Global Master in Development Practice (MDP)
Columbia University
Date Posted: Feb. 25, 2016
Submitted by: Monika Urbanski
Sustainability Topic:
Curriculum
Content Type:
Academic Programs
Discipline:
International & Global Studies
Tags:
international focus
Program Type: Master's Degree
Distance: Local Only
Commitment: Full-Time
Description
The Global Master's in Development Practice (MDP), an interdisciplinary graduate degree program, prepares students to better identify and address the challenges of sustainable development. MDP programs generally consist of two years of coursework in four intersecting disciplines-health, natural, social, and management sciences--combined with cross-sectoral field training. The interdisciplinary nature of the MDP program equips development practitioners to speak the different "languages" of specialists in, for example, health, agronomy, and economics, enabling them to better understand the root causes of extreme poverty and to address the challenges of sustainable development.