The HKS Courses below qualify towards The MLD Certificate
Current HKS students should visit my.harvard for detailed schedule information.
Syllabi are openly available during the shopping and registration period on Canvas course websites, or via Harvard’s Syllabus Explorer.
Core required courses, e.g., MLD-220M are not listed below as they do not count towards the MLD Certificate.
Click here for details about review and approval of NON-HKS courses that may be credited towards the MLD Certificate
Last update: 07/16/2025
Leadership
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Negotiation & Decision Sciences
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| Leadership Development
MLD-201-A Exercising Leadership: The Politics of Change (Chipungu)
MLD-201-B Exercising Leadership: The Politics of Change (O’Brien)
MLD-201-C Exercising Leadership: The Politics of Change (O’Doherty)
MLD-202M Leadership from the Inside Out: The Personal Capacity to Lead and Stay Alive-Self, Identity, and Freedom (Not offered AY26)
MLD-215 Negotiation and Leadership: Essential Theory and Practice for Enhancing Your Personal Effectiveness (Wilkinson)
MLD-250 Bridging the Divide: Issues, Culture and Leadership (Foxx; Not offered AY26)
MLD-326 Principles and Politics When Running for Office (Patrick; Not offered AY26)
MLD-355 Public Narrative (Ganz)
MLD-360M Being Human (Ganz and Robichaud)
MLD-617M Effective Implementation: Learning from Effective Implementers (Hartmann & Butler)
DPI-202 Moral Leadership: Ethics in Public Life (Risse)
DPI-208 Moral Practice for Public Leadership (Robichaud)
Leadership Studies
DPI-115 The American Presidency (Porter)
IGA-125 Reasoning from the Past: Applied History and Decision Making (Logevall)
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Decision Sciences
MLD-304 Science of Behavior Change (Rogers; Not offered AY26)
MLD-308 Leadership Decision Making – From Individuals to Institutions (Lerner)
MLD-310 Behavioral Science for Inclusive Organizations (Bohnet; Not offered AY26)
API-222 Machine Learning and Big Data Analytics (Saghafian)
API-302 Analytic Frameworks for Policy (Zeckhauser)
API-303 Game Theory and Strategic Decisions (Dogan)
API-305 Behavioral Economics, Law and Public Policy (Sunstein)
API-318 Thinking Analytically in an Uncertain World (Levy)
Negotiation and Conflict Management
MLD-215 Negotiation and Leadership: Essential Theory and Practice for Enhancing Your Personal Effectiveness (Wilkinson)
MLD-223 Negotiating Across Differences (Hong)
MLD-234M Conducting Negotiations on the Frontlines: Advanced Techniques for Crisis Situations (Bruderlein)
MLD-257M Why won’t you listen to me? Understanding People, Conflict, and People in Conflict (Minson)
MLD-280 Advanced Workshop in Multiparty Negotiation and Conflict Resolution (Mandell)
IGA-109 Negotiation and Diplomacy (Burns and Sebenius)
IGA-353M Frontline Negotiation Lab: Strategic Planning for Complex Engagements (Bruderlein)
IGA-455 Climate Leadership: Persuasion, Advocacy and Negotiation (Wentworth) |
Organizing for Social Change
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Strategic Management
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| Government and Civic Innovation
MLD-620M The Data Smart City: Driving Innovation with Technology (Goldsmith)
DEV-320M Scaling Up and Systems Change for Development Impact (Guerrero Pulgar & Walton)
DPI-660 Digital Governance and Leadership in the Public Sector (Arora)
DPI-662M Digital Government (Roy)
Organizing Civic, Political, and Social Action
MLD-340M Power and Influence for Positive Impact (Battilana)
MLD-370 Social Movements: The Art and Science of Social Change (McKenna; Not offered AY26)
MLD-375 Creating Justice in Real Time: Vision, Strategies and Campaigns (C. W. Brooks)
MLD-377 Organizing: People, Power, and Change (Ganz)
DPI -351M Lobbying: Theory, Practice, and Simulations (Fagan)
DPI-376M Queer Nation: LGBTQ Protest, Politics, and Policy in the United States (McCarthy)
IGA-453 Reweaving Ourselves and the World: New Perspectives on Climate Change (Henderson)
Social Enterprise
MLD-802M Nonprofit Management and Leadership (A. Brooks)
MLD-820M Strategies for Social Impact (Lee; Module-length only in AY26)
MLD-830 Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Private and Social Sectors (Cavanagh)
MLD-831 Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Private and Social Sectors – Business Plan Workshop (Cavanagh)
MLD-836M Social Entrepreneurship/Social Enterprise Deep Dive: How to Operationalize & Scale for Social Impact (Bildner)
BGP-235M Private Capital for Public Purpose: Impact Investing and Its Siblings (Wood)
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Strategic Management
MLD-102 Getting Things Done: Management in a Development Context (Andrews; Note: MLD-102 is eligible only when taken by non-MPA-ID students, i.e., as an elective.]
MLD-103M PDIA in Action: Development Through Facilitated Emergence (Andrews)
MLD-111 Critical Pathways: Leadership Dilemmas in U.S. Transportation (Foxx; Not offered AY26)
MLD-125 What Works in Public Sector Management (Linos)
MLD-381 Mitigating and Managing a Crisis (Kayyem)
MLD-385 Leading through Public Crises: High-Stakes Decision-Making in Chaotic Events (Patrick; Not offered AY26)
MLD-630 Government Turnarounds (Liebman)
MLD-634M Managing the Private Delivery of Public Value (Donahue)
MLD-802M Nonprofit Management and Leadership (A. Brooks)
MLD-820M Strategies for Social Impact (Lee; Module-length only in AY26)
Financial Management
MLD-401M Financial Analysis of Public and Nonprofit Organizations (Iammartino)
MLD-411M Introduction to Budgeting and Financial Management (Bilmes and Iammartino)
MLD-412M Greater Boston Applied Field Lab: Advanced Budgeting, Financial Management and Operations (Bilmes)
MLD-427 Strategic Finance for Nonprofit Leaders (Honan)
API-141 Finance (Deep)
API-148 Advanced Risk Management and Infrastructure Finance (Deep)
DEV-209 Management, Finance, and Regulation of Public Infrastructure in Developing Countries (Lee)
DEV-210 Public Finance in Theory and Practice (Rosengard)
Managing People and Your Career
MLD-316M The Power of DEI: Harnessing Talent and Opportunity for Enduring Success (Koehn; Not offered AY26)
MLD-502 Developing People (O’Brien)
MLD-515M Serving the Public Good: Planning for Career and Life (Freeland)
Operations and Performance Management
MLD-601 Operations Management (Fagan)
MLD-605 Systems Thinking and Supply Chain Management: Climate, Poverty and Human Rights (Fagan)
DPI-678M Product Management and Society: Building Technology in the Public Interest (Pham) |
List here is accurate as of July 21, 2025. Catalog updates may occur through the start of fall classes.
Click here for details about review and approval of NON-HKS courses that may be credited towards the MLD Certificate