Program of Study

Year One - Fall

EDF 770 - Introduction to International Development (3)
GOV 791 - International Relations and Development (3)
EDF 720 - Introduction to Basic Concepts and Methods of Educational Research (3)

Year One - Spring

ECO 714 - Economic Development
EDF 772 - International Development with People with Disabilities in Developing Countries (3)
EDF 835 - Project Design and Implementation (3)

Year Two - Fall

EDF 834 - Program Development and Evaluation in Special Education and Human Services (3)
ECO 725 - Micropolitics of Development (3)
EDF 780 - Supervised Practicum for Master of Arts Degree in International Development (3)

Year Two - Spring

EDF 773 - Gender, Disability and Development (3)
EDF 781 - Supervised Internship for Master of Arts Degree in International Development (6)

Field work

EDF 780 - Supervised Practicum for Master of Arts Degree in International Development
EDF 781 - Supervised Internship for Master of Arts Degree in International Development.

Students' progress will be monitored throughout the program by their advisor. Milestone steps will be the completion of the first year of study, mid-degree portfolio, and their capstone project.

Portfolio

The proposed program will require a portfolio which will be posted on the GDOC Blackboard Content System at the completion of the first year of course work (18 credits) prior to the initiation of the practicum. The portfolio will be graded as pass/fail and will include:

a. Essay on their philosophy of development
b. Selected major papers written for their required courses
c. Selected presentations prepared for their required courses
d. Summary of three on-campus or off-campus lectures related to international development and approved by the Program Director
e. Review of one journal article in the field of International Development
f. A country study completed in EDF 770
g. One interview with a professional in the field of International Development completed in EDF 772