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Why IDCM?

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IDCM students learn practical, industry-standard skills

You will work on policy memos, conflict maps, issue briefs, and donor-funded proposals.

 

IDCM students learn from experts and practitioners

You will learn from award-winning university professors, government and NGO specialists, and professional clients from Washington DC and around the world.

 

IDCM students pursue a wide variety of international interests

Interested in global poverty? Humanitarianism? Terrorism? Environmental issues? Peacekeeping? Diplomacy? You can do that here.

Alumni Testimonials

“The program is inspiring and has a really awesome, sort of grad school vibe.
It definitely did not feel like routine class work.”
- Maria ‘22

“I’m working at the State Department now, and so much of what we learned
in the minor is relevant to what I do today.”
- Brian ‘21

91%

of IDCM graduates who seek employment in the international development and global security industries accept jobs in their chosen field.

80+

Student-led projects with professional clients in over 40 countries (see map below!)