国际发展政策与管理专业将为对国际发展感兴趣的学生做好准备，以帮助他们理解和应对在不同国际背景下实施复杂的公共服务政策和计划所面临的挑战。您将学到独特的跨学科比较技能，可将前沿概念连接起来思维，关键政策分析和评估技术以及具体的管理技能。您还将学习全球公共和非营利机构结构和管理流程如何以重要且不断发展的方式变化，以及主要的国际机构如何运作。国际发展政策和管理专业知识使学生能够通过以下方式发展针对特定地区的广度和深度在国际公共金融，国际公共管理，国际公共政策或国际卫生中将选修课程归类。
A career in international development or other global fields requires a broad understanding of international institutions, economics and politics, but some people with specific interests or career aspirations may wish to gain a deeper understanding of particular sub-fields. Accordingly, there are a number of relevant areas that Wagner offers greater depth in through regular course offerings, including economic growth and inequality, organizations and management in international contexts, international public and social finance, environment and sustainability, human rights and humanitarian aid, global health and food security, and global governance. A few of these areas cover broad territory and are further organized into more refined clusters of courses.