Master in International Development

General objectives

The Master degree in International Development at Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) offers innovative training in international development based on a renewed approach to sustainable economic growth and political practices. PSIA's program is designed to train the next generation of development specialists, building on the profound transformation of the development discussion.

Main orientations and specific features

The curriculum provides a strong intellectual background in development studies, favouring critical approaches and using both academic analysis and practitioners' experience of global governance and the multifaceted question of sustainability. It also combines intensive training in finance, economics, public policy (from the global to local level), project design, management and evaluation.

The Master in International Development offers an in depth introduction to multiple actors (public agencies, NGO's, private foundations, multilateral organisations) and to multiple instruments (from traditional official development aid, to markets mechanisms and innovative finance anre more) and generates both analytical and practical skills that graduates will use to implement the next generation of development policies and practices. A special focus is placed on acquiring essential skills in policy and project design and evaluation, finance accounting and applied economics, management and planning methods.

Career opportunities

Graduates will find openings in the private sector (profit and non profit) as well as the public sector. In public agencies, national, regional, and local governments, as well as international organizations and agencies, graduates will work, amongst other roles, on the formulation, management and evaluation of public policies and projects. In the private sector, they may work for example as project managers, consultants and in the innovation sector for applied research projects as project designer and managers.

Admission

• International admissions procedure : for applicants holding an undergraduate degree from outside of France

Assessment of international applications is made on a double analysis of the candidate's application file, on a rolling basis over the course of the application campaign. To get more info, click here.

• French admissions procedure : for applicants holding an undergraduate degree from France

Assessment of French applications is divided into two phases: an analysis of the candidate's application file, and an oral interview conducted with an admissions committee. To get more info, click here.