Master's Degree

Master’s in Comparative and International Disability Policy

The Master of Arts in Comparative and International Disability Policy (CIDP) degree, offered by the School of International Service at American University, is the centerpiece program of the Institute on Disability and Public Policy (IDPP). The IDPP is led by the Center for Research on Collaboratories and Technology Enhanced Learning Communities (COTELCO), a joint research center at American University and Syracuse University.

Innovative:

• World’s first virtual graduate degree in disability policy
• Administered using advanced cyberlearning techniques, allowing for vast flexibility and accessibility

Flexible:

• Students can take courses from anywhere in the world
• Faculty teach from geographically dispersed locations around the world
• Courses are offered entirely online, and can be experienced in real time or accessed on demand
• Accelerated one year or extended part time flexibility available

Accessible:

• Courses incorporate Universal Design for Learning principles, and are accessible to blind, deaf, and mobility impaired students
• Anyone around the world can apply for the CIDP Master’s program
• IDPP's cyberinfrastructure consists of an innovative combination of virtual tools to make the program as accessible as possible

Empowering:

• A CIDP Master’s degree empowers graduates to become global disability policy leaders
• Courses teach the necessary skills for persons with disabilities to impact and influence the public policies that directly affect the disability community
• The Nippon Foundation offers full fellowships for select CIDP students, with preference given to students from the ASEAN region who are blind or visually impaired; deaf or hard of hearing; and/or mobility impaired

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