Guest lecturers and community leaders will also make contributions. Graduate specialization's in international development are available as electives for students who are enrolled in master's and doctoral degree programs at Michigan State University. Offered by the College of Social Science, these specialization provide an opportunity for students to receive a comprehensive academic experience in the field of international development studies. Masters students complete two core courses and two courses from their concentration area. Half of the credits must come from outside their major.
Doctoral students complete two core courses and four courses from within their concentration area.
Half of the credits must come from outside of their major. Fagg, a scholar of African art and former keeper of ethnology at the British Museum, left behind a collection of field notes and photographs. Many of the photographs focus on the Yoruba region of western Nigeria, including images of the works of art in situ. This multidisciplinary program begins in September 2000 and will offer specialized courses and opportunities to study refugee issues from such wide-ranging perspectives as anthropology, international law, political science, psychology, and sociology. The program is designed to meet the needs of those individuals who are currently working with refugees, those who seek to enter this field, or those whose research interests will center on issues of forced migration in both Africa and the Middle East.