Social Sciences Courses

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

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

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

Enhance your ability to be an effective and influential leader who can drive results.

This introduction to moral and political philosophy is one of the most popular courses taught at Harvard College.

Created by Harvard faculty Teddy Svoronos, utilize the power of analytical evidence to problem solve, measure effectiveness, and develop impactful policy.

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.

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

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

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

An online executive program to explore how policy and technology, together, can address critical threats of the cyber world.

The Leading in Artificial Intelligence: Exploring Technology and Policy on-campus executive program lies at the critical intersection of policy and technology.

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

This week-long executive program considers the facts about climate change and its impacts.

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.

Taught by Harvard Law School faculty, Financial Analysis and Valuation for Lawyers is a Harvard Online course designed to help you navigate your organization or client’s financial goals while increasing profitability and minimizing risks.

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

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

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.

Leading through the Changing Media Landscape (Online) is a new executive program designed to equip leaders in the public and private sector to be more successful in today’s media environment.

Created by Senior Lecturer Chris Robichaud, develop fundamental skills for moral leadership and learn to instill lasting change in communities. 

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.

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

This on-campus program will help you prepare for and respond to crises, develop protocols that minimize the potential for future occurrences, and inspire confidence in the long-term success and resilience of your institution.

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

Contracts are a part of our everyday life, arising in collaboration, trust, promise and credit. How are contracts formed? What makes a contract enforceable? What happens when one party breaks a promise?

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 course from Harvard Business School (HBS) Online will teach you how to approach pricing strategy, evaluate market demand, and differentiate offerings, so you can drive critical business decisions and successfully compete in the marketplace.

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

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