The program aims to produce graduates who are able to analyze and interpret the world, depending on their chosen research focus, including but not limited to:
- War, conflict resolution and peace
- Global economic processes
- Global political events
- The knowledge economy
- Local, national and regional economic development
Graduates work in government agencies, international aid agencies, global multilateral agencies, human rights institutions, think-tanks, research bodies and private firms in roles such as researchers, lecturers, aids workers, GIS specialists, planners and local government officials.