| Admission deadline: | Fall: January 7th - Fellowship & Application Deadline |
| Spring: October 1st - Fellowship & Application Deadline | |
| Applications for admission will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis after the fellowship deadlines have passed, but students will not be considered for fellowships. | |
| Standardized test scores: | GRE and GMAT scores are not accepted and will not be considered in the review process. Please do not submit scores. |
| Recommendations required: | Two (2) letters are required. Applicants should submit one (1) academic letter from a professor and one (1) professional reference. |
| Prior academic records: | Transcripts are required from all colleges and universities attended, whether or not credit was earned, the program was completed, or the credit appears as transfer credit on another transcript. Unofficial transcripts from all colleges and universities attended should be uploaded to your online application. Official transcripts are required only of applicants who are offered admission and choose to enroll. |
| If academic records are in a language other than English, English language translations must be provided. The English translations alone should be uploaded into the online application. Official transcripts and certified English translations will be required of applicants who are offered admission and choose to enroll. | |
| Statement of purpose: | All applicants are required to submit an essay of approximately 500 words that answers one of the two questions below: |
| State your purpose in undertaking graduate study at the Elliott School. As part of your statement of purpose, describe your academic and research interests, career objectives, how a degree from the Elliott School will enable you to achieve your goals, and what unique skills, talents and/or perspectives you will bring to your program. Please be specific. | |
| - OR - | |
| Please discuss an issue of international importance you wish to address in your professional career. Please include how the Elliott School and the academic program to which you have applied will prepare you to address this global issue. | |
| Additional requirements: | A resumé or curriculum vitae is required. Resumés/CVs must include dates of employment (if applicable) and date of degree conferral or expected degree conferral. |
| Prerequisites: | Academic coursework in a foreign language, which will prepare students to complete the program’s language requirement*, is required at the time of application. This can be demonstrated by: |
| Study that is equal to four semesters of university level coursework or equivalent. Completion of formal language training as part of employment (ex. Peace Corps, JET, etc.). Growing up in a household where the language is spoken. *Students need to have a strong foundation in a foreign language before enrolling to be successful in completing the language requirement during the program. | |
| Course background in economics (micro- and macroeconomics) is a prerequisite to help prepare students to complete the graduate-level economics course(s) required within the M.A. in International Development Studies curriculum. Course(s) must be successfully completed through an accredited institution in: | |
| Introductory Microeconomics | |
| Introductory Macroeconomics | |
| In some cases, a student may be admitted who has not fulfilled the economics requirement*; in which case, the student is required to take course(s) at an accredited college/university prior to enrollment at the Elliott School. | |
| *Spring applicants are expected to have fulfilled this prerequisite at the time of application. | |
| International applicants only: | International Applicants may be required to submit official English Language tests scores with their application. Please see the Elliott School's English Language Requirements for guidance on whether you need to take the TOEFL/IELTS/PTE. Please send official TOEFL scores to institution code 5246. |
| The minimum English Language Test Requirements can be found below: | |
| Eligible for Admission & requires EAP Courses: | |
| IELTS- 7.0 overall score, no band score below 6.0 | |
| TOEFL- 100 (internet test) 600 (paper test) | |
| PTE- 68 | |
| Eligible for Admission & Exempt from EAP Courses**: | |
| IETLS- 7.0 overall score, no band score below 6.5 | |
| TOEFL- 105 (internet test) 650 (paper test) | |
| PTE- 72 | |
| **Spring applicants must receive at least these scores to be considered for admission. | |
| Please review International Applicant Information carefully for details on required documents, earlier deadlines for applicants requiring an I-20 or DS-2019 from GW, and English language requirements. |
Supporting documents not submitted online should be mailed to:
Office of Graduate Admissions
The Elliott School of International Affairs
The George Washington University
1957 E Street, NW, Suite 301
Washington, DC 20052
Contact for questions:
esiagrad@gwu.edu ~ 202.994.7050 ~ 202.994.9537 (fax)
9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday
The following requirements must be fulfilled: 40 credits, including 6 credits in core field courses, a 4-credit capstone course sequence, 12 credits in analytical courses, 18 credits in an area of specialization, In addition, all students must fulfill a foreign language proficiency requirement (see below).
The following requirements must be fulfilled: 40 credits, including 6 credits in core field courses, a 4-credit capstone course sequence, 12 credits in analytical courses, 18 credits in an area of specialization. In addition, all students must fulfill a foreign language proficiency requirement*.
See notes regarding special topics and professional skills courses, the capstone, and the optional thesis**.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| Core courses (6 credits) taken in the following sequence: | ||
| IAFF 6121 | International Development Studies Cornerstone (3 credits, taken in the first semester) | |
| IAFF 6122 | Development Policy and Practice (3 credits, taken in the second semester) | |
| Analytical courses (12 credits—see below for course areas and options) | ||
| Area of specialization (18 credits—see below for potential areas of specialization and associated courses) | ||
| Capstone (4 credits) | ||
| Students are required to complete a two-semester capstone sequence that involves securing a sponsoring client outside the University and fulfilling a project with that client of mutual interest and research in international development. The capstone sequence includes a 1-credit pre-capstone course that must be taken in the fall of the student's second or third year and a 3-credit capstone course that must be taken in the spring of the student's second or third year. Both courses in the capstone sequence must be taken consecutively. | ||
| IAFF 6137 | Development Studies Pre-Capstone Workshop | |
| IAFF 6139 | International Development Studies Capstone | |
| Professional skills courses | ||
| Up to 3 credits of professional skills courses may be applied toward the student's specialization in the IDS program. The Elliott School offers a series of one-credit workshops on a variety of topics. Students are encouraged to consider taking up to three of these courses. | ||
| Optional thesis | ||
| Students who wish to continue to a PhD program or to pursue a research-oriented job may consider writing a thesis, which is an independent, in-depth research project that takes a year or more to complete. To pursue the thesis option, students must have a minimum GPA of 3.5 and the approval of the faculty member they wish to have serve as their thesis director. The thesis must be completed in addition to the capstone requirement. Thesis students also must complete at least one research methods course. Thesis credits are counted as elective or specialization/concentration credits with program director approval. The two required thesis courses (below) must be taken in consecutive semesters. | ||
| IAFF 6998 | Thesis | |
| IAFF 6999 | Thesis | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Analytical courses | ||
| 12 credits total. Students must take one course in each of the following four areas: | ||
| ▪ Economics (taken during the first semester) | ||
| ▪ Management | ||
| ▪ Research methods | ||
| ▪ Policy analysis or a second research methods course. | ||
| All courses for this requirement must be completed by the end of the third semester to fully prepare students for the capstone project in their final semester. In addition to the courses listed under each requirement, other appropriate courses may count towards requirements with the approval of the program director. | ||
| Economics (3 credits) | ||
| Required | ||
| ECON 6250 | Survey of Economic Development | |
| Note: Students with a strong background in economics may substitute a more advanced development economics course alternative to ECON 6250 with program director approval. | ||
| Management (3 credits) | ||
| One course selected from the following. Courses not listed here may be used to fulfill this requirement if approved by the program director. | ||
| EDUC 6381 | Program Evaluation: Theory and Practice | |
| EDUC 6620 | Strategies and Analysis in International Education (Managing Study Abroad and International Students) | |
| EDUC 6620 | Strategies and Analysis in International Education (Planning for Education Reform) | |
| EMSE 6001 | The Management of Technical Organizations | |
| EMSE 6260 | Energy Management | |
| EMSE 6285 | Analytical Tools for Energy Management | |
| EMSE 6305 | Crisis and Emergency Management | |
| EMSE 6310 | Information Technology in Crisis and Emergency Management | |
| EMSE 6320 | International Disaster Management | |
| EMSE 6325 | Medical and Public Health Emergency Management | |
| EMSE 6330 | Management of Terrorism Preparedness and Response | |
| EMSE 6350 | Managing Disaster Resilience Through Hazard and Threat Mitigation | |
| EMSE 6820 | Program and Project Management | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Development Project Implementation) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (International Development Management Processes and Tools) | |
| IBUS 6402 | Managing in Developing Countries | |
| MGT 6281 | Small Business Management | |
| PPPA 6016 | Public and Nonprofit Program Evaluation | |
| PPPA 6031 | Governing and Managing Nonprofit Organizations | |
| PPPA 6032 | Managing Fundraising and Philanthropy | |
| PPPA 6057 | International Development Administration | |
| PPPA 6058 | International Development NGO Management | |
| PPPA 6062 | Community Development Policy and Management | |
| PUBH 6435 | Global Health Program Development and Implementation | |
| PUBH 6436 | Global Health Program Management and Leadership | |
| PUBH 6513 | Community Health Management | |
| SMPP 6210 | Strategic Environmental Management | |
| Research methods (3 credits) | ||
| At least one course selected from the following. Courses not listed here may be used to fulfill this requirement if approved by the program director. | ||
| ANTH 6331 | Research Methods in Development Anthropology | |
| ANTH 6531 | Methods in Sociocultural Anthropology | |
| EDUC 6114 | Introduction to Quantitative Research | |
| EDUC 6116 | Introduction to Educational Statistics | |
| EDUC 8122 | Qualitative Research Methods | |
| GEOG 6201 | Geographic Thought | |
| GEOG 6293 | Special Topics (Qualitative Methods) | |
| GEOG 6305 | Geospatial Statistics | |
| IAFF 6118 | Special Topics in International Affairs (Applied Qualitative Methods) | |
| IAFF 6118 | Special Topics in International Affairs (Research Methods in Global Gender Issues) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Monitoring and Evaluation for Foreign Assistance. May be used as the second research methods course only in cases where a student has opted to take two research methods courses instead of one research methods and one policy analysis course.) * | |
| IAFF 6501 | Quantitative Analysis for International Affairs Practitioners | |
| PPPA 6002 | Research Methods and Applied Statistics | |
| PPPA 6013 | Regression Methods for Policy Research | |
| PPPA 6016 | Public and Nonprofit Program Evaluation | |
| PPPA 8022 | Econometrics for Policy Research | |
| PUBH 6247 | Epidemiologic Methods I: Design of Health Studies | |
| PUBH 6260 | Applied Epidemiologic Data Analysis | |
| PUBH 6266 | Biostatistical Methods | |
| PUBH 6410 | Global Health Study Design | |
| PUBH 6411 | Global Health Qualitative Research Methods | |
| PUBH 6412 | Global Health Quantitative Research Methods | |
| PUBH 6502 | Practical Data Analysis for Prevention and Community Health | |
| PUBH 6853 | Use of Statistical Packages for Data Management and Data Analysis | |
| (Students who wish to take a public health course not listed above to fulfill their research methods requirement should consult their advisor before enrolling in the course.) | ||
| SOC 6230 | Foundations of Research Methods | |
| SOC 6232 | Qualitative Methods | |
| Policy analysis (3 credits) | ||
| One course selected from the following. In lieu of a policy analysis course, students may opt to take a second research methods course. | ||
| EDUC 6371 | Education Policy (Policy Making in Education) | |
| EDUC 6388 | Analysis of Education Policy Issues | |
| EDUC 6610 | Programs and Policies in International Education (Political Issues and International Education in Developing Countries) | |
| IAFF 6102 | Global Gender Policy | |
| IAFF 6358 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Brazil Development Policy 21st Century) | |
| IAFF 6358 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Brazil in the Global Arena) | |
| IAFF 6378 | Special Topics in Middle East Studies (U.S. Policy in the Gulf) | |
| PPPA 6006 | Policy Analysis | |
| PPPA 6013 | Regression Methods for Policy Research | |
| PPPA 6014 | Microeconomics for Public Policy II | |
| PPPA 6049 | Urban and Regional Policy Analysis | |
| PPPA 6066 | U.S. Environmental Policy | |
| PPPA 6077 | Case Studies in Public Policy | |
| PUBH 6305 | Fundamentals for Health Policy: Public Health and Health Care | |
| PUBH 6310 | Statistical Analysis in Health Policy | |
| PUBH 6315 | Introduction to Health Policy Analysis | |
| PUBH 6320 | Advanced Health Policy Analysis | |
| PUBH 6325 | Federal Policymaking and Policy Advocacy | |
| WGSS 6221 | Research Issues in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | |
| WGSS 6240 | Gender and Public Policy | |
Areas of specialization (18 credits)
In consultation with the program director, students design their own area of specialization based on their interests and career goals. The list of specializations below is illustrative, and students’ field of specialization may include a combination of more than one of these popular thematic areas in international development or may involve other issues not covered below. Courses listed, likewise, should be treated as illustrative examples, not requirements. Up to 3 credits of professional skills courses can be applied to the specialization. Students are strongly encouraged to select courses offered by schools throughout the University as well as approved courses offered by other institutions through the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area.
Potential areas of specialization:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Conflict and development | ||
| EMSE 6305 | Crisis and Emergency Management | |
| EMSE 6315 | Risk Management, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Decision Making | |
| EMSE 6330 | Management of Terrorism Preparedness and Response | |
| IAFF 6118 | Special Topics in International Affairs (Gender, War, and Peace) | |
| IAFF 6118 | Special Topics in International Affairs (International Law and Use of Force) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Care of Children in Complex Emergencies) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Human Trafficking) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Violence, Gender, and Humanitarian Assistance) | |
| IAFF 6163 | Transnational Security | |
| IAFF 6171 | Introduction to Conflict Resolution | |
| IAFF 6186 | Special Topics in Security Policy Studies (Conflict Prevention and Early Warning) | |
| IAFF 6186 | Special Topics in Security Policy Studies (Countering Violent Extremism) | |
| IAFF 6186 | Special Topics in Security Policy Studies (Energy Security) | |
| IAFF 6186 | Special Topics in Security Policy Studies (Insurgency and Counterinsurgency) | |
| IAFF 6186 | Special Topics in Security Policy Studies (International Organized Crime) | |
| IAFF 6186 | Special Topics in Security Policy Studies (International Peacekeeping) | |
| IAFF 6186 | Special Topics in Security Policy Studies (Political Risk Analysis) | |
| IAFF 6186 | Special Topics in Security Policy Studies (Responses to Terrorism) | |
| IAFF 6186 | Special Topics in Security Policy Studies (Stabilization and Peacebuilding) | |
| IAFF 6358 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Security in the Americas) | |
| IAFF 6378 | Special Topics in Middle East Studies (U.S. Security Policy in the Middle East) | |
| IAFF 6385 | Special Topics in African Studies (Power, Politics, and Development in Africa) | |
| IAFF 6502 | Professional Skills I (Building Resilient Communities) | |
| IAFF 6502 | Professional Skills I (Conflict and Corruption: the Resource Curse) | |
| IAFF 6502 | Professional Skills I (Project Management and Evaluation for Security) | |
| IAFF 6502 | Professional Skills I (Technology for International Crisis Response) | |
| MGT 6215 | Conflict Management and Negotiations | |
| SMPA 6274 | Media and War | |
| Culture, society, and development | ||
| ANTH 6301 | The Anthropology of Development | |
| ANTH 6331 | Research Methods in Development Anthropology | |
| ANTH 6391 | Anthropology and Contemporary Problems (Capitalism and Neoliberalism) | |
| ANTH 6391 | Anthropology and Contemporary Problems (Globally Shared Heritage) | |
| ANTH 6391 | Anthropology and Contemporary Problems (War and Memory) | |
| ANTH 6505 | Medical Anthropology | |
| ANTH 6508 | Ethics and Cultural Property | |
| GEOG 6208 | Land Use and Urban Transportation Planning | |
| GEOG 6224 | Seminar: Political Geography | |
| GEOG 6232 | Migration and Development | |
| GEOG 6243 | Seminar: Urban Geography | |
| GEOG 6244 | Urban Sustainability | |
| IAFF 6118 | Special Topics in International Affairs (Human Rights Successes) | |
| IAFF 6136 | Gender and Development | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Care of Children in Complex Emergencies) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Civil Society and Development) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Gender and Development) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Gender and Economic Development) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Local Government, Decentralization, and Development) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Poverty Alleviation and Bottom-Up Development) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Youth and Development) | |
| IAFF 6358 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (OAS and Democracy in the Americas) | |
| IAFF 6358 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Economic and Social Development of Latin America) | |
| IAFF 6385 | Special Topics in African Studies (Power, Politics, and Development in Africa) | |
| IAFF 6502 | Professional Skills I (Cross Cultural Communications) | |
| IAFF 6502 | Professional Skills I (Participatory Planning) | |
| PHIL 6290 | Special Topics in Public Policy (Human Rights, Ethics, and Public Policy) | |
| SOC 6245 | Race Relations | |
| SOC 6248 | Race and Urban Redevelopment | |
| Democracy and governance | ||
| GEOG 6224 | Seminar: Political Geography | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Civil Society and Development) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Democracy and Governance Development) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Local Government, Decentralization and Development) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Poverty and Bottom-Up Development) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Rule of Law and Anticorruption) | |
| IAFF 6186 | Special Topics in Security Policy Studies (Gangs and Youth Violence) | |
| IAFF 6208 | Special Topics in Global Communication (Communication in Modern Diplomacy) | |
| IAFF 6502 | Professional Skills I (Restorative Justice) | |
| PPPA 6048 | Financing State and Local Government | |
| PPPA 6085 | Special Topics in Public Policy (Innovation in the Public Sector) | |
| PPPA 6085 | Special Topics in Public Policy (Nonprofit Cross-boundary Leadership) | |
| PMGT 6401 | Fundamentals of Political Management | |
| PMGT 6410 | Grassroots Engagement | |
| PMGT 6422 | State and Intergovernmental Politics | |
| PMGT 6490 | Special Topics (Assessing Political Risk) | |
| PSC 6336 | The Political Economy of China, India, and Beyond | |
| PSC 6364 | Comparative Governments and Politics of Central And Eastern Europe | |
| PSC 6370 | Politics of China I | |
| PSC 6377 | Comparative Politics of the Middle East | |
| PSC 6379 | Government and Politics of Africa | |
| PSC 6383 | Comparative Politics of Latin America | |
| PSC 6388 | Topics in Comparative Politics (Nationalism and Nation Building) | |
| PSC 6388 | Topics in Comparative Politics (Politics and Policy in Asia) | |
| PSC 6388 | Topics in Comparative Politics (State and Society in East Asia) | |
| PSC 6388 | Topics in Comparative Politics (Theories of Political Development) | |
| PSC 6465 | The International Politics of Central and Eastern Europe | |
| PSC 6478 | International Relations of the Middle East | |
| PSC 6484 | International Relations of Latin America | |
| PSC 8334 | Democracy and Democratization in Comparative Perspective | |
| SMPA 6204 | Strategic Political Communication | |
| SMPA 6208 | Politics and Public Relations Fundamentals | |
| SMPA 6270 | Special Topics in Media and Public Affairs (Communication in Modern Diplomacy) | |
| SMPA 6270 | Special Topics in Media and Public Affairs (Media in Developing World) | |
| WGSS 6240 | Gender and Public Policy | |
| WGSS 6241 | Gender, Law, and Politics | |
| Economic development | ||
| ECON 6217 | Survey of Economics I | |
| ECON 6219 | Managerial Economics | |
| ECON 6237 | Economics of the Environment and Natural Resources | |
| ECON 6255 | Economics of Technological Change | |
| ECON 6280 | Survey of International Economics | |
| ECON 6283 | Survey of International Trade Theory and Policy | |
| ECON 6284 | Survey of International Macroeconomics and Finance Theory and Policy | |
| ECON 6295 | Special Topics (Applied Behavioral Economics) | |
| ECON 6295 | Special Topics (Econ Analysis International Trade Law) | |
| ECON 6295 | Special Topics (Economic Forecasting) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Climate Change and Sustainable Development) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Gender and Economic Development) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Poverty and Bottom-up Development) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Private Sector Development) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Social Enterprise and Development) | |
| IAFF 6198 | Special Topics in International Economic Policy (Development and Trade Policy in LDCs) | |
| IAFF 6358 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Economic and Social Development of Latin America) | |
| IAFF 6378 | Special Topics in Middle East Studies (Oil: Industry, Economy, Society) | |
| IAFF 6378 | Special Topics in Middle East Studies (Political Economy of the Middle East) | |
| IAFF 6502 | Professional Skills I (Analyzing International Economic Data) | |
| IAFF 6502 | Professional Skills I (Art and Practice of Global Investing) | |
| IAFF 6502 | Professional Skills I (Mobile Phones for International Development) | |
| SMPP 6290 | Special Topics (Public Private Partnerships) | |
| SMPP 6290 | Special Topics (Strategy and Management of Countries in Economic Transitions) | |
| SMPP 6290 | Special Topics (Strategy, Global Markets and Politics) | |
| SMPP 6290 | Special Topics (Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Today's Market) | |
| Gender and development | ||
| ANTH 6506 | Topics in Medical Anthropology (Women, Health, and Development) | |
| EDUC 6640 | Selected Topics in International Education (Gender in International Education and Development) | |
| EDUC 6640 | Selected Topics in International Education (Inequality in International Higher Education) | |
| EDUC 6640 | Selected Topics in International Education (UNESCO: 21st Century Agenda Topics) | |
| IAFF 6102 | Global Gender Policy | |
| IAFF 6118 | Special Topics in International Affairs (Gender, War, and Peace) | |
| IAFF 6118 | Special Topics in International Affairs (Global Gender Research Methods for Practitioners) | |
| IAFF 6136 | Gender and Development | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Care of Children in Complex Emergencies) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Gender and Development) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Gender and Economic Development) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Human Trafficking) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Violence, Gender and Humanitarian Assistance) | |
| IAFF 6186 | Special Topics in Security Policy Studies (Identity and CVE) | |
| IAFF 6502 | Professional Skills I (Feminist Research Methods in Post-Conflict Settings) | |
| IAFF 6503 | Professional Skills II (Gender Advisor: Roles and Skills) | |
| MGT 6290 | Special Topics (Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership) | |
| WGSS 6220 | Fundamentals of Feminist Theory | |
| WGSS 6221 | Research Issues in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | |
| WGSS 6230 | Global Feminisms | |
| WGSS 6238 | Feminist Ethics and Policy Implications | |
| WGSS 6240 | Gender and Public Policy | |
| WGSS 6241 | Gender, Law, and Politics | |
| WGSS 6268 | Race, Gender, and Class | |
| WGSS 6270 | Seminar: Selected Topics (Global Islamic Feminisms) | |
| WGSS 6270 | Seminar: Selected Topics (Women and Gender in International Perspectives) | |
| Global health | ||
| Required course: | ||
| PUBH 6400 | Global Health Frameworks | |
| Supporting courses: | ||
| ANTH 6505 | Medical Anthropology | |
| EMSE 6325 | Medical and Public Health Emergency Management | |
| PUBH 6002 | Biostatistical Applications for Public Health | |
| PUBH 6003 | Principles and Practices of Epidemiology | |
| PUBH 6007 | Social and Behavioral Approaches to Public Health | |
| PUBH 6054 | Community Engagement and Advocacy | |
| PUBH 6058 | Researching Violence Against Women and Girls | |
| PUBH 6099 | Topics in Public Health (Sexual and Reproductive Health Monitoring) | |
| PUBH 6121 | Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology | |
| PUBH 6122 | Protecting Public Health and the Environment: Policies, Politics, and Programs | |
| PUBH 6126 | Assessment and Control of Environmental Hazards | |
| PUBH 6130 | Sustainable Energy and the Environment | |
| PUBH 6241 | Nutritional Epidemiology | |
| PUBH 6247 | Epidemiologic Methods I: Design of Health Studies | |
| PUBH 6250 | Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS | |
| PUBH 6252 | Epidemiologic Methods II: Advanced Epidemiologic Methods | |
| PUBH 6253 | Issues in HIV Care and Treatment | |
| PUBH 6259 | Epidemiology Surveillance in Public Health | |
| PUBH 6262 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | |
| PUBH 6263 | Advanced GIS | |
| PUBH 6266 | Biostatistical Methods | |
| PUBH 6305 | Fundamentals for Health Policy: Public Health and Health Care | |
| PUBH 6310 | Statistical Analysis in Health Policy | |
| PUBH 6315 | Introduction to Health Policy Analysis | |
| PUBH 6320 | Advanced Health Policy Analysis | |
| PUBH 6340 | Health Economics and Finance | |
| PUBH 6355 | Comparative Health Policy | |
| PUBH 6359 | Reproductive Health Policy | |
| PUBH 6367 | Population Health, Public Health, and Health Reform | |
| PUBH 6390 | Prescription Drugs: Policy and Public Health | |
| PUBH 6399 | Topics in Health Policy (Cost-Benefit Analysis in Healthcare) | |
| PUBH 6410 | Global Health Study Design | |
| PUBH 6411 | Global Health Qualitative Research Methods | |
| PUBH 6412 | Global Health Quantitative Research Methods | |
| PUBH 6416 | Ethical and Cultural Issues in Global Health Research and Programs | |
| PUBH 6435 | Global Health Program Development and Implementation | |
| PUBH 6436 | Global Health Program Management and Leadership | |
| PUBH 6441 | Global Health Organizations and Regulations | |
| PUBH 6442 | Comparative Global Health Systems | |
| PUBH 6450 | Global Health Diplomacy | |
| PUBH 6461 | Ethics and Accountability in Humanitarian Settings | |
| PUBH 6462 | Nutrition and Food in Large Humanitarian Emergencies | |
| PUBH 6463 | Communication Strategies and Planning in Humanitarian Settings | |
| PUBH 6464 | Mental Health in Humanitarian Settings | |
| PUBH 6465 | Reproductive Health and Gender-Based Violence in Humanitarian Settings | |
| PUBH 6469 | Humanitarian Aid Seminar Series | |
| PUBH 6480 | Public Health in Humanitarian Settings | |
| PUBH 6481 | Global Mental Health | |
| PUBH 6499 | Topics in Global Health (Population and Sustainable Development) | |
| PUBH 6500 | Planning and Implementing Health Promotion Programs | |
| PUBH 6501 | Program Evaluation | |
| PUBH 6502 | Practical Data Analysis for Prevention and Community Health | |
| PUBH 6503 | Introduction to Public Health Communication and Marketing | |
| PUBH 6504 | Social and Behavioral Science Research Methods | |
| PUBH 6510 | Community-Oriented Primary Care Principles and Practice | |
| PUBH 6512 | Community-Oriented Primary Care Policy and Issues | |
| PUBH 6513 | Community Health Management | |
| PUBH 6514 | Preventing Health Disparities | |
| PUBH 6516 | Community Health Information Resources | |
| PUBH 6530 | Qualitative Methods in Health Promotion | |
| PUBH 6532 | Community Organization, Development, and Advocacy | |
| PUBH 6535 | Promotion of Mental Health | |
| PUBH 6550 | Maternal and Child Health I | |
| PUBH 6551 | Maternal and Child Health II | |
| PUBH 6552 | Women's Health | |
| PUBH 6553 | Adolescent Health | |
| PUBH 6571 | Social Marketing: Theory and Practice | |
| PUBH 6572 | Marketing Research for Public Health | |
| PUBH 6573 | Media Advocacy for Public Health | |
| PUBH 6599 | Topics in Prevention and Community Health (Economic Evaluation for Health Professionals) | |
| PUBH 6853 | Use of Statistical Packages for Data Management and Data Analysis | |
| Humanitarian action | ||
| ANTH 6707 | Issues in Middle East Anthropology | |
| EMSE 6305 | Crisis and Emergency Management | |
| EMSE 6310 | Information Technology in Crisis and Emergency Management | |
| EMSE 6315 | Risk Management, Hazard Analysis, and Risk-Based Decision Making | |
| EMSE 6320 | International Disaster Management | |
| EMSE 6325 | Medical and Public Health Emergency Management | |
| EMSE 6330 | Management of Terrorism Preparedness and Response | |
| EMSE 6345 | Building the Resilient Organization: Continuity, Crisis and Disaster Recovery Management | |
| EMSE 6350 | Managing Disaster Resilience Through Hazard and Threat Mitigation | |
| EMSE 6992 | Special Topics (Next Generation Environmental Self-Governance) | |
| EMSE 6992 | Special Topics (Research Methods) | |
| EMSE 6992 | Special Topics (Systems Engineering in an Enterprise Context) | |
| GEOG 6309 | GIS for Emergency Management | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Care of Children in Complex Emergencies) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Care of Children in Humanitarian Emergencies) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Human Trafficking) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Humanitarian Action in Conflict) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Humanitarian Governance and Policy) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Localizing Humanitarian Action) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Violence, Gender, and Humanitarian Assistance) | |
| IAFF 6186 | Special Topics in Security Policy Studies (Countering Violent Extremism) | |
| IAFF 6186 | Special Topics in Security Policy Studies (International Peacekeeping) | |
| IAFF 6186 | Special Topics in Security Policy Studies (Responses to Terrorism) | |
| IAFF 6186 | Special Topics in Security Policy Studies (Stabilization and Peacebuilding) | |
| IAFF 6186 | Special Topics in Security Policy Studies (Terrorism Today (Online)) | |
| IAFF 6502 | Professional Skills I (Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation for Development) | |
| IAFF 6502 | Professional Skills I (Technology for International Crisis Response) | |
| PUBH 6461 | Ethics and Accountability in Humanitarian Settings | |
| PUBH 6462 | Nutrition and Food in Large Humanitarian Emergencies | |
| PUBH 6463 | Communication Strategies and Planning in Humanitarian Settings | |
| PUBH 6464 | Mental Health in Humanitarian Settings | |
| PUBH 6465 | Reproductive Health and Gender-Based Violence in Humanitarian Settings | |
| PUBH 6469 | Humanitarian Aid Seminar Series | |
| PUBH 6480 | Public Health in Humanitarian Settings | |
| International development management | ||
| EMSE 6001 | The Management of Technical Organizations | |
| EMSE 6200 | Policy Factors in Environmental and Energy Management | |
| EMSE 6220 | Environmental Management | |
| EMSE 6260 | Energy Management | |
| EMSE 6285 | Analytical Tools for Energy Management | |
| EMSE 6305 | Crisis and Emergency Management | |
| EMSE 6310 | Information Technology in Crisis and Emergency Management | |
| EMSE 6320 | International Disaster Management | |
| EMSE 6325 | Medical and Public Health Emergency Management | |
| EMSE 6330 | Management of Terrorism Preparedness and Response | |
| EMSE 6350 | Managing Disaster Resilience Through Hazard and Threat Mitigation | |
| EMSE 6820 | Program and Project Management | |
| GEOG 6293 | Special Topics (Water Resources Policy and Management) | |
| GEOG 6309 | GIS for Emergency Management | |
| IAFF 6118 | Special Topics in International Affairs (Managing the World's Waters) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Monitoring and Evaluation for Foreign Assistance Programs) | |
| IBUS 6402 | Managing in Developing Countries | |
| PPPA 6016 | Public and Nonprofit Program Evaluation | |
| PPPA 6031 | Governing and Managing Nonprofit Organizations | |
| PPPA 6032 | Managing Fundraising and Philanthropy | |
| PPPA 6057 | International Development Administration | |
| PPPA 6058 | International Development NGO Management | |
| PPPA 6059 | International Development Management Processes and Tools | |
| PPPA 6062 | Community Development Policy and Management | |
| PPPA 6077 | Case Studies in Public Policy | |
| PUBH 6435 | Global Health Program Development and Implementation | |
| PUBH 6436 | Global Health Program Management and Leadership | |
| PUBH 6513 | Community Health Management | |
| SMPP 6210 | Strategic Environmental Management | |
| International education | ||
| EDUC 6100 | Experimental Courses (Business Development: International Exchange) | |
| EDUC 6100 | Experimental Courses (Higher Education in Europe) | |
| EDUC 6100 | Experimental Courses (International Education) | |
| EDUC 6100 | Experimental Courses (International Student Advising) | |
| EDUC 6112 | Foundations of Assessment, Testing, and Measurement in Education | |
| EDUC 6114 | Introduction to Quantitative Research | |
| EDUC 6116 | Introduction to Educational Statistics | |
| EDUC 6368 | Leadership and Education | |
| EDUC 6371 | Education Policy | |
| EDUC 6381 | Program Evaluation: Theory and Practice | |
| EDUC 6388 | Analysis of Education Policy Issues | |
| EDUC 6555 | Higher Education Policy | |
| EDUC 6602 | Regional Studies in International Education (Education and Development in Africa) | |
| EDUC 6602 | Regional Studies in International Education (Education and Equality in Latin America and the Caribbean) | |
| EDUC 6602 | Regional Studies in International Education (Education and Tradition in the Middle East and North Africa) | |
| EDUC 6610 | Programs and Policies in International Education (International Education Policy Issues in Developing Countries) | |
| EDUC 6610 | Programs and Policies in International Education (International Higher Education) | |
| EDUC 6610 | Programs and Policies in International Education (Migration and Mobilization: Education in a Global Era) | |
| EDUC 6620 | Strategies and Analysis in International Education (Managing Study Abroad and International Students) | |
| EDUC 6620 | Strategies and Analysis in International Education (Planning Education Reform) | |
| EDUC 6640 | Selected Topics in International Education (Comparative Perspectives in Language and International Education) | |
| EDUC 6640 | Selected Topics in International Education (Design and Implementing Cross Cultural Training Programs) | |
| EDUC 6640 | Selected Topics in International Education (Evaluation in International Education) | |
| EDUC 6640 | Selected Topics in International Education (Gender in International Education and Development) | |
| EDUC 6640 | Selected Topics in International Education (Inequality in International Higher Education) | |
| EDUC 6640 | Selected Topics in International Education (Issues in Study Abroad) | |
| EDUC 6640 | Selected Topics in International Education (Scholars and Practitioners in International Higher Education) | |
| EDUC 6640 | Selected Topics in International Education (Topics in Evaluation in International Education Development) | |
| EDUC 6640 | Selected Topics in International Education (UNESCO: 21st Century Agenda Topics) | |
| The environment, natural resources, climate change, and sustainable development | ||
| ECON 6237 | Economics of the Environment and Natural Resources | |
| EMSE 6200 | Policy Factors in Environmental and Energy Management | |
| EMSE 6225 | Air Quality Management | |
| EMSE 6235 | Water Quality Management | |
| EMSE 6240 | Environmental Hazard Management | |
| EMSE 6245 | Analytical Tools for Environmental Management | |
| EMSE 6260 | Energy Management | |
| EMSE 6290 | Climate Change: Policy, Impacts, and Response | |
| ENRP 6101 | Environmental Sciences I: Physical Sciences | |
| ENRP 6102 | Environmental Sciences II: Life Sciences | |
| GEOG 6208 | Land Use and Urban Transportation Planning | |
| GEOG 6244 | Urban Sustainability | |
| GEOG 6293 | Special Topics (Arctic Systems) | |
| GEOG 6293 | Special Topics (Geovisualization and Cartography) | |
| GEOG 6293 | Special Topics (Open Source GIS) | |
| IAFF 6118 | Special Topics in International Affairs (Managing the World’s Water) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Agriculture and Sustainable Development) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Climate Change and Sustainable Development) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Development in the Age of Climate Change) | |
| IAFF 6143 | Science and Technology Policy Analysis | |
| IAFF 6151 | Environmental Policy | |
| IAFF 6158 | Special Topics in International Science and Technology Policy (Energy Policy) | |
| IAFF 6158 | Special Topics in International Science and Technology Policy (Renewable Energy in a Decarbonizing World) | |
| IAFF 6164 | Environmental Security | |
| IAFF 6186 | Special Topics in Security Policy Studies (Energy Security) | |
| PPPA 6066 | U.S. Environmental Policy | |
| PUBH 6121 | Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology | |
| PUBH 6122 | Protecting Public Health and the Environment: Policies, Politics, and Programs | |
| PUBH 6124 | Risk Management and Communication | |
| PUBH 6126 | Assessment and Control of Environmental Hazards | |
| PUBH 6130 | Sustainable Energy and the Environment | |
| PUBH 6133 | Social Dimensions in Climate Change and Health | |
| SMPP 6210 | Strategic Environmental Management | |
| TSTD 6249 | Sustainable Destination Development | |
| Courses offered at GW's Arlington Graduate Education Center: | ||
| PSUS 6201 | Principles of Sustainable Urban and Regional Planning | |
| PSUS 6202 | Urban and Environmental Economics | |
| PSUS 6203 | Research Methods: Geospatial and Econometric Analysis | |
| PSUS 6212 | Sustainable Communities I: Housing and Design | |
| PSUS 6222 | Climate Change Economics | |
| PSUS 6224 | Sustainable Energy for Cities and the Environment | |
| Social enterprise and private sector development | ||
| ACCY 6101 | Financial Accounting | |
| ACCY 6106 | Financial Statement Analysis | |
| ACCY 6201 | Accounting for Internal Decision Making | |
| ACCY 6202 | Advanced Strategic Cost Management | |
| ACCY 6601 | Business Law: Contracts, Torts, and Property | |
| ACCY 6602 | Business Law: Enterprise Organization | |
| ACCY 6900 | Special Topics (Macroeconomics for the Global Economy) | |
| ACCY 6900 | Special Topics (Nonprofit Accounting) | |
| ACCY 6900 | Special Topics (Taxation of Financial Instruments) | |
| FINA 6223 | Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management | |
| FINA 6224 | Financial Management | |
| FINA 6234 | New Venture Financing: Due Diligence and Valuation Issues | |
| FINA 6271 | Financial Modeling and Econometrics | |
| FINA 6277 | Comparative Financial Market Regulation and Development | |
| IAFF 6118 | Special Topics in International Affairs (International Business Finance) | |
| IAFF 6118 | Special Topics in International Affairs (Strategy, Global Markets and Politics) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Monitoring and Evaluation for Foreign Assistance Programs) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Private Sector Development) | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Social Enterprise and Development) | |
| IAFF 6186 | Special Topics in Security Policy Studies (Illicit Finance and Security) | |
| IAFF 6198 | Special Topics in International Economic Policy (International Entrepreneurship) | |
| IAFF 6502 | Professional Skills I (Analyzing International Economic Data) | |
| IAFF 6502 | Professional Skills I (Art and Practice of Global Investing) | |
| IAFF 6502 | Professional Skills I (Mobile Phones for International Development) | |
| IBUS 6201 | International Marketing | |
| IBUS 6290 | Special Topics (Institutional and Economic Development: the Case of Rwanda) | |
| IBUS 6290 | Special Topics (Microfinance: Developing Markets) | |
| IBUS 6301 | International Business Finance | |
| IBUS 6310 | International Financial Reporting Standards | |
| IBUS 6401 | International Business Strategy | |
| IBUS 6402 | Managing in Developing Countries | |
| ISTM 6223 | Technology Entrepreneurship | |
| ISTM 6224 | Management of Technology and Innovation | |
| ISTM 6234 | New Venture Financing | |
| PPPA 6003 | Economics for Public Decision Making | |
| PPPA 6049 | Urban and Regional Policy Analysis | |
| Students should note that many MBA program courses require instructor approval for students not enrolled in an MBA program. | ||
| MBAD 6211 | Financial Accounting | |
| MBAD 6241 | Global Perspectives | |
| MBAD 6242 | Microeconomics for the World Economy | |
| MBAD 6244 | International Management | |
| MBAD 6245 | Global Perspectives | |
| MBAD 6284 | Business and Public Policy | |
| MGT 6252 | Strategic Human Resource Management | |
| MGT 6282 | New Venture Initiation | |
| MGT 6283 | Strategic Entrepreneurship | |
| MGT 6285 | Social Entrepreneurship | |
| MGT 6290 | Special Topics (Leadership Perspective and Practice I (1.5 credits)) | |
| MGT 6290 | Special Topics (People Analytics) | |
| MGT 6290 | Special Topics (Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership) | |
| MKTG 6290 | Special Topics (Global Brand Strategy) | |
| SMPA 6250 | Topics in Media Processes and Institutions (Entrepreneurship New Media Industry) | |
| SMPP 6241 | Global Corporate Responsibility | |
| SMPP 6290 | Special Topics (Business and Society) | |
| SMPP 6290 | Special Topics (Public Private Partnerships (1.5 credits)) | |
| SMPP 6290 | Special Topics (Strategy, Global Markets, and Politics) | |
| SMPP 6290 | Special Topics (Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Today's Market (1.5 credits)) | |
| TSTD 6249 | Sustainable Destination Development | |
| Technology and development | ||
| ANTH 6806 | Technology | |
| ECON 6255 | Economics of Technological Change | |
| EMSE 6070 | Management of Research and Development | |
| EMSE 6992 | Special Topics (International Technology) | |
| GEOG 6304 | Geographical Information Systems I | |
| GEOG 6307 | Digital Image Processing | |
| GEOG 6309 | GIS for Emergency Management | |
| IAFF 6138 | Special Topics in International Development Studies (Technology and Development) | |
| IAFF 6142 | Technology Creation/Diffusion | |
| IAFF 6143 | Science and Technology Policy Analysis | |
| IAFF 6152 | Energy Policy | |
| IAFF 6153 | Science, Technology, and National Security | |
| IAFF 6186 | Special Topics in Security Policy Studies (Cybersecurity) | |
| IAFF 6358 | Special Topics in Latin American and Hemispheric Studies (Latin America in Motion: Indigenous Media and Social Movements) | |
| IAFF 6502 | Professional Skills I (Technology for International Crisis Response) | |
| IAFF 6503 | Professional Skills II (Mobile Phones for International Development) | |
| ISTM 6204 | Information Technology Project Management | |
| ISTM 6207 | Information Resources Management | |
| ISTM 6223 | Technology Entrepreneurship | |
| ISTM 6224 | Management of Technology and Innovation | |
| ISTM 6233 | Emerging Technologies | |
*Foreign language proficiency requirement
Students in the master of arts in the field of international development studies program are required to demonstrate proficiency in a modern language other than English. Students may fulfill this requirement in one of the following ways:
- Having earned a minimum grade of B in a sixth-semester university-level advanced language course completed no more than three years prior to matriculation in the Elliott School's master's degree program.
- Having earned a minimum grade of B in a sixth-semester university-level advanced language course at GW, or in an approved course taken at another institution of higher learning, including Elliott School exchange partner institutions, while enrolled in the Elliott School master's program.
- Passing the Elliott School-administered foreign language proficiency reading and speaking examination at the currently required level of proficiency. The Elliott School administers foreign language proficiency examinations once in the fall and once in the spring semesters. Students should plan to take the language proficiency examination as soon as possible following their matriculation in the program. Students have three opportunities to pass the examination. Failure to pass the examination for a third time results in dismissal from the program.
- Achieving the required proficiency level in a reading and speaking examination administered by an Elliott School-approved foreign-language assessment institution, at the student's expense, while enrolled in the Elliott School's master's degree program.
- Demonstrating the required foreign language proficiency level in a foreign language professional skills course offered through the Elliott School. The instructor tests the student during the course to determine if the required proficiency level has been achieved.
**Specific subject matter covered in special/selected topics courses varies by semester. Consult the Schedule of Classes for each semester's offerings. Topics courses not listed here may be used to fulfill program requirements if approved by the program director.
Additional information regarding skills courses, the capstone, and the thesis is available on the Elliott School website.