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
Youth Development and Education Policy
Schedule: M/W 11:40 AM
Credits: 1.0
 HLE-270 Spring Ronald Ferguson
Workshop on Crime and Criminal Justice Reform in Global Context
Schedule: M 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 CCJ-201 Spring Christopher Stone
Women and Leadership
Schedule: T/Th 11:40 AM
Credits: 0.5
 PAL-124M Spr Mod3 Barbara Kellerman
Why Are So Many Countries Poor, Volatile, and Unequal?
Schedule: M/W 11:40 AM
Credits: 1.0
 PED-130 Fall Ricardo Hausmann
What is Jihad? Islam and International Conflicts from World War II to Bin Laden
Schedule: M/W 9:00 AM
Credits: 1.0
 IGA-333 Spring Jocelyne Cesari
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
Understanding Democracy Through History
Credits: 1.0
 API-703 Not Offered Alex Keyssar
U.S. Security, the Law, and Justice
Credits: 1.0
 IGA-209 Not Offered Juliette Kayyem
Trust, Emotion, Ethics, and Morality in Negotiation and Decision Making
Schedule: M 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 API-307 Fall Jennifer Lerner
Transportation Policy and Planning
Schedule: M/W 10:10 AM
Credits: 1.0
 HUT-251 Spring Jose Gomez-Ibanez
The United States and Europe in Global Affairs
Schedule: T/Th 2:40 PM
Credits: 1.0
 IGA-329 Fall Richard Morningstar, Karl Kaiser
The U.S. Congress and Law Making
Schedule: T/Th 8:40 AM
Credits: 1.0
 PAL-210 Spring David King
The Responsibilities of Public Action
Schedule: M/W 11:40 AM
Credits: 1.0
 API-601-A Fall Christopher Robichaud
The Responsibilities of Public Action
Schedule: M/W 10:10 AM
Credits: 1.0
 API-601-B Fall Archon Fung
The Responsibilities of Public Action
Schedule: M/W 11:40 AM
Credits: 1.0
 API-601-C Fall Mathias Risse
The Responsibilities of Public Action
Schedule: M/W 2:40 PM
Credits: 1.0
 API-601-D Fall Frances Kamm
The Responsibilities of Public Action
Schedule: M/W 2:40 PM
Credits: 1.0
 API-601-E Fall Christopher Robichaud
The Politics of Development Policy
Schedule: M/W 8:40 AM
Credits: 1.0
 PED-313 Spring Merilee Grindle
The Politics of American Education
Schedule: T/Th 11:00 AM
Credits: 1.0
 HLE-347 Fall Paul Peterson
The Politics and Ethics of the Use of Force
Schedule: T/Th 2:40 PM
Credits: 1.0
 IGA-306 Spring J. Bryan Hehir
The Politics and Ethics of Statecraft
Schedule: M/W 2:40 PM
Credits: 1.0
 IGA-206 Fall J. Bryan Hehir
The Political Economy of Transition in China
Credits: 1.0
 PED-312 Not Offered Anthony Saich
The Political Economy of Trade
Schedule: M/W 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 ITF-110 Fall Craig VanGrasstek
The Political Economy of the School
Schedule: W 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 HLE-348 Fall Paul Peterson
The Policy Challenges of Globalization: Trade and Industrial Policy
Schedule: M/W 10:10 AM
Credits: 1.0
 ITF-345 Fall Dani Rodrik
The Policy Challenges of Globalization: International Financial Integration
Credits: 1.0
 ITF-346 Not Offered Federico Sturzenegger
The Microeconomics of Competitiveness: Firms, Clusters & Economic Development
Schedule: M/T 4:15 PM
Credits: 1.0
 PED-329 Spring Michael Porter
The Management of Information Systems for Non-IT Professionals
Schedule: T 4:10 PM
Credits: 0.5
 STM-484M Spr Mod3 Stephen Peterson
The Management of Development Assistance Projects
Schedule: T/Th 11:40 AM
Credits: 1.0
 PED-202 Fall Stephen Peterson
The Making of a Politician
Schedule: M/W 2:40 PM
Credits: 1.0
 PAL-230 Spring Steven Jarding
The Informal Workforce in a Global Economy
Schedule: M 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 PED-375 Fall Martha Chen
The History of Poverty in the United States
Credits: 1.0
 API-706 Not Offered Alex Keyssar
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 Executive Branch of Government
Credits: 0.5
 STM-161M Not Offered Linda Bilmes
The Economics of Health Care Policy
Schedule: M/W 8:40 AM
Credits: 1.0
 HCP-272 Spring Joseph Newhouse
The Economics of Health and Development
Credits: 1.0
 PED-318 Not Offered Amitabh Chandra
The Economics of Education
Credits: 1.0
 HLE-227 Not Offered Susan Dynarski
The Economic Impact of Immigration
Credits: 1.0
 HLE-211 Not Offered George Borjas
The Contents of Globalization: Issues, Actors, and Decisions
Schedule: T/Th 11:30 AM
Credits: 1.0
 ITF-225 Spring Lant Pritchett, Lawrence Summers
The Business-Government Relationship in the United States
Schedule: T/Th 2:40 PM
Credits: 1.0
 BGP-100 Fall Roger Porter
The Basics of Public Financial Management
Schedule: T/Th 10:10 AM
Credits: 0.5
 PED-203M Spr Mod3 Stephen Peterson
The Arts of Political Leadership
Credits: 1.0
 PAL-116 Not Offered David Gergen
The Arts of Communication
Schedule: M/W 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 PAL-117-A Fall Marie Danziger
The Arts of Communication
Schedule: T/Th 6:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 PAL-117-B Fall Timothy McCarthy
The Arts of Communication
Schedule: T/Th 6:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 PAL-117-C Spring Timothy McCarthy
The Arts of Communication
Credits: 0.5
 PAL-117M January Holly Weeks
The American Presidency
Schedule: T/Th 11:30 AM
Credits: 1.0
 PAL-115 Fall Roger Porter
Terrorism and the American Response
Schedule: W 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 IGA-332 Fall Rand Beers, Richard Clarke
Technological Innovation and Economic Growth
Schedule: M/W 2:40 PM
Credits: 1.0
 BGP-213 Fall F. M. Scherer
Technological Innovation and Development Policy
Schedule: M/W 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 PED-153 Fall Calestous Juma
Tackling the Toughest Challenges for Modern American Higher Education
Schedule: M 12:00 AM
Credits: 1.0
 HLE-342 Fall Richard Light
Strategy, Structure, and Leadership in Public Service Organizations
Schedule: T/Th 11:40 AM
Credits: 1.0
 STM-101-A Fall Andy Zelleke
Strategy, Structure, and Leadership in Public Service Organizations
Schedule: T/Th 11:40 AM
Credits: 1.0
 STM-101-B Fall Celia Maria Gonzalez
Strategy, Structure, and Leadership in Public Service Organizations
Schedule: T/Th 10:10 AM
Credits: 1.0
 STM-101-C Fall John Donahue
Strategy, Structure, and Leadership in Public Service Organizations
Schedule: T/Th 10:10 AM
Credits: 1.0
 STM-101-D Fall Steven Kelman
Strategy, Structure, and Leadership in Public Service Organizations
Schedule: T/Th 8:40 AM
Credits: 1.0
 STM-101-E Fall Christine Letts
Strategy, Competition, and Regulation
Schedule: M/W 1:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 BGP-200 Fall Joseph Kalt, Erich Muehlegger
Strategic Marketing Plans for Nonprofit and Public Organizations
Schedule: T 4:10 PM
Credits: 0.5
 STM-132M Spr Mod3 Marla Felcher
Strategic Management of Regulatory and Enforcement Agencies
Credits: 1.0
 STM-112 Not Offered Malcolm Sparrow