The Global Master's in Development Practice (MDP) is a two-year degree providing graduate-level students with the skills and knowledge required to better identify and address the global challenges of sustainable development, such as poverty, population, health, conservation, climate change, and agricultural productivity. John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has committed more than $15 million to create MDP programs at 20 universities worldwide.
MDP Program Curriculum
At the core of the MDP program is its interdisciplinary approach.
MDP Global Classroom
Students communicate globally through wired classrooms.
MDP Field Training
Rigorous, hands-on training gives depth to students’ education.
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A methodology for creating case studies used by the MPA-DP at...
Presentation on Climate Change and Agriculture for Global Food...
Syllabus for University of Minnesota's Development, Planning,...









