Please note that these are offered as hypothetical examples. Incoming students should consult a current catalog and course schedule to check
course offerings for a particular semester. An M.I.P.P. candidate who has worked in Latin America and wants relevant regional course work, but who lacks formal training in economic and international financial issues, might construct a program of study as follows: First Semester - Microeconomics
- Macroeconomics
- Latin American Political and Economic Development
- Poverty and Social Policy in Latin America
Second Semester - U.S. Foreign Policy Toward Latin America
- Democratization and Market Reforms in Key Emerging Markets
- International Trade Theory
- International Financial Markets
* An M.I.P.P. student completing this schedule could affiliate with either the Latin American Studies program or International Economics program.
A foreign diplomat seeking deeper insight into U.S. foreign policy might focus most of his/her coursework in the American Foreign Policy program, with two general international relations courses, and an English course in the first semester. First Semester - U.S. and the World Political Economy
- Foundations in American Diplomacy
- Crisis in U.S. Third World Relations
- Congress and the Making of National Policy
- Advanced Writing Course in Academic English
Second Semester - Theories of International Relations
- American Foreign Policy Since World War II
- Politics of Trade
- Domestic Determinants of U.S. Foreign Policy
* An. M.I.P.P. student completing this schedule may choose to affiliate with the American Foreign Policy program.
A degree candidate interested in development issues might choose the following eight courses: First Semester - The Social Foundations of Development
- Patterns of Protest and Revolt
- Ethical Perspectives on International Development
- Management Principles of Nongovernmental Organizations
Second Semester - The Role of Education in Development
- Corruption in Developing and Transition Countries
- Politics and Development in Southern Africa
- Microenterprise Business Development Services
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