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 2026 - 2027

Course Number

Course Title

Instructors

IGA-453 Reweaving Ourselves and the World: New Perspectives on Climate Change
Rebecca HendersonInstructor
IGA-455 Climate Leadership: Persuasion, Advocacy and Negotiation
IGA-513 Science, Power, and Politics
IGA-518 Knowledge As Power in Law and Science
David KennedyInstructor
IGA-527M Emerging Biotechnology: Innovation, Security, and Geopolitics
IGA-538 Technology, Privacy, and the Trans-National Nature of the Internet
Jim WaldoFaculty
IGA-550 The Policy and Geopolitics of Artificial Intelligence
IGA-582M Space Power and National Strategy
IGA-632 Africa in Global Politics
Zoe MarksFaculty
IGA-662 The Future of the EU:  Strategic Autonomy in Theory and Practice
IGA-671M Policy and Social Innovations for the Changing Arctic
IGA-956Y Science, Technology, and Society: Research Seminar
MLD-102 Getting Things Done: Management and Implementation for Development
MLD-103M PDIA in Action: Development Through Facilitated Emergence
MLD-125 What Works in Public Sector Management
MLD-201A Exercising Leadership: The Politics of Change
MLD-201B Exercising Leadership: The Politics of Change
MLD-201C Exercising Leadership: The Politics of Change
MLD-215 Negotiation and Leadership: Essential Theory and Practice for Enhancing Your Personal Effectiveness
MLD-220M Fundamentals of Negotiation Analysis and Practice
Monica GiannoneFaculty CPL Person
MLD-223 Negotiating Across Differences
MLD-234M Conducting Negotiation on the Frontlines: Advanced Techniques for Crisis Situations
MLD-257M Why Won’t You Listen to Me? Understanding People, Conflict, and People in Conflict
MLD-280 Advanced Workshop in Multiparty Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
MLD-290 Frontiers of AI in Negotiation and Conflict Management
MLD-308 Leadership Decision Making: From Individuals to Institutions
MLD-321M How to Empower Black Leaders
MLD-326 Principles and Politics When Running for Office
MLD-340M Power and Influence for Positive Impact
MLD-355 Public Narrative
MLD-360M Being Human
MLD-371 AI and Civil Society: Human Agency in the Age of Artificial Agents
MLD-375 Creating Justice in Real Time: Vision, Strategies and Campaigns
MLD-377 Organizing: People, Power, Change
MLD-381 Mitigating and Managing a Crisis
MLD-401M Financial Analysis of Public and Nonprofit Organizations
Bran ShimFaculty
MLD-411M Introduction to Budgeting and Financial Management
MLD-412 Greater Boston Applied Field Lab: Advanced Budgeting, Financial Management and Operations
MLD-420M Federal Budget Policy
Howell JacksonInstructor
MLD-427 Strategic Finance for Nonprofit Leaders
MLD-502 Developing People
MLD-515M Serving the Public Good: Planning for Career and Life
MLD-601 Operations Management
Mark FaganFaculty
MLD-605 Systems Thinking and Supply Chain Management: Climate, Poverty and Human Rights
Mark FaganFaculty
MLD-617M Effective Implementation: Learning from Effective Implementers
MLD-630M Government Turnarounds
MLD-634M Managing the Private Delivery of Public Value
MLD-638M Remaking the Civil Service: Governance, Politics, and Performance
MLD-802 Strategic Management and Leadership for Nonprofits and NGOs
Carlos PonceInstructor/Staff
MLD-820M Strategies for Social Impact