Master of International Development Administration Advising
See forms and policies for specific information pertaining to graduate students in the Department of Political Science at Western Michigan University.
Program Director
Masters of International Development Administration
Graduate Manual
Forms
Common departmental forms.
Financial Assistance
The Department of Political Science offers teaching and research assistantships on a competitive basis to qualified students each year. Assistantship stipends are competitive and include tuition remission. Graduate assistants typically work with faculty members conducting research or teaching undergraduate classes. Consideration for an assistantship is contingent upon admission to one of our graduate programs.
For new students, indicate that you are applying for an assistantship while completing the admissions application in TargetX. For current students, complete the department application for graduate assistantship. Additional financial aid opportunities may be available through the Graduate College.
Deadline: Feb. 1 to be considered for financial assistance for the following academic year. There is only one application deadline per year and funding support starts with the fall semester.
Program Requirements
A complete list of requirements can be found in WMU's Graduate Catalog.
Internships
The following links offer internship possibilities:
- Amnesty International
- CARE
- Global Crossroad
- Global Service Corps
- GoAbroad
- IDB Winter Intern Program – Internship opportunities with the Inter-American Development Bank (applicants must be a citizen of one of the Bank’s member countries)
- Idealist
- Institute of International Education
- Intern Abroad
- International Cooperative Education
- Meridian International Center
- RedR
- The World Bank
- Transitions Abroad
- United Nations Internship Programme
- USDA Student Opportunities (available to U.S. citizens only)
Careers
Students in the Master of International Development Administration program may want to consider these career options.
Research
Chronicle of Higher Education Excepts
Placements
See a listing of placements for Master of International Development Administration students.