Master of International Policy
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The International Development and Economic Policy (IDEP) track equips students with the theories, practice and analytical skills necessary for careers in international affairs, international development and economic policy. This preparation includes understanding the deep racial, ethnic, gender and socioeconomic inequalities and injustices that exist across the globe and training students to participate in the promotion of equity and inclusion in their future careers. Courses in the IDEP track focus on a number of salient issues in international development, including migration, humanitarian aid, famine, disaster management, globalization, trade, women and security, governance, violent conflict and state-building. Students are expected to acquire the basic skills of economic analysis as well as broader analytical tools for understanding international and economic public policies.
MIP – IDEP Courses
The following courses are all within the International Development & Economic Policy track of the MIP (listed by category to help differentiate between course topics). MIP students in the IDEP track take any of the following five courses listed in any of the categories below.
International Economic Development related courses:
Faculty coordinator: Professor Ren Mu
- INTA 616 Economic Development in China – Spring
- INTA 632 Advanced Economic Development – Spring
- INTA 630 International Development Economics – Spring
- INTA 635 Great Famines – Fall
- INTA 636 International Development in Theory and Practice – Spring
- INTA 640 The Politics & Practice of Democracy Promotion – Spring
- INTA 641 Globalization, Workers and Development – Spring
- INTA 644 Post Conflict Recovery and Development – Fall
- INTA 645 Women and Nations – Fall
- INTA 671 The Political Economy of the Middle East – Fall
- INTA 689 The Politics of Immigration
- INTA 694 Economic Restructuring in Latin America – Spring
- PSAA 636 Grant and Contract Management (PSAA faculty)
- HLTH 607 International Health (Health faculty)
- PLAN 623 Development & Planning in Developing Countries (ARCH faculty)
Foreign Economic Policy related courses:
Faculty coordinator: Professor Raymond Robertson
- INTA 625 International Trade Policy – Spring
- INTA 630 International Economic Development – Spring
- INTA 641 Globalization, Workers and Development – Spring
- INTA 694 Economic Restructuring in Latin America – Spring
- ACCT 647 Financial Statement Analysis (ACCT faculty)
- ECON 617 Economics of International Firms (ECON faculty)
Conflict and Development related courses:
Faculty coordinator: Professor Reyko Huang
- INTA 632 Advanced Economic Development – Spring
- INTA 635 Great Famines – Fall
- INTA 636 International Development in Theory and Practice – Spring
- INTA 640 The Politics & Practice of Democracy Promotion – Spring
- INTA 644 Post-Conflict Recovery and Development – Fall
- INTA 645 Women and Nations – Fall
- INTA 647 State-Building and State Failure in the Developing World – Spring
- INTA 648 Contemporary Civil Wars – Fall
- INTA 659 Transnational Security – Fall
- INTA 671 Political Economy of the Middle East – Fall
- INTA 689 SPTP African Politics – Fall
- INTA 689 SPTP Women & Armed Conflict – Spring
- INTA 701 Women, International Development and Environmental Conflict – Fall
- INTA 703 Clientelism in the Developing World – Spring
- INTA 719: US-Mexico Relations – Spring
- INTA 720 Human Trafficking – Fall
- PSAA 610 Comparative Public Administration and Management (PSAA faculty)
Pandemic Preparedness & Disaster Response related courses:
Faculty coordinator: Professor Andrew Natsios
- INTA 635 Great Famines, War, and Humanitarian Assistance – Fall
- INTA 689 Agricultural Bioterrorism
- INTA 702 Infectious Disease in the Developing World – Fall
- INTA 705 Bioterrorism – Fall
- TBD Outbreak: A One Health Field Investigation
- ENTO 635 Vector-Borne Disease Management and Response in Human and Animal Systems (Entomology)
- PHEB 615 Disaster Epidemiology (School of Public Health)
Women, Peace, and Security related courses:
Faculty coordinator: Professor Valerie Hudson
Visit the Program on Women, Peace, and Security website for more information on the Women, Peace, and Security concentration.
- INTA 625 International Trade Policy – Spring
- INTA 641 Globalization, Workers, and Development – Spring
- INTA 644 Post-Conflict Recovery & Development – Fall
- INTA 645 Women and Nations – Fall
- INTA 659 Transnational Security – Fall
- INTA 670 Capstone for WPS Students (prerequisite INTA 645) – Spring
- INTA 689 Special Topics in Women, Peace, and Security
- INTA 689 Classic Readings in Feminist IR/Political Science – Spring
- INTA 689 Women & Armed Conflict
- INTA 701 Women, International Development and Environmental Conflict – Fall
- INTA 720 Human Trafficking – Fall
- *COMM 634 Communication and Gender (COMM faculty)
- *EHRD 634/WGST 634 Gender and Education (EHRD faculty)
- *EHRD 649/WGST 649 Feminist Pedagogy (EHRD faculty)
- *ENGL/WGST 680 Theories of Gender (ENGL faculty)
- *HLTH 634 Women’s Health (HLTH faculty)
- *LAW 652 Gender and the Law (LAW faculty)
- *POLS 660 Diversity in Politics (POLS faculty)
- *POLS 673 Seminar in Gender and Politics in Comparative Perspective (POLS faculty)
- *SOCI 610/WGST 610 Reproduction, Birth, and Power (Morris, SOCI)
- *SOCI 661/WGST 661 Sociology of Gender (SOCI faculty)
- *WGST 650 Gender and International Education (EHRD faculty)
*NOTE: Instructors of these courses may require you to obtain their permission to enroll in these courses.
IDEP Faculty
- Raymond Robertson
- Silva Hamie
- Reyko Huang
- Valerie Hudson
- Ren Mu
- Andrew Natsios
- Will Norris
- Leslie Ruyle
- Danila Serra
- Mohammad Tabaar
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