Francis Fukuyama, Director The SAIS International Development (IDEV) Program provides an interdisciplinary approach to the study of developing countries, with the aim of preparing students for careers in development. IDEV students for Academic Year 2008-2009 will be able to take courses in three tracks: (1) Finance and Development, (2) Politics and Governance, and (3) Human Development. In addition, they can opt for a specialization in Development Economics, offered through the SAIS International Economics Program, or a specialization in Emerging Markets, which is administered through the IDEV Program. IDEV students are encouraged to combine functional approaches with SAIS's rich offerings in the development experience of specific regions such as Africa, Latin America, and Asia. Washington, DC is in many ways the center of the development world. It is home to multilateral lnstitutions such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, and the Inter-American Development Bank; US government agencies or affiliates like the Agency for International Development, the Treasury Department, the National Endowment for Democracy; research centers like the Center for Global Development and the Brookings Institution; non-governmental organizations like Freedom House, the Eurasia Foundation, FINCA, Accion, and InterAction; and many for-profit service providers such as Chemonics International or Development Alternatives International. Students in the IDEV program receive rigorous academic training that helps them better conceptualize the development process in its economic, political, and social dimensions. Many students combine this program with practical policy and field experience through an internship between their first and second years. Students also can expand their contacts with development practitioners through the networking that is possible in the Washington area. Admission to IDEV Only a limited number of students admitted to SAIS will be accepted into the IDEV Program, although courses are open to all SAIS students. Students are admitted directly to the IDEV Program as part of the SAIS application process. Strong preference is given to students with prior experience living in developing countries, or with prior work or volunteer experience relevant to a career in development, although consideration is given to students demonstrating a strong motivation to make a career change into development work. To enter IDEV, students also must have completed the SAIS intermediate microeconomics requirement prior to admission to the school. This can be accomplished through SAIS Summer Programs, through Pre-Term or by passing the Microeconomics waiver exam. Students who are eligible to take the waiver exam are highly advised to do so when it is offered in June; failure to pass this exam or the SAIS Microeconomics course will disqualify candidates from entering the IDEV Program. Campus Options Students may start the IDEV Program in either Washington, D.C., or Bologna. Although the number of development courses offered by the Bologna Center is expanding, its offerings are more limited than in Washington, so Bologna students are advised to fulfill their SAIS economics and core requirements prior to their second year. (IDEV joint-degree students who study in Bologna will find it difficult to meet all IDEV requirements.) Ph.D. Program The IDEV Program will accept at most one doctoral student per year to work with the program Director. That student must be interested in preparing a dissertation in the broad area of institutions and governance as they relate to development. Courses Offered Some IDEV courses are offered in alternate years to give students a wide selection of courses during their two years at SAIS. Students spending only two or three semesters at SAIS in Washington, D.C., must plan carefully to take alternate-year IDEV courses. Consult the IDEV Web site for courses offered in a given year. Typical International Development Courses Click here for a full listing of international development courses Many courses offered in one IDEV track are cross-listed with other tracks. For example, microfinance courses listed under the Finance and Development track can also be used to satisfy Human Development requirements. Gateway Course - Introduction to Development
Finance and Development Track - Advanced Topics in Microfinance
- Assessing the Role of the International Financial Institutions
- Financial Globalization, Currency Crises and the Emerging Markets
- Financial Sector Developments and Policy Issues in Emerging Markets
- Microfinance and Development
- Public Finance
- Value Chains and Micro and Small Enterprise Growth
Politics and Governance Track - Advocacy: Power and Citizen Participation
- Civil Society in Theory and Practice
- Comparative Public Management
- Corruption in Developing and Transition Countries
- Democracy Promotion
- Development Strategy
- Law and Development
Human Development Track - Education Policy and Practice in the Developing World
- Exclusion and Empowerment: Gender in Politics
- Humanitarianism, Aid and Politics
- The Informal Sector in Developing Countries
- Labor in Developing Countries
- Nature, Wealth and Power: Issues in Rural Development
- Social Aspects of Development
- Urban Issues in Developing Countries
Tools Courses - Delivering Development Assistance
- Ethical Perspectives on International Development
- Ideas in Development
- Indonesian Development: Power, Politics and Policies (preparatory course for intersession trip)
- Management Principles of NGOs
- Practical Research Methods for Development
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