Harvard Courses

Whether you are an undergraduate or a graduate student, Harvard offers a wealth of courses in a variety of scientific disciplines and policy areas that cover learning, behavior, and health from both domestic and international perspectives. To illustrate the variety of options available to students, a selection of courses offered by Harvard faculty appears below.

Students with interests in applications of research, in the underlying biological foundations of child development, in the social and environmental contexts that influence health and well-being, in program development and evaluation, or in policy areas ranging from children and families to economic development and human capital formation to education to mental health, will find much to choose from across the campus. Talk with your advisor to help tailor your choices accordingly. Please note that some courses may not be offered every academic year.

Comments that appear on the course list reflect the opinions of students who have taken that course, but they are not necessarily those of the Center on the Developing Child or Harvard’s Schools. Comments may be abbreviated for length but have not been edited for content. If no student comment appears for a course, none was available.

For further details about specific courses, please contact the appropriate School’s registrar for the most up-to-date information.