Social Sciences Courses

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

An overview of divination systems, ranging from ancient Chinese bone burning to modern astrology.

This free online course from Harvard Kennedy School introduces approaches to analytical decision-making for policy design.

Professor Arthur Brooks discusses cutting-edge concepts that tie tactics of the most effective nonprofit leaders back to the basics of human connection in this free webinar.

A Free Podcast Series

This free webinar from HKS professor Todd Rogers is his take on the five principles for effective communication and how to implement them in your writing.

Join HKS Shorenstein Center Director and former TIME Editor in Chief Nancy Gibbs and colleagues for a panel discussion on the challenges facing global news-industry leaders.

Led by Nancy Gibbs, this video explores the underlying forces that are shaping today’s media environment.

Join Harvard Professor Raj Chetty in this course to understand the history of socioeconomic mobility and how geography plays a role in access to opportunity.

Join Harvard University Professor Raj Chetty in this online course to understand how big data can be used to measure mobility and solve social problems.

Explore what makes cities energizing, amazing, challenging, and perhaps humanity’s greatest invention.

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

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

This free, one hour webinar discusses how the current energy transition is reshaping economic opportunity around the world

Gain an understanding of history, museum studies, and curation by looking at, organizing, and interpreting art, artifacts, scientific curiosities, and the stuff of everyday life.