PSIR343 INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
| Course Code: |
3540343 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
6.0 |
| Department: |
Political Science And International Relations |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
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| Offered Semester: |
Fall Semesters. |
Course Content
This course is designed to build a core understanding of the basic theories, concepts, and policies of international development in political, economic and social senses. Major contemporary issues facing Third World countries (e.g. industrialization, urbanization, agricultural development, poverty, gender and development, environmental degradation) is also examined.The course is multi-disciplinary as it draws on history, economics, politics, and sociology to discuss the problems and prospects of development. It will be integrating theory with practice in development. All issues will be examined from diverse perspectives, and students will learn to integrate and reconcile these diverse views.
