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The MDP Program Overview & Journey
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Confronting a paradox: “A major category of development professionals make
decisions that affect the lives of millions of people, [y]et their training is typically quite narrow or of short duration -
certainly not aligned with the breadth of their responsibilities.
~ Excerpted from the report of the International Commission on Education for Sustainable Development Practice, 2008: p.i
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Health Sciences
Management Sciences
Social Sciences
Natural Sciences
Sustainable Development Practice: A Training for “the Integrators”
Sustainable Development
Practice
Image from mdpglobal.org
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Humphrey Schoolof Public Affairs
The Minnesota MDP Program: Degree Governance/Structure
InterdisciplinaryCenter
for the study of Global Change
Sustainable Development
Practice ( MDP )
College of Education &
Human Development
College Food, Agriculture &
Nat. Resources Sciences
College Liberal
Arts
College Biological SciencesSchool of
Public Health
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ICGCHumphrey School
Dual-Citizenship
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MDP’s Integrated Framework
Translate Learn
Assess Implement
Design
Professional Skills
Be it the project development or research design, professional skills in development practice relate to
the iterative cycle of learning, designing, implementing
and assessing.
Sources: Model adapted from Cognitive + SE model (OECD 2015) as presented in Koji, et. al 2015; Figure 4.
MDP Goals and Objectives. Program document 2015.
Translate Learn
Assess Implement
Design
Professional Skills
Be it the project development or research design, professional skills in development practice relate to
the iterative cycle of learning, designing, implementing
and assessing.
Sources: Model adapted from Cognitive + SE model (OECD 2015) as presented in Koji, et. al 2015; Figure 4.
MDP Goals and Objectives. Program document 2015.
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Program & Cohort
Statistics
11 th Year, First cohort matriculated 2010
15 Average Cohort Size
65% / 35% Gender Balance (M/F)
65% / 35% Domestic : International
20% Domestic Student of Color
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The MDP Program Journey: Time
fall spring summer fall spring
21 3 4 5
1 2 3
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fall spring summer fall spring
4337
3027
146731314
* Approximate core credit load based on core MDP requirements * Not reflected in credit totals: credits taken for additional skills course (1.5-3)
( field experiences ) ( capstone projects )
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*
*
Skills Course + Electives*
The MDP Program Journey: Approximate Course distributionRequired
Cumulative50** *
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4337
3027
146731314
The MDP Program Journey: Phase emphases
fall spring summer fall spring
Learning & Preparing
Experiencing
Enriching & Advancing
( field experiences ) ( capstone projects )
50** *
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4337
3027
146731314
The MDP Program Journey: Roles
fall spring summer fall spring
Engagement Practice Leadership
Learning & Preparing
Experiencing
Enriching & Advancing50** *
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Field Placements
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The MDP Program Journey: MDP Hot Dish
Topics:
• Check in & CE+HD • Career Services • Field Experiences • Check in, no agenda • Field Experiences • Managing stress • Check in, no agenda