Masters of Arts in International Development (MAID)

The MAID is designed for students whose professional interests require a broad, multidisciplinary approach to international development theories, issues, and programs. It is particularly useful preparation for those involved in policy analysis, development and global education, and research. The program provides the opportunity for students to examine critically the most current international development theories and policies, and to gain an inside view on the Washington development community by serving as interns with development organizations. Students also have the opportunity to choose an area of concentration from a wide range of options, or to fashion an individually designed specialization relevant to their needs and interests.

The MAID requires 42 credit hours of study. Specifications for admission, general requirements, and certification in a foreign language are the same as those for all Master of Arts degrees in the School of International Service (for more information on admissions click here). Specific requirements include the following:

Click here for a PDF of the MAID Advisement Sheet (which shows a breakdown of credit requirements)

SIS-637 International Development
SIS-636 Micropolitics of Development
ECON-603 Intro to Economic Theory**
ECON-661 Survey of Economic Development

SIS-533 Population, Migration and Development
SIS-616 International Economics
SIS-635 Rural Development
SIS-635 Urban Development
SIS-635 Community Development
SIS-635 Social Policy and Development
SIS-650 The Global Economy and Sustainable Development


**ECON-603 may be waived by students who have extensive economics background and who can pass an examination given by the Economics Department. Waiver of this course will reduce the total required for the degree to 39 credit hours .

Two courses, including SIS-600 Quantitative Analysis in IR, and one additional research course approved by the program.

The concentration allows students to focus on a particular area of interest. Students should meet with their advisor early in their program of study to work out an appropriate concentration. Students need a general statement, plus the list of courses from which they will select for their concentration. The statement and concentration must be approved before a student advances to candidacy. The concentrations listed below are examples of those taken most frequently. Alternative courses and concentrations not specified below are also possible, if approved in advance by the advisor and the program director. Additional concentration options can be found on the MSDM advisement worksheet.

*Most skills institutes are appropriate for ID Concentrations. As there are 1- and 2-credit institutes, the concentration can include up to a total of 6 credits of institutes.

Thesis (6 credit hours)
OR
Substantial Research Paper (3 credit hours)
PLUS
Internship/ Coop/Professional Affiliation: (3 credit hours)
OR
Two Substantial Research Papers: (3 credit hours each)

As part of the Non-thesis option requirement, students have the opportunity to take an internship or cooperative education field experience. This enables students to experience first-hand, a development related organization, normally in Washington but sometimes in another part of the United States or overseas. Information on possible internships is available in the university Cooperative Education office, and in the list of internships developed by the International Development Program. Students may also arrange their own internship contacts with the approval of their advisor and the director of the International Development Program.

Community Development
SIS-533 Population, Migration, and Development
SIS-635 Rural Development
SIS-635 Community Development*
SIS-635 Urban Development
SIS-638 Skills Institutes - 1 credit hour each**
SIS-648 Women & Development
SIS-649 Environment & Development
SIS-696 Children in Development
ACCT.607 Accounting Concepts & Applications
EDU-642 Training Program Design
EDU-649 Nonformal Education and Development
EDU-713 Advanced Training Program Design
PUAD-614 Development Management
PubH 270 International Health & Development


Conflict, Peacebuilding, and Development
SIS-516 Peacebuilding in Divided Socities
SIS-517 Gender & Conflict (S)
SIS-536 Complex Emergencies (F)
SIS-540 Conflict & Development
SIS-596 Transition from War to Peace
SIS-603 Peacebuilding & Development Skills Institutes - 2 credit hrs
SIS-606 Culture, IPCR: Alternatives to Violence
SIS-609 Conflict Analysis & Resolution: Theory and Practice
SIS-610 Theory fo Conflict, Violence & War
SIS-619 NGOs and Conflict Resolution
SIS-639 Skills Institutes in IPCR - 1 credit hour each
SIS-696 Children in Development
In consultation with concentration coordinator, courses can also be taken at other unversities. Examples include courses at GM and GW. Students should be aware of nonrecurring courses such as SIS-536 Complex Emergency and Reconstruction
Conflict, Peacebuilding and Development Sub-Field Statement

Development Economics
This is an applied economics concentration taught and supervised in partnership with the Department of Economics. Please see alternate advisement sheet. This concentration has different core and concentration requirement. Click here for more information

Development Management
SIS-635 Community Development
SIS-638 Skills Institutes - 1 credit hour each
SIS-651 Managing Economic Policy Reform
ACCT-607 Accounting Concepts & Applications
MGMT-609 Organizational Behavior & Human Resource Mgmt
PUAD-604 Public Program Evaluation
PUAD-612 Public Admin in Policy Process
PUAD-613 Administration of International Programs
PUAD-614 Development Management*
PUAD-617 Project Management
PUAD-633 Financial Aspects in Public Management

Development Policy
SIS-539 Comparative Development Strategies
SIS-616 International Economics in Open Economies
SIS-635 Social Policy and Development
SIS-650 Global Economy and Sustainable Development
SIS-651 Managing Economic Policy Reform
ECON-552 Economics of Transition
ECON-555 Economic Development of Latin America
ECON-610 Cost Benefit and Planning
ECON-696 Successful Developing Countries
EDU-648 Education and Development: Sector Analysis
PUAD-602 Methods of Problem Solving II
PUAD- 604 Public Program Evaluation
PUAD- 606 Foundations of Policy Analysis
PUAD-607 Economics and Politics of Public Policy
PubH-271 International Health Policy Analysis

Economic Development
SIS-650 World Economy & Sustainable Development
SIS-651 Managing Economic Policy Reform
ECON-500 Microeconomics
ECON-501 Macroeconomics
ECON-522 Econometrics
ECON-552 Economics of Transition
ECON-555 Economic Development of Latin America
ECON-662 Microeconomics of Development
ECON-663 Macroeconomics of Development
ECON-788 Seminar in Economic Development
Students may focus on Development Finance with courses such as:
ECON-631 Development Finance and Banking
ECON-635 International Capital Markets
Students may focus on International Trade with courses such as:
ECON-671 International Economics: Trade
ECON-672 International Economics: Finance

Education and Development
SIS-696 Children in Development
EDU-631 Fundamentals of Management in Educational Organizations
EDU-642 Training Program Design
EDU-647 Global and Cultural Education and Training
EDU-648 Education & Development: Sector Analysis
EDU-649 Nonformal Education & Development
EDU-693 Personnel and Program Evaluation
EDU-713 Advanced Traning Program Design

Environment & Development
SIS-513 Computer Applications in International Relations Research
SIS-541 Systems Analysis
SIS-649 Environment & Development*
SIS-650 Global Economy & Sustainable Development
SIS Courses on global environment issues taught by Wapner, Shapiro, or Gutner
Washington College of Law courses on Environment
ECON-579 Energy, Economics Resources & Environment
PUAD-614 Development Management
PUAF-743 Ecological Economics (UMD)

Entrepreneurship and Small Business
SIS-638 Skills Institutes - 1 credit hour each
SIS-623Microfinance
ACCT-607 Accounting Concepts & Applications
MGMT-661 New Venture Management
MGMT-662 Managing Small & Growing Companies - 1.5 credit hours
MGMT-663 Managing a Family Business - 1.5 credit hours
MGMT-664 Entrepreneurial Leadership & Organizational Creativity
MKTG-612 Marketing Management

Gender Studies and Development
SIS-517 Gender and Conflict
SIS-533 Population, Migration & Development
SIS-596 Globalization & Human Rights
SIS-648 Women & Development
SIS-650 Global Economy & Sustainable Development
SIS-696 Children in Development
ANTH-543 Anthropology of Development
SOCY-635 Race, Gender and Social Justice
SOCY-670 Gender, Family and Work

Globalization and Development
Foundation courses
Required; choose at least one of the following two courses:
SIS-617 Globalization and Human Rights or
SIS-650 Global Economy and Sustainable Development
Concentration Electives (this is a partial list, for a full list click here)
SIS-533 Demography, Migration, Development
SIS-559 Globalization Research Seminar
SIS-584 Transnational Crime and Globalization
SIS-587 Globalization, Power, and Production
SIS-589 Global Political Economy
SIS-651 Managing Economic Policy Reform
ECON-552 Economics of Transition
ECON-635 International Capital Markets
SOCY-550 Stratification: Socio-economic Inequality

Governance and Democracy
SIS-519 Political Risk Analysis
SIS-539 Comparative Development Strategies
SIS-540 Conflict and Development
SIS-546 Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Identity
SIS-619 Corruption, Democracy, and Development
SIS-635 Social Policy and Development
SIS -647 Governance, Democracy and Development*
SIS-672 Comparative and Regional Studies
SIS-676 Selected Topics in Cross-National Studies
PUAD-608 Comparative Administrative Systems
Students may add regional-specific courses as appropriate

Health & Development - GW University
SIS-536 Complex Emergencies
SIS-648 Women & Development
SIS-696 Children in Development
SIS-696 Health & Development
EDU-649 Nonformal Education & Development
PubH 270 International Health & Development
PubH 271 International Health Policy Analysis
PubH 273 International Family Health
PubH 274 International Health Program Development/Evaluation
PubH-279 International Health and Development - Regional

International Communication
SIS-633 IC Skills Institutes - 1 credit each
SIS-640 International Communication
SIS-642 Cross-Cultural Communication
SIS-643 Political Economy of International Communication
SIS-644 Communication & Social & Economic Development
SIS-645 International & Comparative Communication Policies
SIS-646 Information Systems & International Communication
COMM-512 Social Documentary
COMM-548 Global Journalism

International Political Economy
SIS-519 Illicit Global Economy
SIS-519 Global Threats and Challenges
SIS-559 Globalization/Research Seminar
SIS-584 Transnational Crime and Globalization
SIS-589 Global Political Economy
SIS-616 International Economics in Open Economies
SIS-650 Global Economy & Sustainable Development
SIS-651 Managing Economic Policy Reform
SIS-665 International Trade & Investment Policies
SIS-696 Globalization or Global Political Economy
ECON-555 Economic Development of Latin American
ECON-631 Development Finance and Banking

NGOs and Development
SIS-603 Managing Non-Profit NGOs - 1 credit
SIS-619 NGOs and Conflict Resolution
EDU-642 Training and Program Design
EDU-713 Advanced Training Program Design
PUAD-680 The Nonprofit Sector
PUAD-681 Managing Nonprofit Organizations
George Mason University
PUAD-505 Introduction to Management of Nonprofits
PUAD-636 The NGO: Managing the International Nonprofit Organization
PUAD-660 Public and Nonprofit Accounting and Finance
PUAD-664 Advanced Topics in Nonprofit and Public Financial Mangement
PUAD-702 Nonprofit Law, Governance, and Ethics

*Strongly suggested for this concentration