The Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU) Master's Program in Development Studies is a study program that provides education on knowledge and skills in analyzing the complexity of development, preparing development programs, and determining integrated and regional-based policies.
Accompanied by the best teaching staff with extensive experience, the Master's Program in Development Studies has a solid goal of producing graduates who have the ability and mastery of development theories that can be applied to examine development problems that affect humans, social, economic, and political sectors in local, national, regional, or international scope. Our graduates have broad career prospects as experts in government and private institutions.
Vision & Mission
Making the Master of Development Studies Program at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, University of Sumatera Utara, a leading education program in Development Studies characterized by continuous knowledge improvement and professionalism towards a university for industry.
- Carrying out the education and teaching process to improve knowledge and practical skills in analyzing the complexity of development, developing development programs, establishing integrated and regional-based policies, and being able to compete at the local, regional, and national levels.
- Carrying out the education and teaching process to improve knowledge and practical skills in analyzing the complexity of development, developing development programs, establishing integrated and regional-based policies, and being able to compete at the local, regional, and national levels.
Goals & Targets
- Produce alums who can master development theories that can be applied in examining development problems in the local, national, regional, and international scope.
- Produce professional alums in analyzing the development process and formulating appropriate policies and strategies in comprehensive development.
- Prepare experts who can dynamize a pluralistic society with complex problems.
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