Course Offerings and IGA Concentration

IGA concentrators will complete a rigorous program of six IGA concentration courses in addition to the MPP Core Curriculum and an IGA-related Policy Analysis Exercise.

Three of the six required IGA courses will be chosen from a menu of four foundational courses:

  • International Relations: Theory and Practice
  • The World and the U.S. Since 1917: Policy, Politics, & the Uses of History
  • Global Governance
  • Managing a Living Planet: How Population, Health, Resources and Environment Shape Global Affairs

IGA concentrators will consult with faculty advisors to choose the three courses that best complement the student’s previous academic and work experience.

Students will select their other three required courses from a wide range of IGA options. In the second year of the MPP program, IGA concentrators will take the year long IGA policy seminar which will prepare them to write their Policy Analysis Exercise.

The complete list of IGA courses is updated every summer. To review the current HKS courses offerings, please visit the Course Listings.

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IGA Fact Sheet & Communications Portal

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IGA Concentration Brochure

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