Tulane Law's Payson Grad Program in Global Dev: faculty, staff & students working to improve the quality of life of the world's most vulnerable populations
The Payson Graduate Program in Global Development is an interdisciplinary center at Tulane University’s Law School that offers a Master of Science, Joint Juris Doctor and Master of Science, and Ph.D. degrees in international development and an Master of Laws & Development (LLM). Master's of Science
Since its inception in 1998, the Payson Graduate Program (formerly known as the Payson Center for International Development) has generated one of the fastest growing academic programs at Tulane University. The Payson Program delivers to students a solid foundation of interdisciplinary theories and practices to improve the quality of life for populations in the developing world. The program’s focus is deeply rooted in sustainable human development, which leads to societies that are environmentally sustainable, economically viable, and socially just.
The mission of the Payson Graduate Program in Global Development is to catalyze sustainable human development among vulnerable populations in less economically developed countries through innovative and interdisciplinary education, research and service programs that exploit our strengths in:
-Evidence-based instruction and program management;
-Resource development and institutional capacity building;
-Conflict and disaster mitigation, response, and recovery;
-Deployment of distinctive instructional design and technology;
-Global environmental sustainability; and
-Service in diverse and challenging environments.
