M.I.P.P. Curriculum

COURSE REQUIREMENTS
The M.I.P.P. degree consists of eight non-language courses.  In designing your course of study, you may choose any combination of eight non-language courses from the SAIS curriculum.  Stephanie Hedge, Director of Executive Degree Programs, will be available to help you with course selection and answer any questions about the SAIS registration process.  You will also be assigned a faculty advisor from your area of affiliation or a general faculty advisor if you are not affiliated.

AFFILIATIONS
M.I.P.P. affiliations provide an opportunity for you to connect with and develop a stronger background in International Economics or a functional or regional program at SAIS.
Each program accepting affiliates has selected their own requirements. However, M.I.P.P. affiliates must enroll in at least two eligible courses out of their first four courses.  Click here to see a detailed description of the requirements for each affiliation.
The following programs will accept M.I.P.P. affiliates:

Functional Areas

• Conflict Management
• Energy, Resources & Environment  *Limited Enrollment*
• Global Theory and History
• International Development *Limited Enrollment*
• International Economics
• International Law & Organizations
• Strategic Studies

Regional Areas

• African Studies
• American Foreign Policy
• China Studies
• Japan Studies
• Korea Studies
• South Asia Studies
• Southeast Asia Studies
• European Studies
• Middle East Studies
• Russian and Eurasian Studies
• Canadian Studies
• Latin American Studies

SAMPLE – MIPP COURSE SELECTIONS

An M.I.P.P. candidate who has worked in Latin America and wants relevant regional course work, but who lacks formal training in economics 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
• U.S. Policy toward Africa
• 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