Global Development Policy Tracks
The three tracks within the Global Development Policy MA are detailed below. Click on the title of the track to jump to the appropriate description.
Governance & Political Economy
Governance & Political Economy
Statistics/Methods Course
- GRS IR 702 Research Methods for International Relations Practitioners
Required Track Courses
- GRS IR 759 International Institutions for Finance Development, and Trade
- GRS IR 789 Globalization, Governance, and Development
Optional Track Courses
Students choose two of the following courses.
CAS IR 520 (PO 562) The State and Public Purpose in Asia
CAS IR 575 (PO 553) Political Economy of Mexico and NAFTA
CAS IR 587 Political Economy of the Middle East
CAS IR 590 (PO 550) Political Economy of Latin America
CAS IR 594 (GE 594) Global Environmental Negotiation and Policy
CAS IR 597 (GE 597) Sustainable Development in Latin America
CAS IR 594 (GE 599) Science, Politics, and Climate Change
GRS IR 711 (AN 711) Civil Society and the State
GRS IR 718 International Migration and Diaspora in World Politics
GRS IR 768 Reform of the State: Political and Institutional Reforms in Latin America
CAS AN 538 Human Ecology of Modern Africa
CAS AN 712 People and Culture in Africa
GRS HI 894 Environmental History of Africa
CAS PO 504 Human Development: Measuring and Promoting Social Change
CAS PO 523 Global Justice
CAS PO 565 Government and Politics of Contemporary Africa
GRS PO 842 Comparative Development and Underdevelopment
GRS SO 720 Seminar: Developed and Underdeveloped Countries
Environment & Development
Statistics/Methods Course
- CAS GE 516 Multivariate Analysis
Required Track Courses
- CAS GE 541 Economic Geography of Transport
- CAS GE 542 Models of Urban Transportation Systems
- GRS GE 913 or 914 Topics in the Geography of Development
Optional Track Courses
Students choose one of the following courses.
CAS GE 505 Geographic Information Systems
CAS GE 519 Energy, Society, and the Environment
CAS GE 550 Modeling Environmental and Social Systems
GRS GE 625 Energy and Environmental Policy Analysis
GRS GE 660 Resource Economics and Policy
GRS GE 723 Advanced Economic Geography
International Public Health
Statistics/Methods Course
- SPH BS 701 (3 credits) Elementary Biostatistics
- OR SPH BS 703 (4 credits) Biostatistics
Required Track Courses
- SPH EP 711 (3 credits) Introduction to Epidemiology
- SPH IH 704 (4 credits) The Organization, Delivery, and Financing of Medical Care Services
- SPH IH 871 (4 credits) Program Evaluation
- SPH PH 709 (4 credits) The Biology of Public Health
Optional Track Courses
Students choose one of the following courses.
SPH EH 806 (4 credits) Development and the Environment
SPH IH 700 (4 credits) Health in Lower Income Countries: Issues and Approaches
SPH IH 719 (4 credits) Community-based Approaches to Health and Development
SPH IH 748 (4 credits) Managing Projects, People, and Resources for International Health
SPH IH 757 (2 credits) Preventing Corruption in Health Programs
SPH IH 758 (2 credits) Applied Mental Health in Low-Resource Countries
SPH IH 760 (4 credits) Health Systems Research for Developing Countries
SPH IH 763 (2 credits) Financial Management for International Health
SPH IH 764 (2 credits) Social Determinants: Impacts and Responses to the Aids Pandemic
SPH IH 773 (4 credits) Financial Management for International Health
SPH IH 811 (4 credits) Applied Research Methods in International Health
SPH IH 820 (4 credits) Global Issues in Pharmaceutical Policy and Programming
SPH MC 790 (4 credits) Global Maternal and Child Health