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Exchange Program for MSPPM students with CIDE (Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas) in Mexico 

This opportunity is through the Heinz School’s partner, CIDE (Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas). This partnership allows students from each institution to study at the other school for one semester. CIDE students should contact their program director for further details.

MSPPM students have the opportunity to study abroad during the fall of their second year in Mexico. Students continue their work toward their MSPPM degree while augmenting their studies with classes and experiences unique to studying abroad.

Interested students must be:

  • in good academic standing with the Heinz School
  • fluent in Spanish (courses taught in Spanish)
  • able to complete specific MSPPM requirements in their second semester (Advanced Policy, Advanced Methods, Capstone & Systems)
  • able to complete one full semester at CIDE (approximately mid-August through mid-December)

Coursework

The semester at CIDE is organized as follows:

1) 1-2 compulsory courses from the Public Administration Division; last year they were:

  • Research Seminar I - The objective is developing a first research draft for the paper (80-100 pages) the students must submit as requirement for completion of the program (tesina).
  • Ethics and Public Policy - This course explores different theoretical conceptions of Ethics and focuses on its interpretation from the perspective of public service, and public servants.

2) Students choose 2 optional courses from a menu CIDE defines by selecting courses they consider adequate for the Masters' profile. These are advanced courses from other CIDE programs (Law, Political Science and International Relations, and Economics). Last year some of them were: Distributive Justice; Political Economy of the Mexican Political System; Mexican Political System; Politics and Fiction (political analysis using references from the Literature); International Political Economy.

**Note: The Research Seminar is compulsory only for CIDE students. If the Research Seminar is one of the compulsory courses, an exchange student could select three optional courses instead. If selected, you will need to review your course choices with the MSPPM director prior to the start of the CIDE semester, in order to make sure that they will count toward your degree.

Applying

Interested students are required to submit:

1) Current resume

2) Statement about why they want to go, how it will benefit their studies at Heinz and their career goals

If selected, additional information may be required by CIDE
For more information on CIDE, please visit www.cide.edu.