Harvard University will award certificates to students who pass one or more of the online courses also taken by its incoming medical students . The courses are offered as part of the university 's HMX programme of medical education . She can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter @schaffhauser. Each course takes about 10 hours to complete and costs $ 800 . Students wishing to take multiple classes can pay $ 1,000 for two , or $ 1,800 for all four . Subjects on offer include physiology , immunology , genetics and anatomy . Harvard is offering the courses for those interested in a career in medicine , but will not receive academic credit for completion .
Harvard University will award certificates to students who pass one or more of the online courses also taken by its incoming medical students . The courses are offered as part of the university 's HMX programme of medical education . Each course takes about 10 hours to complete and costs $ 800 . Students wishing to take multiple classes can pay $ 1,000 for two , or $ 1,800 for all four . Subjects on offer include physiology , immunology , genetics and anatomy . Harvard is offering the courses for those interested in a career in medicine , but will not receive academic credit for completion .