All courses must be approved by your academic advisor. For more information on course electives see the Society, Human Development, & Health Student Curriculum and Advising Guide.

Elective Courses at HSPH

• ID 242 Politics & Strategies for Change in Health Policy
• ID 278 Bioterrorism: Public Health Preparedness & Response
  
• ID 217 Public Health Response to Emergencies
• HPM 247 Political Analysis & Strategy for US Health Policy
• HPM 278 Skills & Methods of Health Care Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
• NUT 301 Nutrition/ Health Promotion in Mass Media
• SHH 235 Qualitative Research Methods for Public Health
• SHH 265 Program Planning & Evaluation
  

Elective Courses at Harvard School of Education (requires cross registration)

• GSE HT-500 Growing Up in a Media World
• GSE T-530 Designing & Producing Media for Education
• GSE HT-123 Informal Learning for Children
• GSE T-502 Learning Media that Bridge Distance & Time
• GSE T-503 Formative Evaluation
• GSE T-506 Evaluation for Informed Decision Making
• GSE T-550 New Media, Power & Global Diversity
• GSE T-561 Emerging Educational Technologies
• GSE T-581 Advanced Design Studio

Elective Courses at Kennedy School of Government (requires cross registration)

• KSG PAL-111 M1 Mobilizing for Political Action
• KSG PAL-117A The Arts of Communications
• KSG PAL-141 Persuasion: The Science & Art of Effective Influence
• KSG PAL-150 Politicals & Advocacy
• KSG PPP-100 Press, Politics & Public Policy
• KSG PPP-358 Writing About Public Policy
• KSG STM-131M Marketing for Non-profits & Public Agencies
• KSG STM-221 Introduction to Negotiation Analysis
• KSG STM-230 Advanced Workshop in Multiparty Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
• KSG STP-100 Science Technology & Public Policy
• KSG STP-309 Information Society: Policies & Politics

Elective Courses at Harvard Business School (requires cross registration)

• HBS 1932 Entrepreneurial Marketing
• HBS 1940 Consumer Marketing
• HBS 1960 Marketing & Innovations
• HBS 1975 Social Marketing

For more information see the Health Communication Concentration website.

Summer - During the summer, academic credits can count toward the degree requirements or may be a summer only program. Please check with the Registrar's Office on the specific requirements for attending summer sessions. The school defines a credit as the unit of measure for an equivalent number of hours in the classroom. The summer session is July 7 - August 19, 2011.

Summer 1 - Summer 1 is the first half of the summer session is July 7 - July 29, 2011. Please check with the Registrar's Office on eligibility for summer courses. The school defines a credit as the unit of measure for an equivalent number of hours in the classroom.

Summer 2 - Summer 2 is the second half of the summer session is August 1 - August 19, 2011. Please check with the Registrar's Office on eligibility for summer courses. The school defines a credit as the unit of measure for an equivalent number of hours in the classroom.

Fall - The school's full time study unit is the semester (16 weeks). For the Fall 2011 the Fall Session is August 31 - December 16, 2011. The school defines a credit as the unit of measure for an equivalent number of hours in the classroom.

Fall 1 - The school's full time study unit is the semester (16 weeks). Fall 1 is the first half of the Fall semester (8 weeks). For Fall 1 2011 the session is August 31 - October 28, 2011. The school defines a credit as the unit of measure for an equivalent number of hours in the classroom.

Fall 2 - The school's full time study unit is the semester (16 weeks). Fall 2 is the second half of the Fall semester (8 weeks). For Fall 2 2011 the session is October 31 - December 16, 2011. The school defines a credit as the unit of measure for an equivalent number of hours in the classroom.

WinterSession - Considered part of the Spring Semester, WinterSession is a special term at the Harvard School of Public Health which runs January 3 - January 20, 2012. For students and faculty, WinterSession provides a change from the academic routine of the fall and spring semesters, and offers opportunities for creativity and innovation in learning and teaching. In general all full-time students are expected to participate in WinterSession activities, whether for-credit or non-credit, on-campus or off-campus, in accordance with their individual needs and interests, and departmental requirements. Students may take up to five credits.

Spring - The school's full time study unit is the semester (16 weeks). For Spring 2012 the Spring Session is from January 3 - May 11, 2012. The school defines a credit as the unit of measure for an equivalent number of hours in the classroom.

Spring 1 - The school's full time study unit is the semester (16 weeks). Spring 1 is the first half of the Spring semester (8 weeks). For Spring 1 2012 the session is from January 23 - March 9, 2012. The school defines a credit as the unit of measure for an equivalent number of hours in the classroom.

Spring 2 - The school's full time study unit is the semester (16 weeks). Spring 2 is the second half of the Spring semester (8 weeks). For Spring 2 2012 the session is from March 19 - May 11, 2012. The school defines a credit as the unit of measure for an equivalent number of hours in the classroom.