Learning & Teaching
For those interested in helping other societies emerge from poverty, the first task is to understand the history, economics, politics, and social aspects of development. Why are some countries rich today and others poor? What are the obstacles to poor countries becoming rich? What have we learned from over a half century of international efforts to promote development worldwide? Various graduate and undergraduate programs prepare future generations of development practitioners to address these difficult questions, which are central to learning about international development at Georgetown University. They also make up the broad research focus of many Georgetown Faculty, and are among the basic issues for discussion and debate in the new Initiative on International Development.
Faculty
There are over 100 Georgetown faculty members engaged in teaching and research on development issues ranging from fighting the spread of diseases such as malaria and HIV/AIDS, transitioning from conflict to peace and reconstruction, and promoting economic growth and democracy. Georgetown faculty members are committed to making a difference through their research, active engagement in the field, and preparation of future generations of development practitioners.
» View a list of faculty working on international development issues.
Courses
Georgetown offers graduate and undergraduate students courses on all aspects of development including economic development, political development, regional history and history of development, conflict resolution, refugees and migration, humanitarian crises and responses, international trade, business in emerging markets, human rights law, international public health, and many other relevant topics. This varied curriculum provides students with the theoretical and practical underpinnings for successful careers in Government Agencies, International Organizations, Non-Governmental Organizations, Development Consultancies, Think Tanks, or Academia.
» View a list of courses organized by departments.
Certificate Programs and Concentrations
Georgetown offers several opportunities for undergraduates and graduate students to focus their studies on international development. Four graduate programs offer concentrations and certificates in international development, in addition to the new School of Foreign Service Certificate in International Development, open to all Georgetown undergraduates.
- Walsh School of Foreign Service: Certificate in International Development
The certificate is designed to help students address global challenges, such as extreme poverty in its many dimensions. Faculty -- scholars and practitioners -- will provide an interdisciplinary perspective on the roots of economic prosperity and explore different approaches to alleviating poverty for the world's poorest citizens ... Learn more.
- Master of Science in Foreign Service: Development Concentration
The goal of this concentration is to prepare students with the professional knowledge and skills they need to become leaders, managers, practitioners, and policymakers in the field of International Development ... Learn more.
- Georgetown Public Policy Institute: International Policy and Development Track
The International Policy and Development track offers opportunities for students who are interested in exploring the process of economic growth in countries around the world. It includes the analysis of different approaches to alleviating poverty, the role of institutions such as the World Trade Organization, the World Bank, and USAID, and the comparison of economic policies across countries in both the industrialized and developing world ... Learn more.
- Institute for the Study of International Migration: Graduate Certificate in Refugees and Humanitarian Emergencies
The Institute focuses on all aspects of international migration, including the causes of and potential responses to population movements, immigration and refugee law and policy, comparative migration studies, the integration of immigrants into their host societies, and the effects of international migration on social, economic, demographic, foreign policy and national security concerns. ISIM also studies internal displacement, with particular attention to the forced movements of people for reasons that would make them refugees ... Learn more.
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