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International Development Master of Arts (IDMA) degree program at Gallaudet University
Posted on 9 February 2011. Filed under: Announcements, Call for Nominations or Applications, Cross-Disability, Education and Training Opportunities, Human Rights, Opportunities, Poverty | Tags: development programs, development projects, disability rights, economic development, graduate program, how to design a project, how to fight poverty, how to promote human rights, human development, international development, people with disabilities, social development, sustainable development, Washington DC |
I graduated from the following program in 2009. I feel it can provide a good background in the field for people who want to enable people with disabilities in developing countries to access their human rights and escape poverty. The most valuable course for me personally was a course in project design that helped me gain more confidence in my ability to evolve a clearly focused project idea and develop it into a cohesive plan of action.
Gallaudet University is in Washington, DC, the capital of the United States. Its school year begins with the fall semester in late August each year and ends with the spring semester in early May.
International Development Master of Arts (IDMA) degree at Gallaudet University
The International Development Master of Arts Degree Program (IDMA) at Gallaudet University prepares students to advocate, design, implement, monitor and evaluate social change activities in collaboration with Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard-of-Hearing people, and people with disabilities, at local, national and international levels. IDMA coursework provides practical experience examining legal and social policy frameworks, political and economic conditions, sociocultural and language-centered values and rights, and other features of contemporary life that contribute to or impede social participation and social justice.
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