About the program
Offered through Clark's International Development, Community and Environment Department (IDCE), the Master’s in International Development and Social Change trains students to meet some of the world’s most pressing social, political, economic and cultural challenges. You explore new ways to understand and improve all of the major forces of change: grassroots initiatives, social movements, government policy, market approaches, technological innovation, individual action and education.
We address deep-seated problems through teaching, research and a heavy emphasis on hands-on practice—helping you become an effective driver of social change.
WHY STUDY INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL CHANGE AT CLARK?
- Rigorous academics combined with experience developing on-the-ground applications.
- Learning within the context of our renowned International Development, Community and Environment Department.
- Opportunities to work with disadvantaged communities in rural areas, small towns and large cities.
- Impassioned scholar-practitioner professors with decades of field work experience.
- A culturally rich, diverse, international community.
COURSEWORK
Our program offers a flexible course of study that you design hand-in-hand with your advisor. You acquire practical skills and apply them to real world problems. Your work culminates in a final project or paper that you can design with your adviser. You gain experience and perspective as an intern, consulting with companies or joining research projects that connect you directly with organizations you’re passionate about.
Curriculum: You explore new ways to understand and use all of the major forces of change: grassroots initiatives, social movements, government policy, market approaches, entrepreneurship, technological innovation, individual action and education.
We encourage you to take courses across programs representing a diversity of perspectives, including classes in the School of Geography and the Graduate School of Management. This provides even more opportunities for you to gain skills you need to cross the nonprofit, private, government, NGO and research sectors.
Requirements: 12 graduate courses: four core courses and seven electives, then a final project.
APPLICATION OVERVIEW
The International Development, Community and Environment (IDCE) programs seek students with a clear commitment to work in the fields of development and environment. The Admissions Committee looks for a good academic record, excellent recommendations from academic and professional sources, and two or three years of field experience. Strong applicants for IDCE's four competitive graduate programs will often have overseas, fieldwork, research, professional and/or internship experience prior to applying. A candidate's statement of purpose and career intentions are also important.
When your completed application is received, the Graduate Admissions Office will forward your application to the Admissions Committee. The time it takes to receive a decision will vary depending on the program to which you apply and when your application is submitted. Once a decision has been reached, you will be notified via email and your status in the application portal will be updated.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
- Create an account on our online application portal to complete your Clark Graduate School Application and upload any additional credentials as required.
- Application fee: $75 (non-refundable), submitted with your online application.
- Personal statement: Please discuss your academic interests and goals. Include your current professional and research interests, as well as your long-range professional objectives. Please be as specific as possible about how your objectives can be met at Clark and do not exceed 800 words.
- Resume: Required.
- Letters of recommendation: Three letters of recommendation must be submitted from people who are competent to judge your qualifications for graduate study (at least one of the three required recommendations should be from an academic source).
- Foreign language proficiency: Required of all international applicants. Please contact us if you believe you qualify for an exemption.
- TOEFL code: 5969 (TOEFL Information)
- IELTS: Please notify IELTS to send scores electronically to the Graduate Admissions Office. (IELTS Information)
- Official transcripts: Have your transcripts mailed directly from the institution to:
Clark University
Graduate Admissions Office
950 Main St.
Worcester, MA 01610
USA
- Monitor your application: Check the status of your application via the online application portalto ensure all of your credentials were received and view your final decision.
- Any questions? If at any point you have questions or concerns about your application, please contact the Graduate Admissions Office for assistance.
For Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, and City Year Volunteers
All AmeriCorps, Peace Corps or City Year volunteers applying to a program in the International Development, Community and Environment department are required submit a description of service as part of their application. If you are currently serving and have not yet received your description of service, a letter from your supervisor stating your current status and when your serve is expected to end will be acceptable. All descriptions of service or supervisor letters should be uploaded through your application status page or emailed to gradadmissions@clarku.edu.
For International Applicants
Official transcripts
All transcripts that are submitted as part of your application must be translated into English prior to submission. Transcripts from international programs that do not include the original language and the English translation will not be considered for admission. If you submit an official final transcript, please make sure to include confirmation of earned degree.
Financial documents
We ask that all international applicants refrain from sending financial documents as part of their application for admission. Financial documents will be needed only after you have received an offer of admission and choose to enroll at Clark University.
Required documents
After you accept the offer of admission and pay the non-refundable deposit, the following items are needed:
- International Student Information Form
- A copy of your passport
- Bank statement that is no more than 6 months old*
- Signed Affidavit of Support if the bank statement is not in your name and if you will not be using personal funds to finance your education*
Upload the documents listed above to your online application account.
*The bank statement and affidavit of support are needed for those who would like Clark University to issue an I-20 form (for students who want to obtain an F-1 student visa) or a DS-2019 (for students who want to obtain a J-1 visa)
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