For those students interested in the interdisciplinary study of development, anchored in Economics, the Department offers the Development Studies Option (DSO). This program is offered as an option within existing M.A. programs in the Departments of Geography, History, Political Science, Anthropology, Economics, and Sociology. Students enter through one of the participating departments and must meet the M.A. requirements of that unit. Students will take an interdisciplinary seminar and a variety of graduate-level courses on international development issues.
对于那些对跨学科发展研究感兴趣的学生，该系开设了发展研究方向(DSO)。这个课程是在地理、历史、政治科学、人类学、经济学和社会学等学科的现有硕士课程中作为一个方向分支开设的。学生通过一个合作院系入学，并且必须符合该院系对文学硕士的要求。学生们会参加一个跨学科的研讨会，并且修习各种关于国际发展问题的硕士课程。