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.

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

International Finance: Policy, Regulation, and Transactions provides an overview of fundamentals and emerging policy issues for the global financial system.

Explore the archaeology, history, art, and hieroglyphs surrounding the famous Egyptian Pyramids at Giza. Learn about Old Kingdom pharaohs and elites, tombs, temples, the Sphinx, and how new technology is unlocking their secrets.

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

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.