From: Economic and Political Development Concentration
Date: January 6, 2022
Subject: Reminder: Spring 2022 EPD Courses, Registration and EPD Concentration Audit for May 2022 Graduates



Dear EPD students,

Happy New Year! We hope you had a restful holiday break and are excited about the spring semester. Since you'll be soon registering for spring courses, we wanted to remind you about EPD core and elective courses offered in the coming semester, and alert you to a couple of registration updates in some of our courses.  

There are four EPD courses where EPD students will receive priority in registration for the first few days of registration (see specific dates next to each course). These include:   

  • U6892 Monitoring and Evaluation with Prof. Kevin Hong (until 1/14);  
  • U8260 Authoritarianism with Prof. Lisa Anderson (until 1/18); 
  • U6891 Impact Evaluations in Practice with Prof. Jo Puri (until 1/18); and
  • U6183 Innovation for Development in Practice with Prof. Ben Kumpf (until 1/18) 

We encourage any EPD student interested in taking one of these courses to register as soon as registration opens on Tuesday 1/11 to secure a spot. Registration in these courses will open to all SIPA students the day after the above listed dates.

As a reminder, you need to have officially declared EPD as your concentration (which would be reflected in your SSOL profile) to receive priority in registration in these four courses. If you haven't declared EPD as your concentration yet, you will need to first submit a concentration declaration form and contact your advising dean at the same time so they can help expedite the approval process. Without having the EPD concentration in your SSOL profile, you will not be able to proceed. The concentration declaration form is now open and accessible here

Second, we have updated our professional development focus area course lists with new options and listed them below. To see a complete list of professional focus area courses offered this spring, click here.   

Finally, students planning to graduate in May 2022 should read carefully our note about reviewing EPD concentration plans in Stellic at the bottom of this message.  

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out. 

Best,
Ilona


 

EPD Core

Political Dimensions of Sustainable Development Core 

INAF U6438 Persistent Problems in the Global South 
Instructor: Rumela Sen
Wednesday, 11:00 - 12:50 PM
Call #: 10588

INAF U6538 State Building in the Developing World
Instructor: Daniel Corstange
Thursday, 11:00 - 12:50 PM
Call #: 10598

INAF U8260 Authoritarianism (seminar-style course)
Instructor: Lisa Anderson
Wednesday, 2:10 - 4:00 PM
Call #: 10630
From 1/11 to 1/18 only EPD students can register for this course. Registration will open to all other SIPA students on 1/19. 

Economic Dimensions of Sustainable Development Core

INAF U6602 Economic Development for International Affairs
Instructor: Andrew Simons
Section 1: Thursday, 11:00 - 12:50 PM
Call #: 10600
Section 2: Thursday, 2:10 - 4:00 PM
Call #: 10601

INAF U8145 Advanced Economic Development for International Affairs
Instructor: Eric Verhoogen
Section 1: Thursday, 9:00 - 10:50 AM
Call#: 10625
Section 2: Thursday, 2:10 - 4:00 PM
Call#: 10626
Pre-requisite: SIPA U6400 (students who haven't taken U6400 but are comfortable with higher level math and/or have strong background in economics are encouraged to enroll in this course. Please reach out to Prof. Verhoogen if this applies to you and request a permission to be enrolled by OSA)   


 

Other EPD courses not to miss this spring

INAF U6085 Economic Development in Latin America
Instructor: José Antonio Ocampo
Tuesday, 9:00 - 10:50 AM
Call # 10548

INAF U6183 Innovation for Development in Practice (new short course!)
Instructor: Ben Kumpf
Saturday/Sunday, 11:00 - 4:00 PM
Call #: 14308
Course dates: Mar 26 & 27; Apr 2 & 3; and Apr 9 &10
From 1/11 to 1/18 only EPD students can register for this course. Registration will open to all other SIPA students on 1/19. 

INAF U6163 African Development Strategies: Policies, Institutions and Governance
Instructor: Akbar Noman
Wednesday, 2:10 – 4:00 PM
Call # 10559

INAF U6303 Financial Inclusion: Models and Products to Enhance Financial Access for the Poor
Instructors: Camilla Nestor and Louise Schneider-Moretto
Tuesday, 6:10 - 8:00 PM
Call #: 10571

INAF U6658 Politics and Policies in South Asia 
Instructor: Rumela Sen
Monday, 2:10 - 4:00 PM
Call # 10606

INAF U6891 Impact Evaluations in Practice (short course)
Instructor: Jyotsna Puri
Friday/Saturday, 1:00 - 4:15 PM 
Call #: 10617
Pre-requisite: SIPA U6500
Course dates: Feb 18 & 19 and Feb 25 & 26
From 1/11 to 1/18 only EPD students can register for this course. Registration will open to all other SIPA students on 1/19.

INAF U6892 Monitoring and Evaluation: Driving Evidence-Based Development and Humanitarian Aid
Instructor: Kevin Hong
Friday, 9:00 - 1:00 PM
Call #: 10618
From 1/11 to 1/14 only EPD students can register for this course. Registration will open to all other SIPA students on 1/15. 
Course meets every other week.

INAF U6914 Policies and Practices in Human-Centered Digital Development
Instructors: Savita Bailur and Revi Sterling
Monday, 11:00 – 2:00 PM
Call #: 10620
 
INAF U8354 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Development
Instructors: Zaki Raheem and Bryanna Millis
Friday, 1:30 – 4:20 PM
Call #: 10631

INAF U8785 Gender, Politics and Development: Theory, Policy and Practice
Instructors: Jenny McGill and Maxine Weisgrau
Tuesday, 2:10 - 4:00 PM
Call #: 10638


Professional Development Focus Area Courses

We have updated our professional focus area course lists with the following new courses. 

Political Dimensions of Sustainable Development
INAF U6183 Innovation for Development in Practice
INAF U6332 Leadership Lessons for Important Battles
INAF U6342 Ending Civil Wars
INAF U6442 Failures and Successes of Three Decades of Peacemaking
INAF U6474 Economic Espionage
INAF U8176 MIMC 3.0: Migrants, Refugees, and International Law: Revising the "Model International Mobility Convention"

Political Dimensions of Sustainable Development - Regional
IAIA U6355 Refugees and Global Public Policy: Displaced Persons in New York and the World
INAF U6722 Arab Identity and Its Politics
REGN U6720 Politics of Modern Middle Eastern Art

Economic Dimensions of Sustainable Development
INAF U6183 Innovation for Development in Practice
INAF U6305 Debt Financing Sovereign and Quasi Sovereign Entities in Emerging Markets
INAF U6332 Leadership Lessons for Important Battles
INAF U6474 Economic Espionage
INAF U6774 Public Policy and Inequality in Developing Countries
INAF U6886 Social Impact: Business, Society and the Natural Environment

Social Dimensions of Sustainable Development
INAF U6123 Storytelling for Social Change: Skills and Narratives
INAF U6183 Innovation for Development in Practice
INAF U6332 Leadership Lessons for Important Battles
INAF U6774 Public Policy and Inequality in Developing Countries
INAF U6886 Social Impact: Business, Society and the Natural Environment

Social Dimensions of Sustainable Development - Regional
IAIA U6355 Refugees and Global Public Policy: Displaced Persons in New York and the World

Environmental Dimensions of Sustainable Development
INAF U6183 Innovation for Development in Practice
INAF U6332 Leadership Lessons for Important Battles
INAF U6886 Social Impact: Business, Society and the Natural Environment


Attention May 2022 Graduates: Review Your EPD Concentration Audit Plan in Stellic          

This message is for students who plan to graduate in May 2022. Please read carefully. 

EPD will use Stellic to approve your concentration audit plans and to confirm you have fulfilled all EPD requirements for graduation. To make sure that you are on track to meet your EPD requirements for graduation, we ask that you log in to Stellic at https://columbia.stellic.com, and carefully review your EPD profile before you start registering for spring courses. If you have yet to fulfill a specific EPD requirement, be sure to plan accordingly. 

Each student expecting to graduate in May 2022 must finalize their EPD audit plan in Stellic by Friday, 1/14/2022. EPD will then confirm that your plan has been approved and that you are expected to complete all concentration requirements by checking off the EPD Concentration Audit Certification button in your Stellic profile.

Additional instructions: 
o   If you received approval for a course substitution for an EPD requirement but it is not yet reflected in your profile, forward your approval confirmation email to Ilona Vinklerova (iv2105) and she will adjust your Stellic profile. 

o   Students who would like to count a course that hasn’t been approved for EPD can submit a request to Ilona Vinklerova (iv2105) for the course to be considered. They should email her the course syllabus and specify which requirement they wish to count it for. In general, a course to be approved for EPD must focus on issues in developing countries and/or emerging markets. Note that the EPD double counting policy would still apply here. We ask that you allow for three business days to receive a reply.

 o   If you are an MPA-EPD student, you must also fulfill the MIA language requirement and prove language proficiency in a language other than English. Students can fulfill the language requirement with any modern language offered by Columbia University language programs or the Language Resource Center. This requirement can be met in one of the three ways listed here.  

We urge you not to wait until the last minute to review your Stellic profile. Allow yourself enough time to sort out any pending requirements. Note that the spring semester starts on Tuesday 1/18/2022, and registration for continuing students begins on Tuesday 1/11/2022.