Develop a robust understanding of development issues and the tools with which to evaluate global challenges present across sectors and policy fields. The International Policy and Development (IPD) Certificate focuses on two broad kinds of questions: 1. How to achieve economic and political development? These courses focus on why some people and societies are poor, unequal, unstable, or unfree, and what circumstances and policies promote wealth, equality, stability, and freedoms. 2. How to design and implement public policy globally? The courses focus on public policy issues in an international setting across a range of subjects, including: education, health, children, criminal justice, public finance, labor markets, elections, and so forth. The IPD Certificate is designed to prepare students for careers in government, non-governmental organizations, international organizations, or multinational corporations. Students who complete this certificate will be able to: Assess key arguments advanced historically and currently in the arena of development Understand whether and why an intervention is successful or not, whether an intervention is scalable and how to meaningfully measure outcomes Seek data-driven solutions to development issues across multiple sectors, including economy, education, governance, energy, security, gender, health, and the environment The certificate’s curated list of electives is designed to allow students to explore multiple academic approaches to understanding development, including from economics, political science, statistics, and psychology. In addition, we encourage students pursuing the certificate to participate in events sponsored by The Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts. Application Process The certificate is open to any University of Chicago graduate student. Harris students please indicate your intent to pursue this certificate using the Harris Certificate Application Form. If you are a non-Harris student and intend to complete the requirements for the International Policy and Development certificate please submit the Harris Certificate Application for Non-Harris Students to indicate you are pursuing this certificate. For certificate registration questions, please reach out to harrisregistration@uchicago.edu. Planning for the Certificate For information on which quarter(s) each course will be offered see the Harris Courses page and filter by certificate. For courses offered by other divisions the typical quarter(s) offered has been indicated. Certificate Requirements The certificate requires completion of three certificate courses. Students must achieve at least a B- grade in each course, and there is no pass/fail option. The courses do not need to be taken in a particular order. Students should contact their advisor to indicate their intention to pursue the certificate. The certificate will be awarded to students who complete any three of the qualifying courses; however, the following two courses are recommended as a fundamental sequence of the certificate: PPHA 35550 Economic Development and Policy PPHA 35556 Political Economics of Developing Countries The following courses also fulfill the requirement for the International Development and Policy certificate: PPHA 32740 Order and Violence PPHA 35240 Education in Developing Contexts PPHA 34600 Program Evaluation (International Policy Focus) PPHA 35560 Translating Evidence for Policy and Program Design PPHA 35565 Infrastructure and Development PPHA 35575 Behavioral Experiments in International Development: From Theory to Practice PPHA 35577 Big Data and Development PPHA 35578 Qualitative Methods for International Policy and Development PPHA 35585 The Chinese Economy PPHA 37040 Economic Growth and Development PPHA 39530 Macroeconomic Policymaking PPHA 39750 Politics and Public Policy in Latin America PPHA 39930 International Climate Policy PPHA 47400 Women, Development and Politics PPHA 60000 Policy Lab (International Development sections taught by Wolfe) EMCA 35550 / PPHA 35561 The Practicalities of Running Randomized Control Trials (Autumn) SSAD 62912 / PPHA 32760 Global Development and Social Welfare (Spring) SSAD 63800 Program Evaluation in International Settings (Spring) Not offered in 2022-2023 PPHA 30810 The Political Economy of Natural Resources PPHA 32736 Economics, Politics and African Societies PPHA 35540 How to Change the World: Science of Policymaking in International Policy and Development SSAD 63301 /63302 International Perspectives on Social Policy and Social Work Practice LAWS 43232/ PPHA 42820 Law and Economic Development Certificate Contacts Rebecca Wolfe, Faculty Administrative Director Christopher Blattman, Certificate Director Faculty Spotlight The pandemic changed a lot of teaching for the worse, but I wanted to tweet how it spurred me to try to change the way we teach international policy and development @HarrisPolicy. In short, we took the opportunity to try to get policymakers all over the world to teach classes. pic.twitter.com/iBb97ixjhY — Chris Blattman (@cblatts) February 25, 2021 Faculty Spotlight Christopher Blattman Ramalee E. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies A faculty member in The Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts, Chris Blattman focuses on why some people and societies are poor, unequal and violent, and how to tackle these issues. His book, Why We Fight, was released by Viking Press in April 2022. Most people t... 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