and Diffusion
• -Physics I (Lab): Mechanics, Elasticity, Fluids, and Diffusion
• -Physics II (Lecture): Electromagnetism, Circuits, Waves, Optics
• -Intensive Laboratory for Physics I and II
• -Fundamentals of Biostatistics

Professional development

These are short yet intensive programs designed to accelerate your professional career. These are on-campus programs that help you by developing your skills which in turn, strengthen your professional profile. The following courses are available in various fields:

Business strategy

• -Advanced Business Strategy: Gaining a Competitive Edge (Online)
• -Building Organizational Cultures: A Framework for Leaders (Online)
• -Business Strategy for Managers (Online)
• -Data-Driven Decision Making for Managers (Online)
• -Innovation and Strategy (Online)
• -Strategic Sales Management (Online)

Marketing

• -Digital Content Marketing Workshop (Online)
• -Digital Marketing Strategy (Online)

Communication

• -Behavioral Decision Making (Online)
• -Communication Strategies: Presenting with Impact (Online)
• -Data Visualization: Communicating Data and Complex Ideas Visually (Online)
• -Effective Organizational Communication (Online)
• -Influence and Persuasion in Leadership (Online)
• -Negotiation Skills: Strategies for Increased Effectiveness (Online)

Innovation strategy

• -Essential Skills for Innovation: Assessing New Business Ideas (Online)
• -Innovation and Strategy (Online)

Leadership and management

• -Becoming a Leader: Developing Your Style and Making Sound Decisions (Online)
• -Behavioral Decision Making (Online)
• -Building Organizational Cultures: A Framework for Leaders (Online)
• -Business Strategy for Managers (Online)
• -Data-Driven Decision Making for Managers (Online)
• -Effective Organizational Communication (Online)
• -Emotional Intelligence in Leadership (Online)
• -Influence and Persuasion in Leadership (Online)
• -Managing Yourself and Leading Others (Online)
• -Managing Yourself and Leading Others for Healthcare Professionals (Online)

Negotiation

• -Advanced Negotiation Skills (Online)
• -Negotiation Skills: Strategies for Increased Effectiveness (Online)

Custom programs

Online programs

• -Advanced Business Strategy: Gaining a Competitive Edge
• -Advanced Negotiation Skills
• -Artificial Intelligence in Business: Creating Value with Machine Learning
• -Becoming a Leader: Developing Your Style and Making Sound Decisions
• -Behavioral Decision Making
• -Building Organizational Cultures: A Framework for Leaders
• -Business Strategy for Managers
• -Collaborative Leadership: Building the Organization of the Future
• -Communication Strategies: Presenting with Impact
• -Creative Thinking: Innovative Solutions to Complex Challenges
• -Data Visualization: Communicating Data and Complex Ideas Visually
• -Data-Driven Decision Making for Managers
• -Decision Making in Uncertain Times
• -Digital Marketing Strategy
• -Effective Organizational Communication
• -Emotional Intelligence in Leadership
• -Essential Management Skills for Emerging Leaders
• -Essential Skills for Innovation: Assessing New Business Ideas
• -Ethical Leadership
• -Growth Strategies: Identifying Opportunities in Market Trends

• -Influence and Persuasion in Leadership
• -Innovation and Strategy
• -Leadership Coaching in the Virtual Age
• -Leadership Coaching Strategies
• -Leadership Communication in a Virtual World
• -Leading in a Remote Environment
• -Leading the Way Back from Crisis: Charting a Path to New Norms for Your Organization
• -Leading Through Digital Disruption
• -Managing Yourself and Leading Others
• -Managing Yourself and Leading Others for Healthcare Professionals
• -Negotiation Skills: Strategies for Increased Effectiveness
• -People Analytics: Maximizing Human Capital with Data
• -Persuasion and Social Influence in Uncertain Times
• -Strategic Sales Management
• -Strategies for Leading Successful Change Initiatives: Mastery Session
• -The Authentic Leader
• -The Consultant’s Toolkit
• -Using Power Effectively: A Toolkit for Leaders
• -Women in Leadership:  Program for Emerging Leader

Learning in retirement

Events, interactive courses and extracurricular activities are conducted for the pursuit of knowledge. The retired professionals share their interests or discover new areas by designing and leading the courses themselves.

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