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.

Please review Degree Requirements to learn more about what courses are required to earn a degree from Harvard Kennedy School.

Course Title Number Semester Faculty
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
Ethics in Public Life
Schedule: T/Th 8:40 AM
Credits: 1.0
 API-602 Fall Kenneth Winston
Seminar in Bioethics
Schedule: T 5:00 PM
Credits: 1.0
 API-604 Spring Frances Kamm
Justice
Credits: 1.0
 API-606 Not Offered Mathias Risse
Nonconsequentialist Ethical Theory and Aspects of Consequentialism
Credits: 1.0
 API-609 Not Offered Frances Kamm
Reasoning from History
Schedule: M/W 2:40 PM
Credits: 1.0
 API-701 Fall Alex Keyssar
Understanding Democracy Through History
Credits: 1.0
 API-703 Not Offered Alex Keyssar
the U.S. and the World Since 1917: Politics and Policy in Historical Context
Schedule: M/W 11:40 AM
Credits: 1.0
 API-704 Spring Moshik Temkin
Doctoral Research Seminar
Schedule: M 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 API-901 Fall Pepper Culpepper
Doctoral Research Seminar
Schedule: M 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 API-902 Spring Richard Zeckhauser, David Lazer
Seminar on Environmental Economics and Policy
Schedule: W 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 API-905Y Year Robert Stavins, Martin Weitzman
The Business-Government Relationship in the United States
Schedule: T/Th 2:40 PM
Credits: 1.0
 BGP-100 Fall Roger Porter
Seminar: Business and Government
Schedule: Th 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 BGP-150Y Year John Haigh
Strategy, Competition, and Regulation
Schedule: M/W 1:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 BGP-200 Fall Joseph Kalt, Erich Muehlegger
Industry Structure, Strategy, and Public Policy
Schedule: T/Th 2:40 PM
Credits: 1.0
 BGP-201 Spring F. M. Scherer
Economic Analysis of Markets and Regulation
Schedule: M/W 10:10 AM
Credits: 1.0
 BGP-202 Spring Brigitte Madrian
Food Policy and Agribusiness
Schedule: M/W 11:40 AM
Credits: 0.5
 BGP-204M Spr Mod4 Ray Goldberg
Food Policy and Agribusiness
Schedule: M/W 11:40 AM
Credits: 1.0
 BGP-204M-V Spr Mod4 Ray Goldberg
Technological Innovation and Economic Growth
Schedule: M/W 2:40 PM
Credits: 1.0
 BGP-213 Fall F. M. Scherer
Public Private Partnerships
Schedule: T/Th 10:10 AM
Credits: 1.0
 BGP-236 Fall Alan Trager
Global Strategic Management
Schedule: M/T 11:40 AM
Credits: 1.0
 BGP-254-A Fall Jordan Siegel
Global Strategic Management
Schedule: M/T 1:30 PM
Credits: 1.0
 BGP-254-B Fall Jordan Siegel
Management, Finance, and Regulation of Public Infrastructure
Schedule: M/W 1:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 BGP-256 Fall Henry Lee
Privatization Analysis
Credits: 0.5
 BGP-257M Not Offered John Donahue
Capital Market Regulation
Schedule: W 5:00 PM
Credits: 1.0
 BGP-264 Spring Robert Glauber
On the "Balcony of History?" The European Union in the 21st Century
Credits: 1.0
 BGP-405 Not Offered Viktor Mayer-Schoenberger
HKS-HBS Joint Degree First- and Second- Year Seminar
Schedule: W 4:00 PM
Credits: 1.0
 BGP-510Y Year John Donahue
Crime, Community, and Public Policy
Credits: 1.0
 CCJ-104 Not Offered Anthony Braga
Seminar: Criminal Justice Policy and Management
Schedule: Th 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 CCJ-150Y Year Julie Boatright Wilson, Timothy Nelson
Workshop on Crime and Criminal Justice Reform in Global Context
Schedule: M 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 CCJ-201 Spring Christopher Stone
Sociology of Crime and Punishment
Schedule: M/W/F 2:00 PM
Credits: 1.0
 CCJ-202 Spring Bruce Western
Seminar: Energy and Environmental Policy
Schedule: W 8:30 AM
Credits: 1.0
 ENR-150Y Year Julie Boatright Wilson, Monica Toft
Introduction to Health Care Policy
Schedule: T 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 HCP-100 Fall Sheila Burke, Richard Frank
HIV/AIDS and Public Policy
Schedule: M/W 1:10 PM
Credits: 0.5
 HCP-103M Spr Mod4 Joan Kaufman
Seminar: Health Policy and Management
Schedule: Th 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 HCP-150Y Year Julie Boatright Wilson, Timothy Nelson
Political Analysis and Strategy for U.S. Health Policy
Schedule: M/W 4:40 PM
Credits: 1.0
 HCP-175 Spring Robert Blendon
The Economics of Health Care Policy
Schedule: M/W 8:40 AM
Credits: 1.0
 HCP-272 Spring Joseph Newhouse
Health Policy Reform: Comparative Perspective
Schedule: T/Th 11:40 AM
Credits: 1.0
 HCP-382 Fall Mary Ruggie
Doctoral Seminar in the Economics of Health and Medical Care
Schedule: W 4:40 PM
Credits: 1.0
 HCP-581 Spring Joseph Newhouse
Core Course in Health Policy I
Schedule: T/Th 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 HCP-597 Fall Joseph Newhouse, Richard Frank, Alan Zaslavsky
Core Course in Health Policy II
Schedule: T/Th 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 HCP-598 Spring Joseph Newhouse, Richard Frank, Alan Zaslavsky
Community-Based Strategies to Support Children & Strengthen Families
Schedule: T/Th 11:40 AM
Credits: 1.0
 HLE-111 Fall Julie Boatright Wilson
Seminar: Human Services, Labor and Education Policy and Management
Schedule: Th 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 HLE-150Y Year Julie Boatright Wilson, Timothy Nelson
Poverty and Social Policy
Schedule: M/W 10:10 AM
Credits: 1.0
 HLE-201 Fall Kathryn Edin
Population Changes and Consequences
Schedule: T/Th 10:10 AM
Credits: 1.0
 HLE-202 Spring Kenneth Hill
Social Structure and Culture in the Study of Race and Urban Poverty
Schedule: Th 2:00 PM
Credits: 1.0
 HLE-207 Spring William Julius Wilson
The Economic Impact of Immigration
Credits: 1.0
 HLE-211 Not Offered George Borjas
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
Economics of Labor Market Policies
Credits: 1.0
 HLE-222 Not Offered Brigitte Madrian
The Economics of Education
Credits: 1.0
 HLE-227 Not Offered Susan Dynarski
Youth Development and Education Policy
Schedule: M/W 11:40 AM
Credits: 1.0
 HLE-270 Spring Ronald Ferguson
Major Issues in Federal Education Policy
Schedule: W 4:00 PM
Credits: 1.0
 HLE-312 Fall James Kim
Effective Interventions and School Reforms for At-Risk Children
Credits: 1.0
 HLE-325 Not Offered Richard Weissbourd
Tackling the Toughest Challenges for Modern American Higher Education
Schedule: M 12:00 AM
Credits: 1.0
 HLE-342 Fall Richard Light
The Politics of American Education
Schedule: T/Th 11:00 AM
Credits: 1.0
 HLE-347 Fall Paul Peterson
The Political Economy of the School
Schedule: W 4:10 PM
Credits: 1.0
 HLE-348 Fall Paul Peterson