Social Sciences Courses

The Introduction to Nonprofit Accounting and Financial Statements webinars provide a great opportunity to learn the basic principles of nonprofit accounting.

Developed by Harvard Kennedy School faculty, this professional credential program equips you with the skills necessary to advance the public good.

An overview of divination systems, ranging from ancient Chinese bone burning to modern astrology.

This free online course from Harvard Kennedy School introduces approaches to analytical decision-making for policy design.

Led by Nancy Gibbs, this video explores the underlying forces that are shaping today’s media environment.

This course is a variant of Harvard University's introduction to computer science, CS50, designed especially for lawyers (and law students).

This free webinar from HKS Professor Matthew Bunn tours the horizon of nuclear dangers.

Why should we care about Confucius? Explore ancient Chinese philosophy, ethics, and political theory to challenge your assumptions of what it means to be happy, live a meaningful life, and change the world.

Learn how early American politics informed the U.S. Constitution and why its promise of liberty and equality has yet to be fully realized.

Learn about public policy in America and the dynamics of American politics.

Learn about the forces in American politics that seek to influence the electorate and shift the political landscape.

Examine the inner workings of the three branches of the U.S. Federal Government

Gain a deep understanding of the legal ramifications of clients’ technological decisions and policies.

International Finance: Policy, Regulation, and Transactions provides an overview of fundamentals and emerging policy issues for the global financial system.

A quantitative introduction to the energy system and its environmental impacts.