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Course Preview Sessions
Spring 2010 Course Previews
| Date | Time | |
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Democracy, Politics & Institutions (DPI) Social & Urban Policy (SUP) Markets, Business & Government (MBG) |
Mon, Dec 7 Mon, Dec 7 Mon, Dec 7 |
1:00 - 2:15 2:45 - 4:00 4:30 - 5:45 |
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Management, Leadership & Decision Sciences (MLD) International & Global Affairs (IGA) International Development (DEV) |
Tue. Dec 8 Tue. Dec 8 Tue. Dec 8 |
1:00 - 2:15 2:45 - 4:00 4:30 - 5:45 |
- Spring syllabi are due to be posted by December 1 and we will work to track down any late submissions
- We’ll be posting a detailed schedule of classes/speakers to the Course Page site a few days before the event
- To make room for more courses, we will not cover research centers or overviews of concentrations this time
- We’ll have 30 minutes for mingling on the Forum floor after each session
- We’ll be videotaping the whole event so students who cannot attend can watch at their leisure anytime before the spring registration begins on Jan 22.
Fall 2009 Course Preview Videos
Course Preview, August 31, 2009 Part 1
Course Preview, August 31, 2009 Part 2
Course Preview, August 31, 2009 Part 3
Course Preview, September 1, 2009 Part 1
Course Preview, September 1, 2009 Part 2
Course Preview, September 1, 2009 Part 3
Fall 2009 Course Preview Slides/Handouts
Social and Urban Policy
Markets, Business, and Government
Fall 2009 Course Preview Schedule and Description
To assist students in navigating our broad array of curricular offerings and to make informed choices regarding course selection, the Harvard Kennedy School will offer Course Preview Sessions organized around our six academic areas and their associated research centers. These sessions will take place in the Forum (Littauer Building) according to the following schedule:
| Academic Areas | Course Prefixes |
Affiliated Research Centers | Course Preview Date |
Course Preview Time |
| Democracy, Politics, and Institutions | DPI | The Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation; The Institute of Politics; The Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics, and Public Policy; The Safra Foundation Center for Ethics | 8/31 | 1:10-2:15PM |
| Markets, Business, and Government | API BGP ITF |
The Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government; The Women and Public Policy Program | 8/31 | 2:30-3:45PM |
| Management, Leadership, and Decision Sciences | MLD | The Center for Public Leadership; The Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations | 8/31 | 4:00-5:15PM |
| International and Global Affairs | IGA | The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs; The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy | 9/1 | 8:30-9:45AM |
| International Development | PED | The Center for International Development | 9/1 | 10:00-11:15AM |
| Social and Urban Policy | CCJ HCP HLE HUT |
The Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy; The Taubman Center for State and Local Government; The Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston; The Joint Center for Housing Studies | 9/1 | 11:30-12:45PM |
The Areas are simply a means of organizing our faculty and curriculum. They do not represent any substantive change to the Policy Areas of Concentration (PAC) or the degree requirements. There are more Policy Areas than Academic Areas, so we have simply assigned each course to an Academic Area in order to make it easier to understand our range of curricular offerings.
The Course Preview sessions, led by each Area Chair, will give a brief overview of the courses offered in the Area with special emphasis on elective and new courses. They will also outline any concentration options (only relevant in International and Global Affairs and, beginning this year, in Social and Urban Policy). Finally, the sessions will include a brief overview of the affiliated research centers, many of which will hold open houses later in the semester. We will hold separate Course Preview sessions for January and spring course offerings, so the fall Course Previews will focus on the fall course offerings.
To make best use of the Course Preview sessions, it is recommended that students first familiarize themselves with the degree requirements and peruse the course descriptions and syllabi that are posted on the HKS Course Listing. Students may also need to check this Course Number conversion table to track the new numbers for some courses.
Faculty have been encouraged to post additional documents such as FAQs and slides that cover course expectations and logistics to the Class Page before or immediately following the first class session. Faculty will also be available in the first few days of classes via Class Page discussion board or posted office hours to answer any questions regarding courses. Finally, Degree Program Chairs and Academic Advisors will be available throughout the year to assist students to understand degree requirements and to make informed decisions regarding course selection and any other questions that may come up.
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