38 Development Studies MA Degree Programs

The Global Development MA explores the connections between the Global North and South, focusing on alternative future possibilities for international development. Students will engage with cutting-edge research and practical skills in data collection and analysis.

This degree in MA International Development Management is at the cutting edge of development theory, policy, and management. It provides students with the critical and analytical skills to enable them to operate effectively in international development environments. Covering macro and micro-level, perspectives, the course offers rich insights into the challenges of contemporary development theory, policy and management.

The IDMA hosts and co-hosts a number of Deaf-led and -centered events, and other activities related to language rights and people with disabilities -- such as this panel on Deaf Leadership in International Development (featuring 6 presenters from 5 organizations, including USAID, CBM International, World Learning, Gallaudet University's RSIA joined IDMA on February 17, 2017). Stay tuned for our upcoming events!

In recent years, the growing need for early education professionals and policymakers in under-resourced countries has become crucial and urgent. UHaifa International's Master's Program in Early Education & Development has addressed this pressing issue by training the next generation of early childhood experts to become change agents, improve the lives of children in developing regions, and impact for good. Led by our dedicated team of professional lecturers and researchers, our unique interdisciplinary program combines an up-to-date comprehensive theory with state-of-the-art practical skills, designed to positively promote children's wellbeing. Childhood professionals such as educators, social workers, health professionals or therapists; researchers, policymakers, social activists, and aspiring 'movers and shakers eager to promote social change, will greatly benefit from this one-of-a-kind program. Attractive scholarships and living stipends will be offered to eligible students arriving from under-resourced regions.

What stirs you to act? Injustice against the weak? Sustainable solutions? If you desire to be a source of lasting hope in the midst of suffering, then the Master of Arts in Global Development and Justice (MAGDJ) is for you. This program builds on a foundation of biblical justice and international development with an emphasis on compassion initiatives, poverty alleviation, and combating injustices in society. We prepare community leaders, mission pastors, and cross-cultural workers in mission, justice, and humanitarian aid work in local or global contexts. If you are inspired by holistic, sustainable solutions that empower the hurting and strengthen the vulnerable, the MAGDJ program is made to unleash you as a dynamic agent of Christ-like change.

The Program is designed to focus on key issues in policy for population and human development ranging from demography, population aging, migration, resources, and environment relating to population changes, and public policy design.

The people you serve are too important for you to spend your time addressing surface level issues.

The City & Regional Planning and Community Development programs at the Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University educate students to become leaders who collaborate with diverse communities to establish lasting improvements for residents. Students both engage the challenges and leverage the opportunities of cities in their coursework, taking advantage of the deep resources of Temple—a leading public research university—to perform their own hands-on research and service learning across Philadelphia. Tyler’s faculty of forward-thinking practitioners are dedicated to personal mentorship that includes access to their networks of professionals, organizations and agencies.