PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

The MIPER non-thesis professional master’s degree requires 36 credit-hours or three semesters of course work while the two non-degree Graduate Certificates require 15 credit-hours each. The MIPER degree and IPE certificates may be completed as part of a Combined Undergraduate/Graduate program by students already matriculated as undergraduate students at Colorado School of Mines, or by individuals already holding undergraduate or advanced degrees who are interested in a non-thesis graduate program.

MIPER Program

The MIPER program has two parts: (1) 18 credit-hours drawn from six core thematic areas; and (2) 18 credit-hours (six courses) of specialization. The student is required to choose two of the following three areas for the second 18 hours:
  • Area Studies and Comparative Political Economy (CPE) Themes: development, institutions, regimes, state-building verses nation-building, social stratification, ethnicity, gender, religion and culture.
  • IPE Themes: trade, finance, developmental processes, resource development, regionalism, cross-regionalism, globalization, international organizations, inter-state relations, security, non-traditional security, country political risk assessment and mitigation, corruption and development, environment and development, ethnic conflicts, cultural clashes, environmental politics and policies, technology and social transformation.
  • IPE Theories and Methods: theories, methods and models associated with the disciplines of International Political Economy, Comparative Political Economy and/or International Relations.

The IPE Certificate Program

The following 15-hour certificates are also available:

  • Certificate I (15 credit-hours) - For the first graduate certificate, students must take courses from five of the six core thematic areas associated with the MIPER.
  • Certificate II (15 credit-hours) - For the second graduate certificate, students must choose an area of specialization in consultation with the Program Director.