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the University, connecting learners around the globe
with the world’s most urgent issues.

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The Business of Health Care in the United States

The business of health care in the United States is complicated. How can we ensure that patients have access to care while still adopting important, life-saving innovations that have the potential to improve health and health care?

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Harvard Without Boundaries

Connecting learners with Harvard faculty and leading experts in the field. Providing unparalleled access to cutting-edge research and interdisciplinary approaches to solve the world’s most pressing challenges. 

Raj Chetty

RAJ CHETTY
Big Data
for Social Good
Michael Smith

MICHAEL D. SMITH
Data Privacy and Technology
Tsedal Neeley

TSEDAL NEELEY
Remote Work Revolution
for Everyone
Stanley Shaw

STANLEY Y.
SHAW, MD, PHD
Digital Health

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Health Care Leadership

Deepen perspectives and advance insights into the strategic issues facing health care organizations today.

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Harvard on Digital

Approach new digital and data strategies with an eye toward people, mindsets, and systems.

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Leadership, Communication, Transformation

What kind of leader will you be?

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Law in Practice

Keep up on moral, ethical, and legal arguments and continue your education beyond the classroom.

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Data Privacy and Technology

Explore the risks and rewards of data privacy and collection

Explore legal and ethical implications of one’s personal data, the risks and rewards of data collection and surveillance, and the needs for policy, advocacy, and privacy monitoring.

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Health Care Strategy

Understand business strategy to facilitate health care success

Learn from HBS Professor Leemore Dafny how to align the principles of business strategy with the unique challenges and structures of health care organizations to capture value, define your mission, and lead your organization to success.

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Data Science for Business

Move beyond the spreadsheet

Designed for managers, this course provides a hands-on approach for demystifying the data science ecosystem and making you a more conscientious consumer of information.

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Learner Testimonials

On Data Privacy and Technology

"The course was informative on both current and future data privacy and technological innovation trends—the need for data privacy without inhibiting innovation. The team and instructors prompt critical thinking while broadening the understanding of data privacy beyond the frontiers. At the end of the course, I concluded that there was a need for a mass cultural shift towards ethical use of technology."

Joanita Nagaba
Co-founder, ANJ Data Management Solutions Africa Ltd.

On Health Care Economics

“This is an amazing course. The professor did a fantastic job dissecting the complexities of healthcare into chewable chunks." 

Howard H. Dinh, MD, FACC
Medical Director, Cardiac Services, Greater Sacramento
The Permanente Medical Group and Chief, Cardiology
Kaiser Permanente, South Sacramento

On Data Privacy and Technology

"I love the way the course is structured with real-world examples and the critical thinking sessions. It forces us to reflect upon what is happening around us. People who have an interest in cybersecurity, as well as those that would like to gain more general knowledge, would greatly benefit from this course."

Anand Narayan
Account Executive, Lenovo Canada

On Data Science Principles

"This is a topic that people in any industry should have at least basic knowledge of in order to create more efficient and competitive businesses, tools, and resources."

Carlos E. Sapene
Chief Executive Officer

On Data Science For Business

"This course had an amazing instructor, amazing examples, and an amazing user interface that made it easy for me to grasp the material and learn simultaneously with others around the world."

Shawn Carrington, Jr.
Senior Executive Officer Perspecta, Inc.