<p>I am really interested in majoring in International Development, excpt most colleges only have it as a masters level. What colleges have it as undergrad, or what other studies may I do in undergrad. Can I get a bachelor's degree in African studies, and still get masters degree in international development? What are the steps?</p>
<p>I replied to your earlier post about UN/NGOs and provided you some links to African Studies programs:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/1044120-college-if-i-want-work-un-ngo.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/1044120-college-if-i-want-work-un-ngo.html</a></p>
<p>I’m not sure why you weren’t able to find any undergrad International Development majors; I searched under “International Development, majors” and found several. One problem might be that you need to be flexible about the titles of programs. Some programs will have the exact title, “international Development”; others might be called Global Development; others are tracks or thematic options (i.e., sub-concentrations) within International Studies or International Relations programs. Don’t get stuck on a specific program title as long as the requirements and course offerings are relevant to your interests. It can get somewhat confusing as different universities will use different titles for these programs and situate them in different academic departments or centers. Some of them will be majors; some minors; and some certificate programs. (By the way, when look for African Studies programs, if a particular school doesn’t specifically list one, it might only be listed as an area studies option under a program such as International Studies or International Relations; many such programs require a student to choose a thematic option, such as development, as well as a particular world region. Although a school with a specific African Studies Center would be preferable, as long as a school has the relevant African-focused courses in a number of different disciplines, that shouldn’t matter too much. It would be nice if it also offered some African languages, but if it doesn’t, you can study a European language widely used in Africa, e.g., French or Portuguese, and pick up an African language through special summer language institutes that are offered at many of the universities with African Studies Centers. You also should note that some universities will offer their African languages and African studies courses in their African-American Studies depts, which also go by different names, e.g. African-American & African Studies, or, Africana Studies. I believe UCLA offers their African language courses in their Linguistics dept.)</p>
<p>Here are several undergrad programs I found:
UCLA: [International</a> Development Studies B.A.](<a href=“http://cis.ucla.edu/studyArea/course.asp?type=MAJ&code=991]International”>http://cis.ucla.edu/studyArea/course.asp?type=MAJ&code=991)
Indiana: [International</a> Studies Major: Indiana University](<a href=“http://www.indiana.edu/~intlweb/theme.shtml]International”>http://www.indiana.edu/~intlweb/theme.shtml)
Michigan State: [Global</a> and Area Studies - College of Social Science - Michigan State University](<a href=“http://socialscience.msu.edu/degree/global_studies.html]Global”>http://socialscience.msu.edu/degree/global_studies.html)
Berkeley: [IASTP</a> - International and Area Studies Teaching Program - UC Berkeley](<a href=“http://iastp.berkeley.edu/Programs.asp]IASTP”>http://iastp.berkeley.edu/Programs.asp)
Ohio U: [Welcome</a> to International Development Studies](<a href=“http://www.developmentstudies.ohio.edu/index.html]Welcome”>http://www.developmentstudies.ohio.edu/index.html)
North Carolina: <a href=“http://www.unc.edu/ugradbulletin/depts/global.html[/url]”>http://www.unc.edu/ugradbulletin/depts/global.html</a>
Wisconsin: [International</a> Studies Major - University of Wisconsin-Madison](<a href=“http://ismajor.wisc.edu/majoroverview.html#options]International”>http://ismajor.wisc.edu/majoroverview.html#options)
Cornell: [International</a> Programs](<a href=“http://ip.cals.cornell.edu/academics/undergraduate.cfm]International”>http://ip.cals.cornell.edu/academics/undergraduate.cfm)
George Washington: [International</a> Development Studies Concentration - International Affairs Major - The Elliott School of International Affairs](<a href=“http://elliott.gwu.edu/academics/ugrad/ia/ids-concentration.cfm]International”>http://elliott.gwu.edu/academics/ugrad/ia/ids-concentration.cfm)
Tulane: [The</a> Payson Center for International Development | Undergraduate](<a href=“http://www.payson.tulane.edu/undergraduate.html]The”>http://www.payson.tulane.edu/undergraduate.html)
Virginia: [Requirements</a> for Major — Global Development Studies, Arts & Sciences, U.Va.](<a href=“http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/globaldevelopment/requirements/index.html]Requirements”>http://artsandsciences.virginia.edu/globaldevelopment/requirements/index.html)
Clark: [Program</a> Requirements: International Development and Social Change](<a href=“http://www.clarku.edu/academiccatalog/requirements.cfm?id=18&mode=majors]Program”>http://www.clarku.edu/academiccatalog/requirements.cfm?id=18&mode=majors)
Vermont: [Community</a> and International Development : Undergraduate: Majors and Minors : Community Development and Applied Economics : University of Vermont](<a href=“http://www.uvm.edu/cdae/?Page=undergraduate/CID/index.html&SM=undergraduate/undersubmenu.html]Community”>http://www.uvm.edu/cdae/?Page=undergraduate/CID/index.html&SM=undergraduate/undersubmenu.html)
Illinois: [International</a> Studies Major Academics LAS Global Studies College of Liberal Arts & Sciences University of Illinois](<a href=“http://www.globalstudies.illinois.edu/academics/ismajor/professional/#development]International”>http://www.globalstudies.illinois.edu/academics/ismajor/professional/#development)
York: [Degree</a> Options](<a href=“http://www.yorku.ca/laps/sosc/idst/Undergraduate/degree_options.html]Degree”>http://www.yorku.ca/laps/sosc/idst/Undergraduate/degree_options.html)
Penn State: [ID</a> Option - CED Major - Penn State University](<a href=“http://ced.aers.psu.edu/about/options/id_option.asp]ID”>http://ced.aers.psu.edu/about/options/id_option.asp)
Kentucky: [IS</a> Major Requirements](<a href=“http://www.as.uky.edu/academics/departments_programs/InternationalStudies/InternationalStudies/ISMajorMinor/Pages/ISMajorRequirements.aspx]IS”>http://www.as.uky.edu/academics/departments_programs/InternationalStudies/InternationalStudies/ISMajorMinor/Pages/ISMajorRequirements.aspx)</p>
<p>There also are some special study abroad programs, e.g.,
[Niamey</a> International Development Program » Study Abroad International Programs Boston University](<a href=“http://www.bu.edu/abroad/programs/niamey-international-development-program/]Niamey”>http://www.bu.edu/abroad/programs/niamey-international-development-program/)</p>
<p>Yes, you can do an undergrad major in African Studies and then do a master’s in International Development. In that case, it would be advised to combine an African Studies major or certificate program with a traditional discipline, e.g., economics. (You also can major in international development or a traditional discipline as an undergrad, and then do a master’s in African Studies.) For graduate study, make sure you have language skills (e.g…, a European language used in Africa in case you did an African language as part of the AS major); that you have some quantitative skills (e.g., statistics); and, that you take coursework at least in principles of economics (if your other major is not economics/business). If you wanted to combine an economics major with African Studies, an alternative to consider is a major in Agricultural Economics (sometimes called Applied Economics or Agricultural & Resource Economics), which is very relevant to development studies. (Of course, you could only do an ag econ major if you attended a state land-grant university with a college of agriculture, e.g., Wisconsin or Ohio State.</p>
<p>Take a look at Middlebury’s international studies and international politics and economics majors. They also have a wide array of language options.</p>