Free Social Sciences Courses

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A quantitative introduction to the energy system and its environmental impacts.

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

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

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