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Program Description | Sample Curriculum | Portfolio Requirement
 The specialization in international development is comprised of a minimum of 20 credits with a grade of B or better in each course from the following list. In addition, students are encouraged to gain professional development experience in development. The specialization is to be designed by the student in conjunction with her/his advisor.
Required:
- IP 529 Introduction to Development
- IP 551 Development Economics
A minimum of 12 credits from any of the following courses:
- IP 518 Women's Human Rights in Cross-Culture Perspective
- IP 519 Managing Public & Non Profit Organizations
- IP 522 Rethinking Human Rights
- IP 534 Comparative Administrative Systems
- IP 537 Political Economy Of Sub-Saharan Africa
- IP 539 Development Practicum in El Salvador
- IP 539C Eco-Development & Education Practicum Belize
- IP 542 Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
- IP 567 International Public Health (2 credits)
- IP 603 Seminar: Asia's Development Challenge in the 21st Century
- IP 610 Seminar: Practicum in Grassroots Development
- IP 614 Seminar: Economics of Sustainable Development
- IP 619 Seminar: Trade and Public Health
- IP 620 Seminar: Gender and Development
- IP 628 Seminar: International Migration
- IP 636 Seminar: Media in International Public Affairs
- IP 637 Seminar: Social Sector Needs Assessment
- IP 644 Seminar: Program Evaluation
- IP 650 Seminar: Human Rights Impact Assessment
- IP 653 Seminar: Security and Development
- IP 661 Seminar: Trade and Development
- IP 670 Seminar: Emerging Issues in International Public Health
- IP 688 Seminar: Western Hemisphere Politics and Policy
- WKS 531 International Refugee Law and Policy
- WKS 545 Introduction to Practice of Evaluation
- WKS 549 Human Trafficking
- WKS 566 Microfinance
Professional development:
- Internship, research assistantship, or some other form of experiential learning opportunity: to develop language & analytical skills, as well as acquisition of advanced knowledge of an international policy issue of direct relevance to international development policy -- e.g., political relations, national security, regional security, arms control, non-traditional security, population and migration, economic development, free trade agreements, energy and resource development, environmental policy, non-profit management, program evaluation, financial analysis, gender mainstreaming, mediation & conflict resolution. There are numerous professional experiences available at local, national and international organizations in the public, private and non-profit sectors. Note: students do not receive academic credit for professional experiences.
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