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Division of Continuing Education

The Harvard Division of Continuing Education (DCE) includes the Harvard Summer School, Harvard Extension School, and learning opportunities for retirees and professional development. The Summer School offers more than 20 study abroad programs in Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. The Harvard Extension School offers more than 600 courses in the liberal arts and professional fields, including numerous foreign languages offerings. Students have the same opportunities as Harvard College students to participate in global health dialogue within and beyond the University in short-term collaborations, summer experiences, and formal and informal dialogue.

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Featured Course

In the Spring 2024 course Child Health in America and Around the World, Harvard Extension students will examine the biological, environmental, and social factors that play a role in child and adolescent health. Students will conduct country comparisons between the U.S. and other countries and discuss how child health can be improved both domestically and abroad.

Featured Course

Harvard Extension students in the Spring 2024 course Social Medicine in the United States will examine how social factors create health disparities in the U.S. Students will learn through case studies and hear from guest speakers with lived experienced to learn about how health inequities are created and how they can be addressed.