Social Sciences Courses

Explore the ethical controversies of financial markets.

This on-campus executive program is designed to equip leaders with the technical, strategic, and policy foundations necessary to navigate these critical emerging technologies.

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

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.

Examine best practices in child and family policies, advocacy, financing, and pathways to scale.

Women and Power is an intensive one-week on campus program designed to accelerate women's leadership advancement.

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

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

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

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 on-campus program will help you prepare for and respond to crises, develop protocols that minimize the potential for future occurrences, and inspire confidence in the long-term success and resilience of your institution.

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

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.

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

An introduction to the study of bioethics and the application of legal and ethical reasoning.

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

Learn how to protect children from violence, exploitation, and neglect through law, policy, and practice in a human rights framework.

Navigate rising complexity and uncertainty by developing the mental clarity, emotional resilience, and composure needed to lead teams effectively.

This program is designed to help experienced leaders gain the tools needed to effectively resolve the difficult challenges you face, often on a daily basis. The program will introduce you to a new approach to leadership called “The 4P Framework”.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Public Narrative: Leadership, Storytelling, and Action is a transformative online program through which you can strengthen your capacity to lead.

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

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

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

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.