Government Courses

This one-week on-campus executive education program developed by Harvard Kennedy School provides a foundational understanding of decarbonization and its economic impact.

Gain a foundational knowledge of American constitutional democracy while crafting your own civic voice and identity.

This three week on campus executive provides a balance of traditional and hands-on learning experiences to help seasoned public officials better address the concerns of their constituents and communities.

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

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.

This on-campus executive program, Comparative Tax Policy and Administration, can provide you with insights and tools to adapt tax theory to everyday challenges.

Leading Successful Programs will challenge you to rethink your programs' goals and reassess how you gather, evaluate, and use data to determine their effectiveness.

This is an intensive, 5 day executive program that examines the managerial and operational challenges faced by government officials and professionals who have regulatory, enforcement, security, compliance, or other risk-control responsibilities.

This program address the significant challenge of climate change and its impacts on the environment, as well as society and the global economy.

Created by Senior Lecturer Michael Walton, examine real-world policy challenges and learn how to analyze, design, and recommend effective policy solutions.

Understanding the context for the Ebola outbreak: What went right, what went wrong, and how we can all do better.

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. 

Senior Executives in National and International Security is an online executive program convening senior security officials from around the world focused on the future of security.

In today’s world, it is crucial that leaders act with integrity and authenticity. Leadership and Character in Uncertain Times is a five-week online program that offers an opportunity to learn how to lead in times of conflict and disagreement.

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

An online executive program to explore how policy and technology, together, can address critical threats of the cyber world.

Join Harvard Kennedy School faculty and former Pentagon Chief of Staff Eric Rosenbach to learn how to develop strategies for public leadership success.

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

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

This 5-day Harvard Kennedy School executive program will develop and expand your capacity to be one of tomorrow’s leaders.

This introduction to moral and political philosophy is one of the most popular courses taught at Harvard College.

Leadership Decision Making features hands-on learning experiences that help leaders like you improve decision analysis and leadership effectiveness.

This online executive program offers the latest research and best practices in nonprofit management to help leaders run organizations more effectively.

Created by Harvard faculty Teddy Svoronos, utilize the power of analytical evidence to problem solve, measure effectiveness, and develop impactful policy.

Learn how to face and meet today’s challenges and design a public value proposition that is both actionable and value creating.

Understand how the FDA regulates pharmaceuticals and explore debates on prescription drug costs, marketing, and testing.

This three week on campus executive provides a balance of traditional and hands-on learning experiences to help seasoned public officials better address the concerns of their constituents and communities.

This 5-day Harvard Kennedy School executive program will develop and expand your capacity to be one of tomorrow’s leaders.

The Executive Leaders and Government program at Harvard Kennedy School provides a unique opportunity for senior executives to strengthen their leadership skills and expand their competencies.

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.