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.

Information on course registration and cross-registration:

Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Course Number

Course Title

Instructors

DEV-130 Why Are So Many Countries Poor, Volatile, and Unequal?
DEV-150Y Seminar: Political and Economic Development
DEV-209 Management, Finance, and Regulation of Public Infrastructure in Developing Countries
Henry LeeFaculty
DEV-210 Public Finance in Theory and Practice
DEV-215 Public Finance in International Perspective
DEV-233 Political Economy and Its Future
Roberto Mangabeira UngerInstructor
DEV-250Y Second-Year Policy Analysis Seminar
DEV-308 Social Institutions and Economic Development
DEV-309 Development Policy Strategy
DEV-320M Scaling Up and Systems Change for Development Impact
DEV-356 Economic Policy in Africa: Challenges and Opportunities
DEV-401Y Applications and Cases in International Development (fall)
DEV-501 Native Americans in the 21st Century: Nation Building I
Miriam JorgensenInstructor/Staff
DEV-502 Native Americans in the 21st Century: Nation Building II
DEV-660M Global Education Policy
DPI-115 The American Presidency
DPI-120 The U.S. Congress and Law Making
David KingFaculty
DPI-122 Becoming a Policy Entrepreneur in the United States
David KingFaculty
DPI-127 Who Governs? Power in America
DPI-150Y Seminar: Democracy, Politics, and Institutions
DPI-200 Politics and Ethics in Unstable Times
DPI-202 Moral Leadership: Ethics in Public Life
DPI-207 Philosophy of Technology: From Marx and Heidegger to AI,
Genome Editing, and Geoengineering
DPI-208 Moral Practice for Public Leadership
DPI-210 Indigenous Philosophies for the Technological Age
DPI-247 Justice by Means of Democracy
DPI-307 Threats and Challenges Facing American Democracy – in Historical Perspective
DPI-320M From Classrooms to War Rooms: Winning (and Decoding) Elections in Developing Countries
DPI-325 Urban Politics Field Lab
DPI-348 Progressive Alternatives: Institutional Reconstruction Now
Roberto Mangabeira UngerInstructor
DPI-351M Lobbying: Theory, Practice, and Simulations
Mark FaganFaculty
DPI-376 Queer Nation: LGBTQ+ Protest, Politics, and Policy in the United States
DPI-386MA Race and Racism in Public Policies, Practices, and Perspectives
Zoe MarksFaculty
DPI-386MB Race and Racism in Public Policies, Practices, and Perspectives
DPI-386MC Race and Racism in Public Policies, Practices, and Perspectives
DPI-386MD Race and Racism in Public Policies, Practices, and Perspectives
DPI-398 Islam & the Age of Democracy: Origins, Continuity and Change
DPI-410 Politics of Development: Power, Institutions, and Prosperity
DPI-411 Political Philosophy for Development
DPI-415 Comparative Politics
DPI-418 The Rise of Authoritarian Populism
DPI-422M Reckoning with History: Collective Memory, Leadership, and the Politics of Remembrance
DPI-442M Leadership and Social Transformation in the Arab World
Sultan Al-QassemiInstructor/Staff
DPI-450 The Political Economy of Transition in China
DPI-453 Politics and Policy in South Asia
DPI-505 The Supreme Court, Law, and Public Policy
Maya SenFaculty
DPI-507 Administrative Law and Procedure for Public Policy
Maya SenFaculty
DPI-515 Disability Law and Policy
DPI-527M Reproductive Rights, Politics, and Policy
DPI-535 Making Change When Change is Hard: the Law, Politics, and Policy of Social Change