Overview
M.A. in Sustainable International Development Program at Heller School Prepares Leaders for Future Development
The M.A. in Sustainable International Development (SID) prepares leaders. With a particular focus on the developing world, students in this M.A. program learn to design and manage local, regional, national, or international development. In keeping with its mission, the program aims to build a new generation of domestic and international development planners and policy makers for whom a global society free of poverty, preventable disease, and environmental degradation is achievable. This progressive, global approach at the Heller School makes its M.A. in Sustainable International Development program one of the most respected in the nation.
The M.A. Program in Sustainable International Development Examines Diverse Topics and Development Models
In the M.A. program in Sustainable International Development, students examine past and current models of development for their achievements in reducing poverty, hunger, human inequality, and environmental conservation. In looking at sustainable development, the program takes a close look at community mobilization; the politics of CBO, NGO, government, and international agendas; capacity building; and how to overcome the psychology of marginalization. Topics covered in the M.A. program include gender analysis in planning, the integration of conservation and development, and the theory and practice of human rights and development.
Students Can Choose the Master of Arts Program in Sustainable International Development or One of Several Dual Degrees
The innovative professional curriculum in the Master of Arts program in Sustainable International Development includes a year on campus studying with senior researchers and development practitioners, and a second-year field project applying and evaluating methods and models of development. An accelerated track option exempts a select group of advanced development practitioners from the second-year project while increasing the academic requirements for their year spent on campus.
Alternate degree options to the Master of Arts program in Sustainable International Development include a dual M.A./M.B.A., a dual M.A. in Sustainable International Development/M.A. in Coexistence and Conflict, and a joint M.A. in Sustainable International Development/M.A. in Women's and Gender Studies.
