Degree Programs | M.I.P.P. Sample Course Schedules**

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

A foreign diplomat seeking deeper insight into U.S. foreign policy might focus most of her course work 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 Forreign Policy Since World War II
• Politics of Trade
• Domestic Determinants of U.S. Foreign Policy

A 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