MA International Development

For nearly 50 years, the MA in International Development (MAID) program has trained graduates to work toward addressing the world’s most pressing economic, environmental, health and humanitarian challenges. MAID is one of the best-established development programs in the world. It prepares students to participate effectively in driving socio-economic, political, and environmental change around the world – from within governmental agencies like USAID, international organizations like the World Bank, United Nations agencies, local civil society organizations, and even private companies and consulting firms. MAID is unique in its focus on essential job skills, rigorous research methods, and critical histories and theories of development. The program emphasizes links between global and local action, acknowledges the interrelatedness of environmental, political, economic and global health challenges, and equips graduates to become effective and ethical agents of change.