Policy and Administration

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MIT OCW
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Energy Economics
Prof. Paul Joskow
This course explores the theoretical and empirical perspectives on individual and industrial demand for energy,...
Social Sciences Economics Policy and Administration
intermediate
MIT OCW
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Methods of Policy Analysis
Cherie Miot Abbanat
This course provides an introduction to public policy analysis. It is designed for students who may be planning a...
Social Sciences Political Science Policy and Administration
intermediate
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Network and Computer Security
Prof. Ronald Rivest
6.857 Network and Computer Security is an upper-level undergraduate, first-year graduate course on network and...
Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology Networks and Security Computer Science
advanced
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Real Estate Economics
Prof. William Wheaton
This course, offered by the MIT Center for Real Estate, focuses on developing an understanding of the macroeconomic...
Art, Design & Architecture Real Estate Social Sciences
advanced
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Energy Decisions, Markets, and Policies
Prof. Richard Schmalensee
This course examines the choices and constraints regarding sources and uses of energy by households, firms, and...
Social Sciences Economics Policy and Administration
intermediate
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Ethics of Technology
Dr. Kevin Mills
This course introduces the tools of philosophical ethics through application to contemporary issues concerning...
Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology User Experience Computer Science
intermediate
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Introduction to Sustainable Energy
Prof. Michael Golay
This class assesses current and potential future energy systems, covering resources, extraction, conversion, and...
Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology Social Sciences Policy and Administration
intermediate
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Urban Transportation Planning
Frederick Salvucci
This course examines the policy, politics, planning, and engineering of transportation systems in urban areas, with...
Social Sciences Policy and Administration Urban Studies
advanced
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Environmental Policy and Economics
Dr. Hunt Allcott
This course explores the proper role of government in the regulation of the environment. It will help students...
Social Sciences Economics Policy and Administration
intermediate
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Engineering, Economics and Regulation of the Electric Power Sector
Prof. Ignacio Perez-Arriaga
The course presents an in-depth interdisciplinary perspective of electric power systems, with regulation providing...
Social Sciences Economics Policy and Administration
advanced
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A Workshop on Geographic Information Systems
Prof. Joseph Ferreira
This class uses lab exercises and a workshop setting to help students develop a solid understanding of the planning...
Business & Management Digital Business & IT Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology
advanced
MIT OCW
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The Challenge of World Poverty
Prof. Esther Duflo
This is a course for those who are interested in the challenge posed by massive and persistent world poverty, and...
Social Sciences Economics Policy and Administration
intermediate
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Space Policy Seminar
Prof. Daniel Hastings
The seminar explores current issues in space policy as well as the historical roots for the issues. Emphasis on...
Social Sciences Policy and Administration Humanities
advanced
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Patents, Copyrights, and the Law of Intellectual Property
This course is an intensive introduction to the U.S. law of intellectual property with major emphasis on patents,...
Business & Management Management Social Sciences
intermediate
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Climate Justice Instructional Toolkit
Dr. Christopher Rabe
The Climate Justice Instructional Toolkit was created by MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative as part of a larger...
Social Sciences Policy and Administration Science & Math
beginner
MIT OCW
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Green Supply Chain Management
Dr. Edgar Blanco
The half-semester graduate course in Green Supply Chain Management will focus on the fundamental strategies, tools...
Business & Management Supply Chain Social Sciences
advanced
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Microeconomic Theory and Public Policy
Prof. David Autor
This course applies microeconomic theory to analysis of public policy. It builds from the microeconomic model of...
Social Sciences Economics Policy and Administration
intermediate
MIT OCW
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Global Climate Change: Economics, Science, and Policy
Prof. Henry Jacoby
This class introduces scientific, economic, and ecological issues underlying the threat of global climate change,...
Social Sciences Economics Policy and Administration
advanced
MIT OCW
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The Rise of Modern Science
Prof. David Jones
This subject introduces the history of science from antiquity to the present. Students consider the impact of...
Social Sciences Policy and Administration Humanities
intermediate
MIT OCW
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Making Public Policy
Prof. Christopher Warshaw
This course aims to get students thinking about politics and policy as a part of their everyday life. We treat...
Social Sciences Political Science Policy and Administration
intermediate
MIT OCW
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Financing Economic Development
Prof. Karl Seidman
This course focuses on the tools and programs available to economic development practitioners to address capital...
Business & Management Finance & Accounting Social Sciences
advanced
MIT OCW
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Facilitative Leadership in the Public Sector
Prof. Lawrence Susskind
This four-part dinner series was created by Prof. Lawrence Susskind at the request of a group of students in MIT’s...
Business & Management Organizations & Leadership Social Sciences
advanced
MIT OCW
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Writing and Rhetoric: Rhetoric and Contemporary Issues
Dr. Andrea Walsh
This course seeks to provide a supportive context for students to grow significantly as writers by discovering and...
Social Sciences Communication Policy and Administration
intermediate
MIT OCW
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The Roosevelt Project
The Roosevelt Project Team
This project looks to combine the legacies of these three titans of American history, including Theodore Roosevelt,...
Social Sciences Economics Policy and Administration
beginner
MIT OCW
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Foundations of Information Policy
Prof. Daniel Weitzner
In this class, we will consider the interaction between law, policy, and technology as they relate to the evolving...
Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology Computer Science Social Sciences
intermediate
MIT OCW
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Research Design for Policy Analysis and Planning
Prof. JoAnn Carmin
This course develops skills in research design for policy analysis and planning. The emphasis is on the logic of the...
Social Sciences Policy and Administration Urban Studies
advanced
MIT OCW
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Science Policy Bootcamp
William Bonvillian
The careers of MIT scientists and engineers are significantly determined by public policy decisions made in...
Social Sciences Policy and Administration
advanced
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Urban Transportation, Land Use, and the Environment
Prof. Pericles (Chris) Zegras
This course is aimed at the aspiring planning practitioner, policy-maker, or industry decision-maker with an...
Social Sciences Policy and Administration Urban Studies
advanced
MIT OCW
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MIT Climate Portal
Laur Hesse Fisher
To inform and empower the public on the complex issue of climate change, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
Social Sciences Policy and Administration Science & Math
beginner
MIT OCW
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Introduction to Technology and Policy
Prof. Dan Ross
This course explores perspectives in the policy process - agenda setting, problem definition, framing the terms of...
Business & Management Organizations & Leadership Operations
advanced
MIT OCW
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Practice of Participatory Action Research (PAR)
Prof. Lawrence Susskind
This course introduces students to the techniques of participatory action research (PAR) and the practice of case...
Social Sciences Policy and Administration Sociology
advanced
MIT OCW
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Introduction to Environmental Policy and Planning
Prof. Lawrence Susskind
This course focuses on national environmental and energy policy-making; environmental ethics; the techniques of...
Social Sciences Policy and Administration Urban Studies
advanced
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Foundations of Development Policy
Prof. Esther Duflo
This course explores the foundations of policy making in developing countries. The goal is to spell out various...
Social Sciences Economics Policy and Administration
intermediate
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Comparative Grand Strategy and Military Doctrine
Prof. Barry Posen
This course will conduct a comparative study of the grand strategies of the great powers (Britain, France, Germany...
Business & Management Organizations & Leadership Social Sciences
advanced
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Environmental Justice Law and Policy
Prof. Justin Steil
This seminar introduces students to basic principles of environmental justice and presents frameworks for analyzing...
Social Sciences Political Science Policy and Administration
intermediate
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Analyzing Projects and Organizations
Prof. Judith Tendler
This course teaches students how to understand the rationality behind how organizations and their programs behave,...
Business & Management Organizations & Leadership Social Sciences
advanced
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Ethics and the Law on the Electronic Frontier
Prof. Daniel Weitzner
This course considers the interaction between law, policy, and technology as they relate to the evolving...
Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology Computer Science Data Science
intermediate
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Managing Nuclear Technology
Prof. Richard Lester
An examination of current economic and policy issues in the electric power industry, focusing on nuclear power and...
Business & Management Management Social Sciences
advanced
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Introduction to Housing, Community and Economic Development
Prof. Langley Keyes
As an introduction to the field of Housing, Community, and Economic Development (HCED), the course is structured...
Social Sciences Economics Policy and Administration
advanced
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Technology and Culture
Prof. Stefan Helmreich
This subject examines relationships among technology, culture, and politics in a range of social and historical...
Social Sciences Anthropology Policy and Administration
intermediate
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Modeling and Assessment for Policy
Prof. Noelle Selin
IDS.410J Modeling and Assessment for Policy explores how scientific information and quantitative models can be used...
Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology Computer Science Data Science
advanced
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Regional Energy-Environmental Economic Modeling
Prof. Karen R. Polenske
This subject is on regional energy-environmental modeling rather than on general energy-environmental policies, but...
Social Sciences Economics Policy and Administration
advanced
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Environment and Society
Prof. Dara O’Rourke
Modern industrial activities - which MIT engineers and scientists play a major role in - have significant...
Social Sciences Policy and Administration Energy, Climate & Sustainability
intermediate
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Territorial Conflict
Prof. M. Taylor Fravel
This graduate seminar introduces an emerging research program within International Relations on territorial...
Social Sciences Political Science Policy and Administration
advanced
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U.S. National Security Policy
Prof. Erik Lin-Greenberg
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the making of US foreign and national security policy. It...
Social Sciences Political Science Policy and Administration
intermediate
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Sustainable Economic Development
Prof. Karl Seidman
This course explores the application of environmental and economic development planning, policy and management...
Economics Policy and Administration Sociology
advanced
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Industrial Organization and Public Policy
Prof. Nancy Rose
This is a course in industrial organization, the study of firms in markets. Industrial organization focuses on firm...
Social Sciences Economics Policy and Administration
intermediate
MIT OCW
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Technology, Law, and the Working Environment
Prof. Charles Caldart
This course addresses the relationship between technology-related problems and the law applicable to work...
Business & Management Organizations & Leadership Management
advanced
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Urban Design Policy and Action
Prof. J. Mark Schuster
Governments at every level assume a measure of responsibility for seeking good design. Some of that responsibility...
Art, Design & Architecture Policy and Administration Urban Studies
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Urbanizing China: A Reflective Dialogue
Prof. Jinhua Zhao
The course explores the interactions between state and market as instigators of China’s urbanization, and its...
Policy and Administration Urban Studies Economics
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Brave New Planet
Prof. Eric Lander
Utopia or dystopia? It’s up to us. In the 21st century, powerful technologies have been appearing at a breathtaking...
Energy Philosophy Climate Science
beginner
MIT OCW
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Labor Economics and Public Policy
Prof. Joshua Angrist
This course is an introduction to labor economics with an emphasis on applied microeconomic theory and empirical...
Policy and Administration Economics Social Sciences
intermediate
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Solving Complex Problems
Prof. Samuel Bowring
12.000 Solving Complex Problems is designed to provide students the opportunity to work as part of a team to propose...
Climate and Energy Policy Policy and Administration Environmental Engineering
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Cyberpolitics in International Relations: Theory, Methods, Policy
Prof. Nazli Choucri
This course focuses on cyberspace and its implications for private and public, sub-national, national, and...
Policy and Administration Media Studies Political Science
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Understanding Military Operations
Prof. Owen Cote
This course examines selected past, current, and future sea, air, space, and land battlefields and looks at the...
Policy and Administration Organizations & Leadership Social Sciences
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Seminar in Environmental Science
Prof. Daniel Rothman
Required for all Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences majors in the Environmental Science track, this course...
Policy and Administration Earth Science Climate and Energy Policy
intermediate
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free
Urban Climate Adaptation
Prof. JoAnn Carmin
“Designing a dream city is easy. Rebuilding a living one takes imagination.”    -Jane Jacobs This...
Policy and Administration Urban Studies International Development
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Economic Development, Policy Analysis, and Industrialization
Prof. Alice Amsden
This class analyzes the theoretical and historical reasons why governments in latecomer countries have intervened...
Social Sciences Policy and Administration Economics
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Economic Development Planning
Jeffrey Levine
This course examines why we plan for economic development, how government is funded in the US, what strategies are...
Policy and Administration Urban Studies Economics
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Science, Politics, and Environmental Policy
Prof. Judith Layzer
This class examines the role of science in the US environmental policy-making process. It investigates the methods...
Climate and Energy Policy Policy and Administration Political Science
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Introduction to International Development Planning
Prof. Balakrishnan Rajagopal
This introductory survey course is intended to develop an understanding of key issues and dilemmas of planning in...
Policy and Administration Urban Studies Economics
advanced
MIT OCW
free
American Urban History II
Prof. Robert Fogelson
This is a seminar course that explores the history of selected features of the physical environment of urban...
History Urban Studies Policy and Administration
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Technology in a Dangerous World
Prof. Rosalind Williams
Aim is to analyze important current events for what they reveal about the nature and working of our technological...
Policy and Administration Sociology Social Sciences
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Intentional Public Disruptions: Art, Responsibility, and Pedagogy
B. Stephen Carpenter II
During the fall of 2017, art educator B. Stephen Carpenter II began a residency at the MIT Center for Art, Science...
Visual Arts Policy and Administration Sociology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Water and Sanitation Infrastructure in Developing Countries
Susan Murcott
This course deals with the principles of infrastructure planning in developing countries, with a focus on...
Engineering Public Health Policy and Administration
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Urban Development in Conflict Cities: Planning Challenges and Policy Innovations
Jota Samper
Economic, religious, gender, and ethnic differences must be negotiated every day in the urban arena. When tensions...
Policy and Administration Urban Studies International Development
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Systems Analysis of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Prof. Mujid S. Kazimi
This course provides an in-depth technical and policy analysis of various options for the nuclear fuel cycle. Topics...
Policy and Administration Nuclear Engineering Systems Engineering
advanced
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Property Rights in Transition
Prof. Annette M. Kim
This course examines the theories and policy debates over who can own real property, how to communicate and enforce...
Humanities Real Estate Law
advanced
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free
Development of Inventions and Creative Ideas
Dr. Dedric Carter
This course examines the role of the engineer as patent expert and as technical witness in court and patent...
Policy and Administration Engineering Law
advanced
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free
Japan and East Asian Security
Prof. Richard J. Samuels
This course explores Japan’s role in world orders, past, present, and future. It focuses on Japanese conceptions of...
Policy and Administration Sociology Economics
advanced
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free
Infrastructure and Energy Technology Challenges
Prof. Karen R. Polenske
This seminar examines efforts in developing and advanced nations and regions to create, finance, and regulate...
Policy and Administration Data Science, Analytics & Computer Technology Economics
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Economic Institutions and Growth Policy Analysis
Prof. Michael Piore
This course is designed for students particularly concerned with the practical problems of operating in large formal...
Policy and Administration Economics Organizations & Leadership
advanced
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free
Innovation in Military Organizations
Prof. Barry Posen
This seminar has three purposes. One, it inquires into the causes of military innovation by examining a number of...
History Policy and Administration Organizations & Leadership
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Negotiation and Dispute Resolution in the Public Sector
Prof. Lawrence Susskind
Conventional legislative, administrative, and judicial means of resolving resource allocation and...
Policy and Administration Social Sciences
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Research Seminar on Urban Information Systems
Prof. Joseph Ferreira
Seminar participants and invited guests will lead critical discussions of current literature and ongoing research....
Digital Business & IT Urban Studies Computer Science
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Israel: History, Politics, Culture, Identity
Dr. Nahum Karlinsky
This course examines Israeli identity using a broad array of materials, including popular music, film,...
History Anthropology Political Science
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Disaster, Vulnerability and Resilience
Prof. Jennifer Leaning
In recent years, the redistribution of risk has created conditions for natural and technological disasters to become...
Policy and Administration Urban Studies Philosophy
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Urban Public Finance in Developing Countries
Prof. Annette M. Kim
This readings-based course analyzes the structure and operation of government systems in developing countries, with...
Policy and Administration Urban Studies Finance & Accounting
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Race, Crime, and Citizenship in American Law
Prof. Malick Ghachem
This seminar looks at key issues in the historical development and current state of modern American criminal...
Humanities Law Political Science
intermediate
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free
Urban Design Politics
Prof. Lawrence Vale
This is a seminar about the ways that urban design contributes to the distribution of political power and resources...
Policy and Administration Urban Studies Political Science
advanced
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free
Nuclear Weapons – History and Future Prospects
MIT Interdisciplinary Team: Robert P. Redwine, Professor of Physics Emeritus (Coordinator)
This course was designed to educate students about how nuclear weapons came into being, the physics of these...
Humanities History Physics
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Introduction to Computers in Public Management II
Prof. Joseph Ferreira
Second of two modules facilitating a basic understanding of computing in planning and public management. Students...
Digital Business & IT Urban Studies Systems Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Current Debates in Media
Dr. Gabrielle Trépanier-Jobin
This class addresses important, current debates in media with in-depth discussion of popular perceptions and policy...
Sociology Media Studies Communication
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Global Markets, National Politics and the Competitive Advantage of Firms
Prof. Richard Locke
This course examines the opportunities and risks firms face in today’s global world. The course provides conceptual...
Policy and Administration Economics Social Sciences
advanced
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free
Healthy Cities: Assessing Health Impacts of Policies and Plans
Prof. Mariana Arcaya
This class examines the built, psychosocial, economic, and natural environment factors that affect health behaviors...
Policy and Administration Sociology Urban Studies
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Water and Sanitation Infrastructure Planning in Developing Countries
Prof. Jennifer Davis
This course examines the policy and planning for the provision of water supply and sanitation services in developing...
Public Health Policy and Administration Environmental Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Energy, Environment, and Society: Global Politics, Technologies, and Ecologies of the Water-Energy-Food Crises
Dr. William San Martin Aedo
With increasing public awareness of the multiple effects of global environmental change, the terms water, energy,...
Policy and Administration International Development Social Sciences
intermediate
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free
The Politics of Nuclear Proliferation: Nuclear History, Strategy, and Statecraft
Prof. Francis J. Gavin
This course provides an introduction to the politics and theories surrounding the proliferation of nuclear weapons....
History Nuclear Engineering Political Science
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Cities in Conflict: Theory and Practice
Prof. Diane Davis
This course’s aims are two-fold: to offer students the theoretical and practical tools to understand how and why...
Policy and Administration Sociology Urban Studies
advanced
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free
Civil-Military Relations
Prof. Roger Petersen
This course centers on mechanisms of civilian control of the military. Relying on the influential texts of Lasswell,...
Policy and Administration Philosophy Political Science
advanced
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free
Research Topics in Architecture: Citizen-Centered Design of Open Governance Systems
Daniel Greenwood
In this seminar, students will design and perfect a digital environment to house the activities of large-scale...
Policy and Administration Media Studies Architecture
advanced
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free
Politics and Policy in Contemporary Japan
Prof. Richard J. Samuels
This subject is designed for upper level undergraduates and graduate students as an introduction to politics and the...
Humanities Policy and Administration Sociology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
D-Lab: Waste
Kate Mytty
This introductory course will provide you with a multidisciplinary approach to managing waste in low- and...
Climate Science Adaptation and Resilience Climate and Energy Policy
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
U.S. Military Power
Prof. Barry Posen
The purpose of this course is to acquaint the student with the missions, capabilities, and costs of the largely...
Policy and Administration Urban Studies Political Science
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
American Foreign Policy: Past, Present, and Future
Prof. Stephen Van Evera
This course explores the reasons for America’s past wars and interventions. It covers the consequences of American...
Policy and Administration Political Science Social Sciences
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Chinese Foreign Policy: International Relations and Strategy
Prof. M. Taylor Fravel
China’s rise as a great power raises important questions about how that power might be used in its relations with...
Policy and Administration Sociology Political Science
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Community Growth and Land Use Planning
Prof. Eran Ben-Joseph
This course combines a seminar format with fieldwork to examine strategies of planning and control for growth and...
Policy and Administration Sociology Urban Studies
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Causes and Prevention of War
Prof. Stephen Van Evera
This course examines the causes of war, with a focus on practical measures to prevent and control war. Topics...
History Political Science Policy and Administration
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Civic Media Codesign Studio
Prof. Eric Gordon
The Civic Media Codesign Studio is a project-based studio course in collaborative design of civic media. Students...
Policy and Administration Communication Social Sciences
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
American Urban History I
Prof. Robert Fogelson
This course is a seminar on the history of institutions and institutional change in American cities from roughly...
Humanities History Urban Studies
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Environmental Management Practicum: Brownfield Redevelopment
James Hamilton
Through site-specific client-based work, this course will allow students to materially contribute to redevelopment...
Art, Design & Architecture Engineering Policy and Administration
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Introduction to Technology and Cities
Prof. Joseph Ferreira
This seminar is an introduction to the usage and impacts of information and communication technologies (ICTs) on...
Engineering Visualization Computer Science
advanced
MIT OCW
free
CITE Reports
MIT Comprehensive Initiative on Technology Evaluation
Created in 2012 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Comprehensive Initiative on Technology Evaluation...
Policy and Administration International Development Social Sciences
beginner
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free
Public Opinion and American Democracy
Prof. Adam Berinsky
This course will examine public opinion and assess its place in the American political system. The course will...
Policy and Administration Sociology Political Science
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Public Economics II
Prof. Jonathan Gruber
This course covers theory and evidence on government expenditure policy– topics include: The theory of public goods;...
Policy and Administration Economics Social Sciences
advanced
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free
Doctoral Research Seminar: Knowledge in the Public Arena
Prof. Frank Levy
This is a course about how research knowledge and other types of knowledge come to be actionable and influential in...
Communication Political Science Policy and Administration
advanced
MIT OCW
free
The Civil War and Reconstruction
Prof. Merritt Roe Smith
Although attention will be devoted to the causes and long-term consequences of the Civil War, this class will focus...
History Philosophy Policy and Administration
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Gendering U.S. Immigration Policy: Sociopolitical, Theological and Feminist Perspectives
Dr. Choi Hee An
This course uses theories of gender to explore sociopolitical, ethical and theological perspectives on immigration...
Policy and Administration Gender Studies Political Science
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Technology Policy Negotiations and Dispute Resolution
Prof. Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld
Technology Policy Negotiations and its prequel, ESD.932, Technology Policy Organizations, form a sequence on...
Policy and Administration Communication Organizations & Leadership
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Environmental Justice
Prof. JoAnn Carmin
This class explores the foundations of the environmental justice movement, current and emerging issues, and the...
Climate and Energy Policy Policy and Administration Sociology
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Globalization, Migration, and International Relations
Prof. Nazli Choucri
Tracing the evolution of international interactions, this course examines the dimensions of globalization in terms...
Policy and Administration Economics Political Science
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Anthropology of War and Peace
Prof. Hugh Gusterson
This class has been reorganized to focus primarily on the War in Iraq. As in previous years, the class still...
Policy and Administration Anthropology History
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Technology Policy Negotiations
Prof. Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld
This course features a core framework for an interest-based, problem-solving approach to technology, logistics and...
Engineering Policy and Administration Systems Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Intelligence: Practice, Problems and Prospects
Prof. Barry Posen
This course will explore the organization and functions of the U.S. Intelligence Community, its interaction with...
Policy and Administration Political Science Social Sciences
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Introduction to Planning & Institutional Processes in Developing Countries
Prof. Judith Tendler
This introductory course helps students learn to pose questions and analyze problems in the field of planning in...
Economics Organizations & Leadership Policy and Administration
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Shaping the Future of Work (15.662x)
Prof. Thomas A. Kochan
The goal of this course is to explore and develop plans of action for improving the job and career opportunities for...
Policy and Administration Management Economics
advanced
MIT OCW
free
The Politics of Reconstructing Iraq
Prof. Yosef Jabareen
This course is being offered in conjunction with the colloquium The Politics of Reconstructing Iraq, which is...
Economics Political Science Policy and Administration
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Managing and Volunteering In the Non-Profit Sector
Prof. Paul Osterman
This is a course intended to give students a broad overview of the management challenges of the non-profit sector....
Policy and Administration Management Organizations & Leadership
advanced
MIT OCW
free
The Energy Crisis: Past and Present
Prof. Meg Jacobs
This course will explore how Americans have confronted energy challenges since the end of World War II. Beginning in...
History Energy Policy and Administration
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Transportation Policy and Environmental Limits
Frederick Salvucci
Through a combination of lectures, cases, and class discussions this subject examines the economic and political...
Policy and Administration Environmental Engineering Earth Science
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Strange Bedfellows: Science and Environmental Policy
Prof. Stephen M. Meyer
12.103 explores the role of scientific knowledge, discovery, method, and argument in environmental policymaking from...
Policy and Administration Environmental Engineering Earth Science
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Nuclear Weapons in International Politics: Past, Present and Future
Prof. Owen Cote
This course will expose students to tools and methods of analysis for use in assessing the challenges and dangers...
Humanities Policy and Administration History
advanced
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free
Housing and Land Use in Rapidly Urbanizing Regions
Prof. Annette M. Kim
A truly inter-disciplinary course, Housing and Land Use in Rapidly Urbanizing Regions reviews how law, economics,...
Social Sciences Policy and Administration Urban Studies
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Climate Action Hands-On: Harnessing Science with Communities to Cut Carbon
David Damm-Luhr
This course explores how citizen science can support community actions to combat climate change. Participants will...
Policy and Administration Environmental Engineering Energy
beginner
MIT OCW
free
American Elections
Prof. Devin Caughey
This course provides an overview of electoral politics in the United States, covering presidential, congressional,...
Policy and Administration Political Science Social Sciences
intermediate
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free
International Environmental Negotiation
Prof. William Moomaw
This seminar will explore the difficulties of getting agreement on global definitions of sustainability; in...
Political Science Policy and Administration Environmental Engineering
advanced
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free
Environmental Struggles
Prof. Christine Walley
This class explores the interrelationship between humans and natural environments. It does so by focusing on...
Policy and Administration Anthropology Philosophy
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Science and Policy of Natural Hazards
Prof. Kerry Emanuel
This course examines the science of natural catastrophes such as earthquakes and hurricanes and explores the...
Climate and Energy Policy Policy and Administration Earth Science
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Brownfields Policy and Practice
James Hamilton
There are several hundred thousand Brownfield sites across the country. The large number of sites, combined with how...
Policy and Administration Urban Studies Architecture
advanced
MIT OCW
free
The Growth and Spatial Structure of Cities
Prof. Diane Davis
This course examines the economic, political, social, and spatial dynamics of urban growth and decline in cities and...
Policy and Administration Urban Studies Social Sciences
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Housing and Human Services
Prof. Langley Keyes
This class focuses on how the housing and human service systems interact: how networks and social capital can build...
Policy and Administration Sociology Urban Studies
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Communications and Information Policy
Dr. David D. Clark
This course provides an introduction to the technology and policy context of public communications networks, through...
Electrical Engineering Communication Policy and Administration
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Development, Planning, and Implementation: The Dialectic of Theory and Practice
Prof. Bishwapriya Sanyal
This is an advanced graduate-level seminar that will analyze the effectiveness of development and planning theories...
Policy and Administration Urban Studies Social Sciences
advanced
MIT OCW
free
American Foreign Policy: Theory and Method
Prof. Stephen Van Evera
This course examines the causes and consequences of American foreign policy since 1898. Course readings cover both...
Humanities Policy and Administration History
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Poverty, Public Policy and Controversy
Prof. Martin Rein
This course covers topics and questions such as: What is poverty? How is it defined and measured in the United...
Economics Policy and Administration Sociology
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Urbanization and Development
Dr. Daniel Esser
The course examines the causes and effects of rapid urbanization in developing countries. Using case studies from...
Humanities Policy and Administration Sociology
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Chinese Foreign Policy
Prof. M. Taylor Fravel
This lecture course provides students with a comprehensive introduction to the international relations of the...
Policy and Administration Sociology Political Science
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Warlords, Terrorists, and Militias: Theorizing on Violent Non-State Actors
Prof. Fotini Christia
This course is a general overview of the recent political science literature on violent non-state actors. Its aim is...
Policy and Administration Anthropology Political Science
advanced
MIT OCW
free
A Sustainable Transportation Plan for MIT
Frederick Salvucci
This seminar-style class will focus on evaluating and recommending alternative commuter and business-related...
Adaptation and Resilience Climate Science Policy and Administration
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Human Rights: At Home and Abroad
Prof. Balakrishnan Rajagopal
This course provides a rigorous and critical introduction to the foundation, structure and operation of the...
Policy and Administration Sociology Philosophy
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Malaysia Sustainable Cities Practicum
Prof. Lawrence Susskind
The Malaysia Sustainable Cities Practicum is an intensive field-based course that brings 15 graduate students to...
Climate and Energy Policy Geography Political Science
advanced
MIT OCW
free
U.S. Social Policy
Prof. Andrea Campbell
This subject examines the historical development and contemporary politics of social policy in the United States. We...
Policy and Administration Political Science Social Sciences
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Information Technology and the Labor Market
Prof. Frank Levy
This course explores how information technology is reshaping different dimensions of the U.S. labor market: the way...
Digital Business & IT Sociology Economics
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Energy and Environment in American History: 1705-2005
Prof. Peter Shulman
A survey of how America has become the world’s largest consumer of energy. Explores American history from the...
Energy Civil Engineering Policy and Administration
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Current Events and Social Issues
Claudia Gold
The goal of this seminar is to have open discussions of controversial political and social issues and raise...
Policy and Administration Sociology Political Science
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Reforming Natural Resources Governance: Failings of Scientific Rationalism and Alternatives for Building Common Ground
Dr. David Mattson
For the last century, precepts of scientific management and administrative rationality have concentrated power in...
Policy and Administration Environmental Engineering Climate and Energy Policy
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Civil War
Prof. Roger Petersen
This course surveys the social science literature on civil war. Students will study the origins of civil war,...
Policy and Administration History Political Science
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Mission & Metrics: Finance Training for Federal Credit Program Professionals
Deborah Lucas
Federal credit programs involve a unique set of challenges and opportunities. This practical training course for...
Policy and Administration Management Finance & Accounting
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Reducing the Danger of Nuclear Weapons and Proliferation
Aron M Bernstein
This course, organized as a series of lectures, aims to provide an interdisciplinary view of the history and current...
Engineering Humanities Policy and Administration
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Advanced Urban Public Finance: Collective Action and Provisions of Local Public Goods
Prof. Yu-Hung Hong
In analyzing fiscal issues, conventional public finance approaches focus mainly on taxation and public spending....
Economics Policy and Administration Sociology
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Special Graduate Topic in Political Science: Public Opinion
Prof. Adam Berinsky
This course provides an introduction to the vast literature devoted to public opinion. In the next 12 weeks, we will...
Policy and Administration Sociology Political Science
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Citizen Participation, Community Development, and Urban Governance in the Developing World
Prof. Gianpaolo Baiocchi
Citizen participation is everywhere. Invoking it has become de rigueur when discussing cities and regions in the...
Policy and Administration Sociology Urban Studies
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Revitalizing Urban Main Streets: Mission Hill & Egleston Square, Boston
Prof. Karl Seidman
Revitalizing Urban Main Streets focuses on the physical and economic renewal of urban neighborhood Main Streets by...
Policy and Administration Sociology Urban Studies
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Resolving Public Disputes
Prof. Judith Layzer
This course is an introduction to real-world dynamics of public policy controversies. Topics to be considered...
Policy and Administration Political Science Social Sciences
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Economic Development & Technical Capabilities
Prof. Alice Amsden
The economic growth of developing countries requires the acquisition of technological capabilities. In countries at...
Policy and Administration Economics Social Sciences
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Civil Society and the Environment
Prof. JoAnn Carmin
This graduate seminar examines civic engagement in international, national and local environmental governance. We...
Engineering Policy and Administration Environmental Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Use of Joint Fact Finding in Science Intensive Policy Disputes, Part I
Dr. Herman Karl
11.941 and 11.942 make up a one-year seminar. The goal of this seminar is to explore the role of science and...
Engineering Policy and Administration Environmental Engineering
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Equity & Inclusion: Local Policy-Driven Strategies for Economic Development & the Just City
Dr. Karilyn Crockett
This course explores equity as a key value, measure, and framework for operationalizing local economic development...
Policy and Administration Sociology Social Sciences
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Frameworks of Urban Governance
Prof. Deborah Kobes
Urban governance comprises the various forces, institutions, and movements that guide economic and physical...
Policy and Administration Urban Studies Economics
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Workshop on Deliberative Democracy and Dispute Resolution
Prof. Carrie Menkel-Meadow
The Workshop on Deliberative Democracy and Dispute Resolution, sponsored by the Program on Negotiation at Harvard...
Policy and Administration Philosophy Political Science
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Comparative Security and Sustainability
Prof. Nazli Choucri
This course focuses on the complexities associated with security and sustainability of states in international...
Policy and Administration Political Science Earth Science
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Community-Owned Enterprise and Civic Participation
Prof. J. Phillip Thompson
This course will examine literature and practice regarding community-owned enterprise as an alternative means of...
Policy and Administration Sociology Economics
advanced
MIT OCW
free
New Global Agenda: Exploring 21st Century Challenges through Innovations in Information Technologies
Prof. Nazli Choucri
This workshop is designed to introduce students to different perspectives on international politics in the 21st...
Digital Business & IT Political Science Policy and Administration
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Revitalizing Urban Main Streets: St. Claude Avenue, New Orleans
Prof. Karl Seidman
This course focuses on the physical and economic renewal of urban neighborhood Main Streets by combining classroom...
Environmental Design Policy and Administration Sociology
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Use of Joint Fact Finding in Science Intensive Policy Disputes, Part II
Dr. Herman Karl
This course makes up the second half of a year-long seminar on Joint Fact Finding in Science-Intensive Disputes. In...
Policy and Administration Environmental Engineering Climate and Energy Policy
advanced
MIT OCW
free
All the President's Generals: Civil-Military Relations in the US and Beyond
Sara Plana
This course introduces the unique characteristics of militaries and explores the roles they play in the societies...
Policy and Administration Social Sciences
intermediate
MIT OCW
free
Role of Science and Scientists in Collaborative Approaches to Environmental Policymaking
Dr. Herman Karl
This course examines joint fact-finding within the context of adaptive and ecosystem-based management. Challenges...
Policy and Administration Environmental Engineering Climate and Energy Policy
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Katrina Practicum
Prof. Ceasar McDowell
In the wake of Katrina the entire gulf coast is embroiled in a struggle over what constitutes “appropriate”...
Policy and Administration Environmental Engineering Urban Studies
advanced
MIT OCW
free
U.S. Budgets for National Security
Dr. Cindy Williams
This course is for students who want to know how the dollars we spend on national security relate to military...
Policy and Administration Economics Social Sciences
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Downtown Management Organizations
Prof. Lorlene Hoyt
This course focuses on the origins, functions, and implications of downtown management organizations (DMOs), such as...
Policy and Administration Sociology Urban Studies
advanced
MIT OCW
free
Feeding Cities in the Global South: Challenges and Opportunities for Action in Cartagena
Alejandro Guarín
The purpose of this seminar is to provide a context for understanding the challenges of urban food provisioning from...
Policy and Administration Supply Chain Urban Studies
advanced