Political Science Courses

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

Watch an information session featuring award-winning actress and PLC alumna Uzo Aduba.

The Leading in Artificial Intelligence: Exploring Technology and Policy on-campus executive program lies at the critical intersection of policy and technology.

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.

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

This on-campus executive program offers a stimulating and challenging curriculum that invites you to learn how to exercise leadership with more courage, skill, and effectiveness.

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

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

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

This executive leadership program is designed to inspire, energize, and prepare Black leaders, and those working for their success, by providing tools to help them thrive professionally and personally, as well as improve their organizations’ culture, prod

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

Leadership for Social Change is a 3.5 day on-campus executive education program developed by faculty from the Social Innovation + Change Initiative within the Harvard Kennedy School.

This on-campus executive program offers a stimulating and challenging curriculum that invites you to learn how to exercise leadership with more courage, skill, and effectiveness.

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

Negotiation Strategies: Building Agreement Across Boundaries is an executive program that goes beyond other negotiation workshops to address the challenges of negotiating across cultures, organizations, and sectors.

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.

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

Led by Juliette Kayyem, this four-day, on-campus program helps participants navigate the challenges and opportunities of hosting or sponsoring a major event.

This program is designed to help leaders of civic associations, advocacy groups, and social movements learn how to organize communities that can mobilize power to make change.

Negotiation Strategies: Building Agreement Across Boundaries is an executive program that goes beyond other negotiation workshops to address the challenges of negotiating across cultures, organizations, and sectors.

HKS Executive Education and Harvard's John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences present a webinar featuring Harvard faculty Martin Wattenberg and Fernanda Viégas.

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

AI in Action provides the insights and tools you'll need to understand and utilize AI in all its forms.

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

Strategies for Inclusive Growth is a one-week, on-campus program from Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education.

Designed for current and aspiring nonprofit leaders, this course helps learners build the confidence needed to make stronger financial decisions in mission-driven organizations.

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

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

Infrastructure Financing, Regulation, and Management is an executive program that gives participants the tools needed to develop, finance, regulate, and manage infrastructure using public, private, and PPP/P3-based procurement mechanisms.

This highly interactive and experiential executive program is designed to train executive leadership development professionals from around the world, including consultants, teachers and trainers.