Social Sciences Courses

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

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

The Global Health Care Leaders Program (GHLP) is a multi-modular global program that aims to bring together the most important topics defining the future of health care industry for the leaders who will lead the charge.

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 4-week Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education online program is designed to help managers in nonprofit organizations understand the tools, techniques and concepts of good financial management.

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

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 three-course program from Harvard Business School (HBS) Online will teach you the fundamental skills to confidently contribute to business decisions and decision-making.  

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

Develop the perspectives and skills necessary to be an effective law firm leader. 

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Advance your career by building a deep understanding of digital assets.

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

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

Gain the knowledge and tools to navigate the changes brought on by AI on the legal profession.