Social Sciences Courses

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Learn the essentials of U.S. health care policy from some of the nation's top experts.

Why should we care about Confucius? Explore ancient Chinese philosophy, ethics, and political theory to challenge your assumptions of what it means to be happy, live a meaningful life, and change the world.

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.