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MIDA Peace Corps Option
A Peace Corps Master's International Program(New requirements as of Fall 2008)
Required Core Courses (15 hrs.)
- 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
- 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
- PSCI 6410 - Foundations of Comparative Politics
- PSCI 6500 - Developing Countries Seminar
Concentration Courses (9 hrs.)
Select three within one area
(See MIDA program requirements for courses)
Approved Elective: One course (3 hrs.) selected with the approval of the MIDA director.
Field paper: One course (6 hrs.)
- 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.