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M.I.P.P. Sample Course Schedules

 

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