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Track Option for Master of International Policy – International Development and Economic Policy

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. 

IDEP Courses

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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.

  • INTA 625 International Trade Policy Analysis
  • INTA 630 International Economic Development
  • INTA 636 Int’l Development in Theory & Practice
  • INTA 689 Foreign Aid
  • INTA 694 Economic Restructuring in Latin America
  • INTA 722 The Politics of Immigration
  • INTA 735 US-Latin Am Relations & the Illicit Economy
  • INTA 736 Environmental Issues and Development
  • PSAA 689 Nonprofit Advocacy in the Policy Process
  • ACCT/FINC 647 Financial Statement Analysis
  • AGEC 608 Economics of Foreign Intervention, Conflict & Development
  • AGEC 620 Food Security, Climate, and Conflict
  • ECON 617 Economics of the Multinational Firm
  • ECON 663 International Transfer Pricing
  • INTA 616 Economic Development in China
  • INTA 625 International Trade Policy Analysis
  • INTA 630 International Economic Development
  • INTA 632 Advanced Economic Development
  • INTA 635 Great Famines, War, & Disaster Response
  • INTA 636 Int’l Development in Theory & Practice
  • INTA 638 Political Economy & Development in Africa
  • INTA 640 Politics & Practice of Democracy Promotion
  • INTA 644 Post Conflict Recovery and Development
  • INTA 645 Women and Nations
  • INTA 689 Foreign Aid
  • INTA 722 The Politics of Immigration
  • INTA 735 US-Latin Am Relations & the Illicit Economy
  • INTA 736 Environmental Issues and Development
  • PSAA 636 Grant & Contract Mgmt in Public/Nonprofits
  • HLTH 607 International Health
  • PLAN 623 Develop Planning in Third World Countries

Cross-listed as both National Security and Int’l Development Tracks

  • INTA 624 African Politics and Regional Affairs
  • INTA 632 Advanced Economic Development
  • INTA 635 Great Famines, War, & Disaster Response
  • INTA 636 Int’l Development in Theory and Practice
  • INTA 644 Post Conflict Recovery and Development
  • INTA 645 Women and Nations
  • INTA 647 State Building & State Failure in Dev World
  • INTA 648 Contemporary Civil Wars
  • INTA 659 Transnational Security Issues
  • INTA 671 Political Economy of the Middle East
  • INTA 689 Regional Challenges in Women, Peace, Security
  • INTA 701 Women, Int’l Dev, & Environmental Conflict
  • INTA 703 Clientelism & Corruption in Developing World
  • INTA 719 US-Mexico Relations: Hist, Policy, Road Ahead
  • INTA 720 Human Trafficking and Forced Migration
  • INTA 729 Gender and Armed Conflicts
  • INTA 635 Great Famines, War, & Disaster Response
  • INTA 644 Post Conflict Recovery and Development
  • INTA 702 Infectious Diseases in the Developing World
  • INTA 705 Biodefense for the 21st Century
  • TBD Outbreak: A One Health Field Investigation
  • ENTO 635 Vector-Borne Disease Mgmt & Response
  • PHEB 615 Disaster Epidemiology

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 Analysis
  • INTA 644 Post Conflict Recovery and Development
  • INTA 645 Women and Nations
  • INTA 659 Transnational Security Issues
  • INTA 670 WPS Capstone (pre-req: INTA 645)
  • INTA 689 Regional Challenges in Women, Peace & Sec
  • INTA 689 Classic Readings in Feminist IR/ POLS
  • INTA 701 Women, Int’l Dev, & Environmental Conflict
  • INTA 720 Human Trafficking and Forced Migration
  • INTA 729 Gender and Armed Conflicts

TAMU courses that may also count w/ permission:

  • COMM 634 Communicating Gender & Sexuality
  • EHRD/WGST 649 Feminist Pedagogy
  • ENGL/WGST 680 Theories of Gender
  • HLTH 634 Women’s Health
  • POLS 660 Gateway Sem- Politics of Race & Ethnicity
  • POLS 673 Seminar in Gender & Politics, Perspectives
  • SOCI/WGST 610 Reproduction, Birth, & Power
  • SOCI/WGST 661 Sociology of Gender
  • WGST 650 Gender & International Education

*NOTE: Instructors of these courses may require you to obtain their permission to enroll in these courses

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