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The Development Management Focus allows students to center their EPD coursework on management, finance and leadership in international development.  Students interested in Development Management may also want to refer to the MPA course listings and Teachers College’s Organization and Leadership Development Program.

The courses below are pre-approved for the Development Management Focus.  Please keep in mind that not all of these courses are offered each year, nor is this an exhaustive list.   Be sure to consult the appropriate course bulletins and Registration Guides for the most up-to-date information.

U – SIPA G – Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
B – Business School L   – Law School
P – Mailman School of Public Health W – Fundraising Management

Course Number

Course Name

U6014

Accounting for International and Public Affairs

U6416

Budgeting-Nonprofit

U6016

Cost-Benefit Analysis

U6033

Decision Models & Management

U8196

Development Evaluation

U6254

Development Policy:  Multidisciplinary Roads to Reform

W4370

Fundraising Management:  Fundraising Essentials

U6430

Human Resource Management

U6043

Integrated Development Practice

P6530

Issues and Approaches in Health Policy Management

U8208

Law for Nonprofit Managers/Trustees

U6895

Leadership in International and Public Affairs

U6825

Management for International Affairs

P8557

Managerial and Organizational Behavior

U8690

Managing Complex Emergencies

U6760

Managing Risk in Natural and other Disasters

U9253

Multidisciplinary Approaches to Development

U6801

Negotiation & Conflict Resolution

L9132

Non-Profit Institutions

U6217

Operations Management

U8203

Project Management

U8200

Public Management

U8990

Research Methods and Program Evaluation

B9455

Social Entrepreneurship:  A Global Perspective

P8558

Strategic Management

P8777

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