Master of International Development Administration

Students in the MIDA program at Western Michigan University planning to pursue careers in the public and nonprofit sectors in developing countries and in international development organizations can build a foundation of professional competence in the following areas:

Recent classes have discussed development strategies in areas such as industrialization in Taiwan, Brazil and China, social security in India, health in Chile, Argentina and Niger, and textiles and apparel in the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica and Tuinisia, and development projects such as on hydroelectricity in China, agriculture in Afghanistan and Pakistan, education in Burkina Faso, social cohesion in Liberia, and child survival in Mozambique.  Students developed the Climate Action Plan for the City of Kalamazoo. Other topics include legacies of colonialism, international financial institutions, the Millennium Development Goals, corruption, climate change, technology, political representation, decentralization, and economic topics such as inflation, exchange rates, value chains and international financial and trade agreements.