Our Offerings

The courses offered at Harvard Kennedy School provide an enriching curricular experience, and are organized around our seven academic areas. They include core courses that are required for earning a degree, along with electives, modules and January-term options to cater to different interests and schedules.

While classroom learning is integral to an HKS education, it is elevated by the many extra-curricular activities and programs, including lectures, seminars, brown bags, conferences and experiential learning, on- and off-campus.

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Featured Course Guides


Academic Year 2023 - 2024

Course Number

Course Title

Instructors

DPI-115 The American Presidency
DPI-122 Politics and American Public Policy
David KingFaculty
DPI-150Y Seminar: Democracy, Politics, and Institutions
DPI-202 Moral Leadership: Ethics in Public Life
Mathias RisseFaculty Carr Person
DPI-207 Philosophy of Technology: From Marx and Heidegger to AI,
Genome Editing, and Geoengineering
Mathias RisseFaculty Carr Person
DPI-342 Religion, Politics, and Policy in the United States
DPI-385M Race and Racism in the Making of the United States as a Global Power
DPI-391 Race, Inequality, and American Democracy
DPI-413 Democratic Backsliding
DPI-418 The Rise of Authoritarian Populism
DPI-464 Latin American Politics
DPI-543 Corruption: Finding It and Fixing It
DPI-643M Beyond Law and Code – The Governance of Emerging Technologies
DPI-703 Democracy: The Long View and the Bumpy History
DPI-831M Op-Ed Writing
Alex GreenFaculty
Renee LothFaculty
DPI-840M Feature Writing
IGA-655 Middle Eastern Politics and Policy
MLD-201 Exercising Leadership: The Politics of Change
MLD-355 Public Narrative
MLD-377M Organizing: People, Power, Change
MLD-378M Organizing: People, Power and Change Practicum
MLD-630 Government Turnarounds