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Climate Change Policy: Economics and Politics Online

This program address the significant challenge of climate change and its impacts on the environment, as well as society and the global economy.
Price
$5,100
Duration
1 week long
Registration Deadline
Register by Aug 15
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Social Sciences
Online

Contract Law: From Trust to Promise to Contract

Contracts are a part of our everyday life, arising in collaboration, trust, promise and credit. How are contracts formed? What makes a contract enforceable? What happens when one party breaks a promise?
Price
Free*
Duration
8 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Creating Public Value
Social Sciences
Online

Leadership for Purposeful Change: Creating Public Value

Learn how to face and meet today’s challenges and design a public value proposition that is both actionable and value creating.
Price
Free*
Duration
7 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Social Sciences
Online

Nonprofit Financial Stewardship Webinar: Introduction to Accounting and Financial Statements

The Introduction to Nonprofit Accounting and Financial Statements webinars provide a great opportunity to learn the basic principles of nonprofit accounting.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
PLC with Teddy Svoronos
Social Sciences
Online

Evidence for Decisions: From Description to Decisions

Created by Harvard faculty Teddy Svoronos, utilize the power of analytical evidence to problem solve, measure effectiveness, and develop impactful policy.
Price
$1,149
Duration
6 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Register by Jan 8
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Social Sciences
Online
Online Live

Leading through the Changing Media Landscape (Online)

Leading through the Changing Media Landscape (Online) is a new executive program designed to equip leaders in the public and private sector to be more successful in today’s media environment.
Price
$4,900
Duration
2 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Register by Jan 13
Make Better Decisions
Social Sciences
Online

Make Better Decisions: The Psychology of Blind Spots for Leaders and Teams

Designed for individuals and teams, this Harvard Online course taught by preeminent Harvard Professor Mahzarin Banaji teaches the science of hidden bias and strategies to counter its impact in the workplace.
Price
$550
Duration
3 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Register by Jan 12
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Social Sciences
Online

Big Data for Social Good

Think critically about social questions such as education policy, upward income mobility, and racial disparities, and understand how big data can answer these questions as well as impact policies that lead to improved outcomes around the world.
Price
$950
Duration
4 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Opens Mar 18
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Social Sciences
Online
Online Live

Leading Economic Growth

Leading Economic Growth is an online executive program that brings together leading experts in economic development with practitioners from around the globe to focus on practical approaches to shared growth and development. 
Price
$6,600
Registration Deadline
Register by Aug 29
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Social Sciences
Online
Online Live

Negotiation Strategies: Building Agreement Across Boundaries

Negotiation Strategies: Building Agreement Across Boundaries is an online executive program that goes beyond other negotiation workshops to address the challenges of negotiating across cultures, organizations, and sectors.
Price
$5,100
Duration
1 week long
Registration Deadline
Register by Mar 2
Social Sciences
Online

We the People: Civic Engagement in a Constitutional Democracy

Gain a foundational knowledge of American constitutional democracy while crafting your own civic voice and identity.
Price
Free*
Duration
7 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Social Sciences
Online
Online Live

Behavioral Insights and Public Policy

This online executive program will introduce you to cutting-edge research from various social science disciplines and how these can be used to build more effective policies. 
Price
$4,800
Duration
3 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Register by Jan 23
Public Leadership Credential
Social Sciences
Online

Public Leadership Credential

Developed by Harvard Kennedy School faculty, this professional credential program equips you with the skills necessary to advance the public good.
Price
$1,149+
Duration
6 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Register by Jan 8
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Social Sciences
Online

American Government: Constitutional Foundations

Learn how early American politics informed the U.S. Constitution and why its promise of liberty and equality has yet to be fully realized.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
Economics for Managers
Business
Online

Economics for Managers

This course from Harvard Business School (HBS) Online will teach you how to approach pricing strategy, evaluate market demand, and differentiate offerings, so you can drive critical business decisions and successfully compete in the marketplace.
Price
$1,850
Duration
8 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
HKS Executive Education
Social Sciences
Online

Our Information Emergency: Navigating the Media Environment in 2021

Led by Nancy Gibbs, this video explores the underlying forces that are shaping today’s media environment.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Social Sciences
Online

Citizen Politics in America: Public Opinion, Elections, Interest Groups, and the Media

Learn about the forces in American politics that seek to influence the electorate and shift the political landscape.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Social Sciences
Online

U.S. Public Policy: Social, Economic, and Foreign Policies

Learn about public policy in America and the dynamics of American politics.
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
Large Lecture Hall
Humanities
Online

Justice

This introduction to moral and political philosophy is one of the most popular courses taught at Harvard College.
Price
Free*
Duration
12 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Business
Online

Strategy Execution for Public Leadership

Join Harvard Kennedy School faculty and former Pentagon Chief of Staff Eric Rosenbach to learn how to develop strategies for public leadership success.
Price
$1,600
Duration
4 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Opens Apr 1
PLC with Michael Walton
Social Sciences
Online

Policy Design and Delivery: A Systematic Approach

Created by Senior Lecturer Michael Walton, examine real-world policy challenges and learn how to analyze, design, and recommend effective policy solutions.
Price
$1,149
Duration
6 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Register by Mar 12
Clarify, Ideate, Develop, and Implement
Art & Design
Online

Design Thinking and Innovation

Design Thinking and Innovation from Harvard Business School (HBS) Online will teach you how to leverage fundamental design thinking principles and innovative problem-solving tools to address business challenges.
Price
$1,850
Duration
7 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Public Leadership Credential
Social Sciences
Online

Public Leadership Credential

Developed by Harvard Kennedy School faculty, this professional credential program equips you with the skills necessary to advance the public good.
Price
$1,149
Duration
6 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Register by Mar 12
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Social Sciences
Online
Online Live

Persuasive Communication: Narrative, Evidence, and Impact

Persuasive Communication is designed to help you build a critical set of skills in writing, speaking, and presentation by providing a dynamic forum to learn, practice, and receive feedback on these essential skills.
Price
$4,900
Duration
2 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Register by Apr 13
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Social Sciences
Online

U.S. Political Institutions: Congress, Presidency, Courts, and Bureaucracy

Examine the inner workings of the three branches of the U.S. Federal Government
Price
Free*
Registration Deadline
Available now
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Social Sciences
Online
Online Live

Affordable Housing Essentials: How to Design, Develop, & Finance Properties Growing Cities Need

This immersion into what is needed to create affordable housing will equip you with the tools to create properties, programs, and policies that address this growing challenge.
Price
$1,750 - $1,950
Registration Deadline
Register by Dec 15
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Science
Online

Energy Within Environmental Constraints

A quantitative introduction to the energy system and its environmental impacts.
Price
Free*
Duration
10 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
Cityscape
Business
Online

Global Business

Turn the uncertainty of today's global economy into an opportunity to manage risk, and create and capture value for your organization, in this course from Harvard Business School (HBS) Online.
Price
$1,850
Duration
4 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now
PLC with Christopher Robichaud
Social Sciences
Online

Leadership and Ethics: Moral Leadership in Personal Practice

Created by Senior Lecturer Chris Robichaud, develop fundamental skills for moral leadership and learn to instill lasting change in communities. 
Price
$1,149
Duration
6 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Register by Mar 12
in-vitro fertilization under a microscope.
Humanities
Online

Bioethics: The Law, Medicine, and Ethics of Reproductive Technologies and Genetics

An introduction to the study of bioethics and the application of legal and ethical reasoning.
Price
Free*
Duration
10 weeks long
Registration Deadline
Available now

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