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African Studies
- University of Illinois: Graduate College
Programs in African Studies
The Center for African Studies administers a
two-year program of language and area courses
leading to an interdisciplinary master of arts degree. The program
provides both language and area training for three constituencies of
students: those seeking to match area expertise with professional
training; those proceeding to disciplinary-based doctoral work; and those
for whom the degree would stand on its own. The center also administers graduate
minors in African studies with various departments.
- Washington University in St.
Louis: African and Afro-American Studies Program
African and
Afro-American Studies at Washington University in St. Louis is an
interdisciplinary academic program largely concentrated in the social
sciences and the humanities. It offers rigorous instruction to all
students interested in the cultural, intellectual, economic, religious,
social and political life and history of Africans, African-Americans, and
other people of African descent.
- University of Pennsylvania:
African Studies Center
Graduate Certificate Program in African Studies
available only to graduate students enrolled at UPenn.
International Studies
- Stanford University: Institute for
International Studies
IIS seeks
solutions to real-world, international problems. It does so by bringing experts
from a variety of disciplines within the university together with long-
and short-term visitors from other academic, government, and corporate
institutions to study contemporary policy issues. Research is focused
primarily on international security, the global environment, and
international political economy.
- University of California,
Berkeley: Institute of International Studies
The Institute
of International Studies was established in 1955 to promote
interdisciplinary research in international, comparative, and policy
studies on the Berkeley campus of the University of California.
- University of Wisconsin-Madison:
International Institute
Institute
programs include eight area studies centers as well as programs focusing
on global studies, comparative cultures, international relations and the
global economy. Each year, the Institute sponsors a broad array of
educational and outreach activities, and involves hundreds of
participating faculty and students in workshops, conferences, and research
circles.
- Yale University: YCIAS
The Yale
Center for International and Area Studies seeks to make understanding the
world outside the borders of the United States, and America's role in the world, an
integral part of the liberal education and professional training to which Yale University is dedicated. YCIAS is the
University's principal agency for inspiring, nurturing and coordinating
teaching, research and public service on international
affairs and societies and cultures around the world.
- SAIS - A Graduate School of International
Studies in Washington, DC
The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
provides graduate training to men and women planning careers in
government, international public service, business, banking, journalism, consulting,
teaching, and research
- Tufts University: Graduate
Program on Agriculture, Food and Environment
The Program
in Agriculture, Food and Environment examines the diverse components
--environmental, economic, political, and safety of food production
systems. It is designed for students with backgrounds in environmental
sciences, nutrition or agriculture who want to broaden their areas of
expertise, or for professionals who want to acquire new areas of
competence.
- Tufts
University: World Hunger, Malnutrition, and Development
This program, with its two fields of concentration -- World Hunger, Malnutrition,
and Development and U.S. Food and Nutrition Issues -- offers an
interdisciplinary approach to the study of nutrition and food policy and
covers such topics as economic development, policy and program design,
management and implementation, primary health care, epidemiology, food
systems, statistical methods, survey research, and data analysis.
- University of California, Davis: International
Agricultural Development Program
The
University of California, Davis offers a Master of Science
degree in International Agricultural
Development (IAD). This degree is administered by the Graduate Group for
International Agricultural Development. The IAD Graduate Group is composed
of 81 faculty members in different departments across the Davis campus. Members of the IAD
Graduate Group are active in international research and development
programs and represent collectively many years of
experience in less developed countries.
- Florida International
University: Graduate Program in International Studies
The Graduate
Program in International Studies at Florida International University is an interdisciplinary
program designed to prepare students for careers in government, the
private sector, or international agencies. The program focuses on the
broad issue of socio-economic development. Students may specialize in the
area of international relations and development, social change and
development, development economics, or Latin America and Caribbean studies.
- University of Oregon:
International Studies Program Department Information
The
International Studies Program offers interdisciplinary bachelor
of arts (B.A.) and master of arts (M.A.) degrees. Beginning in fall
1996, the department will also offer an interdisciplinary minor. Themes of
the program are cross-cultural communication and understanding,
environmental issues, and international development. A student's course of
study is tailored to meet career objectives, leading to opportunities in
education, government, law, communications, business, non-governmental
organizations, philanthropic organizations, and private voluntary
organizations.
- Old Dominion University: Graduate Programs in
International Studies
The Graduate Programs in International Studies (GPIS) were established by Old Dominion University and the Commonwealth of Virginia to promote advanced,
graduate-level interdisciplinary research and training on global problems
and transnational issues. The programs grant M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in
international affairs. Current student enrollment is 60 students in the
M.A. and 18 students in the Ph.D. program.
- Columbia University: School
of International and Public Affairs
The School of
International and Public Affairs (SIPA) aims to provide an education that will
enable its graduates to function wisely and effectively in government,
banking, business, and international organizations. Public and private
organizations increasingly recognize the importance of recruiting those
individuals who have the skills and training to deal with the
international as well as the domestic aspects of their profession.
- Fordham University:
International Political Economy and Development Program (IPED)
The MA
Program in International Political Economy and Development (IPED) is
designed to train future and current professionals who require an advanced
interdisciplinary knowledge of international economic relations and
development issues. Our graduates generally find employment in
business, government, and non-profit organizations as policy analysts and
administrators.
- George Washington University:
The Elliott School of International Affairs
The GW campus is in the heart of Washington, D.C. -- the recognized world
center of the international development community. As a student in this
program, you will be encouraged to pursue part-time employment or
internship opportunities at one of the many international development organizations
located just a short distance away from campus.
- Michigan State University: International Studies and
Programs
Michigan State University is firmly committed to
incorporating a strong international dimension in all of its teachings,
research, and outreach programs. The mission of International Studies and
Programs (ISP) is to stimulate such an international dimension in all units
of the university. International and Area Studies
- Cornell: International Agriculture & Rural
Development
The Master of Professional Studies (MPS) degree program in the field of
International Agriculture an Rural Development (IARD) at Cornell
University is designed for individuals with professional experience in the
developing world. This interdisciplinary program, based in the College of
agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS), has the flexible design that is
needed by development professionals from diverse disciplinary backgrounds.
The IARD program is suited for people wanting advanced training but
without disciplinary restrictions or emphasis on research methodologies.
This is a program for those who want to undertake studies in a broad range
of interrelated subjects that is aligned with the interdisciplinary
challenges needing to be confronted in developing countries.
- Boston University: Department
of International Relations
The Department of International Relations at Boston University offers five Master of Arts
programs through the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Students can
choose from the one year degree program, two joint degree programs with
the Center for Energy and Environmental Science or the College of Communication, and two dual degree programs
with the School of Law or the Graduate School of Management.
- Monterey Institute: Graduate
School of International Policy Studies
The Graduate School of International Policy
Studies (GSIPS) undertakes to prepare public policy professionals with the
multidisciplinary knowledge and analytical skills necessary to succeed as
managers and leaders in the nonprofit, public and private organizations of
the global marketplace. This mission includes a conscious commitment to
international engagement through such additional skills as advanced
proficiency in a second language, cross cultural communication, and
collaborative problem analysis and problem
solving in a diverse learning/working environment.
- University of Washington: The
Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies
The Jackson School offers eight
interdisciplinary programs leading to a Master of Arts in International
Studies (MAIS). While all eight require study or competency in a foreign
language, the focus of each is primarily in the social sciences and
history.
- Brigham Young University: International
Development
International
Development Studies is a multi-disciplinary program which was specifically
created and designed for students who are interested in playing an active
professional role in research and intervention related to facilitating
development processes in Third World Nations as well as with the poor and
displaced peoples of the industrialized world including both free world
and former communistic bloc countries.