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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-207 Philosophy of Technology: From Marx and Heidegger to AI,
Genome Editing, and Geoengineering
Mathias RisseFaculty Carr Person
DPI-617 Law, Order and Algorithms
DPI-640 Technology and the Public Interest: From Democracy to Technocracy and Back
DPI-642 Grand Challenges in Technology-Society Clashes
DPI-664M The Internet: What It Is, How Did It Happen, and What Could It Become?
DPI-681M The Science and Implications of Generative AI
Dan LevyFaculty
IGA-100 International and Global Affairs: Concepts and Applications
IGA-150Y Seminar: International and Global Affairs
Zoe MarksFaculty
IGA-233 Rethinking Nuclear Deterrence
IGA-236 Cybersecurity: Technology, Policy, and Law
IGA-237M Future Issues in Cyber-Security Policy
IGA-250 Emerging Tech: Security, Strategy, and Risk
IGA-402 Confronting Climate Change: A Foundation in Science, Technology and Policy
IGA-513 Science, Power, and Politics
IGA-515 Bioethics, Law, and the Life Sciences
IGA-518 Knowledge As Power in Law and Science
David KennedyInstructor
IGA-538 Technology, Privacy, and the Trans-National Nature of the Internet
IGA-956Y Science, Technology, and Society: Research Seminar