International Development Policy Program, MIDP

Modality

On Campus

Program URL

https://mccourt.georgetown.edu/master-of-international-development-policy/

The Master of International Development Policy program provides students with the necessary technical and analytical skills to make a real impact in developing countries. With a highly structured curriculum, including core and elective courses, a summer experience, and a client capstone project, students gain the professional experience and technical skills employers value, spanning economics, quantitative research, management and leadership.

Academic Policies

The academic policies and procedures of the International Development program are those specified in Georgetown’s University Bulletin.

Program Requirements

The Master of International Development Policy program requires 48 credits, a summer professional placement, and a client-capstone project to graduate.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Core Courses
PPOL 5103	Intermediate Micro for Develop	3
PPOL 5104	Public Finance for Development	3
PPOL 5105	Social/Economic Development	3
PPOL 5106	Sustainable Development	3
PPOL 5100	Statistical Methods for Develo	3
PPOL 5101	Reg. Meth for Development	3
PPOL 5102	Impact Evaluation for Developm	3
PPOL 5108	Mgmt & Ldrshp:Dev Countries	3
PPOL 5109	Ethical Issues in Development	3
PPOL 5107	Pol Econ in Developing Cntries	3
Capstone Project		6
The client-based group project gives students the opportunity to apply skills they are learning in the classroom to the real world, real-time policy questions posed by clients from leading international development institutions.		6
Elective Courses
12 Elective credits 1		12
Total Credits		54

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MIDP students expand on the analytical skills they attain in their core coursework with 12 credits of elective courses. Students have an array of elective courses from which to choose at the McCourt School and Georgetown University’s other top-ranked graduate schools.

Many McCourt students choose to align their elective coursework with their interests and career goals. Electives in areas of development policy, international economic policy, and methods are likely to be of particular interest to MIDP students. MIDP students may also elect to take classes that do not focus specifically on policy making in developing countries, but whose substantive areas may be related to their career goals.