Development Studies

Electives

Semester 1

• Basic Econometrics
• Environmental Economics
• Financial Institutions and Markets in Developing Countries  
• International Trade
• Introduction to Economics (non-credit introductory course)
• Project Planning, Appraisal and Implementation
• The Economics of Inequality and Deprivation
• Theory and Principles of Sustainability

Semester 2

• Aid and Development
• Foreign Direct Investment and Development
• Policies for Sustainability and Development
• The IMF, World Bank and Economic Growth

Semester 2 electives from within the College
In semester 2, and sometimes semester 1, courses may be taken from a range of those offered by other Subjects within the College of Social Sciences.  Students must ensure the scheduling of these do not conflict with their compulsory subjects.  Availability will depend on sufficient student numbers.

Economic and Social History

• China in the International Economy (semester 2)
• Economic Growth in the Twentieth Century (semester 1)
• International Technology Transfer and Market Structure (semester 2)

Politics

• Challenges in International Politics (semester 1)
• Contemporary Chinese Politics (semester 2)
• Human Rights and Global Politics (semester 2)
• International Security and Global Politics (semester 2)
• Politics of Gender and Development (semester 1)
• The EU in International Politics & Development (semester 2)

Central and Eastern European Studies

• Changing State and Society in Central Europe (semester 2)
• Economic Transformation in Central Europe (semester 2)
• Globalisation and the New Security Agenda in Central and Eastern Europe (semester 2)
• Society, Environment and the Concept of Sustainable Development in Post-Soviet Russia (semester 2)

Sociology, Anthropology and Applied Social Sciences

• Gender and Society (semester 2)
• Racism and Modernity (semester 2)
• Religion and Society (semester 2)