Masters of Arts - Specializations

It is recommended, though not required, that students use at least four of their electives to concentrate within a certain specialization. Specializations offered at Fordham include: International Banking and Finance, International Development Studies, International and Development Economics, and Internatiional Political Analysis (Comparative and International Politics). A sample of courses according to specialization is listed below. Some specializations have a recommended course of study and you may wish to visit that link.
 

INTERNATIONAL BANKING & FINANCE
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Required for Specialization
PEGA 6740 Project Accounting (only for those lacking any accounting background)
ECGA 5550 Financial Analysis
ECGA 5551 Domestic & International Banking
ECGA 5570 Global Financial Markets

Other Recommended Courses:
CSGA 6950 Algorithms & Data Analysis
ECGA 5040 Strategic Financial Management
ECGA 5450 Stabilization Policy in LDCs
ECGA 5540 Emerging Markets
ECGA 6560 International Finance
ECGA 6950 Financial Econometrics
POGA 6991 Political Risk Analysis
 

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
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Required Overview Core Courses
ECGA 5015 Economic Development Policy (or ECGA 5450 Stabilization Policy)
POGA 6530 Political Economy of Development

Project Practicum Courses
PEGA 6740 Project Accounting
PEGA 6750 Project Management
PEGA 6760 Project Proposal Development

Programming Areas
(gender, health, micro-finance, agriculture, emergencies, peace building, demography)
ECGA 5415 Gender and Development
ECGA 5260 Epidemics and Development
ECGA 6450 Micro-Development Issues
ECGA 6460 Agriculture and Sustainable Development
HAGA 6020 International Emergency Relief
PEGA 5550 The UN and International Security
PEGA 5560 Conflict Resolution
POGA 6250 Political Economy of Poverty: International and Domestic
POGA 6552 Political Economy of the Middle East
SOGA 6500 Population
SOGA 6504 International Population Dynamics
 

INTERNATIONAL & DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
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Strongly Recommended for Specialization
ECGA 5015 Economic Development Policy
ECGA 5520 International Economic Policy
ECGA
ECGA 5260 Epidemics and Development
ECGA 5415 Gender and Development
ECGA 5450 Stabilization Policy in LDCs
ECGA 5540 Emerging Markets
ECGA 5551 Domestic & International Banking
ECGA 6450 Micro-Development Issues
ECGA 6460 Agriculture and Sustainable Development
ECGA 6470 Economic Growth & Development
ECGA 6510 International Trade
ECGA 6560 International Finance
 

INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ANALYSIS (Comparative and International Politics)

PEGA 5560 Conflict Resolution
PEGA 6550 The UN and International Security
POGA 5500 Comparative Political Analysis
POGA 5600 Analysis of International Politics
POGA 6250 Political Economy of Poverty: International and Domestic
POGA 6530 Political Economy of Development
POGA 6550 Politics and Petroleum
POGA 6552 Political Economy of the Middle East
POGA 6569 Political Economy of Reform
POGA 6621 International Law and Economic Development
POGA 6640 Politics of Global Economic Relations
POGA 6991 Political Risk Analysis

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