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Keiko Takei (2005) in her
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MIDA Program Requirements (New Requirements as of Fall 2008)
The Master of International Development Administration degree requires 42 semester hours of post-graduate courses with at least a "B" grade point average. These are usually completed with 14 three credit hour courses.
Requirements include:
- Five Core Courses
- Two Development Analysis courses
- Two Tools and Skills courses
- One course in International and Comparative Studies
- Three courses in one of six Areas of Concentration (9 credit hours)
- One approved elective course
Required Core Courses (15 hrs.)
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PSCI 5320 |
Administration in Developing Countries |
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PSCI 6330 |
Comparative National Development Strategies |
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PSCI 6360 |
Seminar: Development Methods and Skills |
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PSCI 6380 |
Planning Development Programs |
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PADM 6270 |
Human Resources Administration |
Development Analysis (6 hrs.)
| Select two: |
PSCI 5490 |
Gender and Development |
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PSCI 6300/11 |
Monitoring & Evaluation of International Development Projects |
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PSCI 6440 |
Economic and Social Development Theory |
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ECON 5880 |
Economic Development (may substitute ECON 6880 Economic Development I if ECON 5880 is not offered) |
Tools and Skills (6 hrs.)
| Select two: |
PSCI 6910 |
Political Analysis I |
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PSCI 6920 |
Political Analysis II |
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ECON 6010 |
Basic Economic Analysis |
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EMR 6400 |
Fundamentals of Evaluation, Measurement and Research |
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GEOG 5010 |
Introduction to GIS (4 credit hours; prerequisite: computer proficiency) |
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PADM 6040 |
Political Economy |
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PADM 6060 |
Applied Research Methods |
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PADM 6070 |
Data Analysis for Administrators |
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PADM 6080 |
Organization Theory and Behavior |
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PADM 6120 |
Principles of Public Budgeting |
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PADM 6290 |
Supervisory Skills for Administrators |
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PADM 6840 |
Management of Public Financial Resources |
International and Comparative Studies (3 hrs.)
| Select one: |
PSCI 6400 |
Seminar in Comparative Politics |
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PSCI 6410 |
Foundations of Comparative Politics |
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PSCI 6500 |
Developing Countries Seminar |
Concentration Courses (9 hrs.)
| Select three within one area. |
| Leadership |
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PSCI 6490 |
Rural Development |
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COM 6730 |
Conflict Resolution |
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COM 6830 |
Power and Leadership in Organizational Communication |
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EDLD 6020 |
Educational Leadership |
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PADM 6290 |
Supervisory Skills for Administrators |
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PADM 6630 |
Leading the Public Organization |
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PADM 6880 |
Program Planning & Proposal Writing |
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SWRK 6300 |
Social Change and Community Analysis (prerequisite: consent of the School of Social Work Director of Admissions)
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SWRK 6430 |
Leadership and Management in Human Services (prerequisite: consent of the School of Social Work Director of Admissions)
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| Health Services Management |
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PADM 6510 |
Health Services Delivery |
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PADM 6520 |
Financial Management of Health Organizations |
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PADM 6530 |
Health Policy Analysis |
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PADM 6540 |
Strategic Planning and Management in Health Care Organizations |
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PADM 6550 |
The Administration of Health Services |
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PADM 6560 |
Applied Health Economics |
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PADM 6580 |
Seminar: Current Issues in Health Services Management and Delivery |
| Public Policy Analysis |
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PSCI 6460 |
Comparative Public Policy |
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PSCI 6490 |
Rural Development |
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PSCI 6640 |
Nature of Political Inquiry and Analysis |
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PSCI 6910 |
Political Analysis I |
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ECON 6010 |
Basic Economic Analysis |
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GEOG 5570 |
Environmental Impacts |
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PADM 6040 |
Political Economy |
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PADM 6530 |
Health Policy Analysis |
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PADM 6780 |
Program Evaluation |
| Urban & Rural Studies |
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PSCI 6490 |
Rural Development |
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GEOG 5010 |
Introduction to GIS (4 credit hours; prerequisite: computer proficiency) |
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GEOG 5440 |
Studies in Economic Geography (2-3 credit hours) |
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GEOG 5530 |
Water Resources Management |
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GEOG 5560 |
Urban and Regional Planning |
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GEOG 5570 |
Environmental Impacts |
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GEOG 5700 |
Cities and Urban Systems (3-4 credit hours) |
| Monitoring and Evaluation |
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PSCI 6300/11 |
Monitoring & Evaluation of International Development Projects |
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EMR 6400 |
Fundamentals of Evaluation, Measurement and Research |
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EMR 6420 or PADM 6780 |
Program Evaluation ( for EMR course, prerequisite: EMR 6400) |
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EMR 6430 |
Personnel Evaluation (prerequisite: EMR 6400) |
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EMR 6450 |
Elementary Statistics (prerequisite: EMR 6400) |
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EMR 6500 |
Survey Research (prerequisite: EMR 6400) |
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EMR 6520 |
Evaluation Practicum |
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EVAL 6000 |
Foundations of Evaluation |
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GEOG 5570 |
Environmental Impacts |
| Planning and Nonprofit Management |
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EMR 6400 |
Fundamentals of Evaluation, Measurement and Research |
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GEOG 5560 |
Urban and Regional Planning |
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PADM 5830 |
Grant Writing for Nonprofit Organizations (2 credit hours) |
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PADM 6290 |
Supervisory Skills for Administrators |
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PADM 6430 |
Budget Development and Accounting for Nonprofit Organizations |
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PADM 6441 |
Human Resources for Nonprofit Organizations |
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SWRK 6270 |
Planning in Nonprofit Organizations (2 credit hours) |
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SWRK 6670 |
Program Planning (prerequisite: consent of the School of Social Work Director of Admissions) |
Approved Elective
Select one.
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MIDA Peace Corps Option (New Requirements as of Fall 2008)
A Peace Corps Master's International Program
Required Core Courses (12 hrs.)
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PSCI 5320 |
Administration in Developing Countries |
|
PSCI 6330 |
Comparative National Development Strategies |
|
PSCI 6360 |
Seminar: Development Methods and Skills |
|
PADM 6270 |
Human Resources Administration |
Development Analysis (3 hrs.)
| Select one: |
PSCI 5490 |
Gender and Development |
|
PSCI 6300/11 |
Monitoring & Evaluation of International Development Projects |
|
PSCI 6440 |
Economic and Social Development Theory |
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ECON 5880 |
Economic Development (may substitute ECON 6880 Economic Development I if ECON 5880 is not offered) |
International and Comparative Studies (3 hrs.)
| Select one: |
PSCI 6400 |
Seminar in Comparative Politics |
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PSCI 6410 |
Foundations of Comparative Politics |
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PSCI 6500 |
Developing Countries Seminar |
Concentration: Three Courses (9 hours)
Approved Elective: One course (3 hours) selected with the approval of the MDA director.
Field paper: One course (6 hours)
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PSCI 6390 |
Peace Corps Field Paper (3 hours in the first year of Peace Corps and 3 hours in the second year) |
The Field Paper consists of an analysis of a development program or project in the country of service. It should be completed no later than 21 months after arriving in country.
Peace Corps Service: Notification by Peace Corps of completed service.
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MDA Program Requirements (Old Program)
The Master
of Development Administration degree requires 42 semester hours of post-graduate
courses with at least a "B" grade point average. These are usually completed
with 14 three credit hour courses.
Requirements
include:
Required
Core Courses (18 hrs.)
| |
PSCI 5320 |
Administration in Developing
Countries |
|
PSCI 6330 |
The Political Environment
of Public Administration |
|
PSCI 6360 |
Development Administration
Seminar |
|
PSCI 6380 |
Implementing Development
Policy |
|
PADM 6270 |
Human Resources Administration |
|
PADM 6080 |
Organization Theory and
Behavior |
Tools and Skills (9 hrs.)
| Select One: |
PADM 6120 |
Principles
of Public Budgeting |
|
PSCI
6300 |
Monitoring & Evaluation of International Development Projects |
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|
|
| Select Two: |
PSCI 6440 |
Comparative Strategies of Development |
|
PSCI 6910 |
Political Analysis I |
|
PSCI 6920 |
Political Analysis II |
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ECON 6010 |
Basic Economic Analysis |
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PADM 6060 |
Applied Research Methods |
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PADM 6070 |
Data Analysis for Administrators |
|
PADM 6290 |
Supervisory Skills for Administrators |
|
PADM 6840 |
Public Financial Resource Management |
International and Comparative Studies (3 hrs.)
Concentration Courses (9 hrs.)
Leadership
| PSCI 6490 |
Sustainable Rural Development |
| COM 6730 |
Conflict Management |
| COM 6830 |
Power and Leadership in Organizational
Communication |
| EDLD 6020 |
Educational Leadership |
| PADM 6040 |
Political Economy |
| PADM 6110 |
Administrative Law and Governmental
Regulations |
| PADM 6630 |
Leading the Public Organization |
Health
and Human Services
| HHS 5610 |
Problem Solving in Health and Human
Service Organizations |
| PADM 6510 |
Health Services Delivery |
| PADM 6520 |
Financial Management of Health Organizations |
| PADM 6530 |
Health Policy Analysis |
| PADM 6540 |
Planning and Management in Health
Care Organizations |
| SWRK 6430 |
Leadership and Management in Human
Services |
Public
Policy Analysis
| PSCI 6050 |
Comparative Public Policy |
| PSCI 6640 |
The Nature of Political
Inquiry and Analysis |
| PSCI 6910 |
Political Analysis I |
| ECON 5880 |
Economic Development |
| ECON 6000 |
Applied Economics for
Management |
| ECON 6880 |
Economic Development I |
PADM 6040
|
Political Economy |
Urban
and Rural Studies
| PSCI 6070 |
Resources, Environment,
Technology |
| PSCI
6400 |
Seminar in Comparative
Politics |
| PSCI 6490 |
Sustainable Rural Development |
| GEOG 5440 |
Studies in Economic Geography
(variable topics) |
| GEOG 5530 |
Water Resources Management
(variable topics) |
| GEOG 5550 |
Contemporary Issues in
Resource Management (variable topics) |
| GEOG 5560 |
Studies in Urban and Regional
Planning (variable topics) |
| GEOG 5700 |
Cities and Urban Systems
(variable topics) |
| SWRK 5620 |
Community Organization
in Urban Areas |
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