This concentration focuses on the practical challenges and ethical dilemmas the world faces in health, environment, population, and uneven development. Students can select from courses in environmental studies, anthropology, history, economics, philosophy, and political science and women and gender studies. This concentration is particularly designed for students with an interest in international development policy and practice at the grass roots level, and students are strongly encouraged to study abroad for a summer or semester in an approved IAS program in the developing world (Africa, Middle East, Latin America, and Asia) where they will undertake independent research. Programs offered by the School for International Training (SIT) may be a particularly good fit for this concentration.