公共事务硕士课程是一个跨学科的专业课程，为学生提供在地方，州或联邦政府，准政府服务或非营利性（包括慈善）领域的职位的准备。专注于国际发展将为您提供以政策为重点的理解，以帮助那些致力于促进发展中国家进步的人们所面临的挑战和机遇。您将重点关注诸如经济规划和计划，政治发展，冲突和冲突后恢复，可持续发展，国际组织以及非政府组织的作用等主题。首先，您将掌握MPA计划核心竞争力中反映的基础知识。这五门课程（15个学时）将为您提供完善的分析技能，并对政策问题和政府程序有广泛的了解。
A concentration in International Development will provide you with a policy-focused understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing those who work to promote advancement in developing countries. You'll focus on such topics as economic programming and planning, political development, conflict and post-conflict recovery, sustainable development, international organizations, and the role of NGOs. By exploring these and other topics, you will gain the knowledge and the analytical skills needed to effectively design, implement, and evaluate international development programs. In short, youll learnin very real and practical wayshow to change the world.