Development and Governance
The Development and Governance (D&G) Concentration trains future practitioners and thought leaders on how to address the most pressing global development issues, including inequalities and unacceptable levels of poverty, through evidence-based strategies to promote inclusive, sustainable growth and human development. Our curriculum and approach to training future leaders is guided by the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN’s 2030 Agenda.
The concentration equips students with a broad understanding of the processes of economic, political, and social change in the developing world, as well as focused competence in specific fields, such as financial inclusion, small business and social enterprise development, corporate social responsibility, gender and development, education policy, sustainable development, humanitarian policy, post-conflict reconstruction, and governance. Through an interdisciplinary package of courses, Capstone workshop projects, and practical internship options, students gain key skills in policy analysis, program planning, monitoring and evaluation, and adaptive management for inclusive and sustainable development.
Who It’s For
The D&G Concentration attracts diverse students from around the world, committed to fighting inequality between and within countries, eradicating poverty and its causes, and promoting inclusive, sustainable growth and human development by expanding people’s civil, political, economic, and social rights and freedoms. D&G concentrators include students with prior experience in development, as well as students who have shifted from other fields.
Curriculum and Courses
The D&G Concentration complements the core MIA and MPA curricula with a deeper grasp of development economics, the political context of development, and trends and best practices in the international development field, guided by the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN’s 2030 Agenda.
Student Career Paths
D&G graduates pursue internationally focused careers, going on to become managers, advisors, analysts, and change agents with organizations in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, including governments, multilateral institutions (including the UN system and development banks), consulting firms, impact investors, financial institutions, think tanks, foundations, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and social enterprises.
Related Degree Programs
Designed for students looking to facilitate and lead international cooperation, the MIA equips students to understand international political and legal institutions, and develop the skills of conflict resolution, diplomacy, and inter-cultural competency necessary to achieve change on the worldwide stage.
Developed for students looking to lead the policymaking process, the MPA provides a data-rich analytical education, equipping students to understand policy challenges and to develop, implement, and evaluate policy solutions. The MPA is STEM-designated so that students in all policy domains will be eligible to apply for OPT extensions where relevant.
Contact Us
José Antonio Ocampo
Professor of Professional Practice in International and Public Affairs; Co-Director
IAB Room 1315 | [email protected]
Jenny McGill
Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of International and Public Affairs; Co-Director
IAB Room 1305B | [email protected]
Vida Herling
Concentration Manager
IAB room 1305 | [email protected]