{"id":220,"date":"2009-08-13T12:49:38","date_gmt":"2009-08-13T16:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/graduate\/programs\/global_development\/dev_policy_tracks\/"},"modified":"2022-05-11T13:13:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T17:13:08","slug":"gdp_tracks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/academics\/graduate\/gdp_tracks\/","title":{"rendered":"Global Development Policy Tracks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The three tracks within the Global Development Policy MA are detailed below. Prerequisites are noted in parenthesis after course titles. Courses without credits denoted are worth four credits.<\/p>\n<p><span>A few courses (noted in parentheses) are taught only as part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/academics\/graduate\/ma-study-abroad-programs\/\">Geneva or Tanzania<\/a>\u00a0summer study abroad <\/span><span>programs.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Actual year to year course offerings vary depending on faculty availability. Most classes are taught once per year, but some may be taught less frequently.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Governance &amp; Political Economy<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<h5>Methods Course<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CAS MA 614<\/strong> Statistical Methods for the Social Sciences<em><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Required Track Course<\/h5>\n<p>Students choose two of the following three classes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>GRS IR 621<\/strong> Global Governance, Economic Development, &amp; Human Rights (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/abroad\/programs\/geneva-global-governance-economic-development-and-human-rights-summer\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Geneva<\/a> only)<\/li>\n<li><strong>GRS IR 759<\/strong> Understanding Global Money<\/li>\n<li><strong>GRS IR 789<\/strong> Globalization, Governance, &amp; Development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Optional Track Courses<\/h5>\n<p>Students select sufficient coursework from the list below to bring their credit count for their track to at least 20. Classes included both in the list below and in the Required Track Courses list, above, cannot be used to fulfill both categories; students must choose which category to apply each class to.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><strong>CAS IR 512<\/strong> Global Resource Geopolitics<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>CAS IR 520 (PO 562)<\/strong> The State &amp; Public Purpose in Asia<\/li>\n<li><strong>CAS IR 527 (PO 527)<\/strong> Political Economy of China<\/li>\n<li><strong>CAS IR 532<\/strong> Trade Law and Development<\/li>\n<li><strong>CAS IR 575 (PO 553)<\/strong> Political Economy of Mexico &amp; NAFTA<\/li>\n<li><strong>CAS IR 587<\/strong> Political Economy of the Middle East<\/li>\n<li><strong>CAS IR 590 (PO 550)<\/strong> Political Economy of Latin America<\/li>\n<li><strong>CAS IR 592<\/strong> Economic Development &amp; International Institutions<\/li>\n<li><strong>CAS IR 594 (GE 594)<\/strong> Global Environmental Negotiation &amp; Policy<\/li>\n<li><strong>CAS IR 597 (GE 597)<\/strong> Development &amp; Environment in Latin America<\/li>\n<li><strong>CAS IR 599 (GE 599)<\/strong> Science, Politics, &amp; Climate Change<\/li>\n<li><strong>GRS IR 621<\/strong> Global Governance, Economic Development, &amp; Human Rights (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/abroad\/programs\/geneva-global-governance-economic-development-and-human-rights-summer\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Geneva<\/a> Only)<\/li>\n<li><strong>GRS IR 711<\/strong> (AN 711) Civil Society &amp; the State<\/li>\n<li><strong>GRS IR 758<\/strong> Comparative Political Economy of China &amp; India<\/li>\n<li><strong>GRS IR 759<\/strong> Understanding Global Money<\/li>\n<li><strong>GRS IR 789<\/strong> Globalization, Governance, &amp; Development (IR 704)<\/li>\n<li><strong>GRS IR 825<\/strong> Women &amp; Social Change in the Developing World<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>GRS HI 751<\/strong> Environmental History of Africa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CAS PO 526<\/strong> Global Justice<\/li>\n<li><strong>GRS SO 839<\/strong> State Building &amp; Failure in the Developing World<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>QST\u00a0SI 870<\/strong> (3 credits) Strategies for Sustainable Development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>LAW BK 935<\/strong> (2 credits) Microfinance &amp; Development<\/li>\n<li><strong>LAW BK 971<\/strong> (2 credits) Lessons from the Financial Crisis\n<ul>\n<li><em>Credit for this course is variable. Interested students should contact William Kring, <a href=\"mailto:wkring@bu.edu\">wkring@bu.edu.<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>SPH GH 757<\/strong> (2 credits) Fighting Corruption Through Accountability &amp; Transparency<\/li>\n<li><strong> SPH GH 885<\/strong> (2 credits) Global Trade, Intellectual Property and Public Health\n<ul>\n<li>Requires permission of instructor.\u00a0To register for the above two classes, please contact Lorrain Kaplan, <a href=\"mailto:lekaplan@bu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lekaplan@bu.edu<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Environment &amp; Development<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<h5>Methods Course<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CAS GE 516<\/strong> Multivariate Analysis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Required Track Courses<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CAS GE 510<\/strong> Physical Principles of the Environment<\/li>\n<li><strong>GRS GE 660<\/strong> Resource Economics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Optional Track Courses<\/h5>\n<p>Students choose two of the following courses.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CAS GE 505<\/strong> Geographic Information Systems<\/li>\n<li><strong>CAS GE 519<\/strong> Energy, Society, &amp; the Environment<\/li>\n<li><strong>CAS GE\/IR 594<\/strong> Global Environmental Policy &amp; Decision Making<\/li>\n<li><strong>CAS GE\/IR 597<\/strong> Development &amp; Environment in Latin America<\/li>\n<li><strong>CAS GE\/IR 599<\/strong> Science, Politics, &amp; Climate Change<\/li>\n<li><strong>GRS GE 712<\/strong> Regional Energy Modeling<\/li>\n<li><strong>GRS GE 805<\/strong> Spatial Analysis Using GIS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>GRS GE 794<\/strong> Current Issues in Environmental Affairs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CAS AN 538<\/strong> Human Ecology of Modern Africa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">International Public Health<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<h5>Methods Course<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>SPH BS 704<\/strong> (3 credits) Introduction to Biostatistics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Required Track Courses<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>SPH EP 713<\/strong> (3 credits) Introduction to Epidemiology<\/li>\n<li><strong>SPH GH 745<\/strong> Monitoring &amp; Evaluation of International Health Programs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Optional Track Courses<\/h5>\n<p>Students select sufficient coursework from the list below to bring their credit count for their track to at least 20.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>SPH GH 703<\/strong> (2 credits) Global Public Health: History, Approaches, &amp; Practices<\/li>\n<li><strong> SPH GH 704<\/strong> The Organization, Delivery, &amp; Financing of Medical Care Services<\/li>\n<li><strong> SPH GH 707<\/strong> (6 credits) Tanzania\u00a0Field Practicum in Public Health &amp; Environment (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ghblast\/gh-practicum\/2016-tanzania-field-program\/\">Tanzania<\/a>\u00a0Only)<\/li>\n<li><strong>SPH GH 720<\/strong> Social &amp; Behavioral Sciences in International Public Health<\/li>\n<li><strong>SPH GH 757<\/strong> (2 credits) Preventing Corruption in Health Programs<\/li>\n<li><strong>SPH GH 773<\/strong> Financial Management for International Health<\/li>\n<li><strong>SPH GH 795<\/strong> Global AIDS Epidemic: Social &amp; Economic Determinants, Impact, &amp; Responses (IH 720)<\/li>\n<li><strong>SPH GH 800<\/strong> (2 credits) Clinical Development of a New Medicinal (BS 704, EP 713)<\/li>\n<li><strong>SPH GH 805<\/strong> (2 credits) Controversies in Global Control &amp; Eradication of Infectious Diseases (BS 704, EP 713)<\/li>\n<li><strong>SPH GH 811<\/strong> Applied Research Methods in International Health (BS 704, EP 713)<\/li>\n<li><strong>SPH GH 885<\/strong> (2 credits) Global Trade, Intellectual Property, &amp; Public Health*<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>SPH PH 709<\/strong> The Biology of Public Health<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>*Requires permission of the instructor.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The three tracks within the Global Development Policy MA are detailed below. 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