The multitude of wonderful courses and professors available to Kennedy School students is both exhilarating and traumatizing. In economic terms (what we spent time learning this summer) the fear is the opportunity cost of NOT taking a course could be significant. The truth is, you really can hardly go wrong AND it's important to find the right match for me! I me with my adviser yesterday, Hannah Riley Bowles and she gave me lots of good ideas and things to think about.
I have had 4 different schedules so far and am sure it will change again. However, I'd love for you to take a crack at it. Go to the KSG webpage, on the left side is Degree Programs, then select courses and decide what you would take. Here is my current list--you can read the Syllabus on line as well--scroll down to the end of the course description for a link. Any ideas for me???
http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/
My current thinking (changes daily right now):
I have had 4 different schedules so far and am sure it will change again. However, I'd love for you to take a crack at it. Go to the KSG webpage, on the left side is Degree Programs, then select courses and decide what you would take. Here is my current list--you can read the Syllabus on line as well--scroll down to the end of the course description for a link. Any ideas for me???
http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/
My current thinking (changes daily right now):
API 105B Markets & Market Failure with Cases--focus on Urban Problems
(fullfills my Econ/Quant requirement and a great teacher)
PAL 125 Religion and Gov't: Choices of Morality, Law and Policy. Pr Hehir is a Catholic Priest (I think) and an amazing prof I hear--the midterm is a one-on-one interview.
PAL 154/PAL 155 Public Narrative with Marshall Ganz---famous organizer and I hear, also a tremendous teacher. My radical self will GROW I'm sure.
STM 110: Strategic Management for Public Purposes Mary Jo Bane and Andy Zelleke--both well known poverty experts, my area of interest.
ISP 224 Human Rights and International Politics: The Basic Policy Dilemmas, M. Risse. This looks like a marvelous course for me to understand more about how to think about what human rights are--Is health care a human right? Early childhood education? The work I want to do touches on human rights and I have little background. I've heard he is also a great prof.
We have 'shopping' days next Mon/Tues to get a short intro to all the classes being taught this fall. That will be a great help in finalizing the courses. I have about 10 more I'm interested in....some I have on my Spring schedule. We start classes on Wed, Sept 12 so I'm beginning to buy books and try to read ahead a bit.
Any input is welcome!
We have 'shopping' days next Mon/Tues to get a short intro to all the classes being taught this fall. That will be a great help in finalizing the courses. I have about 10 more I'm interested in....some I have on my Spring schedule. We start classes on Wed, Sept 12 so I'm beginning to buy books and try to read ahead a bit.
Any input is welcome!
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