Global Directory of Academic Programs in Evaluation

This program aims to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the challenges and practices of public action. The curriculum is designed to equip future public actors with the skills to analyze the root causes and assess the impact of public policies. The program trains expert decision-makers who will become professionals in public decision-making and perform high-quality evaluations while understanding the technical, social, and political dimensions of the subjects they study.

The primary objective of this program is to equip learners from a variety of sectors with the knowledge and skills to successfully plan, implement and manage monitoring and evaluation systems from initiation to close-out.
The hands-on program presents practical steps, examples, and exercises in applying M&E concepts and tools. Participants will work in groups to apply these concepts in an integrated manner, enabling them to plan, monitor, and evaluate their interventions, be accountable, and improve performance.

This program is tailored for development practitioners seeking to expand their knowledge and skills in the fields of development monitoring, evaluation, planning, and management. This program provides students with the essential tools and techniques to excel in their careers.

This program is tailored for development practitioners seeking to expand their knowledge and skills in the fields of development monitoring, evaluation, planning, and management.

This certificate program prepares students for roles as evaluators and change agents in a range of organizations such as schools and school districts and non-profit agencies. This graduate-level certificate program is ideal for current students and professionals who are looking for career opportunities in or are currently employed in, school districts, social service organizations, private foundations, research firms, and human resources or training departments.

The program ensures that the students have a broad understanding of important topics in education and that they begin developing the research expertise needed to carry out independent research projects.

The program serves graduate students who have a variety of interests in topics such as learning sciences, the politics of school reform, explorations of race and inequality, and educational measurement and research methods.

The evaluation and management of public policies demand specialized skills, particularly the ability to assess the impacts of public actions and consider the multifaceted and potentially conflicting expectations of social actors. In response to these complexities, the program aims to educate professionals who are able to ensure the quality of their work and adept at addressing technical, social, and political challenges.

The program prepares graduates to shape the strategic direction of organizational projects and programs and design effective social interventions. Designed by the Centre for Program Evaluation, this program offers students a rare opportunity to develop the evaluation skills needed to inform programs and policies with reliable evidence, support communities and drive organizational change across a range of sectors and activities. Whether students are currently working in an evaluation role, supervising evaluations, or seeking a career change, this multidisciplinary program can fit their needs and prepare them to confidently engage in real-world evaluation practice.

The program uses the latest research and insights to provide students with extensive knowledge and skills of evaluation theory and practice that can be applied to work settings. It is designed to produce evaluation specialists who have a strong understanding of the theoretical and practical skills relevant to this area. By undertaking this course, students will become familiar with theories underlying policy and program development, ethical practice, key concepts and approaches to evaluation and the various roles of an evaluator.