Harvard Online

Harvard Online Quick Facts:

• Harvard was established in 1636 in Cambridge, Massachusetts

• The university is accredited by The New England Association of Schools and Colleges

• Harvard is ranked by US News & World Report, usually battling with Princeton for the top spot each year.

• Harvard University was named for John Harvard, a theologist who donated his estate to the school after his death.

• Harvard is an Ivy League school with a student to faculty ration of only 8:1

About Harvard Online:

The Harvard Extension school, a division of Harvard proper, was established more than a hundred years ago to enable students from around the world to access the prestigious name and high educational standards of Harvard University. It has been called ´Harvards best-kept secret.´

Although Harvard Extension is accessible, in terms of online access and low tuition, there are many degrees that include a minimum residency period, effectively barring many international students who are not able to attend the on-campus components of the courses.

For working adults, and/or those who live close to Cambridge, the chance to gain an Ivy League Management degree for a couple of thousand dollars per course is too tempting to ignore.

The Harvard Management degrees offered by Harvard Extension are far more accessible than the standard Harvard Business School. The Business School is extremely competitive in terms of admission, while the Extension School places far more emphasis on working professionals: the kind of student body that Margaret C. Andrews, Associate Dean for Management Programs, calls “self-selected… intelligent, self-motivated, and accustomed to juggling multiple priorities with aplomb.”

Upcoming Harvard Online Degrees:

Please note that almost all of these degrees require some on-campus attendance. Check requirements carefully prior to enrolment.

Anthropology and archaeology

* ANTH E-175 Moctezuma’s Mexico: Then and Now
* ANTH E-178 Digging the Glyphs: Adventures in Decipherment
* ANTH E-182 American Indian Religions: Place, Shaman, Ghost Dance

Biological sciences

* BIOS E-50 Neurobiology
* BIOS E-172 Biological Perspectives on HIV and AIDS
* BIOS E-235 Principles of Human Disease: Physiology and Pharmacology

Classics

* CLAS E-116/W The Heroic and the Anti-Heroic in Classical Greek Civilization

Computer science

* CSCI E-50a Introduction to Computer Science Using Java I
* CSCI E-52 Intensive Introduction to Computer Science Using C, PHP, and JavaScript
* CSCI E-75 Building Dynamic, Scalable Websites
* CSCI E-119 Data Structures
* CSCI E-131b Communication Protocols and Internet Architectures
* CSCI E-132 Advanced Topics in Data Networking Protocols and Network Architectures
* CSCI E-153 Web Development Using XML
* CSCI E-160 Java for Distributed Computing
* CSCI E-168 Building Web-Based Software with Ruby and Ruby on Rails
* CSCI E-207 Introduction to Formal Systems and Computation
* CSCI E-237 Programming Microsoft .NET
* CSCI E-247/W Software Design: Principles, Models, and Patterns
* CSCI E-253 Developing Web-Based Database Applications
* CSCI E-292 Massively Parallel Computing

Economics

* ECON E-1010 Microeconomic Theory
* ECON E-2328 The Emergence of Modern Economic Growth: A Comparative and Historical Analysis

Education

* EDUC E-101 Improving Education Systems in Developing Countries

Engineering sciences

* ENSC E-150 Introduction to Nanobiotechnology: Concepts and Applications

English

* ENGL E-112/W Masterpieces of Irish Literature
* ENGL E-133 Shakespeare, Dream, Theater
* ENGL E-196 American Protest Literature from Tom Paine to Tupac

Environmental studies

* ENVR E-101 Environmental Management I
* ENVR E-115 Introduction to Sustainable Development
* ENVR E-119 Sustainable Buildings: Design, Construction, and Operations
* ENVR E-120 Environmental Ethics and Land Management
* ENVR E-140/W Fundamentals of Ecology
* ENVR E-150 Life Cycle and Risk Assessment
* ENVR E-157 Investing in a Sustainable Future

French language and literature

* FREN E-3 Online Intensive Intermediate French

Government

* GOVT E-1062 Theories of Citizenship
* GOVT E-1780 International Political Economy

History

* HIST E-1402 Kingdoms to Empire: The Rise of Early Modern Britain, 1485-1714
* HIST E-1650/W American Constitutional History I
* HIST E-1825 China: Traditions and Transformations
* HIST E-1889 World War and Global Transformation in the Twentieth Century: World War I

Information systems management

* ISMT E-110 Internet and Integrated Productivity Software for Managers

Journalism

* JOUR E-100 Graduate Journalism Proseminar: Writing and Reporting
* JOUR E-120/W Ethics and Journalism

Management

* MGMT E-1000, section 1 Financial Accounting Principles
* MGMT E-1300 Fundamentals of Accounting and Finance for Governmental and Nonprofit Organizations
* MGMT E-1600, section 1 Managerial Accounting
* MGMT E-2000 Principles of Finance
* MGMT E-2790 Private Equity
* MGMT E-2900a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Examination Preparation: Level 1a
* MGMT E-4020 Managing Organizational Change
* MGMT E-4170 Managing Virtual Teams
* MGMT E-4240, Section 1 Human Resource Management
* MGMT E-5330 Principles and Practices of Fundraising
* MGMT E-6620 Internet Marketing Strategies

Mathematics

* MATH E-302 Math for Teaching Geometry

Museum studies

* MUSE E-100 Introduction to Museum Studies

Philosophy

* PHIL E-123/W Classics of American Thought

Psychology

* PSYC E-1240 Abnormal Psychology

Religion

* RELI E-1015/W Comparative Religious Ethics
* RELI E-1028 Introduction to the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament)

Statistics

* STAT E-50 Introduction to Statistics

Studio arts and film

* STAR E-176 Nazi Cinema: Hitler’s Hit Parade

Live web-conference courses

The following courses use the web-conferencing software Elluminate. You sign in to participate in the class at a specified time each week.

* EXPO E-15, section 1 Fundamentals of Academic Writing
* EXPO E-15, section 3 Fundamentals of Academic Writing
* EXPO E-25, section 5 Academic Writing and Critical Reading

* FREN E-1d Online Intensive Elementary French I

* RELI E-1505 Religion, Education, and Democracy

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Anthropology and archaeology

* ANTH E-164 Tolkien as Translator: Language, Society, and Culture in Middle-Earth

Biological sciences

* BIOS E-102 Newsworthy Topics in Contemporary Life Sciences
* BIOS E-234 Principles of Human Disease: Cellular Metabolism

Communication in business

* COMM E-120 Development Communications
* COMM E-180 Technical Writing

Computer science

* CSCI E-1 Understanding Computers and the Internet
* CSCI E-2 Bits
* CSCI E-12 Fundamentals of Website Development
* CSCI E-14, section 1 Understanding and Developing Multimedia
* CSCI E-14, section 2 Understanding and Developing Multimedia
* CSCI E-30, section 1 Introduction to Web Content Management Systems Site Development
* CSCI E-30, section 2 Introduction to Web Content Management Systems Site Development
* CSCI E-50b Introduction to Computer Science Using Java II
* CSCI E-64 Visualization
* CSCI E-124 Algorithms and Data Structures
* CSCI E-131b Communication Protocols and Internet Architectures
* CSCI E-162 Distributed and Enterprise Computing
* CSCI E-170 Security, Privacy, and Usability
* CSCI E-181 Intelligent Machines: Perception, Learning, and Uncertainty
* CSCI E-215 Unix/Linux Systems Programming
* CSCI E-241 Web Development Using ASP.NET, Silverlight, and Ajax
* CSCI E-256 Oracle Database Administration
* CSCI E-268 Information Management
* CSCI E-275 Software Engineering

Economics

* ECON E-10a Principles of Economics
* ECON E-1010 Microeconomic Theory
* ECON E-1040 Strategy, Conflict, and Cooperation

Education

* EDUC E-104 Theory and Practice of Web Pedagogies

English

* ENGL E-130 Shakespeare and Modern Culture
* ENGL E-156a Crime and Horror in Victorian Literature and Culture
* ENGL E-175 Southern Literature and Culture in the United States

Environmental studies

* ENVR E-102 Environmental Management II
* ENVR E-105 Strategies for Sustainability Management
* ENVR E-110 Ocean Environments
* ENVR E-116 Planning for Carbon Neutrality: Practical Methods for Implementing Greenhouse Gas Reduction
* ENVR E-130 Global Climate Change: The Science, Social Impact, and Diplomacy of a World Environmental Crisis
* ENVR E-142/W Conservation Biology and Sustainable Use of Forested Landscapes
* ENVR E-145 Introduction to Environmental Justice

Government

* GOVT E-1064 Religion, Liberalism, and Democracy
* GOVT E-1310 Introduction to Congress
* GOVT E-2001 Advanced Quantitative Research Methodology

History

* HIST E-1600 Encounters: Early Modern British Exploration and Settlement in the Atlantic World
* HIST E-1632/W The History of Boston
* HIST E-1851 Japan: Tradition and Transformation

History of art and architecture

* HARC E-178 Designing the American City: Civic Aspirations and Urban Form

History of science

* HSCI E-179 Madness and Medicine: Themes in the History of Psychiatry

Information systems management

* ISMT E-110 Internet and Integrated Productivity Software for Managers
* ISMT E-135 Simulation for Management Decision Making

Journalism

* JOUR E-110/W The Constitution and the Media

Legal studies

* LSTU E-120 Internet and Society: Technologies and Politics of Control

Management

* MGMT E-1000, section 1 Financial Accounting Principles
* MGMT E-1600 Managerial Accounting
* MGMT E-2000 Principles of Finance
* MGMT E-2700 Corporate Finance
* MGMT E-2900b Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Examination Preparation: Level 1b
* MGMT E-4000, section 6 Organizational Behavior
* MGMT E-4240 Human Resource Management
* MGMT E-5090 Crisis Management and Emergency Preparedness

Music

* MUSI E-139 A History of Blues in America
* MUSI E-143 Soundscapes: Exploring Music in a Changing World

Philosophy

* PHIL E-166/W Ethical Theory

Psychology

* PSYC E-1020 Cognition
* PSYC E-1034 Adult Development
* PSYC E-1091 The Cognitive Dog: Savant or Slacker
* PSYC E-1861/W Developmental Psychopathology

Religion

* RELI E-1503 Religion and Society in America Today: Change and Continuity
* RELI E-1550 Understanding Islam and Contemporary Muslim Societies

Statistics

* STAT E-50 Introduction to Statistics

Live web-conference courses

The following courses use the web-conferencing software Elluminate. You sign in to participate in the class at a specified time each week.

* CREA E-1 Introduction to Creative Writing

* EXPO E-25, section 3 Academic Writing and Critical Reading

* FREN E-2d Online Intensive Elementary French II

* RELI E-1047 Religion, the Arts, and Social Change

* RELI E-2000 Methods in Religious Studies and Education: Integrating the Study of Religion into Curricula
o Description

Harvard Online Tuition and Financial Aid:

Harvard does not charge by the Credit Hour, but by the course. This also applies to Harvard Online (Harvard Extension School), and prices range from $900 to around $1,975 for a single course.

Financial aid options exist but are limited. Payment plans are the best option available as Harvard scholarships are incredibly competitive.