2008-2009 Course Listing

The course listing is an online catalog, offering course descriptions, information on the faculty, syllabi (if posted by the faculty), as well as course meeting times and locations. Note that course offerings vary from year to year, and those marked with an asterisk are not currently on offer. You can search courses by subject area, semester or keyword.

Please note that with the creation of the International and Global Affairs (IGA) concentration this year, many courses (particularly those in the former ENR, ISP, and STP areas) have been renumbered to new areas. Please use the course number conversion table to determine the new assigned course numbers for those courses affected.

Course Title Number Semester Faculty
Real Estate Finance and Development Fundamentals
Schedule: M/W 4:40 PM
Credits: 1.0
 HUT-265 Fall Edward Marchant
Housing Policy in the U.S.: Intersection of Public/Private Sectors in Housing Finance
Schedule: F 2:00 PM
Credits: 1.0
 HUT-264 Spring Nicolas Retsinas, Eric Belsky
Planning and Environmental Law
Schedule: M/W 8:30 AM
Credits: 1.0
 HUT-263 Fall Brian Blaesser
Transportation Policy and Planning
Schedule: M/W 10:10 AM
Credits: 1.0
 HUT-251 Spring Jose Gomez-Ibanez
Planning and Urban Theory
Credits: 1.0
 HUT-209 Not Offered Susan Fainstein
Redevelopment Policy
Schedule: M/W 10:00 AM
Credits: 1.0
 HUT-208 Fall Susan Fainstein
Urban Politics, Planning, and Development
Schedule: M/W 11:40 AM
Credits: 1.0
 HUT-201-A Fall Alan Altshuler
Urban Politics, Planning, and Development
Schedule: TBA -1:0-1 AM
Credits: 1.0
 HUT-201-B Spring Susan Fainstein
Seminar: Housing, Urban Economic Development, and Transportation
Schedule: Th 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 HUT-150Y Year William Apgar
Policymaking in Urban Settings
Schedule: T/Th 1:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 HUT-100 Fall William Apgar
Proseminar on Inequality and Social Policy III
Schedule: M 2:00 PM
Credits: 1.0
 HLE-513 Fall William Julius Wilson
Proseminar in Inequality and Social Policy II
Schedule: W 2:00 PM
Credits: 1.0
 HLE-512 Spring Christopher Jencks
Proseminar on Inequaliity and Social Policy I
Schedule: W 2:00 PM
Credits: 1.0
 HLE-511 Fall Jennifer Hochschild, Bruce Western
The Political Economy of the School
Schedule: W 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 HLE-348 Fall Paul Peterson
The Politics of American Education
Schedule: T/Th 11:00 AM
Credits: 1.0
 HLE-347 Fall Paul Peterson
Tackling the Toughest Challenges for Modern American Higher Education
Schedule: M 12:00 AM
Credits: 1.0
 HLE-342 Fall Richard Light
Effective Interventions and School Reforms for At-Risk Children
Credits: 1.0
 HLE-325 Not Offered Richard Weissbourd
Major Issues in Federal Education Policy
Schedule: W 4:00 PM
Credits: 1.0
 HLE-312 Fall James Kim
Youth Development and Education Policy
Schedule: M/W 11:40 AM
Credits: 1.0
 HLE-270 Spring Ronald Ferguson
The Economics of Education
Credits: 1.0
 HLE-227 Not Offered Susan Dynarski
Economics of Labor Market Policies
Credits: 1.0
 HLE-222 Not Offered Brigitte Madrian
The History and Current State of Race Relations in Urban America
Schedule: T/Th 1:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 HLE-213 Spring Julie Boatright Wilson
The Economic Impact of Immigration
Credits: 1.0
 HLE-211 Not Offered George Borjas
Social Structure and Culture in the Study of Race and Urban Poverty
Schedule: Th 2:00 PM
Credits: 1.0
 HLE-207 Spring William Julius Wilson
Population Changes and Consequences
Schedule: T/Th 10:10 AM
Credits: 1.0
 HLE-202 Spring Kenneth Hill
Poverty and Social Policy
Schedule: M/W 10:10 AM
Credits: 1.0
 HLE-201 Fall Kathryn Edin
Seminar: Human Services, Labor and Education Policy and Management
Schedule: Th 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 HLE-150Y Year Julie Boatright Wilson, Timothy Nelson
Community-Based Strategies to Support Children & Strengthen Families
Schedule: T/Th 11:40 AM
Credits: 1.0
 HLE-111 Fall Julie Boatright Wilson
Core Course in Health Policy II
Schedule: T/Th 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 HCP-598 Spring Joseph Newhouse, Richard Frank, Alan Zaslavsky
Core Course in Health Policy I
Schedule: T/Th 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 HCP-597 Fall Joseph Newhouse, Richard Frank, Alan Zaslavsky
Doctoral Seminar in the Economics of Health and Medical Care
Schedule: W 4:40 PM
Credits: 1.0
 HCP-581 Spring Joseph Newhouse
Health Policy Reform: Comparative Perspective
Schedule: T/Th 11:40 AM
Credits: 1.0
 HCP-382 Fall Mary Ruggie
The Economics of Health Care Policy
Schedule: M/W 8:40 AM
Credits: 1.0
 HCP-272 Spring Joseph Newhouse
Political Analysis and Strategy for U.S. Health Policy
Schedule: M/W 4:40 PM
Credits: 1.0
 HCP-175 Spring Robert Blendon
Seminar: Health Policy and Management
Schedule: Th 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 HCP-150Y Year Julie Boatright Wilson, Timothy Nelson
HIV/AIDS and Public Policy
Schedule: M/W 1:10 PM
Credits: 0.5
 HCP-103M Spr Mod4 Joan Kaufman
Introduction to Health Care Policy
Schedule: T 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 HCP-100 Fall Sheila Burke, Richard Frank
Seminar: Energy and Environmental Policy
Schedule: W 8:30 AM
Credits: 1.0
 ENR-150Y Year Julie Boatright Wilson, Monica Toft
Sociology of Crime and Punishment
Schedule: M/W/F 2:00 PM
Credits: 1.0
 CCJ-202 Spring Bruce Western
Workshop on Crime and Criminal Justice Reform in Global Context
Schedule: M 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 CCJ-201 Spring Christopher Stone
Seminar: Criminal Justice Policy and Management
Schedule: Th 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 CCJ-150Y Year Julie Boatright Wilson, Timothy Nelson
Crime, Community, and Public Policy
Credits: 1.0
 CCJ-104 Not Offered Anthony Braga
HKS-HBS Joint Degree First- and Second- Year Seminar
Schedule: W 4:00 PM
Credits: 1.0
 BGP-510Y Year John Donahue
On the "Balcony of History?" The European Union in the 21st Century
Credits: 1.0
 BGP-405 Not Offered Viktor Mayer-Schoenberger
Capital Market Regulation
Schedule: W 5:00 PM
Credits: 1.0
 BGP-264 Spring Robert Glauber
Privatization Analysis
Credits: 0.5
 BGP-257M Not Offered John Donahue
Management, Finance, and Regulation of Public Infrastructure
Schedule: M/W 1:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 BGP-256 Fall Henry Lee
Global Strategic Management
Schedule: M/T 11:40 AM
Credits: 1.0
 BGP-254-A Fall Jordan Siegel
Global Strategic Management
Schedule: M/T 1:30 PM
Credits: 1.0
 BGP-254-B Fall Jordan Siegel
Public Private Partnerships
Schedule: T/Th 10:10 AM
Credits: 1.0
 BGP-236 Fall Alan Trager
Technological Innovation and Economic Growth
Schedule: M/W 2:40 PM
Credits: 1.0
 BGP-213 Fall F. M. Scherer
Food Policy and Agribusiness
Schedule: M/W 11:40 AM
Credits: 0.5
 BGP-204M Spr Mod4 Ray Goldberg
Food Policy and Agribusiness
Schedule: M/W 11:40 AM
Credits: 1.0
 BGP-204M-V Spr Mod4 Ray Goldberg
Economic Analysis of Markets and Regulation
Schedule: M/W 10:10 AM
Credits: 1.0
 BGP-202 Spring Brigitte Madrian
Industry Structure, Strategy, and Public Policy
Credits: 1.0
 BGP-201 Not Offered F. M. Scherer
Strategy, Competition, and Regulation
Schedule: M/W 1:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 BGP-200 Fall Joseph Kalt, Erich Muehlegger
Seminar: Business and Government
Schedule: Th 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 BGP-150Y Year John Haigh
The Business-Government Relationship in the United States
Schedule: T/Th 2:40 PM
Credits: 1.0
 BGP-100 Fall Roger Porter
Seminar on Environmental Economics and Policy
Schedule: W 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 API-905Y Year Robert Stavins, Martin Weitzman
Doctoral Research Seminar
Schedule: M 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 API-901 Fall Pepper Culpepper