Developing Leaders and Improving Lives in the World's Developing Countries
Start Date:
28 August 2006
End Date:
Ongoing
Administrative Unit:
International Programs
The Master's International Program offers the unique opportunity to combine Peace Corps service with a master's degree program. The focus of the program in CALS is International Agriculture and Rural Development (IARD), i.e., conservation of natural resources, sustainable farming systems, various aspects of international development such as population, nutrition, planning, policy or agriculture. The program prepares students, through a combination of academic studies and application of analytical skills, to assume a leadership position in development programs, in government and non-government organizations, or in the private sector. Students can choose from the following fields of study: International Agriculture and Rural Development; Biological and Environmental Engineering; Applied Economics & Management; Animal Science; Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture; Food Science and Technology; Natural Resources; Plant Biology; Plant Pathology; Plant Protection; Pomology; Crop & Soil Sciences; and Vegetable Crops. The MPS/Agriculture combined with a Peace Corps tour requires satisfactory completion of 30 credit hours related to the candidate's professional interest. Twenty-four of the 30 credit hours are earned at Cornell prior to entering the Peace Corps. After two semesters of academic work, the student undertakes his/her Peace Corps assignment. During the 27-month field experience, the student and faculty advisor stay in contact and share new knowledge and experiences relating to the MPS project paper to be written based on the field experience. Following the Peace Corps experience, the candidate prepares and submits a problem-solving project paper. The project paper may analyze and evaluate the execution of a particular program, the development of a plan of action for dealing with a selected problem, the development of materials or methodology for field programs or the development and execution of research appropriate to a selected problem of development. Students participating in this program are encouraged to enroll for one additional semester of study at Cornell following their Peace Corps experience.
No target countries have been selected.
Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Latin America
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