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Master of International Studies

Global Issues: International Affairs and Development

Students must select one course from the following
Anth 223 Research Methods in Development
Econ/ Geog/ Stat 291 Methods in Demographic Analysis
Soc 230 Sociological Research Methods
Soc 232 Qualitative Methods: Doing Field Research
PAd 202 Research Methods and Applied Statistics
PAd 206 Policy Analysis and Evaluation
PAd 264 Public Program Evaluation
 
Select a concentration from below and choose three courses listed for that concentration.
Cultural, Society and Development
Anth 220 Anthropology of Development
Anth 221 Key Variables in the Development Process
Anth 222 Issues in Development (Topics vary)
Anth 237 Ethics and Cultural Property Rights
Anth 250 Nationalism and Ethnicity
Anth 251 Refugees and Displace People (Topics vary)
Anth 254 Medical Anthropology
Anth 257 Gender and Sexuality
Anth 259 Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology
Anth 272 Anthropology of Latin America
Geog 223 Population and Health
IAff 334 Indigenous Social Movements
Soc 246 Comparative Race and Ethnicity
Soc 273 The Sex Industry
 
Economic Development Policy
Econ 221 Economics of Policy Analysis
Econ 237 Economics of the Environment and Natural Resources
Econ 248 Health Economics
Econ 269 - 270 Economy of China
Econ 271 Economy of Japan
Econ 283 Survey of International Trade Theory and Policy
Econ 284 Survey of International Macroeconomic and Finance Theory and Policy
Econ 285 Economic Development of Latin America
Econ 358 Urban Economics
IAff 232 US Development: Aid and Trade Policies
IAff 233 Assessing Aid Effectiveness
IAff 338 Political Economy in Latin America
 
Humanitarian Assistance
Anth 251 Refugees and Displace People
Anth 254 Medical Anthropology
EMSE 232 Crisis and Emergency Management
EMSE 238 Current Issues in Emergency and Crisis Management
EMSE 239 Health and Medical Issues in Emergency Management
Geog 224 Political Geography: Complex Humanitarian Emergencies
IAff 238 Humanitarian Assistance
IAff 238 Violence, Gender, Humanitarian Assistance
IAff 238 Fragile, and Transition States
IAff 238* Special Topics in IDS: Human Trafficking
IAff 238* Special Topics in IDS: International Law
IAff 288* Special Topics in SPS: Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Africa
Law 540 Refugee and Asylum Law**
Law 572 International Rights of Women**
 
International Business
IBus 260 The New Global Competitive Framework
IBus 264 International Business Strategy
IBus 269 Managing in Developing Countries
IBus 271 International Business Finance
MBAd 240 The World Economy
Mgt 291 Entrepreneurship
 
International Development Management
IAff 226 NGOs and Development (Open only to IDS students during early registration; all others will be registered at the discretion of the professor )
The following Public Adminsitration courses are limited to IDS students and PAD/PPOL students during early registration; open to all others on basis of availability after early registration:
PAD 217 International Development Administration**
PAD 218 International Development NGO Management**
PAD 219 International Development Management Processes and Tools**
PAD 253 Financial Management in State, Local, and Nonprofit Organizations
PAD 264 Public and Non-Profit Program Evaluation (Requires PAD 202 or equivalent statistics and research method course as a prerequisite)
 
International Education
Educ 201 International and Comparative Education
Educ 202 Regional Studies in International Education II (see various sections for specific topics)
Educ 203 Policies and Programs in International Education
Educ 204 Policy Issues in International Education: Developing Countries
Educ 228 Selected Topics in International Education (see various sections for specific topics)
Educ 285 Education and National Development
 
International Health
Anth 254 Medical Anthropology
EMSE 239 Health and Medical Issues in Emergency Management
Geog 223 Population and Health
IAff 238* Special Topics in IDS: HIV/AIDS and Development in Africa
PubH 202 Biostatistical Applications for Public Health
PubH 203 Principles and Practices of Epidemiology
PubH 321 Introduction to Global Health and Development
PubH 322 Comparative Global Health Systems
PubH 323 Global Health Economics and Finance
PubH 325 Global Health Policy Analysis
PubH 326 Global Health Program Management
PubH 327 Global Family Health
PubH 328 Global Health Program Development and Evaluation
PubH 329 Theories and Applications for Global Health Promotion
PubH 330 Qualitative Data Analysis
PubH 332 Regional Issues in Global Health and Development (five choices)
PubH 751 Social Marketing and Development and Evaluation
 
Natural Resources and the Environment
Econ 237 Economics of the Environment and Natural Resources
EMSE 221 Environmental Management
Geog 207 Urban Planning and Development
Geog 222 Resources and the Environment
Geog 223 Population and Health
Geog 225 Transportation and Development
Geog 230 Environmental Issues in Development
Geog 244 Urban Environmental Policy
Geog 250 Geographical Perspectives on Development
Geog 261 Geographical Perspectives on Latin America
IAff 252 International Environmental Policy
Law 454 International Environmental Law**
PAD 265 Environmental Ethics
PAD 266 Environmental Policy
SMPP 210 Strategic Environmental Management
 
International Politics
IAff 238 State, Society, and Development in Africa
PSc 230 Comparative Government Politics
PSc 232 Communism and Democratization
PSc 234 Democracy and Democratization in Comparative Perspective
PSc 235 The Politics of Industrialization
PSc 236 Political Economy of Developing Areas
PSc 237 Theories of Political Development
PSc 238 US Foreign Economic Policy
PSc 239 International Political Economy
PSc 242 Politics and Practice of International Institutions
PSc 273 The Political Economy of Asia
PSc 276 The Arab-Israeli Conflict
PSc 283 Comparative Politics of Latin America
PSc 288 Selected Topics in Comparative Politics
PSc 770 Turbulence in World Politics (also listed as IAff 770)
PSc 772 The Dynamics of Globalization (also listed as IAff 772)
 
Women and Development
Anth 257 Anthropology of Gender and Sexuality
Geog 223 Population and Health
Law 572 International Rights of Women**
Soc 273 The Sex Industry
WStu 230 Global Feminisms
WStu 270 Global/Domestic Labor Studies
WStu 270 Global Islamic Feminisms
WStu 270 Women and Entrepreneurial Leadership
WStu 270 The Global Welfare State
WStu 270 Women, Development, and Rights

* Other Special Topics courses (IAff 218, 238, 258, 288, 308, 318, 328, 338, 358), may, with permission of the Program Director, be used to fulfill the required number of credits.

** Students may, with permission of their advisor, include courses in the GW Law School in their major field. Enrolling in a law school course also requires permission of the Law School dean of students. Students should consult the Elliott School���s Academic Advising & Student Services office before enrolling in Law School courses.

Last updated: 10.15.07

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